Indoor Grow July 2009 : AustralianQ1 CaliGDP CaliSSH CaliOrange DutchWidowSkunk

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Day 21

What a difference a week can make in the grow room. Have included again pictures from both ends of the light. Regulars will notice that there are more plants, I have had some success with late cloning of a bubblegum that was harvested 3 weeks ago. Such a great strain, I cannot give this strain enough compliments. GDP and CASSH plants are really starting to explode in growth, the Cali Orange is a bit slower, Widow skunk is a lot slower than I expected and the Q1 is growing as per usual.

Week 3





Week 2

[greenisland]

Nice little plants you got there man, theyre looking good!

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Hi Everyone,

The group shot I am posting just isn't doing justice to how well the plants are responding. Thought I would include individual shots of the plants as at day 23, into the grow. At the current rate of growth, the light will be changed to 12/12 a week earlier than anticipated. Probably this Sunday.

Q1 day 17



Q1 day 47



GDP 1 day 23



GDP 2 day 23



CASSH 1 day 23



CASSH 2 day 23



Cali Orange Bud day 17



WidowSkunk day 23



And even though I am not including her in this journal, I have to put in 1 of the Bubblegum clones as at day 8 in soil.

Bubblegum Clone 1 day 8

[CanbisMxmus]

Coming along nicely, some healthy looking plants. They appear to be maturing quickly.

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Hi CMX,

I am shocked, really shocked at how well they are all growing!! Especially the Californians. Have been doing nothing really out of the ordinary as far as nutrients and their application goes. It may just be that the seed stock is 1st class!

I think 28 days will be all they really need for Vegetative at this stage.

[Wolfbuddie]

DGMGH, these new plants are looking really good. I look forward to their growth in your pics. I wish I had access to some good strains, but everything around here is all bagseed. nothing name brand. I may have to contact some old friends in California and see if they can get some good strain seeds and send them to me discreetly.

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DAY 26

Hi everyone,

Latest group shot in the grow room. Have decided to switch to 12/12 a week earlier than expected and will be doing so as of Sunday. Really impressive growth this grow, however growing so many different strains requires a lot of vigilance as they all require different nutrient strengths, PH, etc.

[LiveTour]

Looking good for sure. I see one thing about the light you have there, your going the right route with hps, yet you can see in the last pic the "brighter" area of your canopy. Those outside plants don't get as much light. With those big pots eating up a lot of room your plants are loosing out a lil.

IMO 400/600 watt would be much better

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G'day DeadTour09,

Thanks for the comments most appreciated. On Sunday I introduce another 400Watts so my combined total will be 1000W as I have the 600W going now.

As I am growing all of these from seed this time, I am not sure who is male or female yet, so when I find out I move them out of the way then get the females closer to the light.

In the clone cupboard I have some Bubblegum and some special seeds I got off a very close friend of mine and they are all waiting to see who is male or not.

The WidowSkunk I have as a single plant but I also have 2 in the 1 pot to encourage a male as I like to breed and cross. Part of the fun!! Of these 2, they are both starting to show male signs already but I am going to let them go a bit longer as I have never grown this before and it may just be a sexual abberation. The WS is definetly a shorter growing plant and it I think would be an ideal cupboard or grow cabinet plant.

See ya

[Wolfbuddie]

DG,

Here's to hoping you have many females in the batch. :) I would like to hear what different Nutes and ph you use for the various strains. Most of the information posted here lists one pH range for growing in Soil and a different one for growing in hydro. I definitely am planning to be more detailed in choosing my soil medium for my next grow and begin using nutes starting when they are 2 weeks old. So I would love to hear what Nutes and strenghts you are using on the different strains.

[Fattis-Rattis]

Hey DGM!
Nice lookin plants man!
that Q1 is lookin killer!!

nice the WS is takin on the the indica aspect, oooooo it's gonna be stinky-dank'kah indoors i bet!! :p

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Originally Posted by Wolfbuddie

DG,

Here's to hoping you have many females in the batch. :) I would like to hear what different Nutes and ph you use for the various strains. Most of the information posted here lists one pH range for growing in Soil and a different one for growing in hydro. I definitely am planning to be more detailed in choosing my soil medium for my next grow and begin using nutes starting when they are 2 weeks old. So I would love to hear what Nutes and strenghts you are using on the different strains.

G'day Wolfie,

As for the growing of various different plants and varieties, it is becoming a bit of a nightmare to get it right for all of them at the moment! Every variety is starting to show different nutrient requirements and PH.
In an effort to see what works best, I started them all off on the same Organic tea solution I make myself from composted waste, the Q1 is used to this and powers along nicely and run the PH at 6.8.
The Californians seem to like a bit more Nitrogen and the PH to be lowered to 6.3 and the CaliOrange in particular seems to be a bit hungry for magnesium. The WidowSkunk is the biggest headache for me at the moment as I lowered the PH to 6.3 and then increased the nitrogen but as it appears to be a really Indica strong pheno (you are so right Fattis-Rattis) I am getting used to growing it, as everyone else is showing the hybridisation that I am used to showing.

Thanks in particular for the advice on the grow must be given to Canbismxmus for the heads up on the PH and the medium being used appearing like it will suck more nitrogen.

[CanbisMxmus]

Lol, thanks mate, just lookin out.

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Day 28

This is the last day of 18/6 for the family. I have been up to the Hydro Store and they were supposed to have my custom Adjusta-shade ready but it didnt arrive yesterday! Have been advised it will be there tomorrow, so I am going to be a day later in switching to 1000Watts.

WidowSkunk is already starting to show pre sexing, the GDP is as well.
Am seeing small pollen sacks emerging but am not pulling them out as this happens to the Q1 and it doesnt mean that the plants are male by a long shot. In fact, feminised seeds do this quite often, all I do is knock them off the plant or keep 1 or 2 and collect the pollen for breeding.

On a side note, the guy at the hydro store was SO stoned he could barely keep his eyes open when he was talking to me!! It was so funny!

[Ms.Fox]

Lol! They look wonderful. They will absolutely love that 1000W hps. This is gonna be fun!