Guido's Wonder Woman, 1st Grow

[Guido]

Hello All,
This is my first experience growing mj, I have been a smoker for 38 years and am getting tired of spending $150 a week on smoke. So I figured why not give it a try. I do not know much about growing and even less about growing in a bubbler so any help is much appreciated.

I am using a bubbler from Stealth Hydro
with Dual Spectrum CFL Lights @ 85 watts each
I am using Pre-measured Nutrients that came with the kit
Grow
Micro
Bloom
Not really planning on using any supplements unless it is absolutely neccessary
Ph is 5.75
I have (4) 3" sprouts that just went into my bubbler
They are Wonder Woman from Nirvana Seed Bank
Lights are at 8" above plants and I am on a 16/8 Light Schedule

I made this box to accomadate 4 4" net pots that would go into my bubbler. The inside is lined with a plastic bag to catch run off from watering

4 Wonder Woman Sprouts, 10 days old using the good old Florida Sun and a very light veg nutrient solution.

I built this grow room in my closet with
Cardboard, Good old Silver tape, Black/White Poly, a Black sheet, regular stapler and a light hanger.

 

[CocoJoe]

Cool Guido!

 

[H6251686]

Looks like you got a good start Guido. I'm in the same boat, tired of spending money on it when I know with the help of these guys around here, I can grow it and get a better quality and at a lot cheaper than buying it. Good luck, I am in for this one.

 

[Guido]

Thanks H
I screwed up my first try because I couldn't find any info on HP until I found this site. I give props to everyone that even started a grow journal here, I learn from their mistakes to. LOL

 

[H6251686]

Yeay I know what you mean Guido, I am doing my first one Bubble also, I read for a couple of months before I attempted to start my grow. I was doing a couple of in soil over the winter, but the hermied on me. so they went out.

 

[area51]

Guido I found your journal but you need to fix the link in your signature. We will need a lot more info to help. I don't use additives either. I used SH nutes first grow but ran out and had to buy regular nutes. If you have the money I suggest buying a ph meter. The strips work but are not that accurate. I still use them to double check my meter but had many ph problems cause the basically read the same thing daily.

 

[Guido]

Thanks A8 I am using SH on this grow, I will get a ph meter, it seems that so far my tap water ph stays pretty consitantily at 6.0 to 6.5. Hope its just not the strips. LOL

 

[area51]

Sounds low for tap water. Tap or water companies from my limited knowledge try to keep it natural at 7.0. I am suspect already. My ph with the strips almost always read 5.75 how could that be. That is what lead me to be suspect.

 

[Guido]

I usually keep an eye on our local water system and it is pretty consistant. I use chemicals to check the water periodically. But I will definetily get a meter I have read and taken notice of quite a bit of noise about ph levels from expeirenced growers on this site so I must take heed. Thanks

 

[area51]

Pretty doggie. BTW I can be silly just a heads up.

 

[Roseman]

Guido, you're blessed to have alien8 take you under her wing. She shoots straight from the hip, pulls no punches and she knows her grows too.
Looks you modified your system into a drip system, whats up with that??? Did you buy the kit from SH? or is that a DIY? Why the 4 inch cups instead of the 3 and half? I'm confused here. More BHs willcome along soon.

 

[Guido]

Yes it is from SH, I guess the cups are 3 1/2" cups. I probably have it set up wrong, I am a noob at this and really have no idea what I am doing. I guess that is why I didn't do so well on the 2 plants that I started about 2 months ago. LOL
I definetely appreciate Alien8's input and advice.

 

[Roseman]

Yes it is from SH, I guess the cups are 3 1/2" cups. I probably have it set up wrong, I am a noob at this and really have no idea what I am doing. I guess that is why I didn't do so well on the 2 plants that I started about 2 months ago. LOL
I definetely appreciate Alien8's input and advice.

If you read this, you will not fail, if you look at the pics, it will help you alot:

Deep Water Culture Tutorial, SH Kit & DIY

Preface, This is NOT a Grow-Journal. It is a step by step HOW - TO, or a TUTORIAL. I hope to share a very detailed tutorial here, with many pics, on growing a pound of dried, closely manicured indica buds in a closet. I will use a store bought hydroponic KIT and also use a DIY 5 gallon bucket...

www.420magazine.com

 

[Guido]

If you read this, you will not fail, if you look at the pics, it will help you alot:

Deep Water Culture Tutorial, SH Kit & DIY

I read it and it did help considerably. I had 2 huge plants growing in my bubbler that I had to plant in the dirt. I could not get them to flower, (I ran ran out of head room). Then I find 420 and now I know why they did not flower. (at least I think I do) I have been having problems with the manifold delivering water to each port that is why I have the water lines positioned this way. I do have "2" air pumps and "2" 12" airstones.

 

[diesel farmer]

hey there guido! looking good man, those nutes work great, I`m using them also and have had great luck on my first bubble grow, I`ve grown mj in soil for a few moons and the growth doesnt compare. Just wanted to add that you may want to lower yer lights, yer sprouts are streching a bit, peace!

 

[area51]

If you describe how you have things set up instead of us looking at pics and guessing maybe we can fix what might go wrong. We are in a general consensus about pulling the water pumps after roots are established. I don't think you are there yet but we need more info so we can advise.

 

[Guido]

Pretty doggie. BTW I can be silly just a heads up.

Thanks Alien8. He is a great big baby. 160lbs of clown.

 

[Guido]

If you describe how you have things set up instead of us looking at pics and guessing maybe we can fix what might go wrong. We are in a general consensus about pulling the water pumps after roots are established. I don't think you are there yet but we need more info so we can advise.

Roots are not showing yet. I found out about the pump, the hard way.
I am not sure what else you need to no. Sorry but I really am new to this.
If you can tell me what you are looking for I will try to be more specific. I will add a few more details that I can think of in my journal.
THX

 

[Guido]

I was asked for more info on my grow so here it goes. I really am new to this so I am not sure exactly what you need. But I will try to give you every thing that I can.

I have SH Deep Water Culture System with 6 gal. water and full veg Nutrients (SH pre-packaged)
I am using 2 85 watt CFL from Sunlite (Dual Spectrum)
2 air pumps with 2 12" air stones
I am growing in a closet (8'x2') using a DIY tent (for lack of a better word)
The tent is 3'x2' and is lined with black/white poly that is supposed to be 95% reflective.
My lights are hanging from the top of my tent with-out reflectors
(but the top is lined with the same poly that is on the sides).
Ph is 6.75 and is pretty stable.

I am growing 4 wonder woman seeds from nirvana
and are 8 days after sprouting.
I will add more photos as soon as I can

 

[area51]

Ok you need a reflector because even with the reflective material the light bounces all over the place. The reflectors will stabilize it a bit. Secondly the PH is way to high for veg. It should be around 5.8. All else looks great so far.