1st grow.
$100.00 oz. Bag-seed -
Germinated dozens - 10 cracked
-planted 10 around 30 March
-6 lived
Veg and 1st two weeks of flower under EYE Hortilux 400W MH Bulb
Started 12/12 on May 3rd, 2010
Currently under EYE Hortilux 400W HPS Bulb
1 grew balls - funny thing to die for
5 ladies
- 1 runt , took her a week ago to free up room in the canopy
- 1 future WNBA center (Sativa strain?), a foot taller than her sisters. Thin leaves. Sparse buds, no growth in the past two weeks, tonight just prior to this writing I took her down.
Leaving 3 happy ladies.
Two seem to be and identical. From my very limited knowledge I'd say Indica.
The 3rd appears to be an Indica but the flowers are different. Don't know if it means a different strain or just different circumstances in the tent.
Lighting by: Sunleaves Pulsar 400 Watt Two-Way*HPS/MH System with Tempered Lens
Inside of a tent: HydroHut Silver Edition 2x4 (55in.x28in.x78in.) 69.5 cf
Air Out: ELF Charcoal filter through 4" In-Line Fan 160 CFM to the outdoors
Air in: Long story, I'll over it in depth in a later post
Pot: Earthbox Garden Container Kit
-Specs:
-All durable plastic components are UV stabilized ... Holds 2.0 C.F. of Potting -Mix, Holds 3 Gallons of Water, Dimensions 29L x 14W x 11H,
Soil: 1 part miracle grow potting soil, i part sand, 1 part perlite.
Nutrients: The garden kit came with fertilizer and dolamite. Since then I've been all over the road map. A few light feedings various ferts. Lately I've been doing Molasses and bonemeal. Learning as I go. I started with city tap water. Of late I've been using distilled water, including water from a dehumidifier.
High temp 85
Low temp 68
Average temp 78
Humidity High 55
Humidity Low 35
Humidity Average: 42-48
Pests: None identified to date.
You might surmise from my description that I'm largely clueless but I did have the good sense to pick up some good equipment; tent, light(s), fan.
Undoubtedly the planter is where I veered from the path more traveled. That was more of a contingency than anything but it's worked out for me.
In the 1st weeks I nearly killed the plants about a dozen different ways. Left the germinated seeds in the paper towel until they looked like alf-alfa sprouts. Too week a light once they were in a grow medium, they chased the light. Brought in more light, too much light, they ran from it.
By the time I set the tent up and hung the HID, I had 10 very stretched youngin's. So I put them under the 400Watt HID with no ventilation to speak of and spent a week doing emergency first aid for heat stroke and radiation poisoning. I lost 4 in that first week under the HID.
Based on something I read in these forums I got the ventilation right and I truly believe that the single biggest factor in getting the plants to pull through was getting the air right.
After the first week of 18/6. I had 6 survivors. At two weeks they were doing well but the stretchy stalks made me questions the survivability. In week 3 they took off and started looking like some of the plants people show off in these pages.
I should have vegged another week or two. I was impatient.
And now I introduce yo you:
The tent with half my DIY air intake solution
4.5 weeks of 12/12
Good things happening under the canopy
Whats up buddd
Feedback welcome, because I'm sailing in uncharted waters.
$100.00 oz. Bag-seed -
Germinated dozens - 10 cracked
-planted 10 around 30 March
-6 lived
Veg and 1st two weeks of flower under EYE Hortilux 400W MH Bulb
Started 12/12 on May 3rd, 2010
Currently under EYE Hortilux 400W HPS Bulb
1 grew balls - funny thing to die for
5 ladies
- 1 runt , took her a week ago to free up room in the canopy
- 1 future WNBA center (Sativa strain?), a foot taller than her sisters. Thin leaves. Sparse buds, no growth in the past two weeks, tonight just prior to this writing I took her down.
Leaving 3 happy ladies.
Two seem to be and identical. From my very limited knowledge I'd say Indica.
The 3rd appears to be an Indica but the flowers are different. Don't know if it means a different strain or just different circumstances in the tent.
Lighting by: Sunleaves Pulsar 400 Watt Two-Way*HPS/MH System with Tempered Lens
Inside of a tent: HydroHut Silver Edition 2x4 (55in.x28in.x78in.) 69.5 cf
Air Out: ELF Charcoal filter through 4" In-Line Fan 160 CFM to the outdoors
Air in: Long story, I'll over it in depth in a later post
Pot: Earthbox Garden Container Kit
-Specs:
-All durable plastic components are UV stabilized ... Holds 2.0 C.F. of Potting -Mix, Holds 3 Gallons of Water, Dimensions 29L x 14W x 11H,
Soil: 1 part miracle grow potting soil, i part sand, 1 part perlite.
Nutrients: The garden kit came with fertilizer and dolamite. Since then I've been all over the road map. A few light feedings various ferts. Lately I've been doing Molasses and bonemeal. Learning as I go. I started with city tap water. Of late I've been using distilled water, including water from a dehumidifier.
High temp 85
Low temp 68
Average temp 78
Humidity High 55
Humidity Low 35
Humidity Average: 42-48
Pests: None identified to date.
You might surmise from my description that I'm largely clueless but I did have the good sense to pick up some good equipment; tent, light(s), fan.
Undoubtedly the planter is where I veered from the path more traveled. That was more of a contingency than anything but it's worked out for me.
In the 1st weeks I nearly killed the plants about a dozen different ways. Left the germinated seeds in the paper towel until they looked like alf-alfa sprouts. Too week a light once they were in a grow medium, they chased the light. Brought in more light, too much light, they ran from it.
By the time I set the tent up and hung the HID, I had 10 very stretched youngin's. So I put them under the 400Watt HID with no ventilation to speak of and spent a week doing emergency first aid for heat stroke and radiation poisoning. I lost 4 in that first week under the HID.
Based on something I read in these forums I got the ventilation right and I truly believe that the single biggest factor in getting the plants to pull through was getting the air right.
After the first week of 18/6. I had 6 survivors. At two weeks they were doing well but the stretchy stalks made me questions the survivability. In week 3 they took off and started looking like some of the plants people show off in these pages.
I should have vegged another week or two. I was impatient.
And now I introduce yo you:
The tent with half my DIY air intake solution
4.5 weeks of 12/12
Good things happening under the canopy
Whats up buddd
Feedback welcome, because I'm sailing in uncharted waters.
waltdv1 and welcome to the grow room! Nice setup and for $100 oz beans those ladies are looking A1.
I'm pulling up a chair and am all in for this one. Good Luck
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