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Got a half dozen ducklings when my kid was young. He named them Lucy and the 5 Lola’s.
I raised runner ducks for 3-4 years and those times were some of my favorites. It just started as a productive use of my time and really grew into something I'll always cherish. I like caring for living things and that's why I'm so excited about taking my first steps into this hobby.

So we're gonna call the prettiest one Cannabis Morissette. The other two will receive a proper name when the time is right.
 
This is going to be a great grow.

I'm finding myself having difficulty keeping up with all the threads. I'm going to try, but please feel free to tag me in or PM me if you have a question and I am not responding. I logged in this morning to 47 on my bell, and a bunch of PMs. I love it!

@Aqua Man is also a huge resource here, he has probably forgotten more than I know. He had a big hand in training me up.
 
I know dude, it happened fast. Good shit.
It's not over. We have more top growers coming from what I have been told. Very happy, the people here are really amazing.

We have so many good people now, I feel like a troll will get shut down fast without even needing moderation. Hard to get over on folks that have been growing for decades and know what's what. Starting with that user base just seems like a recipe for success.
 
This is going to be a great grow.

I'm finding myself having difficulty keeping up with all the threads. I'm going to try, but please feel free to tag me in or PM me if you have a question and I am not responding. I logged in this morning to 47 on my bell, and a bunch of PMs. I love it!

@Aqua Man is also a huge resource here, he has probably forgotten more than I know. He had a big hand in training me up.
For sure man! I can't wait.

Yeah you got a lot going on lmao. Questions will arrive that need your attention but for the most part, come and go as you please. You've gotten me off to an awesome start. Next question in mind is... about what age do you start giving them nutes? That'll prolly be when my decision is made. Cannabis Morissette is itching to get comfy in her fallponics apartment.
 
you can start now but keep it very low ppm - like 150.

Your cotyledons are still doing great. If the plant needs nutes (mostly N at this point) it will start to steal from them. If they start to brown up, you waited a day too long for perfection. Perfection is not needed.

A dash of cal-mag, some grow, and that's about it for now. Growth is currently focused more on roots, they will stretch looking for food and water, that is a good thing. Too much nutes and you can do more harm than good.
 
you can start now but keep it very low ppm - like 150.

Your cotyledons are still doing great. If the plant needs nutes (mostly N at this point) it will start to steal from them. If they start to brown up, you waited a day too long for perfection. Perfection is not needed.

A dash of cal-mag, some grow, and that's about it for now. Growth is currently focused more on roots, they will stretch looking for food and water, that is a good thing. Too much nutes and you can do more harm than good.
Word. I can mix a new batch this weekend cuz right now the system is sitting at 280 with pH at 6.0. My chiller was damaged in shipping so we're waiting for that to resolve, unfortunately. Also had the pump I ordered separately get lost. Quite the shipping debacle this last couple weeks.
 
Word. I can mix a new batch this weekend cuz right now the system is sitting at 280 with pH at 6.0. My chiller was damaged in shipping so we're waiting for that to resolve, unfortunately. Also had the pump I ordered separately get lost. Quite the shipping debacle this last couple weeks.
I just went to my 3rd grow store looking for stuff. This last one closed.

I guess I'm buying crap online again and dealing with the same shipping headaches. Oh well. Life in the fast lane.
 
you can start now but keep it very low ppm - like 150.

Your cotyledons are still doing great. If the plant needs nutes (mostly N at this point) it will start to steal from them. If they start to brown up, you waited a day too long for perfection. Perfection is not needed.

A dash of cal-mag, some grow, and that's about it for now. Growth is currently focused more on roots, they will stretch looking for food and water, that is a good thing. Too much nutes and you can do more harm than good.
We had talked just briefly on the bottle of Rapid Start. Should I avoid this for now? It's 1-.5-1 I believe.
 
found this before https://pahrocgiant.com/product-details-size-2/ for 30$~

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but i just needed a little extra for this time around, and fked my self lol.

dont see this one around much though, not sure if my one grow store still has it

i might go with the bigger perlite size next time
 
Are you talking about another solo cup run?
yes, wont be even close to 210 plants like the last time though, unfortunately lol, mainly cause im broke as shit and dont have much medium left, especially since that MG bag of perlite was fucked and my dumbass thinking it wouldnt be that bad dumped it in with rest of my perlite bin.

also busting out the "AeroTotes™️"

now if i got some racks and went balls out i could do 420 plants, in a 5x5. lol
 
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yes, wont be even close to 210 plants like the last time though, unfortunately lol, mainly cause im broke as shit and dont have much medium left, temporarily.

but also busting out the "AeroTotes™️"

now if i got some racks and went balls out i could easily do 420 plants, in a 5x5. lol
I'm in a 5x5 and thinking about 420 plants in there..... yeesh

Just gonna have one fat mama in mine 🤣
 
think about 840? lol

i think i can if doing the vertical racks right, and very short colas.

would be absolutely retarded though.

the De-humidification....watering...
Sounds like some sort of hydro is the answer there... some ebb and flow bed maybe? Even a huge RDWC with a 4x4 footprint for your tables, custom 4'x4'x6" resevoirs.

Damn... got me brainstorming and I ain't even grown a plant yet
 
Hey @Moe.Red

For some reason, I spaced off filling my RO res. I was able to get 15 gallons out of it. Can I go ahead and add the Agsil to let it set overnight, then add and mix the rest of the RO in the morning, before bring it down. I can put it off another day but I'm under the assumption that it would work out fine. I'm going a little lighter on it this time. Last time it was 8g/30gal and I'm only adding 6 this time around.
 
Hey @Moe.Red

For some reason, I spaced off filling my RO res. I was able to get 15 gallons out of it. Can I go ahead and add the Agsil to let it set overnight, then add and mix the rest of the RO in the morning, before bring it down. I can put it off another day but I'm under the assumption that it would work out fine. I'm going a little lighter on it this time. Last time it was 8g/30gal and I'm only adding 6 this time around.
Yes go for it.
 
Sounds like some sort of hydro is the answer there... some ebb and flow bed maybe? Even a huge RDWC with a 4x4 footprint for your tables, custom 4'x4'x6" resevoirs.

Damn... got me brainstorming and I ain't even grown a plant yet
I wanna do a big fog chamber

Suspend the plants over it
 
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I need to look more into Moe's fogponics. I've only briefly read about it before being kicked out of the farm. You got a thread going over here for that, @Moe.Red ?
I put fog on hold. I'm about 95% done with the build, and then I started spending my available downtime here. So close, but yet so far away. I have a thread called fog prep where you can see all the parts and the software.

I decided to learn soil in that tent in the meantime. So dirt here I come.
 
I put fog on hold. I'm about 95% done with the build, and then I started spending my available downtime here. So close, but yet so far away. I have a thread called fog prep where you can see all the parts and the software.

I decided to learn soil in that tent in the meantime. So dirt here I come.
Im sure you'll love learning it, but may get bored with it real quick.

It's slooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwww
 
This is leading up to something very important to me. If the weed is better, I may switch. Do fog and soil rather than fog and RDWC. My mind is open to the side by side result.
Can't argue against quality.....unless the speed is much more than a 1-2% increase in quality, I may take the speed.

But again....quality...it would have to be negligible.

Are you mentioning that in the sense of the talks about soil unlocking better/more terpene profile or?
 
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