Some food for thought I want to save here.

I had someone ask me today-

"When you get the chance, what are you going to do differently?
What have you learned ? "

I wanted to save my responce in my journal.


Once I get a more stable situation and can set up a more permanent room (next grow) I will narrow everything down.

Things learned... lol
Room

Go with white walls if I can.
Large single drain tray under all Lady's.
Try and use same soil mix & size pots-
Used flood bottom feeding to water.
One tek at a time- Really like scrog & vert ( for the most part )
One lady grown right will give as much as 5 grown poorly.
Use a small ac--less fans.


Pots
Smart potz seem to be winner for large ladies 2-20 gallon potz

Micro I would go with Decorative air pots like im testing now.(lookz matter)

Layered with verm or perlite layer close to or on the bottom of potz.

Soil

I want to get to- home made * Organic compost*

I need to get to a consistent self made mix that just kills it every time.
-For this I give myself 3 years-

Something like--home made Compost - Earthworm farming - I have horses so all kinds of good poo-oats-straw and such to learn about.

Soil I would use will be at least 3-6 months mixed and composted.

Soil mix-

I want much more control over watering yet don't want to give up on organic soil.
I imagine something like 60% (perlite type substance) 40% soil

I have not played with coco yet or even perlite let alone verm...
so not sure what I will end up with.

Feeding/nutrients

I have gone with Age old organics for my 1st line to try.
This is what I will do with any new ladys that may come.
Will follow what they say and when.

At some point I would like to go with Top dressing organics instead. (2 years away maybe)

--------------------------Side note-------------------
I am going to use a mix of strawberry,wheat,bamboo,roses and grapes from seeds to measure my progress in the soil department. I have also started seeing what I can clone outside. new set planted every 3 months type testing.
most Seeds on order already. Some I already have.

I have been working on my tree collection and have been collecting fat earthworms and setting up for a semi portable compost/earthworm farm.lol

--------------- Enough of that-I could go on a hour, easy--------------

I know that I have no way of knowing
what kind of space I will have ta grow
in down the road. I want a barn....lol

Lets just give me a extra room- 10' x 12'

A few hundred $$$

1 -- Grow tent - 5'x10'x8' two rooms
2 -- Grow tents 2'x4'x6'

large tent against the far wall with other tents on the left and right walls.

Large tent for 2 flower romms 1-2 months apart
one veg tent
one for others ( veg/flower/mico whatever ) Mothers maybe...

I have all the cfl's you could ever want.
one each -150w & 430w Hps lights-

Looking for-
A t5 set up
90w Led and a 300 to 500w led
600w-1000w water chilled hood and chiller
Air tube 600w then a 1000w light

---My arsinal in 5 years---

Grow-
using lets say cfl's+150w-430w and 600w
6 months from now- I should have this set up-

Large tent--
1 room -
4 square 8 gallon smart potz
Store bought- lol- Organic soil
1 drain tray bottom feed/watering

430w Vert bulb in airtube hood
4 different specrum 26w cfls

scrog to vert with 4 strains

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2nd room -

5 gallon 1st hydro-unsure on tek-

2 x 5 G pots 100% coco/perlite

400w hps airtube hood
a few cfl's
or testing LED T5 lights
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Smaller tents-
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CFL's / T5's for veg and mother's

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150w and 64w Cfl for seed grows

--Yep, that would about do it I guess...

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Once I find a line of nutrients that work for me. I will stick to it.

I'm thinking Age Old organics will work fine...

-I have learned-- I want to be a seed bank... Just self sufficient
-In 5 years start my own line of lady's *start* lol <-- long road-
-Become involved and start making a legal living with the MMJ movement.* career*

I hope in the next year to find a old school type grower to show me the way. lol
I need to be a apprentice to really get where I'm going.

You might ask why I would take the time to do a journal this way-with so much in it.

When wave 2 is up and everything gets packed up-put away.
I can see myself sharing this journal to show someone
inorder to show what I am all about..
Once I try to get a teacher/mentor- that, or a job. lol
also
I will be around for a long time and really want my roots well documented.

I do not and have not planned on another journal for a few years as I do my thing.( just post here and there ) Read everything.
Twice..

I figure someday do another journal and mark progress. lol

Not to mention I have already gone
back dozens of times to see what I was thinking
about this or that and can already say my efforts have payed off.

This response was more for me than anyone Else as is this journal i guess lol
so sorry if i tend to get a little long winded.

Again -- I thank you for taking the time _______- and all those that
read this far. Have a great grow...

SSH 1 3-23-12



She got chewed by spider mites and a little over watered.
When I sprayed the mites she turned this funky grape fruit shade of pink.
Might have been the Cinnamon oil not sure.
The spray was all organic oil spray so I'm not worried and she didn't
fry,just changed color. Funky.. She is looking better tonight.:weed:

:weed: CFL's are not so bad... :weed:

Ok... These are good example's of why you dont want to over feed Dj short Grape Krush...

1st off we have a clone that is oh lets say 2 months old... Wont grow/\wont die.
I am just watering and watching.



Next off we have a Grape krush in a cup. I'm thinking Nitrogen deficiency...
so far im just watering.




The Next one it toast.
Again im thinking Nitrogen deficiency, then when I sprayed it with my
spider mite mix. that was all it could take. ops. my bad.



The last GK looks like it has the same problem. On these 2 I'm trying just a couple
drops of nuts to see what happens.




Turns out it was a bad Idea to plant in my SCROG set up.

All Other Lady's (SSH)in the same container are looking fine.

I think I will pull the 2 GK from the SCROG which would leave only
2 teens left in this large container.

I'm leaning towards placing 2 or 3 SSH clones in the SCROG even tho
I am planning on putting into flower room within 2 weeks.

The Grape Krush is a sweet looking,dank strain and is worth growing
yet the yield seems to stay rather low.

The SSH seems to give mass yield and the Sour D seems semi-mass yielding.

Humm... Things to think about.

Seed Grow:
Dj Short Grape Krush-Super Silver Haze-Bag seed...
---3-21-12---

The SSH and GK are about 3-4 weeks behind the bag seed male.
The GK is really small,going to be just one fat bud full of seed.
The SSH stretched like crazy and I will have to bend and train her.
The Bag Seed is fat fat fat and just pumping out pollen like crazy.
1st time I have ever grown male and dam this thing is fun to watch.
Wish I knew what it is. I know Mexican bag seed is good chit now a days.
The Mexicans have been growing indoor buds and breeding super fast growing
buds for outside grows.
Seems they only use like 6 or so strains and I am looking for the article that had the names.
Think I will keep the seeds and grow a couple fems later. See how they are.

:arrow:Training & scrog room 3-21-12:idea:

Here are a few shots of where it all happens.
The lights are all very easy to move and the mix of lights makes a difference
as do the extra reflective pieces.

I like to water with these cups, I spread around then fill and let it slow drain right at the base.

Ive been thinking I might start feeding this way as well. More control.

the Vent on the very top is connected to the scrubber and blows cool to cold air for the most part.
the lower vent is just open to air.( notice the curve-blocks light)

If need be I could simply add a foam wall/door and make areas flower rooms.
Don't think I will need to tho.

The last thing I need to take care of is the vent on the far wall.
There is a open window behind that wall and that is my fresh air.

I know the fan is not big enough and the line is way to long.

Just don't want to use the bigger fan. Over kill.

Thinking I will go with a cool air humidifier I have.

That said and done... Enjoy..:weed: