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    Red face yes... another first grow.. and yes please comment... thx

    So this is my second attempt at a “first grow”… the first ended with at this thred... a second opinion needed


    The following is just getting up to today… About 6 weeks ago I ordered and got my Crystal seeds from here… Crystal Marijuana Seeds. I figured NL and WW mix can’t go wrong for the first shot... I got 10 (+the extra 5 sativa), and germinated 5. I screwed up by using jiffy pots and 2-20W floros that just got my hopes up and then dashed them after a four day trip that I wasn’t able to water them during…

    During this time I spent a good month getting everything together…

    Mylar
    250 W MH and HPS light
    Organic soil
    pH meter
    Organic Nutrients (Fox Farms yeah!) and pH buffers
    Fans
    Drip system (for when I’m on the road for work)
    Pots
    Thermometer and barometer
    Other crap…

    And wha-la-prest-o-change-o… my grow-room



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    Arrow Some more catch up

    So after the first failed attempt I germinated another three seeds (5/4) and to give it another go. After day three of the germ, I put each in its own 16oz drink cup that I punched holes in the bottom for drainage (5/7). They are clear plastic... so I found out the hard way that I had to shield the roots from the light… (thanks marcus420!) Anywho.. back to the grow… Two of the three came up 5/8. The third never did anything... I’m not sure what went wrong with it.

    I started with just Britta tap filtered water that was pHed down to ~6.3. That’s a half cup per plant on 5/7 and then again on 5/11.

    I then followed Videoman’s lead and picked up a block of dry ice. I got 40lbs on 5/12 and kept feeding chunks until I was out on 5/15.

    Here’s what they looked then…
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    looking good and heathy good lucky

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    All of this brings us to today…

    So after the post on 5/15, I decided to wrap the cup with foil... give them some Big Bloom and some other organic 12-6-6 nutes @ 2 tsp/half gal… and raise the light by about 9 inches. So I gave them each a half cup of water and nutes on 5/15. Then again on 5/17 to make sure the soil would still be moist for a weekend transplant.

    On 5/19 I transplanted them into some 5 or 6 gal pots that I had pre-wetted with just pH (~6.3) balanced water before the move. I also decided to bust out a beer brewing carboy and get a cheep-o co2 generator going with bread yeast and table sugar (that’s what is wrapped in the towel in the room pictures.

    I took some more pics today and you can kind of see the yellow starting to fade from the damage done pre-5-15. I’m calling them plant 1 and 3 three for future reference… Plant one pics are first. It’s about 3.5 inches tall with strong 3rd-node leaves… that is third and not fourth right (I still can’t figure out then you count a node or not). Plant 3 is only 3 inches tall and the 3rd-node leaves are just now starting to bust out. I did notice that the roots for #3 seemed to be more developed when I transplanted them.

    I like the node spacing as I have about 4 feet total height in the “room”, but I also am thinking about LST (what does that stand for BTW?) and am looking for some advice on when to start the training.

    Next post has more pics of #3...
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    Arrow Today's status cont...

    As promised... here are some more pics of #3...

    Hope you enjoy the grow as much as I do… stop by for updates.
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    Looks like your lights could be a tad closer - be careful with the nutrients when they're in fresh soil as there's plenty in there for a few weeks.

    make sure when you water, you water evenly, this is important to get the roots to use the full space of your pot, 5 gallons should grow a lovely girl, i have a white widow mother in one right now.

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    your plant is doing pretty good. keep up the hard work.

    just curious for own use,where did you get your mylar?

    ive tried home depot, lowes, all the art stores, pretty much EVERYTHING in my city. no luck.


    well BEST OF LUCK TO YOU!
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    -Jerry Garcia


    My Floro Grow:
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    Question Mylar

    I got it on ebay... but I've seen it in hydroponic stores too. It took one of these eBay: MYLAR 2m EXTRAWIDE 54" 4-1/2 Feet x 25' Feet (item 290117126888 end time May-22-07 17:51:35 PDT) to do my 45" W x 35" D x 52" T room on all eight sides.

    By the way... these babies have seen nothing but the 250w MH 24/7 since they poked their heads above ground.

    And to set the record straight... they are all for me. This is a not for profit science experiment only.

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    Post Day 16

    Here are some pics from day 16...

    I've been seeing this leaf curl on plant 1 since I transplanted... not sure what it is. Any thoughts? I suspect it's just they way this one is going to be.

    The pots are feeling light and I think I should water them tonight... but I'm going to wait it out one more day. I have a five day trip starting the day after tomorrow and I don't want them to dry out while I'm not here to help if needed.

    I dropped the light about 6 - 9 inches. They aren't getting burning, but it's getting hotter where the plants are. I figure 87 F is pushing it though...

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    hmm the curling on the leaves looks heat related. yea 87 is way to hot. not only will it fry your beautiful babies, but higher temperatures increase chances of males.


    GOOD LUCK TO YOU!!

    scope out and comment my grow if you can. thanks

    “There is a road, no simple highway, between the dawn and the dark of night, and if you go, no one may follow, that path is for your steps alone”
    -Jerry Garcia


    My Floro Grow:
    http://www.rollitup.org/grow-journal...tml#post139858

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