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[BubbleBerryKush]

I have never done a sulfur burn, how do I do it???

[Royal Smoke]

I have never done a sulfur burn, how do I do it???

 

http://www.hydroponicsupersonic.com/powdery-mildew.html

 

http://michiganmedicalmarijuana.org/topic/21548-brandans-perpetual-grow/page__hl__brandon__st__100

[Royal Smoke]

2 quality pics I found that will help show a visual of topping and fimming.

 

 

'Tis my daily contribution

 

 

Thanks for posting these Jipo! As you can see, I've found them useful....

 

[BubbleBerryKush]

OK I have noticed (only after some one pointed it out to me) that this air pump is LOUD!!!! how do I quite her down? keep in mind its an ECOAIR #5 commercial grade pump....can I build a box for it? I need a suggestion, because it is very noticeable...

[Royal Smoke]

OK I have noticed (only after some one pointed it out to me) that this air pump is LOUD!!!! how do I quite her down? keep in mind its an ECOAIR #5 commercial grade pump....can I build a box for it? I need a suggestion, because it is very noticeable...

 

I'm having the same problem. I screwed in a piece of wood onto a bucket and then I screwed the pump into the wood.

 

The bucket still rattles and makes a bunch of noise....

[BubbleBerryKush]

^^yeah I packed a bucket with dirt, thinking it would take out the vibration effect, and no luck....I am thinking that I need to build an insulated box with 2 ports for the air intake and the air coming out, but if I insulate it I am worried it will heat up to much...hopefully someone has some advice/experience

[Jipo]

My air pump isn't silent like a aquarium pump is, but with the volume its pushing it is quiet in my opinion. I have a activeair brand commercial 70lpm pump and its quieter then my fans.

[ToadInCan]

OK I have noticed (only after some one pointed it out to me) that this air pump is LOUD!!!! how do I quite her down? keep in mind its an ECOAIR #5 commercial grade pump....can I build a box for it? I need a suggestion, because it is very noticeable...

 

 

I folded up a bath towel and put it under the pump. That made a big difference.

[Grow Thread]

hang the commercial pumps from the ceiling via bungee cord.

[D420]

I have a few different kinds of airstones and air tubes, all on the same brand/model pumps...and for some reason, the cheaper, blue hydro airstones are louder, and in turn make the pump they are on louder.

 

The larger stones are quieter, and the adjustable air tubes are the quietest of them all, so I guess maybe surface area plays a part in how loud things are? More diffuse bubbles in the same order too. Hmm...

[ToadInCan]

It is 9 degrees here in the north. Six mph winds make that feel like -2, and it really does! The humidity outside says 78%, but I'm working hard to keep it above 40%. WTF? How will this efect my veg?

 

I've got four new plants in veg. WW and G13 are in a tote together, and after 9 days they're looking like a good match. About six inches tall, and starting to reach the edges of a six inch net pot. Free Leonard and OGKush share a tote, but Leonard is busting some roots. Leonard is about 6X6 today, but OGK is only half as big. Is this a bad pairing? Is it too soon to tell?

[Grow Thread]

It is 9 degrees here in the north. Six mph winds make that feel like -2, and it really does! The humidity outside says 78%, but I'm working hard to keep it above 40%. WTF? How will this efect my veg?

 

I've got four new plants in veg. WW and G13 are in a tote together, and after 9 days they're looking like a good match. About six inches tall, and starting to reach the edges of a six inch net pot. Free Leonard and OGKush share a tote, but Leonard is busting some roots. Leonard is about 6X6 today, but OGK is only half as big. Is this a bad pairing? Is it too soon to tell?

 

It is 9 degrees here in the north. Six mph winds make that feel like -2, and it really does! The humidity outside says 78%, but I'm working hard to keep it above 40%. WTF? How will this efect my veg?

 

I've got four new plants in veg. WW and G13 are in a tote together, and after 9 days they're looking like a good match. About six inches tall, and starting to reach the edges of a six inch net pot. Free Leonard and OGKush share a tote, but Leonard is busting some roots. Leonard is about 6X6 today, but OGK is only half as big. Is this a bad pairing? Is it too soon to tell?

 

believe it or not...... its colder down here BRRRRRRR.

 

a cheap "warm-air humidifier" may be necessary..... they are like $25 and could help out a ton........ i like a LOT of humidity during early and middle veg...... the more the merrier. the tents stay between 85-90%. late veg doesnt really matter quite as much........... 40-60% works for that last week or 2 of veg...... it helps harden them off and gets them ready for flower.

 

if you have too much of a height difference in your plants, you may need to put them in 5 gallon buckets to finish vegging........ then you can raise one closer to the light if needed.

[ToadInCan]

believe it or not...... its colder down here BRRRRRRR.

 

a cheap "warm-air humidifier" may be necessary..... they are like $25 and could help out a ton........ i like a LOT of humidity during early and middle veg...... the more the merrier. the tents stay between 85-90%. late veg doesnt really matter quite as much........... 40-60% works for that last week or 2 of veg...... it helps harden them off and gets them ready for flower.

 

if you have too much of a height difference in your plants, you may need to put them in 5 gallon buckets to finish vegging........ then you can raise one closer to the light if needed.

 

It is cold!!! I picked up a warm air humidifier today. it brought the humidity up 10%, and the temp up two degrees.

 

A month in veg gets me into Feb. Two months in flower puts me into April. Maybe the temps will be better come April. It seems like big plants add to the humidity. I know when I took my last four plants down, the humidity plumetted.

 

Thanks again Bg for all you do!

[Grow Thread]

oh very very true, the amount of vegetation/space is the #1 key in humidity..... humidifiers just add to it.

 

i gotta be honest ......... i have never had issues like this before so i can say for certain of the differences......... cali is FULL of humidity..... im used to letting my veg plants go, and pulling humidity out of the air in flower........

 

winter time in MI is another world............. i have learned more of the importance of humidity in veg in the last 8 months than i have in the last 15 years and thats no joke.

 

do whatever is needed to get that humidity up..... bowls or buckets of water will not work in this environment......... you need humidifiers in veg.

[Grow Thread]

just needed to get this down so i can link to in from the table of contents:

 

FINAL PRUNING BG STYLE

i have been asked how i get my "trees" so uppity and top-heavy........... and how i keep the riff-raff lower buds/shrubbery away.

 

here we go:

 

this plant is a hybrid. about 70/30-65/35 indica dominant. she grows tall, but grows HUGE/dense buds as well. when i flipped the lights to 12/12 on her, she was about 19-20" tall. that was on 9-17. like 10 days ago. she is standing about 32" now. the stretch has been on, but there is still a bit more before we are done.

 

this is a PERFECT time to do a "final pruning" on your trees.

 

here she is:

 

ok, looking a little shabby along the bottom. i have not taken any clones from this plant. this plant is in a system with a bunch of others..... therefore, it can kind of get forgotten about from time to time as far as cleaning goes. anything that has come off the bottom up to this point was totally dead, brown, and actually fell off on its own.

 

this will be the first time that i am really getting in with some clean scissors and doing some damage.

 

i took the bottom 4-5 branches off. at this point in life, its pretty easy to tell what branches have grown/strectched up far enough to produce anything. all others must go. i also stripped the remaining branches of any old fan leaves or new shoots. there is just no sense in your plant wasting time/energy making growth way down here. this "scrub" is not taking in light..... therefore its not helping.

 

here's some after pics:

 

and here is what was actually taken off the plant. its quite a bit..................

 

from this point, until harvest day, the only leaves that i will be plucking will be more than 50% dead and already dying.

 

before and after:

[ToadInCan]

oh very very true, the amount of vegetation/space is the #1 key in humidity..... humidifiers just add to it.

 

i gotta be honest ......... i have never had issues like this before so i can say for certain of the differences......... cali is FULL of humidity..... im used to letting my veg plants go, and pulling humidity out of the air in flower........

 

winter time in MI is another world............. i have learned more of the importance of humidity in veg in the last 8 months than i have in the last 15 years and thats no joke.

 

do whatever is needed to get that humidity up..... bowls or buckets of water will not work in this environment......... you need humidifiers in veg.

 

 

Hey! I've got a concrete floor. I actually poured water on the floor for the past two nights to bring the humidity up. This warm air humidifier is the cats behind. It sure is a balancing act right now.

[Jipo]

hang the commercial pumps from the ceiling via bungee cord.

 

[Grow Thread]

 

yeah it makes a huge difference............ shuts her up by 50-60% for sure.

 

another thing to add if needed:

 

here's the intake barb:

 

 

add 3-4" of rigid tube..... it will act as a half-azz muffler:

 

 

put the muffler on AND hang it from a bungee cord, and even the #5's get quiet

[Jipo]

Yeah mine are a little different, not overly that loud either until I mount them to a stud I don't know why I didn't think of that though I knew I kept you around for something!

[Grow Thread]

Yeah mine are a little different, not overly that loud either until I mount them to a stud I don't know why I didn't think of that though I knew I kept you around for something!

 

yeah im like that nasty cousin that you hate to be around............ but occasionally i can get you out of the family reunion and get you high so ya kinda gotta stay cool with me

[1337Gr33n]

yeah im like that nasty cousin that you hate to be around............ but occasionally i can get you out of the family reunion and get you high so ya kinda gotta stay cool with me

LOLz

[Royal Smoke]

hang the commercial pumps from the ceiling via bungee cord.

 

Just hung both of mine up and it's nice and quiet now!!

 

Thanks!

 

yeah im like that nasty cousin that you hate to be around............ but occasionally i can get you out of the family reunion and get you high so ya kinda gotta stay cool with me

 

Now that you mention it....

[BubbleBerryKush]

hey BG a few questions....

 

1) what size tube is that on the intake of the #5 air pump? (its the same pump I have, since you suggested it...lol, and I hung it from bungee's and still it has a very distinct sound...bbbbzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz)

 

2) I take cuttings into root riot cubes (since my DIY aero cloner just does not seem to work for me) and I am wondering how low in the net pot will have to put these? I am using your connected bubble bucket system if that matters....

[Grow Thread]

hey BG a few questions....

 

1) what size tube is that on the intake of the #5 air pump? (its the same pump I have, since you suggested it...lol, and I hung it from bungee's and still it has a very distinct sound...bbbbzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz)

 

2) I take cuttings into root riot cubes (since my DIY aero cloner just does not seem to work for me) and I am wondering how low in the net pot will have to put these? I am using your connected bubble bucket system if that matters....

 

thats actually just a piece of 1/2" tube hanging off that intake. the same size as what i connect the buckets together with. you may want to secure it with a ziptie....... i just popped it on there for picture purposes.... i have no real need to dampen noise all that much.

 

i prefer to plant DEEP........ all the way to the first set of leaves. the deeper the better IMO

[Royal Smoke]

I have a question on keeping 'Mother' plants.

 

 

How do you slow down growth?

 

Move it away from the light? Feed it half nutes? Keep the temperature around 60?