Nirvana's White Widow Grow

Hey guys.

This is my White Widow plant from Nirvana at 10 weeks of vegging.
I just turned her schedule to 12/12 and am very excited :D

She's growing in an Aerogarden 3 and had a single 5.5 mL packet a week. I'm thinking of doing a little under two packets a week for flowering. Also 10 weeks might seem like a lot, but I did top her way more than I should have. I FIM'd her at 2 weeks, and then two more times at 5 weeks. And I actually took off about 15 colas of varying sizes before I got to this point :\

As far as lighting goes, she has three CFL bulbs (26, 26, and 42W) as well as a CFL grow bulb that's 125W. I'm thinking of adding a 100W LED or at least a 40W panel or something just for some extra love

Does anyone have any experience growing this strain in an Aero, or even other hydroponics systems? Nirvana says 8-10 weeks for flowering, but it is hydro and I am supplementing with CO2 (ExHale Homegrown brand). Any advice/feedback would be greatly appreciated guys. Let me know what you think!



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** She's not actually that far from the light, it's probably more like 3-5 cm but this was way better for the porn shot​
 

iamaaror

Well-Known Member
I would really add more lighting like a 400w hps or something along those lines, it's a big plant but not huge for 10 weeks of vegging and you will end up with a lot of fluffy popcorn nugs without enough light.
 
That seems like overkill for one plant, especially when it's only a little over a foot tall right now. I probably should have mentioned that this is a closet grow. Maybe it looks bigger from the picture, but it's actually a pretty stout plant from how many times I (over) topped it. Also there aren't really any sites for popcorn buds anymore, not after all those colas I mentioned cutting off.

I've been considering an LED since it would save on electricity/heat, but I'm wondering what wattage would be appropriate for a plant this size? Has anyone had success with UFO lights?
 
We're at almost a week from switching to 12/12, and it looks like she's developing what I'm guessing are pre-flowers? They're bumps with little pistils in the middle. So exciting!! :D :D

There's also a photo of the actual set-up. I switched one of the 23W CFLs with a 13W red CFL since plants absorb more red during flowering. The thing is it's not necessarily for growing, it's just a red cfl bulb. Should I switch back and look for a growing bulb instead?

The temperature's been climbing to about 80-83 degrees F, but apparently it can go up to 95 with CO2 supplementation. But would this affect the plant's flowering time even with the CO2?





Set-Up with Fan* On Right, 125 W CFL above, and extra 26W added to the left.


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* there's an extra smaller fan that's now blowing towards the front/on the front three bulbs.​




Close-Up! Pre-Flowers?

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I'm also going away for the next two weeks due to my school's winter break, but I'm leaving her with one of my roommates so she'll be in good hands. That also means no pictures/updates for two weeks :( but at least I'll get a neat surprise since I won't have seen her for so long :)


 
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