3rd grow, papaya seeds

hey peter, i'm using fox farms grow big, tiger bloom, and big bloom. they also get molases and wormcastings. with the water ph'd to 6.2

tonight they got fed a mix of 3 teaspoons of tiger bloom and 2 teaspoons big bloom mixed in a gallon of water. i split the gallon between the 3 plants and it barley seeps out of the bottom holes. i've been feeding every 3 days, letting the soil dry completly. the temps have been in the mid 60's with lights off and the mid 80's with them on. the humidity has been 60% give or take 10.

i also got them some extra lighting. 2, 150 watt cfl's, they are hanging about half way up.

and for any of you interested in the bubbleponics bucket i have going. i've killed 4 bagseeds in it. the 2 surving plants are looking decent. one of them started getting nute brun so i changed water and it was amazing how quick they responded.

Sounds like you've got things under control. Good job. I like how you give the detail on water not seeping out of the holes and your feeding schedule. This should all help someone in the future!

Go papaya! Mine are looking so nice right now

Very true. I was just going to ask how much he waters them until. No one really mentions that they try to water till run off, I've asked and nobody answers. Thanks again!

Peter421 said:

Very true. I was just going to ask how much he waters them until. No one really mentions that they try to water till run off, I've asked and nobody answers. Thanks again!

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Basically, you want to get to the point with your water skills where, you are able to water the pots and have just a tad bit of water come out the bottom. There are 2 reasons for this, first reason is it makes sure the soil is wet all the way to the bottom, and the second reason is to make sure you don't lose your precious nutrients (which is true if you add nutrients to your water and over water).

Together we'll get this right.

when i water i like to see it barely come out of the holes in the bottom. i've got a moister meter.

kevin said:

when i water i like to see it barely come out of the holes in the bottom. i've got a moister meter.

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Exactly

Hey Kevin - I meant to ask, how tall are you plants now?

the new look for riu will take some getting use too....

the plants are 24", 21", and 16". the tallest is the burn baby, the smallest is the one i pinched the head off.
i can't belive how much water they are using, they are almost all the way dry.
i was just looking at fox farms feeding schudule, i'm giving them double of what they recomend and no signs of nute burning.
pics coming in the a.m.

do any of you goof on the live chat?

the pics don't give these girls justice

Wow........

How long on 12/12 now? I'm coming up on 16 days.

i went 12/12 on dec. 2. they looking juicey.

they got a feeding of 4 teaspoons of tiger bloom and 2 teaspoons of big bloom mixed to a gallon of water.
i'll get some pics posted tonight

hey folks, i took the day off work and i have been busy. i put 4 papaya seeds in germination, 4, 3gal pots full of happyfrog soil, mixed with 2 cups of worm castings. the bubbleponics tub is gone to make room for the seedlings. i had some heavy duty poster board that i sprayed an adhesive to and then covered them with mylar, came out great. i'm going to grow these 4 seedlings under 12 cfl's. with a 24 hour lights on. i'm thinking these seedlings will be big enough to put in the 12/12 cabinet by the time my big girls are ready. i'm going to be making a seed order later on today. blueberry is on the list, you all name another. i'll get some pics up later

as the day went on i decided just to germinate 2 papayas and i transplanted the 2 bubbleponic bagseed plants to soil.

Awesome grow! I plan on growing papaya and big bud in about 5 weeks, then crossbreeding the 2.

Hopefully the new seeds will have the yield of the big bud and potency and height of the papaya.

I switched my soil out of miracle grow to coast of maine because my plants were almost dead


They love the new stuff though!!!

you should get some Sensi Star or Fruit Of God from Delta 9 Labs or some Fucking Incredible from Vancouver Island Seed Co.

here's the wild one




and the 2 bagseed