Bubblegrower's Perpetual "Budget Grow" Journal

[Grow Thread]

called it

 

here she is:

 

i have some rockwool soaking in 2ml of humboldt roots in a gallon of r.o. water:

 

and i will take more pics after i cut clones and clean her up a bit around the bottom, but here she is now:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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the water did get a bit warm while i was gone, and these roots do in fact have a bit of brown in them.... no big deal.... but the camera flash makes them more brown than they really are.

 

still a big plant and big roots for just going into flower.

 

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ended up taking the bottom 3 nodes (6 branches) and made 6 clones from them. trimmed a few fan leaves and new little bud sites down there as well. growers choice, but i prefer to kill these bud sites now, because you know they arent going to produce anything anyways.

 

6 clones.... there are 4 BEEFY ones in there.

 

and the plant after being cleaned up:

 

 

 

and here are the babies under a T5 with a couple others from my blueberry patch:

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before:

 

after:

[rockinlespaul]

Beautiful.

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Beautiful.

 

tx bro..... here's those bubbledick mothers. i have been starving them of both nutes and light. 3 plants under 2-26w cfl's.......... they not happy but they are perfect for mommies.

 

take 2 if you want:

 

 

[ToadInCan]

i flush for a minimum of 7-10 days at the end. i do not always use the organic line of nutes, so this extended flush gives me 100% assurance that there is no taste leftover at all.

 

thats one thing i love about bubbles......... flushing. because we KNOW that the plant is getting nothing but straight water......... the same cannot be said for soil plants. you can give them straight water, but the roots are still in soil, and they are still going to suck up a little nutrients here and there.

 

here is that harvest/cure process for ya: http://michiganmedic...183#entry175183

 

 

Thanks again BG! Your posts and instructions are always over the top with information and pictures to keep things simple. That's what I need. I may not be good, but I'm slow!

 

My NYCDiesel is in dirt, and I've got a pretty good idea of what to do with that. It will probably go a full eight weeks in flower, so I will start flushing at six weeks and harvest when the trics get to that 50/50 stage. My biggest concern is with the more Indica strains. I'm at 4 weeks right now, and they're all in bubbles. The buds are packing nicely, and the trics are crystal clear right now. The genetics are a mystery to me (something I'll never do again!). Is there a way to tell when I'm at that seven to ten days from harvest point? I don't want them to get 50/50 on me and not have flushed them. I had to veg them way too long because I couldn't afford the 1k HPS. They are beautiful plants though, and seem to be ripening. Any tips are greatly appreciated.

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My biggest concern is with the more Indica strains. I'm at 4 weeks right now, and they're all in bubbles. The buds are packing nicely, and the trics are crystal clear right now. The genetics are a mystery to me (something I'll never do again!). Is there a way to tell when I'm at that seven to ten days from harvest point? I don't want them to get 50/50 on me and not have flushed them. I had to veg them way too long because I couldn't afford the 1k HPS. They are beautiful plants though, and seem to be ripening. Any tips are greatly appreciated.

 

wait until you see the first amber trich. then flush for 10 days never a prob doing it like that. and it will give you a good base as to when you should harvest your next cycle of those plants

[mibrains]

i have been waiting for my clones to root for like 12 days...

all set and ready to convert to a bubble run

i am still running a few in good ole soil though just in case LOL

i need to expand my veg area. funds are minimal this time of year going into winter...but i will find a 400watt MH to upgrade to.

i m running 4 flouros right now (not t5 but equally effective)

we shall c

i can't wait to hear the ...**gentle humm? more like the powerful roar** of my air pump running life to them girls!

peace

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good sized leg to be standing on. i highly doubt this is going to be a little yielder

 

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but i will find a 400watt MH to upgrade to.

 

 

cheap set-ups here: http://www.insidesun.com/26172982eb069ce92a65579b3ca97a16.item

[ccpulsipher]

im going to be using a 400watt mh and hps in a tent its 6ft high 2 ft wide and 4 ft long how many should i put in there and should i go hydro or dirt thanx for the help

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im going to be using a 400watt mh and hps in a tent its 6ft high 2 ft wide and 4 ft long how many should i put in there and should i go hydro or dirt thanx for the help

 

you have just asked 2 questions that only you can answer sorry.

 

amount of plants will depend on grow method and strain.

 

soil or hydro? that's 100% on you.

 

there are some pro's and cons located here though: http://michiganmedicalmarijuana.org/topic/18150-need-your-grow-questions-answered-come-on-in/page__st__1040__p__200734#entry200734

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good god. i was helping the member above, and when i made sure that my link was still good, i found this old pic on that page. this was a biggun for real for real.

 

[ccpulsipher]

you have just asked 2 questions that only you can answer sorry.

 

amount of plants will depend on grow method and strain.

 

soil or hydro? that's 100% on you.

 

there are some pro's and cons located here though: http://michiganmedicalmarijuana.org/topic/18150-need-your-grow-questions-answered-come-on-in/page__st__1040__p__200734#entry200734

i was looking at using soil but i wasn't sutre how many i could fit in there without having space issues im going with sharkbreath and master kush so im not sure on how many it would fit without over crowding thanx for the help

[ccpulsipher]

also what are u talkinfg about when u say grow method are u talking scrog or what thanx again

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well, i soil grow in 5gal buckets. those are a foot wide. math says you can fit 8 plants in your 2 x 4 area, but experience tells me that with your space, light, and strains, 6 is PLENTY.

 

4 is better. thats a small light.

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also what are u talkinfg about when u say grow method are u talking scrog or what thanx again

 

correct. grow method. soil or hydro? bubblebuckets or Aero Hydro? there are a million ways to grow

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the shape of your grow room has you stunted a bit with that 400w lamp. the 2ft part is no problem, the 4ft part is a stretch. a 3 x 3 would be the perfect footprint for your light.

 

trying to throw a low wattage HID like that just doesnt work very well. you cannot expand the coverage of a 4oow like you can a 600w or 1k.

[ccpulsipher]

thanx for the help could i put florcents on the side to get connpay pentration to help would that be a good idea just trying to use what i gotm thanx again for the help

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oh yeah, of course fluor's will not hurt. especially on those 2 far ends of the room.

 

6500k for veg and 2700k for flower.

[ccpulsipher]

cool thanx for the help

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looking like 4 female specimens and 5 males in the blubonic bunch. i will conduct the massacre in the morning. i do not plan to save a male from the bunch. i have the best looking female cloned already and i will take cuts of the other 3 ladies in the morning.

 

there are 2 predominant phenos of this strain and i'd like to try them both if possible

[mibrains]

is this the bud you trimmed for the picture with the chick this spring?

looks nakked without the girl behind it...

 

good god. i was helping the member above, and when i made sure that my link was still good, i found this old pic on that page. this was a biggun for real for real.

 

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haha, actually, i dont think this bud ever starred in a photo shoot with female companion

 

this one was soooo big, it would have covered everything up :)