NLnovice's Northern Lights - Soil - CFL - Cabinet Grow 2012

[NLnovice]

NLnovice's Northern Lights,Soil,CFL,Cabinet Grow 2012


Northern Lights
Feminized
Indica 75%+Sativa 25%
Flower-1st day of flower
Indoor
Soil
70% Roots Organics+15% Fox Farm Ocean Forrest+15% Perilite
3 gallon pot (12" diameter)
CFL bulbs
Veg-4x26 watt 6500k
Flower-4x42 watt+6x26 watt 2700k(2 are 6500k)
Daytime 75-82 degrees
Nightime 68-74 degrees
Humidity 35%-55%
Unknown soil PH
No pests
Water every 4 days(about)
Botanicare Pure Blend Pro Grow and Bloom,Liquid Karma,Cal-Mag,Sweet

 

[NLnovice]

Re: NLnovice's Northern Lights,Soil,CFL,Cabinet Grow 2012

Welcome,
This is my 2nd attempt with Northern Lights.
My first try did not go well because of many mistakes by me.
I learned alot from my mistakes and hope this grow goes well.

Set-Up Info

I converted an old wardrobe cabinet to give me a grow space of about

48" high - 24" wide - 18" deep

Walls painted flat white and a flat mylar reflector on top of lights.
Everything for the cabinet and lights were bought at my local Home Depot.
Intake and exhaust fans are computer fans bought online.

If interested I can go more in depth about setting up the cabinet,light bar,and fans.

 

[NLnovice]

Re: NLnovice's Northern Lights,Soil,CFL,Cabinet Grow 2012

Germination-
Used paper towel method between two plates.
After about 36 hrs. seed had popped and had about 1/2 inch taproot.
Planted seed in one gallon pot watered with distilled water.
About 20 hrs. later sprout had emerged from soil and was about one inch tall.
Turned on lights to begin Day 1

 

[NLnovice]

Re: NLnovice's Northern Lights,Soil,CFL,Cabinet Grow 2012

Day 1
18/6
Using 2 - 26 watt CFL 6500k to start.

 

[NLnovice]

Re: NLnovice's Northern Lights,Soil,CFL,Cabinet Grow 2012

Appreciate any comments, tips, or advice...Thanks

 

[NLnovice]

Re: NLnovice's Northern Lights,Soil,CFL,Cabinet Grow 2012

Day 7
First watering 2 cups distilled water.
3" tall

 

[NLnovice]

Re: NLnovice's Northern Lights,Soil,CFL,Cabinet Grow 2012

Day 14
3 cups of rain water and foliar feeding.
End of seedling stage begining of veg.
Added more lights now 4 x 26 watt CFL 6500k

 

[NLnovice]

Re: NLnovice's Northern Lights,Soil,CFL,Cabinet Grow 2012

Day 18
Noticed pale leaf tips at top of plant.Have not given any nutes so I am
guessing this must be a deficiency... Any ideas?

 

[JASPL]

Re: NLnovice's Northern Lights,Soil,CFL,Cabinet Grow 2012

Great looking plant. Seems to me its ready for 50% mix of your planned nutes.

Best of luck with the grow.

JASPL

 

[NLnovice]

Re: NLnovice's Northern Lights,Soil,CFL,Cabinet Grow 2012

Welcome JASPL,
Thanks for the advice and encouragement.

 

[NLnovice]

Re: NLnovice's Northern Lights,Soil,CFL,Cabinet Grow 2012

Day 20
First nute feeding
Well supposed to be 5ml(1tsp) per gallon of both Botanicare Pure Blend Pro Grow
and Liquid Karma but I measured wrong and only mixed .5ml of each.
So I guess that really does not count as a nute feeding.
4 cups
5 1/2" tall

 

[NLnovice]

Re: NLnovice's Northern Lights,Soil,CFL,Cabinet Grow 2012

Day 25
Transplanted into 3 gallon pot
Sprinkled Mykos WP onto roots and top dressed soil then watered in with
mix of tap and distilled water.
7" tall
Switched to 16/8 cycle

 

[NLnovice]

Re: NLnovice's Northern Lights,Soil,CFL,Cabinet Grow 2012

Day 26
Many pale leaf tips and new growth is twisting

 

[NLnovice]

Re: NLnovice's Northern Lights,Soil,CFL,Cabinet Grow 2012

Day 28
8 cups of tea and nutes mix
Tea = 1 gallon tap, 1 cup earthworm castings, 1 Tbs molasses, 1 Tbs big bloom 36hr brew
Nutes = 1 gallon tap, 2 tsp(10ml) Pure Blend Grow, 1 tsp(5ml) Liquid Karma
Mixed - 2 cups tea + 6 cups nutes
8" tall

 

[NLnovice]

Re: NLnovice's Northern Lights,Soil,CFL,Cabinet Grow 2012

Day 32
8 cups
Added 2 Tbs big bloom + 2 tsp earth kelp mixed in 1 gallon of tap water
10" tall

 

[NLnovice]

Re: NLnovice's Northern Lights,Soil,CFL,Cabinet Grow 2012

Day 36 Flower 1
Switched lights to 12/12
4 x 42 watt 2700k
4 x 26 watt 6500k

 

[NLnovice]

Re: NLnovice's Northern Lights,Soil,CFL,Cabinet Grow 2012

Day 37 Flower 2
8 cups
Mixed in 1 gallon of tap water
2 tsp Pure Blend Grow + 1 tsp Liquid Karma + 1/2 tsp Cal-Mag
12" tall

 

[NLnovice]

Re: NLnovice's Northern Lights,Soil,CFL,Cabinet Grow 2012

Day 38 Flower 3
New growth at top of plant have less to no pale tips.
Returning to way it should be, however bottom fan leaves very splotchy... see pic below..

Guessing Nitrogen deficiency?
Any thoughts appreciated....

 

[NCDude]

Re: NLnovice's Northern Lights,Soil,CFL,Cabinet Grow 2012

Looking good!

 

[JASPL]

Re: NLnovice's Northern Lights,Soil,CFL,Cabinet Grow 2012

Beautiful plant, nice and bushy. You're doing a great job with her.

I wouldn't be concerned with the yellow tips - everything in moderation, plants are incredibly resilient.

I've been trying to discipline myself not to micromanage every leaf blemish.

Keep up the good work.

JASPL