Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!
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pelzroo
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I've been using the 6 inch pvc pipe and have had good results so far. I can't recall if stink said in the previous 97 pages a reason why he prefers the fence posts over them. 10 feet of 6 inch pvc at the dome depot was $25, and the dude there was more than happy to cut it down for me.
DIRTHAWKER
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you can do a search for fence intall in your city,, ask for white vinyl fencing...thats what i did, they even cut the lengths i wanted and the caps. i got 6 4ft pieces and end caps for under 70$.
Hey Stink or DP, how big do the seedlings need to be before I throw them into the cloner then Veg unit? Currently all of mine are just on the first set of real leaves and the tap root has shot through the rapid rooter plug into my germ tray. I have some nice BB and Jack Herrer started, should be good!
stofmonster
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I know it cost more but there is a dealer for fence post on EBAY
PVC VINYL FENCE AND RAILING POST 4x4X6 - eBay (item 290032341587 end time Dec-09-08 05:53:50 PST)
he has 4x4 and 5x5
My clones have been in two weeks and I built a veg unit today I will take some pics next weekend of my C99 xapollo 11 babies. I am so excited to build my flower unit. No more dirt indoors for me yeaaaaaahhhhhh
PVC VINYL FENCE AND RAILING POST 4x4X6 - eBay (item 290032341587 end time Dec-09-08 05:53:50 PST)
he has 4x4 and 5x5
My clones have been in two weeks and I built a veg unit today I will take some pics next weekend of my C99 xapollo 11 babies. I am so excited to build my flower unit. No more dirt indoors for me yeaaaaaahhhhhh
DragonPhoenix
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You see that picture like 3 posts up? Those are big enough to put in the cloner. You carefully remove the rockwool and let the neoprene collar hold the plant in place. Just make sure that the root is below the bottom of the collar and that the leaves are above the top. I've had no problems doing it. Since you started in peat pellets I would do the same thing - carefully remove the pellet from around the root and get that baby in the cloner. I suppose if the root is already sticking out from the bottom of the pellet you could leave it in the pellet but then you gotta jam the entire thing in the netpot etc etc and I think it would just be easier to remove the entire pellet. Let me know what you end up doing.
DP
flabbyone
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The first time you posted this hateful message I wrote out a whole page to you on how you are or what you are. You know what, I would rather be a "retard" then a person who is a hater.
I know you probably did not intend to bring a message of hate to this thread, but you are. There is nothing wrong with being slow or as you say, retarded.
I really hope that I won't see this again, it is very offensive to a lot of people, not just me.
Peace dude!
DIRTHAWKER
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Well..its been 3 weeks since i took clones from my now flowering plants. I just moved them into the veg unit...all i have to say is HOLY COW!!!!!! THE ROOTS ARE FREAKIN SO LONG.
I left behind 10 of the smallest ones.. but im thinking they wont be very small for long. hmm what to do with them? I have 10 left in the cloner.
in a couple weeks i can clone the new veg plants but by then these 10 in the cloner are gonna be pretty big...i could just add the nutes to the clone unit but somehow that wont work beacuse it will mess up the timeline and .....crap im too stoned. need help im stuck on stupid.
I left behind 10 of the smallest ones.. but im thinking they wont be very small for long. hmm what to do with them? I have 10 left in the cloner.
in a couple weeks i can clone the new veg plants but by then these 10 in the cloner are gonna be pretty big...i could just add the nutes to the clone unit but somehow that wont work beacuse it will mess up the timeline and .....crap im too stoned. need help im stuck on stupid.
Milton187
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Hey Stinkbud! Great posts! I can't wait to get started!
A couple of questions:
1) Did I understand correctly that you cut the roots when they get too long?
2) Could a person take and stack two fence posts on top of each other, then cut say a three inch hole in the bottom of the top post and a three inch hole in the bottom post to give them more room for roots?
Thanks again for all your info!
Milty
A couple of questions:
1) Did I understand correctly that you cut the roots when they get too long?
2) Could a person take and stack two fence posts on top of each other, then cut say a three inch hole in the bottom of the top post and a three inch hole in the bottom post to give them more room for roots?
Thanks again for all your info!
Milty
iBLaZe4tozErO
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Look in the vinyl fence area. There really vinyl post sleeves. If that doesn't help. I would just try online. Good luck
cronusoner
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very good job! subscribed!
galo
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I found my 4 3/4" x 8' PVC Vinyl Sleaves at Lowes - I found them in the Garden Center where they Keep the Wrough Iron Gates, Bricks and Fence Stuff - when I asked an employee they kept sending me to the Plumming Section - No Square only the tubes - Good Luck - they were $22 each.
iBLaZe4tozErO
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they did the same thing to me to.
StinkBud
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You will always have plants left behind. That is actually a big part of my plan. Some plants grow slow as fuck! My Diesel takes a 3-4 WEEKS to root. I know, WTF. So the extra time really help strains like this catch up the the fast ones like AK47 and Bubblegum.
These big plants left behind will be the ones you take the most cuttings from. Remember how I told you that before long you will have cuttings coming out your ass. Well, guess what?
I keep the big plants all on one side away from the new ones so they don't shade them. When you put the big plants in the flower unit think ahead so the big plants won't shade the smaller ones. Usually my fast strains will catch up and pass the slower strains.
You are going to shit in two weeks bro. The speed at which your plants will grow is beyond imagination.
hey StinkBud, not to go completely off topic here, but what are thoughts/opinions of an aero/nft VERTICAL GROW? Another speculation i have is what about adding a small fan (ie computer fan) to each fence post to add air circulation to root zone? THANKS for all the knowledge!
StinkBud
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The roots grow the whole length of the fencepost. The root issue is the reason why I use Aero/NFT for flower instead of just leaving them in the veg unit the whole time.
DIRTHAWKER
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Thanks stink, the thing im having trouble with is,
do i just leave these 10 plants that didnt make the veg unit in plain water still? my cloner is 24 holes and my veg is 14. so i will always have 10 plants that get left behind. but if i add nutes to the cloner with the 10 that got left behind, how can i put clones in there in a couple weeks?
and you are right i have cutting coming out the ying yang.....
also this strain called red grape is growing twice as fast as my ak-47s...wow
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StinkBud
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Here are some issues I have.
1) I keep my new plants directly under my lights. When I harvest one of the side batches the new plants move over and take their place. So my garden is not static, the systems are moved every three weeks.
2) Moving water up takes a lot of power. Water is heavy. You will need at least 3X the pump size to get the same pressure. Larger pumps mean more heat. As soon as your water goes over 72 you need a water chiller. You will need one for each reservoir. The chillers don't have a pump either so you have to buy one for each chiller. The chillers will draw more power and give off heat so you need to think ahead.
3) My plants would grow into my ceiling.
4) WTF bro? A pound every three weeks is not enough? You will be hacking up oysters all day if you smoke that much
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StinkBud
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The clonex has a small amount of nutes. You won't want to keep your fast strains back. It's kind of funny though... Everyone start with worrying about not having enough clones but within month everyone will be worrying about what to do with all the clones they have.
I give away a lot of clones to other patients. I also will put one or two in soil just for shits and grins
