250w HPS, White Widow, Grow Tent (First Grow and Journal)

[Hot Spliff]

Hello everyone,

Im fed up of buyin weed, so its time to grow my own.

I have recently bought few bits from around town and ordering from ebay etc...

80cm x 80cm x 160cm Grow tent, with mylar (www.hydrolab.co.uk)

250watt HPS

50L Canna Professional Soil Mix

Timers, Pots, Cutting kits, Them/Hygrometer, Rockwool, 6" Fan,

1ltr of Bio-Grow (All round nutrient)

5 Fem Seedsman White Widow seeds, (www.headsite.co.uk)

im going to buy the carbon air filter kit in a few weeks too...
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All is set up, im just waiting for the seeds to come thro the post, they should arrive tomorrow, ... once they arrive, i will germ them staright away. Wet tissue in saucer, cover with wet tissue, then cover with another saucer,

I will post pictures of my setup in the next few days plus pictures of my progress through out my grow, Please feel free to tell me something im doing wrong, and give me tips on getting the best outta my buds.

Once the seeds have started to germ, which is best method to start to grow them ? Shall i plant them in rockwool or soil ? how much water do the plants need at this early stage, Can i plant the seeds in the rockwool then Transplant them to Soil, When the roots start to show.

I will use a propagator too when i plant the seeds, After the first week when a few leafs can be seen, when do i start doing the 18/6 cycle of light. and do the lights need to be on when i plant the seeds...

Im thinking of buyin some more Nutrients, like ... Bio-Bloom (the help get good buds in flower stage) or shall i buy something else,

Im going to use filtered water, im thinking of buying the ph testing stuff to keep it around 6-7 ph,

Pictures of the setup and everything will come within next couple of days, Please help me along the way with tips etc ...

 

[Hot Spliff]

Hello, seeds arrived last thursday and were germinated and then planted in rockwool,

Rockwool is kept moist, Temp sits around 25c give or take,

Was suprized how quick they grew,

crap photo tho, i will use the digital cam next time not my phone,

 

[Hot Spliff]

Hello, my seedlings look like there doing well,

couple of the round leaves look a bit droppy, is this ok ? can i do something to make them better ?

used ditigal cam this time

 

[eljavo]

im not an expert, but theyre stretched, move them closer to the light cuz they arent getting enough. hps bulbs is supposed to stretch the plant, but i dont know how much?? hope someone else can answwr

 

[chronicj69]

dude drop that light its way too high

 

[Iron Lion Zion]

Yah, what the above people said. Your plants are stretching A LOT. Lower the light. When you put them in soil, bury them deeper than you normally would, and have a fan blow on them, this should fix em.

 

[Hot Spliff]

Hello all,

here are my babies atm, they look ok? what ya reckon ? ...

yeah had to plant them further down in soil, cos they got a bit lanky, but seem to have turned out alright atm,

quick couple of questions, if someone doesnt mind answering them...

1 : would this be start of veg stage ??

2 : how can i raise humidity, i have a ltr of water inbetween plants, but it still sometimes sits on around 40, ... plants are best kept around 50% humidity aint they ? do i need more water ?

thanks for looking, will keep updated, as much as i can... penny for ya thoughts...

 

[Hot Spliff]

Temp = 27-30c
Humidity = hovers around 50%

They look they are coming along nicely,

 

[Hot Spliff]

Found couple more picture's on dig camera,

cant beleave how fast these beuties are growin ...

 

[Cheese101]

Looking Good Did u PH Ajust Your Rockwool
If Not Thats What Could Ov Helped Them Stretch ABit Also

 

[Hot Spliff]

Hello, well i started using tap water first off, my tap water is shit, the water is very hard and always has chalk in it (cos i live near dover cliffs) ... i am using bottled water now, i bought a crate of it, the PH is 6.7 ... plants seem to be loving it,

Think my light was too high, as im new to growin, wasnt sure on everything to do, i have read many books and downloaded many growing guides etc ...

 

[Cheese101]

Ye You Doing Good Just Thort Id Let Ya Know As Rockwool Comes At About ph9.0 Or Somethink Like That Try Using RootRiots Next Ph Neutral And Its A Brilliant Startin Medium For Your Seeds Also Why Germ Your Seeds In Paper Towl You Got More Chance Ov Damaging The Root Just Soak Them For 12 To 24 Hrs In A Cup In The Dark Just Some Advice I Found Out On My Growing Journy Mite Help

 

[Hot Spliff]

ok cheers, ill ave a look, nice one

 

[Hot Spliff]

Lookin good, if i must say ...

Temp 29
Humidity 52%

They are about 15-19cm tall, will put them in flower stage when they hit 30cm ...

 

[Hot Spliff]

Started to put them in 12/12 cycle now, Plants gettin quite big, lovely green colour leaves and over all lookin sweet, Top marks for Seedsman White Widow (they do grow n get big quick)

Temp - 28c, Humidity 50 ish

Ordered all the carbon filter parts etc, gonna install that in next few days,

Also bought that bio-grow bloom stuff, will start to use that aswell,

 

[shadywolf]

looking good hot spliff nice and healthy. check out my first grow. you trained or topped them at all?

 

[RedEyeJedi UK]

Nice set up and plants Hot Spliff!

I'm from the same area as you, right on the south east coast - I have a similer set up to yourself too only I have a 400w HPS !

Can you tell me how you managed to get your humidity up to 50% (I'm stck between 30-40 with lights on - and 45-50 with lights off!)
I'v got a 2 ltr bottle of water in with mine, would you suggest adding another 1 ltr in there maybe ?

I'll be stayin tuned on your grow, White widow is a tricky strain to grow and you're doing well for a beginner?!
Good luck man!

RedEyeJedi

 

[Hot Spliff]

Hi redeye jedi,

yeah outta experience (all 5weeks of it) i would suggust, a few 2ltr bottles of water in there, i had 3-4 2lrts bottles cut open full of water, seem to keep the humidity around 50ish, and a good spray (mist) of water couple times a day

thanks for comments, will post some more pics tomorrow, they getting quite big now,

 

[Hot Spliff]

Yeah i did top 1 of the plants, to see what it would come out like, looks good so far

 

[Hot Spliff]

Hello,

Carbon filter kit installed, looks pretty good. hopefully it does the trick,

Plants looking rather big, one of the plants is a little big smaller but a lot busher, seems to be doing well tho,

Temp 29
Humidity 45-55%

Cant wait for the smoke!!!