Hi all... this is my first grow, been reading journals for the last couple of months, I couldn't wait to pop a couple of seeds in cups to start germinating as soon as they arrived. I'm growing two plants, one each of Blue Cheese and Bubba Kush, so if I don't screw up I should have some good smoke on my hands
What strain is it? Blue Cheese (BC) / Bubba Kush (BK)
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? What percentages? Both mostly indica
Is it in Veg or Flower stage? Veg, 13 days
Indoor or outdoor? Indoor, small box (will flower in a purpose-built closet)
Soil or Hydro? Hempy! I'm using perlite:vermiculite 3:1
Size of light? 3 x 24w CFLs
Is it aircooled? Indirectly, 12cm PC fan forces air over plants+lights and is exhausted out the back of the box
Temp of Room/cab? Been struggling with heat, removed a light and adjusted exhaust, now it's at a steady 73 lights on, 62 lights off
RH of Room/cab? Current weather station doesn't show RH
Any Pests? None yet
How often are you watering? Just replanted in hempies so 3 times a day till the roots hit the bottom
Type and strength of ferts used OC+! Also soaked my perlite in pHd and nute water before transplanting like DocBud says, only thing I had on hand was some Miracle Grow plant food, NPK looks similar to OC+, only used it at 1/4 strength
Thanks for getting this far onto some pics! They're nothing too exciting but still...
This is the box I'm vegging in... I've got about 8" under the lights for the plants, from day 1 I've had them sitting on top of CDs so the tops are always ~1" from the lights
I germed the seeds in these little peat pots, took 10 and 12 days to break the ground, I think mainly because we'd been having some cold weather... I think they just sat there waiting until I put them under lights for warmth.
I'm planning on doing some LST before they get too big for the box, when it's time to flower I'll move them to a closet I'll put together, and maybe do a SCROG, we'll see...
Yesterday, On day 12 for the BC (day 10 for the BK, came up two days later), I noticed they had roots poking out the bottom of the peat cups, so I transplanted into mini hempys:
BC is at the top, BK at the bottom. I think I avoided damaging the roots, no real signs of transplant shock, the bigger leaves are drooping a little but I think that's because the roots haven't hit the res yet...
And now some close ups... this is the BC, "Lou" as my girlfriend named her:
I threw a quarter in there for scale. She's 12 days above ground in that pic.
Here's the BK, "Squirt"
I'm trying to take pictures every couple of days, I'll post updates once a week or if something interesting happens.
Now some questions:
They're not very tall, about two inches, so I think they're not getting enough lumens? With three 24w bulbs in they get 4350, if I can solve my heat issues I can add a fourth for 5800 lumens, but am I on the right track? Think I read something Munki posted saying 14000 lumens is optimal...
I'm thinking of getting a 28w led panel from Sunshine Systems, their website says it replaces a 250w HPS. Is that a good idea, or is it overkill for 2 plants? (I'll grow again in the future but probably not more than 2-4 plants at a time)
Thanks!
What strain is it? Blue Cheese (BC) / Bubba Kush (BK)
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? What percentages? Both mostly indica
Is it in Veg or Flower stage? Veg, 13 days
Indoor or outdoor? Indoor, small box (will flower in a purpose-built closet)
Soil or Hydro? Hempy! I'm using perlite:vermiculite 3:1
Size of light? 3 x 24w CFLs
Is it aircooled? Indirectly, 12cm PC fan forces air over plants+lights and is exhausted out the back of the box
Temp of Room/cab? Been struggling with heat, removed a light and adjusted exhaust, now it's at a steady 73 lights on, 62 lights off
RH of Room/cab? Current weather station doesn't show RH
Any Pests? None yet
How often are you watering? Just replanted in hempies so 3 times a day till the roots hit the bottom
Type and strength of ferts used OC+! Also soaked my perlite in pHd and nute water before transplanting like DocBud says, only thing I had on hand was some Miracle Grow plant food, NPK looks similar to OC+, only used it at 1/4 strength
Thanks for getting this far onto some pics! They're nothing too exciting but still...
This is the box I'm vegging in... I've got about 8" under the lights for the plants, from day 1 I've had them sitting on top of CDs so the tops are always ~1" from the lights
I germed the seeds in these little peat pots, took 10 and 12 days to break the ground, I think mainly because we'd been having some cold weather... I think they just sat there waiting until I put them under lights for warmth.
I'm planning on doing some LST before they get too big for the box, when it's time to flower I'll move them to a closet I'll put together, and maybe do a SCROG, we'll see...
Yesterday, On day 12 for the BC (day 10 for the BK, came up two days later), I noticed they had roots poking out the bottom of the peat cups, so I transplanted into mini hempys:
BC is at the top, BK at the bottom. I think I avoided damaging the roots, no real signs of transplant shock, the bigger leaves are drooping a little but I think that's because the roots haven't hit the res yet...
And now some close ups... this is the BC, "Lou" as my girlfriend named her:
I threw a quarter in there for scale. She's 12 days above ground in that pic.
Here's the BK, "Squirt"
I'm trying to take pictures every couple of days, I'll post updates once a week or if something interesting happens.
Now some questions:
They're not very tall, about two inches, so I think they're not getting enough lumens? With three 24w bulbs in they get 4350, if I can solve my heat issues I can add a fourth for 5800 lumens, but am I on the right track? Think I read something Munki posted saying 14000 lumens is optimal...
I'm thinking of getting a 28w led panel from Sunshine Systems, their website says it replaces a 250w HPS. Is that a good idea, or is it overkill for 2 plants? (I'll grow again in the future but probably not more than 2-4 plants at a time)
Thanks!