New Grower FastBuds: LSD-25, Pineapple Express, Northern Express and Tangie`Matic

[jingo]

That was always my debate to how much are the roots base do you want to take up.

 

[St. Tom]

Yeah, that`s how I imagined it. Looks clean and easy! Well done!
If I`m able to get it down 7f, I would be on about 78-80 F - perfect.

I think I have some spare duct at home, so I just need to find a good airhood and we`re rolling!
I`m heading over to Amsterdam for the weekend to check out some new genetics, but will look into it first thing Monday.
Flowering is scheduled for next week and I`d love to be able to boost my lux a little for that, but at this point, there is no way I can lower the lights without risking to heatstress the ladies.

Thank you again for bringing this option to my attention! Hopefully I`m able to get my heat problems under control once and for all..!

This is all stuff you can improve over time I bought a dimable ballast for my 2nd grow my 600w can be lowered to 400w at times of stress but the cooltube sorted that as I got that last you seem to be well on ya way

 

[NorwegianGrower]

Got back from an amazing trip to Amsterdam where I was so lucky to try out so many new strains!
Coming back to the garden on Sunday made me smile from ear to ear as the girls has started to set speed against the scrog nett!

The LSD-25 is now equally as high as the NE and PE. Now the only one who is lacking height is the Tangie`matic! The Tangie is bushy and strong, but not so much height is developed at this point.

The lights was lowered down to provide about 45 000 lux to the top of the plants, and the temp went up from 31 too 33 degrees. There is still good airflow in there, so it should not be a problem for now. I will go by the grow shop after work today to see what air hood reflectors they have.

The flowering is set to start this week, and the lux was previously on around 21 000 due to high temps in the closet.
Let`s hope they will survive this little heat change while I find a way to sort it out!
To be continued..

 

[NorwegianGrower]

So yesterday it was about time with some new LST again of the girls. As this is the first time I`m really using only LST on the plants, It`s something really rewarding to see the plants grow back into the intended growspace the day after LST!
As the LSD-25 started so catch some speed and ended up (untrained) 15-20 cm higher than the others in the tent, I felt the necessity to do something about it to ensure a more even canopy all over the tent!

I had to drag some of the stems into place to ensure that they come up in the right place. I will change the placement of some of the anchors today, as they should be where they are supposed to be today.
Unfortunately one of the stems bent/broke over on the Northern Express during the LST, but after a quick glance into the tent this morning, she looked like she recovered from that nicely. The stem was not ripped off, it was more bent and soft.
I will continue to LST them today and tomorrow and will post a new picture update when the plants are where I want them to be.

As for the discussion above, we talked about my heat problem and the airhood reflector was mentioned to regain control of the temp in the tent. Unfortunately, the price on the airhood reflectores was a little higher than intended, and since I`m planing to go over to LED (hopefully in time for the next grow), It just don`t feel like an investment that I can afford right now.
I did some LUX testing trough an Android app, but got readings that was not right - It showed 15 - 25 000 LUX with a 600W HPS hanging about 30-40 cm (12`` - 16``) over the canopy. I tried to lower the light, but the girls was quick on telling me: "That shit is too close dude" so I had to move them back up.
Hopefully its just the measurement app on the phone that is giving me wrong readings.. If not, maybe my 600W bulb is not getting enough juice? I know that my Electronic Ballast was originally set up for a 250W bulb..

More pictures will come in the end of this week/the weekend, so stay tuned and please come with feedback and tips to strengthen further growth!
Maybe anyone know about a good LED for my metrics (see 1st page) for about 150-200 $ ?

 

[L0wbob2017]

these apps need to be calibrated with a lux meter that has been calibrated by factory.
Also tried it with them but they suck so my real one is on the way.

 

[NorwegianGrower]

these apps need to be calibrated with a lux meter that has been calibrated by factory.
Also tried it with them but they suck so my real one is on the way.

Yeah, I figured.
It feels like the shopping list just keeps growing..

Today I had a little glance into the tent to see how they were recovering from the LST and I have to say, so far so good!
The space probably went from 15% full to 75%, so now it`s just to wait for the girls to grow to fill inn the last 25%

Now my biggest fear is that I trained them to late and they don`t have enough time to grow into the intended grow space, but I guess I`ll just have to wait and see

 

[L0wbob2017]

Yeah, I figured.
It feels like the shopping list just keeps growing..

Today I had a little glance into the tent to see how they were recovering from the LST and I have to say, so far so good!
The space probably went from 15% full to 75%, so now it`s just to wait for the girls to grow to fill inn the last 25%

Now my biggest fear is that I trained them to late and they don`t have enough time to grow into the intended grow space, but I guess I`ll just have to wait and see

just give them a week, they are unbelievable fast in recovering from LST. you mostly see they love it after 3 days and then everything goes normal.
just dont do too much at once and always give them time to recover

 

[St. Tom]

Yeah, I figured.
It feels like the shopping list just keeps growing..

Today I had a little glance into the tent to see how they were recovering from the LST and I have to say, so far so good!
The space probably went from 15% full to 75%, so now it`s just to wait for the girls to grow to fill inn the last 25%

Now my biggest fear is that I trained them to late and they don`t have enough time to grow into the intended grow space, but I guess I`ll just have to wait and see

i popped back in to see how you were doing try worry a bit less pal they will always recover as long as you dont snap them in half and even then your not totally screwed plus if your getting led lights in future stick with what you have i still have seen people pull good weight at 90f just do your best to keep it low

 

[NorwegianGrower]

i popped back in to see how you were doing try worry a bit less pal they will always recover as long as you dont snap them in half and even then your not totally screwed plus if your getting led lights in future stick with what you have i still have seen people pull good weight at 90f just do your best to keep it low

Thanks for checking back in here dude, that`s very nice of you!
And as you know, the best part is yet to come

I`m very, very self critical, so if anything goes anything besides perfect, I look at what`s happened and how it can be prevented - down to the smallest detail.
I know it can be very annoying, It sure as hell pisses me off at times, but luckily i`m a quick learner

The temperature is down to around 30 degrees now (28 during dark hours), after i made the canopy even with LST and centered the lights.
Make sure to take a trip back here in a few weeks, as the flowering time is just around the corner.

 

[St. Tom]

Thanks for checking back in here dude, that`s very nice of you!
And as you know, the best part is yet to come

I`m very, very self critical, so if anything goes anything besides perfect, I look at what`s happened and how it can be prevented - down to the smallest detail.
I know it can be very annoying, It sure as hell pisses me off at times, but luckily i`m a quick learner

The temperature is down to around 30 degrees now (28 during dark hours), after i made the canopy even with LST and centered the lights.
Make sure to take a trip back here in a few weeks, as the flowering time is just around the corner.

i will pop in every few days pal i only have 3 auto grows under my belt but i learnt a lot on them grows i have just bought 2 led lights to deal with summer mths my cooltube worked fine but i hear good things i will tag you in a couple of weeks maybe give you a few tips with the lights