Hi there,
Thursday night i changed the nutes and the girls are starting to show some decent budsize,still about 3 weeks to go before harvest.
Cant wait to get there.... :D
Some pics from this morning(saturday)
Comments anyone?
QB
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Hi there,
Thursday night i changed the nutes and the girls are starting to show some decent budsize,still about 3 weeks to go before harvest.
Cant wait to get there.... :D
Some pics from this morning(saturday)
Comments anyone?
QB
Hello,
your setup is very well studied. However i have some questions :
how do you manage the connections between the growing buckets and the control bucket ?
what is the way you change the ferts solution, how do you use the water pomp ?
I would like to recreate something like yours.
Thanks
hello fhydro,
The connection between buckets is made quite simply actualy,
each bucket was drilled once on the side near the bottom (about 1 inch from bottom),
Then a 3/4 inch rubber grommet was inserted then a 3/4 inch barbed connector was inserted in the grommet and finaly the hose is connected to the barbed connector and the other end goes with the same setup but on the control bucket.
I know it sounds all chineese but ill try to get some pics of what i mean,your question made me realize that i dont have pics of the actual making of the setup.
Ill get some pics and be right back.
QB
Here we go,
pic 1-the control bucket,the top part has 3 lines coming in and 1 line on the right side.
Other pics are from different angles and show the lines going to the buckets.
I couldnt take better pics because of the jungle above it but i will take better pics after harvest when nothing clogs the view.
QB
It's been a while since last update so here we go:
The girls are really starting to smell yummy and the trichs are comin out in numbers. :)
The buds are about 1-1.5 inch in diameter and are growing very tight and solid.
Each time i touch the buds now,my fingers get sticky.. :D
Back soon with more bud pics,stay tunned! :D :D :D
QB
Lookin very nice, but stop touching the buds, touching and squeezing buds is hard to resist but it bruises them. If you wanna catch a whiff you can rub the stem or a leaf.
Dont worry about the buds...lol :DQuote:
Originally Posted by phillykid420
They are doin very fine thank you. :)
QB
Some more bud pics,as we can see they are doing well. :)
QB
QueBud o man they seem to be filling in pretty perfectly for u. Looking great
Tx Bspectral,
They are filling in very well and i wish i was 2-3 weeks in the future at harvest time.... lol
QB
Thank you for the pics of the control bucket. I've got other questions anyway...
What is the way you use to fill and empty your buckets ? I want to be sure to understand well. Is there a kind of circulation between the buckets or only once a week, for instance ?
How do you adjust the ph of your nutes solution. Don't you have ph fluctuation because of the air stones?
Thanks
High fhydro,
Since all the buckets are connected to the control bucket,all the emptying and filling happens thru the control bucket.
Once a week,when its time to change the nutes,you simply put a general utility pump in your control bucket and pump all the nutes out of the control bucket for disposal.(down the drain,in your garden,whatever)
Once the nutes have been pumped out you put your pump in your rez and you pump from the rez to the control bucket and all the buckets will fill at same time as the control bucket.
You stop pumping when you reach the desired level in your control bucket.(remember,all buckets will have same liquid level as the control bucket)
As a rez,i use a 45 gallon drum because i have to mix 160 litres every week for the nute change.
I dont use recirculation as i feel its only a waste of energy and my gilrs dont complain either...lol
I adjust ph when i fill the rez then add nutes and then i dont bother with it anymore since nutes are changed weekly.
QB
The girls are really starting to frost up and give me some decent budshots for all of us to enjoy.... :D
The thc glands are coming out of everywhere,even on the leaf stems.
I managed to get a few good pics so here they are:
QB
beautiful pics QueBud
OK, Que Bud, i've got it now.
Where did you find the stuff to connect your buckets? Could you check your ph in the bucket before changing the nutes to know if it goes up with added air? Hum, which strain ? I don't remember. Anyway, nice grow!!!
Fhydro
Bspectral,
Thanks man :D
fyhdro,
All the parts to connect the buckets can be found at home depot or your local hardware store.
The parts are:
barbed connectors> plumbing section
black hose> plumbing section
rubber grommets> electricity section
As for checking ph of nutes going out,i suppose you can make your life more complicated if you wish but i prefer to keep it simple.
I dont bother with ph of out going nutes,its the ones going in i pay attention to... :D
And the strain is called "queen"
peace,
QB
What can i say???? welcome to frosty land...lol
QB
So here's some more:
QB
Ans some more...lol
I hope its not too much.
QB
I took some shots with the lights off and the flash really helps to see the bud size.
QB
Here's the pics:
QB
Here's some more shots with the lights off.
QB
Howdy QueBud,Quote:
Originally Posted by QueBud
Yeeeehhhaawww !!! Ain't growing grand ? Excellent !
Have a good one ! :D
tx torog,
I'm looking forward to see what the harvest is gonna be like. :D
QB
Hey whats up QB, I have no doubts, those are some nice nugs you got, looking ripe for the picking!
have a good one man, hope they all smoke as well as they look!
Canadabis
are they ever getting big now and juicy-sticky perfect lookingQuote:
Originally Posted by QueBud
cana:they're not quite ripe yet but getting there :)
1-2 weeks at most and no doubt will the smoke be some kickass dank... :D
I've grown this strain many times in soil and never seen them perform like this. :)
Bspedtral:They are getting juicyer and stickyer by the day...lol
Gonna have to put some drip pans under them soon...lol
QB
Here is all the pics i got from the end of flowering....Enjoy!!
QB
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more
QB
how do you handle the smell from that lot?
Good ventilation...lol
QB
more
QB
and finaly....
QB
o yes they'r starting to show(bursting) the pistol change. BEAUTIFUL
where are the new pics?
wich new pics?
QB
Some nice shit bro, Hey I want that system, I won't be able for awhile
but when I can , Wanta take a trip? well keep it up, thanks for the shots
and the rest , Mahalos Eaglesvision
You dont need me to take a trip to set you up,
all the info is available in these forums or you can checkout overgrow.com.
The system is called bubblers or DWC,either means the same.
You can build your own for dirt cheap,no need to spend big cash for this system.
QB
Hello QB,
now harvest is done. Have you got pics? Have you gots pics also off the inside of the buckets, root system ? Should be awesome! Maybe the roots were inside the hose...
Good job ? Any idea of the yield ?
Fhydro