USApotluvr1s first grow here!!

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This will be my 11th harvest if all goes well! Thanks to all the other growers out there who shared there priceless knowledge to me when I was a noob.

I am growing 5 plants in a DR100 tent, under digital 600 W HPS, vented through a carbon filter attached to a 6" 450 CFM fan and ducted into my closet attic. Temps are in the low 70s with humidity between 30% and 50%.

I am growing 4 plants that are vegging in a top drip hydro set up, and 1 plant in a waterfarm. After I germ my seeds, I put them in Rapid Rooters, and then I put the rooters in a tray for 3-4 days until roots are established. Then I transplant the rooters into 4" rockwool cubes (for the 4 plant set up) or directly into the waterfarm.

Currently I am growing 2 White Widows (DP), 1 NYCD Special (WOS), 1 Blue Moonshine (DP), and 1 DNA LA CON. The 2 Widows and NYCD are two weeks ahead of the Blue Moonshine and La Con. They are in weeks 5 and 3. I am going to veg for 2 more weeks, then switch to 12/12. I am using LST on the NYCD and teh bigger Widow, to help control upward growth.

I am using Dutch Master Gold Grow A & B, DM Zone, and Cal-Mag. I will switch to DM Bloom A & B, and add Liquid Koolbloom and Flora Nectar during the first 5-6 weeks of flower, and replace the Koolbloom with AN Overdrive during weeks 7-8, then flush for 2 weeks and CHOP!!!
Note: I foliar fed today for the first time with Liquid Light, which I will do twice per week. I use DM Reverse and I spray it on the day I switch the lights to flower, and then 10-12 days later. I will end foliar feeding after week 4 in flower.
 
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thanks for the detailed write up and posting the pics.
looks like a nice tidy set up and youre off and running.

were all tuned in....
 
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Thanks for your interest hubcab!

I am a detail maniac, but this is important for all the noobs out there. I CAN'T WAIT TO FLOWER THESE LADIES!!
I have 4 Kushberrys germing that will go in the smaller tent. I love growing in waterfarms, the roots really thrive in this sytem. I had grown out some autos in a top drip 8 plant set up, but they didn't develop the root base and I averaged a bit over 1/2 oz each plant (5) under 400 watts HPS. So my last grow I put 1 Lowryder 2 and 1 Lowlife White Russian, and they blew up. I yielded over 3 oz on the WR and 2.5 oz on the Lr2( after 5 days drying in herb dryer, then jarred and burped for 3 weeks. I wish I had taken pics, as some people would cry "bullshit". I did use more nutes Flora Micro and Bloom, then added Liquid Koolbloom and Flora Nectar for weeks 2-5 of flower, then switched the Koolbloom with AN Overdrive. After a 1 week flush I harvested.

I am doing a little experiment in comparing the yield and quality of NYCD (grown right now), with Barney's Red Diesel. Both will be grown in a waterfarm, under 600, and will be flowered for 70 days each.
I will grow out 2 Super Lemon Haze and 2 Blueberrys in the 4 plant set up. This is fun, and I really enjoy gifting my family members with excellent buds (for free).
puff, puff, pass! USApotluvr1
 
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Sup Landspeed?

Thanks for tagging along...it will get much more interesting when I start to flower in 2 weeks! Peace out, USApotluvr1
 
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hi usapotluvr!:hi
nice setup!
whats the 'y' in your ducting for?
 
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Hey punkadc

hi usapotluvr!:hi
nice setup!
whats the 'y' in your ducting for?

Hey bro! The 'y' is needed because I have a small tent that I am venting also...I am germing 4 Kushberrys that will go in 2 waterfarms, under 2-150 watt HPS and 3-125 watt CFLs that emit 7,500 lumens each for side lighting.

I wanna thank all of you farmers for a troll-free site that is unmatched out there. USApotluvr1
 
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USApotluvr1

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Good morning, punkadc!

Right back at ya' bro'!! USApotluvr1

P.S. Are you ready to harvest your ladies, yet? Can't wait for the bud porn.
 
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yeah. i do like the setup/
im not a big fan of placing power outlets IN the tent, but, to each their own.
as long as the farmer does things safely.
 
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You got that right obout the power strips in with water!

Hey hubcap, I have the power strips duct-taped onto the ballast handles, and in the big tent I have them on a plastic container (I had a close call or two over the past few years. One time, my hose came out of my hydro drip set up and when I checked a few hrs. later, there was 2" of water.). Thanks for the imput and trying to help. USApotluvr1
 
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Good morning sports fans!

I had a minor problem yesterday in which I was checking on my girls, and when I was getting out of my tent I must have knocked out one of my drip hoses. When I looked again 20 mins. later, there was no light on. The water from the drip set up had sprayed on the ballast and now the light won't work. I ordered a new dig ballast from ebay that I got a good deal on ($155 shipped for ballast and 2 600 watt bulbs.). So for now please forgive my set up (I put in my 400 watt HPS and 5-6 CFLs). I will flip the lights to 12/12 this Friday.
Current pics. 1st 2 pics are White Widows, 3rd pic is NYCD, 4th pic is Blue Moonshine, and 5th pic is LA Confidential. Hope all you farmers had a nice weekend! USApotluvr1
 
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Welcome to the Farm potluvr1!!!!!!

ill pull up a seat for this grow, see how it go's!!
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Thanks for your interest thc4sim!

Thanks for stopping by, I hate this phase...I am flipping to 12/12 on Friday, and I hope to get a nice harvest out of this, but we shall see! Now I am going to smoke a couple hits of bubble hash from Lowryder 2 and White Russian. It is tasty, although I prefer good bud any day over good hash, as the hash really hammers me to whatever I am sitting in at the moment! Peace out, bro! USApotluvr
 
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niceOne for calling by my cheese thread!,

it looks like its 12/12 for you friday and lights out for me!
look forward to seeing yours in flower!


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punkadc

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sorry to hear about your mishap, usa... hope your new gear shows up soon!
the plants look great tho..lookin forward to those budshots!:)
 
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Morning farmers!!

THC4ism-Yeah pics in a couple of weeks. Thanks!

punkadc-I have to stop going in my tent when I am baked...I do serious damage when I get to high! I pulled another noob-like stupid move when I had my last 4 Kushberrys that I had just germed and got so high I forgot to add water to my seedling pan in my other tent. When I woke up they looked as if they had been in the desert for a week!! So I germed 2 Mdanzig Blueberrys and will put those in 1 waterfarm and when I get the AUTOFEM Lowryder x Chemdog/Kush I will germ 2 and put those in the other waterfarm.
Thanks dudes for all input. PUff Puff Pass out! USApotluvr1
 
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I flipped my lights to 12/12!!

Hey farmers!

I flushed for 24 hrs. with h2o only, and then added 1/2 grow and 1/2 bloom base nutes this morning. I will give them there first full bloom base nutes next week, and add in Flora Nectar and Koolbloom which I will stay with in weeks 1-6. In weeks 7-8, I will replace the Koolbloom with AN Overdrive and then flush for 2 weeks and harvest.(I foliar fed with DM Reverse and will repeat in 10 days.) The NYCD wil get an extra week of Overdrive!
All plants are doing well and look healthy.

I made a mistake when I put the NYCD in the waterfarm (which is about 6-8 inches taller than my 4 plant top feed set up. The NYCD is growing like a madman in that damn waterfarm! For the next grow I will use this lesson and put the LA CON in the waterfarm, and grow out 2 GHouse Super Lemon Hazes and 2 Barney's Red Diesels.
This should help me keep an even canopy! USApotluvr1
 
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No pics just a short update.

Hey all, my girls are growing nicely, and this is my third day of flower, so no need for pics (like the noobs on other forums who update there threads with pics every day when they are just seedlings, who cares at that point?!). I will post some pics when they are worthy of all you amazing farmers here!
Well, that is it 4 now. Peace out, USApotluvr1
 
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sirshamus

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Looking good bro. That sucks about your ballast, just glad you had some back up equipment. Peace.
 
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