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Re: Twin SS400W ScrOG grow

Postby SisterMaryElephant » Tue Dec 10, 2013 8:03 pm

FCGFrank wrote:No they were seeds this time too.

The third plant has not bloomed well at ALL. Ill take pics tomorrow but its still stretching even in the absence of a leak. Im going mad.

The other two are coming along super nicely and putting on a lot of weight too. Technically I should cut in two weeks but not sure what to do with third plant.


That CAN explain the uneven results, you *can* switch to clones, I hope. Right? Either cut your losses or give it more time after you cut the others if you think it might help. It's up to you. :(
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Re: Twin SS400W ScrOG grow

Postby FCGFrank » Thu Dec 12, 2013 9:24 am

This was before last grow from seed

the next one im starting will be clones

now i have 3 rooms
bloom
veg
clones

Ill be adding a 2x2 tent to keep moms and that's it.

I ended up finding the leak. The "water is full" light on the dehumidifier is RED. A single, small light that I forgot to cover up because it would never come on when the room is dark and I couldnt see it in all this bright light.

That little red light must have caused the stretching and leak.

IT'S SO TINY HOW CAN IT BE ENOUGH!

Anyway.

ANOTHER lesson learned.
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Re: Twin SS400W ScrOG grow

Postby ItsCurtisBaby » Thu Dec 12, 2013 10:28 am

Hey Frank,

Nice looking girls you have there! I can totally commiserate with your light leakage experience. Happy also had this problem. My leakage came from a single tiny LED "power on" light that was built into my new extension cord!

Doesn't take much at all...I had to add 20 days to the end of my flowering stage!

Continued best of luck,

ICB :mrgreen:
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Re: Twin SS400W ScrOG grow

Postby SisterMaryElephant » Fri Dec 13, 2013 1:44 pm

Small lights can have a big impact. You have to keep it dark.

Keep an eye out for male flowers on any plant around that light, you don't want to seed your whole grow. :(
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Re: Twin SS400W ScrOG grow

Postby FCGFrank » Tue Dec 24, 2013 12:12 pm

Dec 26 will be 9 weeks of flower exactly. Dinafem suggests 10 weeks. I'm keeping an eye on the trichs. My micro photography equipment is out. As soon as I see an amber trich on a calyx I'll cut. Already found a few on the sugar leaves but Ed R says sugar leaves trichs sometimes have a mind on their own and aren't the best indicator of ripeness on the entire bud. Do you agree?

One month to the day since my last update. i guess there wasn't much to say. Had heat issues because of the dehumidifier, my 6" fan wasn't enough to compensate for the heat added by the dehumidifier even with a 20F differential with the Icebox. I upgraded to a 8" Icebox + 8" Fan and it solved the problem.

I also added a condensate pump to the dehumidifier -- I was emptying the container twice a day and it was driving me nuts.

I'm successfully keeping rH down to 30% and below these days.

I got about 30 buds like this waiting to be cut.

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Re: Twin SS400W ScrOG grow

Postby FCGFrank » Tue Dec 24, 2013 12:14 pm

Merry Christmas to all.

Special thoughts for SME. Hope you're doing well bud.
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Re: Twin SS400W ScrOG grow

Postby SisterMaryElephant » Tue Dec 24, 2013 2:33 pm

I generally check several flowers instead of relying on one, get an average guestimate. ;)

I always suggest going larger than you think you need for fans. When you add heat load you need to have the capacity to remove it. :P

The water that comes out of the dehumidifier is basically the same as RO/distilled too, save it, use it.

I see a lot of crispy tips, are you still trying to push maximum ppm/ec or did you have a pH issue for a while? I don't think they're ready yet, I'd give them a week...but still keep an eye on them. ;)


Merry Christmas!

PS. I'm doing better, I still have physical rehab and some healing to go but I'm ready to roll on my other projects now I think. I appreciate the thoughts... ;)
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Re: Twin SS400W ScrOG grow

Postby FCGFrank » Fri Dec 27, 2013 7:07 pm

I harvested a single medium-sized bud to serve as reference. I will give the rest another week.

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Re: Twin SS400W ScrOG grow

Postby SisterMaryElephant » Fri Dec 27, 2013 10:51 pm

So much better than roses, imho... ;)
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Re: Twin SS400W ScrOG grow

Postby FCGFrank » Sat Dec 28, 2013 1:27 am

Ive noticed the buds feel dry to the touch since I've been running sub 30% rH
is that a problem?
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