Mondstern
Well-Known Member
What strain is it?
1*Auto (previous ongoing grow, did not tag, could be Lemon OG Haze, OG Kush or Bubblelicious) (Nirvana), 1*AK48 fem (Nirvana), 1*Lithium OG Kush fem (Nirvana), 1*Misty Kush fem (Nirvana), 1*Master Kush fem (Nirvana), 1*Haze x Kali China fem (ACE)
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid?
What percentages? As far as I could remember, Nirvana ones are hybrid and lean more to Indica, while the HxKC is more sativa
Is it in Veg or Flower stage?
Auto is flowering perhaps for 1 more month, the rest are right now in their 3rd week since germination
If in Veg... For how long?
Auto sprouted in March, the rest sprouted 1st week of June
If in Flower stage... For how long?
The Auto has been in flower for almost a month maybe. I did not keep track very well, but this batch I am tracking everything
Indoor or outdoor?
Outdoor with extra indoor touch for more control
Soil or Hydro?
Soil
If soil... what is in your mix?
60% Sterile Organic Soil, 30% Compost, 10% Hi Brix amendment (at least from what I have been reading and collecting). Also added plenty of Mychorrizae 4-5 inches below as the soil was put into the pot
If soil... What size pot?
The pot is a 25L plastic planter bag one, but it is not totally full, so I guess 20 something L total soil in the pot
Size of light?
Sunlight plus extra 36W DIY LED and just added a 135W 5500K CFL. On progress to be added: 2*10W Grow LED bulbs, 1*80W Grow LED Bulb, and 1*25W White LED (the one that looks like a CFL)
Is it aircooled?
Nope, it is under an open housing with half walls
Temp of Room/cab?
During the day temp could go as high as 36 deg C, at night it goes down to around 27 deg C
RH of Room/cab?
Where I live is always humid. low is 63% and max at 93%.
PH of media or res?
Just right, water is always 7 because it is from a res and it is a ground water anyway.
Any Pests ?
Rat, hence the wiremesh cages installation
How often are you watering?
Once a week @4 L for the flowering auto, but less for the young plants, around 1.5-2L a week right now
Type and strength of ferts used?
Seaweed extract, half strong because I always mix the mixture with same amount of water to dillute more just to be safe. The soil is very rich anyway, so it is just because the ferts contain microbes and extra growth hormones.
I have been reading alot of this forum and ----- and some more. I have been lurking around unregistered since beginning of this year. So much reading has been done. So I have been reading some prominent growers like Doc Bud, Conradino, Bapple and some more. Inspiring grow they all have.
Looking back I have been trying to grow since end of last year, but I failed due to being unprepared. I think I already wasted so many seeds I lost count. I think almost 30 seeds haha. Main reason is that I was not ready and reading up alot did help me to some extend but I was still trying to figure things out. Where I am located, it is really hard to find good spot but now that I have the perfect spot, and things are going well, I am ready to start a journal.
I had little knowledge on growing plants. Typical gardening is easy where I am. Things just grow. But when there is expected results, I found out and learned that lots of effort need to be thrown in. From pots, to soil, to lighting, to nutes and my biggest adversary: pests, particularly rats. I also had some encounters with molds and mites etc since I tried growing in my garden at home. Those other flowers and plants really just survive all the snails, mites, rats I dont know how. Wow I have learned so much from this forum alone reading all the other pros growing their favourite strains.
So here goes. This current batch consists of an Auto that survived my reckless previous grow currently flowering, a Lithium OG Kush, AK48, Misty Kush and Master Kush from Nirvana and the last one is Haze x Kali China from ACE. The last 5 are still in seedling phase.
For pots, I found out too late about fabric pots, so I'm currently using planter bag. It has some holes, but obviously not as breathable as fabric pots. For location, my grow site is located on my rooftop along with giant water res and its pump since my house uses ground water. The site is semi open, so the sunlight is quite plenty, but it is also quite nicely half covered and since it is located on 4th level of my house, no one has clear view on the site. Thankfully my family has been thinking that I am on to a new hobby and the garden has too much pests so they have been leaving me be with my hobby. No one ever comes to my site, except, if the pump is broken, then that would be a hassle as I'd have to move all 6 pots and hide them.
For soil, I read that hi brix is awesome, so I tried mixing my own. My soil setup consists of mostly organic soil, with perlite, compost, hi brix amendment added to it. For extra lighting I currently have cheap DIY 36w (18 red 18 blue 1w LEDs)grow LED, 1 135w CFL 5500k, on progress are 2 cheap grow led bulbs @10w each, 80w grow led bulb and a 25w white LED. The latter are not yet installed since they are still on the way. I said extra lighting because it is meant to add light regiment, so to prolong the light duration to make it 20 hrs as the sunlight is 6am to 6pm with some cloudy days and due to the site facing east, direct sunlight is somewhat less after midday due to the wall covering the west end, but surely still enough light overall. Facing north would have been better for full sunlight coverage, but well what can you do haha. Has anyone ever done this semi Indoor/Outdoor mix? Is it going to be successful?
I will post pics later. The auto is nearing its flowering end. I did not properly tag my previous reckless attempt as I was being very cheap. All I know it could be a Lemon OG Haze, OG Kush or Bubblelicious. I did some LST, but this plant is really small, and there are no multiple colas. Just the main one running from top through main stem. Hopefully the smoke is going to be good, that is all I ask from this Auto. I treated it harshly back in March when I started, as it was not started at this location before, and I put too much nutes and overwatered it too haha. So all hopes are on the new batch. The new ones are not auto, so I have full control when to switch.
A bit of story on the new batch, the HxKC survived rats attack. I already experienced alot of them and that's why I have wiremesh cages on top of my plants. But I was being naive with the new site, so I left them open, and then another batch of seedlings lost (LiOGK, MiK, MaK and AK48). Rats gnawed on them and I found only the rest of the stem coming short out of the soil. But the HxKC did not get attacked at all. So, I always germinate directly and so far 100% germination rate. HxKC germinated End of May and sprouted June 1st. The rest planted right after I found out the previous ones were goners. So June 2nd, replanted, sprouted June 5th or 6th and the MaK got some difficulties coming out, helped it and it officially sprouted June 7th.
Pics taken during night time so LED was on.
More pictures I will post tomorrow. Lots of them. Hope you have enjoyed the long read haha.
1*Auto (previous ongoing grow, did not tag, could be Lemon OG Haze, OG Kush or Bubblelicious) (Nirvana), 1*AK48 fem (Nirvana), 1*Lithium OG Kush fem (Nirvana), 1*Misty Kush fem (Nirvana), 1*Master Kush fem (Nirvana), 1*Haze x Kali China fem (ACE)
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid?
What percentages? As far as I could remember, Nirvana ones are hybrid and lean more to Indica, while the HxKC is more sativa
Is it in Veg or Flower stage?
Auto is flowering perhaps for 1 more month, the rest are right now in their 3rd week since germination
If in Veg... For how long?
Auto sprouted in March, the rest sprouted 1st week of June
If in Flower stage... For how long?
The Auto has been in flower for almost a month maybe. I did not keep track very well, but this batch I am tracking everything
Indoor or outdoor?
Outdoor with extra indoor touch for more control
Soil or Hydro?
Soil
If soil... what is in your mix?
60% Sterile Organic Soil, 30% Compost, 10% Hi Brix amendment (at least from what I have been reading and collecting). Also added plenty of Mychorrizae 4-5 inches below as the soil was put into the pot
If soil... What size pot?
The pot is a 25L plastic planter bag one, but it is not totally full, so I guess 20 something L total soil in the pot
Size of light?
Sunlight plus extra 36W DIY LED and just added a 135W 5500K CFL. On progress to be added: 2*10W Grow LED bulbs, 1*80W Grow LED Bulb, and 1*25W White LED (the one that looks like a CFL)
Is it aircooled?
Nope, it is under an open housing with half walls
Temp of Room/cab?
During the day temp could go as high as 36 deg C, at night it goes down to around 27 deg C
RH of Room/cab?
Where I live is always humid. low is 63% and max at 93%.
PH of media or res?
Just right, water is always 7 because it is from a res and it is a ground water anyway.
Any Pests ?
Rat, hence the wiremesh cages installation
How often are you watering?
Once a week @4 L for the flowering auto, but less for the young plants, around 1.5-2L a week right now
Type and strength of ferts used?
Seaweed extract, half strong because I always mix the mixture with same amount of water to dillute more just to be safe. The soil is very rich anyway, so it is just because the ferts contain microbes and extra growth hormones.
I have been reading alot of this forum and ----- and some more. I have been lurking around unregistered since beginning of this year. So much reading has been done. So I have been reading some prominent growers like Doc Bud, Conradino, Bapple and some more. Inspiring grow they all have.
Looking back I have been trying to grow since end of last year, but I failed due to being unprepared. I think I already wasted so many seeds I lost count. I think almost 30 seeds haha. Main reason is that I was not ready and reading up alot did help me to some extend but I was still trying to figure things out. Where I am located, it is really hard to find good spot but now that I have the perfect spot, and things are going well, I am ready to start a journal.
I had little knowledge on growing plants. Typical gardening is easy where I am. Things just grow. But when there is expected results, I found out and learned that lots of effort need to be thrown in. From pots, to soil, to lighting, to nutes and my biggest adversary: pests, particularly rats. I also had some encounters with molds and mites etc since I tried growing in my garden at home. Those other flowers and plants really just survive all the snails, mites, rats I dont know how. Wow I have learned so much from this forum alone reading all the other pros growing their favourite strains.
So here goes. This current batch consists of an Auto that survived my reckless previous grow currently flowering, a Lithium OG Kush, AK48, Misty Kush and Master Kush from Nirvana and the last one is Haze x Kali China from ACE. The last 5 are still in seedling phase.
For pots, I found out too late about fabric pots, so I'm currently using planter bag. It has some holes, but obviously not as breathable as fabric pots. For location, my grow site is located on my rooftop along with giant water res and its pump since my house uses ground water. The site is semi open, so the sunlight is quite plenty, but it is also quite nicely half covered and since it is located on 4th level of my house, no one has clear view on the site. Thankfully my family has been thinking that I am on to a new hobby and the garden has too much pests so they have been leaving me be with my hobby. No one ever comes to my site, except, if the pump is broken, then that would be a hassle as I'd have to move all 6 pots and hide them.
For soil, I read that hi brix is awesome, so I tried mixing my own. My soil setup consists of mostly organic soil, with perlite, compost, hi brix amendment added to it. For extra lighting I currently have cheap DIY 36w (18 red 18 blue 1w LEDs)grow LED, 1 135w CFL 5500k, on progress are 2 cheap grow led bulbs @10w each, 80w grow led bulb and a 25w white LED. The latter are not yet installed since they are still on the way. I said extra lighting because it is meant to add light regiment, so to prolong the light duration to make it 20 hrs as the sunlight is 6am to 6pm with some cloudy days and due to the site facing east, direct sunlight is somewhat less after midday due to the wall covering the west end, but surely still enough light overall. Facing north would have been better for full sunlight coverage, but well what can you do haha. Has anyone ever done this semi Indoor/Outdoor mix? Is it going to be successful?
I will post pics later. The auto is nearing its flowering end. I did not properly tag my previous reckless attempt as I was being very cheap. All I know it could be a Lemon OG Haze, OG Kush or Bubblelicious. I did some LST, but this plant is really small, and there are no multiple colas. Just the main one running from top through main stem. Hopefully the smoke is going to be good, that is all I ask from this Auto. I treated it harshly back in March when I started, as it was not started at this location before, and I put too much nutes and overwatered it too haha. So all hopes are on the new batch. The new ones are not auto, so I have full control when to switch.
A bit of story on the new batch, the HxKC survived rats attack. I already experienced alot of them and that's why I have wiremesh cages on top of my plants. But I was being naive with the new site, so I left them open, and then another batch of seedlings lost (LiOGK, MiK, MaK and AK48). Rats gnawed on them and I found only the rest of the stem coming short out of the soil. But the HxKC did not get attacked at all. So, I always germinate directly and so far 100% germination rate. HxKC germinated End of May and sprouted June 1st. The rest planted right after I found out the previous ones were goners. So June 2nd, replanted, sprouted June 5th or 6th and the MaK got some difficulties coming out, helped it and it officially sprouted June 7th.
Pics taken during night time so LED was on.
More pictures I will post tomorrow. Lots of them. Hope you have enjoyed the long read haha.
cheers
