Hey guys! Hoping my first journal goes well considering this is my first time! What I have here are multiple strains. I was given multiple seeds and I started 16 and some didn't grow. 13 were fully developed and 7 ended up being male. I should have germinated them separately but I neglected to do so but I should be able to see after full flower. The details are as follows:
Strains: Blueberry
Papaya
Mario and Louigi --(not sure of real name) but my buddy calls it "Mario and Louigi" Simply because the seeds are either red or green for the same strain as per him.
Medium: Ocean Forest soil from ace hardware with pearlite mixed in.
Lighting: 1000w Apollo Horticulture Digital Ballast. I Highly recommend this as I only paid $200 and it seriously kicks ass. I ALSO have a track bar that my hood is suspended from. takes ten minutes for it to glide side to side 6 feet. really nice for even growth it seems.
Nutrients: Grow Big, Big Bloom, & Tiger Bloom. Im using recommended usage as per bottle instructions. I do straight water for two days once every 3 weeks. To balance the PH levels, I use white vinegar until it reaches the desired ph level. Im trying to keep them all around 6 in the BUD stage.
Planter: 5 gallon buckets 1/2 to 3/4 full.
Water: I have a sprayer. I go by the seconds rule and I test moisture of soil with Ace hardware tester. Every evening, I pump up the sprayer and count to 60 depending on moisture content. sometimes I skip a day to let the plant suck up moisture to see how quickly it is using the water.
Calendar: currently, I am about 6 weeks into bud. I started at the beginning of October. It was a rough go through veg being my first time but throughout, my bud says fir my first time it looks great. when switching to bud, it took a week and a half to sex and one turned to be a HERMI. it looks pretty pitiful now in bud, but its better than not having it am I right? I wish I had pics of the lights I started with. I had 8 High output coil CFLs in individual sockets rated at 4200kelvin which actually worked great but was very impractical.$ can really limit a person haha. then again the bulbs were $16 a piece! I tried cheap LEDs sold 5 for $25 on amazon but they suck so I broke down and got a real setup! Yes, I know that black plastic isn't part of a "real setup" but after this grow I should have the funds for some sweet upgrades. All I need to work on now is a carbon air filter. Ive got a oscillating fan in the room now moving air, but im trying to limit intake because its so cold outside. its nearing spring so it should be easier to do.
Anyway, this is my first grow and first journal so id love some insight! Please looks at the pics of this current week! Thanks guys!
Strains: Blueberry
Papaya
Mario and Louigi --(not sure of real name) but my buddy calls it "Mario and Louigi" Simply because the seeds are either red or green for the same strain as per him.
Medium: Ocean Forest soil from ace hardware with pearlite mixed in.
Lighting: 1000w Apollo Horticulture Digital Ballast. I Highly recommend this as I only paid $200 and it seriously kicks ass. I ALSO have a track bar that my hood is suspended from. takes ten minutes for it to glide side to side 6 feet. really nice for even growth it seems.
Nutrients: Grow Big, Big Bloom, & Tiger Bloom. Im using recommended usage as per bottle instructions. I do straight water for two days once every 3 weeks. To balance the PH levels, I use white vinegar until it reaches the desired ph level. Im trying to keep them all around 6 in the BUD stage.
Planter: 5 gallon buckets 1/2 to 3/4 full.
Water: I have a sprayer. I go by the seconds rule and I test moisture of soil with Ace hardware tester. Every evening, I pump up the sprayer and count to 60 depending on moisture content. sometimes I skip a day to let the plant suck up moisture to see how quickly it is using the water.
Calendar: currently, I am about 6 weeks into bud. I started at the beginning of October. It was a rough go through veg being my first time but throughout, my bud says fir my first time it looks great. when switching to bud, it took a week and a half to sex and one turned to be a HERMI. it looks pretty pitiful now in bud, but its better than not having it am I right? I wish I had pics of the lights I started with. I had 8 High output coil CFLs in individual sockets rated at 4200kelvin which actually worked great but was very impractical.$ can really limit a person haha. then again the bulbs were $16 a piece! I tried cheap LEDs sold 5 for $25 on amazon but they suck so I broke down and got a real setup! Yes, I know that black plastic isn't part of a "real setup" but after this grow I should have the funds for some sweet upgrades. All I need to work on now is a carbon air filter. Ive got a oscillating fan in the room now moving air, but im trying to limit intake because its so cold outside. its nearing spring so it should be easier to do.
Anyway, this is my first grow and first journal so id love some insight! Please looks at the pics of this current week! Thanks guys!
