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Just a quick Flower Day 19 update....
Added a couple of CFL's very low, not blocking any of the HPS and MH light, trying to take advantage of the added (5-1-1) fish emulsion I'm now using once a week. And here's also a pic of "Harddon's Flavor/Potency Boost Elixir" ingredients. The girls are getting their second of three applications today.
UPDATE?????
Did they survive Dr. HARD's ROOT TONIC?
Sorry, HD, I went through a little paranoia period when I was reading through the Overgrow threads, then this change in ownership.
Anyway, they seem to be doing great. The fans are holding out, which I assume is the added fish emulsion and low CFL's.
The buds had a definite growth spurt after using the mixture...of course I don't know if it was coincidental. But it sure was a sign that it didn't hurt.
I'm at Day 29 of flower, now...they had their weekly 5-1-1 fish emulsion last night. I plan on an approximate 70 day flower. I had great results with cactus juice last flower and started this flower with the cactus juice. I was sort of planning on one more shot of fish emulsion in a week, then one more full strength feeding of cactus juice in 14 days. Then cutting out all nutes for the last month.
What nutes do you recommend I finish them out with?
Here's Flower Day 21 and Flower Day 28:
hey ski,
why you switch your light to 14/0, instead of 12...
everything that i have read says that it is critical to have it 12/12..
just wondering?
by the way, your plants are looking very beautiful! very!
slim
Thanks, Slim. I switched at the suggesting of Harddon. The added hours and booster tonic mixture are supposed to increase the THC production.
And I'm all for increasing THC production...
Looks like the fans are starting to get yellow.
I would:
Increase the amount of fish emulsion, not the frequency. Since you are gonna flower for 70 days, you have time to deal with it.
I forgot how much fish stuff you are using...I would double it up whatever it is. Just double the amount, not the frequency.
The cactus juice is just fine...but I prefer the Ka-Bloom I mentioned earlier.
You have a long way to go and these will be some very nice buds, I can tell.
Stick with your nute cycle on the other items. You will need to keep these getting nutes til about 18-10 days before harvest.
As far as those CFLs at the bottom..you might as well shut them off at this point. While it keeps the bottoms lit, the light is no way intense enuff to prevent major fan loss.
Its pretty much a waste of juice.
Now if you could get a MH down there, that would be perfect. But the CFL just isnt gonna do anything...your plants are too big and healthy and the added light really only is amounting to added electricty costs.
I would shut them off and save the bulbs for the next veg / birth states.
Other than that my man, you have done well and soon your tomatos should start to turn red!
Paranoia is rarely a bad thing these days.
Great job.
Excellent, thanks, HD! These girls have very different personalities than my last grow. The better nutes and light through the early stages made them a foot taller with a week less veg time. And the bud sites are stretched much longer (I quit the SuperThrive at your suggestion).
The last few oz's of my last grow were amazing, HD. Better than anything I've ever bought. The extra curing I did made all the difference. I'd be psyched just to duplicate those results, but don't see why I can't turn out even better stuff.
Sexcellent log.
Great plants.
Great info.
For your bottom lighting, The Home Depot now sells 60 & 75 watt HPS units that simply plug into a regular outlet.
They are designed for outdoor lighting, so they have a plastic cover on them and all you need to do is wire it with a regular lamp electrical cord.
They cost around 60.00 but they work absolutely perfect. With as long as you have to flower, it might do you wise to pick up one or two.
These new lights, since the have a cover, wont burn or add much heat and they fit perfectly in the lower corners and stuff of grow closets...and are HPS. They also have the MH for outside in 70Watts and that would be even better for the lower foilage.
Looks good my friend.
This is the only 70w MH I can find at the Home Depot website; does it look like the one?
http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS...gkg.0&MID=9876