Grandpa grow!

[MiGrampa]

All thanks to you! Appreciate ur kind gesture. Looking forward to my next harvest!!

You're welcome for the favor. However, the way the plants look today has been your work and it really does look good so far! Here's a hint on the Gorilla Roadkill. She will turn a lot of colors, especially purple as she matures. Don't rush your harvest on this one. She will be well worth your wait!

 

[Skinnypuppy80]

@MiGrampa It's a team effort in my mind. The gifts along w the advice were pretty important. Can't wait for the end result!

 

[MiGrampa]

@MiGrampa It's a team effort in my mind. The gifts along w the advice were pretty important. Can't wait for the end result!

On the Dante's Inferno ... mine are reaching maturity faster than I expected. Its day 57 of flower. I will be harvesting them most likely next weekend. I was checking trichomes with my wifi digital microscope last night and we're getting really close. For me, in soil ... about 64 days is what its looking like. Yours might finish a few days sooner in hydro.

 

[Skinnypuppy80]

On the Dante's Inferno ... mine are reaching maturity faster than I expected. Its day 57 of flower. I will be harvesting them most likely next weekend. I was checking trichomes with my wifi digital microscope last night and we're getting really close. For me, in soil ... about 64 days is what its looking like. Yours might finish a few days sooner in hydro.

64 days in total or 64 since the flip/flowerr?

 

[Skinnypuppy80]

meant 57

 

[MiGrampa]

64 days in total or 64 since the flip/flowerr?

64 days of 12/12 light cycle is what I am guessing. We're at day 57 today. I didn't post pictures this morning because we had to leave to head to a birthday party in the neighboring state for a couple of my grandchildren. We were celebrating April birthdays today. We enjoyed that time! But I didn't take pictures before we left. Here's a couple of pictures from last weekend.



and trichome pictures from Thursday night.

 

[Skinnypuppy80]

@MiGrampa Nice looking! Can't wait till I get there!

 

[MiGrampa]

@MiGrampa Nice looking! Can't wait till I get there!

You should have pretty much identical results. The clones came from those plants. If you control your environment successfully, you should have a fairly heavy yield . The buds are decent size and as hard as a rock.

 

[Skinnypuppy80]

Salutations all! Day 15 of flip and no balls r showing!! Will b my first grow w a full tent!! Thanks @MiGrampa !!! I have made mistakes already, but will hopefully remember the lesson I was supposed to learn from the mistakes lol

 

[Skinnypuppy80]

Salutations all! Into day 20 of flip and just been chugging along without problems yet if u don't count that I snapped a 2nd branch almost clear off and the height differences as I fucked up topping. Instead of just taking of the top of the growth, I straight up cut the stem just below the growth on 3 of em b4 I realized I was making a mistake lol
They are all showing bud sites though and leaves look good minus some light burn on the 2 taller ones

 

[Skinnypuppy80]

I can't remember all the environmental parameters I should have at this stage but they have fluctuating quite a bit since some days(outside) are like 75° and the next day could be 65°. Time to just vent outside, install the ac, and get a duey? Reminder, my tent is in my bedroom on a 2nd floor apartment

 

[steamroller]

For me the air conditioner also serves as a dehumidifier.
I haven't had a dehumidifier in 2 years I think.

 

[Skinnypuppy80]

Salutations all! Into day 28 of flip!!! I'm getting real excited for this grow, the tent is looking real nice compared to the last(1st grow!)


After today's measurements, ph dropped .2 as it has been for the last week but the ppm(500x) went up 40. From that chart that helps u read the plant, it suggests to change water and drop the ec by .2
I haven't added any water in 3 days and could probably take 8+gal to fill it up. Wasn't sure if I should just fill it up or do a water change. I haven't done a water change in 20 days. I believe ppl have different opinions on when and how often to do water swaps? Would like to hear from both sides. I use hydroguard so would every change wipe out the benny colonies?

I still need to get rh in check. The 2 options I have heard and yet to do is to vent outside, or simply put in the ac(would b a window unit.) Both r equally challenging event to do in my bedroom, but maybe the venting would b easier to accomplish. I dunno, gotta figure that out soon as rh stays in the lower 60's

 

[MiGrampa]

Salutations all! Into day 28 of flip!!! I'm getting real excited for this grow, the tent is looking real nice compared to the last(1st grow!)
View attachment 101737

After today's measurements, ph dropped .2 as it has been for the last week but the ppm(500x) went up 40. From that chart that helps u read the plant, it suggests to change water and drop the ec by .2
I haven't added any water in 3 days and could probably take 8+gal to fill it up. Wasn't sure if I should just fill it up or do a water change. I haven't done a water change in 20 days. I believe ppl have different opinions on when and how often to do water swaps? Would like to hear from both sides. I use hydroguard so would every change wipe out the benny colonies?

I still need to get rh in check. The 2 options I have heard and yet to do is to vent outside, or simply put in the ac(would b a window unit.) Both r equally challenging event to do in my bedroom, but maybe the venting would b easier to accomplish. I dunno, gotta figure that out soon as rh stays in the lower 60's

Here's some inspiration .... A picture from a Dante's Inferno plant my wife and I harvested yesterday. Your clones should be similar!

 

[Skinnypuppy80]

Here's some inspiration .... A picture from the plant my wife and I harvested yesterday. Your clones should be similar!

That looks tasty, luv the bud porn
If I can get these to the end, I'll be super pleased w the results. I'm still learning from hands on experience on what and what not to do. My next grow I'll have more of better idea on how to improve on lst, environment, and such. I don't have access to my 3rd tent flap so that's gonna change!

 

[Skinnypuppy80]

@MiGrampa Was that the gorilla?

 

[MiGrampa]

That looks tasty, luv the bud porn
If I can get these to the end, I'll be super pleased w the results. I'm still learning from hands on experience on what and what not to do. My next grow I'll have more of better idea on how to improve on lst, environment, and such. I don't have access to my 3rd tent flap so that's gonna change!

You got it going on though. Lots of bud sites. I see potential for a very large yield! Time your harvest right and you're golden.

Do you have a wifi digital microscope? They run about $30 on Amazon and its a must have tool. It will help you nail the harvest timing ....

 

[MiGrampa]

@MiGrampa Was that the gorilla?

No that one is Dante's inferno. Gorilla Roadkill is still going. It's probably 2 weeks out.

Edit: Gorilla buds are even fatter lol

 

[MiGrampa]

By the way, a tornado came through my area last night and the only power we have is through our generator ... Yes, the grow is on the generator circuit too, Here's a nice picture of the Gorilla RoadKill. The buds are the size of large gatorade bottles.

 

[Skinnypuppy80]

No that one is Dante's inferno. Gorilla Roadkill is still going. It's probably 2 weeks out.

That makes sense. I've noticed the bud sites on the gorilla roadkill seem bigger, both strains r noticeable better than my previous. I have plenty of seeds from that place and will probably never use em. I'm getting some seeds tmrw from a guy on here, First Lady and Fryday Boof will be my next grow. But yes, PLENTY of sites going on!!

Yeah, I was gifted a micro that covers ur camera phone and it was extremely hard to use and results were shite. I ended up getting a wifi microscope. Even though I have shaky hands, still much easier and better quality pics.

 

[MiGrampa]

That makes sense. I've noticed the bud sites on the gorilla roadkill seem bigger, both strains r noticeable better than my previous. I have plenty of seeds from that place and will probably never use em. I'm getting some seeds tmrw from a guy on here, First Lady and Fryday Boof will be my next grow. But yes, PLENTY of sites going on!!

Yeah, I was gifted a micro that covers ur camera phone and it was extremely hard to use and results were shite. I ended up getting a wifi microscope. Even though I have shaky hands, still much easier and better quality pics.

Mine is mounted on an ancient photographer's tripod that once upon a time was used with 35mm film cameras. I'd look into ways to mount it so you can get a steady well focused shot.

 

[Skinnypuppy80]

By the way, a tornado came through my area last night and the only power we have is through our generator ... Yes, the grow is on the generator circuit too, Here's a nice picture of the Gorilla RoadKill. The buds are the size of large gatorade bottles.

View attachment 101751

Damn! A tornado! That sux man, good thing u have a generator. Lol @ on the circuit, I c ur priorities r on point! We've got a few thunderstorms in the last week, I won't be prepared for power outages though. Will have to phone a friend if that happens.

https://budbuilders.org/attachments/gorilla-roadkill-5-16-25-jpg.101751/

Very nice!!

 

[MiGrampa]

Damn! A tornado! That sux man, good thing u have a generator. Lol @ on the circuit, I c ur priorities r on point! We've got a few thunderstorms in the last week, I won't be prepared for power outages though. Will have to phone a friend if that happens.

https://budbuilders.org/attachments/gorilla-roadkill-5-16-25-jpg.101751/

Very nice!!

I have 2 refrigerators, a 22 cubic foot upright freezer, the router, modem, tv, the grow lights and a lamp running on my generator right now.

 

[Skinnypuppy80]

Mine is mounted on an ancient photographer's tripod that once upon a time was used with 35mm film cameras. I'd look into ways to mount it so you can get a steady well focused shot.

Solid advice! I'll have to dig out some speaker stands from storage. Forgot I had them till u mentioned ur tripod

 

[smoke]

I believe ppl have different opinions on when and how often to do water swaps? Would like to hear from both sides

×water is changed when the plants stop eating

 

[Skinnypuppy80]

Salutations all! Did my 2nd water change on the day 29 flower, hopefully the last one! Ph at 5.9 and ppm at 430(5x.) This is my actual first(successful?) grow in the rdwc. My first grow was in a dwc, much easier to do water changes. Dwc was a 7gal bucket, now I have 5(including res) 13gal buckets, big difference. To simplify things, I think I've heard ppl putting Benny's in their ro barrel, is that a thing?

Also got my seeds for my next grow today, First Lady and Fryday Boof. Anyone grow these b4? Thanks for any responses to my newb questions!

 

[GrumpAzz]

I believe ppl have different opinions on when and how often to do water swaps? Would like to hear from both sides.

So I'm a bit flexible with my setup. I have a 50 gallon RO res so that's my limiting factor.

My system holds ~34 gallons. I usually only use 34 on a res change with my transition from grow to bloom nutes. I'll vacuum out the plant sites so I know my ratios are in check. So... most res changes take around 28 gallons so my top-off resevoir is stuck with what is left. When it runs dry is when I change the res. Sometimes I'll leave the rez and just mix up a new top-off batch. Like I said, I'm flexible with my rez changes because sometimes I'm not so flexible with my time.

A good rule if thumb that i've seen tossed around is to do a res change when the plants have drank the system's amount of water. Meaning... if your system holds 20 gallons, change the res after you've topped off 20 gallons total. This can be excessive if your plants are still eating, as @smoke said above.

My first grow was in a dwc, much easier to do water changes. Dwc was a 7gal bucket, now I have 5(including res) 13gal buckets, big difference. To simplify things, I think I've heard ppl putting Benny's in their ro barrel, is that a thing

I'm not knowledgeable of your setup but, if you haven't already, you can take the discharge line from your recirc pump and Tee it off to a drain.

I have a somewhat complicated manifold on my pump.

Using the same pump I can pump:
Top-off rez --> Drain
Top-off rez --> Control rez
Top-off rez --> Plant site waterfall system
Control rez --> Drain
Control rez --> Plant site waterfall system
Control rez --> Control rez (redundant mixing)

Yes.. Sometimes I get my valves confused..

 

[Skinnypuppy80]

I'm not knowledgeable of your setup

First off, that looks way nice and easy for water changes. My setup is real basic. I have a 4 site pa hydrofonics? system and besides it's reservoir, just a 55gl ro drum filled(float valve) by the ro system under my kitchen sink. My tent is in my bedroom, which is about 45% of my 2nd floor apartment. Currently for water changes, I pump out around 15gl b4 the weak pump won't pump more(cuz of distance and the rise to the "drain".) Than I have to take the 12gl shopvac for 2 1/2 rounds b4 I reuse that same pump to refill(44gal) the system from the ro barrel. It took me close to 2hrs today. My "drain" is my bathtub lol

 

[GrumpAzz]

First off, that looks way nice and easy for water changes. My setup is real basic. I have a 4 site pa hydrofonics? system and besides it's reservoir, just a 55gl ro drum filled(float valve) by the ro system under my kitchen sink. My tent is in my bedroom, which is about 45% of my 2nd floor apartment. Currently for water changes, I pump out around 15gl b4 the weak pump won't pump more(cuz of distance and the rise to the "drain".) Than I have to take the 12gl shopvac for 2 1/2 rounds b4 I reuse that same pump to refill(44gal) the system from the ro barrel. It took me close to 2hrs today. My "drain" is my bathtub lol

Hell yeah brother.

I'd suggest your next upgrade be a top-off resevoir. This will add some peace of mind knowing your water level is always where you want it as long as the top-off has water in it.

Are you mixing your nutes right into the control resevoir? I do my nute mixes in the top-off so that all the while, my plants are still happy in the water with their roots wet while I get the next batch ready. This also let's me have the mix just right before adding it to the system. I dont know how comfortable I'd be hitting my roots with one nute at a time, although I'm sure it's not terribly detrimental. And sorry if I've assumed incorrectly.

50 gallons of RO and a 4 site hydro system on the second floor of an apartment building is bonkers to me . No disrespect.
How's your downstairs neighbor's flood insurance?

 

[Skinnypuppy80]

Hell yeah brother.

I'd suggest your next upgrade be a top-off resevoir. This will add some peace of mind knowing your water level is always where you want it as long as the top-off has water in it.

Are you mixing your nutes right into the control resevoir? I do my nute mixes in the top-off so that all the while, my plants are still happy in the water with their roots wet while I get the next batch ready. This also let's me have the mix just right before adding it to the system. I dont know how comfortable I'd be hitting my roots with one nute at a time, although I'm sure it's not terribly detrimental. And sorry if I've assumed incorrectly.

50 gallons of RO and a 4 site hydro system on the second floor of an apartment building is bonkers to me . No disrespect.
How's your downstairs neighbor's flood insurance?

Lmao! Hopefully good I've had just one mishap with the humidifier(t7, like 4 gal) but was there to catch it thankfully. Still probably not the best idea to do what I'm doing where I'm doing it
I premix my weird mix of nutes in gal jugs and add that directly to the system res. I'll top off w the ro barrel and then add that premix to the desired ppm
Appreciate your response! I'm a newb in a undesirable space. Any and all suggestions r always appreciated, even the "stop doing hydro in a bedroom on a 2nd floor apt" !! Thanks for the suggestion, I'll look into it

 

[GrumpAzz]

Lmao! Hopefully good I've had just one mishap with the humidifier(t7, like 4 gal) but was there to catch it thankfully.

Man I love my T7. It's a beast.

Still probably not the best idea to do what I'm doing where I'm doing it

You're a grown man.. do as you please

I premix my weird mix of nutes in gal jugs and add that directly to the system res. I'll top off w the ro barrel and then add that premix to the desired ppm

ok cool. This works juat fine.

Appreciate your response! I'm a newb in a undesirable space. Any and all suggestions r always appreciated, even the "stop doing hydro in a bedroom on a 2nd floor apt" !! Thanks for the suggestion, I'll look into it

Nope. I'll never talk someone out of hydro. I started with Hydro and I dont see myself ever going another route. It's just too cool. Less of a farmer, more of a chemist. HOWEVER, in your situation, a water monitor might come in handy just in case.

 

[Skinnypuppy80]

Yeah, I've been looking into water alerts, like where they go off when water hits em. I dunno, I'm pretty careful and don't c any floods going on. that being said, yeah, something will fail at some time and shit will go south quick

 

[GrumpAzz]

Yeah, I've been looking into water alerts, like where they go off when water hits em. I dunno, I'm pretty careful and don't c any floods going on. that being said, yeah, something will fail at some time and shit will go south quick

Us stoners like to make simple mistakes.

I personally don't have a monitor, but my setup is in my basement where I've got a sump pump. I have flooded my tent a time or two, though. Neither time did water escape, luckily, but I unzipped to quite the surprise. Big ol' facepalm when that happens

 

[Skinnypuppy80]

I have flooded my tent a time or two, though. Neither time did water escape, luckily, but I unzipped to quite the surprise. Big ol' facepalm when that happens

So what happened? Just asking so maybe I can watch out for it? TBH, I was super freaked out when I put in the 55gal ro barrel. I probably should have some sort of a collection system under it in case the bottom valve fails completely. The valve is plastic and is already failing a little. If I didn't have a hose connected to it and run back to the top of the barrel, it'd b leaking onto the floor. Guessing a seal or something is bad? I dunno, I probably should've looked into that after the barrel was pretty much drained after yesterday's water change

 

[Skinnypuppy80]

The valve is plastic and is already failing a little.

It just started failing about a month ago, it's been full of water since November?

 

[GrumpAzz]

Each time was a slip of the mind.

First time was actually my bathroom that flooded. I was using a 30 gallon rain barrel for my RO. It came with a spicket on the bottom that I forgot to close. I was several hours before I realized.

Second time was in the tent. I forgot to shut the valve coming from the top-off resevoir after a res change so it pumped several gallons into the tent before I noticed..

 

[MiGrampa]

It just started failing about a month ago, it's been full of water since November?

It sounds like its time to take a trip to your local Menards store. Hopefully, you won't have much trouble finding an upgrade that will last. I wouldn't want to be the neighbor downstairs if everything let go and flooded the room.

 

[Skinnypuppy80]

I wouldn't want to be the neighbor downstairs if everything let go and flooded the room.

Nope!! If there was a complete failure, that'd be 50gal+ as depending if I was home or not, the ro would keep running.

 

[Skinnypuppy80]

My setup is a little reckless if not just pure stupidity. Hopefully I just didn't just jinx myself. Any thoughts on how I could contain the water if I did have a failure on the ro barrel? I thought maybe a kiddie pool but that wouldn't fit in the area the barrel is in

 

[steamroller]

They sell water heater drip pans that could be piped to drain any lower location.
None hold much water but they would deal with leaks as long as they can drain by gravity.