Grow diary mission impossible (low to medium budget lol)

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I find that comments sections tend to rip my modest indoor grow. I’m an old guy growing for medicine and use small lights and tents. I grow good flower that is better than dispensary and “legacy market” but they rip my gear anyways.

You’re much braver than I am putting everything on the table and leaving yourself open to the abuse. I do use a PPFD app but “eyeball” VPD and do the best I can in my space.

If anyone ever starts a forum for low budget creative problem solvers who grow great weed in spite of budget limitations I’d sign right up.

One thing I found is that anyone who posts a pic of a yellow leaf and asks what’s wrong they’ll get 10,000 pieces of advice. Be sure that it’s sound advice before making any changes or you can dial yourself out and make things worse.

Good luck. Your photos look great so you obviously have experience. I’m a handy man around the house as well and your grow space looks good and should do the job.
My man thank you for the kind words! ❤️✌️ this is a really great community and shit talking isn’t really a thing around here unless its good ole fashioned fun poking : ) I know some members here are being polite for sure lol. yeah I’ve got just enough experience in the game to feel comfy having a few plants and keeping them alive : ) what im trying to with this project is really hone my craft with understanding the intricacies and science behind all this!

hey just so you know! this forum has a DIY sub thread category or whatever its called! there are some great DIYers here! dont be shy around here and make a thread! : )

Again, thanks for the kind and encouraging words! appreciate it! ✌️
 
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5 thousandth post hahah! Hmmm. I sure talk a lot without saying much dont I!?🤣😂 I think im coming up on my true one year anniversary here on the farm! Im pretty sure the struggle would have have been waaaay longer up a steeper hill and probably with snow going both ways! : ) THANK YOU to all who have had a roll in all this! you know who you are! And I look forward to many more grows and hanging with all you degenerates and skallywags!😍❤️✌️
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I got a small tote! Took a few pieces out of the sprayer set up JJ sent me to make it fit. And BLAM! It’s spraying! Im running a light bleach and water mix in it for a while just to dust the cobwebs off. I need to make the lid blacked out. thinking about getting some 1/4” foam and making the foot print of holes, as the “diamond” pattern that the lid comes with is only 8 spaces. I think I can fit a few more in there to still make it capable of cloning a run. Im still planning on using the larger version at times for custom selection projects down the road (im no where near that yet) still just trying to build my smoke stash with some of the fine ganja!

Had some more chomping happening. Never went and got rodent traps but did spray again and placed a few more yellow stick traps

I’ve got two sick girls. The one has looked unhappy from about the get go but the second one is catching up quickly to being just as ugly. The other three ( two HK’s and Capt’s Gas86’) are looking and doing awesome! Especially the Gas86’, that girl is getting cloned! : ) back to the sick plants. i feel like they are just touchy and prissy to everything im doing to them. The other HK is doing just fine!🙄 and the gas86 is fine. im chalking it up to the plant is just not liking life and ill move forward with them accordingly (water and recharge🤣)
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I got a small tote! Took a few pieces out of the sprayer set up JJ sent me to make it fit. And BLAM! It’s spraying! Im running a light bleach and water mix in it for a while just to dust the cobwebs off. I need to make the lid blacked out. thinking about getting some 1/4” foam and making the foot print of holes, as the “diamond” pattern that the lid comes with is only 8 spaces. I think I can fit a few more in there to still make it capable of cloning a run. Im still planning on using the larger version at times for custom selection projects down the road (im no where near that yet) still just trying to build my smoke stash with some of the fine ganja!

Had some more chomping happening. Never went and got rodent traps but did spray again and placed a few more yellow stick traps

I’ve got two sick girls. The one has looked unhappy from about the get go but the second one is catching up quickly to being just as ugly. The other three ( two HK’s and Capt’s Gas86’) are looking and doing awesome! Especially the Gas86’, that girl is getting cloned! : ) back to the sick plants. i feel like they are just touchy and prissy to everything im doing to them. The other HK is doing just fine!🙄 and the gas86 is fine. im chalking it up to the plant is just not liking life and ill move forward with them accordingly (water and recharge🤣)
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Looking professional 🐻!
Be careful with water temps on that cloner. Smaller can mean hotter
 
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Looking professional 🐻!
Be careful with water temps on that cloner. Smaller can mean hotter
Thanks JJ! It’s getting there huh!? : ) I was running some of our past conversations through the ole noggin and I remember you stating “temps”, and I started thinking… small amount of water = gets warmer quicker… going to have to meet that mitigation on the bridge as were crossing it! Hahaha! Im wondering if maybe a second reservoir in the flower room where the temps will be cooler? Mayb some form of “radiator” type cooling or something?
 
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If you add hydroguard to your res. temps are not an issue. It is what allowed me to grow in hydro outdoors in Florida.
what was your temps when cloning? : ) this setup will be in my veg room so temps will probably be on the lower end of 80s

Thank you for the suggestion! Im going to go check that stuff out right now. ✌️
 
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Found this! I’d still give hydroguard a try for sure! But I always! And I mean always will search for an alternative and read up on what other folks try and like : ) thats how I came across this thread lol. Doesn’t mean I wont go with the cheap off brand thing first and fight it for a year before i go the “better” or “correct” route!🤣

Thread 'Alternative To Hydroguard?'
https://www.thcfarmer.com/threads/alternative-to-hydroguard.75373/
 
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what was your temps when cloning? : ) this setup will be in my veg room so temps will probably be on the lower end of 80s

Thank you for the suggestion! Im going to go check that stuff out right now. ✌️
Warmth is okay while cloning. You just want your rest to mist your plugs so air stone(s) are needed.

When water hits 80ish degrees it stops absorbing O2 so you need bubbles to burst at the water line...kind of misting your media.
 
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Found this! I’d still give hydroguard a try for sure! But I always! And I mean always will search for an alternative and read up on what other folks try and like : ) thats how I came across this thread lol. Doesn’t mean I wont go with the cheap off brand thing first and fight it for a year before i go the “better” or “correct” route!🤣

Thread 'Alternative To Hydroguard?'
https://www.thcfarmer.com/threads/alternative-to-hydroguard.75373/
Yeah man, same, same. I have no brand preferences
 
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Here’s some more trials and tribulations from other members @Cannacraze not sure if I told you I would tag you or not so sorry if your not into the tag 😬 ✌️

Thread 'I’m so annoyed been MIA trying to solve my cloning issue'
https://www.thcfarmer.com/threads/i’m-so-annoyed-been-mia-trying-to-solve-my-cloning-issue.132695/
Aero cloning always seemed liked to much work to me with very little gain. I just cut em, strip em, dip em and stick em in root riot plugs, on a heat mat and i have roots in 10 to 14 days.
 
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Aero cloning always seemed liked to much work to me with very little gain. I just cut em, strip em, dip em and stick em in root riot plugs, on a heat mat and i have roots in 10 to 14 days.
I did this with rock wool in a tray and just sprayed them (I had ok results) I really want it try this style as I’ve seen other here with great success rates : ) and I want to try and cut some of the “tinkering around in the shed” tasks down as I already go a lot going on out there. But not complaining at all! If I need to put in some work im down : )
 
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Thanks JJ! It’s getting there huh!? : ) I was running some of our past conversations through the ole noggin and I remember you stating “temps”, and I started thinking… small amount of water = gets warmer quicker… going to have to meet that mitigation on the bridge as were crossing it! Hahaha! Im wondering if maybe a second reservoir in the flower room where the temps will be cooler? Mayb some form of “radiator” type cooling or something?
Easiest solution is to run a cycle timer, checked Amazon quick and they run $30 or less. Pumps don’t have to run constantly.
Why worry about hydrguard in a Cloner? There’s ways to manage you’re grow instead, my .02$
 
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I did this with rock wool in a tray and just sprayed them (I had ok results) I really want it try this style as I’ve seen other here with great success rates : ) and I want to try and cut some of the “tinkering around in the shed” tasks down as I already go a lot going on out there. But not complaining at all! If I need to put in some work im down : )
I'm with you, I do what I have to do to get the outcome I want but I'm always looking for ways to make it easier.
 
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Here’s some more trials and tribulations from other members @Cannacraze not sure if I told you I would tag you or not so sorry if your not into the tag 😬 ✌️

Thread 'I’m so annoyed been MIA trying to solve my cloning issue'
https://www.thcfarmer.com/threads/i’m-so-annoyed-been-mia-trying-to-solve-my-cloning-issue.132695/
Thanks Bro. I did actually search for some and read some of people views. there are a lot of helpful posts on here. I appreciate every one of them. cheers
 
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Thanks Bro. I did actually search for some and read some of people views. there are a lot of helpful posts on here. I appreciate every one of them. cheers
Yeah no problem! I just didnt want you to come my thread and think thats where the info stops! lol. Im just copying and pasting from the file of life here hahahah (I dont know jack shit about F!) hahahaha! I mean I can navigate around in my shed ok but you know what I mean! Hahaha! ✌️
Happy wife happy life i ain't paying for 🐈‍⬛🐈
DUDE! Im going to have to change my name to “Mantooth”! My wife is a saint! Hahahaha! She needs the last name of Mantooth! 🤣
 

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