Zabka
New Member
Hi, and welcome to our second grow journal! 
We're back again, a little earlier than planned
Unfortunately we haven't managed to upgrade certain aspects of our grow as we had hoped due to financial constraints and wanting to get something planted ASAP! Anyway, maybe this way is better, changing fewer variables. If we have the same issues as last time then we'll have a better idea of what to change in the future...hopefully this will be a bit smoother, though last time went better than we ever hoped
What strain is it? 2 x Blue Mistic (Royal Queen Seeds - Blueberry x Northern Lights, feminized)
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? What percentages? 20% Satvia, 80% Indica hybrid
Is it in Veg or Flower stage? Veg
If in Veg... For how long? 3 day seedlings
Indoor or outdoor? Indoor
Soil or Hydro? Soil
If soil... what is in your mix? Pre-mixed Canna Terra, which I believe contains spaghnum moss peat, compost, woodchips, dolomitic lime, earthworm castings and perlite
If soil... What size pot? Around 4-5" diddy pots. We'll transplant in the next couple of weeks, probably to ~12L buckets
Size of light? 125w CFL
Is it aircooled? Not by a tube, but circulation/intake fans blow on the bulb & ballast
Temp of Room/cab? 18C-29C
RH of Room/cab? 35%-50%
PH of media or res? Soil states 6. Water approx. 7. Haven't tested properly yet as we haven't watered to runoff
Any Pests ? None that we know of
How often are you watering? Moistened soil before planting; have been spraying soil (not leaves) sporadically since then. When they have a couple of nodes we'll water to slight runoff when pots feel light
Type and strength of ferts used? Dutch Pro - so far only a minute amount of Take Root added to the water we soaked the soil in before planting. We have Grow A & B, Multi Total, Bloom A & B and Explode for as and when they're needed. New for this grow we have Epsom Salts which we plan to foliar feed if necessary. Still haven't tried a bath with that stuff...on the to do list...
For the sake of not having to look it up later -
THC 18%
CBD Medium
Height Indoor 60 - 100 cm
Flowering time 8-9 weeks
Effect Stoned
This strain is meant to respond well to fairly aggressive training, so we're looking at some cutting or bending through the veg stage.
Our space is a 2x2' grow tent. We have a 6" outtake inline fan & filter venting through the top of the tent and two 6" desk fans moving air directly from the intake ducts, through the canopy, on to the bulb and through the reflector to the filter at the top of the tent.
We planted the seeds on 18.01.15 (I think) and they sprouted on Friday 23.01.15. So far we haven't named them; I just initialed their little sticks, so they're rather mysteriously named M (hers) and Z (mine). I hope I never have to utter the words 'Zed's dead, baby'...until the opportune moment, that is
M sprouted first and had much less trouble shedding her seed hat. She's stayed well ahead in growth so far and is about twice the size of Z. They're both doing well, though - each time I look in on them their little leaves have doubled in length!
Humidity's the only major issue at the moment (35% low), but by spraying the walls/floor of the tent and leaving little puddles on their saucer it's possible to reach 50% with lights on. Lights off is fine at about 45%. It would be nice to have a more constant temp - quite a range there - but at least min/max aren't excessive in themselves.
Here's hoping we can improve on last time around! We wanted different soil but had nothing else available. We'll need to get something else before transplant since the CT is running low. Also missing from our wish list is an effective pH tester. The strips will have to suffice for now. They're looking pretty happy so far, anyhow...look, look!
Day 1
Z & M
Z
M
Day 2
Z & M
Z
M
Initially we wanted to try a SCROG, but the limited space and difficulty of flushing soil made us rethink. Plus, a SCROG would have required a longer veg time and we can't really afford to wait too long for harvest. So we're going to attempt something I haven't seen often. Hopefully this doesn't mean it's a totally shit idea.
We're hoping that with two plants and some better training we can keep a little spare space in the tent, and then plant two autos about 4-5 weeks into flower. I realise they won't grow amazingly well under 12/12, but I can't see anything to suggest they would die - just maybe have a smaller yield.
Anyway, this should leave us with a couple of 4-5 week old autos when we chop the Blue Mistic. So in theory we can switch back to 18/6 and plant a couple more Blue Mistics, which should hopefully be about ready to flower when we cut the Autos...and so on.
We were thinking that even with the reduced yield, this could give us a better chance of growing more than we can smoke, not having to buy anything, and eventually investing in better equipment so we can maximise yield on each grow further down the line. It's a fairly inventive use of space, anyway...
Has anyone tried this before? Is it destined to fail? Any comments or suggestions are more than welcome!
Thanks for reading,
Zabka & SO
We're back again, a little earlier than planned
Unfortunately we haven't managed to upgrade certain aspects of our grow as we had hoped due to financial constraints and wanting to get something planted ASAP! Anyway, maybe this way is better, changing fewer variables. If we have the same issues as last time then we'll have a better idea of what to change in the future...hopefully this will be a bit smoother, though last time went better than we ever hoped What strain is it? 2 x Blue Mistic (Royal Queen Seeds - Blueberry x Northern Lights, feminized)
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? What percentages? 20% Satvia, 80% Indica hybrid
Is it in Veg or Flower stage? Veg
If in Veg... For how long? 3 day seedlings
Indoor or outdoor? Indoor
Soil or Hydro? Soil
If soil... what is in your mix? Pre-mixed Canna Terra, which I believe contains spaghnum moss peat, compost, woodchips, dolomitic lime, earthworm castings and perlite
If soil... What size pot? Around 4-5" diddy pots. We'll transplant in the next couple of weeks, probably to ~12L buckets
Size of light? 125w CFL
Is it aircooled? Not by a tube, but circulation/intake fans blow on the bulb & ballast
Temp of Room/cab? 18C-29C
RH of Room/cab? 35%-50%
PH of media or res? Soil states 6. Water approx. 7. Haven't tested properly yet as we haven't watered to runoff
Any Pests ? None that we know of
How often are you watering? Moistened soil before planting; have been spraying soil (not leaves) sporadically since then. When they have a couple of nodes we'll water to slight runoff when pots feel light
Type and strength of ferts used? Dutch Pro - so far only a minute amount of Take Root added to the water we soaked the soil in before planting. We have Grow A & B, Multi Total, Bloom A & B and Explode for as and when they're needed. New for this grow we have Epsom Salts which we plan to foliar feed if necessary. Still haven't tried a bath with that stuff...on the to do list...
For the sake of not having to look it up later -
THC 18%
CBD Medium
Height Indoor 60 - 100 cm
Flowering time 8-9 weeks
Effect Stoned
This strain is meant to respond well to fairly aggressive training, so we're looking at some cutting or bending through the veg stage.
Our space is a 2x2' grow tent. We have a 6" outtake inline fan & filter venting through the top of the tent and two 6" desk fans moving air directly from the intake ducts, through the canopy, on to the bulb and through the reflector to the filter at the top of the tent.
We planted the seeds on 18.01.15 (I think) and they sprouted on Friday 23.01.15. So far we haven't named them; I just initialed their little sticks, so they're rather mysteriously named M (hers) and Z (mine). I hope I never have to utter the words 'Zed's dead, baby'...until the opportune moment, that is
M sprouted first and had much less trouble shedding her seed hat. She's stayed well ahead in growth so far and is about twice the size of Z. They're both doing well, though - each time I look in on them their little leaves have doubled in length!
Humidity's the only major issue at the moment (35% low), but by spraying the walls/floor of the tent and leaving little puddles on their saucer it's possible to reach 50% with lights on. Lights off is fine at about 45%. It would be nice to have a more constant temp - quite a range there - but at least min/max aren't excessive in themselves.
Here's hoping we can improve on last time around! We wanted different soil but had nothing else available. We'll need to get something else before transplant since the CT is running low. Also missing from our wish list is an effective pH tester. The strips will have to suffice for now. They're looking pretty happy so far, anyhow...look, look!
Day 1
Z & M
Z
M
Day 2
Z & M
Z
M
Initially we wanted to try a SCROG, but the limited space and difficulty of flushing soil made us rethink. Plus, a SCROG would have required a longer veg time and we can't really afford to wait too long for harvest. So we're going to attempt something I haven't seen often. Hopefully this doesn't mean it's a totally shit idea.
We're hoping that with two plants and some better training we can keep a little spare space in the tent, and then plant two autos about 4-5 weeks into flower. I realise they won't grow amazingly well under 12/12, but I can't see anything to suggest they would die - just maybe have a smaller yield.
Anyway, this should leave us with a couple of 4-5 week old autos when we chop the Blue Mistic. So in theory we can switch back to 18/6 and plant a couple more Blue Mistics, which should hopefully be about ready to flower when we cut the Autos...and so on.
We were thinking that even with the reduced yield, this could give us a better chance of growing more than we can smoke, not having to buy anything, and eventually investing in better equipment so we can maximise yield on each grow further down the line. It's a fairly inventive use of space, anyway...
Has anyone tried this before? Is it destined to fail? Any comments or suggestions are more than welcome!
Thanks for reading,
Zabka & SO
