200 w cfl grow, by DANfour20

DANfour20

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Hello all thought i would document my grow op here, hope you enjoy.

Before i start im a complete newbie to this and i have very little spare income to be throwing at this so its done to a very tight budget, so corners will be cut, mistakes will be made but its going to be a learning experience. And with that disclaimer out of the way i shall begin.

Well i got some bag seeds i had had for a while, i thought id germinate them and they sprouted. So i planted them and they all popped up.


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Guess i better get them some light. I ordered a 200 actual watt dual spectrum cfl with reflector.$_1.JPGIn the meantime though i better get some light for them, so i knocked together a crude veg box.
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I left them to do there thing, and i let my friend know what i was upto and he gave me a cutting of incredible bulk. Unfortunately it never rooted and died. You can see it at the back under the dome.

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Well these little things werent hanging around and i thought id make a start on the cupboard i planned to grow in.

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My light finally came so i helped them get settled into there new home. I got another cutting of my friend, jack flash.

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I got some more soil and replanted my largest plant into the bag.IMG_20151224_124251183.jpg

Christmas came.

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To be continued...
 

DANfour20

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Part 2, i read a thread here about replanting stretchy plants so thought id give it a shot.

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I was then told by a very wise member here that i should replant my 2 smaller plants into a pot each.

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And thats pretty much it for now, i plan to keep this journal going until at least harvest and cure. So until next time...
 

DANfour20

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Hooray riu is fixed..

Ive started feeding my plants now, i thought the nutes in the soil would be enough but i guess it werent.

Same plant as picture with yellow bubbles, looking a much nicer shade of green now and the bubbly texture has faded and turned more green. (If anyones interested i used miracle gro all purpose plant food, blue crystaline powder) quarter strength. I told you this was low budget. I will be using no cannabis specific nutes this grow if i can at all help it.

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Have to admit im amazed at how quick the second to top set of leaves have formed and grown when compared to the last picture taken just 3 days ago.
 

DANfour20

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Finding a few fruit flies floating around, they werent there before i started growing and im no nature expert but im pretty sure its to cold outside for them here in the uk rite now so they must have came from my soil. Note to self dont buy westland multi purpose compost next time. ;p
 
Good stuff man I also have just started my very own cfl grow iv just started my journal Looks like our girls are similar in age with similar lighting ill be watching this thread.
Keep it up man
 

DANfour20

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What made you do this?
Ive heard mixed stuff about defoilation
Im watching a vid on youtube.


Hes mainlining aswell so im just doing pretty much what i seen this guy done, as i understand by removing all the lower growth it causes the two branches i left to get all of the plants energy to grow.
 

zeddd

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Im watching a vid on youtube.


Hes mainlining aswell so im just doing pretty much what i seen this guy done, as i understand by removing all the lower growth it causes the two branches i left to get all of the plants energy to grow.
this vid is not how to mainline, u mainline off the 2 nd node not the 5 th node, u really wanna shock the fukker by just giving it a mighty top imo, try another as well let it go a bit longer then gis a shout b4 u top it
 

DANfour20

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this vid is not how to mainline, u mainline off the 2 nd node not the 5 th node, u really wanna shock the fukker by just giving it a mighty top imo, try another as well let it go a bit longer then gis a shout b4 u top it
I had no idea zeddd, all the info ive read and videos ive watched never specified at which node to do it, i didnt think it would mater as long as all my tops came from just 1 node. Ill leave my others going and let you know when im gna top and get your guidance man. Appreciate you taking a look :)
 

zeddd

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I had no idea zeddd, all the info ive read and videos ive watched never specified at which node to do it, i didnt think it would mater as long as all my tops came from just 1 node. Ill leave my others going and let you know when im gna top and get your guidance man. Appreciate you taking a look :)
It will still work but
Im watching a vid on youtube.


Hes mainlining aswell so im just doing pretty much what i seen this guy done, as i understand by removing all the lower growth it causes the two branches i left to get all of the plants energy to grow.
this is how I used to mainline, I don't grow much from seed stock and if I top and train it differently cos whatever anyone says mainlining delays the grow, but this is how to do it...imo...https://www.rollitup.org/t/the-main-lining-thread.542308/
 

zeddd

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oh and don't let ur plants go that yellow as nugb s did that early, keep em green they will fade naturally as they age not a 6 weeks lol, hes in organics so needs to feed with aact to improve the nutrition imo
 
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