Welcome New Members!

Well, I finally decided to browse the forums and introduce myself. I go by Raijin, Red Dragon is not a name of some mafia affiliation, just a name of my brothers' and my speedballing team name. I am a 26 year old entrepenuer who has just opened his custom car shop, and I have decided to look elsewhere to bring in some serious revenue to pay off some debt and not have to sink like a rock, lol. I live in Alaska, LOVE car audio, and love enjoying marijuana. Hope to get to know some people on here, get educated, and eventually contribue to the community. Cheers mates
 

Bwok

Member
Not so new to the growing game myself and Ive been a forum/thread lurking fool for quite a while on here. Just decided to join to start a little grow journal and say thanks to all the guys posting pics and info all through the grow journals on here. No huge grow room/house for me... Just a 3x2x4 dresser, 3 plants in soil, 2 diy carbon scrubbers, 20,000 lumens of cfl and maybe add a 50watt hps to finish it off. Ive done outdoors but the recent move made me go inside. Well, guess Im here to exchange info and read some more on indoor.. word.
 

Bo Hinch

Member
Hello every1. Bo here. I have been using the info here to right a doctoral thesis on….NAH just kidding. Wanting to get a small grow in my closet growing and wondering about a 2 plant operation. No need to repp
ly to that part so much as I may actual have real ?’s some day. Anyway, glad to be here amongst the grow intellects. Just wanting to grow enough for a small profit. I am in central USA, so prices are a little higher here.

Bo
 

johnholmesyo

Well-Known Member
man, ive been following this site for a while trying to decide if i wanted to grow for myself. someone told me to grow using the light from a window until the plant breaks through the soil, good idea, or bad?
 

Shadow2

Member
Hey, I've been lurking around here for a while and decided to register. I'm from Australia and I've got 3 little ones growing at the moment:

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I recieved 6 seeds from a friend who claimed that they were from a mix of outdoor and hydroponically grown plants. Fungus claimed one of the seedlings, and the other two never established roots properly, and as a result barely showed any signs of growing at all.

I never tried the bud that the seeds came from, and I'm unsure of whether these are indicas or sativas, will make trying them for the first time more rewarding I suppose haha.
 

treemasterskunk

Active Member
Hello everybody!
Brand new to the forums, have put one post on here a few minutes ago and think i posted in the wrong place!
Anyways, i will say again , i have little involvement in a few grows , and now thought it was time to do my own, and get some feedback as i wish to not tell anyone i know !!
Okay well here goes, I have a closet 3x3x7ft (w x l x h), 600 watt bulb, reflector and ballast, very cheap extraction fan, 2 x 'cheese' cuttings each in their own DWC 5 gal buckets(with own pumps of course), and i have the door open with windows in the room open all day, with me breathing on them for co2!! And Canna nutes too.

Like i said I am brand new to doing it myself, so any feedback or queries would be great, but of course i will be asking some too. lol.
First question I would have for you guys is would any of you do any training to the plant?? As they have a lot of height to grow would you let them veg for few weeks longer to get huge tree like? ( And any idea actually of how long??) They have had 24 days in the buckets from 10 day old cuttings, are at approx 11 inches high but have miles of room left to go and obviously i want the most i can get from them .... Thanks for anyone reading this and thanks again in advance to anyone with any feedback at all.

Thanks for reading will put some pics up as soon as camera working again!!
 

treemasterskunk

Active Member
Got sum pics here guys , let me know if you cant see them!!!!!
And of course any thoughts or suggestions, i still want to know how long to veg them for really as i am first time grower.
Thankyou Very Much for looking.
 

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SmoochieBoochies

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man, ive been following this site for a while trying to decide if i wanted to grow for myself. someone told me to grow using the light from a window until the plant breaks through the soil, good idea, or bad?
That is how I have cracked all of my seeds for many years: 1 qt pot (no clear cups), seed starter soil, place ONE seed 6mm (1/4") below top of soil; place on window sill for heat. Keep seed moist by placing a few drops of water on the soil directly above it. Watch 'em grow! After they stand up straight, get them under a light at 18 on/6 off or so (veg under 42 w CFL 3" from top or 150 w metal halide UP HIGH or you will burn) with a small fan blowing on them. Transplant at approximately 3 leaf sets or 10 days. You will see the white whispy roots just barely reaching/circling the bottom of the soil ball when you transplant. They may slow down on growth because they devote the next few days energy to root development after any transplant. This is why I try to transplant only once, from seedling to final pot.

Hope this helps!

Happy growing!
 

SmoochieBoochies

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Hey, I've been lurking around here for a while and decided to register. I'm from Australia and I've got 3 little ones growing at the moment:

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I recieved 6 seeds from a friend who claimed that they were from a mix of outdoor and hydroponically grown plants. Fungus claimed one of the seedlings, and the other two never established roots properly, and as a result barely showed any signs of growing at all.

I never tried the bud that the seeds came from, and I'm unsure of whether these are indicas or sativas, will make trying them for the first time more rewarding I suppose haha.
Well, those nice fat leaves suggest Indica heritage. It looks like you are outdoors. Try to get them off of the ground on a stand, if you are not already, so that air can circulate around the bottoms of the pots. The natural vegetation tends to stifle air flow low to the ground, and the moisture is coming from the ground as the sun bakes. The roots need air flow to properly develop, ie oxygen. If the soil cannot go from wet to slightly moist in a 3-4 days, you get mold and poor root development. Do not water until you pick up the pot and the weight of water is noticeably lacking. Remember how much your pots weighed before you watered the soil in for the first time? This is the lightest the pot will ever be before your plant dies. Or get a moisture meter.

Good luck and have fun!!! They look good so far!

:)
 

Miguel64

Member
Hey guys,

I've been following this awesome forum for few months and finally found some time to introduce myself...:D..So Hi to all again
Here are some pics of what is left of my first grow

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...also I would like to know your opinion on this (just curious)...Im using tomato/pepper soilmix with organic fertilizer... don't know the pH of the water but this is the first deficiency I've noticed...(it's not getting any worse ...so I guess the problem's fixed)....
and the next thing is ...I started reading about autos a lot recently and since my LR didn't survive...(outdoor grow... very bad site selection :D)...I thought I'd try one more grow this year...(dutch passion's auto mazar) what do you say?.....:D

Thanks for any replies and mainly for all of you who keep this amazingly helpful forum alive...
~Go Vegan
 

SmoochieBoochies

Well-Known Member
Got sum pics here guys , let me know if you cant see them!!!!!
And of course any thoughts or suggestions, i still want to know how long to veg them for really as i am first time grower.
Thankyou Very Much for looking.
Here goes. Some info and questions first, important for me to understand your setup first so I do not misdirect you. ;)

24 days of veg from a clone I would expect a skunk type strain to be that bushy, and they will not get very tall. She is naturally bushy, as you can see, so topping her is not recommended if you have not done so already, especially for your first grow. What height is the 600w above the plants? You may be able to lower it to get more vigour. You have plenty of saturation with the 600w on two plants, so you can go with a bushy look for these as the light can reach lower branches.

You can veg them for as long as you like. Obviously the longer, the bigger she will get. Remember, you are going to get a certain amount of height and size after you flower, so it is not like she will stop beefing up for you after you put her in flower. Stretch can be 50%-150%. She will grow. ;)

LST is a good option for you, if you read up on it. Basically LST is done to maximize the amount of light that is hitting all of the lower branches and bud sites. Check out some of the LST threads. This is a great segeway into trimming. With the pics you gave, I can see a few scrawny branches at the very bottom of the plants right above the soil medium. I would thin those out a little, just the really short, thin ones at first, to give the rest of the plant the chance to thicken. You may cringe at cutting off future bud sites, but the remainder will thank you for it in yield and quality.

If you want to try at cloning, take those small branches you trim, put some rooting compound on them, and play around. They will not necessarily be very impressive plants, but you have plenty of light, nothing to lose, and everyting to learn. Experiment!

Honestly, your best learning experience may be to let one go without any training or trimming and practice on the other. This way you have a direct comparison of how your actions affected the plant's characteristics and how to put that knowledge into use in future grows.

Hope this helps. Have fun and feel free to ask q's.

Peace!
 

SmoochieBoochies

Well-Known Member
Hey guys,

I've been following this awesome forum for few months and finally found some time to introduce myself...:D..So Hi to all again
Here are some pics of what is left of my first grow

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...also I would like to know your opinion on this (just curious)...Im using tomato/pepper soilmix with organic fertilizer... don't know the pH of the water but this is the first deficiency I've noticed...(it's not getting any worse ...so I guess the problem's fixed)....
and the next thing is ...I started reading about autos a lot recently and since my LR didn't survive...(outdoor grow... very bad site selection :D)...I thought I'd try one more grow this year...(dutch passion's auto mazar) what do you say?.....:D

Thanks for any replies and mainly for all of you who keep this amazingly helpful forum alive...
~Go Vegan
Yup, been there before. When you use those pre-mix blends, you need to check the ph of the soil, the ph of the water, and use nutes sparingly until the plants look like they need it. Deficiencies can come from a low or high ph, or a lack of nutes, but since you used a pre-fertilized mix I am guessing ph. Also, is there chlorine in your water? This can cause that kind of damage as well. Are you growing indoors or outside?

Dude she looks very nice! Keep up the good work!

As for autos, I am running my first outdoor auto grow right now. They are small and love the direct sunlight. I have some journal entries on them if you are interested. Check out this thread at the very least. It helped me immensely on my grow since autos behave a little differently.

https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/199319-autoflower-thread-resource-guide.html

Peace!
 

treemasterskunk

Active Member
Thanks very much smoochieboochies, i was going to play with one and leave the other but was not sure wether or not to scrog or lst.Scrog will be difficult as i will need to get in there with them but i guyess lst will be tricky aswell....
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in answer to your question the light is really high because i didnt want to burn them , (55inches actually). i will try lowering it and watching the temp as i do so .
I have really poor extraction and hardly any intake to cool down via air flow so it will be difficult i think...
gettin 4 inch ruck with carbon filter very soon tho so can move cheap extraction to intake and put ruck and filter n the closet.

Thank you very much for the input!
 

treemasterskunk

Active Member
@ smoochieboochies ..yes they are cheese
cuttings, they are just starting to smell lovely,

Should i start tying budsites down now then?? is it the right time?? Sorry i am a total novice so might sound a bit thick in asking questions.
 

SmoochieBoochies

Well-Known Member
@ smoochieboochies ..yes they are cheese
cuttings, they are just starting to smell lovely,

Should i start tying budsites down now then?? is it the right time?? Sorry i am a total novice so might sound a bit thick in asking questions.
Try lowering the light first so you get some vigour and can pick out the strongest branches to LST. I thought they looked like the light was up high. Try 36" as these are established clones, not seedlings, and lower 3-6" per day. The total heat in the room should not change as you have the same load (the light generates heat regardless). Put your hand under the light just above your ladies. Is it warmer than direct sunlight or get very uncomfortable? Then it is too low. The ladies have the same delicate hide you do! I have run 600 w lights and they can go down to 18" IF YOU ARE CAREFUL. Definitely work on ventilation before you do so. Not only does this reduce heat and smell, it gets fresh CO2 in the room. Once you get the lights lowered, those girls will really explode. Veg them for a few more weeks to get them used to the more intense light (ie, reduce stress) and gain size before flower. I assume you do not have any time constraints, and a skunk type will finish flowering in about 8 weeks.

Never grown cheese, but it's a skunk. Peeeeeeee Yeeeeew! Love mixing skunk genetics into my breeding! :weed:
 

treemasterskunk

Active Member
thankyou very much for the info again smoochieboochies i will be purchasing extraction kit tomorrow will post pics tomorrow,
Thanks again
 

treemasterskunk

Active Member
Also smoochie, any chance you could maybe ring the leaves on my pics (i dont know paint ? or something?) so i can see exactly which ones i should do?? or just a couple so i have to learn would be great!

Regards , TMS
 
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