I ran a hydro store in MI and sold about 60 of the LUSH lights
I did a couple side by sides with 1k watt HPS
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n heres to hoping you find a strawburry jam gal 
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I generally up pot one week before flower from 3ās tp 5ās
roots grow till week 3 of flower
the 5ās are generally full to the brim so yep it works just fine
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For sure up pot then go maybe 3 days then flip. I am not familiar with your food, but judging by the pics you are underfed a bit. I would double you next feed and get the same color from top to bottom. Right now your lowers are lighter in color which tells you, Feed Me.
As for the size of pot I donāt see much need from anything more than a 2 gallon indoors for flowering in home gardens. More about proper feeding over size of the pot underneath the plant.
Pretty normal for the plants to drop right after being watered especially if they were dry. Nothing to worry about.
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I had the light 24" but raised to 26" after I noted the start of tip burn. They seen to like it there now. I plan on transplanting them in 2 days, 3 days later Iāll top & snip, and flip 3 days after that. The cuttings will be labeled and stored in the fridge until sexing is complete. Then Iāll figure out what comes next.
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How did the LUSH LEDs fair? The jury is still out on my setup. First grow with ledās, the buds were light & airy, but completely covered in trics. Had I only known about SolStrips earlier, I could have had twice the light for 3/4 the cost.
You are the 3rd person to mention her. She must be something special 
Iāll be on the lookout, for sure 
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Haha I have no idea what that pheno is I just see people talking about it 
lush LEDās are ok but donāt seem to be as good as newer ones or whatever
out of the 60 solid I got the most weight out of the 400 watt or whatever
I think about a pound.
first run and was with OGās and then the other was with Cuban black soā¦ dunno
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Iām feeding them 14 oz Megacrop & 1/4 strength Cal Mag every other day, pH 6.2 675 ppm (.5) EC 1.35. The lower leaf color you see, could be influenced by me using a 500w Halogen worklight for photosā¦ Iāve got to try something else. I recall you saying they like āmoderate nutrient levelsā. Do you think 1.35 EC is a little weak for Veg? You also said to give them time in veg. No problem there! If all goes well, Iāll probably flip them within 10 days.
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I do yes, I feed almost twice that on a daily basis. Mind you I am full blown hydro in coco chips so I have more oxygen available to the roots so I wouldnāt recommend every day feeding. I would at least get your PPMās up to around 1100, and get them good and dark right before the flip so you donāt go in to flower lacking any of the micro/macro nutrients.
I am not sure what your medium is, but if it is something like Pro Mix which is inert I would drop that PH closer to 5.8 as well. Also 3 or 4 days before you flip do a couple of feedings with 1tsp per gallon of Calmag which also helps transition you in to flower much easier.
At the end of the day you are doing just fine so far. These are just little tips to get you dialed in a little more going forward.
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Words cannot express my gratitude and appreciation for the many tips you have given me. Big Thank You!!
Iām using Fert-I-Lome Ultimate potting soil, similar to Pro-Mix with a small nutrient charge.
Ferti-lome Ultimate specs.pdf (92.5 KB)
I added 25% (shouldāve been 15-20%) Growstone 2 for better aeration.
http://growstone.com/the-goods/gs-2-mix-this-soil-aerator/
Iāve never used coco, so canāt compare, but this mix drains fairly well, (I get run-off at 14oz in 1 gal. pot). Run-off pH is .1 EC higher than the feeding. Definitely gonna lower pH and up the ppmās.
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Greetings, fellow growers! The plants have been slowly improving. Most still have a minor N deficiency. Iāve been feeding @ 950 ppm, 6.0 pH, run-off averages 6.2 pH, gonna up it to 1050 by weeks end.
Day 41, 5 days since flipping to 12/12.
Theyāve grown in height over the past week. Average height is 17". #10 is 22", #12 (the shortest) is 14". I got tired of waiting for pre-flowers to show, so I flipped them on 3/16. Some are starting to reveal themselves. #3 appears fem & #6 is looking male. The rest have tiny bumps for now. They should all be sexed by the weekend. Iāll have more time tomorrow for pics and to highlight the problems with #11 & #12 
Till then, Keep 'em Green!
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Greetings everyone! I hope all your gardens are doing well. I up potted 2 plants to 5 gal. fabric pots due to becoming root bound. Iām now feeding them 5g Megacrop, 5ml CalMag & 3ml Kool Bloom/gal. (EC 1.97 5.8 pH). Five plants havenāt shown anything yet. So far, I think I confirmed 2 males & 1 female.
#3 The first girl. I need a better lens.
#4 could be another girl
#6, the first male.
Not sure about #7
#9 just has white spots at the node.
#10 too soon to tell
Sorry @legalcanada, Looks like #13 aināt so lucky lol.
I wish theyād show soon, so I can cull and up pot the girls. The tent is getting crowded. Any thoughts or comments are appreciated.
I donāt smell any Jam yet!
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If you are planning to up pot these do it now rather than wait since you are flipped. Otherwise your plants will go back in to root making instead of flower producing and your crop will be somewhat compromised. If you are in at least 2 gallons of medium, you should be fine to finish these. More about proper feeding than bucket size in hand watered hydroponics.
Did you start using the epsom salt to buffer your magnesium?
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Greetings All! A few more have have shown their gender 
So far, thereās 7 females, 3 males, 2 undetermined (leaning towards 1 of each) & #8 is still a no show. Kudoās to @LED_Seedz for that gender ratio. Iām only prepared for 6 girls right now, Iāll have to pick up 3 more fabric pots and media in the morning. I hate to toss out the males. I wanted to collect some pollen for future use maybe. but Iām running out of space.
No, I wasnāt aware I needed to buffer anything. I thought CalMag+ didnāt need buffering. I have been thinking of using Epsom salts, instead of Calmag+. Megacrop has sufficient Ca in it. Also thinking of using Molassas, instead of the bottled ācandiesā. Iām trying to simplify things and use more natural additives.
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iām pretty sure molasses has mg in it also, check the back of the bottle m80. oh and i think u want unsulphured molasses btw. whats your dosage of megacrop? do u know the TDS?
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That is my fault. I thought I had mentioned that a few posts back but apparently I was just thinking out loud with no text left in the thread. I wrote Calmag instead of epsom salt, but either work. Iāve just never seen a calcium issue so I feel it is a waste of money when epsom is so inexpensive.
I have not used Megacrop in the past, but I did just recently get a sample coming so I can play with it and see what it may or may not need to make it sufficient. I have never seen a product that works as a stand alone, and most of these single products end up costing more in the end with whatās needed to get them perfect.
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Your right @legalcanada. 8% Ca, 8% Mg, 2% Fe, 25mg Sodium, 210mg K & 12g sugars/Tbsp. Iām not sure about that Sodium content. Enough folks are using it, so itās effect must be negligible.
Iām feeding Megacrop at 5g/gal., but I donāt check TDS & pH until after adding CalMag & Kool Bloom. Iām feeding 'em today (6g), so Iāll check EC before adding the rest, to give us a base number. @Dabber68 is feeding 4.5g (wk 5), and @horribleherk56 is feeding 10.5g (wk8F). Their plants look really good, (Iām jealous) and no signs of burning. It looks like itās easy (gentle?) on the plants.
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I agree. Here is part of a spreadsheet I made using Melās calculator on CW website. It estimates ppmās, so I know where nutes are lacking, or too high.
Nutrient Comparison.pdf (31.1 KB)
Just multiply the PPM x g or ml you plan to use.
Overall, I like using Megacrop. Itās not harsh to the plants.
If I subtract 75 ppm (my well water) from the total ppmās I get 765 ppm (.5) or 1.53 EC. Hope that helps ya.
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Greetings and salutations fellow growers! Itās day 10 of flowering. The final count isā¦ 9 girls & 4 boys 
I up potted all the girls to 5 gal. Dirt Pots. I culled 2 males, and up potted the remaining two to 2 gal. plastic pots. I hope Iāve got 2 days to build a small flowering cab for them, before they develop stamens. Am I being overly optimistic? The tent will still be crowded, with 9 girls in there. Iāll be pruning them after any transplant stress has dissipated.
The 2 males are in front.
I just couldnāt bring myself to cull them all. Itās my first time growing from regular seeds. Iām more interested in learning about their life cycle, than collecting pollen at this point. Now that the busy work is over, itās time to light one up and relax 
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