Lets Build a Bubble Bucket *Step by Step*

[Rumpleforeskin]

Originally Posted by jacklambert58

Just wanted to send RF a shout out. I built 3 buckets mostly just to build something. I was bored waiting for my last grow to finish and thought what the hell lets try this next. I inserted two northern lights and one unknown lanky Sativa in buckets. After 20 days of veg I flipped thee lights and these plants just took off. That was nine weeks ago. Both northern lights have been harvested. I had pictures and sim card died leaving me with nothing. But Dried weight was just over 13 oz ( 369 grams) of dank bud. The third plant is now in week 9 and still going. Over 7 feet tall if standing upright ( i have her tied down to screen to keep her in check) and covered in light fluffy buds. I hope they tighten up in the next couple of weeks. This plant looks like it wants to keep growing. Anyway since then I have bought a new sim card for camera and took a couple pics of plant still in bucket and some dry bud shoots of northenr lights.

These buckets have been awesome Rumple and I just wanted to say Thanks. You rock man.

Some killer pictures. Thanks for posting here.

[Rumpleforeskin]

is it possible to get my two, 6ft plants into a screen like yours rumple?

So you have a 6' plant that is still in veg? You better have a ton more space and lots of light. I think you just have to let this one run it's corse and look at a screen on your next cycle.

[cray1000]

help guys, i think i made a big rookie mistake. i had several plants growing together to sex them out and i had a male come up after 2 weeks about. i left it thinking i had a while before it would release pollen and tonight after less than a week of flowering i see white stuff all shiny around the male plant that got all over the female next to it and glows under the led. i was looking for shiny resin near the females when i saw it. i had no idea how fast the male plants drop their pollen. the females of the same strain as the male havent even shown full flowers yet.

is it possible its not pollen? is it possible the pollen is not mature? is my whole crop spoiled? is there anything i can do like vacumming? anything to proterct the other plants in the tent or is it already too late?

will t his ruin my whole crop? DAMN! i am so upset.

[Rumpleforeskin]

Originally Posted by cray1000

help guys, i think i made a big rookie mistake. i had several plants growing together to sex them out and i had a male come up after 2 weeks about. i left it thinking i had a while before it would release pollen and tonight after less than a week of flowering i see white stuff all shiny around the male plant that got all over the female next to it and glows under the led. i was looking for shiny resin near the females when i saw it. i had no idea how fast the male plants drop their pollen. the females of the same strain as the male havent even shown full flowers yet.

is it possible its not pollen? is it possible the pollen is not mature? is my whole crop spoiled? is there anything i can do like vacumming? anything to proterct the other plants in the tent or is it already too late?

will t his ruin my whole crop? DAMN! i am so upset.

It's hard to say. Seeds are not a crop ruiner just a nuisance.

[johnnyoutlaw]

Dude, that's pretty awsome. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions? Are the jars full of buds in the pix you posted one plant/harvest? And approx. what's the weight? What type of nutes are you using? And what about your lighting? I'd surely be greatful if you could take a sec. and let me know. Thanks R............

[cray1000]

Originally Posted by Rumpleforeskin

It's hard to say. Seeds are not a crop ruiner just a nuisance.

yeah but i read that if the bud is seeded that it stops producing resin and thc and therefore seeded bud is usually less thc i read in my grow books. the same dumb grow book failed to mention that pollen can come out of males so fast. a book i quickly found online thouroughlly mentioned that pollen can come out super early so you need to get rid of the males right away. my grow book made it sound like it takes week.


does anyone know if all my bud sites will grow seeds or only the ones that got pollen?


also i just finished setting up an awesome new grow room for flowering plants and now i am worried about moving these plants in there because they have pollen all over them. will it die under the hps fast? i dont plan on putting more flowering plants in there for atleast a week or two cause i have no clones going right now in the rumple cloner. please help! i cant help but being so damn mad at myself for being so dumb.

[ocitown]

Originally Posted by cray1000

wow nice deal, i forgot to mention actually that i can only exchange at my local gas company. the hydro store exchanges too but will only take their tanks which are all like new, but the price as mentioned is high.

where did you find that filled? a gas company? are they nation wide?

yeah i am going to be venting in my new tent setup because i don't have an a/c. so the sentinel is the only way for me to really do it. although the local highways are enriching me to over 700ppm during rush hours!

Can't beat natural Co2 man!!

Just a welding shop which at the beginning of the conversation he said we don't use C02 for welding but we do fill for kegarators.

The reason some hydro shops(i assume others as well)only exchange their bottles is because of DOT and the fact the bottles need to be tested every 5 years and stamped in the steel(dunno if aluminum is the same,prolly is)steel tanks if let go dry can rust requiring a visual inspection more often as well.

I almost got a steel filled at the hydro shop for $120 but it was there last one and it was 2 months out of hydro,aluminum is light and my credit will get me two,one running and the other a buffer so i'm not rushed to get a fill.

I may be wrong but IIRC my CAP Fuzzy will do the same thing the Sentinel will,and CAP will exchange anything anytime as i have found,and i can just drive there.

[ocitown]

Originally Posted by cray1000

help guys, i think i made a big rookie mistake. i had several plants growing together to sex them out and i had a male come up after 2 weeks about. i left it thinking i had a while before it would release pollen and tonight after less than a week of flowering i see white stuff all shiny around the male plant that got all over the female next to it and glows under the led. i was looking for shiny resin near the females when i saw it. i had no idea how fast the male plants drop their pollen. the females of the same strain as the male havent even shown full flowers yet.

is it possible its not pollen? is it possible the pollen is not mature? is my whole crop spoiled? is there anything i can do like vacumming? anything to proterct the other plants in the tent or is it already too late?

will t his ruin my whole crop? DAMN! i am so upset.

May be too late but water kills pollen,it also causes mold in later flowering plants so be careful if your RH is not very low.

[Rumpleforeskin]

Originally Posted by johnnyoutlaw

Dude, that's pretty awsome. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions? Are the jars full of buds in the pix you posted one plant/harvest? And approx. what's the weight? What type of nutes are you using? And what about your lighting? I'd surely be greatful if you could take a sec. and let me know. Thanks R............

I am getting between 10 and 12 ounces from that single. Depends on temps. Yes them jars are full of bud 9what other thing would I put in them).

General Hydroponics Flora Series Feeding Strategy - Lucas Formula

G-M-B (Grow-Micro-Bloom)
0-5-10 - For Vegetative cycle (24/0)
0-8-16 - For Flowering cycle (12/12)

The numbers above indicate the number of milliliters (ml/cc) of Flora Grow, Flora Micro or Flora Bloom formulas that I use in one gallon (US Liquid) of nutrients.

You will notice I dont use any of the "Flora Grow” formula, do not need to, the "Flora Micro" provides plenty of Nitrogen.

1. Top off the reservoir daily using a pH corrected water solution as required to maintain full reservoir level. After adding back an amount of water equal to the amount of your reservoir capacity you should change the reservoir and put in fresh solution.

[ocitown]

Thanks for the help Cray!!

[ocitown]

Originally Posted by Rumpleforeskin

I am getting between 10 and 12 ounces from that single. Depends on temps. Yes them jars are full of bud 9what other thing would I put in them).

General Hydroponics Flora Series Feeding Strategy - Lucas Formula

G-M-B (Grow-Micro-Bloom)
0-5-10 - For Vegetative cycle (24/0)
0-8-16 - For Flowering cycle (12/12)

The numbers above indicate the number of milliliters (ml/cc) of Flora Grow, Flora Micro or Flora Bloom formulas that I use in one gallon (US Liquid) of nutrients.

You will notice I dont use any of the "Flora Grow” formula, do not need to, the "Flora Micro" provides plenty of Nitrogen.

1. Top off the reservoir daily using a pH corrected water solution as required to maintain full reservoir level. After adding back an amount of water equal to the amount of your reservoir capacity you should change the reservoir and put in fresh solution.

Just got 10-12 oz. off a SS under a 400w. Hortilux,was expecting 14-16 but could only use my Burner for about 4 days,it,s now gone and i will be using gas from now on.

[ocitown]

Originally Posted by ocitown

Just got 10-12 oz. off a SS under a 400w. Hortilux,was expecting 14-16 but could only use my Burner for about 4 days,it,s now gone and i will be using gas from now on.

My unrealistic expectations of over 1gram per watt is from using a 1K,and getting a 1.25,i should feel good about a .6 with a 400w.

[cray1000]

Originally Posted by ocitown

May be too late but water kills pollen,it also causes mold in later flowering plants so be careful if your RH is not very low.

water? i will mist them then for sure.

what about my new grow area? can i move these plants in there and not have it tainted for a long time spoiling future sinsimellia crops? i really want to get these plants under a HID and the tent they are in is too small.

[AGGrower]

How long does a gallon of nutes usuallly last you?

how often do you water and how often do you change the water in the bucket?

[Rumpleforeskin]

Originally Posted by AGGrower

How long does a gallon of nutes usuallly last you?

how often do you water and how often do you change the water in the bucket?

For my small grow it last about a year. The Micro last even longer.