dukes drobes

[duke]

hi all a few pics for you from my 3 drobes starting with the manky autos,a sad sight at 38 days approx from germing they have fungus gnats,god knows how long between feeds and rarely see any run off at all! i noticed a problem weeks back for which i blamed myself only later finding the fault is not all my fault but a result of massive changes of water ph from the mains water and its making the feed very much more acidic than ever esp after prolonged rainy periods,meant to be ph 7.4 out of the tap but is 5.6-5.8 at such times meaning by time i add nutrients and what is my normal amount of ph down to bring it to around the 5.8 mark because i got lazy stopped checking water ph before adding nutes,not using the meters,,,,,result nutrient at 3-5 ish ph! and those puny ruderalis hybrids just cannot take it hence they look fecking horrid! at the moment there alive and sort of growing,on borrowed time.
in the tiny veg cab theres same 2 plants photoperiods and there blue venom and bangi haze now under the 250w dimmed down to midway and been on 12-12 for about 3 days so far have had the lower unlit crap hacked off and both are nice healthy looking girls despite the same feed as the girly pants autos.
then theres the smaller drobe with 2 x grape ape x ghost train haze photoperiods at about 4.5 weeks true flower they well one had what looked very much like male preflowers but i have lost my glasses and the magnifier some how and ended up just pulling the sus looking bunch off the stem,maybe i was wrong but having vegged them and gone thus far i shall wing it and at worst they will still make good oil,they look healthy too and also on same feed as the horrid girly ruderalis wimps!!!!!!!!!!!
anyhow i reckon ive got the climates sorted since adding the @Forest idea of a duct a computer style fan which takes the hot air from the led ballast and delivers it down in the canopy and being solar it uses the wasted light and goes just fast enough to raise temps a couple of degrees c,28c perfect for led growth.
pics and an end to the stoned waffle!
thanks for looking in,peace all.

[duke]

I love your diaries always loads of pics 🫶🫶 and Lordy they are frosty! Great job!!

[Wrh]

Loving the fan idea can you show it in more detail I think we could all do with another couple of degrees in our led tents especially if it's practically free thanks mate

[greenmobster440]

Man youve got so much going on I'm just in awe and maybe just a little jealous...lol. Nice thread.

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[duke]

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[duke]

hi all well i discovered when you open your eyes you tend to notice things!who would have thought it? well as you know if you have read in here i have 2 x 250w quantum led boards from member @Forest and have been growing using them for several years now and been very pleased with results and longevity of the lights themselves.
but with age some parts just wear out and need replacing from time to time,this is the 2nd dimmer switch that has died and this i only noticed due to having swapped out the smaller drobe light and installed it in the tiny veg cab,it was 10 x brighter than the same board in the bigger drobe and yes on proper open eyed look the dimmer has gone and when it goes the light falls in output to maybe half and growth slows a lot!
thanks to forest sending me a spare dimmer free of charge i quickly soldered in the replacement and light is as bright as ever!it must be about 5-6 years old and used for the majority of that time,plants look happier,im happier! i shall get some pics tonight so do look in,peace

[duke]

[2-Scoops]

The blue venom is one of my favourites, tastes and stinks like lemon drop sweets, gets you smashed nicely as well. Lovely plants as always mukka.

[duke]