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*_gringo_* said:

Thank you Chained
Still waiting for a couple of things
Like the most important
The seeds
Wich have not arrived yet

I do have one question
Is about the coco
Do you use coco or soil?

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I use expanded clay/hydroton on my grow...

I have some clones that I rooted and have them growing in organic soil but I'm just winging that, I don't know a lot about soil I'm learning that as I go

chained said:

I use expanded clay/hydroton on my grow...

I have some clones that I rooted and have them growing in organic soil but I'm just winging that, I don't know a lot about soil I'm learning that as I go

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I guess I will stick to the coco
And learn my mistakes
Thank you again
Chained

*_gringo_* said:

I guess I will stick to the coco
And learn my mistakes
Thank you again
Chained

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Coco seems like a good way to go. From what I've gathered coco is more forgiving than expanded clay, offers your roots a bit more protection, and coco is also easier to flush/fix mistakes than soil because it drains better.

If you can get your seeds to sprout and root, you can watch your PPM, temperature, PH and supply air and light - you'll be fine. Keep daily records of those, too, which will help you find out where you went wrong along the way. If you think something amiss, read over those vitals and see if anything changed recently. There are plenty of different how-to guides that often have different information... they probably all work... the real trick to it is just watching those few things, PPM, temp and PH

chained said:

Coco seems like a good way to go. From what I've gathered coco is more forgiving than expanded clay, offers your roots a bit more protection, and coco is also easier to flush/fix mistakes than soil because it drains better.

If you can get your seeds to sprout and root, you can watch your PPM, temperature, PH and supply air and light, you'll be fine. Keep daily records of those, too, which will help you find out where you went wrong along the way. If you think something amiss, read over those vitals and see if anything changed recently. There are plenty of different how-to guides that often have different information... they probably all work... the real trick to it is just watching those few things, PPM, temp and PH

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I wasn't going to
But now that you mentioned it
I will keep track of it all in a small book
And here
I have to admit
This source rocks

Thanks to everyone so far and RIU
And I haven't even started lol

Hello I am Mark from Dinafems seeds and hope to become a part of this great forum. I will be on hand if anyone is growing our strains and hope to offer advice where I can. I have been active doing the forum work for Dinafem mainly in the UK and Canada through which we have seen many amazing Dinafem grows and would love to see more on this great forum.

Thank you for having me

All the best

D-M..

Hi guys not sure if I'm doing a good job but please let me know. And can I tell sex yet?

Here's another shot closer.

Str8bk said:

Hi guys not sure if I'm doing a good job but please let me know. And can I tell sex yet?

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Girl looks good. How old is it? Probably it is still early to confirm sex.

thanks Juan , she's about 1 week shy of 2 months. Sprouted on sept 8. Thanks again for the reply. It's a girl I believe just took another pic this morning.

Hey guys' this is the first on this forum so l3t me introduce myself. I am a younger grower trying to get into the world of growing and meet some gret people with the knowledge i need in my life to help contribute to the growth and expansion of medicals in northern michigan and extend to other states that need to open there eyes to the much needed healing propertys of this fine plant. I have recently just got done with my second outdoor grow (if you count the 1st one which was by no means a real grow as i was 18 with no clue). I have been reading and trying to learn everything i could for the last 11 to 12 years and this year i took my wack at her again with a little bit more knowledge started out late and still had a great turn out i believe. Once i get stuff recocered from my old phone i would like to post pics for others to chime in on. I am about to start my first actual indoor run here within the mounth i have a strawberry queen clone ( seeds from motorebel) and 4 sgt. Sadankos ( my buddie grew them derkstar×mango) i plan on growing with vegamtrix nuites great white premium mycorrhizae in pro mix with biofungicide plus mycorrhizae mix. I think i have a small grasp in the growing par( 1/1000000) of the knowledge out there but when it comes to making oils and concentrates i have not a clue in any of th instrument names used for what i need to do or the ingreedents. Honestly i am a better visual learner i have a hard time finding stuff online cuss i dont no the word or the names of the stuff i am trying to find. I have a lot of elderly around me that i could see simlpe rubs that once they relized did not stone them but actualy eazed the pain would win ther votes on a ballet, and a mom who has been fighting a rare skin disease that tried one of the tinctures i got from a buddie and swears that it realieved here breakouts better than any meds the give her( which is a boat load), but she is afraid to use them in regards to her doctors at michigan state universcity droping her because of finding thc in her , which brings me to cbds wich i have no clue how to extract. I am joining thhs web knowledge database to post my grow and recieve beneficial tips, expand my knowledge of this amazing plant ind learn how to make the things to help the people around me

Hey everyone just wanted to re-introduce myself, names Rob. I was a member a while back and just picked back up growing in the last month and decided to rejoined. Name was no longer active (had been about 5 years) so I had to re-create the name. Anyways, starting a Sour Cream, Bubba Kush, and Mystery grow here in a couple weeks. Um, don't really know what else to say, I live in Colorado so shout out to anyone anyone in god's country. Thanks for reading.

Rob

matth82003 said:

If you haven't posted yet, this is a place to introduce yourself and let us know your here. Don't be shy, and if you have any questions, start a thread, and ask away, we'll do our best to help you out.

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New grower here... Trying to be as educated as possible on growing this wonderful plant...

Here is my setup:

Growspace:
5 sqft custom box fully insulated in mylar
2 120mm intake /exhaust fans with another small fan for circulation (exhaust has activated carbon filter screen)
1 138w Galaxyhydro (9 band 3w) led ufo light (I have cfls ready if not enough light)

Medium:
right now for bagseed i am growing is perlite/seed starter soil mix, but will be switching to Foxfarm Ocean Forest for my Blueberry/White Widow.

I also have:
ppm meter/ph meter
flora grow series
ph up/down
clonex...

My water is 6.8@ tap... So Im looking for any suggestions/help...trying to make this successful...good bud is too expensive where I am and too risky... got lucky on some bagseed to try to learn by doing before the good stuff comes... anyone know what my plant is stretched so far horizontally??? Keep in mind this is bagseed - - so I can afford the mistakes now. Thanks guys/gals!

Hello! I am new to the around here and started my first grow! Looking for advice and info from all you veterans.

Greetings All,

I love plants. I have a hobbyist grow and just popped a couple maui waui seeds

I have been doing an organic soil grow. I start with a soil blend that has medium level nutrients then transplant into more powerful soil. I only add beneficial bacteria to my water and PH it - so it's like i am feeding the soil; not the plants. Towards the end of flower I add a nutrient line at only 1/2 strength and the plants just explode and love it. Then I flush with a natural enzymatic cleanser added to my water.

Pest control: all i use is a mix of lemon grass oil, camphor, dish soap (as a surfactant), and water.

I am always interested in learning more and sharing ideas.

Thanks

//wanderingSpark

Hi everyone, I'm new to growing and looking for some fundamental advice. I'm on the second harvest of my first crops. Hard to describe what im doing, because I feel ass-backwards into this hobby (for lack of a better term). But it has now taken over my life (in a good way).
I have the follow strains growing under CFLs:
-Purple Alien OG
- Sour Diesel
- Super Sour Diesel
- Atomic Northern Lights
- True OG
- SFV OF Kush
- Double Dream

I have 3 cycles currently growing of each strain in different stages. So to be clear, my first round True OG has been harvested and the clone I took from it (cycle 2) is now in veg.

Same thing with Sour Diesel.

Atomic Northern Lights is now flowering with Purple Alien OG up next making the move from veg to flower.
I'm telling you all this so you have a little background on what I'm doing. My goal is to have a strain ready to harvest as I move a new veg plant to flower. I grow for personal use and do not care about the size of my yield as much as I do about the quality and purity of the bud. I know a lot of ppl who grow just for the big yields and to make money, that is not my goal.

Needless to say I need assistance. Everything I am doing is probably incorrect and ad-hoc based on youtube videos and the Grow Weed easy website. I would like to get some input on how I change my process to become a better farmer.
I would also like to put together a grow schedule spreadsheet to track all aspect of my grow, but some of the terminology used, I'm not familiar with. I attached one pic of my clone veg closest do give you an idea of what im working with. I also designed a very affordable grow box with items purchased from Home Depot, I will share latter.
I have wattage questions, electrically questions, watering cycle questions, etc. I look forward to hearing from people who have been doing this for years.

I posted a few pics so you can see what im working with and correct me..

The first pic is of my all my strains, grow under CFLs
Second pic got swapped with the third, I was trying to show you the before and after, from clone to veg. but I didnt upload the pics correctly. The second pic is my pride and joy right now. I topped it, and used twine to build a screen of green so each branch is the same height, I read you should never grow a plant like a Christmas but like a bush. The topped part of the aliean og became a clone for the 2nd cycle.
and the third pic is of the first pic clones in a veg state.

I did not top the larger plants. But I did defoliate which seemed not to work for me, my yield was like 18g (wet).

It's hard for me right now because I'm not really sure what questions to ask. But that will come in time im sure, and I will post questions as I think about them.

Thanks for taking the time to read this. Sorry that my ADHC makes my writing so hard to read. My mind works faster than my hands can type.
I look forward to hearing suggestions.
Like "bro you should never grow this many strains at once." or "hey, your plants are need this or that."

ZJ

ZOMBIEJON said:

Hi everyone, I'm new to growing and looking for some fundamental advice. I'm on the second harvest of my first crops. Hard to describe what im doing, because I feel ass-backwards into this hobby (for lack of a better term). But it has now taken over my life (in a good way).
I have the follow strains growing under CFLs:
-Purple Alien OG
- Sour Diesel
- Super Sour Diesel
- Atomic Northern Lights
- True OG
- SFV OF Kush
- Double Dream

I have 3 cycles currently growing of each strain in different stages. So to be clear, my first round True OG has been harvested and the clone I took from it (cycle 2) is now in veg.

Same thing with Sour Diesel.

Atomic Northern Lights is now flowering with Purple Alien OG up next making the move from veg to flower.
I'm telling you all this so you have a little background on what I'm doing. My goal is to have a strain ready to harvest as I move a new veg plant to flower. I grow for personal use and do not care about the size of my yield as much as I do about the quality and purity of the bud. I know a lot of ppl who grow just for the big yields and to make money, that is not my goal.

Needless to say I need assistance. Everything I am doing is probably incorrect and ad-hoc based on youtube videos and the Grow Weed easy website. I would like to get some input on how I change my process to become a better farmer.
I would also like to put together a grow schedule spreadsheet to track all aspect of my grow, but some of the terminology used, I'm not familiar with. I attached one pic of my clone veg closest do give you an idea of what im working with. I also designed a very affordable grow box with items purchased from Home Depot, I will share latter.
I have wattage questions, electrically questions, watering cycle questions, etc. I look forward to hearing from people who have been doing this for years.

I posted a few pics so you can see what im working with and correct me..

The first pic is of my all my strains, grow under CFLs
Second pic got swapped with the third, I was trying to show you the before and after, from clone to veg. but I didnt upload the pics correctly. The second pic is my pride and joy right now. I topped it, and used twine to build a screen of green so each branch is the same height, I read you should never grow a plant like a Christmas but like a bush. The topped part of the aliean og became a clone for the 2nd cycle.
and the third pic is of the first pic clones in a veg state.

I did not top the larger plants. But I did defoliate which seemed not to work for me, my yield was like 18g (wet).

It's hard for me right now because I'm not really sure what questions to ask. But that will come in time im sure, and I will post questions as I think about them.

Thanks for taking the time to read this. Sorry that my ADHC makes my writing so hard to read. My mind works faster than my hands can type.
I look forward to hearing suggestions.
Like "bro you should never grow this many strains at once." or "hey, your plants are need this or that."

ZJ

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from what i can see you do not have enough light.
and personally i dont take off the bottom leaves/branches
what i suggest is a scrog or cropping of your choice to create short bushier plants instead of the result you had here which was tall and lanky so to speak
theres plenty of info on here to read if you plan to stick with cfl;s we have a cfl section you would be best to start there

sunni said:

from what i can see you do not have enough light.
and personally i dont take off the bottom leaves/branches
what i suggest is a scrog or cropping of your choice to create short bushier plants instead of the result you had here which was tall and lanky so to speak
theres plenty of info on here to read if you plan to stick with cfl;s we have a cfl section you would be best to start there

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thanks I agree, I need to work on lighting. I want to move to a HPS during flowering but I need to read up on electrical. Don't wanna burn the homestead down. The taller plants were not topped or Scroged, they were my trial plants. None the less you are correct. I read the posts on CFL and I believe I calculated wattage wrong. That is my first item on the agenda. I did top my plants but obviously I need to do more. The veg seems to be working well (In my eyes anyways) under cfl, but the duration is like 3 months from clone to harvest. So many questions I need to ask. Thanks for your input.

Can somebody tell me what wrong with my plant? Lately see looking a little bad not sure if it me or if there is something wrong. My first grow

Str8bk said:

Can somebody tell me what wrong with my plant? Lately see looking a little bad not sure if it me or if there is something wrong. My first grow

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Looks like plants doesn't have enough ventilation.

Hello to everyone! Finally found a good forum about growing!