Beateo's Winter 2015 Multi-Strain Indoor CFL Grow in Soil
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LabMan
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Grats on the new light man! I'm sure it will work wonders for you. Looks good too.
PlanetJ
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PlanetJ
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If inspired, howto here: Sweetsue's First Grow - Stealthy Trio of Autos Under CFLs
BubbaHoTep
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Congrats on the new light Beato! Watching you (and other growers like you) really gives me inspiration to jump in head first and get growing perpetually. Keep on truckin' brother!
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PlanetJ, Thanks, I'll give it a gander. 
BubbaHoTep, Good to know! Get into it bro!
BubbaHoTep, Good to know! Get into it bro!
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Today is a month since I put my girls in their containers. I've been busy with designing, building, painting, and family stuff so this may not be my most detailed update. 
I hung a second keyed entry door between my grow room and the rest of the world.... I was too cheap to buy pre-hung so I had to do all the chiseling, drilling. and painting for the hinges and lockset.... but got it done. I made a moving shelf in a grow room closet for my future mothers that can be adjusted in 1" increments... I had to drill 140 holes for the adjustment dowels.... that's a buncha holes.
Here's a picture of it:
A few random pics of my girls!
Some of my equipment:
Has anyone ever used this or know anything about it??
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I hung a second keyed entry door between my grow room and the rest of the world.... I was too cheap to buy pre-hung so I had to do all the chiseling, drilling. and painting for the hinges and lockset.... but got it done. I made a moving shelf in a grow room closet for my future mothers that can be adjusted in 1" increments... I had to drill 140 holes for the adjustment dowels.... that's a buncha holes.
Here's a picture of it:
A few random pics of my girls!
Some of my equipment:
Has anyone ever used this or know anything about it??
My all time favorite very bestest website in the world!
Thanks for looking!
PlanetJ
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Great pictures .. that looks green and healthy in there!! I'll pretend I did not see those burned leafs 
Dusty Kiefers
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Very very nice brother, that's a lot of holes very crafty my good sir. And yes best website ever.
Looking fantastic Brother Beateo.....i like the adjustable cabinet...damn...that is a lot of holeslol.......the girls are looking beautiful and those slight burns shouldnt hurt anything.....i have definately had some look worse than thatlol......i noticed your fan hanging on the cieling.....you do have one that blows directly on the girls right?.....i cant seem to remember seeing one
.....i like the adjustable cabinet...damn...that is a lot of holeslol.......the girls are looking beautiful and those slight burns shouldnt hurt anything.....i have definately had some look worse than thatlol......i noticed your fan hanging on the cieling.....you do have one that blows directly on the girls right?.....i cant seem to remember seeing one- Thread starter
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Thank you gentlemen! I think those burns are from them growing into the CFL's three times in one day.
I just moved that fan to where it is because of the heat from the new light... I know it doesn't look like it in the picture but the girls are swayin' in the breeze.
No one commented on the rooting powder? Anyway, I used it on 4 Haze clippings and 2 Amnesia clippings and I'm going to try to clone in that closet using 2 CFLs. Here's how I am having a go at clones.... I trimmed from near the bottom. This time I cut about 1/3 of each leaf off. Then I took a razor blade and very gently scraped the first 1/4" and carefully split the stem, also for 1/4". Dipped it in the rooting powder per the label, put it in the pencil hole I made in the pre-moistened soil in the peat pot, squeezed all the soil to the stem, took a spray bottle of ph adjusted H2O and sprayed it down again. Then I put them in the closet about 2 inches from 2 200W CFLs.
Does it sound like this might work or did I miss something or do something wrong?
I just moved that fan to where it is because of the heat from the new light... I know it doesn't look like it in the picture but the girls are swayin' in the breeze.
No one commented on the rooting powder? Anyway, I used it on 4 Haze clippings and 2 Amnesia clippings and I'm going to try to clone in that closet using 2 CFLs. Here's how I am having a go at clones.... I trimmed from near the bottom. This time I cut about 1/3 of each leaf off. Then I took a razor blade and very gently scraped the first 1/4" and carefully split the stem, also for 1/4". Dipped it in the rooting powder per the label, put it in the pencil hole I made in the pre-moistened soil in the peat pot, squeezed all the soil to the stem, took a spray bottle of ph adjusted H2O and sprayed it down again. Then I put them in the closet about 2 inches from 2 200W CFLs.
Does it sound like this might work or did I miss something or do something wrong?
SAMtheAPman
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Sounds good to me Beateo. Only ting with rooting powder/gel - don't dip the stem into the full bottle/container. Always make sure you get out what you're going to use otherwise bacteria can end up in the gel/powder (and I think I read somewhere about it activating too). And then just like seeds, don't over water.
Love the light too!
Love the light too!
Dusty Kiefers
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Might be to much light I found less is more when they are fresh cuttings. I put mine in a corner of veg room or under four foot florescent shop light.
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Thank you gentlemen! I think those burns are from them growing into the CFL's three times in one day.
I just moved that fan to where it is because of the heat from the new light... I know it doesn't look like it in the picture but the girls are swayin' in the breeze.
No one commented on the rooting powder? Anyway, I used it on 4 Haze clippings and 2 Amnesia clippings and I'm going to try to clone in that closet using 2 CFLs. Here's how I am having a go at clones.... I trimmed from near the bottom. This time I cut about 1/3 of each leaf off. Then I took a razor blade and very gently scraped the first 1/4" and carefully split the stem, also for 1/4". Dipped it in the rooting powder per the label, put it in the pencil hole I made in the pre-moistened soil in the peat pot, squeezed all the soil to the stem, took a spray bottle of ph adjusted H2O and sprayed it down again. Then I put them in the closet about 2 inches from 2 200W CFLs.
Does it sound like this might work or did I miss something or do something wrong?
I would not place a Compact Florescent Light bulb closer than 5"-6" from the plant.
PlanetJ
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Thank you gentlemen! I think those burns are from them growing into the CFL's three times in one day.
I just moved that fan to where it is because of the heat from the new light... I know it doesn't look like it in the picture but the girls are swayin' in the breeze.
No one commented on the rooting powder? Anyway, I used it on 4 Haze clippings and 2 Amnesia clippings and I'm going to try to clone in that closet using 2 CFLs. Here's how I am having a go at clones.... I trimmed from near the bottom. This time I cut about 1/3 of each leaf off. Then I took a razor blade and very gently scraped the first 1/4" and carefully split the stem, also for 1/4". Dipped it in the rooting powder per the label, put it in the pencil hole I made in the pre-moistened soil in the peat pot, squeezed all the soil to the stem, took a spray bottle of ph adjusted H2O and sprayed it down again. Then I put them in the closet about 2 inches from 2 200W CFLs.
Does it sound like this might work or did I miss something or do something wrong?
Rooting powder, sterilising, splitting stems, scraping .. it's all overrated IMHO. I just take a cutting with at least 3 nodes, and a stem width of at least 2mm, either stomp it in the ground (drive the hole with the stem that is), water, and be done with it. Do not over-water or the stems WILL rot. I have an experiment going with them hanging in oxygenated water, seems to become a 100% success rate .. vs straight to soil @ around 75%
I'm sure it will give a better percentage .. but
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KingJohn,
Thanks.... now I have a distance... simply a matter of moving a few pegs and lowering the cuttings.
Thanks.... now I have a distance... simply a matter of moving a few pegs and lowering the cuttings.
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PlanetJ,
Thanks...Sounds interesting.... "better percentage .. but".... but I don't have oxygenated water. LOL
I started 6 clippings.... if I get 33% success, I'm golden.... I only have room for 2 mother plants.
It is good to know that just stuffing them in soil and not over watering can work too!
Thanks...Sounds interesting.... "better percentage .. but".... but I don't have oxygenated water. LOL
I started 6 clippings.... if I get 33% success, I'm golden.... I only have room for 2 mother plants.
It is good to know that just stuffing them in soil and not over watering can work too!
Happy SkunkDaze Beateo
...and welcome to the wonderful world of cloninglol.....i have used a cloner of some sort from the beginning......started with a daisy cloner that had a pump with a spinner head that sprayed water on the stems....i used olivia's cloning gel back then......i have been using powder for the last several ones.....which i am using an aerogarden with oxygenated water and a homemade job now.....i have left a couple of clones without the powder and they rooted as quickly as the ones with.....now back in the day with the olivias gel it was a big difference that i found....i dont remember how much quicker it was but i know it was quick enough that i always used the gel after.......when i startted back up the organic nutes i ordered came with the powder but i just picked up the gel for futurre clones.....- Thread starter
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Green Dreamz,
How important is a humidity dome? I noticed 5 of my 6 clones look all wrinkled up and laying flat in the peat pots after only a day or two. I put a clear plastic lid on the whole works this morning but I'm afraid it might be too late for all but that one??
My real question.....and obviously you, PlanetJ, and a bunch of others use one.... I'm considering making a small bubble cloner IF I can use something simple like a small aquarium pump? If it's going to get expensive and/or technical, I'll just stick with seeds. Whaddaya think?
How important is a humidity dome? I noticed 5 of my 6 clones look all wrinkled up and laying flat in the peat pots after only a day or two. I put a clear plastic lid on the whole works this morning but I'm afraid it might be too late for all but that one??
My real question.....and obviously you, PlanetJ, and a bunch of others use one.... I'm considering making a small bubble cloner IF I can use something simple like a small aquarium pump? If it's going to get expensive and/or technical, I'll just stick with seeds. Whaddaya think?
Happy SkunkDaze Beateo
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