Hello everyone!
I have been reading a lot here and I think it is time to contribute.
This is my first grow. So I don't have much first hand experience.
Though, I am working in agricultural field, so I have some knowledge of how
plants live and die.
Strains:
Most of the seeds are from a weed that a friend who grows organic, outdoors gave me. (Below I posted some pictures of the plants) The place is north-aegean part of Turkey. I saved the best seeds from them. It is said the original strains are from Jamaica, India and Amsterdam. I think there are some local ones. They are all mixed of course but the potency of that weed was comparable enough to weed from Amsterdam. A friend of mine even said they are better than the dutch weed. People got lots of whities and puked after having smoked one or two joints. Anyways. I believe they are fine for experimentation. I had three seeds from Amsterdam. I think they are "Thai-Skunk". (The ones in the bright metal pots, one of them is in a plastic pot but I forgot which one.)
All these seeds are from the outdoor grown mixed strains. They look like sativa seeds.
This was the mj field. It was 8-9 months ago.
Yeah, the seeds are from these plants! Many different strains!
Dried and Cured Stuff!
Soil:
I started the seeds in conventional ways 4 week ago. The soil I use in plastic pots is a regular potting soil without any special mixture. It is already mixed but I dunno what. Metal pots are filled with wood peat mixed with little bit of worm casting. I think the Ph meter I have is broken, It shows "Low". (Actually It does not measure below 3,5, It just says "Lo") Same thing for my outdoor garden. I don't think it is possible.
I drilled holes for well aeration of the roots. I don't know if it is appropriate.
Light:
I use GE 400w MH for vegetation. I also added day light CFL bulbs for extra light. A total of 385w equivalent of CFL light is used. Since I could not find a way to put them close, they are not very efficient at the moment but I'll fix it later. I also bought a 400w Philips HPS but I don't have a spare ballast and fixture for that. The ballast I use is compatible with both MH and HPS but I decided to make a separate flowering room in the future so I am going to need another ballast.
The distance of bulb from plants
Room:
The room is not aircooled but the door is open and a fan is working constantly. The temperature I measured there was 19-20 celcius centigrades with humidity of 60-65 %. I did not encounter any pests there yet and I'll see about it.
Here are some photos of the actual setup:
Fertilizer:
Today is the second week under 400w MH light. Before that, they were under CFL's and they didnt do very well. I thought they may need some food and I used half strenght of Bio-Canna (Bio-Vega). I also sprinkled a teaspoon of bat guano for each pot which is rich in Nitrogen and mixed with soil. I added half strenght of EM-1 Effective Microroganisms thingy. I use regularly Ocean Solution at full strength, a mineral concentration from ocean water. It is said to make the soil more alive and full of ionized nutrients. I used it intensively for everything and it does not hurt my plants at all. As for watering, first I overwatered them, now I am careful about it. I will not water them until the pot is light.
Finally, the summary is:
Bucket size: 1 gal.
Medium: Soil (Regular Potting Soil)
Lights: 400w MH and 385w equivalent of CFL
Fertilizers: Canna Bio-Vega, EM-1, Bat Guano, Worm Casting, Ocean Solution.
Strains: Mixed
# Plants: 14 at the moment
So far, the plants don't look very well, but comparing to 1 week ago, I think they are trying to keep it up. Due to proximity of the bulb, some of the plants have some burns on the tip of the leaves, so i raised the bulb a bit. Due to over watering, some leaves look droopy. I hope to fix this next week.
1st contact with 400w MH (09 May 2011)
1 week later (16 May 2011)
Jeez it takes some time to make a journal.
Hope to post again next week!
I hope you enjoy.
I have been reading a lot here and I think it is time to contribute.
This is my first grow. So I don't have much first hand experience.
Though, I am working in agricultural field, so I have some knowledge of how
plants live and die.
Strains:
Most of the seeds are from a weed that a friend who grows organic, outdoors gave me. (Below I posted some pictures of the plants) The place is north-aegean part of Turkey. I saved the best seeds from them. It is said the original strains are from Jamaica, India and Amsterdam. I think there are some local ones. They are all mixed of course but the potency of that weed was comparable enough to weed from Amsterdam. A friend of mine even said they are better than the dutch weed. People got lots of whities and puked after having smoked one or two joints. Anyways. I believe they are fine for experimentation. I had three seeds from Amsterdam. I think they are "Thai-Skunk". (The ones in the bright metal pots, one of them is in a plastic pot but I forgot which one.)
All these seeds are from the outdoor grown mixed strains. They look like sativa seeds.
This was the mj field. It was 8-9 months ago.
Yeah, the seeds are from these plants! Many different strains!
Dried and Cured Stuff!
Soil:
I started the seeds in conventional ways 4 week ago. The soil I use in plastic pots is a regular potting soil without any special mixture. It is already mixed but I dunno what. Metal pots are filled with wood peat mixed with little bit of worm casting. I think the Ph meter I have is broken, It shows "Low". (Actually It does not measure below 3,5, It just says "Lo") Same thing for my outdoor garden. I don't think it is possible.
I drilled holes for well aeration of the roots. I don't know if it is appropriate.
Light:
I use GE 400w MH for vegetation. I also added day light CFL bulbs for extra light. A total of 385w equivalent of CFL light is used. Since I could not find a way to put them close, they are not very efficient at the moment but I'll fix it later. I also bought a 400w Philips HPS but I don't have a spare ballast and fixture for that. The ballast I use is compatible with both MH and HPS but I decided to make a separate flowering room in the future so I am going to need another ballast.
The distance of bulb from plants
Room:
The room is not aircooled but the door is open and a fan is working constantly. The temperature I measured there was 19-20 celcius centigrades with humidity of 60-65 %. I did not encounter any pests there yet and I'll see about it.
Here are some photos of the actual setup:
Fertilizer:
Today is the second week under 400w MH light. Before that, they were under CFL's and they didnt do very well. I thought they may need some food and I used half strenght of Bio-Canna (Bio-Vega). I also sprinkled a teaspoon of bat guano for each pot which is rich in Nitrogen and mixed with soil. I added half strenght of EM-1 Effective Microroganisms thingy. I use regularly Ocean Solution at full strength, a mineral concentration from ocean water. It is said to make the soil more alive and full of ionized nutrients. I used it intensively for everything and it does not hurt my plants at all. As for watering, first I overwatered them, now I am careful about it. I will not water them until the pot is light.
Finally, the summary is:
Bucket size: 1 gal.
Medium: Soil (Regular Potting Soil)
Lights: 400w MH and 385w equivalent of CFL
Fertilizers: Canna Bio-Vega, EM-1, Bat Guano, Worm Casting, Ocean Solution.
Strains: Mixed
# Plants: 14 at the moment
So far, the plants don't look very well, but comparing to 1 week ago, I think they are trying to keep it up. Due to proximity of the bulb, some of the plants have some burns on the tip of the leaves, so i raised the bulb a bit. Due to over watering, some leaves look droopy. I hope to fix this next week.
1st contact with 400w MH (09 May 2011)
1 week later (16 May 2011)
Jeez it takes some time to make a journal.
Hope to post again next week!
I hope you enjoy.
