Tweaking the new room, need some pointers!!!

[LOC NAR on probation]

Your idea is sound. As with many things here we find what works for us and the plant. if they are happy I'm happy.
Can't wait to see some large buds in those pic's.

[kest30]

Thx LOC.
Today, I tied down the Carnival plants in Waterfarm #3, mid-week 3 veg. I had topped them when they were very small as an experiment. So far, so good...
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I tied each top, 4 total (1 topping per plant). My next step will be to top them again once they've adjusted to the bending. Then I'll move them into flower and add a screen (I think) for my first scrog grow!
Incidentally, the SLH seedling is happy. 4 days from sprouting
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Also sowed a fem seed of Blue OG today. Anybody familiar with this strain?

[kest30]

Hi everybody, happy f'n thursday, blah blah had the worst day ever!
Nice coming home to so many sexy ladies lol

Topped one of the plants in Waterfarm #3 to slow its vertical growth so the other plant can catch up a bit. This will give six main colas for the bucket, and we'll see what I get from the LST...now, I'm all done working for the day. Gonna break out some Black Cherry. This pheno looks like it's done after 7 weeks, but letting it ride out a few more evens it out nicely so it should have a little couch lock to go with the head buzz.
Anyone here compare results of a strain soil vs. hydro? I look at threads and all I find is opinion, very few stats...

[kest30]

Today, I need to select two mothers from the plants I've been nurturing. What do you guys use as parameters for selecting mothers? I usually pick the one with the most tightly spaced internodes or the most lush foliage...

[higher_than_you]

just checkin kest, how is the #5 after chopping the bottom? lol u scare me with casually just topping in week 3 looking forward to seeing her closer to harvest.
looking good.
peace

[higher_than_you]

soil vs hydro??:thumbsup: -liking this..

[higher_than_you]

my bad week 3 of veg..:stoned:

[kest30]

Your idea is sound. As with many things here we find what works for us and the plant. if they are happy I'm happy.
Can't wait to see some large buds in those pic's.

I changed the reservoirs this morning. I'm pretty surprised once I have seen for sure the amount of nutrients the plant uses in a week. Seems like they can actually take more than the weekly prescription if the TDS is kept low enough. Now I truly understand why RO water is better, because the EC/TDS is so low that you can add more beneficials.
Got a couple 3000K 4 foot T5's that I will install soon.
Blue OG sprouted and kicking.
Pics tomorrow, lots of fun shiznit
HTY, the topped plants are coming out soooo pretty. Topped 'em again today. They go into flower next week. That will give 8 main colas and we'll see how the side colas come up...werd. I would be afraid to top a seedling so young unless I knew it was feminized because I feel like the stress might make a regular seed go male on a brotha. So remember they are from cuttings.

Tomorrow I have to make some hard choices. Gotta toss out some ladies and some cuttings. Getting rid of the Black Cherry. I always feel a little sad when good plants are destroyed...

Note to self: My success at making cuttings is 99% so I will start cloning from my vegging plants from now on. No point in keeping mothers around when I can get more seeds if needed. The two seedlings I just sprouted will hold me for a year...Anyone ever get drop in quality or yield from a clone-of-a-clone-of-a-clone...?

[kest30]

Hi everyone! Here's some updates. First, let's talk about the screen! My buddy made it with 1x2's and bailing wire. It's about 40" tall and is 12" above the buckets. I weaved the tops through the screen wire as best I could. I haven't cut anything yet, I'm hoping you might have suggestions! Check it out:
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I've got a 400W superBlue HPS over the screen at 18 inches. Let the stretching begin! This is the sativa-heavy Carnival btw. My first hydro grow of this strain. From the soil grow, it looks pretty awesome!
On to the seedlings. The bigger one is Super Lemon Haze and the smaller is Blue OG. Werd. The far pot is a Black Cherry cutting and behind it is some Zensation. I'm not ready to let go of the Zen yet, the shit is too powerful! Hoping the Blue OG will be close but yield better.
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There was a little spot on the first true leaves of the BluOG and I have no idea why, but it seems to be growing just fine. The SLH is two weeks old. Definitely very lanky like an equatorial sativa. Totally looking forward to it!
More next post...

[kest30]

Ok here is Waterfarm #4, Carnival, week 2 veg:
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I had just topped the lady. She is by herself in the waterfarm. For awhile, I was growing 3-4 plants per unit. Now I have some different methods that will make one plant plenty for a single unit. I think...
This is the Zen mother getting some LST action. The 4-way LST is great! Check out how many colas she'll have with no FIM delay!
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Okay, so here we are:
Waterfarm 1: Zensation, ripening as we speak. Gonna flush Thursday and Friday with tap water and FloraKleen. Then, I'll put some black cherry in it.
Waterfarm 2: Zensation, Late Bloom week 1, 3 to go! Not quite forming trichomes yet...
Waterfarm 3: Carnival, ScroG setup, transitioning this week under the new screen.
Waterfarm 4: Carnival, Late Veg week 1 of 3
Soil: Carnival and Zen mothers, SLH and BlueOG seedlings, BC cutting.
My cloning chamber is empty for a week. Feels weird...

Quick aside:
After keeping close watch on TDS levels for a couple weeks, I realize some things. First, the plant can take more. Second, I needs consistency. I'm trying to find the best way to do that. I tried following the weekly schedule, but then the plant is shocked weekly when you give it fresh, strong solution. Then, I tried giving it half-strength solution twice a week, but the TDS levels never get very high! Like under 1000. So here's my solution:
\The reservoirs each hold 2 gallons. That much full strength solution is way too strong, but I want to ensure they get full strength over the course of the week and keep TDS at about 1200-1300. Turns out, the GH schedule is NOT NOT NOT too strong over the week. The plants can eat more, just not at once - causes lockout I figure. So I am giving them 1/2 solution to begin the week, and topping off with full strength until the second gallon of solution is used. Then water. On Friday, I bet good money the TDS levels will be below 1000, proving that the plant can take much more than the prescribed amount if metered correctly! If this is true, I should get monster yields without nutrient deficiencies or stress. Good times...Now that I've typed it out, I am thinking it might be best to top off with half-strength solution for the whole week, but that would change alot since the water needs of the plant vary.