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D Rock · #51 (**permalink**) Aug-16-2007, 08:02

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Originally Posted by Raskolnikov

What kind of bud lights you got?

At the begining of my thread I told that I have red spectrum bulbs to put in place of the Blue spectrum ones that are in now. 6500k in now, will be switching to 3000k. I had a 1000 watt HPS but it got way to hot in there for them. This suites my needs much better than the HPS did.

ncnavguy · #52 (**permalink**) Aug-16-2007, 09:22

Awesome grow so far, D Rock, I have been watching it closely and have taken several of your practices to improve my own grow, I especially liked adding the water cups to the room to increase the realitive humidity. I have a really dry room and the cups helped. I also switch to 18/6 from my 24/0 schedule. Both changes have been to positive results. When are you planning to switch to flowering? I going to start at 6 weeks.

D Rock · #53 (**permalink**) Aug-16-2007, 17:00

Well I was going to wait till I Saw preflowers on the the plants before I put the red spectrum bulbs in and started flowering. I read in my grow bible by Jorge Cervantes that switching your plants to 12/12 before preflowers have been spotted greatly increases your chance of the plant being male or hermaphodite, So Im going to make sure they keep growing good and take car of them that way I will have more females than males or so Im hoping. Thanks for stopping in, Make sure to hang around and follow the grow Pics will be added frequently. As for the red cups they are gone and I have put two big bowls with about 1 1/2 gallons of water in them each they are behind the plants this time. See ya round the boards.

D Rock · #54 (**permalink**) Aug-16-2007, 17:10

Just a quick note. I lowered my lights back down closer to the tops of the plants. It is now at about 5-6 inches from the tops of the plants, reason being is that the lumens are greatly decreased the further your light is from the tops of your plants. Ecspecially with these Fluro's they just dont have the penatrating light that a HID does. Anyway We will see if they just start getting fat again. If so then thats just the way my plants are going to have to be. I have gotten my humidity up to 58% Relative Humidity from about 40-45% by putting the two big bowls of water instaed of those red cups with only a small amount of water in them.

Shovelhandle · #55 (**permalink**) Aug-17-2007, 13:16

unlike another grower, I put the t-5 54W inches from the tops of the plants right from the get go. Maybe that I have a four lamp fixture and his was an eight lamper may be all teh difference. dunno. But, the T-5 54W really can grow pot and produce decent bud. Not as good as HPS, but you don't have4 to fuss with ventilation and temerature nearly as much.

Sho

D Rock · #56 (**permalink**) Aug-17-2007, 23:01

Ok guys Im looking for some guidance here. I have been thinking about how to train my plants and popular methods like SOG, SCROG, and LST have come to mind. Out of these three Im thinking of doing a SCROG. Im thinking this will be the best for my conditions, Poor light penatration with the T5 lights. I guess what Im asking is exactly how do you scrog?
When do you put the screen or netting over the tops of your plants? DO I wait till they show sex first? I would imagine so, it would probably be a pain in the ass if they grew through the netting and I had to remove a couple due to them being males. Any guidance on this is greatly appreciated. I was contemplating Topping or FIM but I dont want to cut my plants just yet.

Thanks for any advice given.

Penngrove · #57 (**permalink**) Aug-17-2007, 23:53

Hi D Rock. My grow log dissappeared and all my posts. I guess I ticked someone off. They left my photo gallery which is odd. Anyway I guess that means get lost so I will wish you luck. My transplant went well, I love the soil, I appreciate all your advice. Penn... Here is my transplant. Had to add a little CoCo to top off a couple after settling.

D Rock · #58 (**permalink**) Aug-18-2007, 00:05

Are those the 3 gallon grow bags?

D Rock · #59 (**permalink**) Aug-18-2007, 00:06

Check out icmag.com I have a grow log over there too.

Penngrove · #60 (**permalink**) Aug-18-2007, 00:42

Ok thanks. I was pretty stoked about this board. No warning no nothing. I will check out your othersite. Here is one more of the transplant.

D Rock · #61 (**permalink**) Aug-18-2007, 00:57

looks good. I go by the same name on that website so look me up. We T5 users need to help each other out, ok that sounds korny but Im screwed up right now on percocets. Had some left over from when I broke my hand a few months ago.

Penngrove · #62 (**permalink**) Aug-18-2007, 02:22

Yes I really need to solve the humidity issue next and compare notes on watering and feeding. That pH meter says my well water is 6.9 Hard to believe but the guy calibrated it to 4 and to 7. Hmmm. See you over there. Good luck with the Perocets ( I hate the stuff myself so I use cannabis instead, that is how I got legal, but I understand it does the job ).
Still blown away. Some of my posts in other forums are fine. The ones in indoor gardening seem to have been deleted. Time for a "trainwreck".

Shovelhandle · #63 (**permalink**) Aug-18-2007, 06:42

wtf, Penngrove. I was looking forward to your grow log too. Maybe a mistake? I tried to delete my first post on this recent grow log but found that I can't do that so I edited it to say "please delete" maybe some confusion there by a monitor?

Shov

Penngrove · #64 (**permalink**) Aug-18-2007, 14:12

Sorry for hijacking the thread. I registered with the other board and I am waiting moderator approval. I will redo my log there. I write this bulletin board software for a living so I am pretty familiar with it and can assure you that it was nothing I did. I would have to guess a moderator or admin blow the stuff off but the baffle is no warning. They should send you a private message or something. I own several computer severs in Scottsdale so maybe I will toss up a new domain on that. Or I will backdoor into an exisiting domain. Anyway look for me on the other site and I will carry on. Thanks D Rock for letting me borrow your thread. Now post some new pictures!

D Rock · #65 (**permalink**) Aug-20-2007, 19:36

Here are a couple new pics taken today. Hope you enjoy.

Day 26

Plants seem to be bulking up on the inside.

Thats all for now. Im hoping they will start to show preflowers soon.

growin then tokin · #66 (**permalink**) Aug-20-2007, 20:54

you definetly got some bushy fuckin plants there, mate

some of your leaves look a tad dry, though

and i dont know what to tell you about SOG SCROG or any of that.
i seen one guys log and topped his plants and they came out real nice

Shovelhandle · #67 (**permalink**) Aug-21-2007, 07:21

nice photos. plants are doing great.

forcus master · #68 (**permalink**) Aug-31-2007, 11:12

How about some updates D?

deadhead65 · #69 (**permalink**) Sep-01-2007, 22:32

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Originally Posted by D Rock

You should try and stay 85 deg and under. Yes the bags have holes on the bottom and on the sides just before the bottom of the bag, they are cheap as hell at like 15cents a piece or something like that is what i paid for mine they ,make them in 1 gal, 3 gal, 5gal, and 7 gal Im going to just use the 3 gallons as I wont let my plants get to big.

As far as the humidity tommorrow Im going to get a big container to fill with water and put behind the bags. The cups with water just aint cutting it. I really need my humidity to stay above 50% and its only at 50% or higher when I water or mist the plants down with a b1 vitamin that was designed for misting the plants down with.

Fans I have 3 right now. One is a small 4" clip on fan that is cliped on the inside of the tent. One is a tower fan that moves back and forth, and the other is like a 6" fan that I have on the floor right in front of a A/c vent that is drawing all the cold air from the A/c vent and blowing it into my tent. Im going to have to figure out how to keep it cool like this when I have to shut the doors to the tent when its time to flower. Keep updating your crop man so we can see each others T5 grow.

OK I was just going to ask you how you keep the air circulating when the doors are shut but I see you haven't shut them yet. So you just keep them open all the time while you are in veg state?

I'm going to get the homebox hopefully next weekend and I saw that the XS one that I want has two holes on the top for air intake and outtake. Does yours have that and if so what do you have going through there?

Your grow looks amazing btw and those bags are such a great idea!!!

PdoubleOTY · #70 (**permalink**) Sep-19-2007, 23:44

plants look damn gorgeous man....excellent work, and really clean set up! i love what you have going there, and man it is fucking working! enjoy those buds!

theelectrician · #71 (**permalink**) Feb-19-2008, 18:01

damn i luv ur t5 iusta have an 8 tuber in a 2by4 fixture i thoght in close confines the intensity of the t5 was comparable to hps keep growin damn or states touch

lbb1234 · #72 (**permalink**) Apr-09-2008, 22:16

did this thread move?? would love to see the end result

TheGreatBelow · #73 (**permalink**) Apr-25-2008, 22:47

lbb1234 · #74 (**permalink**) May-06-2008, 22:28

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SimonMakus · #75 (**permalink**) May-06-2008, 23:30

What the hell is with all the 2007 threads? Let dead threads rest!