First hydro grow w/ pics: NL

reefcouple said:

lookin great!!! i just recieved the RO unit today, installation begins this weekend....

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I ordered mine yesterday. Do you know where these units ship out of? How long did yours take to get to you, around where do u live?

Surprisingly this little bush eats about 3/4 a gallon a day. Some might be lost to evaporation but either way it was too many trips to the super market.

i believe it ships out of CA?? It took 5 days for me to get mine, i'm in the midwest.. you should see yours within a few days, maybe as early as Friday??

aye beer what hydro sytem are you using

What breed?Is your water temp65 or lower

the leaves might be droopy from too much water nd not enuff light..they might need to be transplanted (rootbound)...ur gunna wanna change to 11/13 when it starts to flower happy smokin

Beer,
You said you were using a fogger, is that your only source of nute solution, or are you water with aero or drip? Fill me in on your complete solution delivery process. That is a really good looking plant. I like how there is so much new growth without stretching upward at all.

Beacause you said you only have about 3 or so feet in the upward direction, i would say you would need to start flowering before the plant hits 12inches tall or you are likely to outgrow your cabinet.

jnyce1320 said:

aye beer what hydro sytem are you using

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It's a mini cool cab from sunlight sheds. I must say the product is nice. I know they can be built for less but that wasn't a concern of mine.

xxfeareffectxx said:

What breed?Is your water temp65 or lower

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Northern lights. The water temp is usually around 23C (75F) while lights are on for 18 hours and 21C (69F) when lights are off.

ryeguy said:

the leaves might be droopy from too much water

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Im a noob, but how can i have too much water in a hydro grow? why 11/13?

NorCalGrower said:

Beer,
You said you were using a fogger, is that your only source of nute solution, or are you water with aero or drip? Fill me in on your complete solution delivery process. That is a really good looking plant. I like how there is so much new growth without stretching upward at all.

Beacause you said you only have about 3 or so feet in the upward direction, i would say you would need to start flowering before the plant hits 12inches tall or you are likely to outgrow your cabinet.

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The roots sit in the res. with an airstone + the fogger + i have drip water for each grow spot.

There might be so much grown without vertical growth b/c i started with a mh bulb from start and always had it about 2-4" from the plant until about a week ago. From what i read NL is a "bushier" breed anyhow. So that might have something to do with it.

I plan to switch to 12/12 this weekend along with chaning out my res. I also got a cloner and im going to cut off some clones in the hope this is a female. I also went out and got a RO unit so my next grow should be even better.

I have Massive White Widow seeds for my next grow if this is a male. I have more NL seeds but im gonna change it up.

Any input on the 12 leaf structure? Normal?

Beer42O said:

It's a mini cool cab from sunlight sheds. I must say the product is nice. I know they can be built for less but that wasn't a concern of mine.




Northern lights. The water temp is usually around 23C (75F) while lights are on for 18 hours and 21C (69F) when lights are off.



Im a noob, but how can i have too much water in a hydro grow? why 11/13?



The roots sit in the res. + the fogger + i have drip water for each grow spot.

There might be so much grown without vertical growth b/c i started with a mh bulb from start and always had it about 2-4" from the plant until about a week ago. From what i read NL is a "bushier" breed anyhow. So that might have something to do with it.

I plan to switch to 12/12 this weekend along with chaning out my res. I also got a cloner and im going to cut off some clones in the hope this is a female. I also went out and got a RO unit so my next grow should be even better.

I have Massive White Widow seeds for my next grow if this is a male. I have more NL seeds but im gonna change it up.

Any input on the 12 leaf structure? Normal?

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when you germ the WW I would reccomend germing atleast 5, from my experience WW is a little more fickle than most.. its a great great strain just fickle...

I just went back and took a look at the 12 leaf structure, i have always been acustomed to odd numbered leave sets, ie. 5,7,9,11,13.... but i have seen a few odd looking plants come out with a few even numbered sets. How many of your leave sets are 12's? It couldnt be a bad thing, as healthy as your plant looks, still interesting none the less.

Oh and thanks for the info on your fogger and drip setup, i like how you have numerous ways of getting nutrients to the plants.

More pics. I know the roots look brown, but they are healthy. I have an airstone under the main root structure. Roots smell good and are not slimy.

NorCalGrower said:

I just went back and took a look at the 12 leaf structure, i have always been acustomed to odd numbered leave sets, ie. 5,7,9,11,13.... but i have seen a few odd looking plants come out with a few even numbered sets. How many of your leave sets are 12's? It couldnt be a bad thing, as healthy as your plant looks, still interesting none the less.

Oh and thanks for the info on your fogger and drip setup, i like how you have numerous ways of getting nutrients to the plants.

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Just about all the leafs above the 2nd row up (vertically) have 12 leafs. 9 normal, 1 sticks out the bottom by itself and 2 more grow out the center... they are almost all like this...

I added pictures on page 3; all the way at the bottom..

here are a few pictures of leafs at different ages varying from 1 week old to 3 weeks old. All but the bottom row of leafs have the 12 leafs structure. I think it looks cool! Wow do i hope this is a female. I will have a good 8 clones off this bad girl and will do more of a SOG grow next time. I couldn't risk having dead male roots intertwined with my remale roots... I should have bough feminized seeds, i know...

here is a pic of the bottom row of leafs... not 12, but 8... other than this row of 8, the rest are 12.... Weird...

It looks to me like it just trying to put out so much damn growth it cant get its shit straight. Your plants dont really have a lot of internodal spacing, if this continues through flowering your finished product is going to be nice dense nugs. When are you going to start flowing?

NorCalGrower said:

When are you going to start flowing?

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TOMORROW! hehe. I just got my aero cloner, gel and blue florescent light in today. So im going to take some cuttings tonight and put them in the cloner. Then im going 12/12 with the main bush and switching to my 400wtt HPS along with a res/nute drain. This bad girl smells already.... (this is all in the hopes of a girl!!)

Seems like the top row has 13 leafs now.

beer that plant looks healthy i wouldn't worry at all about the number of leaves....

well i hooked up the RO today and i couldnt believe it, i still cant, i just walk into the kitchen and pull the lever and just like magic RO water comes out

My PPM is down to 40 and the PH is at 6.8

My tap water PPM is at 500 so i'm pleased with the results..... i hope you get yours soon and if like me you may just want to run out and buy a saddle clamp valve, it made the job ALOT easier.. that was at Home Depot for 3 bucks or so...

reefcouple said:

well i hooked up the RO today and i couldnt believe it, i still cant, i just walk into the kitchen and pull the lever and just like magic RO water comes out

My PPM is down to 40 and the PH is at 6.8

My tap water PPM is at 500 so i'm pleased with the results..... i hope you get yours soon and if like me you may just want to run out and buy a saddle clamp valve, it made the job ALOT easier.. that was at Home Depot for 3 bucks or so...

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need more details... y did u need the clamp.. my RO unit should be here Monday so i can go get the"saddle clamp valve" before it gets here if i need to!!

Beer42O said:

need more details... y did u need the clamp.. my RO unit should be here Monday so i can go get the"saddle clamp valve" before it gets here if i need to!!

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The saddle clamp valve is a very quick setup item into your cold water line under your sink.. (1/4' saddle clamp valve to be exact).. this allows you to connect directly to the water line, rather than disconnecting everything and adding in their plumbing hardware..

you will love how easy it is to do with that instead of what they send ya..

once you take a look at the material they send and what they have at the hardware store you'll know what im talkin about, just ask the people at lowes or home depot for the 1/4" saddle clamp valve (generally used for ice makers) they will walk ya right to it..its a common item there..

best of luck

it'll save ya hours of work