Pipecarvers Pipes & things

[Pipecarver]

May 3
My 3x3 with the 2 Strawberry Purps is filling in and hanging over at 8+ weeks, I dropped the temperature to 76f and lights a bit yesterday. Still feeding heavy at 4/3/3/8//1/4 tsp KB dry / 4

My 5x5 is full I had to bend over my surprise sativa as it reached my lights, I'm at 5 weeks in flower now but she looks closer to 4 weeks, she was a late bloomer. She came from the same pack as here sister here but 2 different plants all together. The 2 Blue Dreams are pretty plants with nice green leaves but the buds seem to be elongating a bit at the top I need to drop the lights intensity a bit. I've been wanting to use my Far reds but until they stop stretching I can't do that yet.

My 2 clones are doing well, they need a transplant but I'll hold them for a bit until I start to see stunting and be forced to up pot.

I now have 4 Lemon Lava Lime seedlings up above dirt, They should be good from here, I'm just feeding them 1/2ml per 1/2 gal Rapid start when they need water.

 

[Kuwl]

I haven't received confirmation yet, I google about their ability to deliver in Canada and it says 7-10 days. There were some backlogs in Feb but it seems like they are flowing now....so said mr google

Them Strwberry Perps and looking tremendous, nice big colas!

It took about 4 weeks to get mine.

The middle rack is screwed in for saftey, I guess so kids don't crawl in and get stuck inside.
I couln't see where the screws were so said f*** it. I'll figure it out later.

Also I forgot to wet down the charcoal filter to activate it.
I did it bout 3 days later lol and put water in the bottom black tray too.

And don't forget to label each rack.

I love the lock feature and the window tint - untint and light.
They seemed to have done a good job on this thing, it looks and feels solid and 1st class.

So far it's set it and forget it.

I checked the buds after a few days and they feel good, especialy the White Truffles.
They feel much better, hardened up and looked much better too.

I might give this 5 stars if it preforms the drying and curing as advertised.

 

[Pipecarver]

May 13
The Strawberry Purps in my 3x3 are done, its been 10 weeks and I need the space, They haven't been doing much the last 2 weeks I haven't seen as much swelling as I'd hoped for at 7 weeks I thought they'd get massive in 3 more weeks. I should have cut today but maybe tomorrow.

My 5x5 is loud its full of 7 week old beauties sucking up a lot of water. I'm feeding 4 plants 6 gal every 2 days

I was supposed to have 2 Bubba Mac n cheese but they are not the same 1 is a full blown sativa the other is an Indica 1 ft shorter than her sister

Blue dream is a nice looking plant with a lot of stink to them, my house has never smelled more like a pot farm than it does today, even outside I smell it in the air a scrubber would be a good idea about now.

My Lemon Lava Lime seedlings are up and healthy looking, maybe a bit short but coming along nicely. 1 of my clones is acting up over the last 2 days some leaves are getting marks fast leaves and 2 yellowed up almost overnight. It may have been the heating pad they were on cooking the roots. I've since lifted them up an hopefully it doesn't get worse

 

[Zen_seeker]

That’s a lot of frosting on those girls!

Can’t wait to see them fully dressed.

 

[Coco Lopez]

May 13
The Strawberry Purps in my 3x3 are done, its been 10 weeks and I need the space, They haven't been doing much the last 2 weeks I haven't seen as much swelling as I'd hoped for at 7 weeks I thought they'd get massive in 3 more weeks. I should have cut today but maybe tomorrow.

My 5x5 is loud its full of 7 week old beauties sucking up a lot of water. I'm feeding 4 plants 6 gal every 2 days

I was supposed to have 2 Bubba Mac n cheese but they are not the same 1 is a full blown sativa the other is an Indica 1 ft shorter than her sister

Blue dream is a nice looking plant with a lot of stink to them, my house has never smelled more like a pot farm than it does today, even outside I smell it in the air a scrubber would be a good idea about now.

My Lemon Lava Lime seedlings are up and healthy looking, maybe a bit short but coming along nicely. 1 of my clones is acting up over the last 2 days some leaves are getting marks fast leaves and 2 yellowed up almost overnight. It may have been the heating pad they were on cooking the roots. I've since lifted them up an hopefully it doesn'View attachment 129895View attachment 129896View attachment 129897View attachment 129898View attachment 129899View attachment 129900View attachment 129901t get worse

That is some ridiculous flower dang I've never had any plants look like that. Your harvest per plant is like 4 x mine lol great work. That's some hefty dank and bet your house smells great hah

 

[Pipecarver]

That’s a lot of frosting on those girls!

Can’t wait to see them fully dressed.

Yes they are getting there @7 weeks they are looking good. I have my reds on at lights out now & I put the blues on yesterday with the rest of my lights. I kinda screwed up a bit with side lights, they looked good early on but now they are far too low. When I added my SE3000's 2 light bars to my 3x3 I didn't realize how well they'd work, now that I see what they are capable of I'll swap them into my 5x5 next run and lift them up where they'll do more good They really bumped up my lowers in the 3x3 on the Strawberry Purps. The AC Infinity Ion light bars in my 5x5 don't have the intensity the SE3000 light bars do. I'm thinking next run will have 640 watts over head and 300watts for side lights and really push those lowers.

 

[Pipecarver]

That is some ridiculous flower dang I've never had any plants look like that. Your harvest per plant is like 4 x mine lol great work. That's some hefty dank and bet your house smells great hah

Thanks, its the Autopots, not me. I just feed the reservoir the AP's do the rest, if you like the looks of my plants look into the AP's they are not that expensive to start with. The air domes really boost the root system and that helps them build above ground. I've been in them about 5 years now after about 25 years in soil/ Promix and there's no going back now.

 

[Coco Lopez]

Thanks, its the Autopots, not me. I just feed the reservoir the AP's do the rest, if you like the looks of my plants look into the AP's they are not that expensive to start with. The air domes really boost the root system and that helps them build above ground. I've been in them about 5 years now after about 25 years in soil/ Promix and there's no going back now.

dannnnnnnnnnnng then it is settled. My "Project X" if I pull off the reveg, will definitely be in autopots. I stress going back to what I felt was chemistry with nutes and my shitty city water but I'm sure it was just my ignorance. My very 1st run was in Coco and I got everything to autofeed but ended up hand watering. I'm going to have to hit you up for nutes you use with the autopots unless can find some solid instructions in your thread. How often do you find you have to clean your reservoir? When/if you do, do you also move the ladies and clean the autopots?

 

[Pipecarver]

dannnnnnnnnnnng then it is settled. My "Project X" if I pull off the reveg, will definitely be in autopots. I stress going back to what I felt was chemistry with nutes and my shitty city water but I'm sure it was just my ignorance. My very 1st run was in Coco and I got everything to autofeed but ended up hand watering. I'm going to have to hit you up for nutes you use with the autopots unless can find some solid instructions in your thread. How often do you find you have to clean your reservoir? When/if you do, do you also move the ladies and clean the autopots?

I only need to clean the res when I start adding cal/mag at week 2-3 in flower. I clean my filter a maybe once a month and clean the pots and trays after each grow. I tend to veg in regular pots then transplant to the autopots around 4-5 weeks old. I use the General Hydroponics line with the Trio and Diamond Nectar plus Cal/mag when needed, Koolbloom liquid 2nd week - 6th week then Koolbloom dry. In veg I'll use Fluroliciuos Plus instead of Diamond Nectar.

I use a Peat based mix, Promix types, I'm in a cheaper version called ABSGreenworlds VPW30 plus Perlite, Azomite, Gypsum, Myco's, Worm castings.

Autopots are pretty easy but if I was going to start over I think DWC is the way to go. I think once you have the DWC dialed in that method can out grow the rest I've seen. I'm 74 soon and I'm not starting over.

 

[Coco Lopez]

I only need to clean the res when I start adding cal/mag at week 2-3 in flower. I clean my filter a maybe once a month and clean the pots and trays after each grow. I tend to veg in regular pots then transplant to the autopots around 4-5 weeks old. I use the General Hydroponics line with the Trio and Diamond Nectar plus Cal/mag when needed, Koolbloom liquid 2nd week - 6th week then Koolbloom dry. In veg I'll use Fluroliciuos Plus instead of Diamond Nectar.

Really appreciate the reply. Wow I would have thought it needed more maintenance then that. Ahh good ole GH line nice. Do you use tap water for the reservoir? My dang tap water seems to be dang near 600-700ppm so I got a 5g under sink RO system but it sucks, is downstairs, and only puts out like 2g at a time. Real hassle/inconvenient imo. I always look into DIY methods of solar distilling outside in the AZ sun but never get any further than that lol

I use a Peat based mix, Promix types, I'm in a cheaper version called ABSGreenworlds VPW30 plus Perlite, Azomite, Gypsum, Myco's, Worm castings.

Well shit. Such a newb I thought people used coco for autopots

Autopots are pretty easy but if I was going to start over I think DWC is the way to go. I think once you have the DWC dialed in that method can out grow the rest I've seen. I'm 74 soon and I'm not starting over.

Had no idea you were that young. You give me hope hah Hmm DWC vs Autopots hmm I am going to have to look deep into which one I will have less likelihood of failing with lol
Thanks again Pipe

 

[Pipecarver]

Really appreciate the reply. Wow I would have thought it needed more maintenance then that. Ahh good ole GH line nice. Do you use tap water for the reservoir? My dang tap water seems to be dang near 600-700ppm so I got a 5g under sink RO system but it sucks, is downstairs, and only puts out like 2g at a time. Real hassle/inconvenient imo. I always look into DIY methods of solar distilling outside in the AZ sun but never get any further than that lol

Well shit. Such a newb I thought people used coco for autopots

Had no idea you were that young. You give me hope hah Hmm DWC vs Autopots hmm I am going to have to look deep into which one I will have less likelihood of failing with lol
Thanks again Pipe

Ya my water is well water I'm not sure of ppm but about 72-7.4 ph. I don't use any PH up or down so I'm lucky that way. I'm also in a cold dark basement in the North East. In the summer months I need to run a chiller or my reservoir starts to smell and foul up...lesson learned there, I had to panic buy one but got lucky with price. Ice works in bottles works but its not stable. Regular bottled water or Spring water maybe better than RO or distilled. Both those methods strip all essential minerals and shit out of it and all you are left with is wet, you need to supply everything, micro elements you never think of until you have some funky deficiency

 

[Coco Lopez]

Ya my water is well water I'm not sure of ppm but about 72-7.4 ph. I don't use any PH up or down so I'm lucky that way.

That is the ticket. I feel I would be so better off with well water. When I fill 5g buckets in bathtub with tap water for my humidifiers, it legit smells like the YMCA pool strength chlorine. If my tents are open, I get white shit that builds up all over the room on any surface. I try to blend the RO with the TAP thinking I am making a difference but I doubt it.

I'm also in a cold dark basement in the North East. In the summer months I need to run a chiller or my reservoir starts to smell and foul up...lesson learned there, I had to panic buy one but got lucky with price. Ice works in bottles works but its not stable.

Hmm think that just reminded me of why I haven't gone AP's or DWC yet. I would have no choice to get distiller because I'm in AZ, upstairs, with shit ventilation/insulation and attic is above grow room. With the way heat rises in my 2 story house, there is no way to keep the res above roughly 76-77 minimum without a chiller. What was the deal you got if don't mind me asking and which one was it? I have to get one if don't run in soil again.

Regular bottled water or Spring water maybe better than RO or distilled. Both those methods strip all essential minerals and shit out of it and all you are left with is wet, you need to supply everything, micro elements you never think of until you have some funky deficiency

Yup early lesson learned about RO water. Was like a slap in the face lol thinking RO was solution just to find out was stripping plants of nutes and had to go back to playing chemistry just to get water I wasn't afraid to feed

 

[Pipecarver]

I paid $300 Cash, This is the one I have but its double in price since I bought mine. When I looked most were $5-$600, Amazon still has a few under $500

 

[Coco Lopez]

I paid $300 Cash, This is the one I have but its double in price since I bought mine. When I looked most were $5-$600, Amazon still has a few under $500View attachment 129969

damnnnn that sucker is bad to the bone. Whelp now I remember why I got stopped in my tracks when looked into it last time. 9 grows later I should have just bit the bullet. Yeah it is a no brainer that I have to get one if go DWC or autopots here in AZ. My res and therefore home office will smell rank in days. In a country minute it will be 115+ here and we'll have 10-20 days straight with it over 115. Clocked my AstroTurf last year at 204 with temp gun. Out here it is legit to be cognizant of things that can melt or explode due to the desert heat. Thanks again for the info PC

 

[Pipecarver]

damnnnn that sucker is bad to the bone. Whelp now I remember why I got stopped in my tracks when looked into it last time. 9 grows later I should have just bit the bullet. Yeah it is a no brainer that I have to get one if go DWC or autopots here in AZ. My res and therefore home office will smell rank in days. In a country minute it will be 115+ here and we'll have 10-20 days straight with it over 115. Clocked my AstroTurf last year at 204 with temp gun. Out here it is legit to be cognizant of things that can melt or explode due to the desert heat. Thanks again for the info PC

We'll get to 60f if we are lucky its been 50f as a high most days here. We were in Vegas. Laughlin last summer for a few days, I love the heat for a while as long as its followed with Margarita's in the evening,or anytime after noon when on holidays.

 

[Pipecarver]

May 15
I chopped and have hung my Strawberry Purps clones from the 3x3. Both were in the same pot with a lot of side lighting and filled in nicely.

 

[Coco Lopez]

May 15
I chopped and have hung my Strawberry Purps clones from the 3x3. Both were in the same pot with a lot of side lighting and filled in nicely. View attachment 130047View attachment 130048View attachment 130049View attachment 130050View attachment 130051View attachment 130052

wow thanks for the high. baked as shit just from lookin at that haul. great job PC

 

[Pipecarver]

wow thanks for the high. baked as shit just from lookin at that haul. great job PC

Yes that's a nice haul out of 1 pot. it was 2 sister clones and they grew well together, side lights filled in the lowers and that gave me a lot of weight.