Buds Indoor Grow - White Widow

[Buds]

So I started this operation in late June of this year, vegged until the end of October, removed 5 males and a stunted female, and now have 12 healthy White Widow plants in their second week of flowering. I started with seeds from friends, germinated in a lettuce crisper bucket under the bathroom sink, transplanted to 2 liter pepsi bottles, then to the containers in the pics below which appear to be approx 2 gallons. I topped all the plants to get 4+ tops each. Soil was from wal-mart, in the pink bag advertising 9 months or more nutrients, perfect for more blooms/buds, and as a result, have not added any nutrients or fertilizers. I had a small gnat problem that I cleared up using 2 tablespoons of laundry detergent(liquid) to a 2 liter of water poured directly into the plant's pots. 1 treatment was sufficient to kill off the infestation...the gnats originated in the soil i germinated in, miracle grow.
I have expectations to harvest in Jan 09.

I will continue to update this at least once a week with progress pics, plus I will answer any questions or comments you may have. This grow was made possible by reading Mel Frank's Indoor Grow Guide and by reading threads here.

 

[sportsman9987]

Very nice dude, just wish those pics weren't so big heh. Wish i knew how to help you out there...im not too computer savy tho.

 

[Buds]

thanks. do i really need to resize the pictures?

 

[Ms.Fox]

Yes, and you need to upload through 420. There's a reason. Here's the link. ;-)

Photo Gallery Guide - How to Resize, Upload & Post Photos

 

[Buds]

here's my weekend update, let the pics speak for themselves

 

[Bee23]

Nice!!!

 

[Ms.Fox]

Lookin great! Just wondering if you're using mirrors? You do know that mirrors mostly absorb light, right?

 

[Buds]

i am using a combination of foil and mirrors but due to the orientation of the lights vs plants i think it'll be ok...is plain whit paint better than a mirror?

 

[4twenty4all]

Looking good... I would go with white paint.

 

[sportsman9987]

Looks great!

 

[Buds]

weekend update

the little leaves around the bud are soooo sticky and covered with crystals already!

 

[sportsman9987]

looks sick, keep up the good work

 

[Buds]

thanks man - for all those reading this, keep in mind i have not used any nutes or special high wattage lights and I have nugs growing everywhere. you can do this cheaply, without a lot of hassle, and start reaping the benefits sooner than you think. when i thinned the herd of all the males, i dried them (test run for the real thing) and kept the leaves...those leaves will get you high as fuck, you just have to smoke a little more (darn!) and let me tell you, it is liberating to no longer need a weed connect for any reason.

 

[sportsman9987]

Word fam thats my plan. got my CFLs set up in my make shift grow closet. got 2 feminized red diesel that just sprouted =) Mad excited.

 

[Buds]

hell yea man!!

more pics:

 

[sportsman9987]

Nice, dude. you have a lot of plants how many lights are you using again? Maybe think about getting some cheap CFLS for some extra light. may help your yield...?

 

[Buds]

i have two identical fixtures - 48" fluorescent with two bulbs each that consume 30 watts each...so it's the equivalent to having a 60 watt bulb running 12 hours a day...the only reason i am not using CFL's is the plants lean towards them so badly(i learned this cause i started off with CFL's during the beginning of veg, and decided to switch to something with a reflector and larger area of light) that I had to continually readjust positioning of plants lights.

pics from page one:

 

[Buds]

Weekend Update

 

[Ms.Fox]

Wow! Look at all those trichs! Nice!

 

[Minus]

Nice job!Lookin real good.