Purple Cindy in Aero space shuttle

[gonejah17]

Yeah man buds look great!!

And yeah man can u break down the way u flush if u get a chance??

For instance do u change the water every day?? PH adjust at what level?? How long do u flush?? What do u look for in a good flush?? Any tips tricks or info would be awesome man!! lol srry, thats lotsa questions . . .

If not the buds still look great!! Thanks again!!

[Earl]

I only flushed this grow for 2 weeks.
plain RO changed at 7 days,
no pH adjustment to plan RO
in fact, I won't put my pH probe into RO.

Here is a shot of a WW I grew.

The first buds cut,
were flushed for two weeks.


I kept the plant on RO only
for another 4 weeks.

Room temp 65ºf

The cured long flush WW bud.

Very smooth.

[screwdababylon!]

nice purple shit Earl
thanks for the info

[gonejah17]

Originally Posted by Earl

I only flushed this grow for 2 weeks.
plain RO changed at 7 days,
no pH adjustment to plan RO
in fact, I won't put my pH probe into RO.

Here is a shot of a WW I grew.

The first buds cut,
were flushed for two weeks.


I kept the plant on RO only
for another 4 weeks.

Room temp 65ºf

The cured long flush WW bud.

Very smooth.

Wow - the pics are great!!

Double WoW (WowWoW) the info is VERY enlightening.

Uve trapped urself into a conversation lol. Cuz were all stumped.

So dont put a ph probe into straight RO?? Thats awesome cuz I do it all the time, and wont ever again now.

Everyone is telling me to keep throwing a bunch of ph down into my "flush res" to get it down to 5.8 - 6.0 and I just didnt want to. I dont know ANYTHING about flushing but I was curious how important the ph of the RO was (and therefore the res) during the flush. It seems straight water as a flushing agent would be great, seems natural to me. But im more than slightly noobish

Im at day 59 and Im flushing with straight RO. I ph'd it at 6.0 and the plant promptly brought it up to 6.5 and kinda stabilized there. Should I just keep topping the res with RO then and not worry about ph?? And change it out in a week, then do the same with no ph adjustment at all??

Sorry to blow u up man u seem to be the only one on here that will talk about hydro lol

Plus rep again if itll let me!! And thanks man ur opening a lot of eyes on here I hope u realize that!!

[Barry McCociner]

damn earl those are some mighty fine lookin buds u got there. i dont know if ive ever seen gonejah so happy about hydro!!!lol

[bigred420]

If highgradeseeds would take my CC then I would of buy this strain, your grow looks like the dankest purp ever.

[Earl]

The dark purple is White Widow.

If you put your pH meter into RO,
there are no free ions,
and the ionic reference fluid in your probe,
or the silver chloride reference wire,
will loose ions to the RO,
through the ceramic junction,
which will cause your probe to fail calibration test.


When you calibrate your probe,
if the numbers won't stabilize,
in under 30 seconds,
your probe is faulty,
and should be replaced.

When your meter breaks,
and it will,
get one with a detachable probe,
so you can keep a spare probe handy,
or you could be OCD like me
and have two meters,
with spare probes.

I also have three dead meters sitting on the shelf.

If you want to grow hydro, get a good meter
and check the calibration at least once a month.

I have had good luck,
so far,
with Milwaukee,
but you still have to replace the probes,
about every two grows,
if you're careful.

Probes that can be left in the rez full time,
last longer,
as moving the probe around,
can cause it to loose cal.

Never tap the probe on the side of your rez,
drop it or bump it on anything.

If you do,
you should check the calibration
before you use it again.

Only wash your probe with plain tapwater,
and a gently applied, soft toothbrush.
No soap, no RO, No clearex!

Never let the probe dry out.

This will clogg the ceramic junction,
and the meter will fail.

The probe should be stored in a high ionic solution,
which would be called pH "probe storage fluid",
or if you don't have that,
pH 4.01 calibration fluid can be used,
but will leave salt deposits.

Most cheaper meters
are not accurate enough for me.

The Milwaukee and the PinPoint
are both accurate to .01
not .1 like most,
or to put it like this.......

PinPoint and Milwaukee are 10 times more accurate
than the nearest competition,
around $90 on ebay.

Anything close is $700.

[that_kid_parker]

mucho respecto 2 the earl man.. +rep .. if i had the brain compacity to comprehend everything youve wrote i would be a great grower also.. you did a great job and by the looks of things you will smokin right for many months 2 come!

[gonejah17]

Oh my god Earl thank you. You should really be a mod on here, not sure how much work that would take on ur part, Im just saying, given ur knowledge u could help out a lot of ppl. Thank you again for ur info. Ill try not to pick ur brain too much (its like holding back 5 horses but Im trying). Im going back over that info and Ive been looking at ur Hydro 101 as well.

Ur an asset here - thats whatsup

I have a truncheon ph meter that Ive been loving but I havent calibrated it in a minute. I will tonight.

Peace Earl

[sneakers]

He already helps people. He has helped me more than once and some things I still do today. Flushing is a good example. I used to flush my plants but never more than 2 or 3 days for flush while growing or final flush and I always used GH Flora Kleen. Now I flush about 3 weeks before harvest for a few dyas, let her have another week of mild nutes and then flush with distilled water for about a week. That is if patience is being on my side. This does make a huge difference.

Thanks again earl.

[gonejah17]

Oh I know he does, didnt mean it like that. Hope it didnt come across like that.

[The_Joker]

beautiful plants man really got your stuff down pat, congrats.

[NEbud420]

Wow... Im speechless. That was an epic grow Earl, you're the man. Over a p from an indoor plant is something I have never seen, combined with the fact that its some dank thai bud. You have conquered hydroponics. Great job on this grow man, inspirational.

[Earl]

Thanks Guys,

It was a fun grow for me also.

I'm glad to help,
in any way I am able.




Let's Overgrow !

[Trent Boyett]

hey man thats a fuckin solid ass grow! im starting one very similar...dwc with the superstrain mix from HGS but that wont be for a couple a weeks (in the process of moving, not a good time to start a grow) wish me luck!

Once again, crazy grow earl!

peace,

Trent