Lowryder dwarf mix grow- mini cabinet

pitbill · #1 04-13-2008, 10:54 AM

Hey all

About ten days ago i started a lowryder dwarf mix grow in an old gun cabinet. The cabinet is 2'x1-1/2' x 5ft tall. I have 10 27 watt 5000k cfl's and 2 40 watt 2700k cfls in the cabinet. i have one 120mm computer fan as an exhaust, one as an intake and one as a interiour blower. The seeds were started in peat plugs ans transplanted into 1.8 liter pots at 4 days. Temp in the cabinet is a steady 75-80 but i'm having trouble with the humidity- 20-28 %. Soil mix is now a local organtic compost mix- changed it 4 days go from MG - my plants were burning up, and since changing i've seen a tremendous difference. they are still small for 10 days but they are recovering nicely. Please, any advise is always appriciated. I just bought this cabinet Suncast C3600 - X - Utility Storage Base Cabinet and built a bubbleponic system and i'll be starting a 12/12 grow from seed next week- that should be interesting- using afgan kush feminised.

pb

pitbill · #2 04-14-2008, 07:17 AM

A little update- 2 days later- plants are really perking up- its strange though- some are taking off and getting tall while others are creeping along the ground. Could this be because of the different strains of lowryder involved? I have no experience with this strain, and it really isnt growing very fast, but i guess its not suppose to

Heres some pics- as always comments welcome

PB

zilluz · #3 04-14-2008, 08:25 AM

i would like to hear what ppl have got to say about this because i was going to start a lowryder crop myself

dont look too bad tho(but im a noob what do i know)

pitbill · #4 04-14-2008, 08:39 AM

Thanks Zilluz

I've grown outdoors for a while, but indoor growing is new to me. This is a bit of a strange strain, it seems to grow a bit slow, doesnt stretch much- short and squat, except 1 thats growing vertical fairly fast. I guess its the different pheno's- usuall i plant outdoors, check for the first 2 weeks, then come back in late sept to harvest- that plan usually gets me my head stash for the year. I'm putting a few out in 3-5 weeks, but i'm also gonna try theses lowryders outside too, but fairly non stealth location, so i can keep an eye on them. I got 12 more lowryder dwarf mix beans, so we'll try that in late may early june- anyway i'll report growth with pics in 3-4 day

PB

pitbill · #5 04-18-2008, 07:35 AM

Ok here we are 3 days later, about 2 1/2 weeks from seed. There seems to be a few different types in here. Its the lowryder mixed pack, which can contain lowryder 1, 2 and unreleased strains. The runts are really starting to go now and my two biggest are getting real nice looking. I've justy started giving them a tea of jamican bat guano and worm castings mixed with water until its a dark brown tea. They seem to love it and in the last two feedings they have exploded and gotten a real nice dark green. So here are my questions
1- when will i be able to sex them- i know nothing bout lowryders and i dont want to miss any males. I usally grow feminized stains outdoors, and basiclly abandon them after a week or two and dont see them again until Sept- Oct.

2- Will this "tea" be enough for ferts or do i need more. I'd like to keep it natural if possible being this is going into my body.

So heres some pic's and please comment, help is always appriciated-

PB

zilluz · #6 04-18-2008, 08:22 AM

looking real good ive never used the bat guano stuff but i might get a bit for my next grow i only keep hearing good stuff about it and as for will the bat guano be enough i dont know but theres loads of organic nutes too choose from id probly get some me personally but im sure some good roll it upper will be able to help you out a but more in depth

pitbill · #7 04-18-2008, 04:09 PM

yeah, i guess i should get some ferts- anyone have any good suggestions for something thats natural???

PB

zilluz · #8 04-19-2008, 12:48 AM

ive heard bio-bizz is a good one to start on for soil but there might be some better ones

pitbill · #9 04-19-2008, 09:16 AM

Hey,

i just ordered some bio-bizz top max. it says its formulated for heavy blooming- lets see if it works

PB

zilluz · #10 04-19-2008, 12:42 PM

i wos going to get some myself but ive decided to grow in canna coir i know someone who uses it an it seems the roots grow faster bigger so after this soil grow im changing