hi mark. the only training these girls have gotten was from me bending them and tucking leaves. no strings, no screens, nada. we'll see what happens ;)
om, you and me both :D
love, lestie
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hi mark. the only training these girls have gotten was from me bending them and tucking leaves. no strings, no screens, nada. we'll see what happens ;)
om, you and me both :D
love, lestie
sounds good...I'm sure you'll be happy with them in the end:thumbsup:
Very sweet looking Can Bush. This thing might just become a freak of nature in like 6 weeks. Hope it will make the race to the end. I love to see big huge areas covered in buds. I saw this video with the guy, I think he called himself Mr. Green, he popped his head out from a huge bed of buds all painted and dressed in green. So very nice. This just might be the mini of that.
eating kids during blooming is highly recommended to increase yield.....Don't have enough kids in my neighborhood to try it......let me know how it works for you....:D
PS....always ph your kids first in hydro......:stoned:
should you ph them up or down? or does it depend?
i guess some kids are basic, and others are more acid :D
You can offer a limb to your plants and see how they do with it.....if the leaves curl up you need ph down....if they wilt ph up....why do you think I keep so many chihuahuas on hand?
w-ell, i just thought you had a thing for rats :D
*scatter*
Hey Celeste that bush looks like it came straight from the Garden Of Weeden...oops I mean Garden of Eden....lol.....Wow looks great sweets......U are truly motivating me to do a 5gal dwc grow one plant one bush.;)
Celeste is a very motivating person.....:thumbsup:
aw, gee whiz guys :p
*blushes*
pix tonite!
;) Yes she is.................
Can't wait for the next pix, Lestie. Looks fantabulous!
One question about your watering system- you're using airstones in your (very cleverly recycled dogfood box) reservoir, but how full is the rez? I guess I'm asking is your grow is classifiable as aero or DWC. If the water level is really low, it sounds like aero.
I'm looking to get rid of the rockwool floc I use in my grow- and aero looks like the way forward. I just need to work out how best to do it for a grow the size of mine... aero for 92 plants in flower will be a bit of a mechanical challenge!
hi al! thanx so much :p
this is a dwc, i try not to let the res drop too low. however, it does act as an aero as well. ie, these clones were rooted in this system. i kept the res low, and the bubbles splashed the netpots, creating a realy nice environment for roots.
i have, use, and love a little homemade aerocloner, but i think it's way too high maintenance for a full grow. this dwc is working great for me though, and i think i'll stick to it, as it's just so straightforward! water and bubbles, nothing else. no timers, lines, etc, just water in a bucket :D
hope you stick around, the next 7-8 weeks should be filled with excitement in this thread!
love, lestie
ps, i loathe rockwool, hate it hate it hate it!!!!!! i root my clones directly in medium. i'm going to try germing beans in gravel.... so keep an eye out for that thread in the future.
holy fucken AAAAAAAAAAA. your plants look fn great as hell. I hope they R female. cuz you would get a LOT of budssss.
oo yah I also wanted to say you R funny.
you said: yeah, it's gonna take over, eat the small dogs, prolly the neighbors cat too... yep, don't let your kid go to lestie's house, they might not come back. yessir....
lol lol lol lol.
It would, too. I've seen aero based on water pumps that force water through sprayers. I think the way you're doing it is far superior, especially from a reliability standpoint. Water sprayers can clog from little tiny bits of gack and grit or dried nutes on the spray nozzle, where your air system makes a finer, highly oxygenated nute mist without the possibility of sprayer clogs. If I do aero, it'll be similar to your system.Quote:
Originally Posted by Celeste
Yep, easy peasy! You can add little extras to your system (particularly useful if you build more buckets) like some lawn irrigation valves and whatnot to make tank changes easier, but the basic concept is rock solid. :)Quote:
i have, use, and love a little homemade aerocloner, but i think it's way too high maintenance for a full grow. this dwc is working great for me though, and i think i'll stick to it, as it's just so straightforward! water and bubbles, nothing else. no timers, lines, etc, just water in a bucket :D
I like rockwool cubes for cloning because they make easy keeping the root tip environment consistently correct and thus yield quick rooting clones. The rockwool is pretty irrelevant after you get a good spray of roots.
Hey, you bet. Wouldn't miss a minute. Your results are gonna be impressive, but it's not down to luck. You've worked hard to understand the science and it's paying off. Way to go. :)Quote:
hope you stick around, the next 7-8 weeks should be filled with excitement in this thread!
I could do without buying and disposing of the stuff, but I like the ability to move potted plants around in the op. DWC & aero systems tend to fix the plant in place as there's no medium to support the roots if you want to move them around.Quote:
ps, i loathe rockwool, hate it hate it hate it!!!!!! i root my clones directly in medium. i'm going to try germing beans in gravel.... so keep an eye out for that thread in the future.
If you use gravel, do you avoid limestone? Seems like that would drive the pH up. Sandstone river gravel or marble chips sounds like the thing, but you clearly have worked it out so far! :)
Great work so far! :)
Man what a bush. I will certainly keep an eye on this grow.
Peace and good luck. Can't wait to see the turn out.
ok guys, here's more pix!!!
hi hc! lol, yes, they are female, all three are clones from a dg mother plant of my friend.
hi loc nar!!! where've you been hiding? haven't seen you in forever!! please do keep an eye on me, i may need it ;)
love, lestie
hey al! i know what you mean with spray heads getting clogged, that's what i deal with when using my aerocloner. it requires daily checking, but it works great, my fastest rooting method.
other than that, dwc bubblers work very well for rooting clones; i don't have the luxury of all the ooh la la's, so i'm using quartz granite gravel as a medium. it adds a trace amount of organic potassium, derived from granite dust, but that's it; no probs with ph.
i've use rw, and it has worked for me with rooting clones, i just find it an extra hassle. i root in soil, or aero, or in the bubbler now, no more rw.
as far as moving stuff, this single bucket can be moved wherever i need it. and for res changes (atm, going to upgrade and put in a drain) my brother and i lift the lid and place it on a new bucket with fresh nutes. so mobility is an option with this set up....
as for the no medium to support roots, look at my root shots, you can see the net pots holding the plants. the roots will grow all through the net pot, then end up dangling in the nute solution. i think this is why dwc works so well, there is alway full contact between nutes and roots.
thanx for the compliments!
love, lestie
oh, btw, spidermites are back for another round, you can see the damage. the spots have appeared in less than three days!
got two no pest strips to alieviate that prob, i have neem oil for a last resort....
damn commie bastard mutant spidermites.... ya just can't kill em!
bumping for the night owls :p
ok, well, like it or not people, my plants grow whether you post or not :p
here's some new pix...last one is of the next wave....
love, lestie
oooooooooooooooooooo wee. they look great. when U plan 2 flower that beast bush. the temps must be good. R they?
I bet U R gunna get a huge yield. huh.
hc, how are you? they are looking great! stretching out big time. i've been in flower now for two weeks (approx) temps range from mid 60's to upper 70's, all acceptable, imo. i'm hoping for a lb+ :D
love, lestie
Just might havta make me 1 of those lil cribs for my babies .
It'd still fit in the lil cfl cab you saw me make sis . This could eliminate a month of veg. time , and a months wortha hps on the electric bill , not to mention yield a month sooner too . :thumbsup:
Peace sis .
Crispi :jointsmile:
hi crispi! do you mean the seven site starter bucket? i love it! i can root clones in it, and they can go up to six weeks with no tangle! i don't think i'd go that long again, but it's great for consolidating, and using al little little light as possible....
love, lestie
Nice tree :thumbsup:
Looking soooooooooooooooo sweet Celeste.....Cant wait to see the buds on that girl...yummy..lol
me eather.
hi guys!!!
new pix....
WOW!
:jointsmile: Bree
you guys are great! :p
i added another 400w, mh solarmax gold.... :D
love, lestie
Hey Lestie the force is strong with you...lol......Wow another light ur buds are going to be insane..........
So how much light do you have there total?
800w. about to be 852w, i'm adding two 10.0 reptile uvb bulbs this week too....Quote:
Originally Posted by Weedhound
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
ok, seems i'm not loved anymore :(
here's some new pix
and some more...
last pic is a hazexdreamgoddess, something i'm toying with.
love, lestie
Beats soil don't it? :D:thumbsup: