Nvchamp's First Grow Journal
If you have taken the time to stop into my thread let me first thank you for taking the time to read my journal.
I will preface by saying that I am a very individual but I will try to update this daily outside of my work schedule. All advice is welcome as this is my first run ever and I am trying a few different things to see what produces the best results for my setup. That being said, lets dive in.
What strain is it? Currently I have 12 plants inside a 5x5 Gorilla Grow tent. I have 2 Chocolate Mint OG feminized seedlings, 2 Iced Grapefruit Feminized seedlings, 7 seedlings of 2 different strains that I got a few weeks back filled will seeds and I dont know the true strain, 1 707 Truthband, and 1 Bubbas Gift
Is it in Veg or Flower stage? All my plants are between 3 weeks and 1 day old, unfortunately, in my inexperience I stagger started them but I have kept a close journal on their ages and the older once are just now starting to receive light nutrients and been topped between the 3rd and 4th node.
If in Veg... For how long? My oldest 2 are about 20 days old from the time they were planted into soil
If in Flower stage... For how long? N/a
Indoor or outdoor? Indoor grow, started in closest moved to 5x5 Gorilla Grow tent for better security.
Soil or Hydro? Soil
If soil... what is in your mix? I started with roots organic soil for my seedlings, I have decided to try two different nutrient setups to decide which works best for me. In the first setup I have decided to go with the dyna grow line of nutrients (Grow/Bloom/Protekt/ Foliage Spray/ +Hygrozyme/Voodoo juice/ Cal/mag, high brix) and in the second grouping I have decided to take a more organic approach using the Earth Juice line. (Microblast, Catalyst , Meta K, Grow , Bloom, +Hygrozyme/ Voodo juice/cal/mag, worm castings/pumic acid) In the organic method I will deliver the nutes via a compost tea brewed between 80-85 degress in a brewer that gives me about 800 ppm on the aeration front, for maximum aerobic bacteria creation)
If soil... What size pot? I start my seedlings in a small coconut pot and once they sprout their second node I have been transferring them to a 3 gallon smart pot for maximum airflow. At transplant I have given them a dose of high brix/protekt/ph down and root juice, to help facilitate the transplant, I honestly have no idea if that is right or wrong but I couldnt find much information on the subject. Once they have reached their 3rd node I transfer them into a 7 gallon smart pot and start giving them their nutrient mix.
Size of light? I am currently running a 1000w light. I run it approximately 36 inches for the top of my plants
Is it aircooled? No
Temp of Room/cab? The room temp hovers between 72-82 degrees from the start to the end of the day.
RH of Room/cab? I start their day at 7pm at night, as to ease how much I need to cool the pod, normally about 6:45 pm, I blackout the room the tent is in, go inside the tent and spray filtered water on the wall as dew. I then set my humidifer for 65% humidity, I run a Dyson blade less fan will little containers of ice next to it to keep the temp down through out the temp. I do not have Co2 currently but it will be an addition when the plants are slightly older.
PH of media or res? I try to keep my Ph between 5.7-5.9 I use a BluLab ph meter to monitor daily
Any Pests ? When i started growing these on whim in my closest we developed a small gnat issue. I lightened their watering and turned the soil regularly for about a week and eliminated the issue by 95%. Still a small annoyance but should be eliminated soon.
How often are you watering? Right now the plants are getting watered 2-3 times a week when the soil feels dry and they display a small amount of droop in their leaves. Trying to keep the first could inches of top soil dry as to fight my gnat issue.
I will post pictures as soon as I can figure out how as I am not tech savvy at all. Give me a little time and I will have pictures for you guys.
If you have taken the time to stop into my thread let me first thank you for taking the time to read my journal.
I will preface by saying that I am a very individual but I will try to update this daily outside of my work schedule. All advice is welcome as this is my first run ever and I am trying a few different things to see what produces the best results for my setup. That being said, lets dive in.What strain is it? Currently I have 12 plants inside a 5x5 Gorilla Grow tent. I have 2 Chocolate Mint OG feminized seedlings, 2 Iced Grapefruit Feminized seedlings, 7 seedlings of 2 different strains that I got a few weeks back filled will seeds and I dont know the true strain, 1 707 Truthband, and 1 Bubbas Gift
Is it in Veg or Flower stage? All my plants are between 3 weeks and 1 day old, unfortunately, in my inexperience I stagger started them but I have kept a close journal on their ages and the older once are just now starting to receive light nutrients and been topped between the 3rd and 4th node.
If in Veg... For how long? My oldest 2 are about 20 days old from the time they were planted into soil
If in Flower stage... For how long? N/a
Indoor or outdoor? Indoor grow, started in closest moved to 5x5 Gorilla Grow tent for better security.
Soil or Hydro? Soil
If soil... what is in your mix? I started with roots organic soil for my seedlings, I have decided to try two different nutrient setups to decide which works best for me. In the first setup I have decided to go with the dyna grow line of nutrients (Grow/Bloom/Protekt/ Foliage Spray/ +Hygrozyme/Voodoo juice/ Cal/mag, high brix) and in the second grouping I have decided to take a more organic approach using the Earth Juice line. (Microblast, Catalyst , Meta K, Grow , Bloom, +Hygrozyme/ Voodo juice/cal/mag, worm castings/pumic acid) In the organic method I will deliver the nutes via a compost tea brewed between 80-85 degress in a brewer that gives me about 800 ppm on the aeration front, for maximum aerobic bacteria creation)
If soil... What size pot? I start my seedlings in a small coconut pot and once they sprout their second node I have been transferring them to a 3 gallon smart pot for maximum airflow. At transplant I have given them a dose of high brix/protekt/ph down and root juice, to help facilitate the transplant, I honestly have no idea if that is right or wrong but I couldnt find much information on the subject. Once they have reached their 3rd node I transfer them into a 7 gallon smart pot and start giving them their nutrient mix.
Size of light? I am currently running a 1000w light. I run it approximately 36 inches for the top of my plants
Is it aircooled? No
Temp of Room/cab? The room temp hovers between 72-82 degrees from the start to the end of the day.
RH of Room/cab? I start their day at 7pm at night, as to ease how much I need to cool the pod, normally about 6:45 pm, I blackout the room the tent is in, go inside the tent and spray filtered water on the wall as dew. I then set my humidifer for 65% humidity, I run a Dyson blade less fan will little containers of ice next to it to keep the temp down through out the temp. I do not have Co2 currently but it will be an addition when the plants are slightly older.
PH of media or res? I try to keep my Ph between 5.7-5.9 I use a BluLab ph meter to monitor daily
Any Pests ? When i started growing these on whim in my closest we developed a small gnat issue. I lightened their watering and turned the soil regularly for about a week and eliminated the issue by 95%. Still a small annoyance but should be eliminated soon.
How often are you watering? Right now the plants are getting watered 2-3 times a week when the soil feels dry and they display a small amount of droop in their leaves. Trying to keep the first could inches of top soil dry as to fight my gnat issue.
I will post pictures as soon as I can figure out how as I am not tech savvy at all. Give me a little time and I will have pictures for you guys.
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