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Hello to the world!
This will be my first grow journal attempt, so of course, any and all advice from growing tips to posting links and pics would be most welcome.
I have been growing indoors for 5 years now, experimenting with different setups and systems and constantly monitoring the forums for extra knowledge. I have had a few successes and failures in the past and now I want to try and perfect a system that is reliable and easy enough for me to get right time and time again.
Right so here it is
What strain is it? Skunk #1 feminised from sensi seeds
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? What percentages? 35% sativa 65% indica
Is it in Veg or Flower stage? Veg
If in Veg... For how long? 3rd week
Indoor or outdoor? Indoor
Soil or Hydro? Soil
If soil... what is in your mix? Canna terra professional plus
If soil... What size pot? 50 litre ( I guess. Each pot contains 1 bag of 50l canna terra soil )
Size of light? 2 X 250w HPS duel spectrum
Environment: secret jardin grow tent LxBxH = 240cmx150cmx240cm
Ventilation: 1 bathroom extractor fan and 1 inline 5" rvk system air extractor fan 250m cubed per hour and an office desk fan for now.
Temp of Room/cab? 26c - 35c
RH of Room/cab?40% - 55%
PH of media or res? 5.8
Any Pests ? Not yet
How often are you watering? When needed ( 2-3 days apart )
Type and strength of ferts used? Biobizz grow biobizz bloom biobizz top max
My story begins.
So I bought 5 feminized skunk #1 seeds from sensi seeds, germinated them and this time had only 2 that sprouted.
I have used sensi seeds in the past and so far I can't complain about their product.
I have done various grows from hydro to outdoor to organic soil bags and I reckon that for me, the bags of soil are the easiest way to do it.
I used to live in South Africa and grew loads and loads of weed outside where the temps were anywhere between 30-45 degrees Celsius in the summer, and the seeds were always unknown tall sativa strains from friends that I just scattered around in the outdoor bush.
They always did very well with zero input from myself but were always loaded with seed ( obviously ) come harvest time.
I have been living in the U.K. For the last 5 years and because of that, I started growing indoors in cabinets and closets and sheds and now I have gone and got myself a grow tent. At the moment we are having a bit of a heat wave so that's why my temps are around the mid 30's. But I'm not too concerned because I have seen this plant survive at very high temps. Mid 40's
So in the past, when using soil bags I have gone with biobizz all mix and have had some great results. this time I'm trying canna terra professional plus soil with biobizz nutes and was hoping that someone out there has used this combination and is willing to chime in with some advice. I have read that the canna terra pro mix is a pre fertilised mix and that the pro plus is not, and that the pro plus contains only a small amount of nutes to help get the plants started in the first week or so.
I started the seedlings in a normal seedling friendly compost and had them in my conservatory in the sunshine for 1 week.
I then repotted them to the big flexi builders buckets that can fit the contents of a 50l bag of soil.
After 1 week in the buckets I topped both plants at the 4th node. They have been in buckets for 3 weeks now. Last weekend I built my scrog frame and put it in the tent.
The screen is 60 cm above the ground and 30 cm above the soil level.
The square holes in the screen are 6.5 cm each.
I have removed the bottom nodes on the stems and trimmed lightly to allow for more light penetration. I plan on topping again when the new growth has 4 nodes.
So far 1 plant has reached the screen and I have started to pull the branches under. I don't yet know for sure that I have 2 females.
If they both turn out male...so be it. I will start again. I'm in no hurry.
If they both turn out female...amazing.
If I get 1 male I can pull him and just scrog the hell out of the remaining female....time will tell.
I have faith in the seeds. I'm hoping they both turn out female.
My last attempt at growing went horribly wrong, from ph issues to major parasite infestations that lead to mutant looking leaves and super airy fluffy buds that were just horrible.
This time around I have sticky fly traps, neem oil and more air blowing. I haven't needed to use the neem oil yet, but it's there in case sh*t goes down.
The reason I chose skunk #1 is because it's (apparently)very resilient to ph fluctuations, resilient to heat stress and resistant to parasites and disease (apparently)
The water I'm using is run off rain water collected in a 250 litre drum from the roof and that has a constant PH of 6.0
I have been using this water for a few months now for my vegetable garden and it's always been constant and I'm flooded with fresh juicy veg everyday.
I check the runoff water every 2 days as I check my fishpond water every 2 days.
I'm going to try post some pics of what has been happening so far, but I don't have a good camera and I don't have a pc. I'm using an iPad so just expect some lower than average quality photos. The wavelength of the lamps is picked up by the lens. Sorry for that.
This will be my first grow journal attempt, so of course, any and all advice from growing tips to posting links and pics would be most welcome.
I have been growing indoors for 5 years now, experimenting with different setups and systems and constantly monitoring the forums for extra knowledge. I have had a few successes and failures in the past and now I want to try and perfect a system that is reliable and easy enough for me to get right time and time again.
Right so here it is
What strain is it? Skunk #1 feminised from sensi seeds
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? What percentages? 35% sativa 65% indica
Is it in Veg or Flower stage? Veg
If in Veg... For how long? 3rd week
Indoor or outdoor? Indoor
Soil or Hydro? Soil
If soil... what is in your mix? Canna terra professional plus
If soil... What size pot? 50 litre ( I guess. Each pot contains 1 bag of 50l canna terra soil )
Size of light? 2 X 250w HPS duel spectrum
Environment: secret jardin grow tent LxBxH = 240cmx150cmx240cm
Ventilation: 1 bathroom extractor fan and 1 inline 5" rvk system air extractor fan 250m cubed per hour and an office desk fan for now.
Temp of Room/cab? 26c - 35c
RH of Room/cab?40% - 55%
PH of media or res? 5.8
Any Pests ? Not yet
How often are you watering? When needed ( 2-3 days apart )
Type and strength of ferts used? Biobizz grow biobizz bloom biobizz top max
My story begins.
So I bought 5 feminized skunk #1 seeds from sensi seeds, germinated them and this time had only 2 that sprouted.
I have used sensi seeds in the past and so far I can't complain about their product.
I have done various grows from hydro to outdoor to organic soil bags and I reckon that for me, the bags of soil are the easiest way to do it.
I used to live in South Africa and grew loads and loads of weed outside where the temps were anywhere between 30-45 degrees Celsius in the summer, and the seeds were always unknown tall sativa strains from friends that I just scattered around in the outdoor bush.
They always did very well with zero input from myself but were always loaded with seed ( obviously ) come harvest time.
I have been living in the U.K. For the last 5 years and because of that, I started growing indoors in cabinets and closets and sheds and now I have gone and got myself a grow tent. At the moment we are having a bit of a heat wave so that's why my temps are around the mid 30's. But I'm not too concerned because I have seen this plant survive at very high temps. Mid 40's
So in the past, when using soil bags I have gone with biobizz all mix and have had some great results. this time I'm trying canna terra professional plus soil with biobizz nutes and was hoping that someone out there has used this combination and is willing to chime in with some advice. I have read that the canna terra pro mix is a pre fertilised mix and that the pro plus is not, and that the pro plus contains only a small amount of nutes to help get the plants started in the first week or so.
I started the seedlings in a normal seedling friendly compost and had them in my conservatory in the sunshine for 1 week.
I then repotted them to the big flexi builders buckets that can fit the contents of a 50l bag of soil.
After 1 week in the buckets I topped both plants at the 4th node. They have been in buckets for 3 weeks now. Last weekend I built my scrog frame and put it in the tent.
The screen is 60 cm above the ground and 30 cm above the soil level.
The square holes in the screen are 6.5 cm each.
I have removed the bottom nodes on the stems and trimmed lightly to allow for more light penetration. I plan on topping again when the new growth has 4 nodes.
So far 1 plant has reached the screen and I have started to pull the branches under. I don't yet know for sure that I have 2 females.
If they both turn out male...so be it. I will start again. I'm in no hurry.
If they both turn out female...amazing.
If I get 1 male I can pull him and just scrog the hell out of the remaining female....time will tell.
I have faith in the seeds. I'm hoping they both turn out female.
My last attempt at growing went horribly wrong, from ph issues to major parasite infestations that lead to mutant looking leaves and super airy fluffy buds that were just horrible.
This time around I have sticky fly traps, neem oil and more air blowing. I haven't needed to use the neem oil yet, but it's there in case sh*t goes down.
The reason I chose skunk #1 is because it's (apparently)very resilient to ph fluctuations, resilient to heat stress and resistant to parasites and disease (apparently)
The water I'm using is run off rain water collected in a 250 litre drum from the roof and that has a constant PH of 6.0
I have been using this water for a few months now for my vegetable garden and it's always been constant and I'm flooded with fresh juicy veg everyday.
I check the runoff water every 2 days as I check my fishpond water every 2 days.
I'm going to try post some pics of what has been happening so far, but I don't have a good camera and I don't have a pc. I'm using an iPad so just expect some lower than average quality photos. The wavelength of the lamps is picked up by the lens. Sorry for that.
