Pipecarvers Pipes & things

[Pipecarver]

Just wondering you have really nice grows why would you want to add silicate.

Lol.....no idea really I use just about everything else GH has to offer in their nute line....I get these brain farts that I can do better and what can I get that will help? Armour Si I'm not using. why not try again? There were a few folks here that swore by silicates and I guess I was thinking I'm missing something.

 

[OLDCRO]

I have tried it in three different grows didnt notice any difference in growth and had PH problems. Maybe i was using it wrong i just stopped using it.

 

[Zen_seeker]

I've done clones, for years I ran perpetual, cutting just before I flip then raise the kids, take cutting, flip and continue.It got to be a chore. Seeds now 5-6 weeks after I flip gets me plants to flower when another is done. So many strains to try & so little time left to try them all.

I know you know how to clone. But you were considering doing it again a few posts back. Guess that idea died shortly after.

 

[Pipecarver]

I have tried it in three different grows didnt notice any difference in growth and had PH problems. Maybe i was using it wrong i just stopped using it.

I never check ph but you're scaring me back off, after spending $50 on it......lol.....I'd hate to fk things up while on a roll. I'm getting quite a collection of stuff in full bottles that were expensive and they are not being used for 1 reason or another. Full bottles still sealed, Up, Down Flurolicious Plus, Bottles of Peroxide, and now Si????? I hear you I'm thinking hard...time for a drink.....lol...and then back for a smoke or 4.

 

[Zen_seeker]

Lol.....no idea really I use just about everything else GH has to offer in their nute line....I get these brain farts that I can do better and what can I get that will help? Armour Si I'm not using. why not try again? There were a few folks here that swore by silicates and I guess I was thinking I'm missing something.

I get the same way. I toy with the extra items I’ve collected. Used a touch of FF Beastie Bloomz the other day.

 

[Zen_seeker]

Did any of my seeds make it this far or did they get tossed when you had issues?

 

[Pipecarver]

I know you know how to clone. But you were considering doing it again a few posts back. Guess that idea died shortly after.

Clones? me? not that I remember but hey I forget a lot of shit I talk about...lol...I now have 10 Autopots I'll run 4 in veg and 4 in flower with 2 spares Or maybe an auto or 2, even outside......talkin again...no idea what I'm doin tell you the truth. I wake up with a whole new plan then have a smoke and then another....ect ect ect

 

[steamroller]

It is my understanding that silica will raise your pH, possibly quite a bit.
Make sure to check your pH if you start to use it IMO.

 

[OLDCRO]

I never check ph but you're scaring me back off, after spending $50 on it......lol.....I'd hate to fk things up while on a roll. I'm getting quite a collection of stuff in full bottles that were expensive and they are not being used for 1 reason or another. Full bottles still sealed, Up, Down Flurolicious Plus, Bottles of Peroxide, and now Si????? I hear you I'm thinking hard...time for a drink.....lol...and then back for a smoke or 4.

I used Power Si it was 90.00 dollars a bottle. I just chaulked it up to a fool and his money is soon parted !!!!!!

 

[OLDCRO]

It is my understanding that silica will raise your pH, possibly quite a bit.
Make sure to check your pH if you start to use it IMO.

I am like Pipe Carver PH check whats that.

 

[steamroller]

I am like Pipe Carver PH check whats that.

I am not into cailbrating pens and all that so have old school dip sticks for fish tanks~!
Even just growing in soil I lower my waters pH and check it but I do 32 gallons at a time so it is not a daily chore.

 

[Pipecarver]

Did any of my seeds make it this far or did they get tossed when you had issues?

None this run I still have, some. I did lose 2 when I tried seeds earlier along with 2 of Bandits. Not sure why, too cold is all I can figure Now that I know they are regs I can try again when I grow regs out. I have some nice Regs from Dragon Flames and few others. Now that I'm using split pots I can get around to more of them. I've had such bad luck with M-F % they scare me off with only a few pots going.

 

[Pipecarver]

I am like Pipe Carver PH check whats that.

No need now and I don't want there to be one. I'll hold off, good advice I don't take that lightly, knowing what you do and how well you do it. Its good to have an extra head or 2 thinking on these things for me. I get grand ideas just not all are good...

 

[Pipecarver]

May 10
I'm a full 10 weeks into flower and my sprouts are 15 days old, everything looks good so far. One short sprout an Ice Cream cake. I only had 1 container and dropped 2 Grape Skunk and 1 Ice Cream cake into the same small container to sit in water over night. I figured they'd distinguish themselves in flower, They've done it already the 2 plants are out growing 1, the 2 have larger leaves and thicker stalks already...Identification done.

I'm using my far reds in both tents for 15 min at lights out. I can can see the results after just 2 nights in my veg tent, all plants jumped up a bit and widened their leaves. I was going to continue for another week but that may be too long, I'll watch them and shut them off when I have to. Last run I went 1 week and they got a bit taller than I wanted. I still have the Ice Cream Cake I want up and out of the pot.

I have the Blue 450nm booster bars running at 100% and my other lights down to 65% and at lights out the Far reds go on for 15 min in my 5x5 flower tent.

I went to Mars to order another FC4000-EVO and they are sold out...but hold on Amazon has them with a $30 off coupon brings them down close to the same as Mars website price. clicked and ordered...should be here Friday.

I've both my new 50 pint and old 35 pint dehues running on 24/7 Turbo to get my flower tent down to 50%. Its going to be an expensive week but after that they can go off. To dry and cure the humidity should be right on...

 

[OLDCRO]

Harvested 4 Auto Cream Mandrian nice size buds

 

[Pipecarver]

Harvested 4 Auto Cream Mandrian nice size budsView attachment 101225View attachment 101226View attachment 101227

Wow, very nice. I envy your Cannatrol. Must be nice, I've looked but I just can't pull the trigger on them. I think last look they were like $$3000 delivered with the Pot leaf window and if I was going to get one the added $45 for the, special window is inconsequential. Just no, I can't, really don't push me over the edge, I'm weak minded and have a hard time resisting impulse buying. My wife would get over it in a year or 2...but no...

 

[OLDCRO]

Ya the cannatrol simplified the drying and curing for me saves my time for other things. I got tired of the smell for a week everytime i harvested a crop but i got many compliments from delivery drivers and passer by traffic.

 

[Pipecarver]

Ya the cannatrol simplified the drying and curing for me saves my time for other things. I got tired of the smell for a week everytime i harvested a crop but i got many compliments from delivery drivers and passer by traffic.

I don't mind the smell, it smells more at 6 -7 weeks in flower. I fight the elements, I've had bold plans but no movement yet. I'm good this grow my humidity is good and its cool. Its winter and summer drying where I'd like better control. I need a Casino win where I hit a big one...lol....had one last summer $2000.00 on a Sunday and $1000.00 on Wednesday. We didn't go for a month aft that but 1 real expensive meal with my son. Tomahawk Rib Eye and the works, drinks tip $525 Barrington Steak House. We were on a high...lol...

 

[OLDCRO]

525.00 you could of bought a hind quarter for that !!!!!! I think Vicosun is coming out with something similar to the cannatrol with a lower price will have to wait and see if they do i might get one just to try. Would be nice to be able to take down 8 plants at a time instead of staggering the harvest.

 

[Pipecarver]

525.00 you could of bought a hind quarter for that !!!!!! I think Vicosun is coming out with something similar to the cannatrol with a lower price will have to wait and see if they do i might get one just to try. Would be nice to be able to take down 8 plants at a time instead of staggering the harvest.

I know that's a lot, Steak was $150 for the 3 of us, Shrimp Cocktails, side order of lobster mac & cheese, Crab stuffed Mushroom caps, Margarita's +++ ya. not often we win 3 grand in 4 days so we splurged a bit too much but I'd never had a Tomahawk Rib eye, bucket list meal.

 

[Pipecarver]

May 13
I got a bit ambitious with my vegging girls and bent them over early, my aim was to separate the two plants from each other in the small pots. They'll be getting moved into my 5x5 next week sometime after I chop my flowering girls at 10.5 now and chopping starts Saturday .

I got my water lines onto my Autopots in my 3x3 today hooked up and went to give them their first feed but they are still heavy with water I'll give them another day or 2. I'd like them to start feeding off the trays before I move them into flower even if only for a few days. I can flip them sooner once they are established in my 5x5.

My plants are big enough I think I could have started this last week. All hooked up now and there's nothing stopping me from starting 4 autos in there after I move them...good talk.

 

[Pipecarver]

May 14
The next day they are all up and happy looking.



When I say I'm down to the Olives, I've had a couple early oz Gin in me. As I re Read that statement I have a hard time believing I'm writing that....Gin???? Me....Nofkin way ....when I'm in my 70's I start drinking Gin??? Must be a sign that I'm losing it.

 

[Pipecarver]

May 14
The next day they are all up and happy looking.

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When I say I'm down to the Olives, I've had a couple early oz Gin in me. As I re Read that statement I have a hard time believing I'm writing that....Gin???? Me....Nofkin way ....when I'm in my 70's I start drinking Gin??? Must be a sign that I'm losing it.

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My new FC4000-EVO came today, my wife says whats that? Jigs up had to confess, Ah dear its this way, I'm saving us money, you see I'm dropping 600 watts with 2 lights and replacing it with just 320 watts with just 1 light. a savings of 380 watts, she's not good at quick math...lol.......... just a shrug back and a sigh.....winner winner chicken dinner...lol...she still hasn't seen the statement....maybe I shouldn't celebrate too early...

 

[Pipecarver]

My new FC4000-EVO came today, my wife says whats that? Jigs up had to confess, Ah dear its this way, I'm saving us money, you see I'm dropping 600 watts with 2 lights and replacing it with just 320 watts with just 1 light. a savings of 380 watts, she's not good at quick math...lol.......... just a shrug back and a sigh.....winner winner chicken dinner...lol...she still hasn't seen the statement....maybe I shouldn't celebrate too early...

9pm Brain fart
I've been running my leds at 65% this week with my new Blue 450nm running at 100%. rummer has it MH were used at the end to enhance trich production. I'm at 10.5 weeks in my mind nature would have more reds as late season lighting may give. So Brain fart of the night is cut the Blues and turn my reds on with my regular leds through the day. Stretching is over so that won't be effected.....My plants are beautiful now I don't think I can fk that up this late I'm starting Chop Sat.....wtf its just a matter of adjusting the timers....lol....good talk...lights out...reds are on Olives are gone...

 

[steamroller]

Good talk~!

 

[Pipecarver]

Good talk~!

May 15
I switched the Blues for Reds this am, last nights brain fart has been completed, My lights are on at SF 65 & the FC at 50% with the Far reds on, all they got there's no adjustments available. Fall is here little girls, sparkle up please...

I'll get my new FC4000 up when I chop and clean up next week.

 

[Pipecarver]

May 16
I hooked up my feed lines and filled & turned on the res today in my new Autopots in my 3x3. A few leaves are funky I think from high humidity and low heat. I had one morning in a fog at 99% humidity with no air flow, a few at 80% from my humidifier on too fast., Lights have been wonky so they're doing pretty well considering.

 

[Zen_seeker]

9pm Brain fart
I've been running my leds at 65% this week with my new Blue 450nm running at 100%. rummer has it MH were used at the end to enhance trich production. I'm at 10.5 weeks in my mind nature would have more reds as late season lighting may give. So Brain fart of the night is cut the Blues and turn my reds on with my regular leds through the day. Stretching is over so that won't be effected.....My plants are beautiful now I don't think I can fk that up this late I'm starting Chop Sat.....wtf its just a matter of adjusting the timers....lol....good talk...lights out...reds are on Olives are gone...

Dude, your going to jinx it. Power outage, BBQ the tops, basement flood. Let’s wait until AFTER it’s jarred before we tempt fate.

Plants still look fantastic though. Guess you can get a little cocky early.

I saw gin on sale around the start of Covid. Gave it a try. I’ll get it once in a while. Have to mix it through, even if just tonic. Keep the olives. I can to black ones on meals but I don’t need them in my drink.

 

[Pipecarver]

Dude, your going to jinx it. Power outage, BBQ the tops, basement flood. Let’s wait until AFTER it’s jarred before we tempt fate.

Plants still look fantastic though. Guess you can get a little cocky early.

I saw gin on sale around the start of Covid. Gave it a try. I’ll get it once in a while. Have to mix it through, even if just tonic. Keep the olives. I can to black ones on meals but I don’t need them in my drink.

Hey, gins new to me, i tried it in the past but never liked it. About 15 years ago we flew to Vegas, Early one morning about 8am we walked into a Keno/sport bet place and a waitress walked by with large glasses of Martini's loaded with large green solid olives and my wife says hey I'll take one of those...I said make it 2 so we sat and played Keno drinking Martini's until about 10 am....lol...then went back to our room and slept the 110f day away.

We didn't drink it again until just recently...6 months maybe...Its a slow drink and just a sip at a time works wonders for my arthritis doc. Its not a habit...really...as I stare at another glass with 4 olives way down on the bottom below 3-4 oz clear toxins.

 

[BlueCollarBob]

Hey, gins new to me, i tried it in the past but never liked it. About 15 years ago we flew to Vegas, Early one morning about 8am we walked into a Keno/sport bet place and a waitress walked by with large glasses of Martini's loaded with large green solid olives and my wife says hey I'll take one of those...I said make it 2 so we sat and played Keno drinking Martini's until about 10 am....lol...then went back to our room and slept the 110f day away.

We didn't drink it again until just recently...6 months maybe...Its a slow drink and just a sip at a time works wonders for my arthritis doc. Its not a habit...really...as I stare at another glass with 4 olives way down on the bottom below 3-4 oz clear toxins.

I'm a sissy with gin. I only like it in the Summer and it has to be mixed. I love a good Tom Collins when it's hot out. Another Summer gin drink that has stuck with me since I was a teen is Seagram's and 7Up. It's funny, but gin feels like drinking Christmas trees in the Summer