Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!

[Picasso345]

Well, here it is, my first batch. first day in the flower unit.

I freakin plugged everything in and noticed the reflector glass was dusty so i went to unscrew it (gently) and the SOB fell down through the plants and did the ol giotine on a few branches...oh well im still alive.

I think they are closer to 3ft..lol

Very nice! Sorry about the accident. Seems very impressive for 4 weeks of Veg.

 

[DIRTHAWKER]

Thanks picaso,

well they were 3-4 inch clones when i got them, i put them in the veg unit after 10 days in the cloner.

by the way thanks for turnin me on to the lightproof vents.

Actually i just measured they are 2ft.

the collective is gonna love me.

 

[Kengi9999]

I love how in all your pics it looks like a well tuned assembly line and a very clean hospital/labratory......and alot of your ideas seems to use the kill 2 birds with one stone theory....im sold. Now back to picking stinks brain.....

id like to ask some questions about the nutrients..like what kinda ppm and ph meter do you use? ive gathered it measures 50-3000 ppm. and could you guess how much you spend on nutrients every 3 weeks? i understand you get yours wholesale. just a rough guess would be great. And now the stupid question....changing your res every 3 weeks seems like it might get expensive or that your wasting good nutes. why do you do this? for cleaniness?

 

[DIRTHAWKER]

I bought a hana ppm meter, and a manual ph tester kit. ,my ppm meter only goes to 2000 so i just keep it right below 2000.
Im guessing nutes are gonna be a chunk of change, but on the bright side you use alot of bloom and veg, but small amounts of the cal mag, liquid karma, sweet etc. yes cleanliness is next to ganjaness.

 

[Picasso345]

Thanks picaso,

well they were 3-4 inch clones when i got them, i put them in the veg unit after 10 days in the cloner.

by the way thanks for turnin me on to the lightproof vents.

Lol, I did see that one you have in the picture.

Good luck on your Flower.

 

[stofmonster]

Looks good dirthawker unbelievable growth compared to my dirt.
I started clones 9 days ago getting some roots but I dipped in gel first slowed them down am building veg and flower units this weekend. I will try to share with pics latr. Thanks Agian to stink this thread is going to save my life.

 

[CrazyIMA]

Hey for the vegetative growth. The Nutrient listed were
126ML Cal-Mag Plus
180ML Liquid Karma
540ML Pure Blend Pro Vegetative Formula

I can't find the Pure Blend Pro Vegetative Formula. Only Pure Blend Pro. Is that what you meant Stink?

 

[DIRTHAWKER]

Pure blend pro grow is what you want. grow means veg and bloom means flower.

 

[havefungodumb]

i read the Perpetual Grow , (some)

but whats it called when you got a cloning area, a harvest area and vegging area? im confused

 

[DIRTHAWKER]

Thats called willywonkas ganja factory.

 

[DragonPhoenix]

I have a small problem too. I got all the parts and started putting things together only to find out that my elbows were threaded on one end. I went back to Home Depot and got slip fit ones, came back and found that my tees were threaded in the middle hole. Back to Home Depot. Got it all put together - sort of. Now I need a threaded end for my PVC where it connects to the pump. Also, the plans show the hole being in the middle of the tub; the 17.25" piece will not stick out if it's in the middle. So I'm off to buy a new tub too. This is becoming a hell of a project.

I used what I think is 3/8" tubing off the end of my pump and it fits like a glove inside a 1/2" PVC pipe. So I just run a piece of the black tube off the end of the pump and slide the 1/2" PVC pipe right over top of that and presto!

I know that some of the different pumps have different diameter spouts so that kind of makes things difficult but some of the pumps I see come with adaptors when you buy the pump to accomodate different diameters.

 

[DragonPhoenix]

WORD OF ADVICE, dont let your veg plants get too big.
I let mine go for 4 weeks and they are 2ft tall and a bitch to get out of the veg unit and into the flower unit. I did have to cut alot of the roots (a couple bigtime) i hope they make it.

Also, before i moved them i noticed 3 of the sprayers were clogged with roots,, so plan ahead guys, these babys grow fast and your better off having things ready to go.

Stink, these roots are thick!! and hairy as a freakin monkey on steroids! im wondering how are they gonna make it to 9 weeks without clogging the sprayers?

Hey dirt - I've had to top a bunch of my plants already due to them growing so fast. A couple of them didn't really like it too much and responded by leaf curling. I suppose it could be something else but for now I'm assuming it was the topping that caused it. I actually modified the veg unit and plumbed two of them together and put in a larger pump (500 gph works) and put the drain for the 2nd veg unit to drain into the first res by putting an ebb and flow drain the bottom and running a tube back to the res. I'll post pics in a couple minutes showing ya.

DP

 

[DragonPhoenix]

ive read that keeping the ph of an aeroponic setup can be troublesome,
stink bud, and fellow aeroponic growers, how do you keep your ph's at bay if you do indeed have issues.

Check your pH somewhat regularly - every day or two. I check my plants for a bit every day and it's pretty easy to tell if the pH is becoming a problem without even using a meter. If the pH is high I lower it. If it CONTINUES to rise even after I put the pH down in it - for example if it's up over 6 and I lower it and the same day I measure again and it's up over 6.2-6.4 I'll change out the res. The most important thing I think is to figure out WHY the pH is changing. Otherwise you are just practicing western medicine and treating the symptom and not actually treating the cause.

 

[DragonPhoenix]

Okay so I'll put all the pictures in one post and seperate it into two parts.

First - pics of the res as I'm changing it. Stink - is this typical of what you see of the organic matter in the res after a couple weeks?

Next - here's what I did to connect two veg units using ONE res. The veg unit on the right is a little higher than the unit on the left. I hooked up a drain and a hose to send water back to the res and switched the the pump to 500 gph. There's no problem with getting enough pressure through the sprayers. The reason I did this is because I also am modifying the bloom unit to run 3 trays per res (with a larger res as well) so I'll have 21 plants per harvest.

You are looking at the bottom of the 2nd veg unit here. For some reason the picture is rotated...

Bonus third part - here are my veg plants all started from seed about 4w ago.

Cheers!
DP

 

[iloveit]

I'm not sure... If you bunch them they will get more light but when they get big they will block light from each other.

If you spread them out the plants on the ends won't get much light.

When I first started aero I only had one light. The plants under the light grew three times as high as the ones on the ends.

So I guess my vote would be to bunch them under the light.

Youve started a great thread & have explained so much HOWEVER Im not sure if youve covered how you dispose your cuttings stems etc. Id really like to know because although Im a noobie that day will come & Id like to be prepared so please tell us...pretty please.

 

[genfranco]

Youve started a great thread & have explained so much HOWEVER Im not sure if youve covered how you dispose your cuttings stems etc. Id really like to know because although Im a noobie that day will come & Id like to be prepared so please tell us...pretty please.

Umm... dont you have a green waste recycle tub? just throw it in there and then add your mower grass on top of it...

 

[pelzroo]

"I did have to cut alot of the roots (a couple bigtime) i hope they make it."

I wouldn't worry about cutting the roots for transfer, they will blow out again in no time.

 

[iloveit]

Umm... dont you have a green waste recycle tub? just throw it in there and then add your mower grass on top of it...

That would be obvious & very easy for erm our friends at the law enforcement society to find what Im asking is how does he get rid of the evidence discreetly in large amounts?

 

[genfranco]

That would be obvious & very easy for erm our friends at the law enforcement society to find what Im asking is how does he get rid of the evidence discreetly in large amounts?

i think your over thinking it... your green waste gets picked up 1 every 2 weeks probably... the leafs wont look like much in the bucket.... plus.. my buckets get picked up by garbage trucks... you think they know what house they picked up what...

 

[iloveit]

i think your over thinking it... your green waste gets picked up 1 every 2 weeks probably... the leafs wont look like much in the bucket.... plus.. my buckets get picked up by garbage trucks... you think they know what house they picked up what...

I didnt see your location at first, in U.K. our green recycle basket have are pretty small & residents are only allowed to bin paper, plastics & aluminium only, I thought you meant stick the clippings at the bottom of the barrel he he he. Believe it or not the rules are so strict for these things that if the truck workers spot an empty carton of milk WITH THE CAP INTACT they wont empty it. Sounds silly but theirs probably a reason for it Im rarely up that early to ask the truck men.