Quantum Kush, Trainwreck grow diary (journal) week13 by DabCrab

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@TheFairyBudMother, I use carbon filters because I'm a very clean person and I like my whole house to smell like whatever I have in my wax burners. I currently use 4 inch Ipower filters with their ducting and fan counterparts. They get the job done for sure. Also, if you are pulling air from outside your house the are a great and keeping pests out. I have a scentsy burner in the room outside the closet that the tents are in. All you can smell is coffee from the wax melt. The key is getting a filter with good charcoal in it. Australian is the best so I hear. I'm considering slamming a third Vipar in there but i'd probably need to update the air intake system to manage all that heat so I'll most likely keep things as is + or - a few T5 bars.If you are seeking to invest in a filter I suggest you wait until you want to spend 100$+ on a whole system of ducting and fans to go with it. My air system probably ran about 200$ but thats because my system of two filters is running air for two tents (Which works perfectly but the way). I'll post pictures of it tonight when I post the first day of week two for this grow.

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JUNGLE_B4RNScommentedweek 147 years ago

Ok , nice grow. Save T5 consumption on the popcorn in the bottom by trimming your plants legs when they will get taller, cuz they will get taller , when I look these plants , they've just finished there transition and flowers are just opening , they will stretch until the buds swell stage , probably 1 maybe 2 more weeks depending on your feeds and water schedules. Just trim the legs to avoid spending energy in the bottom , if you try spending energy on the bottom the plants will finish with more buds for sure, but smaller buds . There's nothing new under the sun , everything has been tested , light come from the sky , this is why the top of the leaves is used to convert the light by hitting the cells full of water and the under surface of the leaves is used to exchange the gas CO2/O2.I will follow your crop with a lot of interest, if you could just add a lil CFL for pictures with true colors it will be awesome 👍

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DabCrabcommented7 years ago

@TheFairyBudMother, I believe they are underrated and for no reason. I have buddies who've done comparison grows side by side. Same Strain, Same nutrients, Same Lighting and one of the grows they lollipoped the bottom of the plant and in the other grow they let the plant just grow. They achieved 20% more flower in the end from not lollipopping their plants. Lolipopping the lower branches of your plant is only effective and needed if you don't have light penetration to those areas. I'll post pictures tonight when my lights come on to show how the light is having no trouble reflecting off the mylar and directly reaching the lower areas of the canopy. If light is hitting a solar panel there is no reason to disconnect the solar panel. (Though thats a bad analogy because solar panels are only as effective as the worst functioning unit in the sequence, but i digress) If they get hit with light they'll yield good buds. Now if we are talking about tertiary and quaternary branches beneath the canopy that are only receiving reflective light and not direct light it might be prudent.

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TheFairyBudMothercommented7 years ago

@DabCrab, popcorn nugs are highly underrated.

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JUNGLE_B4RNScommented7 years ago

@DabCrab,ok I understand.

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TheFairyBudMothercommentedweek 137 years ago

Looks amazing! You're using the same lights I have as well for a comparably sized space. I have my lights oriented perpendicular to yours but my space isn't packed like this (next time, maybe!) nor am I optimizing the use of it. I haven't invested in a carbon filter as I'm legal in Cali and trying not to spend too much $. I also don't want to cause a nuisance or attract any problems and it now smells like Labatts brewery in my bedroom (mmm!!!) and you can catch a whiff of it outside. Any recommendations on the filter? I only close the room off at night to keep light out. In the future I hope to see your training process.Also how high do you keep your lights from the top of your canopy?

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DabCrabcommented7 years ago

@TheFairyBudMother, Samesies :D I may need to change my ducting around later in flower so that everything is only going through one tent because I am noticing a little residual smell when my automatic glade sprayer runs out of juice. Other than that it does wonders. The smell isn't of utter dankness though, just smells like plants. It could be corn, strawberries, or the most fire nug in a baby tent you've ever seen. Good luck getting your ducting setup! Zip ties will be your new best friend. Cheers!

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TheFairyBudMothercommented7 years ago

@DabCrab, I just ordered filter/fan/ducting. The odor is kind of like when you get near a dispensary. It's my favorite smell but I'd rather not advertise my new hobby.

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DabCrabcommented7 years ago

@TheFairyBudMother, I'd say go for it buddy, it works wonders in our house. You'll notice the smell vanish!

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CaliGrowncommentedweek 147 years ago

Dropping some serious knowledge on this grow comments thread. Thank you all for this one . 👌👍🏼

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DabCrabcommented7 years ago

@AlaskanGrownCaliRaised, Don't get me wrong, you should totally trim your girl up a bit. I just have a very different idea of how thats done than what I see a lot of people do. Around day 20, if you have anything that isn't showing pistols or any kind of resin glands on it you should trim those off. Thats honestly where I take most of my baby clones from if I have forgotten to take some prior to flowering. This time there won't be any need for that as I will be discontinuing my use of The Quantum Kush and Ia buddy has a rooted Trainwreck mom that if I would like to take clones from I may whenever I wish in the future.. Things that aren't flowering aren't needed on the plant. Anything that is flowering you should always keep. Those are were the good .3 - .5 nugs are found :D. You just have to 'talk' to the plant. She'll always tell you exactly what she wants and when she wants it. My future diaries will all be custom strains from this day forward. You'll get to see them made here.

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CaliGrowncommented7 years ago

@DabCrab, two word Bag Appeal. The only reason I see fit to do it at this point. I'm going to let them go next time and not trim up the lower section.

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DabCrabcommented7 years ago

@AlaskanGrownCaliRaised, I would like to state that I don't consider anything that comes out of my mouth to be knowledge or fact; only personal experiences that have taught me a thing or two. Everyone has their own preferences. If you cut everything off the plant it's not hard to deduce that what you don't cut off with grow larger and thicker. Thicker and larger buds on the plant don't always mean higher yield though and it's a common misconception that it does. When you grow an 8 ft plant with a massive wide canopy if you lollipopped the whole thing you'd be losing a 1/4 to a 1/2 pound of popcorn nugs. It's more efficient to supplement lighting and make sure the plant grows as it wants to. You'd never see an outdoor grower lollipop their plants lower half so if you can achieve par lumens on the lower canopy why wouldn't you keep you? You dig mate?

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BigDaddyKcommentedweek 157 years ago

Indeed

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Tazardcommentedweek 217 years ago

I use 4 LED's and a 1000w hps 😁

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Tazardcommented7 years ago

@DabCrab, thanks I just read and apply 😂. Although this 14h light in flower with IR burst scares me but it's almost gotta work. I'm in northern hemisphere about even with Humboldt County if flowering starts August 1 that is a 14h day here. September 25 is the 12/12 day here (this year). Since a 10w plant finishes mid October. What do you think about it?

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DabCrabcommented7 years ago

@Tazard1, I've seen your journals and I'm a huge fan of the way you are doing things :D Your tent is nice and you've done a great job keeping the temperature down for all those lights being in there. Those plants clearly love the spectrum you are giving them :D

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JUNGLE_B4RNScommentedweek 167 years ago

Maybe a lil picture with true colors would be awesome 😊

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JUNGLE_B4RNScommented7 years ago

@DabCrab,wonderful 👍 They're really nice and frosty 👌

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DabCrabcommented7 years ago

@JUNGLE_B4RNS, I got you mate. Posted for you. They are a little hazey because it's hard to get good lighting in the area. I hope that helps :D

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Teamdirtbag2commentedweek 207 years ago

This is just getting freaking creepy can't we just grow some weed

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DabCrabcommented7 years ago

@Teamdirtbag2, Thats what I'm saying. He's just being a huge creep ball trying to start drama. He needs to go away.

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Tazardcommentedweek 217 years ago

Yeah I saw a ceramic hps somewhere. Hortilux maybe....

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BigDaddyKcommented7 years ago

@Tazard1,yes BigBri420 has one

DabCrabcommented7 years ago

@Tazard1, They appear to be a very interesting combination of hardware. I'm going to have to check them out. I'd love to see what you do with one if you decide to buy one :D

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Tazardcommented7 years ago

@DabCrab, this is advertised as a ceramic HPS. http://www.eyehortilux.com/products/ceramic-hps.aspx

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Tazardcommentedweek 217 years ago

Not pumping a light but I have (5) galaxyhydro 300w (100pcs @3w) UV and IR included. I use 4 to supplement the 1000w HPS and the other is in my clone vegative tent. They also make a 300w with 60 5w diodes unless you have plenty of room stay away from the 5w diodes.

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DabCrabcommented7 years ago

@Tazard1, The technology has certainly come a long way even in the last few years alone. I can't wait to see what comes after COB's. Maybe Super COBS!!!!

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Tazardcommented7 years ago

@DabCrab, yeah these are 145+/-5w even with dual cooling fans.

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DabCrabcommented7 years ago

@Tazard1, I've always admired Mars Hydro products. They do a good job and have a wide range of options for whatever your needs may be. Viparspectra are my poison at the moment. Gotta love a 300W light that averages 136W of power use. I bought these when they were the first people really using 5 watt diodes. http://ledgrowlightguide.com/viparspectra-reflector-series-review https://www.estagecraft.com/viparspectra-reflector-300-watt/ https://www.420beginner.com/viparspectra-300w-led-grow-light-review/ ^^^ A few reviews of them Now there are many people doing much different things like higher wattage diodes and even the new Chips on board technology (COB's). Once the life of these runs out I'll probably be building myself a COB light just to see for myself what all the hype is about. They've done wonders in a few of my friends gardens so I can't wait to try them out myself.

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JUNGLE_B4RNScommentedweek 177 years ago

I like the lower buds who try to escape from the tent. It must be a bud explosion when you open the tent 😄

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DabCrabcommented7 years ago

@JUNGLE_B4RNS, There just aren't enough good problems in growing. I'm happy to have one of them. The goal is to achieve the most from such a tiny space. I'm hoping to do that. We shall see :D

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JUNGLE_B4RNScommented7 years ago

@DabCrab,yeah I see what you mean, it's a good problem 😄

DabCrabcommented7 years ago

@JUNGLE_B4RNS, Every time I open the tent they fall out. They are literally being supported by the negative pressure on the tent walls. It's a good time for sure :D

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Teamdirtbag2commentedweek 207 years ago

Nice job dab , I think I'd really like to try some of that 👏👏 👍😎

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BigDaddyKcommented7 years ago

@DabCrab,do they say that in America ?

DabCrabcommented7 years ago

@Teamdirtbag2, I got you fam :D

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Tazardcommentedweek 157 years ago

Sexy ladies you have there. Let me know how you do with the heat from the side lighting.

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Tazardcommented7 years ago

@DabCrab,👍👊

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DabCrabcommented7 years ago

@Tazard1, I currently have no side lighting yet; As for the heat from the 3 LED's, my air filtration system seems to keep things perfectly at 75 Degrees Fahrenheit. Thanks for asking :D

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DeepRoot3dcommentedweek 217 years ago

@DabCrab, those are some beautiful looking buds you've got there! congratulations on the successful harvest.

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DabCrabcommented7 years ago

@DeepRoot3d, Thanks buddy. This was just a trial run on me being lazy while also trying something new. Should be fun the next time I really go for it. I learned a lot this time through. Thanks for the kind words :D

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GardenOfHerbscommentedweek 217 years ago

Still looks really good! Foxtail happens mostly when temps are to high? I get it alot, especialy in summer 👊

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DabCrabcommented7 years ago

@GardenOfHerbs, Yeah, the problem was that the temperature never went above 75 degrees F. She's just such a sensitive plant that it could have been a multitude of problems. Every forum I've read on Trainwreck says that everything can cause her to foxtail. Having the Par be too high can even cause it which is just surprising to me.

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Gregedgarcommentedweek 167 years ago

Ausgezeichnetes Tagebuch

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Mr_Positivocommentedweek 167 years ago

Loving the comments section in your grow. Keep it up guys and DC.

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Mr_Positivocommentedweek 147 years ago

Your ladies are looking great, DC.

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BigDaddyKcommentedweek 207 years ago

So are you refusing to change the diary details which clearly state you must not deliberately mislead , it says 193.93 grams per plant , which is clearly a lie as you grew 4 . Do you want me to send you a screenshot ?

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DabCrabcommented7 years ago

@BigDaddyK, Seeing as that'd be a federal and international crime, no. Plus I only smoke with chill people.

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BigDaddyKcommented7 years ago

@DabCrab,so would you send me some ?

DabCrabcommented7 years ago

@BigDaddyK, You are aware I live in a legal state and I comply with all my states laws right? You however do not.

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Teamdirtbag2commentedweek 217 years ago

Nice Very Nice. Looking good ,👍👍 Nice close up pic 👍

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DabCrabcommented7 years ago

@Teamdirtbag2, Lol, I'm thinking anything with a higher megapixel camera will do a better job. I'm working off of a lowly 8MP phone camera. Soon it shall be much better :D

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Teamdirtbag2commented7 years ago

@DabCrab, Bro your pics are beautiful... Can they get nicer ??? I don't think there's any Room for improvement.

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DabCrabcommented7 years ago

@Teamdirtbag2, Thanks Brett. Soon I shall have a new and better camera for nicer close ups and pictures.

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Tazardcommentedweek 207 years ago

Very nice! Glad to see you bothered to make the numbers work!

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Tazardcommented7 years ago

@DabCrab, do you have issues during intraweekly updates with units changing (i.e. Inches to cm or ml/g to ml/l)?

DabCrabcommented7 years ago

@Tazard1, I've noticed that you have to pay a heck of a lot of attention to the input system here to make sure things are adequately depicted in your journals. I just want to make sure things are correct or as correct as they can be so people know exactly what I am doing.

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