Plants are lookin good man.. Nice big bushy fuckers.. If there all fems there gonna be alot of bud on them.. Good luck with the rest of your grow man...:thumbsup::jointsmile:
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Plants are lookin good man.. Nice big bushy fuckers.. If there all fems there gonna be alot of bud on them.. Good luck with the rest of your grow man...:thumbsup::jointsmile:
So its day 6 of flower, and time for an update. I'm still having trouble with root aphids and spidermites. So I went and got 1500 lady bugs and 2 Praying Mantis Casings that contain 50-200 eggs. It said to hang the casing from a branch and then the mantids would hang down from a silk thread dry out and then go about there way. I also read you can just put the casing in a paper bag and hatch them in there then take them out as needed. My grow area is only a 7x7' room and my actual flowering area is only 21 sqft. so how many mantids should I release?
Here's what I've been feeding them:
Botanicare Pro bloom- 5-7ml/gal about 500ppm
Liquid karma-5-7ml per gal
sweet-5ml/gal
Hydrogaurd-8ml/gal
Advanced Nutrients:
Sensi-Cal Grow- 5-7 ml total raise total tds about 300ppm
Voodoo Juice-10ml/gal
Pirrana- .6g per litre (1st 2 weeks of flower only)
Bud Blood- .5g per litre (1st week of flower only)
Carbo Load 5ml/gal
Sensizym-10ml/gal
This is just for the 1st few weeks of flower then I will be using AN big bud during weeks 2-6 I think, then AN Overdrive weeks 7-8, plus I got some Gravity to use in the last 3 weeks of flower also...
Then I raise the ph from about 4.5-5.0 up to 6.3
I'm growing in Coco with perlite, and I water about ever 2-3 days when they feel pretty light and dry. There all in 5 gal buckets except 1 that in a 3 gal nursery container.
So its day 6 of flower, and time for an update. I'm still having trouble with root aphids and spidermites. So I went and got 1500 lady bugs and 2 Praying Mantis Casings that contain 50-200 eggs. It said to hang the casing from a branch and then the mantids would hang down from a silk thread dry out and then go about there way. I also read you can just put the casing in a paper bag and hatch them in there then take them out as needed. My grow area is only a 7x7' room and my actual flowering area is only 21 sqft. so how many mantids should I release?
Here's what I've been feeding them:
Botanicare Pro bloom- 5-7ml/gal about 500ppm
Liquid karma-5-7ml per gal
sweet-5ml/gal
Hydrogaurd-8ml/gal
Advanced Nutrients:
Sensi-Cal Grow- 5-7 ml total raise total tds about 300ppm
Voodoo Juice-10ml/gal
Pirrana- .6g per litre (1st 2 weeks of flower only)
Bud Blood- .5g per litre (1st week of flower only)
Carbo Load 5ml/gal
Sensizym-10ml/gal
This is just for the 1st few weeks of flower then I will be using AN big bud during weeks 2-6 I think, then AN Overdrive weeks 7-8, plus I got some Gravity to use in the last 3 weeks of flower also...
Then I raise the ph from about 4.5-5.0 up to 6.3
I'm growing in Coco with perlite, and I water about ever 2-3 days when they feel pretty light and dry. There all in 5 gal buckets except 1 that in a 3 gal nursery container.
Well the girls are sleeping right now, but I got a few shots of them last night when the lights were on. They are on day 10 flower. Just starting to develop little buds with pistils forming:thumbsup: The root aphids were getting out of control so I gave up on my beneficial insects and got some neem oil concentrate, 70% neem oil, and mixed that in with my nutrients and some penetrator to make it more slippery and not clog my roots. Well its been 2 days since and so far it seems to have killed them all. I also mixed up a foliar spray with the neem and penetrator and soaked the entire plant. So I've got my fingers crossed. If the neem oil doesn't work then I've got some Systemic pesticide by Ortho, formerly called Isotox...This was recommended by by the hydro guy and is said to kill everything in the soil, larvae and aphids. Hopefully it wont kill my piranha and voodoo juice, beneficial bacteria... I also got a Pyrethrum Fogger that I've been using to kill all the flying aphids and any other crawling aphids that have jumped ship. I just went through my first 20lbs of Co2. It lasted about 2-1/2 weeks and I had it set at 950ppms on my green air digital sequencer. I read in a ed rosanthal Q&A that if you have anywhere from 60-100watts per sq/ft. that you can bump the Co2 up to 2000ppm's. But from what I've read here everyone says to match co2 ppm with your nutrients ppms. So I Have about 75 watts per sq/ft so I moved the co2 up to 1500 and I'll see how she does there. Then if they like that I'll move it up to 2000. They are really starting to stretch, here some pics
Here a few more pics. One of the Sage n Sour that had the worst aphid infestation. Then one of my bubba kush started to become infested so I sprayed her with the neem and penetrator and now shes got the claw leaf going on.:wtf: See pic
Well I'm 2 1/2 weeks into flower and buds are beginning to form nicely. The plants stretched a lot in the first 2 weeks, but have slowed down the last few days. On the tops that were stretching too tall I bent them over to be even with the rest of the canopy. I'm testing my light mover over night with a hood and glass to make sure it's working. I bought it used and when I first set it up with all the weight on it the thing would slip. So my friend gave me a new wheel and I adjusted the motor and re bent the spring and its working a lot better. If its still going strong in the morning then I'm gonna hook it up tomorrow. I also got another 4" in-line can fan so I'll have 1 fan for each light, plus I have the 165cfm duct booster. I was reading that light mover are supposed to improve lighting by 1.6??? So does that mean a 1000 watt light is now 1600watt? I'm having issues with my Green Air Cdds-2 C02 sequencer. My friend turned it off while we were in the room, why I do not know, and every since its been acting funny. The take will have gas, and my ppm set at 1500 and I will get a reading of 0 or 10ppm and it won't turn on the regulator to release the gas. So i will reset the cdds-2 and it will work again for a while the n fuck up again...Plus I went through a tank in about a week, when the 1 st tank lasted me 2 1/2. I did raise the ppms but not by double. This time instead of getting the tank exchanged I found a place to get it filled. Plus it was $5 cheaper:thumbsup: I weighed the tank when I got home 46lbs. So it should weight 26lbs empty seeing as its a 20lb tank.
Here's some pics
Well Its the first day of week 5 flower. I was able to set up my light mover. Now I have 3 of the bigger plants and 2 small ones under the 1K w/mover and the other 3 under a 600 watt. Here's some pics :jointsmile:
a few close-ups
looking good. very nice close ups. what kind of camera do you use? It seems your plants are about the same age as mine, but I just can't seem to get any close ups that will do it justice. any tips?
The Camera is a Olympus D-490 Zoom. 2.1 MP. I have tried taking pictures with a few different settings, there's one with a flower, one with a spade, and then there's just the normal zoom. Honestly I have yet to figure out which settings is best. I just took about 30 + pics almost all close ups and only came away with 3-4 decent pics. I also have tried holding a piece of white paper over the light to help with the Orange tint, kinda worked. Just takes patience and a steady hand and some luck. :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by 805dnbhead