1st Grow With Big Bud And Crystal

pigpen · #1 06-19-2008, 01:38 AM

Hello guys this has been a long time coming and I am really excited about my first grow. The strain I got was from onestopseedshop and cost me 45 for 10 of each packet of big bud and crystal. Got to my apartment in Tallahassee Florida no problem

Light- HTG 400watt with a mh bulb. also have a 600watt galaxy ballast that I havent got going yet

Ventilation-I currently have 3 fans in the room and one 265 cfm fan ghetto rigged till I get the proper flanges this weekend.

Nutrients- as you see I have Dutchmaster gold and calmag and hydro guard.

the seeds got off 2 a bad start and really streached because I had to go back to Palm beach for 3 days and had to leave them by them selves. I currently have a new batch germinating and will probably throw away the shitty 1s.

I welcome all your comments and help because hell I am going to need it.

The drip system I have is the one on v-drip.com "also on ebay"

I am going to drip for veg and then ebb and flow for flower. I plan 2 veg for 4-6 weeks but we will c how it goes. I hope this grow will be a success and you enjoy following it as I try to keep up with it. I will try to post as much as I can as the stats of my girls change.
Keep on toking

Day-4
PH5.7
PPM-360
Temp-84
water-tap with a little Dutchmaster gold and zone only up to 360 ppm

Some stretched really bad 1 can even hold her self up Is there any way I can fix this? any thoughts?

mared juwan · #2 06-19-2008, 02:26 AM

Hey man, looks nice. That dutchmaster is supposed to be good stuff. How many plants are you going for total and how big exactly is that grow space? For the falling over plant, take one of the those twisty ties for bread bags and cut it about an inch long. Stick it into the soil right near the base of the sprout and coil it around the stem corkscrew style. Don't make it too tight around the stem because you'll want to put a fan blowing strong on this plant so it kind of rattles around in the twisty coil. The point of the coil is just so the plant isn't blown flat to the ground. Keeping the light a proper distance and having a strong breeze is the only way to strengthen the stems.

pigpen · #3 06-19-2008, 11:19 AM

Thanks for the support the closet is 2x8x8 and my goal is 4girls to flower so the veg system holds 12 so i think I think im going to go with all 4 ill have some new pics 2night
thanks for the support man

da plantDOC · #4 06-19-2008, 03:32 PM

what's up bro look's like you have everything you need for a nice little grow... i have been useing H.T.G. SUPPLY'S for a few year's dont they rock... how was it orderins seed's from that place that you said....
da plantDOC

pigpen · #5 06-19-2008, 04:54 PM

Yeah HTG does rock got my 400watt system for 50 +30 for shipping on ebay and it was brand new I got everything on ebay besides the nutes. and ph and rockwool. The mylar I got was 26 with shipping for 4x50 feet the to 3 meters were a total of 110 the hydrofarm fan was a total of 40 and v-drip system was a 100 total. There are deals out there if you look hard enough. Onestopseedshop.com was very cool my first to picks were out so they emailed me back and asked what I wanted instead. Took about 2 weeks from order to door step. Got a co2 reg yesterday on ebay for 50 bucks just need to find a tank cheap any 1 have any ideas? thanks for the good vibes man you have a grow going?

TetraHyC · #6 06-19-2008, 05:41 PM

All right, your journals up, looks good.

You can get plastic covers for your blocks or make them, it will keep the algae from growing on top of the rockwool.

Heres a tip about rockwool, it tends to run on the soggy side soggy, and watch for salt-build up, I've used to use it a lot. Plugs, blocks, slabs. I like the Gordan EXPERT because the grain runs vertically.

You made some good choice's, The pH pen will become your best friend

da plantDOC · #7 06-19-2008, 06:56 PM

yes T.H.C. IS RIGHT THE P.H. PEN will be you best freind... as long as you keep it calabrated!!! your plant's shoud love dutch masted i use advance nute's myself but the dutch are one of the best..
da plantDOC

TetraHyC · #8 06-19-2008, 07:13 PM

Hey DOC, gangs all here.

I want to see the Dutch Master at work too, I use their Penetrator and Folitech (spray app)

pigpen · #9 06-20-2008, 01:01 AM

Day 5 ---
Ph- was 6.7 got i back to 5.8
ppm-350
water 1s for 15 min
took Mareds advice and got some twistie ties hopefully that will help get these things strong.
3 new seeds cracked so I put them in 1inch rockwool and our waiting to sprout.
a little new growth but nothing sagnificant. Any ideas on when I should start 18/6?
made some covers THC to protect against algae. Pics in the afternoon
thanks for looking

pigpen · #10 06-20-2008, 02:50 PM

Here are the pics as I said I would. It is hard to but in picture 8 the stem is broken and it cant hold it self up. I took the twistie tie and put it around him so it is forced to stand up by the support. Will he make it? how long till he can support him self