Mattys first ever Glog "Into the fire" 2019 season

CDNmatt · Mar 14, 2019

Ghost Pepper Revolution said:
Man... all this talk about jugs

Edit - The 420 PT = Epic

PtMD989 · Mar 14, 2019

CDNmatt said:
Not yet my friend but its normally like a 7-10 ( business) day shipping on most things from the US so no need to worry. Stuff moves alittle slower to me then the more populated areas of Canada, something we have gotten use to living up here.

I get it. My PO just sometimes don’t deliver [emoji848]. Pony Express to dog sled,eh[emoji16] Go Wings [emoji16]

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CDNmatt · Mar 14, 2019

Few update pics.....these show the ply wood taken out and the plants are all dropped down now, since they are more then tall enough I think and should not stretch now.

Here is a shot of thematers all sperated now into small pots for a week or 2 at most.......Bad pic but was kinda in a rush when I took it..

Top shelf with 'Fanzilla' mounted at the front using some hooks to hold it. I though aboot screwing it in just for keep it more level but it would get in the way when taking stuff in and out, this way I can pop it off when needed.

Dropped it a couple Deg's celcius since I moved it to the front, which is nice cause the top was a tad heat stressed from eating the bottom 2 teirs heat as well.

And just a middle shelf shot, just wanted to give an idea how they sat now t hat the ply wood lifter is out.

Guatemalan Insanity Pepper · Mar 14, 2019

Holy LED's batman :lol:

wow

plants are lookin good Matt, your way ahead of me

:cheers:

CDNmatt · Mar 14, 2019

Yeah those are mostly cheapo Chinese strips so to get a good amount of light I piled them up you could say. Now that I know alittle more what I am doing I will upgrade the strips slowly this year to bigger Diodes and/or rigid strips.

And thanks man the early start sure helped of course.

The middle shelf was all early to mid Jan and the top shelf was pretty much anything after that and all the stragglers, sure had a hell of a time getting some stuff to germ for me.

Guatemalan Insanity Pepper · Mar 14, 2019

CDNmatt said:
Yeah those are mostly cheapo Chinese strips so to get a good amount of light I piled them up you could say. Now that I know alittle more what I am doing I will upgrade the strips slowly this year to bigger Diodes and/or rigid strips.

And thanks man the early start sure helped of course.

The middle shelf was all early to mid Jan and the top shelf was pretty much anything after that and all the stragglers, sure had a hell of a time getting some stuff to germ for me.

I've been looking at these ...

https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/collections/lamps/products/hlg-100

i'll probably go with these, or other quantum boards for my next upgrade/expansion

Though i'm honestly, really pretty happy with my T5's, for starting i use 6500k, and i have a bank of T5's in 2700K for my multiple amaryllis Bulbs as well
For the overwinter room I use HID MH lighting, taking advantage of the extra heat given off all winter.

Kennylay · Mar 14, 2019

looking sick matt, love to see everything from your grow, and personally rooting for the mcdonalds cup as the favorite

CDNmatt · Mar 14, 2019

Guatemalan Insanity Pepper said:
I've been looking at these ...

https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/collections/lamps/products/hlg-100

i'll probably go with these, or other quantum boards for my next upgrade/expansion

Though i'm honestly, really pretty happy with my T5's, for starting i use 6500k, and i have a bank of T5's in 2700K for my multiple amaryllis Bulbs as well
For the overwinter room I use HID MH lighting, taking advantage of the extra heat given off all winter.

The HLG's seem to be coming extremely popular and people seem to post really good results as well. I just really couldn't afford them with how my shelf is set up...more of a starter set up only type thing and I would need a couple per shelf type thing .

Lespaulde has a great build in his GLOG using higher end Samsung chips which are pretty comparable to that kind of rig I believe (if not the same?)

I think for my bottom shelf I am going to but a couple t5 2 bulbers, mostly since the bottom shelf can be used if the plants get big and I need to take the middle shelf out and drop the plants, I can easily take off the Fluros unlike the strips. t5's and t8s are more then fine for growing imo.

CDNmatt · Mar 14, 2019

Kennylay said:
looking sick matt, love to see everything from your grow, and personally rooting for the mcdonalds cup as the favorite

Thanks Ken I was just lurking in your glog a min ago.

You know, that McD's cup plant got slaughtered by my big doofus dog and I didn't think it was going to make it, but has really started to come around the past week.

Wish I had more of those cups as well...lol....They fit nicely and hold a decent amount of media, but the bottoms are not greatest so can't really bottom feed the buggers at all.

Devv · Mar 14, 2019

Hi Matty,

So how long before dirt day? I'm thinking you may well need to start ASAP on an edition to the house eh?

The plants look great! Obviously you got the nutes regimen down.

Edit: is a 430 like a 420? No wait 4:30= cocktail hour..

CDNmatt · Mar 14, 2019

Devv said:
Hi Matty,

So how long before dirt day? I'm thinking you may well need to start ASAP on an edition to the house eh?

The plants look great! Obviously you got the nutes regimen down.

Edit: is a 430 like a 420? No wait 4:30= cocktail hour..

Most years dirt day is the May long weekend soo around the 20th give or take a day or two, so anything before that is bonus time. Last 2 years were terrible springs so hoping I get one of those good bonus seasons this year, if not the spring then at least the fall....preferably both eh.

Kinda a funny thing you mention aboot an edition...So we bought our place 2 years ago.....property is not huge but 7 acres and maybe 3 of that is bush with a creek running through it....had a house trailer on it but not a normal one you would see in a park its a double wide and I think 20 or so ft longer then a standard mobile I believe.

Anyways the plan was to move in right away and start to build a new house..nothing huge but big enough for a family of 4and our mutts. Within a month or 2 after move in my wife got pregnant which was not in the plan..at least not then anyways. So after the curveball we decided to change it up, tough it out in this place a few more years then start our house. In the meantime we have saved some more money and been buying some supplies which we store at a friend of ours.

Long story short I can tell you right now that I will be considering a room even if its small just for my growing hobby, since I have rather enjojyed this early start thing. In the past I have started early but at a local greenhouse run by the agricultural society to which I am also a member. Made it much easier to grow some of the longer growing types of maters that I have done.

CDNmatt · Mar 14, 2019

Also for you Scotty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPCjC543llU

PtMD989 · Mar 14, 2019

Devv said:
Hi Matty,

So how long before dirt day? I'm thinking you may well need to start ASAP on an edition to the house eh?

The plants look great! Obviously you got the nutes regimen down.

Edit: is a 430 like a 420? No wait 4:30= cocktail hour..

4:30 in Texas is 5:30 in Michigan [emoji16]

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Devv · Mar 14, 2019

My older brother's line is it's noon somewhere..LOL

PtMD989 · Mar 14, 2019

I start all my plants at work. Boss don’t care, he’s my brother. My wife would have a fit if I tried to start plants at home. Her excuse is none of the planter match the decor and they aren’t pretty enough [emoji16]
Your plants are looking awesome [emoji106][emoji91]

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Devv · Mar 14, 2019

CDNmatt said:
Most years dirt day is the May long weekend soo around the 20th give or take a day or two, so anything before that is bonus time. Last 2 years were terrible springs so hoping I get one of those good bonus seasons this year, if not the spring then at least the fall....preferably both eh.

Kinda a funny thing you mention aboot an edition...So we bought our place 2 years ago.....property is not huge but 7 acres and maybe 3 of that is bush with a creek running through it....had a house trailer on it but not a normal one you would see in a park its a double wide and I think 20 or so ft longer then a standard mobile I believe.

Anyways the plan was to move in right away and start to build a new house..nothing huge but big enough for a family of 4and our mutts. Within a month or 2 after move in my wife got pregnant which was not in the plan..at least not then anyways. So after the curveball we decided to change it up, tough it out in this place a few more years then start our house. In the meantime we have saved some more money and been buying some supplies which we store at a friend of ours.

Long story short I can tell you right now that I will be considering a room even if its small just for my growing hobby, since I have rather enjojyed this early start thing. In the past I have started early but at a local greenhouse run by the agricultural society to which I am also a member. Made it much easier to grow some of the longer growing types of maters that I have done.

Hey 7 acres is a nice place! LB and I bought our place 29 years and 352 days ago, so in 3 days we been here 30 years now.

By today's pricing standards we stole the place. A decent 4x4 pickup is going for more, which I can't believe. I'm certainly in a different boat, my oldest Grankid is now driving and retirement is in the wings.

You have some land, a home, and a family, take it all in stride. Before you know it your first G-Kid will be asking for the car keys!

Keep it green buddy!

Devv · Mar 14, 2019

PtMD989 said:
I start all my plants at work. Boss don’t care, he’s my brother. My wife would have a fit if I tried to start plants at home. Her excuse is none of the planter match the decor and they aren’t pretty enough [emoji16]
Your plants are looking awesome [emoji106][emoji91]

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What's a decor?

LB, my wife is a real trooper. She's the one who weeds the garden and the "picker", the processor, etc.. I do the rest. The key here in my world is grow enough of what she wants to have grown, and she's right there helping. So as the season goes on and you look at my garden, you will see the balance

Guatemalan Insanity Pepper · Mar 14, 2019

Devv said:
Hi Matty,

So how long before dirt day? I'm thinking you may well need to start ASAP on an edition to the house eh?

The plants look great! Obviously you got the nutes regimen down.

Edit: is a 430 like a 420? No wait 4:30= cocktail hour..

no, but close... "4:30" = "Beer:20"

CDNmatt said:
Also for you Scotty

PtMD989 said:
4:30 in Texas is 5:30 in Michigan [emoji16]

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its always time for sumpin somewhere

Devv said:
My older brother's line is it's noon somewhere..LOL

Zactly

Guatemalan Insanity Pepper · Mar 14, 2019

Devv said:
What's a decor?

LB, my wife is a real trooper. She's the one who weeds the garden and the "picker", the processor, etc.. I do the rest. The key here in my world is grow enough of what she wants to have grown, and she's right there helping. So as the season goes on and you look at my garden, you will see the balance

hey now...
Some of our Mrs. read THP too :rofl:

lets not go givin away all our gardening secrets just yet

LOL

PtMD989 · Mar 14, 2019

Devv said:
What's a decor?

LB, my wife is a real trooper. She's the one who weeds the garden and the "picker", the processor, etc.. I do the rest. The key here in my world is grow enough of what she wants to have grown, and she's right there helping. So as the season goes on and you look at my garden, you will see the balance

I think decor is the color of the walls or some crap like that.
I do plant some of my plants at home( she does let do that)and some at work [emoji16]

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