First Grow: Jack the Ripper under a Procyon

[DrSpoof]

grow -- thanks for the compliments, I am amazed at the fact that these things have practically grown themselves so far... fox farm + procyon seems to be a fairly foolproof combo :thumbsup:

stealth -- JTR is an 8 week, so we should be finishing within a week or so of each other... I still havent taken clones, which should set me back a bit (I know I know im really really starting to lose window of opportunity lol)... as for the variables, just too many to consider I think. I've been keeping track of where each plant is physically placed in the growhut (so i can rotate) and it appears--in between waterings and rotation--that the plants that are directly under the CFLs gain 1.5 - 2x the height of the plants that are to the side of the CFLs, getting mostly just LED light. YMMV.

joedirte -- thanks, luckily I've managed to get back on top of things, that was a span of time where work got really crazy and my plants weren't flowering yet so I didnt _want_ to tend to them nearly as much as I do now.

Flowers are even bigger. And more beautiful. My lord, they're beautiful. I'm prolly gonna have to tie down the 2nd and 3rd biggest girls soon, too.

Question: Running between 71 and 78F. Humidity has been between 50 and 67%. Hard to get anymore airflow since the grow box is stuffed in a corner of the cellar. Turned up the intake fan even higher *ran around 1/3 - half strength, dialed up to about 2/3 now) to try and get more circulation/ventilation. Anything else I can do, short of buying a dehumidifier? Am I at risk for bud mold with these conditions?

Thanks again all, for the help and the praise :jointsmile:
DrSpiggity

[joedirte]

when in flower, i try to keep humidity below 50% for two reasons.
-no risk of mold
-the carbon filter will clog at himidity levels above 55%, thus reducing your ventilation even more

[joedirte]

*humidity. sorry

[SnSstealth]

now im not the expert on this, but im almost positive youre too late for cloning. yeah...day 29 now? if they do root and veg for 3-4 weeks im not sure what youre gaining unless there is no backup.

we had some humidity issues as well at the end of our first grow. DAMP-RID is what we used. i had a bucket in the intake and got a box w/ 4 hanging "closet" damp-rid dryers, they're meant to be hung from the clothes rod but i zip-tied them directly at bud level and after a couple days things dried out wonderfully. ill be honest we were getting scared from the almost mold smell that was coming out of the buds. those are very cheap price wise compared to a dehumidifier, but seeing as you are in a cellar getting one after harvest wouldnt be a bad idea.

db:smokin:

[grow1964]

I would say you are at risk of mold with himidity that high. I know there are products out there you can feed the ladies to reduce mold, I'm not sure what they are but I was reading about them earlier, just forgot the name of them.

A dehumidifyer is probably a good idea, have read that a lot of people also use the water they collect to feed as well. Also the denser the buds get the more risk there is.

[DrSpoof]

ok ok so a cheap dehumid it is... not a big deal, ill pick one up at the depot tonite.

i dont care about how long it takes the clones to re-veg and all that stealth, i just dont want to start from beans again. :thumbsup: I should be still good for those purposes at least, right?

Spiggity

[SnSstealth]

ill check w/ WT in a bit.

ltr
db:smokin:

[DrSpoof]

oh my god the frost... just like the pictures on hemp depot. i love getting what i paid for :thumbsup: :jointsmile:

Heights 34, 27, 15, 30 and 24. Big girl that I bent over has turned into a bush as the undergrowth has filled in. Amazing. I think that 3 (maybe 4) well trained plants would work well in my space with my set up... 5 seems a bit cramped.

not much else to report. tired. plants are fuckin heavy. lol. have some pics

DrSpiggity

ps i want to smoke these so bad. oh my effin christ they're beautiful. :jointsmile:

[anbesol]

Lookin Nice

thought you may want to take a glance at this, if you havent seen it already

YouTube - LED Marijuana Grow

[DrSpoof]

thanks anbesol, have heard of the UFOs but have never actually seen them in action... interesting to see the side by side

one thing i forgot to mention. picked up a Sunpentown Mini Dehumidifier with UV Light Ti02 - SD-350TI : Target and tried leaving it in the cellar for 2 days... picked up maybe 2 oz of water. moved it actually into the growhut last night.

after 24 hours, conditions went from 74F / 56% to 83F / 37%. So now I can leave it off for a little bit as well as not having to worry about mold.

Happy day! :thumbsup:

Spiggity

ps -- finally ordered my thrive alive b1, pumps, etc, so I should be able to cut 4 or 5 clones on tues or weds and start that process so that round 2 of the op will be ready by the end of september (yayy makin moms lol)