Indoor Mystery Seeds - First Journal

[Mr-Nice-Guy]

I've been a long time lurker and fan of 420 and finally decided to come post my first journal. I'm looking for tips and advice from fellow readers on my latest grow. Anyways, enough with the intro's.... I'll let you know what I'm workin with.

Seeds: Mystery for the most part. All old bagseeds with a few high grade seeds mixed in.
Light: I'm trying to work solely with CFL's this time to cut down on energy and space limitations.
Medium: Miracle Gro soil (Can't remember the exact name right now, I'll add it in later)

NOTE: This is a very cheap operation which means no PH testing, no name brand fertilizers or boosters (Aside from Miracle Grow), and not a whole lot of experience.

I'm about a week into my latest grow and a week or so away from my last grow's harvest. I'm using 2 CFL daylight bulbs (1150 Lumens each(?)) for only 6 sprouts. Seeds were germinated in a wet paper towel and then into Jiffy Peat Disks. Peat disks were watered a little every day just to keep moist and voila! Sprouts!

I also have one plant that has been flowering for what feels like forever (I don't know how long exactly because before now i've been too lazy to make a journal.) Could someone help me with the harvesting stage? I've picked a few little popcorn buds off of it, but I think it was pre-mature. Anyways...

THANKS FOR ALL OF THE INPUT AND ADVICE! Keep on Token!

 

[HempRocket]

Re: Indoor mystery seeds. First Journal!

The girl in flower...what kind of lights do you have them under? The only sure way to tell if she's ready is by using a loupe.

 

[HempRocket]

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You have to read this:

Pictures on when to harvest: Trichome colours

 

[HempRocket]

Re: Indoor mystery seeds. First Journal!

Another question: Are you planning to bring all 6 (well whichever will be girls) to harvest?

 

[Mr-Nice-Guy]

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Well, the flowering one is under 2 40w phillips f40 gro-lites. Probably not the right flowering light, but I guess it's worked so far under (12/12) light cycle. And yes, i hope for 6 beautiful girls that make it to flowering.

And thanks to the link about trichrome colors, but I'm not sure what my plants look like under a microscope or a loupe Just from the naked eye I'm convinced that they are almost ready.

 

[HempRocket]

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You can pick up a loupe from radio shack (at least 30 power). They're pretty cheap. What is your plan for your light upgrade? There is no way you will bring 6 plants to harvest under 80W of fluoro's.
About your girl taking forever...some strains take longer than others to flower. However, I suspect she is not getting enough light. Your yield will be very small and it will take longer to finish if you don't give it more light.

 

[HempRocket]

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Oh another question: You're using MG for nutes?

 

[Mr-Nice-Guy]

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Concerning the light situation for my newest 6 sprouts, I suppose that I'm only expecting (more like hoping) that 3 out of 6 will be female. Eventually I will up the wattage for the potential 3 that will make it that far. Is there a particular light setup that you would recommend (Keeping in mind that I'm trying to keep costs low)?

And the last time I used MG it was pretty sparse. I only used it during the veg state while I was experimenting with early topping and LST techniques.

 

[Mr-Nice-Guy]

Week One!

Well, it's been 7 days, and each little sprout has been given just a little more room to grow in some peat cups placed into solo cups (for drainage and such). I'm using MG Potting soil...I'm sure there are plenty of negative effects of using MG soil, but i've used it before and it didn't seem to hurt that much. Anyways, how about some pictures!

And just for fun...

 

[SmokeyMcMedic]

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Looking good so far.

Subscribed.

 

[HempRocket]

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You're going to have some nice smoke there pretty soon.

 

[Mr-Nice-Guy]

Day 12

It's been 12 days since I've germinated my seeds and I have the start of 4 interesting plants.

I'm still using 2 Daytime CFL's about 2 inches from the tops of my plants and watering every other day (or when the soil is getting dry). Anyways, here's a few pictures.

Plant A

Plant B

Plant C

Plant D

 

[GreenGodess]

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Great pictures keep up the awesome work baaaby.
Subscribed!

 

[Mr-Nice-Guy]

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Is it ever too early to start LST? I've read all over this site that you should start after the first 3rd or 4th tier. Maybe I'm just being impatient, but I want to strap those babies down ASAP.

I wish I could be capturing their growth via time lapse....

 

[Mr-Nice-Guy]

Mystery Seeds... Can anyone help?

WARNING: May have gone picture crazy!
I just noticed that my little ones are growing faster than I thought
they are way bushier than any plant I've ever had.

Blurry, but each circle is the extra growth

I think I may have damaged the roots, because they are exploding out of the bottom of my little peat pots. So transplanting is long overdue...

I am also wondering if there is a good website to try and identify the different strains by category. I'll try and describe them each as best as I can, so maybe I can get some feedback.

Plant A

Bushiest of them all, red-ish stems, leaves are really soft like velvet.

Plant B

Almost the same as A, but not as much growth...

Plant C

Smells kinda funny, and has really rough leaves.

Plant D

Super thin leaves growth looks kinda weak.

Anyways, I'm off to do some transplanting. :token:

 

[HempRocket]

Re: Indoor mystery seeds. First Journal!

I would advise to transplant sooner rather than later. I think I stunted my girls a bit because I couldn't find the time to move them into larger containers.

 

[Mr-Nice-Guy]

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[Mr-Nice-Guy]

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17 Days old. I really need to get some more lights over these little ones, and this is my first time trying some Low Stress Training and didn't feel like waiting much longer to start.

I didn't have much available so I cut some slits in the side of the pots and used thread to bend them but it looks like it should work.

I haven't done anything to this one...

This one got topped on the lower growths and on the top. I will probably LST it when it shows more growth.

Right after a little TLC and watering!

 

[turdburglar]

Re: Indoor mystery seeds. First Journal!

It looked like the containers you had them in to start were clear, roots dont like light so be sure to use a container that light wont get through on

 

[Mr-Nice-Guy]

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Yeah, they kinda took off on me. I didn't realize that the roots had gotten through the peat pots and out exposed to the light.