PlanetJ
Well-Known Member
Hey all,
Since most of what is to follow is made possible by your collective knowledge, I thought I'd share the experience to your amusement and my future reference
What strain is it? Badly cured bud bagseed.
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? I hope someone will tell me along the way ...
Is it in Veg or Flower stage? Veg
If in Veg... For how long? 2nd week of their life
Soil or Hydro?NPK 9-5-3 bio-soil
If soil... What size pot?No clue .. didnt pay attention, just bought the one below bucket-size.
Size of light?4x 45w 6500K 2900lm + 2x 23w 4000K 1300lm
Temp of Room/cab? Hitting 19C low, and 32C high, using a 10cm in-line fan with passive intake, running lights at night.
RH of Room/cab?35% low, 60% high, using a wet towel in there for extra humidity given the amount of airflow in there.
PH of media or res? 6.5
Any Pests ? Me
How often are you watering? When the top layer is 3cm dry, and my meter tells me the same for the next 3
Type and strength of ferts used? 1x NPK 12-10-18, small amount, when adding soil for stability, cuz I wasted their start with a lack in lumen ... thus almost (I hope) killing one of them.
I started from bagseed, which I soaked for 18h in tapwater ~ 30C, which cooled to room ~ 19C.
I filled my pots with soil, poked a hole in there with my finger, about 2 cm deep, and dropped them in, and covered them.
Here is the area they started .. under a 2700K 1500lm lamp, about 1,5 meter away .. so if you are wondering how I get them to look like spaghetti, there ya go
My first 2 seedlings are breaking the dirt ^^
Day3
End of Day3
Day4 .. I wonder if they are missing something ....
Day5 .. maybe ... nah ..
Day7
This is where I realized they where missing something, and since my order from China didnt arrive yet, I had to do with what was available .. which was: 3x 2700K 1200lm .. I added 3x 4000K 1250lm and hoped it would be enough ... notice the professional arangement of lights ...
Day8 .. we love the light, but please, give us some suport!
Stuff for my growbox that I had to order came in: my thermo/hygrometer, a 10cm in-line fan, 1m flexible duct, a wallpiece for that duct, a 4-in-1 plant sensor (ground PH/temp/humidity and light intensity)
I used 8x 61cm x 122cm hardboard, rough side in, to create a 61cm x 61cm x 122cm growbox, supported by about 12m of 1,5cm x 3cm 'beams', lined with alu-foil and held together and light-tight with nails and screws and tape where needed .. I'd hate to have to move it.
My plants seem to like it tho .. altho there is little too much airflow, and thus I placed a wet towel in there, and I keep it wet for some extra hydratation.
Day10 Notice the one of the far right .. it look like she is the strongest of em all .. ...
Day11
Here is the one I drew attention to again:
And the others:
Day12 Crap .. did I kill her ? At this point I added a little nutrients, and soil for support of the long stems .. later that day:
Uh-oh .. that doesnt look good ...
Day14
The rest seems to be doing fine ?
Except for this one ... at this point I flushed the daylight out of her, poked holes in the dirt for air and quicker drying, and had a fan blowing over it:
Day15
Finaly my bulbs arived, so now they are under 4x 45w 2900lm 6500K .. as the 5th was a d.o.a. So I added in two 4000K 1250 lm's .. and hope it will do.
Notice the tip .. still hope ..
Room conditions:
End of day 15 notice the coloration on the leafs ..
I officialy pronounce her dead:
How to mount lights without spending money
This morning I took her out of the ground .. and am somewhat amazed:
That was it .. all the roots she had :/ Now she's in water, but I think it's too late ..
The rest is still going strong tho, but they seem to want food
Day16
Thanks for watching!
Since most of what is to follow is made possible by your collective knowledge, I thought I'd share the experience to your amusement and my future reference
What strain is it? Badly cured bud bagseed.
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? I hope someone will tell me along the way ...
Is it in Veg or Flower stage? Veg
If in Veg... For how long? 2nd week of their life
Soil or Hydro?NPK 9-5-3 bio-soil
If soil... What size pot?No clue .. didnt pay attention, just bought the one below bucket-size.
Size of light?4x 45w 6500K 2900lm + 2x 23w 4000K 1300lm
Temp of Room/cab? Hitting 19C low, and 32C high, using a 10cm in-line fan with passive intake, running lights at night.
RH of Room/cab?35% low, 60% high, using a wet towel in there for extra humidity given the amount of airflow in there.
PH of media or res? 6.5
Any Pests ? Me
How often are you watering? When the top layer is 3cm dry, and my meter tells me the same for the next 3
Type and strength of ferts used? 1x NPK 12-10-18, small amount, when adding soil for stability, cuz I wasted their start with a lack in lumen ... thus almost (I hope) killing one of them.
I started from bagseed, which I soaked for 18h in tapwater ~ 30C, which cooled to room ~ 19C.
I filled my pots with soil, poked a hole in there with my finger, about 2 cm deep, and dropped them in, and covered them.
Here is the area they started .. under a 2700K 1500lm lamp, about 1,5 meter away .. so if you are wondering how I get them to look like spaghetti, there ya go
My first 2 seedlings are breaking the dirt ^^
Day3
End of Day3
Day4 .. I wonder if they are missing something ....
Day5 .. maybe ... nah ..
Day7
This is where I realized they where missing something, and since my order from China didnt arrive yet, I had to do with what was available .. which was: 3x 2700K 1200lm .. I added 3x 4000K 1250lm and hoped it would be enough ... notice the professional arangement of lights ...
Day8 .. we love the light, but please, give us some suport!
Stuff for my growbox that I had to order came in: my thermo/hygrometer, a 10cm in-line fan, 1m flexible duct, a wallpiece for that duct, a 4-in-1 plant sensor (ground PH/temp/humidity and light intensity)
I used 8x 61cm x 122cm hardboard, rough side in, to create a 61cm x 61cm x 122cm growbox, supported by about 12m of 1,5cm x 3cm 'beams', lined with alu-foil and held together and light-tight with nails and screws and tape where needed .. I'd hate to have to move it.
My plants seem to like it tho .. altho there is little too much airflow, and thus I placed a wet towel in there, and I keep it wet for some extra hydratation.
Day10 Notice the one of the far right .. it look like she is the strongest of em all .. ...
Day11
Here is the one I drew attention to again:
And the others:
Day12 Crap .. did I kill her ? At this point I added a little nutrients, and soil for support of the long stems .. later that day:
Uh-oh .. that doesnt look good ...
Day14
The rest seems to be doing fine ?
Except for this one ... at this point I flushed the daylight out of her, poked holes in the dirt for air and quicker drying, and had a fan blowing over it:
Day15
Finaly my bulbs arived, so now they are under 4x 45w 2900lm 6500K .. as the 5th was a d.o.a. So I added in two 4000K 1250 lm's .. and hope it will do.
Notice the tip .. still hope ..
Room conditions:
End of day 15 notice the coloration on the leafs ..
I officialy pronounce her dead:
How to mount lights without spending money
This morning I took her out of the ground .. and am somewhat amazed:
That was it .. all the roots she had :/ Now she's in water, but I think it's too late ..
The rest is still going strong tho, but they seem to want food
Day16
Thanks for watching!