Fuzznutter
New Member
Hello! This is my first ever grow journal! In the past I've done grows using soil with bottled nutes and Hempy buckets, but I've never done organic before. I feel like I just jumped into the deep end but forgot to learn to swim first. LOL. I'm really hoping everything goes smooth, but if not, I'm really hoping some of you good folks will help save my plants.

Let's get down to details. I won't bore you with a long medical history, but suffice to say I'm mostly looking for pain and anxiety relief. I recently tried a good hemp-based CBD oil and was shocked to discover that it alone helped reduce and even eliminate pain that an hour before had me fantasizing about which parts of my body I could remove and live without. It did more for pain than any strain of actual cannabis I have tried to date and each dose works for a good 5 to 6 hours. However, I noticed the CBD oil by itself works best with physical pain and inflammation, while the addition of some THC seems to help eliminate the neuropathic pain better. Also the CBD oil did not help me quite enough for anxiety unless paired with a small amount of THC. Unfortunately, the CBD oil is expensive, and I only have a very small amount of actual cannabis extract left. So what's a girl to do but set up a new grow?!
I'm stoked to try some high CBD strains, starting with 2 of CBD Crew's Skunk Haze (a 50/50 sativa/indica with a 1:1 THC to CBD ratio). The Royal Seed's Special Queen #1 (another 50/50 hybrid) was a freebie, and since I like a good buzz every now and again, it will be my third plant. Originally I wanted CBD Yummy, but it was out of stock. Fear not though, Saturday I saw it was back in stock and scooped it up along with CBD Nordle and C99 for my next grow. I love me some Cindy!
Mid-afternoon on Sept. 22 I put the 3 seeds in wet paper towels in baggies. Then the next day I found my Rapid Rooters, put the seeds in them, and set each inside a Solo cup filled with a seedling starter mix consisting of roughly 4 parts coir, 2 parts perlite, 2 parts vermiculite, and 1 part earth worm castings. I then placed them in my new indoor grow closet with a single CFL a few inches over them for some extra warmth. I spritz the cups lightly with a spray bottle if things start feeling dry.
On to the closet. It makes me giggle each time I go into it because I feel like I'm entering some multi-layered, ghetto security vault. First I have to get through blackout curtains. Then the cheap folding door. Then through my layer of panda film. I always imagine Scrooge McDuck sitting on a pile of gold coins when I enter - but I'll settle for some huge, yummy buds in a few months. *Giggle* Here are some pics (please forgive my crappy photography skills):
Notice the ottoman sitting in front. Something told me to get that this week and I'm so glad I did! It's easy to kick aside so it's not in my way when I need wide-open access, and it's a comfortable height to sit on and work with the plants. My back and legs are extremely grateful there is no squatting required. As an added bonus, I can store stuff in it!
Inside the tent is nothing too fancy. I decided to put my 400w HPS away for this grow and my sweet, sweet hubby bought me 2 Growstar 360w MCOB LED lights. Since LED lights are still going through so many innovations, I didn't want to spend too much money on something I'll probably be enticed to replace within 2 years. Their modular design is what sold me. I don't want to be soldering no itty bitty bulbs if something breaks. Huh uh. Nope. Anyway, I plan to hang these lights Monday when my new 6" Can Fan Pro arrives. I'll hook the fan up to my new carbon filter, which is exhausted into my attic near an exterior vent. Then the lights will hang just below the filter and fan from rope ratchets. I'll also hang a small fan for air circulation as well, maybe 2 if needed. The two intake vents are roughly 14" x 4" holes cut into the bottom left and right sides of the panda film with a sheet of carbon pad taped to both the front and back sides. Also, the top inner two-thirds of the panda film is secured with velcro instead of tape should I need to open it up for wider access.
As you can see the seedling cups are currently sitting on a board sitting on 3 hampers for now. When they're ready in a few weeks I'll remove the board and transplant them into the 8 gallon fabric pots that are in the hampers "cooking" at the moment. Under each pot is an arrangement of PVC pipes that elevate it off the bottom a little. I have the following organic soil mix prepared in the pots:
Base: 10 parts coir, 8 parts worm castings, 7 parts perlite, and 2 parts vermiculite. (I wanted 9 part coir to 9 part castings, but I didn't buy enough castings and my worms haven't finished making a batch yet - the lazy boogers.)
This is supplemented with the following (all organic) per 1 cubic foot of base:
1/2 cup Jobe's granular fertilizer (2-7-4)
1/2 cup neem meal
1/2 cup kelp meal
1/2 cup fish bone meal
1/2 cup alfalfa meal
1/2 heaping cup Diatomaceous Earth
1/2 heaping cup of azomite
1 cup oyster shell
I'm not sure if I should have used more azomite. The directions list a lower amount than most people seem to be adding. *Shrug* I don't know. Does this look like a good or even decent soil mixture? If anyone sees a problem, please speak up. I really am out of my element here.
Oh and I added a layer of good quality Timothy grass hay for mulch (it's what I had laying around). Oh oh and as of right now my plan is to use sprouted seed tea every other water w/ approximately monthly top dressings of EWC and some of the supplements used in the original soil mix. I'd rather only make the stinky teas if necessary to treat an immediate problem, but I do have an air pump and 5 gallon bucket should I need them.
I do believe that is all. Now I wait for my seedlings to emerge any day now. Thanks for taking the time to read this mini-novel!


Let's get down to details. I won't bore you with a long medical history, but suffice to say I'm mostly looking for pain and anxiety relief. I recently tried a good hemp-based CBD oil and was shocked to discover that it alone helped reduce and even eliminate pain that an hour before had me fantasizing about which parts of my body I could remove and live without. It did more for pain than any strain of actual cannabis I have tried to date and each dose works for a good 5 to 6 hours. However, I noticed the CBD oil by itself works best with physical pain and inflammation, while the addition of some THC seems to help eliminate the neuropathic pain better. Also the CBD oil did not help me quite enough for anxiety unless paired with a small amount of THC. Unfortunately, the CBD oil is expensive, and I only have a very small amount of actual cannabis extract left. So what's a girl to do but set up a new grow?!
I'm stoked to try some high CBD strains, starting with 2 of CBD Crew's Skunk Haze (a 50/50 sativa/indica with a 1:1 THC to CBD ratio). The Royal Seed's Special Queen #1 (another 50/50 hybrid) was a freebie, and since I like a good buzz every now and again, it will be my third plant. Originally I wanted CBD Yummy, but it was out of stock. Fear not though, Saturday I saw it was back in stock and scooped it up along with CBD Nordle and C99 for my next grow. I love me some Cindy!

Mid-afternoon on Sept. 22 I put the 3 seeds in wet paper towels in baggies. Then the next day I found my Rapid Rooters, put the seeds in them, and set each inside a Solo cup filled with a seedling starter mix consisting of roughly 4 parts coir, 2 parts perlite, 2 parts vermiculite, and 1 part earth worm castings. I then placed them in my new indoor grow closet with a single CFL a few inches over them for some extra warmth. I spritz the cups lightly with a spray bottle if things start feeling dry.
On to the closet. It makes me giggle each time I go into it because I feel like I'm entering some multi-layered, ghetto security vault. First I have to get through blackout curtains. Then the cheap folding door. Then through my layer of panda film. I always imagine Scrooge McDuck sitting on a pile of gold coins when I enter - but I'll settle for some huge, yummy buds in a few months. *Giggle* Here are some pics (please forgive my crappy photography skills):



Notice the ottoman sitting in front. Something told me to get that this week and I'm so glad I did! It's easy to kick aside so it's not in my way when I need wide-open access, and it's a comfortable height to sit on and work with the plants. My back and legs are extremely grateful there is no squatting required. As an added bonus, I can store stuff in it!
Inside the tent is nothing too fancy. I decided to put my 400w HPS away for this grow and my sweet, sweet hubby bought me 2 Growstar 360w MCOB LED lights. Since LED lights are still going through so many innovations, I didn't want to spend too much money on something I'll probably be enticed to replace within 2 years. Their modular design is what sold me. I don't want to be soldering no itty bitty bulbs if something breaks. Huh uh. Nope. Anyway, I plan to hang these lights Monday when my new 6" Can Fan Pro arrives. I'll hook the fan up to my new carbon filter, which is exhausted into my attic near an exterior vent. Then the lights will hang just below the filter and fan from rope ratchets. I'll also hang a small fan for air circulation as well, maybe 2 if needed. The two intake vents are roughly 14" x 4" holes cut into the bottom left and right sides of the panda film with a sheet of carbon pad taped to both the front and back sides. Also, the top inner two-thirds of the panda film is secured with velcro instead of tape should I need to open it up for wider access.

As you can see the seedling cups are currently sitting on a board sitting on 3 hampers for now. When they're ready in a few weeks I'll remove the board and transplant them into the 8 gallon fabric pots that are in the hampers "cooking" at the moment. Under each pot is an arrangement of PVC pipes that elevate it off the bottom a little. I have the following organic soil mix prepared in the pots:
Base: 10 parts coir, 8 parts worm castings, 7 parts perlite, and 2 parts vermiculite. (I wanted 9 part coir to 9 part castings, but I didn't buy enough castings and my worms haven't finished making a batch yet - the lazy boogers.)
This is supplemented with the following (all organic) per 1 cubic foot of base:
1/2 cup Jobe's granular fertilizer (2-7-4)
1/2 cup neem meal
1/2 cup kelp meal
1/2 cup fish bone meal
1/2 cup alfalfa meal
1/2 heaping cup Diatomaceous Earth
1/2 heaping cup of azomite
1 cup oyster shell
I'm not sure if I should have used more azomite. The directions list a lower amount than most people seem to be adding. *Shrug* I don't know. Does this look like a good or even decent soil mixture? If anyone sees a problem, please speak up. I really am out of my element here.
Oh and I added a layer of good quality Timothy grass hay for mulch (it's what I had laying around). Oh oh and as of right now my plan is to use sprouted seed tea every other water w/ approximately monthly top dressings of EWC and some of the supplements used in the original soil mix. I'd rather only make the stinky teas if necessary to treat an immediate problem, but I do have an air pump and 5 gallon bucket should I need them.
I do believe that is all. Now I wait for my seedlings to emerge any day now. Thanks for taking the time to read this mini-novel!
