turksteelman Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I currently am running 10 liberty Haze under 400W MH and will switch to 1000wHPS in a couple weeks. Medium is Sunshine #4 and doing them as hydro. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 yeah i don't know much anout liberty haze we haven't seen much grow around here. But i Think 10 girls for a 1000w is fine it won't be overloaded if the liberty has more sativa tendancies maybe you should veg her for not too long, something like 20 days of veg and then flower, that's what i would do myself Good luck man hopefully someone that has grown it will pass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turksteelman Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 Was wondering if anyone could identify what's happening with 2 of my Liberty Haze. I've only fed them once about 7 days ago. I'm using a new medium for me of Sunshine #4 and going hydro with hand pour. That stuff really holds water. I've only had to water 2x a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pi2 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Hi,I don't see any serious problems. Plant is so small to panic about it. Just grow. Is nice and green.Hydro with hand pour in soilmix U have a nice grow man...and nice light reflector Peace 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 seeing how symetrical it was, it might be a wound she had when she was born already in the seed no?But like Pi2 if it sticks on those 2 leaves don't worry too much for the moment i think, if it starts to spread then yeah ^^Looks nice beside that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turksteelman Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 I actually have the same thread going in the infirmary. But to answer your question, it is not warm at all. Its 68degrees F at the tops. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turksteelman Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 I figured I needed to move this thread out of the Infirmary to the regular forum here so I can log the Liberty Haze grow. The Liberty Haze seems to be coming along fine. I am still quite surprised at how much water the Sunshine #4 mix holds. I've only watered 3 times since Jan 1! The question I have is this.. If the sunshine holds so much water, how am I going to ensure that the plants are getting enough food during flower? It may be a week between when they are wet and when I need to water again. I would assume that this type of operation can be called hydro but it doesn't seem to be much different using the sushine #4 or regular old fox farms ocean forrest. Because it is a hand pour hydro, do I still need to have more frequent waterings than soil just to get some food to the plants? They do seem to be having a growth spurt. What is the soonest I can put these into flower. Can I do it when they hit their 5th node? Concerned as the concensus online is that they take up to 105 days in flower and the heat is a concern in the desert. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 i moved your thread to the grow journal for all medium part thanks for the news man good to hear the girls are doing good!YEs you can switch now in 12/12 even if you want if they really are that long thye will not mind, but did you make sure it was same phenotypes as yours that were so long?For the water how much do you give them when you water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turksteelman Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Thanks for moving to the grow journal. My usual watering consists of 1 gallon (3.7 Liter) for each plant. Seems to be lasting for an average of every 4 days needing to water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 1 gallon = 3,7 L per plant is that right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turksteelman Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Yes, 3.7L per plant for a watering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 damn, are you putting this amount for a particular reason? otherwie i would advice you to give a lot less no wonder why you think they take time to dry up ^^What size are those pots? between 6 and 11 it seems something like that? anyway you should give more or less 1L per girls, even less if you to control more precisly your ec you can do miniwatering several times a day to creat a real hydro like condition, i think greeno was doing something like this a little in his coco watering twice a day small amounts and it worrked great.Have a good day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turksteelman Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 Thanks for the advice on the watering. I will take your suggestions and use 1 liter of water. I am not at all familiar with a soil less growing medium and thought that because it was hydro, a little runoff each watering was in line. I must have been incorrect. Anyway, I now have a more serious problem. I thought I could control the temps in my growroom with the setup as follows: Upright canister filter, thru light and into the fan and out. This worked well with the 400W MH and I could keep temps well under 80 but today I put my 1000w HPS bulb in and my temps soared to 89F! This was terrible. I had to put the MH back in and now am trying to figure a way out how to cool this room. Our outside ambient is around 72F in the day and I can't keep it under 80F which will make it impossible to flower when it starts hitting 100F outside in March and I most likely will need to flower thru a good part of April. Any suggesions on cooling out there? I was thinking about putting a split system A/C in or a stand alone A/C in the room. Looks like this grow is a learning experience on many fronts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 how high was your light when you tried? And what size is your extractor? you had bought it for the 400w or for the 1000W? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turksteelman Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 I put the 1000wHPS at 3.5 feet or more. The fan is a 435cfm. I have good flow thru the vent in the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 well if you have enough fresh air coming in it should be enough to work the temps.One little advice for your setup try to make a little less 90° break with your tubes, it slows the air so maybe you could gain a few °.. but i guess when it's higher it doesn't break that much?Id your carbon filter for a 435cfm too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turksteelman Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 Yep, the filter is a match. Looking at portable a/c units to see if its an option. Thanks for you inputs into my grow. I obviously need some help on this one. If I have the door closed and go in front of the door vent, I can drop a piece of paper on the vent and it will stick to it so I know I am getting airflow in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 yeah but with big amount of airs like this it is always preferable to have an intractor as well even with a good airflow in you think it equals the 435cfm out? asking it's your room ^^AC would be solution too be careful that the fresh air doesn't blow directly on girls if it's really fresher Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turksteelman Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 Dust, when you say intractor you are refering to a fan pulling air thru the opening and into the room? This is also what you are recommending I would assume. Appreciate all the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 yes that's it ^^ i know personally i gain few degrees when i put one could help in your case too maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turksteelman Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 Well, I got tired of fighting the heat in the desert southwest so I went out and bought an Ideal Air 12,000BTU Portable A/C with humidifier. This should enable me to do what I want even in the summer! I also put the 1000W HPS bulb back in and I also cut off the main cola. Will go into flower tomorrow. Busy day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pi2 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Super !try the 1KW lamp at least 2ft-3ft away from plants(60-90cm). Blow the aircondition an let's as know how ur temps. As u mention u have a airflow in the doors...yes? when u start to flowering period how u gonna deal with the light leaks?check u ran off(when it drops to EC=0.9 then start to feed). The girls getting bigger ! Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turksteelman Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 The temps are great! I cut a large hole in my door and put a vent on it for carbon filter air supply. The backside in the door doesn't have the vent cover as I still need to figure out how to stop the light leaks from coming thru the vent. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 you could try to put some kind of foam in front of your air opening to stop the light i use to have carbon foam they use in kitchen in front of mine, guess it could help maybe ^^Good to hear for the AC should solve your problem and even humidity so it's all good ^^like Pi2 said don't forget to keep it far away from the plant even if temps are not high they could burn if too closeHave a good grow man keep us updated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuginInsanE Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Yeah the way with the carbon foam works, I use it to clean the air.. but if you want to be safe u have to build a little, I don`t know how to call it light trap/catcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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