DoomsdayUnderpants' Dakini Kush Grow Journal - 2015

[Doomsdayunder]

I would move your thermometer up to the same level as the canopy and on the edge of the pot, so you know what the temp is where the sprouts are at. Floor temps don't mean much and might be shaded from direct heat/ light.

Thanks UltraDan! Moved the thermometer and now it seems to be maintaining an 83-85 temp.

 

[Doomsdayunder]

Gettin' dialed in...am I in range here?

 

[Dan Ultra]

Looks good to me!

 

[Doomsdayunder]

Is this looking a little small? The seed went into dirt 11 days ago.

 

[PTSD 4 ME]

I wouldn't worry bout the size.... more the color. Its a weed it'll grow.

 

[Doomsdayunder]

The elephant in the room....is keeping my humidity a constant 55%.

 

[Dan Ultra]

LOL. I almost bought that same humidifier.

 

[Doomsdayunder]

Weekend update...all looks good. More growth coming in. 84 degrees and 66% humidity. Watered yesterday afternoon.

 

[Doomsdayunder]

Day 15...

 

[Doomsdayunder]

Looking for suggestions/advice on when to switch the ballast from 50% to 75%? I did attempt it a couple days ago, but it got way too hot...like 95 degrees. So I raised the hood up and turned on the duct fan, but it made the tent too cool while also sucking out all the humidity. I have a 100cfm 4" inline fan, and I'm wondering if I should gett a speed controller to slow it down a bit.

If they seem to be doing fine at 50%, should I just leave it as is?

 

[Dan Ultra]

In regards to the fan controller, your grow tent is pretty small at only 24 sq/ft, so for proper air exchange you want to replace that 2-3 times every minute. That would need a 50-75 CFM fan, so yours sounds like it might be too much. A speed controller could knock that down to 75 easily. You could also open more vents to allow it suck more air in.

With the light, you are pretty safe at 300W for awhile. Even for the whole grow if temps are a problem. 300W still gives you 150w per plant, and that is ideal.

 

[Doomsdayunder]

Day 24 update

 

[Dan Ultra]

The elephant is keeping a good eye on them! They look great!

 

[Doomsdayunder]

Thanks UltraDan! Yeah, I'm happy with the progress so far. They look really healthy all around. I'm considering fimming the one on the right pretty soon....just not sure if she's too young or I should wait for another node? I also plan to transplant into a larger dirt pot within the next week or so. Too much stress to do both so soon? FYI....I have been watering every 2-3 days. I hold off as long as I can until the soil is dry down to an inch or so. And I've been giving them a BigBloom mix every other watering. Both water and BigBloom mix are Ph'd to 6.5. Also, both are female...definitely!

 

[Doomsdayunder]

FIM complete...both plants!

 

[Doomsdayunder]

Correction/update...after doing a little reading about scrogging, I decided to top the smaller plant on the left . The right plant will remain fimmed. Since I've got two plants going, I want to experiment with both methods and see where it leads.

 

[Doomsdayunder]

Plants are thriving in temps 75-82F, RH 44%-51%. Today is the first day of Week 5. Going to introduce ever so slightly more nutrients at the next watering...Big Bloom with Grow Big.

 

[chuck1718]

Looking great doom! nice flat fat green leaves going to be some lovely bud these girls produce for sure!

 

[Doomsdayunder]

5gal Geopots arrived yesterday so I transplanted. Also reorganized things a bit...wanted to be sure I had easy access to the humidifier before the plants got too big. May have to move the fan as well. Also installed the carbon filter...the odor is starting to make its way through the house. I could have vented out through the window (and I still may do that later on), but I don't want to risk any tiny critters finding their way into the tent. Also, set up my scrog screen...in place and ready to go when the time comes.

 

[PTSD 4 ME]

Loooking good bro, have you flipped into flower or are you gunna wait for the stretch to really begin the scrog?