First Grow - Hawgs Kush- Information Appreciated

[zills]

hey wzup everyone im starting my 1st and a half grow if that makes sense!!!lol..(i made it halfway thru my first grow and had to abort mission).i aqctually started a journal on another site then came across this great site and decided to try posting it here to get some feedback since it was pretty stale over there. im gonna be growing 2 hogs kush plants that i got from a san diego dispensary. ive got a grow box i built that is about 36Lx24Wx40H with mylar on the walls a dual squirrel cage type fan for exhuast with 2 holes on the opposite wall and a home rigged reflector, reflecting 11 cfl's..(8 23 watt daylight 6500k,1 23 watt warm 2700k,2 23 watt warm 3500k)thats for my veg then ill switch to the opposite for flower unless i can get a 250 watt hps before that time.. ive got the fox farms trio for nutes along with superthrive and eleanors vf-11... i have fox farm ocean forest for soil... ive just put my seeds in a jiffy cup after germinating for 2 days on 24/0... ive done quite a bit of reading and have an idea on how to start but im making this journal to show my journey along with hopefully having a few seasoned growers become a part of my journey with advice along the way... i personally dont smoke im a newly made grower for my mom who has kidney failure and a couple of other ailments and im tryin to do this to help her comfortably through this time.... so yea here we go!!!! all info is welcome preferably good info... P.S...also i plan on doin the lst technique to make up for grow space.

 

[zills]

update(10.17.09)

heres a couple pics i put 2 more seeds in jiffy pots this mornin so ill have a total of 4 plants now... the other 2 that i planted at first seem to b growing a whole lot slower tha my last grow attempt.there isnt much noticible growth day to day like the first grow attempt but ill b patient and hopefully they get on track and its not a problem. i also ordered a 250 watt hps off ebay for flowering it should b here in plenty of time for that phase...

 

[zills]

update 10.25.09

so guys i upgraded my grow box with a new cab i got off the ever so great craigslist and also got my 250 watt hps delivered..... now i ended up putting my plants in fox farms O.F. in 3 gallon pots because after a week in the jiffy pots my plants were barely like an inch tall and lookin weak. im not sure why but i transplanted em and the look way better now and have a couple sets of lil leaves growing. they're still under the cfl's for veg. i wish i wouldve just started them out in 16 oz cups rather than the jiffy pots cuz that really seems to have set me back as far as initial growth but my babies should bounce back...has anyone else had a bad experience with jiffy pots?... ive been misting them with a water,oxygen plus,and superthrive mix no nutes tho.

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[Tunes420]

Everything looks great you are on your way again will be following grow

 

[zills]

update 10.29.09

so yea these plants have made a super 360 and im feelin like a champ again!!! i know i got a helluva way to go but im happy for now. ive been misting em and just tryin to read as much i can about growing.... i did wanna know if there is anything i can use besides the fox farms that promote growth during veg? i just wanna maximize my yield if possible..,

 

[zills]

Everything looks great you are on your way again will be following grow

thanks for tuning in to take this journey with me!!! Ill b keepin the pics and ?'s coming..lol

 

[nbk380]

nice start! looks like you have everything under control. keep up the good work and happy growing!!! +rep

 

[DVSmofo]

looking great zills. you have got a great start and really made those little girls pop up nicely. keep up the good work and feel free to ask any questions.

lots of pics are the best way to get any help.

real admirable thing you are doing for your mom. we are all like family here, anything we can help with we will be more than happy.

im in for this grow

 

[BassBong]

Nice start enjoying the ride.

 

[dgh420]

Looking really good so far. Great start to your journal and best of luck with it all.

 

[zills]

update 11.1.09

just a couple pics i took this morning after getting back from a lil weekend trip. still looking good but some of the stems are purple?! does anyone know what those can be from? and like i say besides that they look good and healthy to me... also i havent used any ferts yet because i was told the fox farms ocean forest has enough to get thru the first couple weeks.......

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[zills]

update 11.06.09

hey everyone ive got a couple more pics to post so far so good... Im still wondering about the purple stems and what that may mean as far as health of my plants so if anyone can give me any info it would b greatly appreciated.i lst'd the 2 bigger plants u can tell in the 1st 2 pics yea tho besides that i watered them 2 days ago with quaarter strength nutes and they took it well no nute burn or any of that.... one more question about watering and that is in the 3 gallon pots with plants about my size how much water or around how much water should i be using per plant? ive just been using 1 gallon between all 4 and it doesnt seem like a whole lot for how big the pots are.

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[AmGrowR]

Hey zills!! Gre@t job so f@r!! Hopefully this helps some. Purple Stems

 

[zills]

thanks for that info i appreciate it

Hey zills!! Gre@t job so f@r!! Hopefully this helps some. Purple Stems

 

[zills]

update 11.06.09

so i'm gonna try and do 1 plant under the scrog method to see what the results are... i didn't do 1 big screen for all the plants because i was thinking of flushing and stuff like that and didn't want the hassle of all that with 4 plant pots to have to move around....soooooooooooowe a see how it goes and any extra tips on the whole method would be cool and yes i have researched it i just havent came across a detailed grow wit pics to see how EXACTLY its done but i have a good idea.....here we go

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[zills]

update 11.09.09

alright so i switched over to 12/12 and fired up the 250 watt hps.... i know i couldve vegged for another week but i figured almost 4 weeks a work for my space... the plants seem to be doing well.... im kinda excited to see which lady produces the best results since im doin 1 scrog,1 lst, and 2 just regular. i figured doin multiple techniques at once a help let me know what i wanna do for the next grow... and in a lighbulb moment i made me a bubbler cloner which was pretty simple just ALOT of taping to make it lightproof... and of course i got pics of all of it for you all to see!!!!

and these are a few pics of the bubbler being built.................

 

[zills]

update 11.10.09

so i fucked up yall... I tied the base of my plant with the pipe cleaners to counter my LST bend and when i checked on em to day i noticed 1 of them looked like it was being severed by the pipe cleaner..stupid stupid sttupid!!!! so after i took the cleaner off i saw the damage and in my attempt to fix my mistake i royally fucked up and broke the plants main stalk!!.. so basically i panicked like any newbie would and tried to doctor it back with some tape but due to the lst bending it was hopeless... I put my cloner that i made to work and put the stem in it... dont know if its gonna help but im tryin to do something to make myself feel like i didnt give up on my plant... as for the bottom half thats intact im just gonna continue to let it grow. im definitely kickin myself in the ass for this especially since that was my biggest lady out of the quad pack.... does anyone know what may happen with the bottom half if i just continue to let it grow like nothin happened? or should i just pull it out and work with the rest of my girls? someone please


THIS IS BEFORE I BROKE IT ALL THE WAY

THIS IS WHAT I TRIED TO SALVAGE

THIS IS JUST WHAT THE BUBBLER LOOKS LIKE IN ACTION

AND THIS HAS NOTHIN TO DO WITH THE PLANTS THEY JUST LOOK NICE!!!

 

[zills]

info about grow i shoulda posted at 1st

Strain - hawgs kush
# of Plants - 4
Grow Type - Soil
Grow Stage - flower
Bucket Size - 3 Gallon
Lights - (1) 250 Watt HPS (2) 26watt daylight 6500k cfls
Nutrients - fox farms tri pack (grow big,big bud,tiger bloom)
Medium - 75% fox farms ocean forest 25% perlite
PPM - ?
PH - 6.5 give or take .2
RH - 40% to 45%
Room Temperature -78 to 84
Grow Box - 3ft widex5ft height


This is to help people answer some of the questions i may have about my grow

 

[BassBong]

Your journal is tits, at least the pic, lol. Sorry to hear about the mishap. I would assume that the bottom half should survive. Top half not so sure, hope so though. Good luck with your grow.

 

[zills]

Your journal is tits, at least the pic, lol. Sorry to hear about the mishap. I would assume that the bottom half should survive. Top half not so sure, hope so though. Good luck with your grow.

great tits huh?..... yeeeeeeaaaaaah!!! neways thanks man for the wish of good luck. i should bounce back from it imma just keep lst'n the hell out of the bottom half.