Marijuana Growing - Journals - My First Closet Grow by Bayou bud http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/381290-bayou-bud.html Marijuana Growing and Cannabis Cultivation resources, Marijuana seeds, thousands of articles for growing cannabis. en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:54:01 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.rollitup.org/images/misc/rss.jpg Marijuana Growing - Journals - My First Closet Grow by Bayou bud http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/381290-bayou-bud.html June 2nd Starting to pop http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog22731-june-2nd-starting-pop.html Sun, 03 Jun 2012 05:13:22 GMT Things are going well. Each plant is doing very well, all roots are very clean and white. The temp average is 68-77 and my res fluctuates between... Things are going well. Each plant is doing very well, all roots are very clean and white. The temp average is 68-77 and my res fluctuates between 65-68 degrees. I have just begun to introduce some flowering additives and the buds are beginning to pop.

Got some pics for y'all too

-Bayou bud
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]]> Bayou bud http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog22731-june-2nd-starting-pop.html New Set-Up White Widow Platinum OG Kush http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog22296-new-set-up-white-widow.html Thu, 03 May 2012 16:58:49 GMT *New Grow Setup: Ebb n Flow * *Genetics: *-7 White Widow clones and 11 Platinum OG Kush clones *Goals: *-1/4lb to 1/2lb of WW and 1/2lb to... New Grow Setup: Ebb n Flow

Genetics:
-7 White Widow clones and 11 Platinum OG Kush clones

Goals:
-1/4lb to 1/2lb of WW and 1/2lb to 1lb Platinum OG Kush.
-No more than 15% crop loss
-No instances of pests or mold


Items I have:

1-4x8x8 mylar grow tent with zippers on all sides
1-6in exhaust fan sucking through the lamp and blowing out my window through a covered screen
1-4in intake filter, connected to my AC unit venting
1-3x6 top tray
1-50gal res and lid
1-Airpump
1-Waterpump (circulate the nutes)
1-Drain pump with 30ft tubing directly to the bathtub for easy remote draining
4-Airstones and Pump
2-Large hydroton bags (don't remember the size)
1-Large rockwool cube bag
18-Square net pots
1-Cool hood
1-600w dimmable ballast
1-1000w dimmable ballast
1-Box fan

Right now for veg, I have the 600w HPS running to quickly grow up a bit, I keep it between 400w and 600w depending on if I'm spraying or not. They are all green and I've hammered in my ratios... not a single nute problem right now! (but ain't veg the easy part hah)

Items that I still need:
1-1000w HPS bulb for the second ballast.
1- Cool hood
1- Auto-Fire Extinguisher
All- Blooming Nutrients
Carbon Filter (waiting until the end of week 2-4 to pick up one)
Thermometer (borrowing my buddies right now)

The plan:
Grow 18 plants at 1ft spacing in my 3x6 tray. Top before transition and then weave new growth through the trellis. I will put the Platnium OG plants under the 1000w and the White Widow under the 600w. This hopefully will keep the sativa and indica dom. plants around the same height throughout most of the grow. Trouble shoot that problem when it arises. ]]> Bayou bud http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog22296-new-set-up-white-widow.html NEW SETUP w/ pic of the african mango kush SEED FROM AFRICA! http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog19022-new-setup-w-pic-african.html Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:44:21 GMT Now going with a new hydro set up: Ebb n Flow: 2- 2x2 top trays 1- 20gal res 1- 7x4x4 mylar grow tent 1- 6in exhaust fan w/carbon filter... Now going with a new hydro set up:

Ebb n Flow:
2- 2x2 top trays
1- 20gal res
1- 7x4x4 mylar grow tent
1- 6in exhaust fan w/carbon filter blowing out my window (going to put a extra screen over it to prevent pests)
1- 4in intake fan...jimmy rigged to our AC unit
1- 1000w HPS bulb with the exhaust sucking through it
possibly throwing in a 400w MH for extra spectrum and light


going to grow out 8-10 bushy indicas, probably purple kush clones.
going to scrog them like crazy
CFM: -278
temp: 66-74

In the closet will remain our 4x5x2 tent where we will either begin sexing strains or continue making soil planted mother stock for use. Or we may just have some indicas in soil and perpetually be flowering while the other tent is in veg to really speed up our harvest periods.

pics of the set up soon.

here is a pic of the african princess, as I like to call her, came from a bag of african kush mixed with mango. The guy I got it from flies all over the world collecting seeds. I'm pleased with its progress. Not sure on the sex yet though :/ if its male, we will use it to cross breed.
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]]> Bayou bud http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog19022-new-setup-w-pic-african.html Threw in nutes and pic. http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog18450-threw-nutes-pic.html Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:49:34 GMT My little lady had deficiency so I threw in new nutrients. Excitingly enough the change was day and night in as little as a night. Take a look. ... My little lady had deficiency so I threw in new nutrients. Excitingly enough the change was day and night in as little as a night. Take a look. Expecting tonight to look even better. Still a few weeks out. Also added 3 DIY CO2 Bottles of out a 2L bottle with sugar and yeast. Even if it gives me a gram more overall, it would pay for itself considering I had all of the stuff.

-i know there is deficiency and I understand it's not ideal. I'm just proud for my first ever grow.
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]]> Bayou bud http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog18450-threw-nutes-pic.html Proper Setup now With bud pic http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog18422-proper-setup-now-bud-pic.html Sat, 03 Dec 2011 09:11:10 GMT Day 36 of flowering. I said screw off to the terrible pre enriched bucket and flushed that. Then watered with ro calimagic micro and bloom, adjusted... Day 36 of flowering. I said screw off to the terrible pre enriched bucket and flushed that. Then watered with ro calimagic micro and bloom, adjusted ph yaddah yaddah. It looked like it was having serious nitrogen deficiencies. In all fairness, which I am embarrassed of, it turns out our temps were fluctuating from 54 to 96 with light on light off for two nights before we had a chance to do something about it, that may add to the distressed look of the plant. Now we have a proper setup. 6in inline out through a 1000w HPS hooded lamp and out the window. Also, we have a 4in inline straight from our apt ac unit. It's low ambient is 68, its canopy low is 69. It's high is 72 ambient and 74 for canopy. We also popped in the teens we cloned off of our best plant. Should be interesting to watch. This is my first grow. So it isn't perfect, Really all practice for my ebb n flow system I'm doing soon.
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]]> Bayou bud http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog18422-proper-setup-now-bud-pic.html The sick girl died. http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog18174-sick-girl-died.html Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:43:58 GMT The sick Chocolope died. We had to finish her off. The bud all fell away and the whole thing wilted. It's way too late into our flowering for us to try to isolate and stabilize her. We are putting the two teens into the tent with the large plant. This way hopefully we can stagger the cropping out by around three weeks while I wait for my hydro setup to be ready for home use. And make up for some of the lost harvest by that dead plant. ]]> Bayou bud http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog18174-sick-girl-died.html News with pics http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog18145-news-pics.html Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:03:08 GMT One of my girls, that my roommate is growing, is turning yellow as hell in her leaves. Real bad. We flushed her and then readjusted her height from... One of my girls, that my roommate is growing, is turning yellow as hell in her leaves. Real bad. We flushed her and then readjusted her height from the new 1000 watt HPS that we got last night. New intake 4inch inline going straight to our AC as well. Temp is coasting at 82 light on, 74 light off. Considering a 4x4 for the next grow. Itll be 2 2x2 trays connected to a 20 gal res. under 1 1,000 watt HPS and 1 400w MH. Vented the same, but were hoping to have the extra space help with natural ventilation. Also it would come out of the closet and sit out on its own in my room cooling it down much further.

Any help in diagnosis of the sick girl would be helpful. Before this new intake and bigger vent fan, we were going up to 90. So I'm thinking heat. And maybe some chem burn. All I do know is that the older leaves are turning yellow, and theoretically it is too early to have them naturally yellowing.
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]]> Bayou bud http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog18145-news-pics.html <![CDATA[Here's a pic]]> http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog18094-heres-pic.html Sun, 20 Nov 2011 06:38:41 GMT Pretty proud of this bud so far for my first grow, felt like showin a close up. Also just starting adding two teaspoons of sucanate to the gallon of... Pretty proud of this bud so far for my first grow, felt like showin a close up. Also just starting adding two teaspoons of sucanate to the gallon of water when I water her. Hopefully this will increase yield a bit by supplementing glucose. Theoretically this would also sweeten the bud and add aroma and flavor as well. Also started putting in Calimate (sp?) 5 calcium mix into the water to make up for the fact the ppm count is so low due to RO. really trying to work hard here to 1. Hit the ground running with this first harvest and 2. Learn as much as I absolutely can to constantly get better.
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]]> Bayou bud http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog18094-heres-pic.html The seed sprouted! http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog18001-seed-sprouted.html Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:16:20 GMT That random seed I found in my dispensary bag sprouted. I used GH rapid rooter and within three days it is now two inches tall. How early should I... That random seed I found in my dispensary bag sprouted. I used GH rapid rooter and within three days it is now two inches tall. How early should I be able to identify the sex of the plant. It has not been feminized prior to sprouting. Also, any one know when I can transplant it safely ? There aren't seeds being sold for this strain, so I really do not want to mess up. Thanks ]]> Bayou bud http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog18001-seed-sprouted.html New roots http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog17929-new-roots.html Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:28:40 GMT One of my Chocolopes rooted like crazy yesterday and finally out the bottom today. Transplanted into a cup with some soil. Any advice on how much... One of my Chocolopes rooted like crazy yesterday and finally out the bottom today. Transplanted into a cup with some soil. Any advice on how much water/how often for this little lady? I really do not want to kill her, she looks like she is doing so well. Also, I dropped an African Mango seed into my germ box in an A-ok plug I saturated in purified water with a little rapid rooter. Hope it sprouts... and is a female. If its a male, I may mix it with the chocolope to see what happens. Who knows. I'm still very new to this all, so many doors to open and directions to test.
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]]> Bayou bud http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog17929-new-roots.html Also, Pardon the wait http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog17910-also-pardon-wait.html Mon, 14 Nov 2011 06:24:50 GMT Just remembered I promised pictures of the Scrog I got going on. It's going alright so far I believe.

Here are the pics.
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]]> Bayou bud http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog17910-also-pardon-wait.html Upgrade http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog17889-upgrade.html Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:32:14 GMT I was in a hydro shop and decided to upgrade a bit. Got an Ebb n Flow set up with a 20 gal reservoir. For next harvest I'll be starting up with 7-9 clones and I'll keep the ones that train well and look the best and probably save the others for next time or kill them. If anyone has any good advice on a nutrient blend or recipe to introduce plants in with that'd be appreciated. Also, those clones finally began to root out properly. My pH was messed up and I threw in some rapid rooter and 2 days later, bang. I'm considering throwing in this girl to the nutrient blend/top tray soon.
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]]> Bayou bud http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog17889-upgrade.html ScrOG http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog17743-scrog.html Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:02:56 GMT Ill be building a ScrOG screen for my girls that are too tall right now. I will be constructing it out of orange construction fencing and cedar wood.... Ill be building a ScrOG screen for my girls that are too tall right now. I will be constructing it out of orange construction fencing and cedar wood. I read on this forum about some good ways to SOG and ScrOG and feel comfortable enough with it to try my own hand at it. It's gonna take some training, I worry that my plant stalks are too dry and thick to really be able to train without any neg reprocussions. I'll send a pic or two once it's all set up. The little clones are looking good. Since I did a poor job of dropping the ph of the Rockwool early on I had to do it last night. I believe it's at around 6-6.5 which isn't horrible. The stuff baselines around a ph of 9 so at least it's back in a good direction.

Doing well for my first grow and it being an indoor one at that. No pests no mold. I'm getting a germ mat and cover soon and a all in one hydro garden to grow my clones up to teens. Gonna start going nuts with the cloning and all. Considering a last minute ScrOG as a bandaid for too much plant height. I'm thinking maybe next grow just doing a SOG to maximize growing space and materials. ]]> Bayou bud http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog17743-scrog.html Problems http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog17722-problems.html Mon, 07 Nov 2011 02:39:27 GMT The girls are too close to the lights and they aren't even through their 3rd week of flowering. Gonna rig up a nice chunk of orange construction screen to keep the plants low from the light, but still provide big enough holes that they can flower up through. Hopefully I wont lose out too much on the yield due to this. Also picked up some Bush Master to try and stunt that veg growth and have them bush out wide.
The little clones are doing well. Lowered down the pH to around 6.0 and threw them in bags after snipping half the leaves, really want them to root ASAP so I can pop them into soil. ]]> Bayou bud http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog17722-problems.html So.. Funny Story http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog17637-so-funny-story.html Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:15:17 GMT I won't say where or what I do for a job. But I will say that part of it now will entail me teaching 3 hrs of Botany Lessons a day to my students for a 6 week trial period.
-germination, propagation, veg/flower stages, DIY reservoir, DIY CO2 enricher... we will have some EPIC experiments and control groups.

This will be fun. I don't know what type of plant to use though. I need something that grows under shitty conditions, that germinates quick, and doesn't need a lot of maintenance that I can have 25. Also, no it cannot be cannabis of ANY form.

Any legal plant ideas would be welcome.

This for me has been sort of a MuHAHAHAAA moment. ]]> Bayou bud http://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog17637-so-funny-story.html