Hey Guys,

Thought I'd keep a journal of my Papaya and Hindu Kush grow. Gotta start with beans again as we had an issue with clones (don't ask) . Seeds came from Nirvana and I germ'd 5 of each for 2 days in wet paper towels. All 5 (of each) cracked and went in to aerotubs. 1 of the Papaya seems deformed but I'll let it go and see how it turns out. I'll probably veg long enough (5-7 weeks) that I can get some clones this time. I fully expect these to get too big for the space but am hoping to get enough clones that I don't need to use beans for the next grow. I can add another 400w and another 600w if necessary. Will be switching to HPS in 5-6 weeks.

The current set-up is as follows:

(2) home made aero tubs with (1) 350gph pump and (2) 12" airstones in each
tub.

(2) 400w MH covering about 20sqft. ((1) 600 and (1) 400 standing by)

RO water with Advanced Nutes (Sensi A, Sensi B, VooDoo Juice and Carboload)

5 Papaya beans (tub on left) and (5) Hindu Kush beans (tub on right).

We're now 12 days in and I'm posting the first pics. Pictures below are at 6 days from sprout (Papaya) and 12 days from sprout (both Papaya and Hindu Kush).

Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.

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Looking good so far. Kepp it up man. Id love to do some cloning with my AK's I just started yesterday. Good luck boss!

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Thanks! Good luck with your AK's. I have some "Gremlin" beans (22% THC) on the way and can't wait for those to arrive! I predict bong hits and Saturday morning cartoons when those arrive as I don't think I'll be much good for anything else.

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OK....we're now 17 days from the day the beans cracked and everything seems to be doing well. Even the one baby that was a little deformed seems to be coming around.

I'm running my nutes (AN Sensi A & B, VooDoo Juice and Carboload) @ 250PPM and from all signs I seem to right where I need to be. Any higher and I see small signs of nute burn. I don't know what it is about these aerotubs but they always seem to use nutes very efficiently. Previous grows have taught me that by the 5th week of veg-ing I can run between 600 and 700ppm but no higher.

I'll be veg-ing a little longer this time (maybe 6-8 weeks depending on preflowers) in hopes of getting a few healthy clones. The clone cabinet is currently being used for 2 clones I took from the last grow although due to unfortunate circumstances those clones were taken after flowering was well under way. Needless to say the time to revert back to the veg state is taking forever although I do see signs that the veg cycle has begun.

Lighting is still (2) 400w MH for the 2 tubs. Last weekend I installed a new RO system which is working extremely well. It seems much easier to maintain PH with RO water. I'm running at 5.7-5.8 with very little adjustment needed each day.

You may ask why I'm growing 5 in each tub when I have 6 pots in each. Well....previously I had read several postings regarding the poor success rate of Nirvana seeds. I'd never tried Nirvana before and assumed I might have the same poor luck as a few others who have posted here. Due to the limited space (4'x5') I thoght if I germ'd 5 of each (Papaya and Hindu Kush) and ended up with 3 of each I'd have more than enough room for 1 tub. However, this was not the case and I can only assume that the poor percentage others have had was not because the beans were defective. All 5 beans of each cracked and I needed to add a second aerotub. Rarely do I hope for males but this time I need a little more space and wouldn't be upset if a few boys had to be cut down. Hopefully I'll be able to spot preflowers soon enough and can thin out the plants giving the remaining fems more room.

Pictures below are at 17 days from beans.

Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.

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Hello to all. Nothing much new to report at this point other than I may run out of space soon. These pics are at 22 day from beans. Again...1 tub Papaya and the other tub is Hindu Kush.......both from Nirvana with a 100% germination rate. Another week or two and I'll be searching frantically for pre-flowers so I can weed out the males and give the fems a little more room to breath.

Oh yeah! The Chrystal clones I took from the last grow (which were 5 weeks in to flower) have reverted back to veg successfully.


As always...any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.

Cheers!

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Day 24 here and the 10 babies in the aerotubs are already starting to overlap one another. Took 20 clones yesterday (10 of each Papaya and Hindu) and hopefully by the time they show roots the main plants will have shown their preflowers and I can thin them out as well as tossing the clones that are male. Ahhhhh...it'll be so nice getting back to growing from cuttings rather than from beans.

Haven't posted pics before of the Chrystal clones I took last grow because I wasn't sure they'd survive since they were taken 5 weeks in to flower. However they have reverted to veg and seem to be doing nicely. The pic taken with the 2 drip systems are the reverted Chrystal. The clones on the rolling cart are the ones taken from the current grow. I want to end up with 1 of each fem: Papaya, Chrystal, Hindu Kush, and some Gremlin. No gremlin plants yet...just beans waiting for space.

Temps have been staying around 70 fah and humidity stays around 50%. Nute PPM'S are : 400ppm Aero tubs and 650PPM drip system. Ph is kept at 5.7.

Lighting is (2) MH 400's above aero tubs. (1) 400 MH in veg cabinet. (1) 150w cfl over cloning table. All HID lighting has switchable ballasts and I'll be going to 12/12 in about 1-2 weeks and switchning to HPS bulbs.

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ohhh this looks like a nice, organized grow, ill def follow this!
goodluck

Duece.

you will love the papaya...

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Thanks BigMike....I can't wait!

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