BluePhoric
Well-Known Member
Hi guys. Been reading and learning a lot from y'all lately. Thanks.
Just thought I would share my first grow experience (going very well thus far), and maybe ask for advice later-on.
Here is all the info I thought could be useful. Pictures of days 1 to 18 will soon follow.
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2 plants started from seeds, currently (June 5th 2017) in Veg (18th day in soil // 22 days from germination)
Strains :
Blueberry (Canuk) : Mostly Indica
Euphoria (RQ) : Mostly Indica
Indoor grow with CFL's
Soil seedling (Solo cups) :
- * Berger BM custom ( similar to Berger-BM6) BM6 All-Purpose | Berger - EN
- ~15% additional perlite
Soil in 3-Gal Smart-pots (trans-potted after 11 days in solo-cups ):
- 50% * Berger BM custom
- 30% Perlite
- 20% Shrimp compost (1-1-1)
* Approximate BM custom composition : Coarse Peat Moss, Perlite, Dolomitic and Calcitic Limestone, Non-Ionic Wetting Agent, Standard Fertilizer Starter Charge
CFL's : Philips 23W (100w equivalent) Daylight (6500K). Started with 1, then 2, 4... Currently 6x (~600w) per plant.
Grow room : Basement room (8x8), relatively open area (door on 1 side, shower curtain on the other), humidifier (60 RH), fan blowing from 6-7 feet. Temperature (21-22 Celsius // 69-72 Fahrenheit)
Scent control : Planning on 2-3 small Ona-gel dispensers in surrounding rooms. (no means of entering or exiting air to outdoors)
Watering :
- Tap water put in a reservoir for 24h or more. PH 7+ : Lowered to around 6.2 with phosphoric acid (PH- 17%)
- Frequency : 4-5 days
Pests :
- Had spider mites early on (on 1-2 of 6 Feedom Dream seedlings growing as a TEST, before moving Blueberry and Euphoria in grow room). Threw away infested plants, treated the rest with neem oil solution. Was growing 1 last Freedom dream side by side with Euphoria and Blueberry. F.D. was auto-flowering and became a Hermaphrodite (went to the trash). Haven't seen a Spider mite in 13 days. When Sp.mites appeared, it was very sudden (2 occasions) and they were already mature and laying eggs. (there were no spiders when inspected leaves with magnifying glass 1-2 hours before).
Pest control :
- Companion plants : 2 Cilantro/Coriander (unfortunately starting to flower)
- Companion plants : 1 Cilantro from seed + 1 Dill from seed, both small but growing well.
- Spraying Neem as a precaution on the surrounding surfaces, on the earth, but NOT on the leaves.
- Euphoria and Blueberry have never received any Neem on their foliage. Was scared they were too small.
- I put diatomaceous earth around the main stem.
Fertilizers : None for now. Ordered a trio (Grow + Bloom + Catalyst) from EarthJuice, for later on.
Planned Veg time : 27 to 30 days
Planned flowering time : 8-9 weeks
Topping / FIMming / LST / Defoliation :
- FIMmed already on the 17th day in soil.
- LST later on, hopefully on the 2-3-4 ? main stems.
- Defoliation : I plan to, because both plants seem extremely bushy, grow space relatively limited in height, plus I need horizontal plants with CFL's
Just thought I would share my first grow experience (going very well thus far), and maybe ask for advice later-on.
Here is all the info I thought could be useful. Pictures of days 1 to 18 will soon follow.
-----
2 plants started from seeds, currently (June 5th 2017) in Veg (18th day in soil // 22 days from germination)
Strains :
Blueberry (Canuk) : Mostly Indica
Euphoria (RQ) : Mostly Indica
Indoor grow with CFL's
Soil seedling (Solo cups) :
- * Berger BM custom ( similar to Berger-BM6) BM6 All-Purpose | Berger - EN
- ~15% additional perlite
Soil in 3-Gal Smart-pots (trans-potted after 11 days in solo-cups ):
- 50% * Berger BM custom
- 30% Perlite
- 20% Shrimp compost (1-1-1)
* Approximate BM custom composition : Coarse Peat Moss, Perlite, Dolomitic and Calcitic Limestone, Non-Ionic Wetting Agent, Standard Fertilizer Starter Charge
CFL's : Philips 23W (100w equivalent) Daylight (6500K). Started with 1, then 2, 4... Currently 6x (~600w) per plant.
Grow room : Basement room (8x8), relatively open area (door on 1 side, shower curtain on the other), humidifier (60 RH), fan blowing from 6-7 feet. Temperature (21-22 Celsius // 69-72 Fahrenheit)
Scent control : Planning on 2-3 small Ona-gel dispensers in surrounding rooms. (no means of entering or exiting air to outdoors)
Watering :
- Tap water put in a reservoir for 24h or more. PH 7+ : Lowered to around 6.2 with phosphoric acid (PH- 17%)
- Frequency : 4-5 days
Pests :
- Had spider mites early on (on 1-2 of 6 Feedom Dream seedlings growing as a TEST, before moving Blueberry and Euphoria in grow room). Threw away infested plants, treated the rest with neem oil solution. Was growing 1 last Freedom dream side by side with Euphoria and Blueberry. F.D. was auto-flowering and became a Hermaphrodite (went to the trash). Haven't seen a Spider mite in 13 days. When Sp.mites appeared, it was very sudden (2 occasions) and they were already mature and laying eggs. (there were no spiders when inspected leaves with magnifying glass 1-2 hours before).
Pest control :
- Companion plants : 2 Cilantro/Coriander (unfortunately starting to flower)
- Companion plants : 1 Cilantro from seed + 1 Dill from seed, both small but growing well.
- Spraying Neem as a precaution on the surrounding surfaces, on the earth, but NOT on the leaves.
- Euphoria and Blueberry have never received any Neem on their foliage. Was scared they were too small.
- I put diatomaceous earth around the main stem.
Fertilizers : None for now. Ordered a trio (Grow + Bloom + Catalyst) from EarthJuice, for later on.
Planned Veg time : 27 to 30 days
Planned flowering time : 8-9 weeks
Topping / FIMming / LST / Defoliation :
- FIMmed already on the 17th day in soil.
- LST later on, hopefully on the 2-3-4 ? main stems.
- Defoliation : I plan to, because both plants seem extremely bushy, grow space relatively limited in height, plus I need horizontal plants with CFL's