Sage McVahle
420 Member
I have not had a garden since 2015, when I grew 5 plants outdoors, my first outdoor grow. Before that, it was 2013, when I did my first indoor grow in almost twenty years! Needless to say, things have changed a bit. This grow began with me buying 8 clones, on June 12th. I had injured my back the day before I went to town to buy clones, a 3 hour drive. The drive demonstrated my back was a lot worse than I thought, and it was the 16th before I could face the drive home. I bought a cheap bank of LEDs, and just gave then tap water a couple times while waiting to get home.
When Home, it was all I could do to get them into1/2 gal pots and in the tent. My back was slower healing than I would have liked, so I never was able to set up my screen for SCROG like I had planned. I was afraid I would not be able to reach to tend the screen if I did erect it. I did get help to transplant into larger pots twice, but other than that, pretty much have just been feeding and letting them go. I know, bad me.
Next garden I will be physically able to tend them for maximum yield.
I have to say I am delighted with the LEDS. I am running three banks in my 5x5 tent. Two at 1200 Watts and one 600, for a total of 3,000 watts. No way I could get this light density without paying 12 times more at least with the old school MH and HPS. and giving the plants such a targeted light spread across the spectrum was simply impossible.
I am posting my records of the grow so far, along with a selection of pics along the way.
Grow medium:
60% FoxFarm Ocean Forest
35% FoxFarm Happy Frog
5% Perlite
Liquid Nutrition:
Veg:
FoxFarm Grow Big 2Tbls per gal
FoxFarm Tiger Bloom 2 Tbls per gal
Flower:
From Aug 1
FoxFarm Big Bud 3Tbls per gal
FoxFarm Tiger Bloom 2 Tbls per gal
From Aug 24
FoxFarm Big Bud 3Tbls per gal
FoxFarm Tiger Bloom 2 Tbls per gal
Advanced Nutrients Bud Candy 2 ml per liter
Start in ½ Gallon 6/16 TransPl to 3 gal 7/08 TransPl to 5 gal 7/24
White Tahoe Cookies 6-9 weeks Finishing Sept 12 through Oct 3
100% Indica
Purple Punch 7-8 weeks Finishing Sept 19 through Sept 26
80/20 Indica
Sherbadough 58-70 8-10 weeeks Finishing Sept 26 through Oct 10
80/20 Indica
Old Family Purp 56-63 day 8-10 weeeks Finishing Sept 26 through Oct 10
65/35 Indica
OG Blueberry 8-10 weeks Finishing Sept 26 through Oct 10
100% Indica
Tropicana Punch 9-10 weeks Finishing Nov 3 through Oct 10
70/30 Sativa
Duct Tape 70 days 10 weeks EST Finish Oct 10
90/10 Indica
Memory Loss 70 days 10 weeks EST Finish Oct 10
70/30 Sativa
Estimated first hanging date Oct 3 Est Last hanging date Nov 1
Estimated First Jarring date Oct 17 Est Last Jarring date Nov 15
Est first full cure date Nov 19 Est last full cure Dec 10
PIcs are from day of purchase through today, the first day of feeding Bud Candy, 24 days into 12/12 lighting. The 5 Gallon grow bags are packed with roots, the stalks are as big as my thumb, and I have been clipping half a 5 gal bucket of shade leaves every other day.
Yesterday, while there were nice hairs and buds stacking, there were not many noticeable trichomes. This evening, about 11 hours after the first feeding with Bud Candy the trichomes are amazing, and the buds are sticky!
When Home, it was all I could do to get them into1/2 gal pots and in the tent. My back was slower healing than I would have liked, so I never was able to set up my screen for SCROG like I had planned. I was afraid I would not be able to reach to tend the screen if I did erect it. I did get help to transplant into larger pots twice, but other than that, pretty much have just been feeding and letting them go. I know, bad me.
Next garden I will be physically able to tend them for maximum yield.
I have to say I am delighted with the LEDS. I am running three banks in my 5x5 tent. Two at 1200 Watts and one 600, for a total of 3,000 watts. No way I could get this light density without paying 12 times more at least with the old school MH and HPS. and giving the plants such a targeted light spread across the spectrum was simply impossible.
I am posting my records of the grow so far, along with a selection of pics along the way.
Strain info Grow One June 16, 2021 Through EFD Nov 10, 2021
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Information
Grow medium:
60% FoxFarm Ocean Forest
35% FoxFarm Happy Frog
5% Perlite
Liquid Nutrition:
Veg:
FoxFarm Grow Big 2Tbls per gal
FoxFarm Tiger Bloom 2 Tbls per gal
Flower:
From Aug 1
FoxFarm Big Bud 3Tbls per gal
FoxFarm Tiger Bloom 2 Tbls per gal
From Aug 24
FoxFarm Big Bud 3Tbls per gal
FoxFarm Tiger Bloom 2 Tbls per gal
Advanced Nutrients Bud Candy 2 ml per liter
Strain Info & Est harvest dates:
In Tent June 16, 19/5 light until Jul 26, Reduced by 1 Hr/day, 12/12 Light on Aug 1
Transplant schedule
In Tent June 16, 19/5 light until Jul 26, Reduced by 1 Hr/day, 12/12 Light on Aug 1
Transplant schedule
Start in ½ Gallon 6/16 TransPl to 3 gal 7/08 TransPl to 5 gal 7/24
White Tahoe Cookies 6-9 weeks Finishing Sept 12 through Oct 3
100% Indica
Purple Punch 7-8 weeks Finishing Sept 19 through Sept 26
80/20 Indica
Sherbadough 58-70 8-10 weeeks Finishing Sept 26 through Oct 10
80/20 Indica
Old Family Purp 56-63 day 8-10 weeeks Finishing Sept 26 through Oct 10
65/35 Indica
OG Blueberry 8-10 weeks Finishing Sept 26 through Oct 10
100% Indica
Tropicana Punch 9-10 weeks Finishing Nov 3 through Oct 10
70/30 Sativa
Duct Tape 70 days 10 weeks EST Finish Oct 10
90/10 Indica
Memory Loss 70 days 10 weeks EST Finish Oct 10
70/30 Sativa
Target Dates
Estimated first hanging date Oct 3 Est Last hanging date Nov 1
Estimated First Jarring date Oct 17 Est Last Jarring date Nov 15
Est first full cure date Nov 19 Est last full cure Dec 10
PIcs are from day of purchase through today, the first day of feeding Bud Candy, 24 days into 12/12 lighting. The 5 Gallon grow bags are packed with roots, the stalks are as big as my thumb, and I have been clipping half a 5 gal bucket of shade leaves every other day.
Yesterday, while there were nice hairs and buds stacking, there were not many noticeable trichomes. This evening, about 11 hours after the first feeding with Bud Candy the trichomes are amazing, and the buds are sticky!