Sharksbreath
New Member
Hello everyone, I'm a new member here. I've always been a fan of 420 magazine and browsed the forums to help myself learn as much as possible about growing marijuana. This is my first serious grow, I ordered 5 White Widow fem and 5 Snow White fem seeds from Nirvana. They also sent me 10 free mystery seeds. I will be starting out with the mystery seeds just to sort of get the feel for my new set up and see how well my system works. I will start both the White Widow and the Snow White later on either in this journal or possibly I'll start a new one for them. On to the set up.
Strain: mystery seeds
Indica/ Sativa/ Hybrid: mystery seeds
Percentage: Unknown
Veg or flower: veg
How long: ms #1 = 6 days, ms #2 = 3 days,
ms #3 = 1 day
Indoor or outdoor: indoor
Soil or hydro: soil
Soil mix: doing 50/50 fox farm ocean forest and happy frog, also adding about 10-20% earth worm castings to overall mix.
Size of light: 4 T5 fluorescent 6400k bulbs not air cooled (48" x 13" x 2") 216 watt/ 2.0A, thinking about getting another one for once the plants are larger. Also need to buy 3400k bulbs for flowering.
Temp: 73 F - 80 F
RH: 52-60%
PH of media: not checking ph at the moment
Any pests: nope
How often are you watering: as needed
Type/ strength of ferts: not using any yet, might get Foxfarm trio
6/11/16 6:30 PM
Sponge pot germination begins with 3 freebie seeds from nirvana. RH 50%, tent temp 77 F
Tent size 96" x 48" x 80"
Light fixture: 4 T5 fluorescent 6400k bulbs
(48" x 13" x 2") 216 watt/ 2.0A
Soil 50/50 FFOF/FFHF
10% EWC
Using 1gal, 3gal, 5gal pots
6/12/16 4:20 PM
-general thoughts-
No nutes for first few weeks, considering FF trio. I received a germination kit from nirvana that came with veg tabs and flower tabs to plant in the soil medium underneath root growth, not sure if I should use these or not.
Checked on the kids, nothing to report, sponge pots still moist. Will check back in 10-12 hrs.
6/12/16 10:00 AM
Just ordered Apollo horticulture 6" 440cfm inline duct fan w/ built in variable speed controller along with iPower air carbon filter and 25ft of ducting.
6/12/16 5:20 PM
Nothing new with seeds, reached a new high RH last night after misting the grow tent. Low RH 41%, high RH 67%. Trying to maintain around 60% RH during first 3 weeks of seedling growth.
6/13/16 5:00 AM
Was getting a bit nervous all 3 mystery seeds were duds, removed tiny peat moss cluster above seeds in sponge pots to check on each seed, 2 of the 3 have cracked open a little bit. Shouldn't be much longer until a little root pops out, and a few days later a sprout! Super excited!
6/13/16 1:00 PM
Nothing new to report.
6/14/16 1:15 PM
All 3 seeds have cracked open and sprouted a root. Excited for new growth! .
6/16/16 4:25 AM
We have life!! 1 of the 3 germinated seeds has sprouted!!
6/16/16 4:30 PM
The first seed to sprout was a bit weak looking and was coming out at an odd angle. After seeing around 12 hours of light it's looking nice and pretty and aiming for the light. Checked on other two seeds, not sure why they're lagging behind so much. They have both cracked open and have a baby root sticking out. Not sure why they're not growing as quickly as this other seed. Sponge pots are well moistened. They're too small to really water. Will be transplanting MS #1 into 1 quart seedling pot in probably 1-3 days, just need it to grow a few more roots before I transplant.
6/17/16 5:00 AM
Still only just the one sprout. Pulled sponge pot out of plastic container to check on roots, roots show signs of searching for water. Decided to do an early transplant into 1 quart plastic container just to be safe. Won't have to water so soon after each watering now. Not sure if I like these sponge pots. Will be germing seeds with paper towel clam shell method for next batch. For the transplant I mixed 50/50 of FFOF and FFHF then mixed EWC to make it about 10-20% of overall mix. Watered soil until received good amount of runoff, let soil/ container sit under light for a bit to warm it up, pushed out sponge pot from plastic container and planted it into larger container. Will check back later today to make sure the transplant went smoothly and hopefully the sprout is ok. .
6/18/16 2:00 PM
MS #1 is taking off, growing quite well. 2 and 3 are still taking their sweet time. I'll give them a few days before tossing them. Started germing 3 more mystery seeds, this time using the paper towel clam shell method. Hopefully I'll have better results this way. I also transplanted 2 and 3 into larger plastic containers, hopefully being in actual soil will help these guys take off.
6/19/16 4:10 AM
Good news, ms #2 broke ground today! No leaves quite yet but progress nonetheless.
6/20/16 3:30 AM
MS #1 & #2 are doing well. #1 is on its 2nd set of fan leaves and #2 has its first set of fan leaves coming in nicely. It has been 9 days since germ and I couldn't be happier with how well everything is going. Out of the 3 new mystery seeds I germ'd the first one has cracked open a baby root in a little over 36 hours. Went ahead and planted her in a nice new pot, trying something different with this one. Filled bottom 2 inches of pot with perlite and the rest with my 50/50 20% mix. Will be calling her MS #4 for now. I will give MS #3 a few more days before calling it quits with her, seeing how she won't sprout out of the soil.
6/22/16 4:30 AM
Been away for 2 days, came back to MS #4 looking odd. So it sprouted but the root didn't go into the soil and kind of spiraled around on top of the soil... I tried to plant her better and watered her a bit to settle her in the soil better. Hopefully she'll be ok. MS 1 & 2 look great. #1 looks a little dark though, and kind of dry looking. Possibly just needs more water, but the soil was still kind of moist. Watered a bit anyway. Not too much though, always scared of over watering. Will try to add pictures of everything tomorrow.
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Strain: mystery seeds
Indica/ Sativa/ Hybrid: mystery seeds
Percentage: Unknown
Veg or flower: veg
How long: ms #1 = 6 days, ms #2 = 3 days,
ms #3 = 1 day
Indoor or outdoor: indoor
Soil or hydro: soil
Soil mix: doing 50/50 fox farm ocean forest and happy frog, also adding about 10-20% earth worm castings to overall mix.
Size of light: 4 T5 fluorescent 6400k bulbs not air cooled (48" x 13" x 2") 216 watt/ 2.0A, thinking about getting another one for once the plants are larger. Also need to buy 3400k bulbs for flowering.
Temp: 73 F - 80 F
RH: 52-60%
PH of media: not checking ph at the moment
Any pests: nope
How often are you watering: as needed
Type/ strength of ferts: not using any yet, might get Foxfarm trio
6/11/16 6:30 PM
Sponge pot germination begins with 3 freebie seeds from nirvana. RH 50%, tent temp 77 F
Tent size 96" x 48" x 80"
Light fixture: 4 T5 fluorescent 6400k bulbs
(48" x 13" x 2") 216 watt/ 2.0A
Soil 50/50 FFOF/FFHF
10% EWC
Using 1gal, 3gal, 5gal pots
6/12/16 4:20 PM
-general thoughts-
No nutes for first few weeks, considering FF trio. I received a germination kit from nirvana that came with veg tabs and flower tabs to plant in the soil medium underneath root growth, not sure if I should use these or not.
Checked on the kids, nothing to report, sponge pots still moist. Will check back in 10-12 hrs.
6/12/16 10:00 AM
Just ordered Apollo horticulture 6" 440cfm inline duct fan w/ built in variable speed controller along with iPower air carbon filter and 25ft of ducting.
6/12/16 5:20 PM
Nothing new with seeds, reached a new high RH last night after misting the grow tent. Low RH 41%, high RH 67%. Trying to maintain around 60% RH during first 3 weeks of seedling growth.
6/13/16 5:00 AM
Was getting a bit nervous all 3 mystery seeds were duds, removed tiny peat moss cluster above seeds in sponge pots to check on each seed, 2 of the 3 have cracked open a little bit. Shouldn't be much longer until a little root pops out, and a few days later a sprout! Super excited!
6/13/16 1:00 PM
Nothing new to report.
6/14/16 1:15 PM
All 3 seeds have cracked open and sprouted a root. Excited for new growth! .
6/16/16 4:25 AM
We have life!! 1 of the 3 germinated seeds has sprouted!!
6/16/16 4:30 PM
The first seed to sprout was a bit weak looking and was coming out at an odd angle. After seeing around 12 hours of light it's looking nice and pretty and aiming for the light. Checked on other two seeds, not sure why they're lagging behind so much. They have both cracked open and have a baby root sticking out. Not sure why they're not growing as quickly as this other seed. Sponge pots are well moistened. They're too small to really water. Will be transplanting MS #1 into 1 quart seedling pot in probably 1-3 days, just need it to grow a few more roots before I transplant.
6/17/16 5:00 AM
Still only just the one sprout. Pulled sponge pot out of plastic container to check on roots, roots show signs of searching for water. Decided to do an early transplant into 1 quart plastic container just to be safe. Won't have to water so soon after each watering now. Not sure if I like these sponge pots. Will be germing seeds with paper towel clam shell method for next batch. For the transplant I mixed 50/50 of FFOF and FFHF then mixed EWC to make it about 10-20% of overall mix. Watered soil until received good amount of runoff, let soil/ container sit under light for a bit to warm it up, pushed out sponge pot from plastic container and planted it into larger container. Will check back later today to make sure the transplant went smoothly and hopefully the sprout is ok. .
6/18/16 2:00 PM
MS #1 is taking off, growing quite well. 2 and 3 are still taking their sweet time. I'll give them a few days before tossing them. Started germing 3 more mystery seeds, this time using the paper towel clam shell method. Hopefully I'll have better results this way. I also transplanted 2 and 3 into larger plastic containers, hopefully being in actual soil will help these guys take off.
6/19/16 4:10 AM
Good news, ms #2 broke ground today! No leaves quite yet but progress nonetheless.
6/20/16 3:30 AM
MS #1 & #2 are doing well. #1 is on its 2nd set of fan leaves and #2 has its first set of fan leaves coming in nicely. It has been 9 days since germ and I couldn't be happier with how well everything is going. Out of the 3 new mystery seeds I germ'd the first one has cracked open a baby root in a little over 36 hours. Went ahead and planted her in a nice new pot, trying something different with this one. Filled bottom 2 inches of pot with perlite and the rest with my 50/50 20% mix. Will be calling her MS #4 for now. I will give MS #3 a few more days before calling it quits with her, seeing how she won't sprout out of the soil.
6/22/16 4:30 AM
Been away for 2 days, came back to MS #4 looking odd. So it sprouted but the root didn't go into the soil and kind of spiraled around on top of the soil... I tried to plant her better and watered her a bit to settle her in the soil better. Hopefully she'll be ok. MS 1 & 2 look great. #1 looks a little dark though, and kind of dry looking. Possibly just needs more water, but the soil was still kind of moist. Watered a bit anyway. Not too much though, always scared of over watering. Will try to add pictures of everything tomorrow.
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