JM26
New Member
Hello my fellow Green 
Today is an important milestone in my life (well the 16th was) and I'm so excited to be able to share it with those of you that have stumbled upon this. I've been a smoker for more than half of my life, and I'm finally in a position where I can produce my own bud, so needless to say, I'm intoxicated with anticipation and exhilaration. All of that said, I can hardly call myself a Green Thumb, seeing as I've only smoked bud; never grown it. This is obviously where I'm hoping some of you will come in and share some knowledge with me, specific to my girls. I've read a few journals so far, in preparation, and I feel like Atrain is a blessing from the Gods - dude, your plants are gorgeous! As I mentioned earlier, since I'll be growing AFTW's, I'll be following much of Atrains past auto journals.
So, without further ado, let's get onto my setup, mix, and products.
I'll be growing two AFTW's inside of Apollo Horticultures 48x48x80 tent; each in 5gal smart pots, using ProMix BX with mycorrhizea, adding 1tsp of Dolomite per gallon. My light fixture is an LED, made by GalaxyHydro and produces 300w, which I'll be hanging 22in above the tops. The nutrients I'll be using are Advance Nutrients Bloom, Micro, and Grow, as well as Sensizym, Bud Candy, Rhino Skin, Voodoo Juice, Piranha, Big Bud, B-52, and Overdrive. I'll also treat the girls with CaMg+, by General Organics, as needed. I plan on getting a tower fan for the room, but I do not have anything in place, right now. My light schedule is set on 18/6, turning on at 6pm, and off at 12pm, which will allow me an hour to get home from work and feed the girls first thing in the "morning", also helping maintain steady temperatures (I hope), by having the lights turn off during whats generally the warmest stretch of the day. So far, my temps seem to be fluctuating between 68 and 75 degrees f, with the humidity bouncing between 65 and 80, give or take.
As far as my feed schedule, I'll be following a guide posted by Atrain, which is as follows...
Day 1 to day 10 = plain water bubbled 24 hrs
Day 10 to day 15 = .5ml/L - Grow / Micro / Bloom
2ml/L - Vodoo Juice / Piranha / B52
Day 15 to day 20 = 1ml/L - Grow / Micro / Bloom
2ml/L - Vodoo Juice / Piranha / B52 .5ml/L - Cal/Mag
Day 20 to day 30 = 1.5ml/L - Grow / Micro / Bloom 2ml/L - B52 /Rhino Skin / 1ml/L - Cal- Mag / Sensizyme / Bud Candy
Day 30 to day 35 = 1.5ml/L - Grow / Micro / Bloom 1ml/L - Voodoo Juice / Piranha / Rhino Skin / Cal- Mag / Bud Candy
Day 35 to day 40 = 2ml/L - Grow / Micro / Bloom 1ml/L - Voodoo Juice / Piranha /Big Bud / Cal-Mag / Bud Candy
Day 40 to day 45 = 2ml/L - Grow / Micro / Bloom / Big Bud 1ml/L - B52 / Sensizyme / Cal-Mag / Bud Candy
Day 45 to day 60 = 2ml/L - Grow / Micro / Bloom / Overdrive / Bud Candy 1ml/L - B52 / Cal-Mag
Day 60 = full pot flush with hose 5 min...
Day 63 to finish = plain water
Initially, I filled my pots with my mix on the 16th, and watered it thoroughly with my well's water, which roughly seems to sit around 7.5pH. Although there was never any runoff, I have to believe it was close to the tipping point, bc I put a very fair amount of water through the mix, but it never spit anything back out. I've asked a few heads on the BX mix, and I was warned about the delicacy required while watering, because of it's ability to store so much water. This is my main concern at this point, so any help here is much appreciated. We'll get back to this...
Anyway, on the 17th, I dropped the ladies into a bath for 15 hours, then germinated them until December 20th, then I dropped them in their homes - straight to the 5gal smart pots. On the morning of the 22nd, I was seeing no activity, but by the time I made it home at lunch, Bertha had risen.
The following morning, on the 23rd, Bertha's sister decided to join us. Say hello to Fiona!
Now, nearly 12 hours after Fiona (and 24 after Bertha) has risen, her's a picture of the sisters, together, during rest.
So as it stands, I'm very confused on how I should water my girls. Since I saturated my mix with water initially, it's still very moist. When I stick my finger in there, it's still coming out dirty, so I know adding more water is only a bad thing. That said, much of Atrains feedings are daily, which I'm assuming can happen once the girls grow and start drinking up the water. Have I made a mistake by planting these beans so quickly after saturating the mix, though? Or for these first 10 days, should I just hit the plant with water once the mix seems quite dry a couple inches down? How often should I expect, or practice watering? Is the goal to aim for a daily watering/feeding, or hit it as needed? Or is there a midpoint, where you water/feed "X" amount so that your ladies need it every day?
Ahhhh, so many questions! None the less, welcome aboard for those of you joining me, and many thanks to those of you willing to help!
Until next time...
Peace, Love, and Happiness!
JM26
Today is an important milestone in my life (well the 16th was) and I'm so excited to be able to share it with those of you that have stumbled upon this. I've been a smoker for more than half of my life, and I'm finally in a position where I can produce my own bud, so needless to say, I'm intoxicated with anticipation and exhilaration. All of that said, I can hardly call myself a Green Thumb, seeing as I've only smoked bud; never grown it. This is obviously where I'm hoping some of you will come in and share some knowledge with me, specific to my girls. I've read a few journals so far, in preparation, and I feel like Atrain is a blessing from the Gods - dude, your plants are gorgeous! As I mentioned earlier, since I'll be growing AFTW's, I'll be following much of Atrains past auto journals.
So, without further ado, let's get onto my setup, mix, and products.
I'll be growing two AFTW's inside of Apollo Horticultures 48x48x80 tent; each in 5gal smart pots, using ProMix BX with mycorrhizea, adding 1tsp of Dolomite per gallon. My light fixture is an LED, made by GalaxyHydro and produces 300w, which I'll be hanging 22in above the tops. The nutrients I'll be using are Advance Nutrients Bloom, Micro, and Grow, as well as Sensizym, Bud Candy, Rhino Skin, Voodoo Juice, Piranha, Big Bud, B-52, and Overdrive. I'll also treat the girls with CaMg+, by General Organics, as needed. I plan on getting a tower fan for the room, but I do not have anything in place, right now. My light schedule is set on 18/6, turning on at 6pm, and off at 12pm, which will allow me an hour to get home from work and feed the girls first thing in the "morning", also helping maintain steady temperatures (I hope), by having the lights turn off during whats generally the warmest stretch of the day. So far, my temps seem to be fluctuating between 68 and 75 degrees f, with the humidity bouncing between 65 and 80, give or take.
As far as my feed schedule, I'll be following a guide posted by Atrain, which is as follows...
Day 1 to day 10 = plain water bubbled 24 hrs
Day 10 to day 15 = .5ml/L - Grow / Micro / Bloom
2ml/L - Vodoo Juice / Piranha / B52
Day 15 to day 20 = 1ml/L - Grow / Micro / Bloom
2ml/L - Vodoo Juice / Piranha / B52 .5ml/L - Cal/Mag
Day 20 to day 30 = 1.5ml/L - Grow / Micro / Bloom 2ml/L - B52 /Rhino Skin / 1ml/L - Cal- Mag / Sensizyme / Bud Candy
Day 30 to day 35 = 1.5ml/L - Grow / Micro / Bloom 1ml/L - Voodoo Juice / Piranha / Rhino Skin / Cal- Mag / Bud Candy
Day 35 to day 40 = 2ml/L - Grow / Micro / Bloom 1ml/L - Voodoo Juice / Piranha /Big Bud / Cal-Mag / Bud Candy
Day 40 to day 45 = 2ml/L - Grow / Micro / Bloom / Big Bud 1ml/L - B52 / Sensizyme / Cal-Mag / Bud Candy
Day 45 to day 60 = 2ml/L - Grow / Micro / Bloom / Overdrive / Bud Candy 1ml/L - B52 / Cal-Mag
Day 60 = full pot flush with hose 5 min...
Day 63 to finish = plain water
Initially, I filled my pots with my mix on the 16th, and watered it thoroughly with my well's water, which roughly seems to sit around 7.5pH. Although there was never any runoff, I have to believe it was close to the tipping point, bc I put a very fair amount of water through the mix, but it never spit anything back out. I've asked a few heads on the BX mix, and I was warned about the delicacy required while watering, because of it's ability to store so much water. This is my main concern at this point, so any help here is much appreciated. We'll get back to this...
Anyway, on the 17th, I dropped the ladies into a bath for 15 hours, then germinated them until December 20th, then I dropped them in their homes - straight to the 5gal smart pots. On the morning of the 22nd, I was seeing no activity, but by the time I made it home at lunch, Bertha had risen.
The following morning, on the 23rd, Bertha's sister decided to join us. Say hello to Fiona!
Now, nearly 12 hours after Fiona (and 24 after Bertha) has risen, her's a picture of the sisters, together, during rest.
So as it stands, I'm very confused on how I should water my girls. Since I saturated my mix with water initially, it's still very moist. When I stick my finger in there, it's still coming out dirty, so I know adding more water is only a bad thing. That said, much of Atrains feedings are daily, which I'm assuming can happen once the girls grow and start drinking up the water. Have I made a mistake by planting these beans so quickly after saturating the mix, though? Or for these first 10 days, should I just hit the plant with water once the mix seems quite dry a couple inches down? How often should I expect, or practice watering? Is the goal to aim for a daily watering/feeding, or hit it as needed? Or is there a midpoint, where you water/feed "X" amount so that your ladies need it every day?
Ahhhh, so many questions! None the less, welcome aboard for those of you joining me, and many thanks to those of you willing to help!
Until next time...
Peace, Love, and Happiness!
JM26
so I would find out before you burn them up with nutes, and always best to start with lighter doses than what the bottles call for as it is easier to add more than it is to try and take too much away.
