First grow northern lights x big bud

cannabisweedPotNerd said:

What Wattage? And everything can you post everything

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Yea ill post everything.
On the first page you will see the 42 watt cfls. You only need one cfl when the plant is this young but I was trying something.
all my lights combined are 249 watts. I also use a Taotronics 12 watt led. I will be adding a 240 watt Taotronics led panel and some mini led panels for supplemental lighting before I start flower. so my maximum wattage should be around 400 watts for one plant lol.
I use a 3 gallon airpot which at the same time aerates and air prunes the roots for better root growth.

I had a guy named greasemonkeymann helped me build my soil which I thank him a lot for and his helpful advice.
here are the ingredients:
sunshine Canadian sphagnum Peat moss
Aeration/drainage:
Perlite
Volcanic rock - Free if u live near a volcano. I prefer this but Perlite is cheaper
rotten tree log chunks - FREE!!!
biochar
pumice

nutrients/minerals/compost/fungi/microbes
neem meal
kelp meal
crab meal
dolomite lime - will be using this soon to stop mg deficiency.
alfalfa meal
fish bone meal
azomite
oyster shell - regulates soil ph
Mike O'Rizey - Very beneficial mycorrhizal fungi - just added this yesterday
I also used some banana and watermelon compost. The watermelon composted in like 5 days it was amazing.

Now for disease and pest control:
Fungus gnats are the only problem I have atm
I spread an omri certified substance called tanglefoot on yellow paper its way cheaper than sticky traps. Helps to control the gnats.
I use beneficial nematodes. The product is called scanmask I just used this yesterday hopefully the nematodes survived the shipping.
dietemacious earth. Its a powder form of sedimentary rock that has microscopic edges that pwn gnats. You can also eat this stuff if it is food grade. I dont though.
earthworm castings - find a local source and if you buy online make sure you order by volume not weight cuse those fuckers will way it down with water which is what happened to me and my poop smelled like shit because of it.

How far was the light away from the seedlings?

cannabisweedPotNerd said:

How far was the light away from the seedlings?

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around 4 inches

Any tips on what to do im using best green potting soil npk 12-12-17 and its 2 weeks, 2 40watts cfls please any tips and when do i start giving nutrients im giving it calcium atm, thats it and i wanna know what npk to use when its time, for some reason i did a stupid move and i topped it and removed the first set of leaves (cotyledon)

saleem said:

Any tips on what to do im using best green potting soil npk 12-12-17 and its 2 weeks, 2 40watts cfls please any tips and when do i start giving nutrients im giving it calcium atm, thats it and i wanna know what npk to use when its time, for some reason i did a stupid move and i topped it and removed the first set of leaves (cotyledon)

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The calcium is probably giving your plant nutrient burn. That's just my speculation. I wouldn't worry about feeding your plant until it gets bigger and you start noticing problems. Im sure you plant will survive being topped that early but it might slow growth.

saleem said:

Any tips on what to do im using best green potting soil npk 12-12-17 and its 2 weeks, 2 40watts cfls please any tips and when do i start giving nutrients im giving it calcium atm, thats it and i wanna know what npk to use when its time, for some reason i did a stupid move and i topped it and removed the first set of leaves (cotyledon)

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Why were you feeding it calcium in the first place?

mouse1818 said:

Why were you feeding it calcium in the first place?

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Someone told me it needs calcium so i gave it, but the thing is, i gave it calcium after those burns showed up, thought it needs it

Must be your soil then. What is the brand you are using? and is it organic?

Are they autoflower seeds?

cannabisweedPotNerd said:

Are they autoflower seeds?

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I believe they are. Herbies had it on their freebie list. I've got one but I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it yet. This thread should help me decide, subb'd.

Fuck growing weed indoors this shit is too damn stressful. Ill stick with tomatoes indoors for now on. You guys who grow indoors fucking kudos to you guys I dont know how you do it so damn good I envy you. I put my NL x BB outside in the ground she was having too many damn problems. I know its not the soil because all my plants outside do just fine in it but indoors they hate it. Also the plant is like 6 weeks in veg and its pretty small and bushy still. Lets see what the power of the sun and the earth can do to her! I dug a big hole in the ground filled the bottom layer with my new batch of soil and transplanted with mycorrhizal fungi. In the evening I will do a aloe vera foliage spray and hope for the best.
Here is her new home:

And this indoor grower is envious of you outdoor growers...with your plentiful light and enormous planet size pot
(She looks a lot happier!)

sworth said:

And this indoor grower is envious of you outdoor growers...with your plentiful light and enormous planet size pot
(She looks a lot happier!)

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I just hope she grows

She looks ready to take off! I love them at this size; all that potential ready to burst out

I haven't posted in this thread for awhile mainly because I put my plant outside and made an outdoor thread but now I'm moving soon so next month she will be indoors again so I will be posting here now. I transplanted her from the ground and into a 10 gallon smart-pot this is her final home. Here are some new pics:
It was a real bitch digging her out at night all these damn beetles were flying in my face cuse of the light.

Nothing like a couple of crazy stressful environment changes to toughen up a plant. Why the decision to move back indoors?

Nvm, I just read your moving. Hopefully you can keep her healthy and get her to finish.

PKHydro said:

Nothing like a couple of crazy stressful environment changes to toughen up a plant. Why the decision to move back indoors?

Nvm, I just read your moving. Hopefully you can keep her healthy and get her to finish.

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She will get a little stressed out during the move but I will start making compost teas for her so all will be well.

Looks like she took that well within her stride, good job
I've done the midnight grow move...entirely do-able, and a bit of a laugh

kool bro you seem to be getting your problem solving on thats the only way you learn if you ask me bro,ive had more problems over the years than you could throw a stick at,shes quite a bush that nl/bb isnt she! ive been cloneing the shit out of mine,taken 8 clones in the last 3days and had two test clones before that heres sum pics of my nl/bb on left and purple widow on right in my cloning box

Bshbloke said:

kool bro you seem to be getting your problem solving on thats the only way you learn if you ask me bro,ive had more problems over the years than you could throw a stick at,shes quite a bush that nl/bb isnt she! ive been cloneing the shit out of mine,taken 8 clones in the last 3days and had two test clones before that heres sum pics of my nl/bb on left and purple widow on right in my cloning box
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Beautiful. I need to start taking clones on mine because seeds are expensive. How do you prepare your clones for rooting?