Lestie's Adventures with Water Works

hi guys! my name is lestie, and i'm growing three plants in a black dwc bucket. everything i have is homemade, as i'm about as low budget as one could possible get... but, it all works :p

i'll need to look for dates and particulars in my journal, but i have weekly pix.

setup info:

8 23w cfls
1 400w mh reflector (for the cfls)
2 120cfm fans (one for cooling the light, once for aggitating the plants)
1 15g black dog food bucket with flip top lid
3 3'' netpots, heavyduty
gravel
dual outlet air pump
2 10'' airstones
gh three part (hardwater micro)
cal/mag (waiting for delivery)
hammerhead (waiting for delivery)
ph pen and tds/temp pen

backtracking, i've had a bad ca deff. it got worse and worse... as a last resort, i upped the nutes to 15ml grow, 10ml micro, and 5ml bloom. this seems to have helped, i also added one tablespoon of epsom salts.

ok, so without further ado, here are some pix.

lestie :p

more pix...:D

Hey Celeste those look nice....I do think I have pics of them on my thread. FwF suggested dolomite lime for hydro apps....I'll see if I can get him to give a specific dose. Do you have that?

PS roots look very good. :thumbsup:

more pix :D:D

more pix :D:D:D

i'll take new pix tonite...

hi weedhound! i don't have any lime atm, but i can get some. i should have the cal/mag within a couple of days though...

Are those clones or from seeds? What strain? How old? Enquiring minds need to know.....

these are clones; i got them from a freind, who got her mom from a friend, who got a slip from one who grew it from seed. i've heard stories, seen pix, and i hope it goes as good as i've heard and seen.

strain is dreamgoddess, i think she said it is a cross of godbud and dreamweaver...

as far as age, like i said, i realy don't know without finding my journal. i gess they've been vegging just under four weeks now, about three weeks from seeing roots through the net pot.

what gets me is the branching! i had planned on topping them, but the lats are outgrowing the top! so i have multitopped plants with no lst or topping.... i like this hydro stuff :D

lol if i were to imagine...the would be something called dreamgoddess?? or so ive heard...

yep, dreamgoddess. is that right? godbud and dreamweaver? i've heard of dreamweaver before, good things too. i hope to get a good small med supply from these.

I love the hydro stuff too....;)

more pix... :D:D:D:D

lol yep! your in for a very good suprise at harvest time!

wow wow. they look very nice.
so how old R they. and do you konw the sex of them yet.

:D dammmm dude. I like looking at them cuz there so nice and big and healthy looking.

keep it up.

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Originally Posted by hydrocannabis

wow wow. they look very nice.
so how old R they. and do you konw the sex of them yet.

:D dammmm dude. I like looking at them cuz there so nice and big and healthy looking.

keep it up.

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once again, they're about a month from root, all three clones. all three female ;)

Great roots on those....something I shall aspire to. :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Weedhound

Great roots on those....something I shall aspire to. :thumbsup:

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psh, i'm but a lowly (but lucky ;)) noob. i aspire to buds like yours :jointsmile:

So far so good ,
You'll be amazed w/ the hydro deal sis . Now that roots are actually way dwn in nutes be careful , they'll outgrow that container bloody fast and choke each other out . Lookin good so far , keep up the good work .
Crispi :jointsmile:

xc, i realy need to know.... this bucket is 15g. i was told that one plant's roots will do well in a 5g bucket, so i figured three would do nicely....

wrong.... these guys have branched so much it's unreal. no topping, no lst, just straight up bush! oh, and the roots are just floating now, they aren't deep in the res yet.... my big problem is the clutter. the plants are too close. i think i'm going to make a screen.

i just got a 400w hps today!!!! :D:D:D:D

love,

lestie

5 gal. each is sweet ,
But gotta spread net pots out more next time , too lil too late maybe ? You got a cpl. of these containers right ? they're all female clones - looks like 1 giant shrub this time . :)

Could u fwd . me the link we were lookin at for room to room relays by chance ?

Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

i totally did not expect the branching that these have produced! i saw my friend's in flower, and it was a single cola, no branches. i figured three would fit nicely with some lst....

i was wrong :p like you said; too little too late:o

i can't wait to see what they do in flower, they may stretch out nicely; the canopy is nice and even...

i'm off to take pix!

lestie

Off to a great start Lestie - loving the tight short internodes. You see that with T5 lights often so youre doin great.

Where did you get that bucket? I'm looking for a 15 or 20 gallon one with a split lid like yours. I wanna use it as a small res. I did a websearch for 15g black dog food bucket (per your desc. LOL) and only got a bunch of crap.

HA ha ha .....hydro rocks....ha ha ha.....no pun intended....ha ha ha.....:D

ok guys, new pix. lots and lots of new growth, unbelievable!!!

got a pic of the new giant unmodified 400w hps. i have to take it apart and make a remote out of it... but it works for now.

doco, i've looked online myself and can't find them. but, i do think that petsmart sells the dog food and it comes in buckets. the brand name is... ummm....geez, if you hadn't asked....

let me go see...

ok, purina pro plan. that's what it is. i think it's 37.5lbs?

crispi, here is the link, it's at the bottom of the page...
How to wire your own Marijuana Grow lights &Save Money & Wiring 2 Rooms With 1 Ballast,

enjoy the pix!

love, lestie

Ha HA HA they aren't in flower yet? Ha HA HA they're going to take over.....:D

wh, they are only ten inches tall!! i have room for them to get four feet max, so i figured i'd follow crispi's technique of a looooong veg and a hiiiiiigh yeild. i'm hoping for a good yeild, anyway :p

this is my first grow with dwc... i hope for the best :D

lestie

Ha ha ha they're gonna take over the house....:D

those look awesome! i think you're going to have problems with them being so close though....

hi wh!

kp

Kp, did you ever get your CalMag?

1st off, mega mega king kong props for such vibrant looking plants! My hats off on your n00b experience. And this is from one n00b to an0ther.

2nd, I had to LOL at the sight of that street light hovering over the plants!! I don't think I've ever seen it done that way, but LOL again and again, we people know how to rig up what we need right? :) Think I might shimmy up the street light outside and make a platform, throw a plant up there and see what happens. :p
Wiring up a remote ballast and making it all look "purdy" is a cinch and you shouldn't have any issues.

Good luck and good job so far!

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Originally Posted by Weedhound

Ha HA HA they aren't in flower yet? Ha HA HA they're going to take over.....:D

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Originally Posted by Celeste

wh, they are only ten inches tall!! i have room for them to get four feet max, so i figured i'd follow crispi's technique of a looooong veg and a hiiiiiigh yeild. i'm hoping for a good yeild, anyway :p

this is my first grow with dwc... i hope for the best :D

lestie

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Everything looks super good....but I have to agree with weedhound...those sweet ladies aren't in flower?????????????????????? :wtf: oooh, save me a ringside seat!

What loverly plants, although I'm not hydo I'm gonna pull up a chair...and observe....

:jointsmile: Bree

hi guys! thanx for the props :D

kp, they are very close; too close for my liking, but i'm still optimistic....

dizzy, the light came from a big warehouse i think; just got it yesterday... for free!!! :D we hung it as is to test the heat. tomorrow, we'll take it down, and tear it apart, make it into a remote lamp. i have this great link, it's posted on the first page somewhere.... thanx and please stay tuned!

hi bree! glad you made it by! please do stick around! (hint hint, wink wink, secret handshake....) :D

love, lestie

I used those guides. ;)
That's why I'm sure you can do it! hehe

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Originally Posted by Celeste

ok guys, new pix. lots and lots of new growth, unbelievable!!!

got a pic of the new giant unmodified 400w hps. i have to take it apart and make a remote out of it... but it works for now.

doco, i've looked online myself and can't find them. but, i do think that petsmart sells the dog food and it comes in buckets. the brand name is... ummm....geez, if you hadn't asked....

let me go see...

ok, purina pro plan. that's what it is. i think it's 37.5lbs?

crispi, here is the link, it's at the bottom of the page...
How to wire your own Marijuana Grow lights &Save Money & Wiring 2 Rooms With 1 Ballast,

enjoy the pix!

love, lestie

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Thanks for the link much apprec. ,
Also in the immortal words of Booger "We've got Bush" !!!! :D
Crazy growth sis. You will also love the fact that all the yellowing / N Def. during flowering is almost non existant w/ hydro .

I'll try to get a cpl. pics. of the snl x nev hz today at 5 1/2 weeks in flower - i bet they are 5 1/2 ft tall and were 50 in. in diameter before we had to start tying stuff up due to weight . Yours will be the same I bet .
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

Pics X-C....Pics! Show Celeste what hers will look like at 5 and 1/2 weeks flower...taking over the house.... :D

[quote=Weedhound]Hey Celeste those look nice....I do think I have pics of them on my thread. FwF suggested dolomite lime for hydro apps....I'll see if I can get him to give a specific dose. Do you have that?

I stumbled on this thread by chance - I need to clarify that statement - I have never done 'hydro' in my life - I am an old dirt farmer :D - what I said, my local public water system has a pH of 4.5 - I use 'prilled dolomite lime' to adjust pH, and replace the calcium and magnesium, that my reverse-osmosis system removes (4.5 to 6.5 with a couple teaspoons in a gallon, in my situation) - another dolomite lime product I used, wasn't 'prilled' and consisted of little white crystals, that doesn't dissolve in water too well, so I went back to the 'prilled' version - hope this helps :smokin:

Thanks Frank....it did help....I had read elsewhere about lime but as you said only in regards to soil.....don't know why I thought you were hydro.....you just have the look I guess....:D

tsk tsk :p

thanx frank! cal/mag arrives on monday.

xc and wh, i'm glad this is an indica and not a sativa.... don't think i could deal with the circumference.... but, nice heavy branches do sound quite appetizing :)

love, lestie

OMFG. thst grow of yours looks very very kick ass.

thanx hydrocan! :p

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Originally Posted by Celeste

tsk tsk :p

thanx frank! cal/mag arrives on monday.

xc and wh, i'm glad this is an indica and not a sativa.... don't think i could deal with the circumference.... but, nice heavy branches do sound quite appetizing :)

love, lestie

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Oh I'll give you a tsk chickie....:D