New Grower Hubbabubbasmellascope Quantum Board Grow

[Yourmom]

*WEEKLY UPDATE*

Gray Pot(HBSS)-71 days
Black Pots(HBSS)-49 days
Big Black Pot(FCC)-37 days
Fantasmo Express Seedlings-12 days

First picture is of my Hubbabubbasmelloscope that is about to get the chop in a few days. I have been packing ice around her the past 24 hours.

Next 2 pics are of my Forum Cut Cookies Photo-period. I put it in its new home today. I also rigged all of my lights to one frame....so I can raise and lower it as one piece and not have to figure out where to clamp 4 clamp lights. I am going to strip her(defoliate) and flip the lighting to 12-12. I also am going to string up a trellis on this wood frame tomorrow.

The next 3 are of my HBSS that is doing pretty well(besides too much nitrogen). I did a little bit of training on it, and I am happy with how they are all even and under direct light(which you can see in 1 pic).

The next is of my HBSS that is not doing good at all. She looks like she is or was in lockout. I have ran a little over 2 gallons of 6.3 PH water thru it to try and flush it out. Ive got the ppm's WAY down from where they were. I guess it was in lockout and the nutrients were just building up in the soil.

The last 2 pics are of my main closet and a closeup of the 12 day old Fantasmo Express.

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Why the ice?

 

[firsttimegrower12]

Why the ice?

Some believe that putting ice around the plant the last days, mimic the impending winter/frost....and the plant will pump out more resin/oil to try and protect itself from the colder temperatures. Ive never done it and I dont know if it has been proven to work or not....I figured it wouldnt hurt anything to try it! Lol

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[firsttimegrower12]

Here is a picture of my Forum Cut Cookies after the "strip and flip". I removed all fan leaves except the ends of each branch. Should I(or would you have) cut some of those smaller growths off that will be in the middle of the plant(3rd pic) once it stretches and starts flowering?

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[firsttimegrower12]

I also bought some grill skewers today and used them to space the branches out better. They were all growing one under another. I used the circle end of the skewers to go around the branch and pull them away from each other. You can see how much more evenly spaced the canopy is.

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[Yourmom]

Some believe that putting ice around the plant the last days, mimic the impending winter/frost....and the plant will pump out more resin/oil to try and protect itself from the colder temperatures. Ive never done it and I dont know if it has been proven to work or not....I figured it wouldnt hurt anything to try it! Lol

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Cool, thats interesting. Thanks for sharing.

 

[firsttimegrower12]

Chopped the oldest Hubbabubbasmelloscope down yesterday at 74 days. I probably couldve let her go another few days but, I prefer a Sativa/energetic high. I cannot explain how amazing this plant smells! I did a very light trim on her last night(besides the one bud I did a full wet-trim on) and I am going to let her dry as a whole plant....with most of these leaves(in pic) still on her.

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Nice looking bud!

 

[firsttimegrower12]

*UPDATE*

HBSS(Black Pots)-Day 58
Forum Cut Cookies-Day 45
Fantasmo Express-Day 20

Its been one week since the flip to 12-12 and I am barely starting to see some pistils on the Forum Cut Cookies. You can see how much she regenerated in 3 days between the strip and flip in the first picture and then 3 days later in the second pic!

The Hubbabubbasmelloscopes have roughly 2-3 weeks left. I have been giving them nothing but water, Alliance Biologics root inoculant, and a little molasses with each watering. My ppms got WAY outta hand and were 2100-2500. They are down to 700 now. They seem much happier now!

The Fantasmo Expresses look like twins, growing neck and neck! They both started showing pistils at Day 16. I have been giving them water, Alliance Biologics inoculant, a light dose of Cal Mag, and a drop or 2 of molasses with my most recent watering.

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[firsttimegrower12]

Ok, calling all Quantum Board Geeks/experts! Lol. I am about to sell 1 of my 2-HLG 65 QBs to a friend who is getting into growing. I want to purchase 2 new boards, and I am interested in 2-QB96 V2. I am wanting to keep my budget around $175(selling 1 of my boards for $80)...so i will only have to throw in another $100.

What spectrum do you recommend? And would this be enough to cover a 2x4 grow area?

Or should I go with the 4-QB120s and the driver Village Ant recommended for about the same price?

Does the QB96 come with the red LEDs automatically? Or is that a customization when u order?

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[firsttimegrower12]

Ok, so I think I have it narrowed down to 2 or 3-QB288's. Can I run 3 with 1 driver?

OR, I am going to buy the LED Quantum Strips like in last 2 pictures. I would build a frame out of small angle and spread them out evenly over 4 feet. So, if I ordered 6 orders of 4, that would equal 576 diodes...the same as 2 QB288. I think I might rather go with the tested and approved QBs.

Also, does anybody have any experience ordering off of Alibaba.com or whatever? Everything ships from China and payment by Western Union, Moneygram, Paypal....just feels a lil sketch to me. But the prices are incredibly cheap.

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