Saurier's Grow Journal

First time grower here, currently utilizing CFLs in a cardboard box wrapped with mylar until I can buy my dream setup, which is an ebb/flow hydro setup in rockwool

Strains I'm currently growing

Snakebite (C99 x Romulan)
C99 (grapefruit and pineapple pheno)
UBC (not really sure on the genetics, got them for free Orange Crush x C99 x Snowtemple ?)

Pics of current shitty shitty setup, plants are all about a month old, I had an issue with the power and the lights went out for about 12 hours, dropping the temps down to 54 degrees, almost lost all of them. I've been having problems with lower leaves turning yellow and falling off, while the rest of the plant stays a healthy green. Perhaps my potting soil is too nutrient rich? I don't have anything to measure it with.




PRAYING this G99 is a girl, doing the best out of all of them.


Room I'd like to upgrade into.



It's built out of this hard pink insulating foam. Because I'm growing in an attic, I'm aware that there will be wild temperature swings, and I'd like to get temperatures as stable as possible, and this stuff has a great insulation rating. My plan is to install a layer of black milspec, and then a layer of mylar. The room will eventually be split to have 2 rooms, one for flowering and one for veg.

I'd like to give major shoutouts to GypsyBush and Al B. Fuct, and everyone on this site. I've read through the FAQt, batch of clones, harvest every 2 weeks, etc... amazing collection of knowledge and I have all the details gleaned and saved remotely online for future referral. So let me know how I'm doing, I promise to upgrade the setup when I get the money!

subd up homie...good luck!

looks like you have a great start.

Still haven't worked on the room much more, looks like I'll need to find a better alternative to duct tape, it just easily peels off in some places, but some places I can't even pick off a corner without it taking chunks of foam with (???).

A couple picture updates

My one unknown strain, lookin pretty good so far


This seems to be happening a lot, with all the plants. The biggest leaves always turn yellow and eventually fall off. Is this normal? The rest of the plant looks healthy, but it's always only the biggest leaves.

Cheers.

saurier said:

Still haven't worked on the room much more, looks like I'll need to find a better alternative to duct tape, it just easily peels off in some places, but some places I can't even pick off a corner without it taking chunks of foam with (???).

A couple picture updates

My one unknown strain, lookin pretty good so far

This seems to be happening a lot, with all the plants. The biggest leaves always turn yellow and eventually fall off. Is this normal? The rest of the plant looks healthy, but it's always only the biggest leaves.

Cheers.

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Is It The Bottom That Does This As If So Its Normal But It Could Be Not Anuff Light Penetration

Correct, it's only the bottom leaves that turn yellow and fall off, you're probably right about the light penetration.

I plan to upshift into bigger pots, build a larger box, and add 2 more CFL bulbs for a total of 3 on the top and 2 on the sides in the next few days.

Thanks for the quick reply!

Ye Mate Your Find They Improve Then Good Luck Bro And Maybe Switching To MH/HPS Mite Be A Thort

yeah I have my eye on a 150 watt MH, but rent comes first I'm afraid...

couple of picture updates, looks like i really need a better light


Runt of the litter


Top of runt (looks healthy to me ???)


Not sure what I'm looking at here. These can't possibly be pollen pods, can they? They've been in 24 hour light since germination.

A couple of quick questions.

1. How often should I be watering these? I usually water them once every other day.

2. Would they be doing better if they were in bigger pots?

Thanks!

http://www.hidhut.com/catalog/sun-system-small-enclosed-ballast-system-175-mh-bulb-not-p-756.html

ordered this little guy last night, hopefully he can get some light to those lower leaves.

Got the MH hooked up and bright, plants are loving it, look way better after only 12 hours.



The 175w MH is fucking great, I can hold my hand on top of the casing after it's been on for hours, and I can get my hand within 4 inches of the bulb.

I have one question, are these pollen pods? These plants have been only in 24 hour light, so I don't see how this could sex. But it definitely looks different from my other plants. I wanna get rid of this as quickly as possible if it's a male.

pretty sure that male homie

Yeah, I got rid of it, found another one too. How is this happening under 24 light?

Anyways, these plants love this 175w, I love seeing noticeable growth after 24 hours haha.



Any idea how many mother plants I could support with the 175w MH?

maybe 2-3 Mothers. Never seen something like that!

never seen a 175 watt MH? I guess I might have to get another one, I was hoping to support at least 5-6

that light would work for one good plant maybe too. might want to transplant soon.

all of these just got transplanted from plastic cups to the 2 liter bottles on Friday. I'm only growing these in soil because I didn't have enough money to get my hydro setup set up (haha). But I'll be taking clones from these in hopefully 2 weeks or so and sexing them, eventually I'm going to convert the mother room to ebb/flow hydro setup in rockwool and expanded clay pellets.

Topped all of my plants a couple days ago, got rid of another male too.


It's crazy how fast roots grow, this is 6 days after transplanting into 2 liters from small cups.


spindly-ass sativa. hope this one's a brainmelter.


Nice bottom branching


The whole family

so how many girls u have in there now? and are u lettin them stay in cups the entire time?

only the little ones are in cups, the bigger ones are in 2 liter soda bottles. I'm not sure how many girls I have, but I've found 2 males, the rest haven't sexed yet. I'm guessing the other tall one will be a male, it seems like the tall ones have been male so far.