Toby Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Thanks TrailBlazer, I try. I will start feeding them from next week onwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kimcarsons Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Get rough with that lady. She'll out grow that net soon! Show her how to behave.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajcapetown Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Looking fantastic Toby, so that is flowering under 6 hours of light and 18 off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 @kimcarsons yeah I know what you mean. I have started conservatively with defoliation and cleaning out under the net. Gradually getting more aggressive as the situation dictates. @ajcapetown, thanks bud. Im following the schedule. Weeks 1-2 11on, 13off Weeks 3-4 10.5on, 13.5off Weeks 5-6 10on, 14off Weeks 7-8 9.5on, 14off last few weeks 9on, 15off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Morning folks, Update - Flower Day 20. Have been feeding Biobizz, amino - and fulvic acids. Did a couple of rounds of Pyrol to keep them clean. So far so good, reduced the light to 10.5 hrs on, 13.5 hrs off. I did some heavy defoliation, maybe remove 25% leaves where all the bud spots are developing and also cleaned out at the bottom. Much better airflow as my circulating fan is at the bottom of the net angled upwards. Some good trichome action happening too. Some picture below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG420za Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Yusso! I love it! I need to get a proper setup! Beautiful Toby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 It's a jungle in there bru! Interesting to note: I would have thought the right side would be dominant under the led, from the marketing hype. The left side under HPS is clearly growing better. You're "on the front lines" there Toby- what are your thoughts? Thanks bru. At this point I wouldnt draw any conclusions on light types as yet. There are various factors that could influence the growth pattern of the various strains Im growing. On the right side indica dominant with a shorter flower time vs the left sativa dominant with a longer flower time will highly likely display different phenotypes. Not forgetting the quality of the LED. I am using the LED to supplement the HPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Yusso! I love it! I need to get a proper setup! Beautiful Toby! If you really want it, you will bru. Shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese420 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 This is excellent stuff Toby Really nice seeing a thread like this with continued progress, keep it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajcapetown Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Wow it really looks great Toby. Sorry if I am being lazy, maybe you have mentioned it but what size is that tent and what wattage lighting are you using? With LED, unless you go really really top end I think HID still cleans up.... but that's a topic all on it's own haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Wow it really looks great Toby. Sorry if I am being lazy, maybe you have mentioned it but what size is that tent and what wattage lighting are you using? With LED, unless you go really really top end I think HID still cleans up.... but that's a topic all on it's own haha. Thanks bud, I haven't mentioned in this thread my set up. I have a fairly basic setup. My tent size is 1.2mX1.8mX.07m. My medium is organic (own mix) and my lighting is 400w digital ballast HID with air-cooled hood + a 180w LED multi spectrum as supplementary light. 1 x 30cm box fan and 1x 6"/15cm extraction fan with a passive intake. Im running lights on during the night and off during the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Howzat guys, Update: Flower day 30. I have adjusted the light cycle to 10hrs on and 14hrs off. Feeding as per schedule and increased the watering frequency to twice weekly. The calyxes are exploding and the aromas are coming through nicely. Some pictures below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG420za Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Hat's off brother!Looks mooi I think I'm gonna attempt this lighting schedule with my next grow. Wonder how it'll work out with Northern Light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Hat's off brother!Looks mooi I think I'm gonna attempt this lighting schedule with my next grow. Wonder how it'll work out with Northern Light Cool bru, thanks. Yeah give it a go, you can only save on electricity and good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese420 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Thats stunning! They look so healthy and just loving their environment. How did u find the veg stage with this lighting schedule? Not sure if u may have mentioned it already...Was veg time quicker or more vigorous? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Thats stunning! They look so healthy and just loving their environment. How did u find the veg stage with this lighting schedule? Not sure if u may have mentioned it already...Was veg time quicker or more vigorous? Thanks bud. I am definitely adopting this schedule as my default moving forward. Besides the cost savings, the plants respond positively as well. - I had to pot up & flip a week earlier as it was ahead of schedule. Just looking at the numbers its a no brainer. Ill try an illustrated using ave values for calculation purposes. 8 week veg period and 8 week flower period. Veg Standard lighting 18 hours Total hours for the period 1008 hours 12-1 lighting 13 hours Total hours for the period 728 hours Saving 280 hours thats almost 12 days of energy saved Flower Standard lighting 12 hours Total hours for the period 672 hours 12-1 lighting 11 - 9.5 hours Total hours for the period 574 hours Saving 98 hours thats 4 days of energy saved Total energy saved almost 16 days running continuously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailBlazer Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 They're looking fantastic Toby. Should start fattening up nicely in the next 2 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420SA Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Really is a joy to see such a clean, blemish free grow! Baie mooi seun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacred Seeds Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Well done @Toby You have outdone yourself! :thumbups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Thanks guys. Continuous preventative actions and maintenance and not one big "clean" is the best course of action IMO. Less stress on the plant. Also keeping your environment clean will make it much easier to keep pests at bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Good day guys, Update - Flower day 40. My sweet ladies are packing on some weight. The aromas are fantastic. The Thunderbad Haze is very dominant with her aroma, it smells like watermelon candy. I am watering every 3 days now and they drinking alot more. So far so good. Some pictures below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailBlazer Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Absolutely beautiful. Excellent work Toby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Thanks bud. I am happy so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouryperd Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Following closely as I'm new to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Truth Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Good stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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