Howdy everybody, good to see you all. It's great to be back at it again after a hiatus over the summer- the central air in my attic apartment has been out for over two months, so temperatures in my grow room were between 90-105 degrees all summer, forcing a halt in operations. However, cooler weather has arrived, and I am happy to announce that I have plants in my tent again. Now, let's get to the fun stuff.
Strains:
Gorilla Glue #4 and Strawberry Cough: these clones were gifted by a friend. They were rootbound and not too happy when I received them (12-18" tall and still in 2.5" starter pots) but since being moved into larger grow bags they seem to be bouncing back just fine, showing their strong genetics.
BubbleChem: this is definitely one of my favorite strains, both to grow and smoke. This strain was the first I ever grew, and the same friend that gifted me those original clones blessed me with a mother plant to take cuttings off of when he heard about my trials and tribulations this summer. Five of these have been in rapid rooters in the clone dome for about a week, and today I put 4 more in a bucket aeroponic cloner I just finished building.
I also have 5 seeds each of Hindu Kush and Lemon Haze attempting to sprout in soil right now, but I'm not counting on these because I've already attempted something like 10 or 15 of each of these with almost zero germination, and no viable plants out of the ones that sprouted. The seeds were a BOGO sale, so it wouldn't surprise me if they were just too old or improperly stored.
Medium:
Soil mix 25% perlite, 35% CSPM, 40% composted cow manure. Amended with granite dust, lime, kelp, alfalfa, neem, and lobster shell meals, malted barley, bat guano, and biochar. Feeding occasionally with kelp/compost teas and compost top dressings.
For containers I'm using large fabric grocery bags I got on Amazon. Haven't used them through a full cycle yet but I'm loving them so far.
Lights are Viparspectra 300w on 18/6. I have 4 of them, only using 2 right now. There are two Mars 300w and a 600w HPS rig as backup if needed. Right now everything is in my 4x4 tent, but if everything goes well I'll be pulling out my 2x4 and 3x3 as well and get a perpetual cycle going.
And some pics. The GG#4 are the two on the left, the ones next to them came unlabeled but look like the Strawberry Cough, which is in the square white pot. The tall one in the back is the BubbleChem mother.
Strains:
Gorilla Glue #4 and Strawberry Cough: these clones were gifted by a friend. They were rootbound and not too happy when I received them (12-18" tall and still in 2.5" starter pots) but since being moved into larger grow bags they seem to be bouncing back just fine, showing their strong genetics.
BubbleChem: this is definitely one of my favorite strains, both to grow and smoke. This strain was the first I ever grew, and the same friend that gifted me those original clones blessed me with a mother plant to take cuttings off of when he heard about my trials and tribulations this summer. Five of these have been in rapid rooters in the clone dome for about a week, and today I put 4 more in a bucket aeroponic cloner I just finished building.
I also have 5 seeds each of Hindu Kush and Lemon Haze attempting to sprout in soil right now, but I'm not counting on these because I've already attempted something like 10 or 15 of each of these with almost zero germination, and no viable plants out of the ones that sprouted. The seeds were a BOGO sale, so it wouldn't surprise me if they were just too old or improperly stored.
Medium:
Soil mix 25% perlite, 35% CSPM, 40% composted cow manure. Amended with granite dust, lime, kelp, alfalfa, neem, and lobster shell meals, malted barley, bat guano, and biochar. Feeding occasionally with kelp/compost teas and compost top dressings.
For containers I'm using large fabric grocery bags I got on Amazon. Haven't used them through a full cycle yet but I'm loving them so far.
Lights are Viparspectra 300w on 18/6. I have 4 of them, only using 2 right now. There are two Mars 300w and a 600w HPS rig as backup if needed. Right now everything is in my 4x4 tent, but if everything goes well I'll be pulling out my 2x4 and 3x3 as well and get a perpetual cycle going.
And some pics. The GG#4 are the two on the left, the ones next to them came unlabeled but look like the Strawberry Cough, which is in the square white pot. The tall one in the back is the BubbleChem mother.
