I am a long time smoker, and 2nd attempt at growing. The first attempt was 10 years ago when i was 18. Didn't work out. I started with bagseed, since this is just an experiment. (If it works out, im leaning towards Jack Herer, White Widow, and/or L.A. confidential). I started with 2 CFLs for the seedlings, then i ordered one of those 225 LED low power panels. It's enough for the first week, and only draws 14 Watts.

The reason i chose LEDs. Power and heat. I have limited ventilation ability, and my power bill is too high as it is. I wont elaborate more on my circumstance for security reasons.

After the first week, they really started stretching, i could tell they needed more light. I got one of those 90w LED UFOs and stretching stopped, and rapid growth began. Its enough for vegging, im sure, but i may get a 150-250 watt HPS to add to flowering. We'll see.

Right now im at almost a month since germination, and im 3 to 5 nodes high on all 5 plants. (im guessing only 1-3 are gonna be female)

I'm not looking for a discussion on why HIDs are better than the way im doing it, cause i know. I cant use 400 watts for 18 hours a day. or even 12 for that matter.

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I added a 42w 6500k "daylight" CFL today. Hopefully that adds to the blue, and helps with vegging. So far, including all fans and lights, im using 264 watts. not a whole lot as far as grows grow, but im thinking it will be enough for now. They are growing so fast now. Im about 3 weeks in, and i made the beginner mistake of using MG moisture control soil. (I at least knew enough to mix in perlite) Is it to early to nute? I was thinking a quarter dose of FF Big Bloom every other watering. Does anyone have experience with using MG pre nuted soil? Anyone know of what store might carry Fox Farms nutes?

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I've added Fox Farms Big Bloom a few times, and Fox Farms Grow Big once. I went light on both. I like what I've seen so far. There are 5 total plants, and they are all growing at their own rate. 2 stayed in smaller pots longer, and one is mad at life because of it. I think i let it get root bound. 3 of them are really strong growers, 1 in particular. I hope the strong one is a female! I already smell the plants when i walk in the room. Next planned purchase is a carbon filter and impeller style blower.

I welcome comments. This is my first grow and its going well so far.

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I transplanted to larger pots today. I think im about a week or 2 from changing my light cycle. Its showing pre-flowers on all plants, and the stalks are getting thick. Most of the plants were just about at the point of being root-bound. I also used a better soil. I originally used MG moisture control, and for this i used FF Ocean Forest. That soil smells great! I mixed in a little extra perlite, but not much. These pots are way deeper than what i had. Temps have been pretty high this week too, going to get more ventilation soon. But they keep getting bushier and taller, and they look fairly healthy.
I welcome comments.

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Since last post, I have changed the light cycle. 3 of the 5 are showing sex already. One of my plants is a really strong, fast grower. Germinated in 2 days, vegged bigger than all the rest, has stood strong even when i let the heat get too high, and it showed sex 3 days after the light cycle changed! I have been crossing my fingers since it germinated for it to be female. I just checked it, now 6 days into 12/12, and every node has white pistils shooting out! I took one cutting of each plant before i changed the light cycle. The strong one, i call "strongy", should make a good mommy until i can get some good genetics. I also found a guy in there! One of the plants that wasnt a very strong grower wound up growing some nutsacks at the nodes. so far, 2 females, one male, and 2 waiting to show.
Pic 1, flower tent
Pic 2, Strongy from up top. 3 days into 12/12
Pic 3, Don't get attached, he's a guy.

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idk if u want ppl posting on your or not but looks pretty damn good

Nice grow, I'm glad to see more people are using LED's and saving power!

So im 12 days into flowering now. White pistils are shooting out everywhere, and bud formation is visible on the highest reaches. Of the 3 Females, 2 have Indica growth patterns, while the other is mostly Sativa. The Sativa is taller, and less bushy, and has 9-11 points on the leaves. The Indicas have 5-9 point leaves. They are really bushy, and have fatter leaves. I dont think they are pure indica or sativa, but indica or sativa dominant.

The first pic is the Sativa dominant. I tied the top down. (i know i should have done it during veg. calm down, its my first grow)

2 pics of all 3.

4th pic is the beginning of something beautiful.

BTW, thanks for your comments.

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I love your setup .. will be watching the progress

No major progress since last post, i just wanted to show some high quality pics of the early bud formation. All my previous pics have been with a cameraphone.

Some things i will say about first 2 weeks of flowering: They are thirstier than before i changed the light. I am having to adjust my lights daily. I am holding back on the nutrients for now; i think i will leach/flush the soil this week too. Some of the leaves were turned down at the end, and burned towards the end, and some were curling under at the sides, and most of the older leaves were slightly yellow. I have used plain water for the last few waterings, and the leaves have gotten greener. Learning how to pay attention to what the plant needs is one of the skills i was hoping to acquire through this grow, so im happy with the way its going.

The pics: 3 of flowering day 13.

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