DirtHawkers first indoor aero/nft "stinkbud design" medical grow

yea andyman..im not having any issues with cold water temps..mine was just the room temps and humidity during lights off...i bought a dehumidifier and took care of that.. now i just hope my night temps dont drop to dramaticly.

Heres some pics from today,, Im a little concerned about some of the dry and brittle leaves that have developed on the side of the first flower unit against the wall. still only running 3 lights at the moment, soon to have that 4th.

DIRTHAWKER said:

Heres some pics from today,, Im a little concerned about some of the dry and brittle leaves that have developed on the side of the first flower unit against the wall. still only running 3 lights at the moment, soon to have that 4th.

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You can't be perfect when we have these size constraints. As long as it doesn't spread I won't worry about it.

What are your thoughts on using a SOG screen to support the plants instead of the inner rails? Something that would work?

And what are your thoughts on the ideal lighting set-up for flower? 4x600w?

Holy jungle of green! Nice job dude!

Thanks guys.

picaso..what do you think is causing the dry brittle leaves? is it beacuse of the limited space against the wall and limited air movement?
I am following stinks setup to a T. I think a sog screen would work excellent, and probably will eventually go with it at some point. Right now i just want to get this first 3 units done and hopefully done right.
So far the 600s are working great,, i still need that 4th light and im pretty sure its gonna be the best setup for this.

DIRTHAWKER said:

Thanks guys.

picaso..what do you think is causing the dry brittle leaves? is it beacuse of the limited space against the wall and limited air movement?
I am following stinks setup to a T. I think a sog screen would work excellent, and probably will eventually go with it at some point. Right now i just want to get this first 3 units done and hopefully done right.
So far the 600s are working great,, i still need that 4th light and im pretty sure its gonna be the best setup for this.

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Honestly, I don't know. The only time I've seen something like that in my grows is when my plants have gotten too close to the lights.

Being as it is just that area and not a systemic problem, I think it must be something like the leaves are being rubbed against the wall all day with the fan or they are being totally blocked from the light by being up against the wall...something like that.

They look like they got hot to me but I am still learning what have your high temps been? I think you will be alright. Every thing looks great in your room if I ever get my Stinkbud system done I think you inspired me to do a journal too

DIRTHAWKER said:

Heres some pics from today,, Im a little concerned about some of the dry and brittle leaves that have developed on the side of the first flower unit against the wall. still only running 3 lights at the moment, soon to have that 4th.

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Dirt I must say that this is one of the more impressive grows that I have ever seen, and seeing as how I am planning to use stinkbud's grow setup this just solidifies the setups credibility.......not that I ever doubted you Stinkbud. I hope that you can continue to keep us updated as to the harvest size of the beautiful babies.

Thanks for the share...... +REP and subscribed

P.S. I'm jealous

Don't forget to change your nutes at least every 3 weeks. Two weeks is even better.

If I had the time and money I would change the nutes once a week. The plants love it!

I just changed mine this morning even though I haven't harvested yet.

You are keeping a log right? I use a calendar to keep track of everything. In fact I just bought the new High Times calendar for next year.

Oh yea i have a log on my computer, im due to change one of the reservoirs tomorrow. I love the dehumi, its been keeping my room perfect. man this one strain i have (redgrape) is so insane!
If you think ak47 is a fast grower,, this RG grows 2-3 times faster. The roots on them are already laying on the bottom of the cloner. The ak47s roots i started at the same time are only 3-4 inches.
Most of these clones are ready for veg but i need to hold them back for 2 more weeks so that i can put them into veg in the right timeframe so there will be a flower unit ready after the alloted time.

The dry leaves, i tried pulling a couple off but most are still attached very strongly,, others , mostly the very bottom pull of with ease. I just wondered if it was some sort of defiency or disease or something... im worrying like a new mother..LOL

HAVIN A BLAST!

StinkBud said:

Don't forget to change your nutes at least every 3 weeks. Two weeks is even better.

If I had the time and money I would change the nutes once a week. The plants love it!

I just changed mine this morning even though I haven't harvested yet.

You are keeping a log right? I use a calendar to keep track of everything. In fact I just bought the new High Times calendar for next year.

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You are so right about that meister Stink. My plants were growing like weeds (grin) for the first two weeks, then slowed down the third and even slower the fourth weeks. I checked on the water and it was stinky, like rotten wood. So I changed it out Friday and this morning the plants have grown about 4" over the weekend. I determined then and there that I would change out my rez every two weeks. This system of yours is really getting some serious refining. Thanks to you and awesome fellow growers like DirtHawk, I finally have a system that I don't have to put an hour a day into. I wish I could smoke a bowl with you sometime!

Yeah I have found that keeping a fresh res every week would be astonishing, however I would be concerned about flushing all the good nutes still left. But I guess if I had that kind of money it really wouldn't matter anyhow. Keep it going this is turning out to be a great forum.

looking real good dude i looked at all of stinks harvest a pound every 3 weeks. me and my brother are doing a SoG a true 1. but you really did a good job down to every thing you got it right and it all looks good dude rep+ to you

BudArmy said:

But I guess if I had that kind of money it really wouldn't matter anyhow.

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I know what you mean bro. Last year I spent over $600 on Advanced Nutes stuff for a RW grow. I'm sure it's the cats meow but I did a side by side soil grow and they were both about the same in size and yield. This year and for my current grow I bought a jug of Iconic Grow and a jug of Iconic Bloom. Both totalled about $50 with shipping and my plants are loving them! With such a measley cost I can afford to change out the nutes every week. BTW, a professional grower in Amsterdam advised me to get the Iconic.

Yeah once someone does a SOG of the hard stuff i.e 15-20% THC in my area, the income would be awesome. I mean for WW a person can pull $70 US down for 1/8th. So just imagine a pound every 3 weeks...yay. It's just that I' have to find a seed strain first. Because I don't know if I could trust any of the seed banks online. Seems to be kinda hazardous to the grow if you know what I mean.

Going on week 6. The room is a jungle.

Damn Dirt, I'd give $20 just to breath the aroma of that room. Absolutely beautiful man.

And a voice came down from the heavens. And it said.
"The 4th 600 watter shall light the way"
Let it be written let it be done.

DIRTHAWKER said:

And a voice came down from the heavens. And it said.
"The 4th 600 watter shall light the way"
Let it be written let it be done.

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Lol, nice.

DIRTHAWKER said:

Going on week 6. The room is a jungle.

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wow you got some big girls there. lookin good
what kinda spacing are you doing between pots?
Im planning on running 8' long fence post and am thinking of 8" spacing center to center on the net pots. I just dont want them super crowded, but I dont want to waste space either. 9'x10' about room just for flowering.
thanks for your time