Oscar's 600 Watt 1st 420 Journal

[Oscart47]

Hey Oscar it's all coming along so well! Looks like you will have 2 fully loaded rooms by Christmas! I was wondering though, I know you use an flood system but, why have you been keeping the veg plants in such small cups? Shouldn't they have something a little bigger to help develop their roots more before flower?

I'm kind of shocked at just how well that 180w ufo is doing. I have a little 90 guy myself and didn't realize I could get that much use out of it! I'm firing it up here this week for some clones so I'll be able to see first hand

Thanks for swinging by my thread!

I have been keeping them in small cups for a few reasons . I have one gallon Grow bags to put them in when I wanna pot up , but i need the other light in the flower room to allow this . So I am going to wait till i get the light then the plants in the small room will get up potted to the bags . Before up potting I am going to take a razor blade or scissors to the walls of the root ball when i take it out of the solo cup , and loosen the root ball up a nice bit . I'm not sure who said it but i read in a journal here that there is another member , and he swears by it . I think it may be doc . I am more then impressed with the 180 Watt . I am thinking on maybe getting another 180 to put in that room or replacing with another 300 Watt panel .

looks amazing glad i found this journal - ill be watching too

Thanks for stopping in Mrrobert . Looking forward to any insight you may be able to add .

Looking like your gonna be stuffed full of green mean budding machines soon enough my friend!

Yes i am hoping for this to be my best run yet . I have never had cheese before , but I have heard great things .

 

[Flyinhigh]

Hey oscart, nice grow you have going there!

I skipped a few pages, did you get that flood tray up and running?

P.s. I'll go through and read this evening when I have some time

 

[Oscart47]

Hey oscart, nice grow you have going there!

I skipped a few pages, did you get that flood tray up and running?

P.s. I'll go through and read this evening when I have some time

The black tray is all sealed and good to go , if your talking about the one on order no . I got in touch with the hydro store , and they don't usually carry it , but he said he could get it from a supplier , and that was the last i heard . Was hoping to have it all squared off before the lush panel came in the mail . Got 3 confirmation letters from them all in a row . Only one of them had an attached tacking number , and it seems to be dead as i have been checking it , and it doesn't show up with usps . Thinking it should be hitting the border next week tho

 

[Oscart47]

Well the new Lush Led came in today . Still haven't heard from the hydro store about anything yet . If they dont get back to me by tomorrow I'll throw them another email . I finally got them lights out pictures . More difficult then i thought . No lighting in the room other then what the 600 provides so I couldn't tell what I was doing honestly .

Things are coming along alright in the flower room , and things should start swelling right away i figure . I am waiting for the reservoir to come down so i can throw some pk booster in . I have heard people say that it is a gimmick but i have found it to work . I can always tell the difference when i use as apposed to not using .

Now that the light is here the girls in the Veg room that are getting advanced on are all going to be hitting up their grow bags today . I have one bag of coco left so this should be enough to at least do this part , might have to get more coco tho to put them in the 3 gallon pots tho . This is one of the reasons why I wanna make the switch to hydro , no medium to worry about

 

[DocMarleyOG]

ur girls are looking good my friend...how much calmag are you using per feeding...+rep

 

[Oscart47]

ur girls are looking good my friend...how much calmag are you using per feeding...+rep

Using 1 ml to every 2 litres . Gonna start picking it up as i Pick up on all nutes , as flower continues right up to flush

 

[Sphnx]

They're looking great man! +reps!

 

[mrrobert420]

nice light looking good

 

[J189RFC]

Well I really can't argue with the results your getting from those cups. Looking good so far

 

[Oscart47]

They're looking great man! +reps!

nice light looking good

Thanks for the kind words , and Rep muchly appreciated .

I am starting to see some trichome development , and its making me happy . Nice faint smell when i rub the leaves . Its my favorite time , when i really start to enjoy the plants . Fed with my Pro-Silicate , Opti-cal Mg , Sensizyme , Carb-O-load , Organic B all at half recommended dosage . Then I followed the Flora Nova Bloom for the Plants in Later Growth schedule . In ten gallons it gave me a PPM of just over 1100 . Ph wants to constantly rise , and I think this may be from the Organic B , so I am letting the Ph swing a little higher . Last night when I went to bed it was at 6.2 already , Lights on I will adjust . Buds are able to get much closer to the light then in any of my previous grows thanks to the new reflector . Here is some pictures

 

[RickityCrickt]

Looking really nice Oscar! Your plants are definitely happy!

 

[DocMarleyOG]

ur plants are looking very good leaves reaching for the light is always a nice sight...

 

[Oscart47]

Looking really nice Oscar! Your plants are definitely happy!

ur plants are looking very good leaves reaching for the light is always a nice sight...

Yea it all seems to be on cruise control . I have had the PH shift on me up to 6.5 , and they didnt mind . I'll take some pictures of the LED room , and the HPS room tomorrow . Ran out of CoCo so didnt get as many re potted as i had wanted . Will have to wait a bit i Guess

 

[Oscart47]

Here it is , I have some freshly taken photo's that I just took on lights on in the HPS room , as I am now calling it (Gonna have to use a new name when i get the flood table , because then there will be LED in there as well) , and fresh photos just taken of the LED room . Excuse me in advance for the crappy macro photos . Bought a cannon T5 to take the pics , but I guess I am going to have to go out , and buy a new lens for it when i can .

The Hydro store has gotten back to me , and told me that they can get me in the stand , but as for the reservoir ,and table their suppliers have not messaged them back . Been over two weeks now . As the winter months are rolling in I am also thinking of buying some small little heaters something that will help keep the rooms a little warmer . Temperature outside yesterday was -2 Celsius , and not sure what it is now . Any tips on better picture taking is welcome as well , as I am taking the pictures for you all ( I got the best seat in the house )

-Updates-
Lights on , I entered the room, and the PH had shifted up to 6.6 . I dropped in just under 5ml of PH down , and it dropped it to 5.5 . Its still going to rise so I think I am prob in the safe for today , and tomorrow . Then I'll be topping off the reservoir anyways . I won't be using the PK 13/14 on the next reservoir instead ill be hitting it with a little higher rate Bloom , and Cal Mg . As I said last night this has all been a major cruise control show . I am currently looking into teas , and other things to help me along the way to bring up my yields .

 

[RickityCrickt]

Plants are looking mighty fine brother!

I would really like to see some reflective material on the walls????

For good macros you really need a tripod. Also, plants moving in the wind will destroy any chance at a good macro. I have found that stationary objects are much easier to photograph. Dried buds are the easiest imo.

 

[Oscart47]

Plants are looking mighty fine brother!

I would really like to see some reflective material on the walls????

For good macros you really need a tripod. Also, plants moving in the wind will destroy any chance at a good macro. I have found that stationary objects are much easier to photograph. Dried buds are the easiest imo.

I bought the wife a tripod a few years back wonder if she still has it , and the mylar is coming in with the flood table , and what not . Looked at my phone after making the update , and he can have it to me in 4-5 weeks . Thats from his supplier to him , and then i have to travel the 8-9 hours to get there .

 

[RickityCrickt]

That is brutal, having to travel like that for a few supplies.

Find that tripod bro.... it'll change everything

 

[Oscart47]

I just figured I would post up a quick photo update before I head out to work . Working nights so time is really tight .

Everything is starting to look real frosty in the room . First time I have ever seen my stuff get this sugary , and we are not even four weeks in . Sorry once again as the photos are sideways . The program I used to turn them right side up started showing a giant watermark threw it .

The LED room is getting ready to be transfered over . Just need the table , and what not . Also need some more CoCo so I can re pot the rest of my plants . Going to be trimming all the roots in the table when I go on my next days off , and have some time .

 

[DocMarleyOG]

brewing ur own tea is always good..but if you can't botanicare (PureBlendTea) has a good one and so does Humbolt (Killer Tea)...Pics look awesome so that means the girls look awesome +rep

 

[Oscart47]

I will most def order in some of the Botanicare tea , and see what I cant do about the Humbolt tea . Seen a recipe around here for some tea that seems to produce roots that where so white . On the up , and up all the pieces for my table and the Mylar will be in before Christmas . My sister is coming down so she is going to bring it down for me . Beats having to pay additional shipping Costs .