grow diary (journal) week11 by Girl_Scout

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NegotiatedBubblecommentedweek 11a year ago

@Girl_Scout, a few more thing help fight powdery mildew: Lowering the temps. Danger zone for Powdery Mildew is 62% - 93% RH and 77°- 87° (25°C - 30°C). For Botrytis (bud rot), it’s all about the RH, since it grows in low temps. I have never tried it, but what about running a HEPA filter in the grow? Theoretically, these PM spores are floating around waiting to germinate on one of your plants. Why not catch them in a HEPA filter to reduce the count? More of a long term solution, but various strains are bred for PM and disease resistance. Outdoor strains are of interest since one cannot control the conditions.

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resimaxcommentedweek 02 years ago

happy growing!

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Girl_Scoutcommented2 years ago

@@resimax, thaank!!

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love_2_growcommentedweek 02 years ago

Happy Growing, Buddy! 🌱🌱🌱

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Girl_Scoutcommented2 years ago

@love_2_grow, thank you 🌿

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THCanbisGrowercommentedweek 02 years ago

good luck with your grow buddy. 👌😇

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Girl_Scoutcommented2 years ago

@THCanbisGrower, thank you so much!!

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420DeepGrowcommentedweek 02 years ago

Suerte con tu grow bro

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Girl_Scoutcommented2 years ago

@420DeepGrow, thank you 😊

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mcflowcommentedweek 02 years ago

Good luck growing🍀

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Girl_Scoutcommented2 years ago

@mcflow, thank you! 😊

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NegotiatedBubblecommentedweek 10a year ago

By design, there will be variation (phenotypes) amongst the plants when growing from seeds. Even a legendary stable strain like Blue Dream still has some variation in seedlings. I am currently running 10 different Green Crack seeds and I am already seeing differences in phenotypes 3 weeks in.

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Girl_Scoutcommenteda year ago

@NegotiatedBubble, yes.. not they are not

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NegotiatedBubblecommenteda year ago

@Girl_Scout, quite a height difference. Are they F1 seeds?

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Girl_Scoutcommenteda year ago

@NegotiatedBubble, yes that's true. I do realize it, yet it's the biggest difference I experienced so far.. hight differs for a meter almost. before flowering they developed pretty equally. I had nice even lovely scrog. But after - chaos started 😀

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NegotiatedBubblecommentedweek 6a year ago

@Girl_Scout, initially in veg, I was only pulling in cool air from the hallway into the Lung Room, but in flower I need more cooling / dehumidification capacity. My A/C and dehumidifier currently reside in the Lung Room. During veg, I run higher temps and humidity, and also can run the lights at a lower intensity, which reduces the heat load in the room as well. I plan on utilizing both to decrease electric costs. Placing equipment in another room is usually related to heat load. For example, if I had an insane amount of LEDs, I would want to put the LED Drivers (the metal "power box" for your LED's) in another room since they generate some of the heat. Sometimes one wants to purposefully increase the heat load in a room to force the A/C to cycle longer and thus increase dehumidification.

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Girl_Scoutcommenteda year ago

@NegotiatedBubble, yes, I have similar thoughts coming time to time, that I should grow less plants in the room, for better conditions. but voice of reason never worked so far 😄 I still need to use a dehumidifier, it's not very powerful though..

NegotiatedBubblecommenteda year ago

@Girl_Scout, Wow. That is a monster fan. I either need install one similar to yours, or stop using the grow tent entirely because of humidity issues. I am dying to see what 35% RH grown flower is like.

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Girl_Scoutcommenteda year ago

@NegotiatedBubble, thank you for the detailed info! I see your point! As for me I installed a duct fan with an airflow over 1300 m3/h for my current room. It's working great and doesn't make much noise, room temperature is 24-26, which I'm happy about. I hope it will continue to perform well during the summer heat. It just bugs me how much space fan and filter occupy in the room.. I tried to keep the ducting as short as possible and avoid turns to maximize airflow. So this monstrosity sits directly above the lamps 😆

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NegotiatedBubblecommentedweek 22 years ago

Great DIY

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Girl_Scoutcommented2 years ago

@NegotiatedBubble, Definitely gonna check this out! Thanks for the advice

NegotiatedBubblecommented2 years ago

@Girl_Scout, LEDgardener's website has an awesome automated setup if you into the art of gardening automation.

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Girl_Scoutcommented2 years ago

@NegotiatedBubble, aww thank you!! I appreciate it 😊😊

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NegotiatedBubblecommentedweek 13a year ago

Yo-Yo hangers are great for supporting heavy buds. I use metal plant props so I don't have the yo-yo hanger strings in the way.

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NegotiatedBubblecommenteda year ago

@Girl_Scout, yes - I found them at the Home Depot here in the US, but they are cheaper in bulk online. I returned to the store at least 5-6 times and would have saved both time and money buying bulk. 18 Inch Plant Props amazon․com/Thealyn-Support-stemmed-Flowers-Tomatoes/dp/B09J3F2XDM/

Girl_Scoutcommenteda year ago

@NegotiatedBubble, yea I'm not a big fan of hanger strings everywhere either! Not bad! Do you get those props from usual gardening stores?

jomolharicommentedweek 13a year ago

Looks heavy 💪

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Girl_Scoutcommenteda year ago

@jomolhari, yeii they are 😍

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Josephmothercommentedweek 13a year ago

Looks amazing so far! Good luck with the harvest 👌

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Girl_Scoutcommenteda year ago

@Josephmother, thank you 😊

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jomolharicommentedweek 11a year ago

I would immediately use an antifungal pesticide. Good luck, you are at the very finish line! 🙏

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Girl_Scoutcommenteda year ago

@jomolhari, which one? On buds even? Luckily after I cut this one, no more signs of rot Thank you 😊 I am happy observing the beauty

jomolharicommentedweek 8a year ago

Hey! Nice grow! plants look yummy 😋

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Girl_Scoutcommenteda year ago

@jomolhari, thank you very much 😊

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GoldenWeedGrowercommentedweek 32 years ago

Have a nice grow, bro ! 💪

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Girl_Scoutcommented2 years ago

@GoldenWeedGrower, thank you so much 🔥

NegotiatedBubblecommentedweek 11a year ago

Sacrifice! Hope the other plants are ok.

Girl_Scoutcommenteda year ago

@NegotiatedBubble, thank very much for the detailed info as always 😊 I might go for it in the next cycle! Yet I don't know how useful it will be with opening the tent few times a day 🤔 probably better then without it Ps sorry for replies as fast as pigeon post! extremely busy period of life is here 😃

NegotiatedBubblecommenteda year ago

@Girl_Scout, it's all about the MERV rating for the filter being used. You can pay for a pre-built fan+filter, but I prefer to make a homemade one because I'm cheap like that. Taping a box fan to a square filter is the most basic, but box fans cannot not pull very much air through a high MERV filter. Grow exhaust fans are higher intensity. You can make a box out of cheap rigid foam board insulation from the local hardware store and tape the fan/filter to that box. I found one site that says powdery mildew spores are about 1-3 microns, but I would research that more. Looking at the below chart, it looks like MERV 8+ is a starting point. In general, the higher a filter’s MERV rating, the stronger a fan must be in order to pull air through that filter. What is a MERV rating? epa․gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/what-merv-rating

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Girl_Scoutcommenteda year ago

@NegotiatedBubble, sounds very reasonable as well! could you recommend some in particular? I don't know much about them.. I see the models and pricing vary greatly. I see appearance of bud rot this time is luck of care from my side. The tent is very crowded and I've been postponing defoliation. I'm finally taking decision to reduce the amount of plants next time 😀

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NegotiatedBubblecommentedweek 6a year ago

Lol, I will refrain from calling you bro or buddy @Girl_Scout. I am buying a CO2 setup next month. I think I will be going with beverage tanks and an injector timer, but I am also looking at propane CO2 generators since I am enriching an entire Lung Room. You can get cheap CO2 refills at a fire extinguisher servicing companies. Every area has one.

Girl_Scoutcommenteda year ago

@NegotiatedBubble, great setup! And what was the main reason to put the equipment in a different room?

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NegotiatedBubblecommenteda year ago

@Girl_Scout, I started on the Lung Room about mid veg and have some pictures in Week 7. Since then, I have sealed the room added an A/C unit and my badass LGR Dehumidifier just arrived. I will have that up in the next diary. My biggest fear is humidity right now. growdiaries[dot]com/diaries/165223-grow-journal-by-negotiatebubble/week/937536 The propane generator is a pilot flame similar to a water heater that self extinguishes if the gas flow stops, but I am going tank as well.

Girl_Scoutcommenteda year ago

@NegotiatedBubble, hahah thank you! I chose controller with tank in the end. And I found person refilling fire extinguishers as well 😃 pretty dope! price is 5 times lower then co2 tanks in growshops. Propane feels like kinda more dangerous solution, isn't it? Whoa you have a lung room! Amazing! Do you have pics of the setup?

Tweezercommentedweek 32 years ago

Love the setup! How do you handle the runoff?

Girl_Scoutcommented2 years ago

@Tweezer, happy to hear 😊 this grey tray stands on the hydroponics table, and has holes for drainage to the container under the table. And from there I just pump out the runoff to the bathtub 😉

MindFlowers68commentedweek 13a year ago

Dudeee those nugs are massive. Great Job! I'm about to get two of these lights for a 4x8 I'm very excited.

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