Crispis' current growings ons .

[xcrispi]

Hey all ,
Been layin low for a lil , but not completely outa the game .
4 - Sour N/L X Nevilles Haze . 2 dirt , 2 dwc/drip hybrid .
1 - Swiss sativa / Super skunk X N/L in dirt .
Even got 5 1/2 flats of Marigolds going too . Yep no lie / no shame - flowers I cant even smoke . :hippy:

Not much for keeping notes but I think girls are in 5th week of veg. under 1000w hortilux hps . and the 4 sn/l x nev.hz. were topped 3 days ago .
Stay cool -n- stay safe
Crispi :jointsmile:

[Weedhound]

Those look great!! Your clones look like they are really coming along too!!:thumbsup:

[Weedhound]

No wonder your clones look so big. They're your marigolds lol. Sorry!!

[xcrispi]

Smokin the wrong flowers huh sis. ?
Only have 3 clones going of the newest 3way cross and wont post pics. until they're rooted and I got some braggin rights . lol Hidin em in the cabinet in the back of the middle pic.
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

[Weedhound]

Well once I make it big with "The WeedHound" I'll make sure you have enough Weedhound seeds to choke a horse...

[doco]

Good to see you again crispi - glad to see you are still running the drip/dwc too. What kind of drippers are you using? I don't see a ring anymore.

I just got the final touches on the recirculating waterfarm installed tonight and I'm running it overnight to make sure there's no major leaks before I put plants in it. I used most (maybe all) of the mods you recommended on your old one. I'll post it up in that waterfarm club thread tomorrow.

PS: And get Bear to come back here too!!

[Markass]

beautiful looking flowers crispi :D :thumbsup:

[Scarlet Sky]

ditto

[Weedhound]

I want to see the recirculating waterfarm system......me me me. :)

[stinkyattic]

Smokin the wrong flowers huh sis. ?:

hahaha I swear she's not the only one; I didn't recognize them as ornamentals at first either! hee hee hee

Hey crispi, got a clone update, those ones that got the wilt-pruf dunk and didn't die immediately actually are still perky and look like they could survive! Even though they are definitely very very badly damaged.

I took the rest of the mix that I had made for the dunk, and put it in a mist bottle, and took a crapload more clones last night, just the boring old way that worked for me so well before, and actually put them back in the room where I had the most success... lol... if that's the only difference I am going to slap myself. Now they are sitting on the chest freezer in my pantry and I misted them with the wilt pruf + copper, and put the humidity dome on REALLY crooked so the ambient %RH is elevated but still not as high as it had been last time.

[xcrispi]

Good to see you again crispi - glad to see you are still running the drip/dwc too. What kind of drippers are you using? I don't see a ring anymore.

I just got the final touches on the recirculating waterfarm installed tonight and I'm running it overnight to make sure there's no major leaks before I put plants in it. I used most (maybe all) of the mods you recommended on your old one. I'll post it up in that waterfarm club thread tomorrow.

PS: And get Bear to come back here too!!

Hey Doco ,
Driprings are still in there hiding , just not up nearly as high in the buckets to prevent splash -n- messes . Looking fwd. to seeing your system man . I haven't chatted w/ Bluebear in probably a month . I know he still spends a lil time over at I/C Mag but don't know his user name over there ? Im sure if you searched coir over there it probably wouldn't be to hard to find him .
Peace all
Crispi :jointsmile:

[xcrispi]

hahaha I swear she's not the only one; I didn't recognize them as ornamentals at first either! hee hee hee

Hey crispi, got a clone update, those ones that got the wilt-pruf dunk and didn't die immediately actually are still perky and look like they could survive! Even though they are definitely very very badly damaged.

I took the rest of the mix that I had made for the dunk, and put it in a mist bottle, and took a crapload more clones last night, just the boring old way that worked for me so well before, and actually put them back in the room where I had the most success... lol... if that's the only difference I am going to slap myself. Now they are sitting on the chest freezer in my pantry and I misted them with the wilt pruf + copper, and put the humidity dome on REALLY crooked so the ambient %RH is elevated but still not as high as it had been last time.


Hey Stinky ,
We removed all but 1 - 18w. cool cfl. from the clone cab. and the clones quit w/ the new growth , and the lower leaves I questioned cutting off have picked back up . I need to lift the R/R's up out prop. tray -n- check for roots tonight , it's been 7 days now I think .
Peace Sis.
Crispi :jointsmile:

[BlueBear]

Hey folk, hope all is well with you and the Mrs. Glad to find you still in the sattle. The coco is still a marvle. I have a couple dozen in the bloom room. I will have to find out if we still have a cam around. I have this neet little girl in a pot smaller than a gal that is putting off about an OZ and I may try to post some pics, pretty intresting, no defs or root bound issues either.
Well, much love bro
Adieu

[stinkyattic]

Hey Crispi I got the correct mix for a wilt-pruf dunk-
40:1 water:wiltpruf concentrate.
Have to try that out next time.
Glad the cuts are getting perky!

[Weedhound]

Yeah....missed you big fuzzy guy. Hope you'll be around for awhile. :) :D

[Scarlet Sky]

dammit, i miss the bear....


stinky, glad to hear about the survivors, i'll be smiling big time if the old fashioned way proves best though :p

you tought me about the care free method ;)

[postmandave]

Xcrispi did you make this bucket ur self ?If you did do you have a plan that i could follow,im keeping mothers in coco and that system would suit me to a tee . nice plants you got there Good to see you are around again blue bear

[bud luv]

nice round buckets crispi.

cheers.

[Scarlet Sky]

crispi, i just found three 15g black dog food buckets with flip top lids. i'd like you to help me brainstorm, i need to get some batteries for the cam...

[xcrispi]

Hey folk, hope all is well with you and the Mrs. Glad to find you still in the sattle. The coco is still a marvle. I have a couple dozen in the bloom room. I will have to find out if we still have a cam around. I have this neet little girl in a pot smaller than a gal that is putting off about an OZ and I may try to post some pics, pretty intresting, no defs or root bound issues either.
Well, much love bro
Adieu

Hey Bear , ears musta been burning huh ?
Were doing amazingly well , the Mrs. found work and i'm finally fully independent . Been meanin to write -n- say hi . How are things going w/ the new cub in the den ?
G/B Bro.
Talk soon
Crispi :jointsmile:

PMD -
Xcrispi did you make this bucket ur self ?If you did do you have a plan that i could follow,im keeping mothers in coco and that system would suit me to a tee . nice plants you got there Good to see you are around again blue bear.

Actually Dave the wife made them . Handy lil thing she is .:) I screwd up n bought the waterfarm 8 pk. and now that all the bugs are worked out the only G/H parts that are left are the driprings -n- pump coloum . I have since found out that I pirated this idea unknowingly ->
heres a link 4 ya.

Texas Hydroponics :: Hydroponics :: Hydroponic Systems :: Bucket Systems :: Black Bucket Drip System Complete (http://www.texashydroponics.com/shop/Black-Bucket-Drip-System-Complete-p-2492.html)

Kevin -n- Tom here are way way cool . might even sell you them w/o the lil airpump for less so you could buy a big pump w/ a manifold -n- run a mess of em . If you holler at them tell them the crazy deaf guy sent ya . :thumbsup: theres some better pics of mine w/ the added airstone in lower bukt if you search on here . "Crispis' latest hydro" I believe .
Peace Postman
Crispi :jointsmile:

Hey Bud luv ,
nice round buckets . lol

The worlds just a better place now that my buckets are round . G/H = Square ???? WTF were they thinking ? Soooooo Stupid . ;)


S/S ,
I'm up for some brainstorming , 15 gal. cells would support tree like growth . lol . You got 8 ft. ceilings sis ? I wish the hell I did .
Crispi :jointsmile:

[Weedhound]

Yeah! Put that guy to work!!!! :p :p

Scarlet....don't get me wrong. Once you have the setup I would be very happy to help you through the growing phase etc while you work out the hydro stuff. This kind of thing however.....it's just better this way. :(

[Scarlet Sky]

here are some pix of the bucket (i know, it's not clean. just got them today from a feed and seed store, they'd been sitting outsid for a looooong time) the issue to work on is the lid; my biggest concern will be yeild, if i could do best with one plant per 15g, great, if two per bucket would be better, cool. i just need to get an idea for them. i don't have measurements, but it's about 24" tall, and 18"x14" wide sqaure. these are guess measurements, i could be way wrong, and probably shouldn't put that in yet, but....:p

and of course, some pix of the new babies :D

[FreeVenice]

LOL, I'm seeing those things everywhere. . . Do you smoke around them?

[Scarlet Sky]

yes, i do; they play at night, so i watch them when the lights go off. very trippy, very funny...:p

[FreeVenice]

lol, now I want a lizard. . .or a skink. . .nah I want a snake. . .

[Weedhound]

I just like the photos of them and the colors.....really pretty.

Scarlet what's your plant with the buckets? Are you thinking of chaining them together or just completely seperated?

[xcrispi]

here are some pix of the bucket (i know, it's not clean. just got them today from a feed and seed store, they'd been sitting outsid for a looooong time) the issue to work on is the lid; my biggest concern will be yeild, if i could do best with one plant per 15g, great, if two per bucket would be better, cool. i just need to get an idea for them. i don't have measurements, but it's about 24" tall, and 18"x14" wide sqaure. these are guess measurements, i could be way wrong, and probably shouldn't put that in yet, but....:p

and of course, some pix of the new babies :D

Hey Scarlet ,
Im seeing those 6in net pots w/ edges trimmed trimmed off , a 6 in hole in big side of lid w/ net pots zippy tied in place . Hook em all together w/
1/2 in. tubing and fittings like we do the farms and a pump bucket to recirculate them . Hell you wont even have to lift plants up to check roots , just lift the lid .
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

[Weedhound]

Which reminds me young man.....I like my square buckets. :p

[xcrispi]

Which reminds me young man.....I like my square buckets. :p

As long as your back doesn't mind pickin them heavy things up sweet .
My paw taught me to work smart -n- not hard though :) . Just gotta spin the new ones to expose new parts of the plants to the light now . When the boss is happy , Im happy = less for the Mrs. to do and more that I can do . Grow is a theraputic tool here too . :thumbsup:
Peace sis
Crispi :jointsmile:

[Weedhound]

Don't have to pick them up.....I have sources.......:D

[xcrispi]

Don't have to pick them up.....I have sources.......:D

Uggggg does it for ya huh . lol
too funny W/H
Crispi :jointsmile:

[Scarlet Sky]

crispi; the thing with that is, the big side is the side that flips up. the little side is supposed to stay. it's a pitb to get off once it snaps closed. four 3'' net pots will fit on the little side (though i wouldn't do four...) what i was thinking (can you smell the smoke yet? swear something's burning...) is that i can put three 3'' pots in the little side; if i do a run with tiny indica's, i can do three per bucket (the dg could have had plenty of room three to a bucket) and if i want to grow a sativa tree, i can do just the one pot. hmmm.... i do not know...

also, i don't have anything large enough to act as a res for these three. so for now, i'm thinking sepparate. but, i need to put some kind of drain valve at the bottoms, because there is no way i can lift these things full of water, much less lug them out.

hmm, i'd love to use a 6''... maybe i can dremel most of the lip that holds the fixed end of the lid down, so it pops up easy...then i can have an indica bucket and a sativa monster bucket...leaving a third bucket...

...

...

:p

[Weedhound]

Yes DEFINITELY something to drain.....and a way to bring water in easily....about say 45 gallons of it? I have that same sort of funky tops on my rez...1/2 opens if you want and frankly....I hate them. The half that is supposed to stay open doesnt all the way....rant rant . What about some sort of piece of plastic (hard plastic) that you lay accrosse the top....then you can lift all pots out easily by lifting the plastic with the pots in it.

[onequickmove]

why make yourself use a plastic pot that's not right when buying a cheap dwc system or a paint bucket is so easy? i mean, you'll be spending money on the grow anyway, no reason to skimp just because you found a bucket that might work, unless of course it works well for you, but if it's a pain, why bother?

[Scarlet Sky]

heh, you don't know me, do you?

[Weedhound]

Yeah....Scarlet's one of those to whom why in the world would you buy it if you can build it. I, on the other hand, love to buy things. I am what's known as "high maintenance" :D

[xcrispi]

Back w/ a few pics n ideas ,
The 4 snl x nev. hz. plants were topped 1 week ago today w/ some varried results a lil bit of tucking huge fan leaves in . The masochistic side of me wants to chop some fan leaves soooooo bad because alot of the new growth shoots are being blocked out .:chainsaw: And the extra 3way X mom thats getting flowered on the left - already gettin a lil yellow from my lack of dirt talents . lol .

I have a cpl. ideas -n- wanna experiment a lil w/ dif. stressers verses no stress . Not a very controlled exp. though as 2 plnts are in hydro , and 2 in dirt .

1- I'd like to cut a few fan leaves off w/ a razorblade on 1 .
2- steralize a pair of needlenose pliers and pinch a cpl. fan leaves off another .
3- fold the fan leaves up on 1 plnt n tie it up w/ a plastic coated bread tie .
4- all natural / just tucking .

Im curious about the speed of recovery w/ just an open wound verses the wound being pinched closed - and also if theres any dif. w/ tucking verses folding and the low stress options .

Im def. no cloning guru yet . so no pics yet . 1st try of 3 = grew a few roots but by that time that happened the top of the plants were down right Fugly . Gonna keep trying though w/ lotsa new tricks , ideas and experimentation an Stinkys behalf . Thanx sis . :hippy:

Been playin w/ electricicty in the new room lately and added a pair of 15 min. delays on the 2 -hps. to prevent premie bulb and ballast failures from hotstarts from brownouts and power outages in the ghetto before my nat. gas gen. can catch em .

I have a single 40amp 240v. line into a greenair controller w/ 4-10amp. 120v. outlets all gov. by the same timer. 2- w/ 15 min. delays for the 2 hps , 1-w/ a dual outlet fan speed controller for the 2 - 630cfm hurricanes , and the last outlet for the 6 ft. intellitrac light mover .

Only running 1 blower and 1 hps this grow . Next grow will be in fall / winter w/ less heat and humidity and I'll do 4 or 6 hydro buckets and fill the room and hopefully show off a lil w/ strains I already know rock -n- roll and foot my med. needs . :D

More pics. soon hopefully w/ the dif. methods of meaness , verses kindness and the end results . :greenthumb:

Peace all
Crispi :jointsmile:

[Tokudai]

Looking good Crispi!

Such a nice clean setup, I bet the concrete helps keep temps down nicely - needs more plants though! Overkill on the fans, Big ol phat cooltube - damn, boy, you bring a tear to this old mans eye... ;)

[Weedhound]

That is a great setup....think I'll run my stuff over there to your basement pronto. :)

[xcrispi]

Looking good Crispi!

Such a nice clean setup, I bet the concrete helps keep temps down nicely - needs more plants though! Overkill on the fans, Big ol phat cooltube - damn, boy, you bring a tear to this old mans eye... ;)

Thanx Tokudai.
We're workin on some pretties for in there huh ??? :)

Nice and cool w/ all the concrete but still 80% humidity due to them being cellar dwellers . Damn glad we got a huge dehumidifier going = 40-45% :D

Yep overkill on the blowers , even w/ just 1 - at 630 cfm running , and the other one acting as a giant cork thats still inline = room temps of 75 deg. , = glass c/t surface temp is 85 deg. , and leaf surface temps = 72 deg. all measured w/ temp gun from the hotrod stuff . :thumbsup: Gearhead tools in the growroom rock !! I cant get much closer than 6 in. w/o bleaching .

So few plants this time because we've been doing all the flowers for our yard and border plants , 5-6 flats = :hippy: It's the only way I could talk the Mrs. into such a sweet rooms if she could play w/ her flowers too . Fair trade ?

All white , even the dirty industrial epoxied floor which needs a good washing . Looks like a hospital or asylium in there . It could be run as a seald room w/ very little effort but Im not very interested in co2 to be honset .

The ballasts and res. are outside to room too help w/ hum. / temp. Even the incoming cooltube air is filterd so we dont have to dust insides of cooltube via. the furnace filter on wall in the 1 pic. w/ all the darkroom vents for passive exhaust . We only have a 250 cfm booster fan for fresh air intake but they dont seem to mind the room being slightly pressurised .

Hi Weedhound ,
Right now I bet theres room for your stuff too I bet :) it's 10' x 12' .

Peace guys
G/B
Crispi :jointsmile:

[xcrispi]

Back w/ a few better pics ,
About 12 days after topping . Both hydro plants in 3rd. and 4th. pics. have had about 4 huge fan leaves removed . Hydro plants are twice as full as the dirt girls .
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

[hayze21]

Wow crispi those plants are looking nice...sweet....and bushy.....Hey I was going to send u a pm but dont know how.... anyway I need if u dont mind input on my current grow I have 3 plants which are 2 dutch passion bb and one S.A.G.E they are in there 8th day of flowering and just found out that I have 2 females today.....My question is what would u reccommend is the best early flowering and blooming nutes? I am using Gh 3 part system,liquid karma, a little cal-mag and thats it...Can u plz help? thanx bud:thumbsup:

[Weedhound]

ooooohhhhhh PRETTY! God I love hydro.....thanks for putting it out there X-C!!;)

[xcrispi]

Wow crispi those plants are looking nice...sweet....and bushy.....Hey I was going to send u a pm but dont know how.... anyway I need if u dont mind input on my current grow I have 3 plants which are 2 dutch passion bb and one S.A.G.E they are in there 8th day of flowering and just found out that I have 2 females today.....My question is what would u reccommend is the best early flowering and blooming nutes? I am using Gh 3 part system,liquid karma, a little cal-mag and thats it...Can u plz help? thanx bud:thumbsup:

Hey Haze ,
I suck w/ dirt grows . So take this w/ a grain of salt - I don't wanna be the demise of anyone elses hard work . Those 2 in dirt get fed whatever happens to be in my hydro res. diluted by 50% w/ clear ph'd water . I use everything you are nute wise and I use Latewoods 3 part recipe , check it out on here , your gonna want it if you switch to DWC like I was told you were . Even if you went 1-2-3 w/ 3 part and used it at 1/2 strength you should be ok feeding every 2nd watering like you are now .
Peace man
good luck
Crispi :jointsmile:

[hayze21]

Thanx Crispi yes for my second grow im most likely going dwc...so I need to study and follow latewood's recommended formula.....peace and i will post the pics of the sexy ladies when I get better formation......peace......

[Markass]

wonderful looking bushes crispi..:thumbsup:

[CattyWampus]

Mr X-Crispi

You have a very nice room for growing. I wish I had the same room for myself. If I did I would grow marigolds in it. Marijuana will hurt your soul.

[xcrispi]

Mr X-Crispi

You have a very nice room for growing. I wish I had the same room for myself. If I did I would grow marigolds in it. Marijuana will hurt your soul.


Flowers are flowers - they're all cool .
Hurt my soul huh ? Not a problem then , I sold it long ago my friend .
"Lemme tell ya about a guy I know whose got 2 horns -n- eyes that glow"
BWAAAAAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!!
Crispi :jointsmile:

[CattyWampus]

Mr X-Crispi

I have heard many stories of your superior brain power. These stories are not a lie.

[r00tdoctor]

Your girls look nice and healthy the stems in the first pics are nice and fat, Are you still trying your hand with cloning? Try the method I use sometime if your not having much success. I grew some sunflower seedling's in my lil veg box for my girl, it always help's to have uses for your grow toys that your spouse can enjoy lol.

[Weedhound]

Hey you how about some photos of your new clones when you get a chance? I want to see them and so does CattyWampus. ;) :jointsmile:

[Weedhound]

If you don't update this soon CattyWampus may need to make another appearance....:D

Ph up and Ph down by TechnaFlora. ;)

[xcrispi]

Heres a lil update ,
The hydro plants have 3 times as much foliage as the dirt girls .
This is at 1 week today of 12/12 - need to switch to bloom nutes tomorrow .

This cheap bastard finally broke the bank and ordered a 5 stage R/O system w/ about 5 yrs. worth of filters too . I sure hope it helps w/ my usual fight w/ the p/h flux. nonsense . Should have it by the end of the week .:thumbsup:

Weedhound I threw out the clones once finally rooted they looked sooooo rough . Maybe next time ? Atleast I know we can get them to root for us . New technique next time = Stinkys' been perfecting it .

Also some more marigolds , lots of em too . No bugs around our house this year . :hippy:

Peace all
Crispi :jointsmile:

[aheadatime]

wow lol nice lil farm you got goin there. sry if its been said already, but what lighting system are you using?

[xcrispi]

wow lol nice lil farm you got goin there. sry if its been said already, but what lighting system are you using?

Hey aheadatime ,
Dual cooltubes w/ a pair of 1000w. hps . aprox 300,000 lumens . It's way overkill for the lil bit in the room now but sure makes things happen fast . Next grow will be 6 hydro buckets and should fill the room pretty good .
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

[Weedhound]

Those look EXCELLENT! :thumbsup:

[Markass]

going along nicely crispi :thumbsup:

[doco]

Not a surprise at all that the hydro is smoking the dirt girls. Mine are doing the same - hydro at least twice, maybe three times as much growth. The dirt girls are under a different light though, so maybe not fair.

Can't wait to see them go large on ya!

[aheadatime]

wow crisp, your really out doing yourself with that lighting system. how much did that whole thing cost, cool tubes n all.
btw, very nice plants =] toke on my friend

[FreeVenice]

Those little ones arn't to close to each other?

[xcrispi]

Not a surprise at all that the hydro is smoking the dirt girls. Mine are doing the same - hydro at least twice, maybe three times as much growth. The dirt girls are under a different light though, so maybe not fair.

Can't wait to see them go large on ya!

Hey Doco ,
Hydro is amazing . Your seeing it 1st hand for yourself now . It's not even growth it's metamorphisys - like the incredible hulk -n- shit . I did 1 grow in a c-13 cabinet w/ a 250 hps. and was shocked . Cabinets just not big enough - I caught the bug bad . You mentioned your already thinking outside the hut 2 huh ? Look in my burns / amputations thread -n- nab contact info man - were the same age / walk of life - Holler !


Aheadatime ,
I've been tinkerin around and playin for almost 18 yrs. now . I don't buy junk equipment - I look for stuff w/ 5 -10 yr. warranties . 2 cool tubes ,
2- 1000w/ hps ballasts , 2- eye hortilux bulbs , 1- 6 ft. intella track lt. mover , 2 - 630 cfm hurricane blowers = probably $1250.00 .

The 4 gang greenair timer , 2 - hotstart relays , and fan speed controller to power everything up safely = prob. $425.00 .

Sounds expensive ?
My last grow of 4 hydro plants yielded just under 3 lbs. and killer in my area is 350.00 - 400.00 an oz. . So in 4 mos. time I theroetically saved myself about $17,000.00 in meds. :)

Im like Doco BTW , NOT the dopeman !!
Everything you view here is for personal comsumption as Im an acknoledged and registered mmj user . I wouldn't sell my own mother a doobie .


Hey Venice ,
Lil ones are marigolds man . Not 2 close together - they'll be out in the yard in borders in no time . We grow all kindsa crazy shit . :thumbsup:

Peace all - stay safe
Crispi :jointsmile:

[TheGreenFog]

Hey, Crispi. How's things? Things look good from here. I could've sworn I posted here before, but I couldn't find it. Anyway, your setup is pimp. Love the room. Nice plants, man. I hear you about the cost of things. I'm the same way. I'd rather spend the $$ to do it right and get smoke I can equate to street bought and save bundles of $$ and lots of time/risk. Keep it up, man. :)


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[Weedhound]

I agree with both of you.....anything you skimp on now will be back to bite you in the ass later imo. :thumbsup: I see the exact same issue in my work where folks don't want to pay the $25.00 for a vaccine for their pet and then end up spending several thousand when the animal comes down with the same disease or try to go the cheap route with things like flea products, the cheapest food etc which ends up costing the same or more because they're poorly made and don't work to begin with. Cheap stuff like Hartz etc can actually cause MORE issues with problems and poisoning....all things that cost money to fix. Amazingly, that's why that stuff is cheap. :wtf:

I'm getting off my soapbox now.....:)

[r00tdoctor]

xcrispi nice,nice setup , great yeild also with just 4 plants that rox , I plan on moving to a dwc bio bucket w/res system in the future because all ive read on them has been good things. So have you got your r/o unit yet? Thats gonna have multi-benifits you'll have some good tasting drinking water also.

[xcrispi]

Hey Fog whats up ?

Hey rootdoctor ,
Got the R/O system today but haven't yet had the chance to install it yet . Tonight hopefully .

Update on the hydro plants today . Really gettin bushy .

[r00tdoctor]

Your plants are bushes like mine , heh... Very nice. How tall are your plants?

[Markass]

looking great crispi

[xcrispi]

Well folks another update ,
Finally got the r/o system up and running . water is 4 ppm now but haven't gotten the chance to change the res. yet to check the stability of p/h now . waiting on a new waterproof ph pen . lol . ooops .

The hydro plants are beasts now and dwarf the 5 gal. buckets , they're crazy . Probably gonna have to start tying the lower growth to the main stalks so nothing droops far enough it snaps .

The dirt plants already have flowers the size of nickles now and are much further matured than the hydro .

Peace all
Crispi :jointsmile:

[Markass]

can't wait to see those hydro ones once they start flowering:thumbsup:

[Weedhound]

Hey X-C at some point could we get a photo of the roots on the hydro plant....whenever you can....no rush but would like to see....:D

[r00tdoctor]

Id like to see the roots also , lol. Your girls look so very healthy.

[xcrispi]

Lil update on my first run w/ dwc/ drip combos ,
Today is the 5th week in flower , ppm is up to 1600 w/ the shot of Koolbloom they got this time . Taking a lil longer to get dense either from having to spin buckets everyday or maybe the sativa side of them finally showing up a lil = stringier buds ? Either way their crazy huge -n- really healthy . :)
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

[greenvoodoo]

I just came a little

[orangeman]

Damn Crispi. I hope one day I end up with a grow like yours. That's just my heaven right there lol. Nice ladies! :)

[evertking]

damn... nice plants. best i have seen on here hands down! i WILL be back in a few weeks.

[Markass]

Lil update on my first run w/ dwc/ drip combos ,
Today is the 5th week in flower , ppm is up to 1600 w/ the shot of Koolbloom they got this time . Taking a lil longer to get dense either from having to spin buckets everyday or maybe the sativa side of them finally showing up a lil = stringier buds ? Either way their crazy huge -n- really healthy . :)
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

hey crispi they may be kinda stringy compared to what you're used to growing but I bet those fuckers will put some weight on...nice long cola's there, bud :thumbsup:

absolutely wonderful :stoned:

[hydrocannabis]

holy shit. that looks like 1 hell of a DWC setup right there. hot dam.

[Weedhound]

I'm with greenvoodoo...:thumbsup:

[xcrispi]

Much thanx for the kind words folks ,
I'm hoping to beat out the 17 oz. cottoncandy plant from last grow , don't know if we will or not though , w/ any luck the blast of Koolbloom fattens em up a bunch .
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

[Weedhound]

They're absolutely show-stopping! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: You can see the sativa influence now. Are you having to hold them up already or is that the proactive approach for when.....? Now did you clone these? And why are you still up?

[deftdrummer]

dude nice grow there crispi. I had no idea you could get that big of plants out of a bubbler system, but then again you must have a 1000 watt light or something? That looks great man are you running something similar to what I have? by the looks of it I would say yes but just curious how much the same they are so I can kind of know what to expect. You're making me want to get a 600w now. :stoned:

[stinkyattic]

Stunning!
You are ALMOST making me want to play in the water ... :D

[Earthy Dank]

Hell yeah... Those are big healthy plants. How long do you vegetate? And what kind of nutrients do you use. Do you stagger your harvest or just have a big one every 2 months? NLxNev. Haze... you are in for a treat;)

[xcrispi]

Weedhound - Are you having to hold them up already or is that the proactive approach for when.....? = One of the 3 dirt plants behind these 2 already had a branch bend / topple from weight so we tied these up before there were any such problems . No clones yet - been to busy / lazy . :smokebong:

Deft - Our systems are the same except we just ran a 2nd airline right down the pump coloum w/ the 2 other existing tubes to power the airstone . These aren't that big believe it or not , My mentors back in the days of Overgrow = Krusty - BOG - and SoQuick could get up to 3 lbs. or more per bucket w/ just DWC no drip . They have much more headroom and light than I though , they topped more than once too . Search for "Crispis' growings ons" for more info on my set-up , 2000w btw. Never ever done a complete grow log , just a cpl. pics. every now and then . :)

Stinky- I got a spare bucket ? I won't tell , honest . :D

Earthly Dank - I don't keep track of veg. time ? They get topped once at 14-16 in tall , given 7-14 days to recover and push out all the new tops and then flip them . Nutes are G/H 3 Pt. using Latewoods recipe + cal/mag , cpl. drops of superthrive , and Koolbloom from the 4th-8th week of flower .
No staggered harvest , can only afford and keep up w/ 1 room . I usually do 4 at a time - takes about 5 mos. start to finish - last 4 yielded 3 lbs. on the money . Do it twice a yr. and have between 6-8 lbs. of killer , never ever ever smoke regs again . :D

Peace all
Crispi :jointsmile:

[LIP]

They're looking damn fine man! The colas are so long - cant wait to see those juicy budz fatten up and drip resin lol. Damn bushy plants n all - i like my plants bushy - well, im used to it with growing mainly indicas. Keep the updates going man, i cant wait to see the harvest.

[Weedhound]

yeah, what Lip said!! :D

[Skink]

Fantastical...

[xcrispi]

Fantastical...
Thanx for combining them Skink , you rock .
Wish I could help ;) .You got a move planned yet or no ? This would obv. be an easy fix if we were nieghbors . :D
God Bless Bro.
Crispi :jointsmile:

[Skink]

Thanx for combining them Skink , you rock .
Wish I could help ;) .You got a move planned yet or no ? This would obv. be an easy fix if we were nieghbors . :D
God Bless Bro.
Crispi :jointsmile:

I am moving,,,but I gotta sell the joint before I can look for a new pad... I am moving to somewhere that I can grow,,,that is a priority...
thanks :rasta::rasta::rasta:

[Markass]

cool skink, I didn't know you were a grower :thumbsup: hope you get moved and situated bro :stoned:

[Weedhound]

Come out to Calif Skink.....:greenthumb:

[xcrispi]

Update at almost 6 weeks ,
1st pic is my fav. cola so far of all the Snl. x Nev. Haze - starting to fatten up a lil now .

Hid behind the 2 hydro plants are a cpl. dirt plants that came from extra germd beans . 2 are Snl. x Nev. Haze and the 1 really pretty oddball is The Church .
Getting a lil better w/ the camera , working on overexposure probs w/ real close pics. so we can get some trich / macro pics. in the future .
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

[Celeste]

jesus christ crispi!!!!

[Dnutz]

how the hell do you do it crispi? i aspire to plants like those!

[Markass]

holy shit dude, looks like the hydro is becoming a monster, those colas are huge...dirt ones aren't looking too bad either bro..:thumbsup:

[orangeman]

how the hell do you do it crispi? i aspire to plants like those!

Ditto. Those are some monsters! RAWR! lol, all I can really say is damn because I really don't know what else to say. Just amazing big beasts. I can't wait to see what the harvest looks like :stoned:

[Shovelhandle]

WHOA! Nice BIG buds, Crispi!

Shov

[evertking]

NICE BUDS!

[xcrispi]

Hey folks ,
Ran into problems w/ recirculation about 4 days ago . The root systems are just as huge and crazy as the buds . Roots have been pluggig up the inlet and outlet to the 2 buckets allowing the control/pump bucket to run dry = burnt up pumps . We used drain fittings w/ screens / strainers from flood tables to prevent this from happening anymore .

Plants are almost in the 7th. week of flower now and really packin on the weight , have had to do lots of tying up and supporting of huge budded branches and colas . More pics. tonight after lights are on .
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

[the image reaper]

Excellent plants and pics ... good work ... :thumbsup:

[Weedhound]

He's got the green thumb for sure...:thumbsup: Thing is his green thumb is covered with trichomes :D

[Weedhound]

Well just got my new camera....X-C where's your cameras for dummies book?

[xcrispi]

Well just got my new camera....X-C where's your cameras for dummies book?

I believe class starts at 6pm your time . Catch Markass on I.M.
If he can teach me , he sure can you . I need to learn to use a photoshop prog. now so I can blow pics up and keep them that way . The previous pics. do the girls no justice at all .

Thanks for the posts and keepin an eye on the goings ons . Duntz , Markass , Weedhound , Shovl. Hndl., Celest , Orangeman - and even kind words from the Reaper too , that's a feather in my cap . Been seeing your fine works for a long time here , O.G , T/Y , I/C Mag. etc... Only been at it about 1/2 as long as yourself but I'm catching on . :thumbsup:

Here's a pic. of what I used to solve the clogging probs. and how they're installed - but inside one of my guinea pig buckets for ref. only .
More plant pics. in the next post .
Crispi :jointsmile:

[xcrispi]

Here's some pics. at week 7 .
They're fattening up nics and really getting frosty . Finally gettin a lil better w/ the camera and close / macro pics. Peace guys
Xcrispi -n- Juicy J
:jointsmile:

[orangeman]

Woooooow those plants look fuckin amazing. Man I want some of that haha. Monster colas! :hippy:

[hydrocannabis]

holy shit. dam dude you must be a master hydro grower.

I want some u dat also.

[xcrispi]

holy shit. dam dude you must be a master hydro grower.

I want some u dat also.

Peace Hydrocan .
No master . Just a lil trial -n- error . :D
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

[Bree1978]

WOW, what loverly bushes you have! Everytime I see a pic of how big your beauties are I get jealous...what a filthy emotion that it is!

Anyways, you rock!

:jointsmile: Bree

[hydrocannabis]

hey do U have a pic of the 2 front plants in 1 shot.
cuz that would be cool to see them both in 1 shot.

[xcrispi]

A lil update ,
Nute chg. and flush today . Refilld the system and backed off the nutes a lil . Getting a lil burning on leaf tips at 1800 ppm. were back down to 1500ppm now n see how they do .

[Weedhound]

Damn those are sweet......:thumbsup:

[orangeman]

Gosh darnit Crispi, you're my hero! :hippy:

[Celeste]

xc, i think i'm going to need your help... i'm going to set up a recirculating system like we talked about, and i have no idea how to do it, or what parts i need, or where to get those plugs (like in the pic up above)....

i'd realy appreciate it if you could get me ironed out....

love, lestie

[xcrispi]

xc, i think i'm going to need your help... i'm going to set up a recirculating system like we talked about, and i have no idea how to do it, or what parts i need, or where to get those plugs (like in the pic up above)....

i'd realy appreciate it if you could get me ironed out....

love, lestie

I'll send you the pump and all the plumbing for a controler bucket itself , all you'll need is a dark colored 5 gal. pail and a 7/8 in wood boring / spade bit and the black hose . I get it at homedepot for cheap . Gotta run , I'll holler later on I.M and won't flake on ya this time .lol . It was my birthday saturday - and I was HIGH to say the least . :D
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

[hydrocannabis]

hey XC.
:D:jawdropper::woohoo::woohoo::jawdropper: :jumphappy::jumphappy:

to me that looks like about a years worth of bud.

U did a very nice JOB there.

[stinkyattic]

Happy birthday crispi!
Next year you will have to time it so you get a b-day harvest! Trim, get yer spliff on, munch out on CAKE... mmmm....
Looking great as always.

[Weedhound]

It takes up practically the whole basement....God that's great!!!!:thumbsup:

[JackHerer]

Seriously cool buds & grow room XCrispi.:thumbsup: If I had a set-up like that I would be getting stoned with the plants all day.

[xcrispi]

Hey guys -n- gals ,
Hydrocan = Enough for a yr. ? - I thought the last 3lb. grow would last a yr. too = Nope , almost 8 mos. though . :D

Stinky = Happy B-Day - Much thanks sis. Maybe time the next 1 so we can come out to the eastcoast for my B-Day ? I've never been to the ocean. LOL .

W/H = Whole basement . - Nah - not yet , but a real soild 12 ft square of it . :D

JackHerer = Much thanx for kind words n popin in .

More pics . in a lil
Peace all
Crispi :jointsmile:

[xcrispi]

Here's some good reading from our pal Ed .
I never tried it before but have been using it for the past 10-14 days . w/ no adverse effects , it stays mixed up well too unlike molasses . We'll see if it makes any dif. in taste / density .

Ed rosenthal -
>Iâ??ve got a sweet tooth for sugary, candy-flavored ganja. In fact, sugar is
>not only the cannabis plantâ??s source of energy for growth; itâ??s also the
>primary factor that determines how good your favorite herb will taste when
>you smoke it. In my many years of horticultural experimentation, Iâ??ve tried
>many different sugar supplements to augment my plantsâ?? health and flavor,
>and I want to share a few of my favorites. Some of this information will be
>a refresher course for seasoned growers, but Iâ??d like to start at the
>beginning for the introductory grower and briefly explain the importance of
>sugar to plants. Plants make their own sugars (carbohydrates) through
>photosynthesis. Plants combine light energy (from the sun or a
>high-intensity discharge lamp) with water and CO2 from the atmosphere (or a
>CO2 tank or burner), and the result is sugar. This sugar is the essential
>source of energy thatâ??s utilized for all cellular division and the
>formation of plant structures (i.e., huge, dank buds). Now, you canâ??t grow
>a plant in the dark by watering it with sugar, but under otherwise good
>growing conditions, you can supplement your nutrient solution with extra
>sugars to boost the natural levels created by photosynthesis and make your
>plants more vigorous and productive. The real icing on the cake, though,
>comes from the fact that a little extra sugar will improve not only the
>yield of your garden but also the flavor of your favorite herb.
>For serious growers and/or gadget collectors, you can even measure the
>amount of sugar (on this scale, we call it â??brix,â?� pronounced bree) in your
>plant with a device called a refractometer. Donâ??t shy away from the fancy
>name if youâ??re afraid of complicated devices; this tool is super-easy to
>operate. Using a sap extractor (or a pair of pliers), you can squeeze a
>drop of juice out of a leaf and then place it on the refractometerâ??s
>viewing plate. Look through the lens and you will see an obvious line
>running across a column of numbers. Brix readings above 12 indicate good
>plant health and a strong immune system. With a device like this, youâ??ll
>impress your friends (â??Ooohâ?¦a refracto-what?â?�) and also be able to detect
>when a change in your feeding program or environment affects your crop as
>the readings go up or down. Frequent checks of brix content in leaf tissue
>will tell you whether your plants are on course or falling behind. Peaceful
>Valley Farm Supply sells refractometers for $100, and you can find them
>online at groworganic.com.
>Until about seven or eight years ago, using sugar as a plant supplement was
>a little-known trick more often employed by grandmothers on their
>houseplants than ganja growers on their herb. But now the hydroponics
>market is full of sugar (carbohydrate) supplements. In the beginning, there
>were several glucose-based products, such as Carbo Load, Carbo Max, Karbo
>Boost, etc. These are very cost-effective products as far as plant
>supplements go, but theyâ??re not as cheap as raw glucose itself (usually
>sold as dextrose or corn sugarâ??itâ??s really the same thing), available at
>brewery-supply outlets and online for just over $1 per poundâ??less than $1 a
>pound if you buy in bulk. While glucose is readily available to plants as a
>form of supplemental carbohydrates, itâ??s just one form of a simple sugar
>and lacks the rich flavor found in other, darker kinds of sugar. It can
>also be difficult to dissolve: If you dump a large amount into water all at
>once, it has a tendency to form into a gelatinous wad of goo (of which even
>a small amount can wreak havoc in a hydro garden with small drippers or
>emitters). To avoid this, dissolve the amount necessary for your reservoir
>into a beaker of warm water first and pour off the dissolved liquid. Leave
>any undissolved materials at the bottom of the beaker and add more water
>until fully dissolved. The use of these products will indeed boost brix
>levels, but it doesnâ??t do much for flavor enhancement, which is what this
>article is all about.
>My all-time-favorite source of supplemental sugar isnâ??t sold by a
>plant-nutrient company. Itâ??s Sucanatâ??a form of dark raw sugar sold as a
>sweetener for foods in natural-food stores everywhere. But Sucanat is a
>great sweetener for your sinsemilla, too. Made by Wholesome Sweeteners,
>Sucanat is short for â??Sugar Cane Natural,â?� a dried cane extract available
>for under $3 per pound. Sucanat is darker than most organic sugars and has
>a more molasses-like consistency to it because it hasnâ??t been separated or
>refined. It will increase the brix content in plants, but the darker sugar
>has more vitamins and minerals and a rich caramel aroma as well. Sucanat
>dissolves readily in hot water and doesnâ??t seem to turn into goo like
>dextrose does.

Peace and maybe more pics later ,
Crispi :jointsmile:

[xcrispi]

New pics. at 8 weeks ,
The dirt plants are almost done , don't even need a scope now w/ the good camera and my photoshop prog. for dummies . Gonna let em go 1 more week though I want the trichs. atleast 50% amber . It'll give Markass and I something to do next week anyways , some crazy trich pics. -n- scissor hash . :D

Cpl. more weeks for the hydro , things happening a lil slower w/ so much more trying to ripen / finish than w/ the dirt plants . Pushing my luck w/ 1800-1900 ppm didn't help things any either I'm sure , you can see the burnt leaf tips good now . Ima Bad Dog . :mad:

Hoping the sucanat makes a dif. in flav / weight too .
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

[hydrocannabis]

holy shit dude. when its done can I come over and help U trim UR buds.lol

that is a very very very VERY nice grow.

[Weedhound]

That is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. That big room just jam-packed with beautiful healthy flowering ganja. It's really enough to take your breath away X-C. :thumbsup:

[Weedhound]

Where did you buy that sugar?

[xcrispi]

Where did you buy that sugar?

Hey Sis, ,
They had it at our freaky deaky healthfood store on the next block .
Should have it all over out there by you w/ all the vegans , -n- health nut crowd . It's almost finer than powderd sugar / almost flour consistancy . Only thing I noticed when using it was a lil bit of foam on top of res. No p/h issues or gooo at all . :thumbsup: I used 4 tsp. in a 16 gal. res. ? Ed neglected any kinda doseages if I'm not mistaken . ??????

You have no idea how close I came to doing the molasses fuk up too .
If not for yur post mine would have been all gummed up too the very next day .
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

[Weedhound]

Lol, always a good plan to wait until I've tried something.....somebody else here on the boards read the thread as well and thanked me too because they were going to try it also....until they read my thread. I'm going to stick w/my Sweet I think....harder for me to screw up. :) Don't know if i really notice any taste difference but the plants sure seem to like it. ;)

[BeforeYourTime]

Great thread i love the pics, those trees are huge ;D

[the image reaper]

beautiful work, Crispi ... :thumbsup:

[xcrispi]

Image Reaper - big favor to ask man ?

Next time your at HomeDepot might you take a flashlight and your light meter w/ you ? I'm curious what kind of reflective properties the 4 x 8 ft. sheets of the white pebblegraind shower surround material have ? I'm thinking of insulating this room , vapor barrier , and do this entire room w/ it . Light meters about the only cool toy I'm lacking now .
G/b bro. happy 4th
Crispi :jointsmile:

[Weedhound]

Is that to reduce moisture levels or....?

[xcrispi]

Is that to reduce moisture levels or....?

Insulating walls , vapor barrier / 5 mil. visc. , then shower surround material . =

Keeps the heat in in the winter .
Keeps the cool in in the summer .
Way way easier to clean up .
Almost 0 chance of mold .
Might even be more reflective too ?

I fir'd and mylar'd the room once and got mold between the mylar and walls w/o even knowing it till the grow was done . I'll never fuk w/ mylar again . Walls are all currently flat white paint w/ mildex added and a pita to clean .
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

[CRIME IN STEREO]

holy shit... you are a god. haha no seriously, thats amazing, cant wait to see the harvest. that ought to last you a good 10 solid years. man im jealous...

:thumbsup::jointsmile:keep up the good work!

[Weedhound]

Basement.....big humidity issues eh? Wall too rough to wallpaper with a vinyl wallpaper...

[evertking]

those buds are looking:greenthumb:nice!

[keeko]

hey xcrispi, kind of off topic but you mentioned it earlier in your thread. i just got back from Texas hydroponics and met tom and he was really cool. however i didnt get a chance to tell him that "the deaf guy says hi".....maybe next time

and the buds are looking great :thumbsup:

[Markass]

ahh..I was thinking crispi had another update for us...I always get excited when I see this thread has a new post..I'm always dying for new pics from the bloom room..

[Weedhound]

You mean the bloom jungle don't you? :D

[kindprincess]

no, he means the vault....

:p

hi mark, wh, crispi!!! long time no see guys!! :D

love, kp

[Weedhound]

Kp....how are you....what's new to report from your throne? :D

[Markass]

no, he means the vault....

:p

hi mark, wh, crispi!!! long time no see guys!! :D

love, kp

dang, mama always told me not to talk to strangers :thumbsup:

what's going down, girly?

[Shovelhandle]

I love the plant photos, XC. Wonderful!

Shov

[xcrispi]

Weedhound - basement = humidity issues - mold probs were 3 yrs ago in the 9 x 7 ft room w/o a dehumidifier . Come a long ways since then .

Evertking - We need to chat sometime . Could pos. hang sometime if Im not spooked . Markass and I might be in Grayling next week lookin at property = Neighbors soon maybe . :D

Keeko = off topic = nottttt !!!! You Docco , W/H , Markass , Stinky , K/P , Bluebear , Rhizome , Reaper and a few other inteligent life forms here are my ppl. And prob. the only reason I haven't fled this sight since the recent onslaught of NOOBS . Tom -n- Kevin both at Texas Hyd. have been a big help , and as long as they'll match prices on anything I can link them to and ship for free I'll contin ue to do biz. w/ them despite my being on the other side of the country. :thumbsup:

Markass = waiting on new pics. - Not till monday night when my new photographer arrives man . :) He takes far better pics. than I do .

W/H - k/p - Marc = I really want Tokudai to stop n chk. this out , he was worried about all the unused space in the begining . hehehehe . My Damp , Dark , Dungeon of Dankness where I keep all my hoes tied up is almost a full house now !!!!!

Shovelhandle - Much thanks for stopping in man . You suprised me man , Im not a very big believer in anything but HID's , and you still rocked !!!!
Did you dragrace HOGS or Kaws man ? Stinky our resident biker chick told me about you man . I'd like to meet all u folks on the eastcoast sometime man , hang on the habahhh for a day -n- bake . :thumbsup:

More pics. tomorrow at 9 weeks .
Peace all
Crispi :jointsmile:

[keeko]

thats good to know that they match prices. take care

[the image reaper]

Image Reaper - big favor to ask man ?

Next time your at HomeDepot might you take a flashlight and your light meter w/ you ? I'm curious what kind of reflective properties the 4 x 8 ft. sheets of the white pebblegraind shower surround material have ? I'm thinking of insulating this room , vapor barrier , and do this entire room w/ it . Light meters about the only cool toy I'm lacking now .
G/b bro. happy 4th
Crispi :jointsmile:

sure thing :thumbsup: ... I will be driving to town in a couple days, will try to measure that, I've been curious for a long time ... :smokin:

[stinkyattic]

I'm curious about that shower-wall material too, but the plain white fake tile kind -I actually have a couple sheets left over from redoing my kitchen walls.

But I think that stuff has potential for building a GREAT easy-to-dismantle grow box 4x4x8 feet.

[Weedhound]

A friend o mine has that stuff in a bathtub that she grew some hydro stuff in....I don't have any way to measure the reflectivity or I 'd go find out cause I like that stuff too Stinky......for me it'll even work for the bathtub. ;)

[xcrispi]

Were back ,
Image Reaper = much thanks man , I really appreciate it . :thumbsup:

Markass got here yesterday afternoon despite no luggage thanx NWA-WTF !!!! :wtf: Hoping I don't bore him to death , we live quite the mushy / slow lifestyle :stoned:

Today is week 9 in the growings ons and still just milky trichs , We snatched a piece of The Church last night and poped it into the vaporiser and still got quite the heady up high from it but was hoping it was further along so we could atleast chop the 3 dirt plants and get the hydro each under it's own 1000w. to hurry things along . They ever find Markass luggage well have a loupe to take trich pics on the dirt plants and see if there's any amber yet or not . Only have a 60 x scope and it's almost to fine at that power to view much of an area to find amber muchless base any kind of ratio / concensus .
Heres some more pics. were gonna go get Markass some clothes and try n locate a loupe or good mag. glass for trich pics for you guys .
Holler later if were not to high , I mean busy . :D

[orangeman]

They lost his luggage?! LOL! Sorry it's not funny but it's just hilarious that it happened. Never heard of that really happening to anyone before. And those beasts look pretty! Hope you guys and Mark have fun! Don't get too high! lol! jk :hippy:

[Weedhound]

I've had it happen several times....pretty common. They'll find it eventually. He shouldn't have put that bomb in there.....:cool:

Mark I want you to hop on when you get a chance and tell us in your own words what you think of the ganja room......

You boys behave now...... BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA :D

[xcrispi]

I've had it happen several times....pretty common. They'll find it eventually. He shouldn't have put that bomb in there.....:cool:

Mark I want you to hop on when you get a chance and tell us in your own words what you think of the ganja room......

You boys behave now...... BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA :D

unbelievable..lol

[stinkyattic]

You fellas have a nice time. By the looks of things, it's hard NOT to enjoy a visit with the Crispis.

[Weedhound]

Why are you guys here on cdot? GO BOND!!!!! :cool:

[KL4D4]

What photoshop tips do you use to clean up your bud shots? I saw you mentioned that on the page before this one.

[JuniorBud]

dammmmmnnnn

[xcrispi]

KL4D4 - I'll havta dig up a link for the freebie prog. I got , but I was just using it to zoom / resize coloration , etc... are natural still .
Heres more pics. cpl. w/ mag glass n still tinkering w/ the loupe .
Holler later folks
Crispi -n- Co. :jointsmile:

[Weedhound]

Oh Dear God........stunning. Seriously, SERIOUSLY gorgeous. :thumbsup:
EXCELLENT photos.....I know that you didn't take them yourself X-C. :)

[horror business]

Those buds look amazing!

[alwayssleepdeprived]

from what I could tell in the pics it still looks like ya got a bit of time especially if you want a 50/50 split

Filtering the air before it goes through the tube is a great idea...goin from filter to light to fan to exhaust seems to be the method of choice for most setups...just wonderin how hot the rest of your basement is getting that's about the only thing left to worry bout cause it might be an issue for my setup...

even with the cooltubes you still have fans blowing air over the plants right?

My 400watter isn't vented I just have a small fan blowing directly into the reflector which keeps it cool to the touch so I have to figure the plants would be happy even pressed right up to it I've had really good luck with my sunlight setup and the ballast doesn't even really get warm to the touch like I've heard horror stories about

for the new 600 digital I'm goin with 6" ducting which should keep things frosty...did you have any snags when setting up yours? do you have enough in the room to warrant the use of the mover I was wonderin how the flex ducts held up with that

as for the girls it seems all the adjectives have been taken so :thumbsup: keep up the good work

[Bree1978]

Those are some really nice pics! Thanks for sharing!

:jointsmile: Bree

[TheGreenFog]

I second what Bree said! :) Very nice photos, xcrispi. :greenthumb: Can't wait to see that harvest, man. Be cool.


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[PharmaCan]

Great photos xcrispi!

Fantastic grow!!!!!

PC :thumbsup:

[TheGreenFog]

Oh, yea, and for the record, I have had my luggage lost at least a couple of times. One time, someone else took my bag, flew to some other city and then realized it. They just left it there. F**ckers. I eventually got it, but they made no effort to get it back to me quickly. They even had the nerve to say that it was labeled wrong and had their daughter's name on it. Liars. I had at least 2 tags with my name on it AND an identifying mark.


Anyway, thought I'd add that. lol


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[alwayssleepdeprived]

side note on the topic of flying...anyone else find it interesting that crude oil has gone up leaps and bounds but the ticket fairs are still dropping...makes me wonder how much tax dollars our gov is pouring in that well to keep em running

[xcrispi]

Welcome BK. W/H , Fog , Bree , ASD , Pharma
Pic. credit goes to Marc , I'm learning a lil though . NWA found his stuff and had it delivered last night . :thumbsup:
ASD - I'll address your q's in a cpl. = cant ignore company after them coming 1200 miles . ;)
Here's trich pics. of the dirt plants , not as far along as we'ed hoped , another week to 10 days I bet . Were vapin some anyways n it's Yummy .
More later maybe ??
Grillin some Steaks n Spuds
Peace
Crispi - Markass - n Juicy J :jointsmile:

[Weedhound]

NICE PHOTOS!! :thumbsup: Can I borrow Mark next? :D

[Celeste]

sir crispi, i just took a walk in the woods and found some very sparkley buds.... if i post some pix, can you edit them for the close ups? i'm by no means a photographer....

love, lestie :p

[orangeman]

Wow now those are some close ups. Please let me know what you used because I'm gonna buy that for my camera. That tool is much better for looking at trichomes than those hand microscopes. I rather look at a still picture instead of trying to focus on those small beauties :).

[xcrispi]

Blahhhhhhhh ,
The smoke has finally cleared and Marc was back on the plane at 7am this morning on his way back to BFE . Way cool ppl. and always welcome back , even our crazy dogs took a liking to him , the lil bully dog Zoie is still lookin for him. :thumbsup:

In the begining we were trying the Snl x Nev. Hz to find something that wasn't so couchlok yet still had good medicinal qualities too - we cut and manicured the 3 dirt plants at 5-10% amber to see if it produced an up buzz for us , and it gave us more room to play w/ the hydro monsters and staggered them in the room so they could be moved closer to the lights . The hydro still has a good 10 days or maybe more to go . We flushed out the system and started just plain water and sucanat a few days ago so they use up all stored nutes and chems. yet still have access to lotsa carbos cause I like fat girls . ;)


ASD - just wonderin how hot the rest of your basement is getting etc...? = My basement is usually between 70-75 degrees w/o our central a/c running .

ASD- even with the cooltubes you still have fans blowing air over the plants right? = Yes even w/ cooltubes we keep a 16 in osc. wall-mount fan
running 1 hour on / 15 min. off during flowering to keep stems strong and keep air moving to ward off mold .

ASD - do you have enough in the room to warrant the use of the mover I was wonderin how the flex ducts held up with that .= Honstly if I had it to do over again = no mover . This room evolved to what it is thru almost 20 yrs. of changes , trials , errors . At 1 point in time there was a single 1000w in a vertizontal non/aircooled hood so I bought the mover to cover more area = I shoulda just got the 2nd. 1000w. then . It took an extra 5 bloody weeks to flower a grow this big because the damn lights on the other end of the room 50% of the time :mad: right now the lights are only moved 12 in max. but has moved as far as 4 1/2 feet still usung flex duct w/o any probs. bk in the day .
Im seeing the addition of another cooltube here , and maybe 3 - 600w hps in a row w/o any mover instead of the 2 -1000's , insulation / shower sourround material and a wall mount a/c in here in the future too . It's a disease so be very careful !! :D

Weedhound - Can I borrow Mark next? = If you can keep up w/ this young stuff , sure Sis. :D 2 pans of vapo duff brownies in 6 days not to mention what we bong'd , bowl'd -n- blazed on top of em . Marc eatin brownies on the plane going home too lol . Were all gonna hang eventually so you better build your tolerence up now Sis. :D

Celeste - crispi, i just took a walk in the woods and found some very sparkley buds.... if i post some pix, can you edit them for the close ups? i'm by no means a photographer.... = I can try , If I can't Marc can .

Orangeman - Wow now those are some close ups. Please let me know what you used because I'm gonna buy that for my camera. That tool is much better for looking at trichomes than those hand microscopes. = I think I have a pic. of 1 already and I'll add it to this post .

All of these pics. in this thread were "NOT" photoshopped -blown up - or resized . We own the same poo poo $100.00 5 mp. camera you do . You just need the new technological hi-tech super photo weapon that was given to me by Marc , and a lil practice . A 30x jewlers loupe is held right up against the cameras lens and your pics. can look like Subcool , Jilly , -n- Marcs' too . Thanx again bro. - G/B for coming and hangin :thumbsup:
Peace everybody
Xcrispi -n- Juicy J :jointsmile:

[Markass]

here's some more..

it blows my mind away.....so amazing, crispis thumb is greener than the sites logo..

[Rock.Steady]

holy crap those are beautiful monsters.:thumbsup:
all that outta a 5 gal'tainer, dam, DAM!:thumbsup:



impressive as all hell!
serious +rep+ dude!

wow, just WOW!:jawdropper:

Rock.


side note, hey Mark, where u been? u were one of my early reps, I made it into flower, check it out sometime. 2 honey's and lots o love!

[orangeman]

My my my...I can't even say anything lol. That is just crazy.

[Weedhound]

I know....those are really huge and well rounded. Another cool tube? LoL! You'll be lighting up the town. :thumbsup:

Wnderful photos as well......you guys sound like wimps.....:D

[Rock.Steady]

......you guys sound like wimps.....:D

that sounds like a CHALLENGE???:clap:




as Rock stirs the pot,LOL

[Weedhound]

Brownies.....shmownies.....BRING IT.....:D:apachecopter:

[LIP]

TASTY!

[orangeman]

Wnderful photos as well......you guys sound like wimps.....:D

Well hey, I'm a wimp for weed lol :stoned:

[xcrispi]

Hey Rock , Lip , Orangeman , and Weedhound .
No lighting up the city Sis. I'd gain 4-5 inces of headroom w/o the lightmover , and I'd actually be saving money on the electric bill and increase coverage too . 2 x 1000 = 2000w verses 3 x 600 = 1800w . This wont be happening in the near future though , it'll end up w/ shower sorround material / insulation and a wall mount a/c first . I still have 3 new 1000w hortilux bulbs to use up and I still can't find a good deal on enhanced spectrum hps 600w bulbs yet .

More pics. in a few days .
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

[alwayssleepdeprived]

there are some benefits to the 1k bulb...it seems the filament is much bigger and wears better than the smaller ones but the 1k has some interference issues and a few other quirks I remember a few growers over the years that without a light mover they prefer the 600w setup and especially with the extra output of the digitals it seems like a decent way to go

I went with 240v cause I dunno it's just better all around besides adding the outlet...as bongerstonerdood would say...BFD ;)

if the lights are positioned right and the wind blowing on the plants is sufficient enough to bend the buds around light will get in more sites anyway *shrugs* it might help overall weight but as but sites increase bud size decreases

at the moment my feeding schedule is maxibloom, koolbloom and ph up/down as needed almost solely up I found my ph started dropping before finishing the seedling stage no other addatives and it's going well probably going to easily overtake last run and 1/4 the price for nutrition can't be beat

I was wonderin crispi have you had a single cured plant yield more than 1 pound yet? that is almost the time where you throw it up and roll around in it haha

[xcrispi]

I been a busy bee ,
Weedhound made a redwood tree remark way back when I built the DWC /Drip combo buckets . = Not quite yet Sis. , but they have the beginings of what I think is actual bark on them . In the future we may need to borrow the Image Reapers Mac 101 to chop the plants down . :chainsaw:- pic.

Both hydro plants were manicured and chopped 2 days shy of 11 weeks . Took 2 ppl. 10 hours to manicure them and all the trimmings are in the deepfreeze so we can make gumby hash again . 1 plant is an easy lb , the other is 12 oz. or better . Not bad for only being topped once . - pic.

ASD welcome back man , I've done alot of reading n research and I don't honestly know if 3 - 600's would be an improvement . 2-1000w. = 290,000 lumens , 3 - 600w. = 315,000 lumens . But the 600's dont have the penetration of a 1000w. ? Wthe 1000's run below the canopy and spinning the pots all the time Im getting no underdevoloped buds / sucker branches - they fill in too and become extra colas the size of the ones on my dirt plants .

ASD- I too have the probs w/ constant ph drop too , just ordered a gallon of g/h ph up . They drop almost a full point everyday and I refuse to run my crippled ass up -n- down my basement stairs to adjust ph 2-3 times a day . Just once a day and I have had no adverse effects / nute lok out etc...

ASD - Have I ever gotten a 1 lb. plant using this style . = Yep . 17 oz is my personal best , and one of these 2 is just as big .

Here's a pic. of the girls all beat up , stripped naked -n- violated . They're now hung up w/ 35% humidity and the 16in. osc. fan going on them till they're good -n- dry .

Final weights on the dirt plants and some up close and personal pics. of the hydro are coming soon .
Peace everybody
Crispi :jointsmile:

[stinkyattic]

Real nice work there crispi.
Looks like you've got some serious lumber there! You aren't just going to need Reaper's chainsaw, you're gonna want to borrow a portable sawmill too.

[Weedhound]

ITS A JUNGLE!! The marijuana JUNGLE!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Damn that's amazing.....seriously. How many days does that much take to dry.....how about a drying photo when you have a chance?

[Markass]

nice crispi...can't wait to see how much you get off of the hydro buckets :thumbsup:

[xcrispi]

Heres a cpl. pics. of them chopped -n- hangin .
Once dried a lil -n- frosting up we'll get some sweet trich pics .
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

[Weedhound]

From the hubby: Well it's just all bud. Amazing.
From Me....Don't be surprised if that thing disappears one night while you aren't looking....you'll know I was there cause i'll leave steaks for the dogs.

How in the hell do you trim that thing without breaking all the branches off?

[the image reaper]

quite the Christmas tree, ya got there :thumbsup:

[TheGreenFog]

Damn, xcrispi. That is one huge frickin' plant there, man. Those 1kws really do the trick, eh? Did you rotate the pots?

Damn, dude...

:jawdropper: :jawdropper: :jawdropper: :jawdropper:


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[Weedhound]

I'd post then in the pic section too.....you'll get some more dropping jaws over there.

[TheGreenFog]

If I ever "move on" and need some more photos to steal off the internet to use for a fake grow log...I'm using those^^^ lolol ;)


I agree with Weedhound.


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[xcrispi]

Damn, xcrispi. That is one huge frickin' plant there, man. Those 1kws really do the trick, eh? Did you rotate the pots?

Damn, dude...

:jawdropper: :jawdropper: :jawdropper: :jawdropper:


The Fog :rastasmoke:

Hey Fog ,
I try to do 2 plants per each horiz. 1000w bulb . I zippy tie bamboo stakes to the inside of the rim of the pot and tie the tops up to it instead of tyin them to the ceiling cause it makes em hard to rotate . I spin them 90 deg. every day .

I wish I could top them twice but It's just too much work tyin stuff up so it doesnt break from weight . 16 - 17 oz. isn't very hard to pull from each plant w/ a lil practice - Hell Krusty used to pull 3.5 lbs per 5 gal. bucket easily w/ a record I believe to be a 5 lb. monster . I remember SoQuik pulling 31 lbs. from 10 plants under 10,000 w. but my balls aren't as big as theirs . :)

Peace all
Crispi :jointsmile:

[Markass]

good ness crispi...I knew hanging they would look great :)

[Weedhound]

They fucking ROCK!!

[xcrispi]

Heres a cpl. louped' macro pics. of a tiny nug from the bottom of the hydro girls before it got popd' into the vapo bros . Theres probably 20-30% amber on all the colas . Juicy J' is becoming quite the lil photographer thanx to Marc. :)
Later
Crispi :jointsmile:

[Weedhound]

those really are beautiful photos... :thumbsup:

[TheGreenFog]

Hey Fog ,
I try to do 2 plants per each horiz. 1000w bulb . I zippy tie bamboo stakes to the inside of the rim of the pot and tie the tops up to it instead of tyin them to the ceiling cause it makes em hard to rotate . I spin them 90 deg. every day .

I wish I could top them twice but It's just too much work tyin stuff up so it doesnt break from weight . 16 - 17 oz. isn't very hard to pull from each plant w/ a lil practice - Hell Krusty used to pull 3.5 lbs per 5 gal. bucket easily w/ a record I believe to be a 5 lb. monster . I remember SoQuik pulling 31 lbs. from 10 plants under 10,000 w. but my balls aren't as big as theirs . :)

Peace all
Crispi :jointsmile:


Those are OG guys, right? I was not around back then, but funny how I'm starting to know a lot of the names. Haha...unless I'm wrong :o


So, you're saying 31 lbs from 10k watts...???

Let me do that math real quick...

28g x 16 x 31 = 13,888g

divided by 10kw = 1.38 gpw?!?

Holy crizzap...! That's quite a bit of weight. Would that be almost considered KBS?

I think the rotating the plants helps a LOT...

Have you heard of the 30* angle rotation. I think I heard it first on Zandor's podcast...


That bud looks really nice. Nice macro shots. I like the 2nd one. So you have a Vapor Bros?? What's your opinion on that. Apparently Storm Crow has one of those, too. I want a vaporizer. I'm leaning towards buying a Volcano (made a thread about it in recreational) (http://boards.cannabis.com/recreational/125732-volcano-vaporizer-your-opinions.html), but I'm wondering if it's worth all the money. Should I just get a Vape Bros...or a Vapezilla...or is the Volcano really worth it? What do you think? You mind taking a look at my thread, plz? Thx.


Again...you grow kicks :S3:


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[hydrocannabis]

:jawdropper::jawdropper::jawdropper::jawdropper::j awdropper::jawdropper::jawdropper::jawdropper::woo hoo::woohoo::woohoo::jawdropper::jawdropper::jumph appy::bigsmoke::joint1::S5::smokebong:

is what I am saying about your grow.

[hydrocannabis]

:jawdropper: :jawdropper: :jawdropper: :jawdropper: :jawdropper:
:jawdropper:
:jawdropper: :jawdropper: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :jawdropper:
:jawdropper: :jumphappy: :bigsmoke: :joint1: :S5: :smokebong:

is what I am saying about your grow.

oops on dubble posting. sorry.

[alwayssleepdeprived]

kudos on how healthy they look top to bottom that's definately not easy to do :thumbsup:

What's the smoke report? after 11 weeks I bet it's gotta be packing a punch even for a sativa was it just the size that took the time or the strand?

The 1000w lumateks are the best as far as I'm concerned even though 600's can get a little closer the drop off in intensity is unacceptable if you were buying new

modest benefits I came by while reading...

240v is better and works out cheaper than 120v and the 1000 240 is more efficient than the 600 240
bulb life and performance(the 1k's have a bigger filament) ages much better
ballast efficiency(1k produces less heat per lumen output)
less reflectors/hangers/venting setups/wiring etc

thanks for all the answers on the last few questions I've had by the way I'm still trying to get everything put together and maybe if I'm lucky it will come out 1/2 as good as yours ;-)

[LIP]

Looking fucking spectacular!

[xcrispi]

Hey everybody ,
Fog - those are old overgroe ppl. I believe So Quick is still at it and over at I/C Mag. now . His crazy 31lb. garage biz. was indeed Krusty Freedom Buckets . :thumbsup:

Im way blown away w/ the dirt yields . finally got some #'s today .
The 1 Church plant = 75 G.
The 2 Snl x Nev. = 208 G.

10 oz. from 3 dirt plants is good for me . :thumbsup: Im a soil misfit like Weedhound . :) From now on in summer Im thinking of doing 12 dirt plants at a time in 3 gal. pots and Just do hydro in the fall / winter when heat and humidity arent so hard to battle . I don't wanna buy a res. chiller or a wall mnt. a/c yet .


Before the next grow we are gonna insulate , vapor barrier , and either marlite paneling or shower souround material the 2 interior walls and the ceiling for easier temp / odor control . Removing 1 of the 630 cfm blowers due to overkill . And adding a 1000 gph industrial airpump to power the airstones in the next 4 bucket grow . 4 buckets -4 dif. strains for some variety and no heat to fight due to flowering in the fall .

I'll post some yield #'s for the hydro plants soon , it's ready to be taken off the branches now and be poped into jars .

Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

[PharmaCan]

Hey everybody ,

Before the next grow we are gonna insulate , vapor barrier , and either marlite paneling or shower souround material the 2 interior walls and the ceiling for easier temp / odor control . Removing 1 of the 630 cfm blowers due to overkill . And adding a 1000 gph industrial airpump to power the airstones in the next 4 bucket grow . 4 buckets -4 dif. strains for some variety and no heat to fight due to flowering in the fall .

I'll post some yield #'s for the hydro plants soon , it's ready to be taken off the branches now and be poped into jars .

Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

You might want to look into framing walls, insulating then drywalling. It would be cheaper in the long run and painted walls reflect as well as the stuff you want to use. :thumbsup:

JMO

PC :smokin:

[xcrispi]

Wow thats a hell'uva lotta trimming -n- manicuring ,
It's all in jars ready for a months cure . The hydro plants yielded a combined 34 ounces . 1 at 19oz. and 1 at 15 oz. 19 oz. is a new personal record to BTW . :thumbsup: These numbers do NOT reflect the 2 - 1gal. ziplok freezer bags crammed fulla the under dev. popcorn sized junk . Just the colas and nugz . The scrap and trimmings will become gumby hash soon . :)

The 1st 3 pics are of the 19 oz. plant

The next 2 pics. are the 15 oz. plant
The cola to the right of the lighter is over 2oz. just by itself . :thumbsup:

5 plants = 3 dirt , 2 hydro. together = 44 oz.
Time to go do some mods. to the room add a much larger dwc air pump and do it all over again .
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

[the image reaper]

quite the yield there, bubba :thumbsup:

[Rock.Steady]

HOLY FREAKIN CRAP.
UN BELIVEABLE.
2 THUMBS WAY THE HELL UP UP UP :thumbsup::thumbsup:

WOW, JUST WOW.

[hydrocannabis]

hot dam. thats a hell of a yield U have there.

[Weedhound]

All I can say is...:jawdropper::jawdropper:

[Weedhound]

All right I've managed to pick my jaw up off the floor. 19 oz off one plant. That is fucking AMAZING!!!!!! Can't wait to see how that sative influence smokes. 19ozs. That SO FUCKING ROCKS!!!!:thumbsup:

[Markass]

holy shit crispi...can't wait for next grow, those buds still purely amaze me...bet it's going to cure very well...

[LIP]

Nothing better for me than seeing nice fat colas, freshly trimmed ready to cure. I'm just imagining the flavour now from the first toke of a joint.

Bloody good work my friend! I think i can remember your last bit of gumby that you made, or at least last time you posted. I've literally just had a hit of some polm.

Take it easy Crispi.

[alwayssleepdeprived]

:jointsmile: hope you still remember how to get that much once yer done smokin it

great job xc enjoy

[yiGity]

xcrispi - nice grow and setup, its amazing how those plants grow and produce the amount they do. i saw what you said about so quik harvesting 31 lbs off 10 plants under 10k watts that is just un fucking believable, i wonder how he gets away using that much electricity... 31 lbs could make you 100 g's atleast (legally) :D

[xcrispi]

I haven't seen much of S/Q since the days of O/G ,
Last time I saw him was on I/C Mag . You might be able to track him down there -n- learn a little more . His 24 x 24 garage was a seald sytem using CO2 I think . We can't talk about pirate boxes -n- bypassing meters and stuff now here w/o fear of being banned etc... but thats what I'm bettin on .

3-5 lbs. per 5 gal. bucket isn't hard to do w/ determination and the right equipment . Search Shaggytruedope on here . he's got some 3 lb. monsters .

Crispi :jointsmile:

[basementbotany]

Xcrispi, you are indeed my new idol. For one, i am induced into believing you may be a "BUCKNUT", but that's a guess, the other, you grow some of the greatest plants i have ever seen. take me on, be my leader, I NEED YOU!!!!!

[tokr2153]

holly sh*t man thats just under 3 lbs hell of a job hope i get a yield like that man, good job

[keeko]

xcrispi you always have an inspiring grow, keep up the great work

[smokenss]

was that 5weeks veg 4 the dwc plants ? that is a fuckn wicked yield:thumbsup::D



:smokin:ss

[yiGity]

xcrips - thanks again good lookin :jointsmile: