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Anyway hi everybody, newbie here..just in the inception of a grow, got 8 g-force and 10 power plant cuttings under two 600watt hps using Canna vega then onto bud xl, oh yeah I'm in soil(bio-bizz all in)...will do a journal shortly...peace out fellow botanic buddies.

Ya man...Welcome, welcome

Hey guys,

I was in the military so It's been a while since I grew or able to smoke regularly(over 12 years). This is my "trial" setup so I can get all the kinks out of the way before I graduate to a better strain. I wanted to get some direct tips, recomendations and/or comments.

I am currently runing a DWC system and have been growing five plants from seed (1 lucky higher grade seed, others, nothing special) in 3 3/4" net pots filled with hydroton.

I started out with an aeroponic setup that I built and seemed to work fine but the maintenance was too much so I switched to a DWC system in an 18 gal. tote, also read that DWC is better, but I'm sure there is a lot of debate. I have a 12'' air stone in the middle of the nutrient resevoir, 150 watt Hydrofarm HPS and two 65 watt CFL's (used for seedling and vegative). The wall is surrounded by milar windshield deflectors that i found for a couple of dollars. Instead of spending more for sheets that i have to cut these have the same material for a fraction of the cost. I am using 3'x3'x8' of growing space with 3'x7'x8' of total closet space separated by a tarp on a shower curtain rod. The walls and floor are covered with plastic sheeting and the space is kept clean. I use a space heater with a thermostat that i set between 75-80 degrees farenheit on the opposite side of the tarp and a fan above the plants (not directly) for airflow. The humidity level seems fine since i am in an area with some humidity.

I am investing in a Growlab grow closet after this harvest.

For nutrients I'm using Botanicare Pure Blend Pro Grow for the vegative stage and for flowering Botanicare Pure Blend Pro Bloom. I also use H202 and Hygrozyme that was recommended.

The res looked "curdled'' when i first started but fixed it with closer PH monitoring and H202. I only had minor nutrient burn once on only a couple of leafs but just added some more water to counter it quickly.

I have been growing from seed 38 days now. The higher grade seed germinated a week later that the others but looks like it is trying to catch up. I used one of the plants as a "guinea pig" to test out topping/prunning/trimming early and got good results with a total of six main stems opposed to one and is already the same height as the others. The trimming of the lower first sets of leafs was also benificial on the test plant so I trimmed the lower leafs of the other four but never topped (I will next grow). I was careful not to cut the main fan leafs.

The plants are between 12-24 inches. I just started the transition to flowering with the recommended half and half of the nutrients and 12/12 un-disturbed (150watt HPS) light cycle at yesterday's resevoir change.

One of my plants looked like it started to show signs of sex a couple weeks ago in the spots where it should and I am watching it closely to eliminate it in case. I heard that males usually show before females. I purchased a small magnifying glass and a 60x-100x microscope to monitor. I searched the endless pages of articles here and abroad for information on sexing so i have a pretty good idea what its supposed to look like.

I will post better pictures as soon as i can find a power cord for my camera, for now i'll use my cell cam.

Here's some pics from the start till now with tags...


9 days from seed, transplanted to system.


16 days from seed


20 Days


Day 22


Day 29...I put reflective tape on the top of the system for extra light reflection, i used a set of mirrors before. I also noticed that there was light illuminating through the the plastic and to be sure not to create an environment for algae, i covered it with this tape...



33 Days
You can see the setup in this one, windshield shade on the walls, 150 watt HPS, 18gal resevoir...


The rest of the pictures are from today at 38 days from seed...



The 2 plants on the left are tied to make room for the "late" plant that is in the middle...






I will post more pics as the weeks come...

What do you think?

Looks like a good start Cridic - reminds me of my first grow. Can you get the light any closer? I'd definitely start a journal so we can keep up with it.

Grow space i see your avatar is roger rabbitts shrooms growin on that bible are u a shroomer?

Newbie, 22YO bud smoker from California ~ welcoming myself to the forums ~

I need help ! I'm just starting a small , simple closet garden . I have started growing two plants on a a 12/12 lighting schedule from the start. I've been seeing posts saying i need to change the lighting to force a flowering phase .
And my second problem , well possibly a gift , Is the smell . The weed was a strain stronger than i've ever experienced , and rather smell like skunk they're only a month old and starting to smell like strongggg armpits. Lmao . Any ideas on wtf i'm doing wrong ? Don't criticize too hard , im an obvious newb !

hi, i'm brand new at gardening but i'm hoping you can give me a little advice, to your knowledge does white rhino grow well outdoors in the uk? it's the strain i have and would like to place some outdoors, would the climate be okay? thanks

Whats up everyone! This is my first post here on Rollitup.org so I just wanted to say hi.

I have one successful soil grow under my belt and I am about to harvest my second plant from my Aerogarden. The buds are big and juicy but she just wont stop growing tops. The strain is a "blue rhino" and it seems like it is taking FOREVER to finish. She has been in in the flower tent (5x5 1000w hps) for about 10 weeks and it is still growing....WHY? All the hairs are still white but the leaves are yellowing....I am flushing it now and just wondering what the heck is going on with this thing....Are my nutes the issue? Botanicare hydroplex. Are they keeping the plant going when all it really wants to do is finish? ANY THOUGHTS OR EXPERIENCE WITH THIS ANYONE?

hey everyone. i'm and experienced indoor grower and new to the forum.

happy holidaze

hey y'all east tennesse is in tha house, just want to say hey to everyone, i need to know when to start lst and how to identify when to stop lst, im growing ak-47 auto's

hi guys from the uk. first time growing just a small room as a starter until i get to grips with this. i have 2 white widows under 600watt mh bulb into there 2nd week of veg they look as though there doing really well. i shall post up some pics soon and if possible you can give me advise if there is anything im am doing wrong or if i can improve cheers

Yo im a new Grower And i got A dresser That is roughly 2 ft. deep ,4 ft. wide , And 4 feet tall. i got foil to reflect heat/light (cause i read that u don't have to worry about heat spots as much.) And i Am gonna use 6 6500k cfls For the veg stage , And 6 2700k cfls for the flow. stage. i got a little fan for ventilation. Will this be a good setup For 1 Plant?
Help would be appreciated!
My dresser is identical to the one below View attachment 1347316

Hi this is my second time growing ! i have been using a dual spectrum cfl light in a small 80x80.1.2 high grow tent using only canna coco soil and perlite mix and using canna a + b only, the plant that im growing looks healthy and is proper stinky at min its a auto-flowering strain from flash seeds,
has anyone else ever grown this strain ?

What's going on everybody! Just introducing myself and my city NPT RI...Newbie on my grow but I'm a sophmore in my studies, suffice to say when my friends were delivering papers, I worked at my father's friend's florist!

Hey all! I was just approved for patient use of cannabis for chronic pain. What a relief, I'm actually legit. I never thought I would see the day but as it stands hubby and I are both patients and are our own caretakers. We are on our 6th(ish) grow and have increased our harvest from a skimpy 3/4 an oz per plant to 2-3 oz per plant...bit of a noticeable difference. It has become a hobby that my hubby and I are able to share. The fruits (or flowers) of our labor are extremely rewarding.

Enough rambling for now. I look forward to learning more tricks and tips and meeting other patients and caretakers. God Bless!

i never uced a humitafier i would just give them a spritz with a spray bottle 1 or 2 times a day

whats up ladies and gentlmen, jason 1976 here. newbie extreme.. i am trying a dwc in a 5 gallon bucket. using oneness by humbolt ph testing regulary and using 8 27 watt cfls producing 1750 lumens a peice. any advice good or bad would be great! thank in advance.

I live in Southwestern Michigan and have my grow room set up in an empty 2' x 2' (8’ tall) upstairs bathroom closet painted flat white and lined with reflective insulation. The bathroom and closet is not being used (I live alone). I planted 10 seeds on 12/1/10 and 3 have survived (one AK-48, none popped Blue Mystic, and two Shiva Shanti). That's questionable because I fertilized for the first time on 12/26/10 and one plant is starting to curl downward (used 1 gallon of water to 1 teaspoon of 20-6-16, and then I diluted that with half water and half fertilizer water and gave each plant about 6 ounces). I did the shot glass method to germinate and planted my seeds in 12 ounce styrofoam cups using a seedling mix. My one Shiva Shanti plant is stressed and so am I! I am using a white aquarium LED lamp with 2-23 watt CFLs. I was misting the leaves with plain water 3-4 times a day until the problem started, but stopped until I find out what happens next. I see all the beautiful pictures that people post of their plants and I dream of someday having beautiful plants, let alone some potent buds, or just some buds. My babies are looking way better than I had hopes of, considering all the problems with germinating and trying to maintain and progress to the vegetative stage. Growing marijuana is very difficult and tedious, to say the least. Some of you pros and semi-pros make it look and sound so easy, when it is actually not easy at all, at least not for me. Growing is difficult and expensive, especially for people new to growing. I'm in too deep to quit, I just hope that I get better at it.

This is my first time trying to grow. I have no successful experience in growing anything. I tried a patio grow of tomato plants 2 years ago and something horrible went wrong, all of my plants turned rusty colored and died. I am strictly adhering to being totally secret by not telling or confiding in anyone that I know personally. Since this is my first time growing and I am doing this secretly I have no one to confide in or ask questions. I check out the forums daily trying to learn as much as I can, and I have read several books (Jorge Cervantes, Marijuana Horticulture The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's Bible, and Mel Frank's Marijuana Grower's Insider's Guide, plus I have Jorge Cervantes Ultimate Grow DVD set, all good learning sources). The information posted on the Forums is what keeps me trying.

I would like to say thank you to all the pros and semi-pros of growing for being so patient with the new comers with all of our questions and growing situations.

hey am a new grower got a gud size a 4x4 or a lil bigger wit a 600 watt light system ill post pics tonight hope to ge some major help as i dont really know that much