Peacocky
New Member
Hey there everyone! Just picked up 3 lovely Blue Dream clones in rock wool on 5/2/11 and planted them in some nitrogen rich organic soil in small-medium pots.
I recently made the decision to try growing once more. I've got one grow of one Pot of Gold plant, with metal halide lighting, shitty soil, a humidifier, an oscillating fan, and a tall, compact grow closet. It was a good learning experience and ended up yielding just over an ounce. Not too bad for how much fighting I had to do with the damn setup. Had some nute burns and lamp burns. Live and learn, and don't use MH lights unless you can be diligent about keeping heat down!
The clones showed a bit of stress the day of and after potting, but I presume this is normal considering the circumstances. At day 3 they have certainly perked up and I think they've adjusted very well considering my lack of in depth growing knowledge >.> I've been watering them as needed but I haven't myself learned how often I'll be watering them farther along. They do seem to suck up water quickly, but I've been very cautious about over watering so I may increase it. No nutes yet, the organic soil is N rich and I don't want to introduce nutes until they are at least a few weeks in or start to show signs of deficiency.
My lighting situation is adequate for right now, but I'm going to be doubling my 26w 6500k daylight CFLs to a total of 8 for my 5'x2' grow closet. Everything right now is in the beginning stages and my grow setup will be growing with my plants. But for now, simple is better for me.
I'm watching my temp and RH very carefully and I'm going to be focusing my energy in this area a lot for the time being, as SoCal is very dry! My last grow had more trouble with temp and humidity due to the higher heat/humidity in NorCal and hot MH lamps. I'm just using one oscillating fan that I had on hand, but I will be adding 2 more fans, one for exhaust. No problems so far.
Strain: Blue Dream, Hybrid, Sativa dominant
Vegging: 3 days under my care, all 3 plants started between 3.5-4"
Indoor/outdoor hybrid - about 3-5 hours full sun, 20/4, small closet space
Soil: Miracle Grow Organic Choice
Approx 8qt pots, will transfer to 5 gallon when neccessary
Lighting: Hanging CFL setup, currently 4 6500k, adding 4 more.
Ventilation: Next to a window, oscillating fan
Temp & RH: Averaging 74-78F, 40-55% RH
Pests: Sightings of small gnats, nothing serious
Watering: Filtered tap, sits 24 hours (for chlorine)
Anyways, here are some pics. Tell me what you think, but be nice about my "grow room" haha!
Names are all from Aqua Teen Hunger Force characters. I know, silly, but I just HAD to. It is weird though, they are fem with all male names.
Jesus Ezekiel Jesus (We'll call her Ezekiel though)
Sir Loin
Wongburger
Any advice is welcome, I'll take all the help I can get
I recently made the decision to try growing once more. I've got one grow of one Pot of Gold plant, with metal halide lighting, shitty soil, a humidifier, an oscillating fan, and a tall, compact grow closet. It was a good learning experience and ended up yielding just over an ounce. Not too bad for how much fighting I had to do with the damn setup. Had some nute burns and lamp burns. Live and learn, and don't use MH lights unless you can be diligent about keeping heat down!
The clones showed a bit of stress the day of and after potting, but I presume this is normal considering the circumstances. At day 3 they have certainly perked up and I think they've adjusted very well considering my lack of in depth growing knowledge >.> I've been watering them as needed but I haven't myself learned how often I'll be watering them farther along. They do seem to suck up water quickly, but I've been very cautious about over watering so I may increase it. No nutes yet, the organic soil is N rich and I don't want to introduce nutes until they are at least a few weeks in or start to show signs of deficiency.
My lighting situation is adequate for right now, but I'm going to be doubling my 26w 6500k daylight CFLs to a total of 8 for my 5'x2' grow closet. Everything right now is in the beginning stages and my grow setup will be growing with my plants. But for now, simple is better for me.
I'm watching my temp and RH very carefully and I'm going to be focusing my energy in this area a lot for the time being, as SoCal is very dry! My last grow had more trouble with temp and humidity due to the higher heat/humidity in NorCal and hot MH lamps. I'm just using one oscillating fan that I had on hand, but I will be adding 2 more fans, one for exhaust. No problems so far.
Strain: Blue Dream, Hybrid, Sativa dominant
Vegging: 3 days under my care, all 3 plants started between 3.5-4"
Indoor/outdoor hybrid - about 3-5 hours full sun, 20/4, small closet space
Soil: Miracle Grow Organic Choice
Approx 8qt pots, will transfer to 5 gallon when neccessary
Lighting: Hanging CFL setup, currently 4 6500k, adding 4 more.
Ventilation: Next to a window, oscillating fan
Temp & RH: Averaging 74-78F, 40-55% RH
Pests: Sightings of small gnats, nothing serious
Watering: Filtered tap, sits 24 hours (for chlorine)
Anyways, here are some pics. Tell me what you think, but be nice about my "grow room" haha!
Names are all from Aqua Teen Hunger Force characters. I know, silly, but I just HAD to. It is weird though, they are fem with all male names.
Jesus Ezekiel Jesus (We'll call her Ezekiel though)
Sir Loin
Wongburger
Any advice is welcome, I'll take all the help I can get