My First Grow and Journal - Page 3

GrnMan · #21 05-27-2008, 07:58 PM

Hey, I edited my post when you posted. Read again please and give me your thoughts.

OB Cron Kenobi · #22 05-27-2008, 08:12 PM

yeah what I have read says the 16 hr cycle is really controversial for that reason...

But my feelings are this is a bagseed that has had some pretty rough beginnings with me not knowing what the hell i was doing, so it has experienced not so much stress- but a early growth stall- I am hoping that by going from 24, 18, 16 hours of light I can replicate the real cycle of the summer and decrease stress going into 12/12. I dont want any hermaphrodites due to stress.

My thoughts with the 36 hours of darkness is that it will be an opportunity for the plant to use up its energy reserves and grow good and tall- and prepare itself to take in all it can from the hps in its flowering cycle...

IDK this has inspired me to do more reading on the 36 hrs of darkness. It would be a tragedy if i screwed myself here at this point.

I will post again tonight with what i learn of the 36 hrs of darkness.

GrnMan · #23 05-27-2008, 08:16 PM

Yea, I'm really interested. To bad you can't put some into 12/12 right away and the others with the 36 hours of darkness.

OB Cron Kenobi · #24 05-27-2008, 08:18 PM

actually I could... its easy to keep em in the dark- i can just throw em in a dark spare bedroom- and turn the light on some right now...

should I put the small ones in 12/12 now or the big ones? if you look at the pics they definitly range a bit in size, between 10- and 14 inches

GrnMan · #25 05-27-2008, 08:21 PM

Hmm, tough question. I'm not to sure, I guess put the small ones into 36 hours of darkness. I can't really think of any reasons why one would be better over the other right now.

hothousemary · #26 05-27-2008, 10:43 PM

nice journal. I look forward to watching this go along.. reped and scribed

OB Cron Kenobi · #27 05-29-2008, 04:08 PM

Ok here we go, a big update:

The 36 hours worked fantastically!!!

I cant tell you how excited i was to enter the grow room this morning after 36 hours of complete darkness. There was a ton of new growth on the plants- and even four with what i believe to be pre-flower development! I am stoked. Some of the plants leaves are droopy as i expected (no light or water tends to do that) and the pictures should reflect that as they are taken immediatley after their dark period.

Switching the MH bulb out was incredibly easy, and watching the new HPS bulb turn on for the first time made me light up almost as much as the room. I definitly expected the hps to put out more heat than it does, and i am thankful that it does not- the room temp is about the exact same as with the MH. The light is noticeably different, with a much more orangish/red to it- which i understand is the critical light spectrum for flowering.

Current Temp: 67 low at night and 76 with light
Current RH: 59% night and 44% with light
Light Height: 18" over top of tallest plant
Ph: I dont know... Do I need to get a meter? I dropped the nitrogen rich fish water now that their flowering and am now just using tap water with a mix of molasses and ultra low dose nute

I used 5 teaspoons of molasses in 2 gallons (I boiled the molasses down first in a smaller pot then mixed in with the rest of 2 gallons) and 1/2 a teaspoon of the bloom and grow from grocery store (expert gardner) I always forget the numbers on the bloom and grow specifically but they are in line with many of the more expensive products I have seen designed specifically for marijuana. For my first grow I am looking to avoid having to tamper with nutrients, that is definitely on the list for the next immediately following grow along with genetics. But for now- I am hoping this is cool. Is this a terribly bad idea, do I need 'wonder products'?

I rearranged and even went so far as to name the plants. I had too much fun with it and the ones with pre-flower development all got female names that started with H's, and the others got androgynous names. I also recorded their heights from end of main stem and a guess at what i belive to be their main strain; sativa / indica

Pics Begin in Same order as plant:
Sam: Sativa; 12"
Fran: Sativa 9.5"
Jan: Indica 7"
Bert: Indica 7"
Holly: Indica 7" (preflower)
Heidi: Sativa, maybe some indica? 7"
Heather: Sativa, some indica? 10.5"
Helga: Indica 7.5"
Pat: Indica 8.5"
Andrea: Indica, maybe some Sativa? 12"
Terry: Sativa, maybe some indica? 11"

Then I have some up close kiddy bud porn? If your in to that...
Followed by a group shot of the aspiring young bud stars
and then two shots of the outside of the operation
and finally a cool overhead shot i took

Well thats it, a ton of pics and a lot of writing, thanks to those that read it, and to anyone who even skimmed it has any advice or noticed something done wrong please call me on it- and tell me how to correct it.

Thanks all.

GrnMan · #28 05-29-2008, 04:34 PM

Hmm, still droopy I see. Mine did that going into 12/12 so I don't think it was the 36 hours of darkness.

Looks like pistils in one of those closeups?