Thundercat's Groooooooow

Thundercat · #1 11-16-2008, 12:28 AM

Ok guys, so I've been around for a couple months. I've been enjoying all of your grows, and planning my own newest grow

. I've finally managed to get to the point I can start up. I recently got some genetics from a friend, and I thank you. Yesterday, and today I picked-up the better part of my supplies. I'm gonna post some pics of the early stages. I'll be adding more over the next few days, as I put this all together.

The Setup- I'm am going to be using a DIY tent, that will be 8'L x 6'H x 5'W. This tent will be made from 3/4" pvc for the frame, 6mil heavy duty plastic, and once i pick some up, I will cover the inside of the plastic with mylar, or some other highly reflective coating. I will also be building a seperate veg box, which will be mostly for clones, until they are a couple weeks old. For now, I am going to use the main tent for veg until I need the second location. I have a 1000w HPS lamp which I will be using, mostly for flowering, but I may veg under it for a period of time. I have also built a DIY light that will be used for my clones, and possibly for a mother plant or 2. This light is made from 8, 20-26w CFL bulbs. The reflector is made from a sheet of cardboard which I spray painted with chrome paint. It didn't really get very reflective, so once I get my mylar, I will be lineing the reflector with that.

I'll be running a box fan on low around the plants to start with, hopefully strengthening them. I'm going to be purchasing a carbon filter, and an exhaust fan, just havn't gotten there yet. I would also like to get a vented hood for my 1000w light, or perhaps a cooltube.

I'm still in the air about my planting technique. I am using a soil mix, part organic topsoil, part perlite, part vermiculite, a touch of water crystals, and I may also get some orgainc bonemeal to boost the phospate and nitrogen levels.( if I missed anything important in my soil mix let me know guys) What I'm in the air about is, I've been planning on useing Natmoon's airbasket technique, but I just havn't gotten around to getting those supplies yet. I've got to look and see what kind of price I can find, cus I dropped alot of money at lowes today. I may just use some growbags just havn't made up my mind yet.

Well that is long enough for the setup, I hope you guys all enjoy my grow as much as I have yours. Please contribute, I only have a few grows under my belt, and still have alot to learn. Thanks guys,

Thundercat

Thundercat · #2 11-16-2008, 12:46 AM

The Plan- Ok now for the plan, and then the pics. I currently have 6 premium seeds, and about 20 seeds from a plant I grew outdoors this past summer. My plan is to germ all the seeds this week. I will be planting the 6 good seeds and vegging for about 4 weeks. The strains are 2 power skunk, 3 thai skunk, and one seed that is either a durban poison, or a super silver haze. There was apparently a mix up, and I don't know what that one is until it gets goin. All of these strains are wither pure sativas, or sativa dominant plants, so I don't think I am going to need to veg for very long. Obviously this does mean they will have to flower for a long ass time. I am only going to try to keep them short, with less veg time, and by scroging atleast part of them. Like I said before this is all still about learning for me.

I will be taking clones from all the plants at about 3 weeks to determine sex. This will be my first attempt at cloning so wish me luck here guys. Once I find out that they are all girls(fingers crossed), I will be using the 2 strongest plants to take another set of clones off of. The other 2-4 plants will be getting put into a scrog system. I am going to build independant scrog nets above each plant, similar to Jollygreengiants grow. The screens will be 2.5' square, and attached to the individual pots, or baskets depending which route I take. I am going to also put some the clones in to flower after only a short period of veg. I prolly won't scrog the clones, but rather sog them, or maybe do 2-4 more in scrog once the first are done, not really sure yet.

As I mentioned, I will also be cracking about 20 seeds from my outdoor plant. The genetics are unknown, it was just some good bag seed, but the thought is that I can crack them, and put them into 12/12 once they get 3-4 nodes. That will hopefully give us somthing to burn until the 10-12 week sativas are done. Atleast in theory. Well guys, I'm not sure if I left anything out, but if I did and you wanna know, just ask. Thanks guys now for a couple early pics.

Thundercat · #3 11-16-2008, 12:54 AM

Ok so the first one is of the part of my basement I will be using to grow. then I have a couple of the light I built, and will be using for my mothers and clones. I will also include some pics of my beans, and some supply pictures. I can't wait to show you guys some bud porn!!

I know they aren't anything great to look at I just wanted to start things off from the beginning. Hope you guys stick with me, thanks! Thundercat

-=4:20=-Guy · #4 11-16-2008, 01:18 AM

*subscribed* =)

naturalhigh · #5 11-16-2008, 03:59 AM

hey looks good bud...i will be watching..if you need any advice or help shoot me a pm...well i was goona say...to save you some time..if you were in my neck of the woods i coould shoot you some fem clones..lol i have 35 PK mums vegging to fill up the next staduim... good look...

1puff2puff3puff · #6 11-16-2008, 04:16 AM

Niiiice!! You have a GR8 area to work with, always helps.....

K1Ng5p4d3 · #7 11-16-2008, 09:29 AM

your off to a great start TC, cant wait to see how this grow turns out. you got MORE than enough know how to make this an awesome grow, n now you got some premiums to grow with dude, im definitely *scribed*.

N as far as your reflective material goes, you can go to wal mart n pick yourself up some shit thats JUST like that reflectex material they sell at HTGsupply -- you know those reflectors they use for car windshields?? its the same typa shit as the refletex stuff. I think it might be a little pricey, but if your in a hurry to get started, n all your waitin on is pots n the reflective material, then go pick some of those up man, n line your hood n your room with them. Hope that helped a little bit

N that homemade hood is the shit bro - i wish i thought of doin some shit like that when i was growin up top. Looks like a prefabbed hood man, dont look ghettofied at all. props for that. if i can +rep u i will, lemme see if i can.

So yeah man, im tuned in for the long haul, lets see what you can do bro. Make them bitches spew resin for us