My CFL Closet Journal, AK47, Ice, and Fem. Trainwreck

Hemp4Victory · #1 03-07-2009, 10:37 PM

Hey guys.
So this is my very first grow and since this place has been such a great resource to me I figured the least I could do was post my journal. I had some issues I had to deal with at the beginning and I changed my light setup once as well. Now that I have my final setup it's time to post this.

Setup:
1 Rubbermaid garment bag
4 26W 6500K CFL
4 23W 4100K CFL
4 26W 2700K CFL
6 Clamp lamps
6 Y-Splitters
15 8" pots
1 Noma Halogen space heater
1 Oscillating Fan
20L CIL Peat moss
8L CIL Pearlite
8L CIL Vermiculite
DNF Grow and Flower Nutrients
AK 47 Seeds
Ice Seeds
Feminized Trainwreck Seeds

All seeds were ordered from www.bcseeds.com. They have an excellent selection and offer great service when orders are placed within Canada. I would recommend bcseeds to anyone from Canada looking to purchase seeds. I obtained all of my remaining materials at Canadian Tire except for the DNF nutrients which I purchased at my local Hydro shop.

I experimented with both the shot glass germ and the paper towel germ. Both were done on top of my water heater where the temperature was warm and constant. I had success with both methods, however, the paper towel method proved to be far superior when compared to the shot glass germination. My paper towel seeds were ready to be planted in about 36 hours and broke through the surface roughly 2 days later. The shot glass germed seeds were ready in about 3 or 4 days and took another 3 or 4 days to break the soil. I would HIGHLY recommend that the shot glass be avoided whenever possible. The damp paper towels completely outperformed the shot glass germination.

I started my seedlings in my dixie cups filled with my soil mix. I hand mixed my soil and it is roughly 2 parts peat moss to 1 part of both the vermiculite and the pearlite. The seedlings have since come out of the dixie cups and gone into the new 8" pots where I am hoping they can stay for the remainder of the grow. If they begin to show signs of being pot bound I will transplant them one more time.

My 8 CFLs are running 24 hours right now. I wanted to use a 18/6 light cycle but my timer is no longer working. It will run fine and go into the dark cycle properly but for some reason does not turn the lights back on. Once it is almost time to flower I will be moving the plants out to the area I am setting up for flowering. It is about 5'x6' and I am thinking of using 2 400W HPS bulbs. Do you guys think that will be an ideal light set up for that area. I am planning to keep the best looking female of each of the separate strains inside the rubbermaid bag in permanent veg state. I will constantly be taking clones and transferring them into the flower room as soon as they are ready.

As of right now the seedlings have only received water. I have no pH meter so I am using water directly from my water cooler. The ppm on the cooler water is very low and I figure the pH is probably very close to neutral. I have been letting it sit out in an attempt to let some chlorine evaporate before I use it. I have decided it is time to apply my first feed. I am waiting for the plants to dry out so they can get their first taste of the DNF gro formula. I plan to start with a 1/4 strength and work my way up to a full strength.

So that was a whole bunch of talking. Now for the part everyone really wants. I took a couple pictures now that I have all my issues sorted out. Let me know what you think. This is my first ever grow so any advice that anyone could give me would be greatly appreciated.

wyteberrywidow · #2 03-07-2009, 10:41 PM

I ordered from bcseedking>They dont have fem t.w. and they end up with alot of males now.20 seeds of purps 19 male 1 hermieWTF.Soory wrong company..lol

Hemp4Victory · #3 03-07-2009, 10:46 PM

Hopefully I get a better male/female ratio then that. The trainwreck seeds are feminine. I hope I have no issues with them. I am just praying right now for a strong female of each strain to be my mothers. Then the clone wars can begin.

wyteberrywidow · #4 03-07-2009, 11:06 PM

yes hopefully you get more than that.It was bcseedkings that i ordered from and i ordered w.w.,ak47 and da purps.I still got a mother of white widow yet to get a female with the ak still have about (10 more beans) and da purps was just total failure.

Hemp4Victory · #5 03-07-2009, 11:57 PM

Everyone is looking pretty healthy. They all got their first taste of nutrients since getting into the new pots. I used a very weak solution for the first feed and the plants have all seemed to take well to it. There are a couple "girlies"(optimism over pessimism) with a tiny bit of discolouration but it doesn't looke like anything serious.

I didn't decide to do a single shot this time but there are definitely some shining stars in the group. I am hoping they will turn out to be female since they are showing the strongest genes.

Here are todays pictures. Roughly 48 hours since the individual shots I posted last.

playa869 · #6 03-08-2009, 01:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hemp4Victory

Hey guys.
So this is my very first grow and since this place has been such a great resource to me I figured the least I could do was post my journal. I had some issues I had to deal with at the beginning and I changed my light setup once as well. Now that I have my final setup it's time to post this.

Setup:
1 Rubbermaid garment bag
4 26W 6500K CFL
4 23W 4100K CFL
4 26W 2700K CFL
6 Clamp lamps
6 Y-Splitters
15 8" pots
1 Noma Halogen space heater
1 Oscillating Fan
20L CIL Peat moss
8L CIL Pearlite
8L CIL Vermiculite
DNF Grow and Flower Nutrients
AK 47 Seeds
Ice Seeds
Feminized Trainwreck Seeds

All seeds were ordered from www.bcseeds.com. They have an excellent selection and offer great service when orders are placed within Canada. I would recommend bcseeds to anyone from Canada looking to purchase seeds. I obtained all of my remaining materials at Canadian Tire except for the DNF nutrients which I purchased at my local Hydro shop.

I experimented with both the shot glass germ and the paper towel germ. Both were done on top of my water heater where the temperature was warm and constant. I had success with both methods, however, the paper towel method proved to be far superior when compared to the shot glass germination. My paper towel seeds were ready to be planted in about 36 hours and broke through the surface roughly 2 days later. The shot glass germed seeds were ready in about 3 or 4 days and took another 3 or 4 days to break the soil. I would HIGHLY recommend that the shot glass be avoided whenever possible. The damp paper towels completely outperformed the shot glass germination.

I started my seedlings in my dixie cups filled with my soil mix. I hand mixed my soil and it is roughly 2 parts peat moss to 1 part of both the vermiculite and the pearlite. The seedlings have since come out of the dixie cups and gone into the new 8" pots where I am hoping they can stay for the remainder of the grow. If they begin to show signs of being pot bound I will transplant them one more time.

My 8 CFLs are running 24 hours right now. I wanted to use a 18/6 light cycle but my timer is no longer working. It will run fine and go into the dark cycle properly but for some reason does not turn the lights back on. Once it is almost time to flower I will be moving the plants out to the area I am setting up for flowering. It is about 5'x6' and I am thinking of using 2 400W HPS bulbs. Do you guys think that will be an ideal light set up for that area. I am planning to keep the best looking female of each of the separate strains inside the rubbermaid bag in permanent veg state. I will constantly be taking clones and transferring them into the flower room as soon as they are ready.

As of right now the seedlings have only received water. I have no pH meter so I am using water directly from my water cooler. The ppm on the cooler water is very low and I figure the pH is probably very close to neutral. I have been letting it sit out in an attempt to let some chlorine evaporate before I use it. I have decided it is time to apply my first feed. I am waiting for the plants to dry out so they can get their first taste of the DNF gro formula. I plan to start with a 1/4 strength and work my way up to a full strength.

So that was a whole bunch of talking. Now for the part everyone really wants. I took a couple pictures now that I have all my issues sorted out. Let me know what you think. This is my first ever grow so any advice that anyone could give me would be greatly appreciated.

Mann those all look so good i hopw mine turn out that well!!!!

Hemp4Victory · #7 03-08-2009, 01:36 AM

I am extremely happy with how things are going so far. They are all looking very healthy and some of them are showing very impressive growth. There are a few who are still kinda small but I figure they will catch up eventually. Now I just have to wait a couple more weeks and hope for some ladies. I really like this plant thing. It makes for a very interesting hobby. I am going to try and get my hands on a book I saw called Sell marijuana Legally. I think I want to learn how I can use Canadian law to my advantage and get licensed to do this legally. It would be a very fun and rewarding job.

cheddarchops · #8 03-08-2009, 03:53 AM

looking real green man, sign of a healthy garden

, hope they turn into monsters! got my 6 little beauties growing along....

skybike · #9 03-08-2009, 09:38 AM

Damn! That is some awesomely good growth you've been getting. Good work! (I just woke up from a dream that I checked on mine and it looked like those, it was nearly a wet one let me tell you..) TMI? meh. However, I've just seen mine bounce back a bit, but not much growth, I'm thinking they're probably still in shock. I'll give them 1 week to show signs of good growth, if not then its time to pick to two 84w CFLs.

(along with the two 42w's)

Anywho, yesterday I picked up some mylar, so now the box is exponentially brighter that it was before. By the way, I have some extra if you want. Lemme know. Cheers.

Hemp4Victory · #10 03-08-2009, 12:44 PM

Glad to hear my outcasts found a good home. The avatar one looks nice and healthy. They were all looking a little on the sick side when they left here. How am I gonna get that mylar from you?

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