Arjan's Haze #3 - 1st CFL grow

thought id do a new journal thats more clean and more straight to the point.

this is from the 17th of july. I sprouted the first seed on about July 7th. The second one (not pictured) was sprouted about a week and a half after, after i figured "why not?"

These are from the 23rd. My grow temps were incredibly hot the, like 93 degrees. So I turned on the AC, did 2 exhaust and passive intake, and removed a 42 watt 2700K bulb. These pics are before any of the above were fixed.

Pictures from August 2nd, just before I removed a 2700K 42 watt and replaced it with a 23 watt (for heat purposes).
My box is sitting at about 84.5 degrees now.

Picture 1 & 2 are of the first plant, which I started to LST.
the 3rd and 4th pic is of the 2nd plant, which was started later, but is quickly catching up. already starting its own bend to the light, which will make a future LST easier.

the 1st plant grew a little too fast and rubbed up against the light, which caused some burns. they will show up on the next update in a few days. you can also see the tubes i have coming from my C02 generator (yeast and sugar in 16 oz bottles)

nice plants i could tell u had heat prob by da way da leaves were pointing upwards.

thanks. yeah temperature has made a world of difference. no sense in using as many lights as you can if the temperature isnt in check.

just got my milwaukee ph meter. i have got to stop spending so much money, but im already so far into it, i dont want crappy results because i neglected an important factor like pH

pictures from august 5th.
the plants have been growing a lot better now that i fixed the temp problem. but i keep trying to push the envelope, and added a 30 watt 2700K, which brought my temps up from 84.5 to about 86-87. Dunno if thats a bad idea. Maybe its just the nature of "warm" lights, but they seem to generate a lot more heat than the "cool" ones.

im pH'ing for the first time tomorrow. kind of excited in a geeky way to see what my soil has been at for about 3 weeks of growth.

pix 1 and 2 are of the first planted seed, pix 3 and 4 are of the second planted seed.

just pH'd the water for tomorrow and i was shocked to see my tap water is pH 9. Combining this with the crappy pH strips i used to have, which showed my water being at pH 5, you can imagine how much baking soda i added to the water i was giving my plants... id be surprised to get anything below pH 7 from my run off tomorrow.

looking good dude, got some pics of your light set up?

ill post some for the next photoshoot. its actually quite embarrasing my setup. its really haggard and rickity.

just did a pH reading.
1st seed: 4.8
2nd seed: 5.4

subscribed. you're grow is answering a question i posted about cfl's and sativas. glad to see it can be done.

following this for sure. planning on growing arjans haze myself.

hey thanks guys. glad to see some are reading my journal.

ill post some updated pics in the next day or two, and maybe a small description of my setup. I also just started to LST them.

yeah, i really wanted sativa since i dont like getting stoned and being glued to a couch. i like weed to make me uppity, social, and feel like doing things. so far, the plant is very stout, but is already starting to really branch out and the internodes are very close together.

also, in an interesting turn of events, i gotta some how migrate my setup across town to my new house for the school year. im trying not to tell any of the room mates, for theirs and my own protection. should be interesting and heartpounding on move day.

Subscribed! I've had my eye on this strain for my 2nd or 3rd grow so I'll be watching with interest. Good luck!

here is my crappy light setup
four 23 watt 6500K
one 40 watt 5000K
one 40 watt 2700K

first two pics are of the 1st seedling, second two are of the 2nd seedling

haha my plants stems are so crooked. probably because i have been LSTing them wrong. i think they are long enough to tie the tip to the ground, and start forming a curve around the pot

they look great!

thanks for the compliment. i hope its not luck, though

future plans: tomorrow, correct my LST job
monday: do another pH test, since the last one was so funky.
ill probably wait a few days to let the soil dry out, and then hit it with some fertilizer.

i dont even recall the last time i used fertilizer. probably like atleast a week ago. miracle gro seems to be a good soil for those who are lazy and dont fertilize or water that often