Cons 2nd Indoor Soil Grow Start Date 01/14/23

[con]

Hello folks just finished my first grow & turned out great for a beginner so i started my 2nd grow so here goes, will be doing 4 plants 3 in 5 gal pails and 1 in a fabric pot 5 gal ? seeds from Herbies and 1 sketchy unknown
plant #1 Godzilla cookies auto
from Herbies seeds
THC 27%
crossed with Gorilla Glue #4 & Girl Scout Cookies
Plant #2 Gorilla Glue auto
by Barnies Farm
THC 25%
cross of Gorilla Glue & BF Super auto
Plant #3 Zkittles auto
by Fast Buds
THC 23%
cross Triple Zkittles & Ruderalis
plant #4 Skywalker auto
from Farmers Lab was given to me y a friend SKETCHY place so have no idea if its what it claims to be auto or photo male or female or skywalker LOl!!!
THC 15-23%
cross Blue Berry & Mazar 1 Sharif
Soil is a mix of fresh Happy Frog potting soil with 1/3 recycled soil from my last grow with perlite & worm castings
Lights are Spider Farmer SF 1000 X 2 in my home made 3 1/2' X 4' X 7' box lined with reflective mylar & a 4'' Spider Farmer exhaust fan, heater and fan hooked up to a Ink Bird temp controler
water being used is tap water run through a zero water filter then PH adjusted 5.7-6.3
Nutrients this time around is Future Harvest Holland Secret Micro 5-0-2 and Grow 2-1-7 with this mixture

germinated after soaking with paper towel and put in peat pots with Fox Farm Soil they are 2 weeks old now

 

[con]

Yes peat pots just using what i have and should of used the clear dixie cup put in a red one to see root development and will on the 3rd grow but will cut out peat pot when i plant, any general idea when to repot as i can't see the roots ? 4-5-6'' tall ? or when the first set of true leafs ?

 

[InTheShed]

I'm in! Drop a link to this journal in your old one. Not many folks scan signatures for changes.

 

[InTheShed]

any general idea when to repot as i can't see the roots ?

I would say transplant when the plants need water ever other day, unless you see roots bursting through the peat first!

 

[con]

will do with the link, i'm spraying 8-15 shots 2-3 times a day and the leaves are just coming over the edge of the peat pot now so will be transplanting later today or tomorrow

 

[InTheShed]

i'm spraying 8-15 shots 2-3 times a day and the leaves are just coming over the edge of the peat pot now so will be transplanting later today or tomorrow

I'm mean watering to runoff and then needing to do it again in less than 48 hours. I'd say ignore the width of the plant, and none of those plants look like they have the rootball to hold all that dirt in yet.

 

[con]

ahhh i see, will change up the watering method, first time starting a seedling this way, first grow i just dropped them right in their final pot

 

[Roy Growin]

Hi - you'll know when those plants are ready for a bigger pot - the roots will start showing, that's what they are designed for, no need to transplant just stick it in some soil

 

[bluter]

Hi - you'll know when those plants are ready for a bigger pot - the roots will start showing, that's what they are designed for, no need to transplant just stick it in some soil

those peat pots can be disaster, especially with an auto. most times they bottle the roots, and don't deteriorate fast or far enough to let the roots escape. cutting the bottom off can help at transplant if you keep the cup.

 

[InTheShed]

I was counting on him moving out of the peat cups actually!

 

[con]

Hi - you'll know when those plants are ready for a bigger pot - the roots will start showing, that's what they are designed for, no need to transplant just stick it in some soil

okay, i heard the peat pots where to hard & the roots struggle to get through

 

[bluter]

okay, i heard the peat pots where to hard & the roots struggle to get through

remove them from the cups at transplant. like shed mentions.

I was counting on him moving out of the peat cups actually!

i assumed you did

 

[con]

I was counting on him moving out of the peat cups actually!

yeah i was planning on cutting out the bottoms then putting in the larger pot then sliding scissors down the sides and cutting, heard roots struggle to get through & thats why people prefer the coco pots

 

[Roy Growin]

okay, i heard the peat pots where to hard & the roots struggle to get through

They must be slightly different to the UK ones I use; once they have been wet once or twice they fall apart like wet paper
I have never had any issues using them with autos/coco and always just plant the pot
Cannabis roots can lift paving slabs, bit of soggy card is no problem

 

[bluter]

They must be slightly different to the UK ones I use

ours are like concrete lol.
the concept seems simple enough.

 

[Roy Growin]

ours are like concrete lol.
the concept seems simple enough.

Ah, OK - Another thing I've learned - I'll add it to cups, quarts, 3.7L gallons, 110v DC with no fuses, Fox Farm, Happy Frog and god only knows how many nutrient brands, never mind the concept of sunshine lol

Sorry for the digression @con

 

[bluter]

3.7L gallons

canada used imperial gallons because we like to drink lol
everything is a metric equivalent now. most stuff is in a metric equivalent of US gallons now to help facilitate cross border trade.

we still drink real pints though.

 

[con]

They must be slightly different to the UK ones I use; once they have been wet once or twice they fall apart like wet paper
I have never had any issues using them with autos/coco and always just plant the pot
Cannabis roots can lift paving slabs, bit of soggy card is no problem

these ones are about 1/8'' thick they are heavy duty a bit over kill

 

[con]

Happy Friday every one, end of week 3 transplanted into the final pots yesterday and went good, roots where out to edges of the pots and bottom, was planning on taking pics but in the ground by the time i realized i didn't take pics, all but 1 looked good so i gave the Godzilla Cookies Zkittles and the mystery Skywalker some LST this morning and a watering used string as a anchor and a tent peg to hold them down which worked out pretty good i did stem yoga to loosen up the stems and bent over real nice, my Gorilla Glue is probably not going to make it but will see when it was done germinating when i took it off the paper towel the tap root was caught pretty hard ( i should of just cut the paper around it) stuck it in the peat pot & sprouted then fell over so i gave it a sprinkle of worm castings and next day was standing on its own & sprayed with water for a couple days then gave it 1/3 cup of PH'd water then the leaves went limp and did not seem to be doing good so i transplanted it to see if that will help its still alive so lets see if it survives this week it will be the last pic

 

[InTheShed]

i did stem yoga to loosen up the stems and bent over real nice

Nice! Always good to put a little flex in the stem before you lean it.

( i should of just cut the paper around it)

Indeed!

Gorilla Glue is probably not going to make it but will see when it was done germinating when i took it off the paper towel the tap root was caught pretty hard ( i should of just cut the paper around it) stuck it in the peat pot & sprouted then fell over so i gave it a sprinkle of worm castings and next day was standing on its own & sprayed with water for a couple days then gave it 1/3 cup of PH'd water then the leaves went limp and did not seem to be doing good so i transplanted it to see if that will help its still alive so lets see if it survives this week it will be the last pic

I think now that you're leaving it alone for a while it will a lot happier.