My FIRST grow GO HYDRO (PICTURES)

motif

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docholiday88 said:
good shit, I'll be starting my first grow in a dwc sometime in the next week
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Best of wishes bro, you can use this thread as a guide/journal, but I'd rather give ya advice first hand as this was my first time and I made mistakes. I think the trick to a succesful grow the first time trying, depends on how quickly and often you check up on and fix mistakes that were made. Ill help yall all you can, just link me when you get it up and going, or ask Q's here for the MEANTIME;P
 
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DAY 58 FLOWERING (115 days old since sprouting)

DAY 10 VEGETATING (27 days old from sprouting)
 

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Great Pics Motif. Just as a suggestion.. Have you every thought about a flat scrog under your T-5s? I think you would increase your yeild per plant. It is just a little more work but so far I have been happy with the technique and its results. Something Like this:
So far the buds are about the same density I got from the same plant with my 400hps.
 
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SomeGuy said:
Great Pics Motif. Just as a suggestion.. Have you every thought about a flat scrog under your T-5s? I think you would increase your yeild per plant. It is just a little more work but so far I have been happy with the technique and its results. Something Like this:
So far the buds are about the same density I got from the same plant with my 400hps.
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yeah i seriously considered it, but i was wondering how exactly do you clean the reservoir with the plants tangled in the screen??

also what did you make your screen out of??
 
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motif said:
yeah i seriously considered it, but i was wondering how exactly do you clean the reservoir with the plants tangled in the screen??

also what did you make your screen out of??
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I am working on a new catch pan set up that will make it easier to clean. I think if you were to use DWC you would want the screen attached to your dwc bin in some way so you could pull the lid, screen, plants all in one unit. Then clean your res etc..

The screen is some 14"x14" metal shelving of some sort with 1.5" squares. You could also use pvc and bailing wire to make it and probably have an easier time rigging it to the res.

I just think you could optimize your yield with it. :)
 
motif

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SomeGuy said:
I am working on a new catch pan set up that will make it easier to clean. I think if you were to use DWC you would want the screen attached to your dwc bin in some way so you could pull the lid, screen, plants all in one unit. Then clean your res etc..

The screen is some 14"x14" metal shelving of some sort with 1.5" squares. You could also use pvc and bailing wire to make it and probably have an easier time rigging it to the res.

I just think you could optimize your yield with it. :)
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yeah i know what you mean, it just seems like such a fucking MESS! LoL

ill see if i come up with any crazy ideas before i move the plants to flower chamber...

if anybody has seen any DWC scrogs that can answer the question of how to clean the res efficiently, please POST and let me know :hump::hump::hump::hump::hump:
 
motif

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onthedl0008 said:
Good stuff man.. Damn haha thats alot of pix u had to throw down right there mang. keep up the good work!
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thanks for the support dl :hug: :joint::hump:

when i chop, should i chop just the big branches and let the lower ones grow more? or just say fuck it and chop em all and move on to the next grow?
 
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Its really up to what u prefer man. I personally like to let my top's go for as long as possible and take most of my smaller less producing buds off prior to harvesting the main colas. Seems to help them focus more attention to the main colas as well.
If u have a scope bro.. Id take the small popcorn buds and wait if u can until the tops turn at least 50 amber bfore harvest tho.
By the way man.. I dunno why but the lower budsites seem to mature faster either way.. Amber trichs quicker anyhow.
 
motif

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onthedl0008 said:
Its really up to what u prefer man. I personally like to let my top's go for as long as possible and take most of my smaller less producing buds off prior to harvesting the main colas. Seems to help them focus more attention to the main colas as well.
If u have a scope bro.. Id take the small popcorn buds and wait if u can until the tops turn at least 50 amber bfore harvest tho.
By the way man.. I dunno why but the lower budsites seem to mature faster either way.. Amber trichs quicker anyhow.
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temporary scrog :bigjoint:
 

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motif said:
temporary scrog :bigjoint:
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What!? How can a scrog be temporary? And we believe we will be converting our grow to a scrog. We've checked out other sources and are pretty sure this is the best way the most can be yielded from three plants. White-Ice-Baby. New pics every Monday. Keep that "temporary" scrog going, We'll be watching.
 
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SomeGuy said:
That would work! Just cut out all the little squares except for the ones on the top. Leave the legs and bottom to attach to your dwc lid and there you have it!.
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k i got it cut like you said, i need duct tape tho before i can attach the screen. I cleaned out the reservoirs of both tanks and swapped air pumps and air stones (the vegging tank air stones and pump are newer and were performing 100x better than the flower tank's)

increased the P and K nutes in the flowering girl.

and now some more pics for shits and giggles :weed::weed::weed::weed::weed:
 

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motif

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Ray Fox said:
What!? How can a scrog be temporary? And we believe we will be converting our grow to a scrog. We've checked out other sources and are pretty sure this is the best way the most can be yielded from three plants. White-Ice-Baby. New pics every Monday. Keep that "temporary" scrog going, We'll be watching.
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it was temporary cuz i just threw that bitch on there LoL, ill strap it down prolly tomorrow or later tonight~stay tuned
 
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