Hey everyone, only have a second but lets just say the wait will be worth it... It's not what I thought it was going to be- I planned on a 32 plant SCROG under 3 600's.
What ended up happening was pretty crazy, the plants outgrew the cloner time and time again and I now have only 6 that have grown to enormous size. 9 full size plants that would have got thrown away due to complete lack of space to grow them, were gifted to the infamous Dr. Hornby, my original "partner".
He killed his blueberry clones from underwatering... Ya, that's right- I vegged those blueberry plants just for him to kill the clones...
Lucky for us, I took an extra Blueberry clone! It has a few babies now and is growing strong.
But the only reason he is flowering plants right now is because of me- he failed at his initial grow.
Plants died.
Anyways I love my new job at the hydro shop. It's the bomb!
Pay is shit but I love the work so I'm happy. Money isn't everything to me anymore- and I tell ya, I've never been happier because of it.
I miss you all very much- I'm learning so much lately and I always think of you guys and how I wish I could relay the information.
It's mindblowing the scope of it all, yet how simple it can be at it's core... I love plants!!!
Wait until you see pictures of all that has happened. I can't believe I'm posting this but I FINALLY got 3 600's up and running and the temps are good. Not optimum, but good (78-80) I need a bigger fan venting the tent because the temp around the tent is at 74.
I have a 8in fan cooling the lights and it is sucking air from my attic (through this incredibly pimp 10" HEPA filter that keeps the bugs and dust out of the reflectors)
Oh and I got three of the new style CoolSunXL hoods with the hinged glass and sealed gaskets- and it's got this aero-dynamic junction box on it that's just so cool... My boss made it all possible.
My friends already know this but I am not growing for sale at all. I just smoke a lot and want to grow enough so I can give it away. That is my dream, to have so much I can give it away.
When it starts to pile up I'm going to reduce down to a 4X4 with a 1000 watt Hortilux Blue, and if that's too much I'll take it down to a 3X3 with a 600. Hopefully by then Hortilux will come out with the freakin 600 watt Blue!!!
Take care everyone, thanks for stoppin by! I really can't wait to show you all what's going on!!!
Oh and before I go- DUTCH MASTER GOLD EVERYBODY!!!! TRY IT WITH RO WATER IN HYDRO!!!
It pH stable like I've never seen before!!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't even have to adjust the pH!!! And it's STABLE!!!
I've been hearing great things about it and tried some pot grown with it- I'm using it now. I'm still planning on putting 3 or 4 different nutrient programs up against each other though- we'll see what Shug likes the most.
I just learned that plants are like humans in that they are not all the same. (even clones) The Lucas formula may not be the best for all plants- although it's everything they need, it may not have what the plant wants if ya know what I mean. Finding out what your plant likes is a trail and error process and now that I know that I cannot say one nutrient is the best over another. (it's like how most people like chocolate but there are people who don't) One nutrient might be better suited for a n00b, but the plant my do best with another nutrient in the long run. Some plants may like a simple formula the best and perform better, some may go crazy when you add suppliments.
This also carries over into method of growing, even atmospheric pressure plays a part. Some plants may like growing at higher altitudes, some may do better in soil than in hydro.
Anyways I'm rambling now and have ate up all my time... You can see I miss the place- S&P especially... Oh man...
