This is sort of a "plan as I go" grow, haven't really thought out exactly how things are going to be set up, but I thought I would just get things started.

Nov 2 2008

Bought some potting soil at Walmart, watered it and fluffed it up and filled three pots. Dropped one seed in each pot. Set them up in the bathtub.

Nov 6

I was curious, so I dug up the seeds to see where they were at. Two of the three were cracked and had started to sprout, not bad I guess. I hung a 2xT8 over the pots with a shower curtain rod.

pots in tub

Nov 8

And we got sprouts! The two that cracked are climbing, and they got their helmets on

number 2
number 3

I'm heading out of town for a week and a half tomorrow. Someone is handling the watering while i'm gone, but I decided to put up a second light before I go.

two lights

Nov 21

The two that have sprouted are coming along nicely

number two
number three

I dug up number one to see what the deal was, I guess it was a dud. The seed was cracked open a little, but there wasn't any taproot sprouting out. I might throw another one in there.

Nov 24

Well, the two sprouts were starting to look not so healthy. Bottom leaves going yellow/brown, top leaves green but light green not rich green.

Nov 26

Well after a bunch of reading and stuff, I figured the plants are not getting enough nutrients so they are stealing the nutrients from the lower leaves to feed the growth.

Bought some Advanced Nutrients 2-stage veg nutes and gave them a light dose.

Nov 27

Hmm I was hoping for a faster turn-around, doesn't look like things improved at all!

Nov 28

Alright! The nutes definitely did the track, these are back from the dead and doing great.

I have decided to move these potential moms out of soil into hydro, I just can't wrap my head around the soil thing, I just find hydro so much easier.

I have also made some more decisions on the grow itself, it's going to be a perpetual similar to Al B and stinkbud. 3 stages, 45 days strain, 15 days per section.

Nov 30

Built two bubbler buckets today for the two potential moms. Two airstones in the bottom of each backet. Got some black spraypaint made for plastic, to prevent light from gettting in to the roots. The plants are going to be suspended in PVC pipe in hole in the lid of each bucket. I would like to get some netting, like some nylon mesh, to hold the roots together so they don't clog up the airstones.

I'm giving them 24 hours for the silicone to cure.