First Grow - Indoor Closet Tent Grow - Cali OG Kush x Haze - CKS 2017

Merkshow

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Hi guys, this is my first grow, so let me know if you have any ideas for my setup or any advice going forward. Would be greatly appreciated.

The strain is Cali OG Kush crossed with amnesia Haze, here's the info from the seed bank.

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I decided to start off growing 1 plant so I can sort of build a ritual and a feel for it, do it well, then apply that experience progress into bigger grows from there. I'm growing the plant indoors, in a tent I built myself, fitted in my closet.


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After completing the base setup, no carbon filter or any other addons installed just yet (I'm only in seedling stage), it was time to germinate the seed. All went well, took 2 1/2 days to germinate. I soaked a decent amount of scott towel in some water (PH 7.8) mixed with a bit of seaweed extract. Then wrapped the seed in the scott towel and put it in a plate followed by another plate on-top of it serving as a loose humidity dome. I left it on my water heater in the laundry room with the light turn off.


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I am using a premade organic soil mix, seaweed extract and a basic CFL daylight spectrum lightbulb while the plant is still a baby.

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Here is week 1 - 2 of seedling vegetation. I was only feeding the plant water + seaweed extract ph 6.8 for this phase.

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once the bottom leaves started to yellow a bit, i knew it was time to transplant. The plant was most likely rootbound at this point, and It needed more of a kick in its diet as well.
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TRANSPLANT @ WEEK 2 DAY 2

Now is when the plant is put in a huge pot so it has room to grow, and in order to help it grow big and strong, I'm starting to fertilize it and I changed the light to a 300W LED.

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I also just topped the plant, and the 2 new stems are already growing in nicely after the first night.


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Hi and welcome!

Looking really good there Merkshow. Are you planning on growing with CFL straight through?

I'll subscribe, interested to see where this goes.

By the way, my signature has a link to my first grow with CFLs, not the best journal, but maybe there's some information in there that you'll find useful.

Had a few first grow challenges, downfalls and recoveries.
 
I switched to a 300W LED mid seedling veg. Hence the purple hue on the later pictures. Thanks for the nice comments guys.
 
I'm def in for this one. I'm T-minus 30 hours from harvest on my first ever CFL grow. I will say your well on your way! Love the grow box pretty snazzy build! My first grow went pretty smooth the only advice I will give is stay steady learning from this forum and treat your girl like she's well your girl. Spoil her and show her love lol. Good luck buddy!
 
Two new stems growing very strong after plant was topped. Shes looking extremely lush and green, growing fast, smelling a bit like THC and getting bushy! Lots of undergrowth.

The one thing that is constantly at the back of my mind is how different my plant's leaves look in comparison to the one on the picture provided by CKS. I bought 5 seeds, 1 of the 5 seeds was much bigger than the remaining 4. I planted that seed. I wonder if it's a different strain that got mixed up.
 

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I started spreading the canopy with some rope pulling the 2 divided main stems, and using the S.C.R.O.G to guide the top heads. I'm expecting the small heads in the middle will grow big and I'll have a nice even canopy.
 

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Wow man really kicking ass on that first grow nice done. :ganjamon:
Subbed for this one. ;)
If you want to you can come and tjek my first grow out. :bongrip:

Good day and happy growing. :peacetwo:
 
This may sound crazy to you guys, but i did a bit of stem cracking on the main line split...plant was initially in shock due to the damage done to her main stem connection, but the following in days I have seen some incredible recovery and growth. It's hard to tell through the photo, but she has grown significantly since.
 

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She is officially in flower! I trimmed the bottom of the plant a bit and started a little clone nursery with all the cuttings.
 

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I installed a DIY carbon filter on the intake, and a smaller one on the outtake part of the vent aswell. I also added a couple 2700K CFLs on the sides that are missing some light. Plant just started flowering, I slowly changed the cycle from 18/6 ---> 12/12 over the last 2 weeks. We're officially on 12/12, with some decent flowering started. She has stretched a decent amount, hopefully she doesnt grow too much taller.
 

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Buds going strong! Resin development starting, it seems like its going to be frosty!
 

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