Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!

Jimmy Luffnan

Jimmy Luffnan

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sbkg

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Are people using the ball lock with threads? I"m having trouble finding the PVC piece that the hose hooks too....If anyone could help that'd be sweeet.

Thanks!
 
dragonbud

dragonbud

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OK we all got the fence posts and every three weeks it's chop time. The question is what can be done to increase the harvests and get that extra ounce that wasn't there three weeks ago. I read High Times, Skunk magazine and of course I am a avid reader of this forum. Feel free to chime in and tell me if you think any of this stuff could get extra yield with the fence post system.
1) a little bit of foliar feeding with a water soluable fertilizer (such as miracle grow) right before lights on.
2) going 12.5 hours on for the flowering cycle (maybe even 13 hours on,strain dependant).
3) adding side lighting, CFL, LED, and metal halide during flowering
4) Using 4 six hundred watt lights instead of two 1000 watters during flowering, or using two 250 watt HPS's on the first flowering post in the cycle.
5)Changing the res every three weeks in the flowering cycle to ensure fresh nutes.
6)using a aquarium pump to aerate the water in the res.
7) Verticle lighting.

Anything out there that you do differently that increases your yields?
 
cooley150

cooley150

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StinkBud said:
Keep following my instructions and this is what you are going to end up with...
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Either your a GREAT Photographer or you have some sort of Photoshop program...... Those PICS look GREAT!!!! By the way....Thanks for all the awesome advice. I have built your cloner and Veg unit and let me tell you...When you said the roots would go CRAZY....You were NOT JOKING...WOW!!!! Thanks again Stink.
 
cooley150

cooley150

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wannabe grower said:
Whatever, you guys obviously have it all figured out. Hopefully none of you need to phone me for bail money cuz I will be unsympathetic. Peace, hopefully your ideals never see the light of day while the rest of society exists or you will be totally fucked. I'm off this topic as you all are much better persons than me obviously. Have a wonderful day.
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Thanks Dad... Or is it Preacher? Anyways, we are all grown adults here and we can all make ADULT decisions. Glad to see you care so much about are well being. Now please run along and find a new group to preach to so we all can get back to learning.
 
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djcronos

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Fantastic news! A week and a half later in the cloner I'm finally seeing LOTS of roots - it's like overnight they just explode. And this is just off of pH 5.8 RO water - this is insane!
 
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unity

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Jimmy Luffnan said:
First of all Id like to say I am a big fan of your setup's and also in awe of your contribution and care for those you help, and I mean that with the greatest sincerity, so thank you on behalf of those who still give a damn about others in this world:leaf:

On another note, Id like to ask you what brand/type of timer you use for your 1 on/4 off water timer?

Ive looked for a timer to do the same but cant find one in minute increments, only 5 min.

Ive seen many digital timers, but they don't specify on the packet which increments they use..

Thank you Stinkbudbongsmilie
Jimmy.
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Here is the one you want ;)
http://www.amazon.com/Custom-Automated-Products-CAP-ART-DNe/dp/B00286QNDM
 
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nickelbagsomeds

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Hi all first i appolagize about what might be an unecessary post i just can't dig through all 800 pgs .. but thx for all the killer tips in here this thread a Trichome mine of knoweldge..
Anyway im going to use some 4 foot 6" PVC tubes for my aero(type system) .First this will be in a Flower only room. My big question is as far as pot size and seperation is concerned.. a 4" net pot seems to fit nice but i'm thinking it might be unecessary?? Too big?? and in a 6 inch Dia pipe how far should i seperate my ladies along the pipe??
Any help here would be great so i dont end up wasting pricey caps n tube,, they are pricey!
 
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nickelbagsomeds

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Ohh and thanks for any help here with this PVC... I should mention im hoping to be about 5x5 in the end so im planing on 3-4 , four footer they'll end up being almost 5 at the end after caping .. all under a 1000 HPS..
 
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nickelbagsomeds

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Ahh unity yeah there tough to find for the pump at those intervals i've found out..I got a moded one from a friend its a 24 hour standard timer but now goes through the 24 hr cycle every hour allowing for obviously many more off on's ..there are specific ones out there but they seem to range from 30 to 100 plus.. I wish i knew how it was moded .. I think he probably replaced a gear or maybe made one smaller?? i dunno prolly not a good thing to do unless your sure There is an electrician that posted volunteering to help anyone who needs it.. Im not so sure its safe to do though.....
Ive had it a few weeks it hasn't had any prob's ... but i noided out and found a GAP MCC1 controller reciently for cheap so ill rest easier.... sorry i couldn't help more.. It'll be in pieces soon i'll figure out what he did :)lol
 
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djcronos

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nickel - I'm at page 630 and from what I've been reading, the 2" netpots are more than enough for this type of setup. This type of grow utilizes the SoG/ScroG method, depending on whether or not you place trellis netting in there (which is highly recommended due to the plants being able to rest on the trellis instead of using energy to stand itself up). With these types of methods, you don't want your plants to get very big - 12" max in veg before flipping them to flower, because they will get 2-3x's that size when flowering.

Basically, the 2" net pot is big enough to house the entire stalk of the plant. If you want you could go with larger netpots, but unless you veg for a longer period of time (perhaps 5-6 weeks instead of the 2-3 weeks suggested here), they may be needed.

Hope this helps.
 
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djcronos

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And just to let everyone know - 1 week 4 days later and all 23 Romulan x Purple Hash Plant clones have rooted! 100% success rate in pH 5.8 RO water!

For my first time cloning, having a 100% success rate is a great feeling.
 
cooley150

cooley150

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Great Thread!!!!! I'm up to page 166, but I do have a question. The measurements for the cloner and veg unit.... are those exact measurements or do I need to account for the 3/4 of an inch that the pipe goes into each fitting? Per the instructions it says I need 8 pieces of 1/2 inch pvc cut to 7 inches... So would I add and inch and half to that for a total length of 81/2 inches? The reason I ask is that the 2 middle pieces of the H that connect to the T that goes down to the pump looks so short( I believe its 2 pieces cut to 1 1/2 inches) once you connect the pieces to the T and to the other T that makes up the sides of the H it becomes a very narrow unit.

If anyone knows the answer please reply. Thank You.
 
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djcronos

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cooley - I used them as exact measurements - it's okay if you are off by a 1/16th of an inch when cutting. Once you start building it things will start falling into place. It's really really braindead simple. The best thing about it is that if you cut any of the PVC pipes off by a 1/16th of an inch, you can adjust the angle of each 90 degree PVC pipe connection to make it flat.

You're overthinking one of the simplest cloning/growing devices I've ever run across - this system totally follows the KISS principle. I'll admit - I too started to overthink everything as I kept reading through the posts, only to find everyone already did that for me and it's not worth it.

Also, the plus side is PVC piping is less than 2 bucks for a 10' piece - if you screw up, all you need to do is spend another 2 bucks for another 10 footer.
 
cooley150

cooley150

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djcronos said:
cooley - I used them as exact measurements - it's okay if you are off by a 1/16th of an inch when cutting. Once you start building it things will start falling into place. It's really really braindead simple. The best thing about it is that if you cut any of the PVC pipes off by a 1/16th of an inch, you can adjust the angle of each 90 degree PVC pipe connection to make it flat.

You're overthinking one of the simplest cloning/growing devices I've ever run across - this system totally follows the KISS principle. I'll admit - I too started to overthink everything as I kept reading through the posts, only to find everyone already did that for me and it's not worth it.

Also, the plus side is PVC piping is less than 2 bucks for a 10' piece - if you screw up, all you need to do is spend another 2 bucks for another 10 footer.
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Thanks for the fast response DJ... It's not so much I'm over thinking it(even though I do that a lot), but What I was wondering is.... In the diagram it shows that the PVC is 7 inches between fittings...what I don't understand...is the pipe ONLY 7 inches long? As it shows in the diagram it's 7 inches between fittings you would have to add 3/4 of an inch to each side of the "7in" PVC to get a length of 7inches between fittings to allow the PVC to connect to the fittings. For a total length of 8 1/2 inches. Does this make sense? If the PVC is cut to 7 inches by the time you slide it into the fittings on each side you lose an inch and a half.
 
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djcronos

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Hi cooley -

Sorry for the misunderstanding, I know what you mean now. I just cut the PVC pipes to the 7" and it fits perfectly inside the Roughneck tubs.

hth
 
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