Closet growing thread.

Considering this is an experiment i'll try to expand upon ideas. The idea of the two indivdual small tubs in my mind is two fold. One being a small area for further root development before transplanting into a larger system (which will come together when need be) and two, confine problems. If I fuck up on one plant, the other could potentially survive.

They do seem to like it so far. Using dynagrow nutes for my nutrient solution w/ ph down to about ph5.2 @ 2 tsp/gallon.

I have no instruments as of this time to read ppm/ec

2 and 2. All 4 female papaya clones. Now I guess I truely have options. :thumbsup:

This lil gal seems to be taking to her new conditions the best out of the group :) It makes me happy that she happens to be one of the ones in the dwc :thumbsup:

Looking good lookin good lookin good :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Adjust and reposition plants accordingly. Adapt with the grow :thumbsup:
Each grow is always different than the last even with clones! Make the most of it :jointsmile:

Nute solution change, clip lower dead growth from cloning process. Add more hydroton for support. Add 2 more CFLs. Clones in DWC will be place in larger system to flower soon. All 4 clones showing preflowerers. Plant age via clones aprox 4-5 mo old therefore sexually mature. :thumbsup:

Wally world hyrdoponics. Closet Totes (3-5 gallon) $4.95 a piece x2. 8 ft air tube $1.42 a piece x2. 10" air stones $2.82 a piece x4. T connectors $1.19 for two. Tetra air pump, 30-60 gallon aquarium model (2 air lines) $20.98

Ready and waiting...

hey, I got the opposite problem, my dwc grows have been mostly successess, whereas every single one of my soil grows have been utter failures, cant figure it out, anyways, good luck with the dwc, I find it rather easy, at the moment I'm only using mother earth bloom tea and superthrive with regular tap water, and its going great. I use a simple color chart ph tester, which helps, especially when the ph is high. Take it easy and good luck man. looks good

Plants moved to larger dwc. Veg growth under 150w HPS for a day or two to adjust. Tubs hold 5 gallons perfect. Water level @ 5 gallons is RIGHT under the net pot. :thumbsup:

more pics

Day 3 flowering.

Day 4 flowering.
Also keeping running clones. Hopefully last of the soil seen here.

Day 9 Flowering

Day 10 flowering. Still stretching. Will be swapping in the 250w fixture shortly. :thumbsup:

beautiful work
theyll love that 250 way more
enjoy:stoned:

Thanks texas :thumbsup::jointsmile:
Good idea!

Day 13 flowering (aprox 2 week flower). 150w taken down. 250w Put up.
Nute change tomorrow.

Day 21 flowering :thumbsup:

Day 26 flowering.

Your plants look very, very, VERY healthy. Good work.

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Originally Posted by stinkyattic

Your plants look very, very, VERY healthy. Good work.

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Post from stinky! Woohooo! Thanks bud. mmmmm... bud. :thumbsup:

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Day 28 flowering. Root zone is very healthy too :)

Added 150w. Now running at 400w.

Plants trichome development is already previlant, even larger fans not touching buds are developing trichomes.

And..... continuing to keep the phenotype alive. This little clone on the left looks pretty beat up, but shes pushing roots out - its only a matter of time before she starts to produce vigorous growth. But just in case, we have new clones rooting as backup :thumbsup:

Now 100% soil-less. Everything is aqua-culture. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

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Looking at that past thumbnail as I paruse my thread looking for new ways to "grow" err advance... I couldnt help but notice how easy the cloning/veg/recloning process was... how little space it truely requires... and the newest idea/breakthrough had dawned on me...

Tada, 4 more. Takes 2 1 to grow in 1 to root in. I have space for 2 plants in flower. With 6 total, I will be able to keep 3 strains going. And I will be able to flower varying strains.

Nirvana I love you, but I've had my eye on strawberry cough for quite awhile. I could never justify $200 on beans, but w/ the new prospect of a 1 time investment... g13xww cross looks yummy as well. BHB has ideas?!?

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No pics on this idea yet, just ideas im toying with... but I've read alot about the active yeast/alcohol fermenting c02 process and was toying with an idea for c02 injecting into the air pump line for c02 in the root zone for the flowering plants.

See. Beaten up but not out for the count! Only been two days and the clones pushed out a couple longer roots and has new yet smaller growth :) These crudy leaves gets clipped off later on anyway. Whats important is shes alive :)

Day 34 flowering :)

Looks good :thumbsup:

Pic 1, beaten up baby recovering fine :)

Pic 2, lovely ladies ('cept they stinky, but I find that lovely with these ladies)

Pic 3, started to develop problems so I couldnt guesstimate my ph down etc. bought a full range fishy ph test kit so i can at least get more ballpark.

Still, buds are nice... not as heavy as I expected -- im beginning to wonder if I kept clones of the wrong plant... This one shares more resemblances to one of the original mothers from prior flowering. That, or im still getting the hang of it. Definately thinking GH nutes 3 part flora and a digi ph reader. Time and money will see.

Ps. You should give me a thumbs up for all the pics Ive posted :cool:

Day 42 flowering. Trichomes galore! Entire plants looking like this crystal encased jewl. Yummy yummy.

Considering the idea of abandoning my cabinet. Seeing the versitility of common containers, the easy/clenliness of dwc growing -- Enter phase 1 of bhb exclusive 4 plant mini dwc basket. Basket provides easy transport. Each container is held snuggly in place by thick styrofoam padding. 20-60 gallon duel line air pump is seated in a notch in the styrofoam to secure it and to help absorb vibration. Each line protected by a 1 way valve. Each line split into 2 via T connector with 1" airstone. Grow containers provide adaptability (ie mother area, clone area, and clone/veg areas... or just 4 plants w/e.)

Future plans may consist of basket seated in a larger container lined in reflect-x with styrofoam support, lighted removable lid, self ventiliation, 1 plug to wall cabability. In essence, a self contained hydroponic rubbermaid chamber (and 3/4 less cumbersome as the cabinet).

Day 45 flowering. My one plant battle came to and end and I harvested one plant early.

Pic 1 look at the root development!
pic 2 further look at the root zone w/o the hydroton.
Pic 3 havent finished manicuring, needed a break. But you get the general idea :)
Pic 4 necrotic patches. on some of the newest growth and started getting into the budding areas. i figured i was happy as is and decided to cut so as to not compromise my final product.
Pic 5 which ultimately, looks and smells amazing. scissor hash had me r0ck3d :P

... continued

pic 1 which leaves one sole gal basking under all those lumens alone. honestly, im fine with that :thumbsup:
pic 2 a little better look at the cola!

Never did get to post harvest pics. Holidays, my bad.

Continuing to keep the strain alive via generational cloning till its time to flower again. Been a good year. Year to date (start of thread till now) has seen many successful harvests. Grow on everyone. Happy belated new years - bhb out :jointsmile:

... continued (recap)

Buds grown since thread start... ~ 1 year.

Pic 1 harvest 1
Pic 2 harvest 2
Pic 3+4 harvest 3
Pic 5 harvest 4 (not fully manicured)
Not shown - harvest 4 second plant.

I've smoked alot of pot this year!?! :p

great looking harvest....looking yummy

GREAT JOB!!!!! :)

Check my log out and check out my sour d!!! Its Yummy!!!!

Thanks, but its 4 seperate harvests through out this particular threads start. I could have prolly bumped it to 6 harvests a year had I harvested and planted clones to flower right after each harvest. I dont like to -always- have plants in flower... Call me sketchy? All in all, for personal smoke -- It suits my needs 3 fold. :jointsmile:

True True

New to this growing thing, great job though. I am currently building out my grow room and I believe we are in a similar situation (Apartment). I have two questions about your set up.

1. what lighting are you using?

2. What are you doing for odor control?

Damn nice bro, clap-clap, you did some excellent work. Whats the harvest weight on your grows? Peace Ollie

Still lurking in the shadows. Been awhile since posted. Same papaya female genetics staggering through via generational cloning. Plant age from original seeded mother ~8 mos. 4 Rooted now in superthrive/nute solution to healthy em up now that they have rooted. Will 2 of these see flowering? Possibly. :smokin:

I think U R the man when it comes to growing.
thouse buds look gravy.