Hydro-DWC-Botanicare-Noob

[ThaFooT]

ok where to start...first let me try n get the pics up.....

where to start....

this is my first attempt at hydroponics. deep water culture. i started the clones off in a homemade cloner. they rooted in a little over a week. i put one of the clones into a homemade bubbler. both pics attached :). the other clone went into the old school soil method.

i went to the local hydro shop and purchased a "starter kit" of 3 botanicare products. Liquid Karma, Pure Blend Gro and Pure blend bloom... started usin those....

i didnt start this log when i started the grow so i got more posts comin right up

[ThaFooT]

more pics.

perhaps a few weeks later? (i do have all the exact dated somewhere else just not with me for those that would like to know i CAN and WILL get them for ya if u want. )

the 2 next to each other r the same exact age. hydro next to soil. ill be damned too.
the other 2 pics r just the girly girl lookin so nice n big.




im a total noob whe it comes to hydro....i read all this shit all day but still some things are just over my head. i suppose throuhout this grow ive been lucky. i use distilled water. sometimes tap water to top it off daily until the water change. which was every 7-10 days i suppose.

[ThaFooT]

ok this happened a little after the pics from the last post. i attempted a FIM. im thinkin i didnt cut enough off because it pretty much topped it although i still on have 1 main MAIN cola. fine by me. its still bushed out, you'll see later. the 2nd pic was a DISASTER happened a week or so later!! i raised my lights to do my work and suddendly one side fell down. stoner idiot. man it broke the top of the plant. i jerry rigged somethin uo to hold it up and it healed nicely as u can see(that pic is after about 2 weeks)

[ThaFooT]

ok heres some more pics of her in flower. now let me say a few things. hydro is an amazing sight. amazing grow times. final product i dont know first hand quite yet. got about a month left. these r the most recent pics.

1st pic is bout 1st week in flower. take note the plant behind her. thats her momma.

2nd pic is bout 4-5 weeks old.

[ThaFooT]

the plant has almost tripled in size from when i put her in flower. its in a 2 gallon bucket. my "soup" consists of pure blend pro bloom, liquid karma, that sweetener shit, and cal-mag i guess......like i said ima noob.

i use botanicare products only. they say its safe to mix em all up. i dont use them all. ive got alot of questions. any followers out there? id love to answer questions as well. thanks. SMOKE ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ThaFooT]

ok i got some questions....

from my other novice grows ive noticed the main fan leaves turn yellow after it starts flowering.....my fans are yellow and crispy. i could crumble it if i wanted. usually when the leaf was that dead i would tug it to see if it tore away, these do not. all the new growth is green and veggy. although i did notice the bigger leaves comin out of the buds have a tip of crispyness......any advice?

it makes me wonder about this: on the back of the Bloom nutrient, it calls for a Veg dose....the guy at the hydro shop said u dont have to add that while in full flower. thanks!

[SmokeMyPiece]

Hey Foot,

Yes the fan leaves start to yellow, but usually around the last few weeks. If they are in the early stages with curly leaves and are crispy = heat burn

If healthy and just folding upwards toward the light = needs more light

Keep it green Bro

[ThaFooT]

im at week 5ish. the leaves r crispy. i could easily crumble them BUT they do not easily pull off the plant so i leave em on. my light is almost 2 feet away and i got a fan pointed at the top of the plant/the light.

on a different note. on my DWC bucket i have a tube that comes out of the bucket for easy water drainage and its a level indicator. i got some algea growin in it. im going to cover it up with somethin from now on but im wonderin what kind of problems algea causes. thanks.

[ThaFooT]

ok 2 more pics. 1 is of the bud with my phones camera (sucks el ballos). 2nd is the fan leaf. yellow and crispy..........its like week 5-6 of flower. any ideas on what the cause is? im using distilled water, cal-mag added....is it a major nitrogen deficiancy? i dont add grow nutes while in flower.......thanks

[ThaFooT]

im wonderin if should try n make a hash from the trimmings, or should i just make butter?

[ThaFooT]

ok thought id give an update. remember this is my first hydro grow. ive got 2 weeks left. i did a water/nute change yesterday. so 1 week from then i will use no nutes. water only with that clearex stuff. it seems harsh to do for a whole week, but ya gotta crack a few eggs to make an omlet or somethin like that. ...im hopin this sucka yields 2-3 ozs. its odd when i pull of some of the yellowed leaves the trichomes almost look way past prime. they look brown with missing heads. the trichomes on the buds are still clear tho...i guess thats all that matters.

[ThaFooT]

sry forgot the pic, herea ya go.

[ThaFooT]

well hello folks. whoever is watching (o)(o). today is day 50. im not exactally sure the best way to flush a DWC hydro bucket. ive heard a few things. a few weeks ago i got a little botanicare starter 3-pack. it came with 8oz of clearex. im just gonna use that only i suppose? with the distilled water....any input would be appreciated at this time.

[ThaFooT]

man, noone cares :(. ...haha i dont care in a way. but if u look at the post dates u can see this post is far after harvest time. she yielded 76 grams. i guess its not THAT far after harvest time as to i just weighed the final dried amount yesterday :). got 2 more buckets goin, same setup, same nutes, same strain. 1 bucket im using my tap water and the other is distilled with a cal-mag add. the tap water one seems not so good. brown tips on the main biggest oldest fan leaves, slightly wrinkled. the other is just growin, no signs of deficiancies.....please anybody post in here what u think. thanks.

p.s. i had a buddy come thru the other day with some legally bought herb from nevada (i live in illinois), the strains were sour diesle and blue dream. jar said 18-20% thc....didnt seem that great...how does one measure thc percentage?

[ThaFooT]

yall suck. delete my shit. i got no help from noone. this site blows dick anyway off to another one. fags.