The "C" Crowd

[Weedhound]

Zeb I honestly think it's a bit of both.

Whats better to lightproof plastic/acrylic with.....tape (and what kind?) or paint (and what kind?) if the plastic is going to get dripped on/and or wet alot.

Still trying on my clones....lost a few due to being too wet/too much so trying some different timer combinations and experimenting. I HAVE to get this down because a VERY kind friend has gifted me with some "Super Silver Haze" that I can not wait to try but will have to go the clone route with because they are unsexed.

My friend sent me some Black Domina and Mendocino Madness as well. Black Domina is another one I can not wait to try. Who's familiar with the mendo madness?

[SnSstealth]

damn WH, sorry to hear that, but your right, some babies gotta go for us to learn things
whiskeytango

[Weedhound]

Well Stealth to be fair I honestly do think the plant could have "pulled through" because it seemed the peroxide did stop the wilting in it's tracks. If this plant had been close to finishing (say within 2 weeks or something) or in veg I may have tried to nurse it for awhile but as it was it was costing us valuable time and lighting for very little return.

Edit....not to mention it could be placing our three remaining healthy flowering plants in danger of disease as well.

[stinkyattic]

I'd like to make a suggestion for future grows-
You might want to shell out for the round hydroton. The reason I say this is the SHAPE of the round pebbles vs. the random shapes of the gravel mean that the gravel may actually settle over time and sort of fit itself closer together- like playing Tetris, or shaking a box of corn flakes- and the size of the interstitial spaces will decrease, giving you less root space.
Anyway sorry to hear about the loss; did you at least chop it up for clones to practice your cutting technique?

[Weedhound]

Stinkster I was going to but got afraid becase of the possible fungus aspect. I DO have a plan for my next grow....which will be Power Plant and something I just bought (it's in the mail) called Brainstorm. Brainstorm (formerly Hempstar) is supposed to one of the highest yielding feminized strains so between these two (and my new IMPROVED bucket setups which I shall unveil in the next day or two ) hopefully we will be seeing some trees here. Mr Hound and I are going shopping today for supplies.

Ps..I did think about returning to h-ton but have veteod it. I'll do ANYTHING else first....except perhaps coco or rockwool.......

Edit....have two PP babies about a week old in the cloner....so far they're doing well....no roots yet.....

[Weedhound]

http://www./brainstorm-feminized.html

Here's the ad for Brainstorm.....more Haze which I have come to be a huge fan of.

[zebulon]

Is this the DP's Brainstorm???

[Weedhound]

Ummmmm......I have to say that I'm not really sure because the company I buy them from doesn't say. I don't use my seeds for breeding or anything so I am fairly sloppy about what kind I buy. I'm afraid I'm not the "seed purist" that others are.

[Weedhound]

say hello to our LIL FREN'!!

So Mr Hound and I have been "brainstorming" (ouch :wtf for a larger setup and here's what we came up with.

This is the same tub....somewhat modified. We added a 1/2" stop valve at the bottom and we bought some acrylic for the top at home depot. We've also switched to 8"net pot bucket lids (designed for five gallon buckets) which I think will improve a lot of issues as well.

Again we put two 10' airstones at the bottom and we may add another stop valve on the back to create a completely recirculating system. As it is these (we've built two) can be hooked together, stand alone, or be hooked to a central res.

Note: We wanted our acrylic tops to be tough so we ended up going with 1/4" acrylic sheets that we had to saw down. My only comment......don't use acrylic that heavy unless you have a hacksaw or a blowtorch or something. The stuff is hard to cut through.

On both tops we cut an extra slot out and taped it so that we could check ph or add thiings as needed without disturbing the plant or having to lift it out.

And of course....the air pump that ate Milwaukee. :jointsmile:

[Weedhound]

So you might be asking why we didn't do this sooner. This answer is because I'm a bozo. I really did NOT WANT 15 gallons tubs sitting around the house (or even 6 or 8 FIVE gallon ones....) and could not figure out a way to keep things small when young and easy to switch to a larger container when the plant needs more room. It's taken me this long to get there......but....hey.....:stoned:

The other problem I have been having.....since the beginning actually.... is the damn red buckets. While drilling side holes kept them from overflowing it did not solve the actual drainage problem I had......it only exchanged that problem for another one. I'm REALLY hoping the 8" net pots will solve that problem as well as well as providing the plant with more root room when young. The 8" pots leave enough side room for the plants to utilize the side of the pot unlike with the square red buckets.

So we will start them in the w/f's in net pots and then transfer them to the larger containers when they really get going in flower. :thumbsup: Hopefully this will limit the amount of larger containers we will have to keep on hand.