Hijinks
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Well i'm back at it again... I doubt anyone noticed I disappeared, but just for my own sake I will explain my 2 year hiatus. After my first successful grow, I decided to expand and grow way more plants cause my first go around was 'easy'. At one point I had about 60 plants going, and they were all dying. I was in way over my head, and I was getting very frustrated. So I downsized back down to around 6-8 plants, but I was still having problems. My biggest mistake was not regularly checking the pH of the water I was using, I just assumed that my well water pH stayed constant. Dealt with a case of spider mites after accepting clones from a friend. Also had a crop I had to chop down due to powdery mildew. So needless to say, I have learned a lot over the last couple years, but now I think I have it mostly dialed in. Now I am able to focus more on things like topping and training - the fun stuff 
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Currently I have a spare bedroom in my house that has been completely converted into a grow space - veg room (4x9), flower room (9x9), veg closet (4x3), and a little nook for clones (2x2). The room also has some wooden dowel rods hanging from hooks that I use to hang dry the plants. Hopefully I will get a tent to dry in which will be more of a controlled environment, but for now the dowels work well. The flower room uses 4x 400watt lights, the veg room has 2x 4ft 8bulb T5 lights, the veg closet uses 1x 4ft 6bulb T5, and the clones are under a 2ft 2bulb T5. Overall my temps are pretty low and I have yet to need air conditioning. I have access to a window in the room, so the flower room lights are air cooled which leaves the room around 70-78 depending on the outside temps, and the veg room has a temp controlled inline fan that draws outside air to regulate temps between 72-80. I might look into getting a heater for the nighttime, because it sometimes drops below 65.
When I first started growing I was using Roots Organic soil, which probably was fine, but wanting a fresh start I switched to Fox Farms Ocean Forest and I haven't looked back. Ocean Forest is so rich in nutrients that I have been able to let my plants get full grown in a 5 gallon pot without ever feeding them - the plants seem to love it so I will continue using it. As far as nutrients go, I use mostly Age Old Organics line - veg, bloom, kelp, humic. I also use General Hydroponics pH down (my well water is usually around 8.5-9pH with 400ppm).
I'm not sure how open I want to be with the genetics I am growing, just because I work in the industry and can't disclose some proprietary information, but I will be as honest as I can. As it sits right now I only have two strains. One is a sativa dominant hybrid - Blue Dream crossed with a kush - this is in flower as of 1/6 and it is an absolute monster. Definitely the biggest plant I have ever grown. It is happily taking up 2 lights at the moment because I had to get rid of its male brethren. The other strain is a Girl Scout Cookie (forum cut) cross with the same kush as the first strain. Sort of like an indica leaning version of GSC? I have 6 of the GSC cross in veg, and I just took a clone from each and put those into flower to sex them. I still have a lot of room in the grow (which is never a bad thing), but recently graduated from college I have a lot of time on my hands, so I would like to pop some more seeds. I have a ton of options, but I am very biased towards sativas because they are all I smoke. and the grow is for my own personal use. A Flo hybrid is at the top of my list right now, but we will see.
TL;DR: I work in a dispensary and I am legally growing their genetics on the side! Enjoy some current pictures. Sorry for poor picture quality.
Area for clones currently empty because the clone light is in the veg closet which is also empty!
Annnnnd i'll sneak in a little weed porn here at the end for those who stuck it out. Another Blue Dream cross, but this one with Super Lemon Haze.... from my last batch that is still hanging to dry in the pictures above.
.Currently I have a spare bedroom in my house that has been completely converted into a grow space - veg room (4x9), flower room (9x9), veg closet (4x3), and a little nook for clones (2x2). The room also has some wooden dowel rods hanging from hooks that I use to hang dry the plants. Hopefully I will get a tent to dry in which will be more of a controlled environment, but for now the dowels work well. The flower room uses 4x 400watt lights, the veg room has 2x 4ft 8bulb T5 lights, the veg closet uses 1x 4ft 6bulb T5, and the clones are under a 2ft 2bulb T5. Overall my temps are pretty low and I have yet to need air conditioning. I have access to a window in the room, so the flower room lights are air cooled which leaves the room around 70-78 depending on the outside temps, and the veg room has a temp controlled inline fan that draws outside air to regulate temps between 72-80. I might look into getting a heater for the nighttime, because it sometimes drops below 65.
When I first started growing I was using Roots Organic soil, which probably was fine, but wanting a fresh start I switched to Fox Farms Ocean Forest and I haven't looked back. Ocean Forest is so rich in nutrients that I have been able to let my plants get full grown in a 5 gallon pot without ever feeding them - the plants seem to love it so I will continue using it. As far as nutrients go, I use mostly Age Old Organics line - veg, bloom, kelp, humic. I also use General Hydroponics pH down (my well water is usually around 8.5-9pH with 400ppm).
I'm not sure how open I want to be with the genetics I am growing, just because I work in the industry and can't disclose some proprietary information, but I will be as honest as I can. As it sits right now I only have two strains. One is a sativa dominant hybrid - Blue Dream crossed with a kush - this is in flower as of 1/6 and it is an absolute monster. Definitely the biggest plant I have ever grown. It is happily taking up 2 lights at the moment because I had to get rid of its male brethren. The other strain is a Girl Scout Cookie (forum cut) cross with the same kush as the first strain. Sort of like an indica leaning version of GSC? I have 6 of the GSC cross in veg, and I just took a clone from each and put those into flower to sex them. I still have a lot of room in the grow (which is never a bad thing), but recently graduated from college I have a lot of time on my hands, so I would like to pop some more seeds. I have a ton of options, but I am very biased towards sativas because they are all I smoke. and the grow is for my own personal use. A Flo hybrid is at the top of my list right now, but we will see.
TL;DR: I work in a dispensary and I am legally growing their genetics on the side! Enjoy some current pictures. Sorry for poor picture quality.
Area for clones currently empty because the clone light is in the veg closet which is also empty!
Annnnnd i'll sneak in a little weed porn here at the end for those who stuck it out. Another Blue Dream cross, but this one with Super Lemon Haze.... from my last batch that is still hanging to dry in the pictures above.
