First proper grow

Erysichthon · #1 04-18-2008, 08:16 PM

Startin up a grow journal for this grow. at the moment i have 3 plants im focusing on, im growing them to clone and SCROG the clones. i have a 4'x6'x6' growroom. As of now i have my grow enclose coffin style with a large mirror, my uberlight, and cardboard wrapped with white poly plastic. biggest plant is a little over 3 weeks from seed, and others 2 are about a week behind it. one close up below is big one one is small one

My seeds are bagseed the best i could find. i ordered from nirvana and got my package sans seeds..

My lights are floro/cfl, i have a t8 2x30or40 watt tube shop light, with 6 added 26/100watt cfls. im workin on getting more lights but for what i have its workin for now. they are all 6500k daylight bulbs. got my mylar today, and ill be putting it up soon. also picked up Buds for less. plants are on 18/6 now temps are vary from 70-85, humidity is up since i got a humidifier.

im workin with soil, expert gardner potting soil, with some vermiculite to hold moisture. and i have some 24 8 16 nutes for veggin.

i have one more plant im experimenting on. its from my earlier failed grow. its very stretched and stressed, im practicing topping, cloning with it to get some use from it, and ill probably flower it to see what sex it is just for the experiance.

any advice?

here are a few pics

Ery

Erysichthon · #2 04-19-2008, 04:18 PM

got home from work today and checked on my plants. watered what needed it and i noticed what looked to be pistols on my biggest plant, the one ive been experimenting with topping, fimming, cloning. i could be wrong and it could just be new growths, but im seeing some other new growths too, i cant remember the term, but i know both male and females have them. and i think its growth rate has increased. im gonna post a pic of it, but not a close up of the questionable pistol. crap phone cam, useless for this. this plant has also been VERY stressed from stretching, and was quite root bound when i transplanted it today. anyway heres SHE is, she has had a rough life, i abused this plant, on purpose to see what all they can handle and to test some techniques.

Ery

cerveza420 · #3 04-19-2008, 05:03 PM

did u transplant them into that small green pot in the pic or are they now in a bigger pot bc that one is pretty small

Erysichthon · #4 04-19-2008, 06:24 PM

transplanted to that one, its 8 inch. i should probably a bigger one eh? for reference that crown bottle is a half gallon, i use it to water

would it be safe to clone off this plant if it is indeed goin into flower?

Ery

Erysichthon · #5 04-21-2008, 07:45 PM

things are goin good, still havent got my mylar up but its here so ill do it soon. going wed. to get me some proper foxfarm ocean forest soil.

my plants seem to be looking good. the one that was maybe female is STILL maybe female i still see some small hairs but nothing definate yet, here are the new pics. how do they look??

Ery

thedoctorzoidberg · #6 04-23-2008, 09:21 AM

um......... good luck with this.

SpyderWhite17 · #7 04-23-2008, 05:19 PM

just an fyi: mirrors reflect hot spots of light and will burn little spots onto your plants...look into growing with the scrog method..it takes a little longer to veg but it is well worth it..you can triple your yields if you do it right.
oh and the way to tell if it is flowering is if the pistils are white
not sure what kind of yields you can get using floros (for the amount of time you put into it) since high intensity discharge lamps are what really make your buds thick
goodluck though

thedoctorzoidberg · #8 04-23-2008, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by SpyderWhite17

just an fyi: mirrors reflect hot spots of light and will burn little spots onto your plants...look into growing with the scrog method..it takes a little longer to veg but it is well worth it..you can triple your yields if you do it right.
oh and the way to tell if it is flowering is if the pistils are white
not sure what kind of yields you can get using floros (for the amount of time you put into it) since high intensity discharge lamps are what really make your buds thick
goodluck though

um....... mirrors do not create hot spots. tin foil does... and kinked up mylar.

Gamble · #9 04-23-2008, 06:11 PM

i have tin foil up, does it really creat hot spots and what will it do?

Erysichthon · #10 04-23-2008, 11:56 PM

Ive put my mylar up, its a very delicate procedure. im still using my mirror. and i will untill i go full scale and utilize my whole grow room, im cutting down my space from 4'x6'x6' to about 20"x5'x22" at the moment with my coffin design. i added more lights too, i now have a total of

2x 32wat 4' tube flouros
6x 26/100 wat dayligt cfls
1 43/150 wat cfl
1 23 wat 90 wat cfl

for 4 plants 3 of them small, in a very small space. my temps still stay a bit high. my humidity is now very good. and my ph is good. i picked up some blood meeal today to help with nuts. and im startin the 2 smallest on other nuts soon.

i will replant some of the plants after i go get my foxfarm soil in the morning.
bigger pots and better soil. here are some current pics, i still dont know about the big plant and, i dont think ill flower it in my growroom even if it is female. it would be too big a difference in age with the others and size with the stretching. maybe ill axe it or give it away once i get a positive on the sex. here are some pics

any advice, critiscism, compliments?

Ery