First Grow, four plants

Azadeh · #1 05-12-2008, 11:49 PM

Aloha,
I have decided to start a grow journal. This is my first grow and if I succeed I will do it for the rest of my life, and if I don’t… well then I start all over again.
I have been smoking for several years and I love it and if my last breath before dying is of weed ill die happy. Last summer I introduced my whole family to marijuana, they really liked it. Basically I got them all hooked and now they have sent me four seeds. I told my mom to smoke it when she got migraine, and she has been doing it. My brother was telling me why I hadn’t told him before and my dad was cheering, I figured out he probably smoked when he was younger but only in secret.
Then I decided that we should make a trip to Amsterdam from Sweden so I could make them love marijuana. And I guess I succeeded, going back home we had several bongs, weed, mushrooms and seeds.
My brother didn’t waste any time and as soon as he could he planted some seeds. That was one of the best trips of my life, I though I was in the twilight zone the whole time.
Well that’s my story, let’s start with my journal.

Seeds: two White Widow and two Sativa Mexicana.
Light: 400 MH for growing and 400 HPS for flowering
Nutrients: Ionic Growth, Ionic Bloom and Super Thrive.
Medium: rock wool and Canna Coco.
Temperature: 28C
Cycle: 24/7 vegetative growth
Grow area: 1 sq m

15/4 Germination
Two Mexicana and one White Widow were put in a cup of tap water and then put in a cabinet in the kitchen. After one day they had very tiny roots so I put them in paper towel in a plastic container with holes in it. After two days they had 1 cm roots so I decided to place them in rock wool.

18/4
Rock wool cubes were submerged in water for 12 hours and then submerged in ¼ Ionic Growth prior to putting the seeds in 1 cm in an already made hole. I covered the hole with a little rock wool by pressing some of it over the hole. I then put them under 400 MH light that was 80 cm or 32 inches above them.

19/4
The seeds have broken the surface and are growing. Germinated another White Widow.

Azadeh · #2 05-13-2008, 01:47 AM

20/4
I have been watering them twice a day with ¼ Ionic Growth.
Second white widow broke the surface.
I have named my plants now
Eva and Kahealani are both Mexicana
WWI and WWII are the white widows

23/4
They all have some roots showing under the rock wool, but Eva has more so I decided to plant it in a two liter pot with coco. Then I gave it ¼ Ionic Growth.
I bought a PH kit with an indicator; the PH was 7.5…..oops, Way to high. I took it down to 6.5

dak1b · #3 05-13-2008, 01:48 AM

looking good.

Azadeh · #4 05-13-2008, 02:09 AM

24/4
I planted Kahealani in coco, gave it ¼ Ionic Growth.
Gave WWI and WWII water twice, once in the morning and once at night.

25/4
I increased the nutrients from ¼ to 1.5/4 for Eva and Kahealani. Then I decreased the PH to 6.0-6.5. I gave them water until I got a runoff. I am not going to give WWI and WWII any more nutrients until I put them in pots.

Azadeh · #5 05-13-2008, 03:01 AM

26/4
WWI roots are looking a little beige in color so I decided to plant it in a 2 liter pot with coco. I gave it 1/4 Ionic Growth and watered until I got a runoff. I have bought a little fan to remove the hot air from the seedlings and also make their stems stronger.
Eva’s two first leaves are getting a little yellow.

Azadeh · #6 05-13-2008, 03:07 AM

These are Eva, Kahealani and WWI from left.

Azadeh · #7 05-13-2008, 03:37 AM

27/4
Eva’s leaves are turning more yellow and hanging down. I might have over watered it, I’m not sure. I won’t give it water today.
Planted WWII in a 2 liter pot.
Gave all but Eva water with ¼ nutes until water runoff, PH=6.0-6.5

28/4
Some one on Rollitup told me that the PH is too high; I lowered it to around 5.5 and watered them with 100 ml water with ¼ nutes.
I have a PH kit and read the PH from a color table; it’s hard to get the right PH. It has only 6 steps. PH = 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0, I want to buy a PH waterproof pen but it’s 130 bucks.

Azadeh · #8 05-13-2008, 04:07 AM

29/4
Eva is getting back some color on the lower leaves. But the younger leaves are light green, also Kahealani ‘s younger leaves are light green.
Watering: 100 ml ¼ nutes, PH=5.5

Azadeh · #9 05-13-2008, 04:14 AM

30/4
WWI and WWII first set of leaves are a little brown on the tips. Nute burn? I guess so, so I’m not going to give them nutrients for a few days.
Watering: 100 ml water PH=5.5

1/5
Eva and Kahealani got their color back!

Watering: 100 ml water PH=5.5

timmyjg6 · #10 05-13-2008, 08:05 AM

Hay man, i see you are heading in a good direction but there are a few things i would change if i were you...
1. You should really invest in a Water proof PH pen and a PPM meter.
2. Why don't you set up a drip system. They are so easy to maintain and make the job easier. I can help you build one for cheap....
3. I love ionic nutrients and glad to see your using them, but you still need to get the Ionic Boost for later on.
4. And if i were you no nutrients at all for the first 15 days from seed. They dont need anything else but water for the first 2 weeks.

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