Grouchy
New Member
Hey everyone and welcome to this Grouchy Grow!
Well, this is my third grow. The first 2 grows were much less successful than i plan on this grow turning out but i learned a tremendous amount in those 2 grows. The first grow produced about 16 grams dry in a large Rubbermaid. The second grow just finished about 2 weeks ago and produced about 60 grams dry in a tall dresser. That 60 grams came from about 15,000 lumens of CFL which i have almost tripled this time around. The flowers that were produced in both grows was very dense, smoked well, and was overall hi-grade in my opinion. I was rather surprised with the power of these CFLs if used to their max potential (which I am not due to not using a reflector). Depending on how I yield in this grow, as far as watt/gram ratio, I may switch to LED or HID. LED is what I'm steering towards though either way. HID has too many issues including heat, space needed (height), and power consumption opposed to the alternatives (CFL, LED).
This grow so far has given me almost no problems. I will occasionally get a leaf on the lower half that turns yellow and ugly then dies. It is an isolated problem with that single leaf and doesn't spread. Just randomly happens and not too often. I keep the lights about 1 to 3 inches away from the plant canopy. I originally had a screen on to complete the ScrOG grow but did not like the fact that I did not have the ability to take the plants out and flush them once a week or two. I'm sure I could have figured out something but it is easier in my situation to take the plants out and let them sit on my sink edge so I can measure the drainoff's PPMs and PH with no mess.
If anyone has any comments, concerns, or complaints, please tell me. I like to learn and that is my goal/purpose for posting this grow journal, to expand my growing horizons.
Strain: Northern Lights Femenized
Problems/issues: temps are a little higher than optimal and has most likely caused slow growth
Veg time: 60 days
Day: Day 7 of Flower
Training Methods: combination of Topping, Fim, LST, Super-Cropping
Grow Space:
DIY grow tent (and an engineers brain)
Height: 4 feet
Width: 4 feet
Depth: 2 feet
Medium:
Gen Hydro's Coco brick
bottom 2 inches is medium chunky perlite
Pot size: 3 Gallon
Lights:
x12 - 23 watt, 5000k, 1650 lumens each = 276 watts / 19,800 lumens
x10 - 23 watt, 2700k, 1650 lumens each = 230 watts / 16,500 lumens
x2 - 42 watt, 2700k, 2700 lumens each = 84 watts / 5,400 lumens
590 watts, 41,700 lumens TOTAL
Temps:
lights off - 72 F
lights on - 82 F
Ventilation: 400 CFM Dirt Genius inline fan
Odor control: Phresh filter, 550 CFM
RH: 30% - 45%
Watering frequency: every 2-3 days
Nutrients: All General Hydroponics
Flora Series - FloraMicro Hardwater
FloraGro
FloraBloom
Flora Blend
Cal-Mag (supplement for FloraMicro Hardwater)
PH down (1 ml/gal)
PH level maintained: 6.0
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This is the grow tent in lightproof mode with the zipper flaps on.
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Zipper flaps up. I had to install the flaps because the zippers caused light leaks.
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The setup. I think about 90% of this grow is DIY however I did my research (I think...) and did not skimp on the materials.
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Bottom View of the Lighting rig.
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Top view of the lights.
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Plant A undergrowth, I lollipopped them yesterday.
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Plant A top view of the tops.
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Plant B undergrowth, I also lollipopped this one yesterday.
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Plant B top view of the tops.
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can't remember why I took this one...
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I'll update when anything changes. No less than once a week.
Well, this is my third grow. The first 2 grows were much less successful than i plan on this grow turning out but i learned a tremendous amount in those 2 grows. The first grow produced about 16 grams dry in a large Rubbermaid. The second grow just finished about 2 weeks ago and produced about 60 grams dry in a tall dresser. That 60 grams came from about 15,000 lumens of CFL which i have almost tripled this time around. The flowers that were produced in both grows was very dense, smoked well, and was overall hi-grade in my opinion. I was rather surprised with the power of these CFLs if used to their max potential (which I am not due to not using a reflector). Depending on how I yield in this grow, as far as watt/gram ratio, I may switch to LED or HID. LED is what I'm steering towards though either way. HID has too many issues including heat, space needed (height), and power consumption opposed to the alternatives (CFL, LED).
This grow so far has given me almost no problems. I will occasionally get a leaf on the lower half that turns yellow and ugly then dies. It is an isolated problem with that single leaf and doesn't spread. Just randomly happens and not too often. I keep the lights about 1 to 3 inches away from the plant canopy. I originally had a screen on to complete the ScrOG grow but did not like the fact that I did not have the ability to take the plants out and flush them once a week or two. I'm sure I could have figured out something but it is easier in my situation to take the plants out and let them sit on my sink edge so I can measure the drainoff's PPMs and PH with no mess.
If anyone has any comments, concerns, or complaints, please tell me. I like to learn and that is my goal/purpose for posting this grow journal, to expand my growing horizons.
Strain: Northern Lights Femenized
Problems/issues: temps are a little higher than optimal and has most likely caused slow growth
Veg time: 60 days
Day: Day 7 of Flower
Training Methods: combination of Topping, Fim, LST, Super-Cropping
Grow Space:
DIY grow tent (and an engineers brain)
Height: 4 feet
Width: 4 feet
Depth: 2 feet
Medium:
Gen Hydro's Coco brick
bottom 2 inches is medium chunky perlite
Pot size: 3 Gallon
Lights:
x12 - 23 watt, 5000k, 1650 lumens each = 276 watts / 19,800 lumens
x10 - 23 watt, 2700k, 1650 lumens each = 230 watts / 16,500 lumens
x2 - 42 watt, 2700k, 2700 lumens each = 84 watts / 5,400 lumens
590 watts, 41,700 lumens TOTAL
Temps:
lights off - 72 F
lights on - 82 F
Ventilation: 400 CFM Dirt Genius inline fan
Odor control: Phresh filter, 550 CFM
RH: 30% - 45%
Watering frequency: every 2-3 days
Nutrients: All General Hydroponics
Flora Series - FloraMicro Hardwater
FloraGro
FloraBloom
Flora Blend
Cal-Mag (supplement for FloraMicro Hardwater)
PH down (1 ml/gal)
PH level maintained: 6.0
__________________________________________________________________
This is the grow tent in lightproof mode with the zipper flaps on.
__________________________________________________________________
Zipper flaps up. I had to install the flaps because the zippers caused light leaks.
__________________________________________________________________
The setup. I think about 90% of this grow is DIY however I did my research (I think...) and did not skimp on the materials.
__________________________________________________________________
Bottom View of the Lighting rig.
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Top view of the lights.
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Plant A undergrowth, I lollipopped them yesterday.
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Plant A top view of the tops.
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Plant B undergrowth, I also lollipopped this one yesterday.
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Plant B top view of the tops.
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can't remember why I took this one...
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I'll update when anything changes. No less than once a week.