Dread's 12/12 Grow

[rugdoc]

What a good g/f!

[Harry Red]

Excellent!! Congrats on the girls and the GF.

Nice to see you've expanded the grow area.



Harry

[Doctor Dread]

Thanks guys yeah shes a keeper!!

Well the hps is making a huge difference (i know 150w aint much but its all I got). The growth is much more substantial day to day then before. I had a temp spike when I was not home earlier. It reached 100.4 at some point, but when I checked it read 86. I wonder why the heat went up so dramatically then returned to normal levels...

Top shot. Bud sites about to break the canopy! Isn't she turning out to be gorgeous?


LST results. Could have done a better job. gave up after the 1st two ties.


Overview... Lanky has the quickest vertical growth by far. Just LST'd #3 last night and shes already shifted back toward the light


I wish I knew what these strains are... Oh well, I got my Legit strains today. I ended up with 6 Cali-O, 2 Hindu Kush, and 2 freebie Indoor Mix(unknown). I paid $50 USD so I was hoping to get 5 of each but I guess this will do. I'm gonna wait till this grow is done so I can veg them for a month or so. I'm getting to the point where I feel confident in what I'm doing and my growing abilities, so I think its time to get serious. I plan on expanding my operation to 2 closets, 1 veg and 1 flower... That way I can find a suitable Kush and COB mother to clone from. This 12/12 thing is fun and all but I need some actual yield if I'm working with quality genetics.

Anyway that's down the road a bit. For now I've got my 3 girls to drool over...

[Harry Red]

Looking real good, Doc!! Heck, that HPS should do fine with the smaller plants, as long as you can keep that heat in check. You can always supplement with CFLs at some point, if needed.

Glad to hear you were able to get some known quality genetics.

Then again, you never know what might pop out of a bag seed.



Harry

[Minus]

Looking great Dread!I so wish I could go with an hps but it's just not feasable.Too many choppers!Keep up the great work man,can't wait to see how this one turns out.

[NEPharmer]

Now u got the idea. 2 rooms is key. get the perpetual garden going. constant yeilds. or in a small area u can keep them small and do a small sog.

[curlybud]

Hey Doc

Congrats on the lamp man,

+reps for your happy belated bday too!

[l8tnightskunk]

nice set up i like it

[Doctor Dread]

Harry: Thanks man! I can't wait to get them started!

Minus: Appreciate it man. Do what you gotta do, and plus you dont need HID when you got the tron! Tron-on my friend!

Thanks for the reps curlybud! and thanks for stopin by L8night and NEPharmer

Everything is going rather smoothly... I water Aretha every 3 days, and the other 2 about every other day. They seem to dry quickly. I foliar feed every day with a little Tiger Bloom and Liquid Karma. I think I forgot to tell you all, but 2 weeks ago I switched to FF Big Bloom and Tiger Bloom. I had ran out of Botanicare bloom and decided to give FF a try. They have reacted very well to the change.

I untied Aretha just to see what would happen, and she really came alive! I see great things in this one... Shes got a wicked stem that has grown substantially in the past few days.

I think I did a half-ass job Lst'n Aretha, so I'm gonna yank the hell outta this little one and see what happens. I'm also leaving the lanky deformed girl untrained to see what she can do on her own. I will say I'm a bit disappointed with her up to this point. Hopefully ol' lanky will kick it into high gear soon.





massive new growth


shes a very kinky girl...

[Be IRIE]

Hey Doc, they are coming along good... A suggestion or two for you... Your thermo, try to get it up even with your canopy.. There can be very different temp from the soil to the top of the plant. Then adjust your light height going by temp. You may want to slow down on the watering to for the moment. Maybe water, then a day or two later give it a foliar then 2 days later water again. I am curious, how much water do you run through the 5 gal bucket? You might also want to try and get or move a fan behind them blowing out right above them... Keep up the good work Dread man...

[Nugget13]

Looking good Doctor Dread. You should be in way better shape with your new B-day gift:)

I was interested in your PC box. Do you use this just for growing clones?

Keep it up man....

[Doctor Dread]

Whatup Irie? Thanks for the all the suggestions and info man. About the watering: I usually put around .5gal in at a time. I wait until it is dry as a bone about 6 inches down until I water again. I guess I've been foliar feeding too much? I'll cut back to once every 2 or 3 days. About the fan. ATM it is angled up so it gets the plants and the light. It is directly behind me in the pics. I will try and raise it when the lights come on if you think it would help. I move the thermo to a new spot daily so I think I have a good idea what the temp is, but thanks for the tip I will try and hang it near the top of the plants. And btw I think I have the temps controlled way better than before. It would reach 100 at a certain point, but now its never higher than 85.

Thanks for stopin by Nugget! And for asking about the PC box, I use it anytime I start seeds. They do very well in there. They are right under the light and it has excellent ventilation. For a $50 homemade box I'm very happpy with it. It is also very stealthy. When its closed and the light is off, it looks just like a PC. I just drape a blanket over it when the light is on.




If you have any other questions don't hesitate to ask!

[Nugget13]

Very creative man:) Thanks for the reply and the pics...

Happy Growing....

[Doctor Dread]

Well it's been a while so heres an update on the girls...

They are doing great! I moved the fan up to the plant's level and they get alot of air. I also moved the thermometer up to where it really counts... The temperature has been very consistent in the past week. 83-86 days, 68-72 nights. It will be heating up outside soon so I don't expect to have it so easy in the coming months. I had some issues with the CFs and a couple of leaves on Aretha were burned. Got that all squared away though, no more CFs for now.

Tons of growth! She's really buddin' out...

[Cherma]

Doc, nice and healthy green deliscious plants. They are structured well, and very full.