3rd grow - afghan#1 x bigbud

o2hustla

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hi again to you all, i am now starting my third grow journal. i am growing afghan #1 x bigbud. its a feminised seed which has just cracked open this morning. my grow room is all set up and im starting with a 400w hps this time instead of the cfl's.
so far my method of germing seeds is 100% out of the last 3 grows and its worked for my mates too ( approx 30 seeds total ). boil the kettle & pour the water into a jar & let it cool overnight, pour the cooled water into a plastic cup, pop in the seed and put the cup into a warm dark cupboard. check every few hours because different seeds vary in time to crack open.
feel free to coment, give advice or ask questions.

hustla
 

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im starting with 1 plant for now but will take cuttings if things go to plan. so i dont know how many i'll end up with lol.
 
im starting with just 1 plant cos the pic here is from my last grow which was a big bud strain and it took over my grow space lol. im using the same space so i just want to see how big this baby gets.

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here is an update to my grow op. as i said before im using the same space as before ( the size etc can be seen in the link to my second grow ). i made a propergator out of an old plastic box which has a clear lid which is approx 12" square. humidity inside the PROP is 70-80%, humidity inside the G/R is around 50% at present. the temp in the G/R is 75-80 degrees. to lower the humidity and temp in the PROP i can open the lid bit by bit as and when needed. the light is a 400w hps which is 3ft from the top of the PROP and 3ft 3" from the top of the pot inside. i very carefully scraped the soil to check on the progress of the seedling and im pleased that the tap root in now approx 1" long so i carefully covered her back up.
my next update and pics will be when she pops her head out of the soil.

hustla
 

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please welcome my new baby:mrgreen:, this little 1 has just opped out this morning into this big bad world lol. i have equalled the temps & humidity in the prop and G/R so i can remove the PROP completely in the next day or 2. this is 4 days from starting to germ the seed till its popped out the soil.

hustla
 

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hi all, just a quick update for you. i am germing 2 G13 haze seeds also to add to my G/R. i have been trying to reed up on the afghan #1 x bigbud and the reviews aint that good ( good job i didnt pay for them lol ), must be something to do with the bigbud cross, so when they pop i'll start a new journal for them. any comments, advice or questions always welcome.
thanx for looking

hustla
 
hi again, here is my baby now 2 days old. the first pic was taken yesterday as ( hopefully ) she started to wake lol. the second pic is of her enjoying the rays from the hps lol. of the 2 g13 seeds i started to germ yesterday 1 has cracked open so far, so by the and of today or tomorow morning they will both be put into soil hopefully, then i'll start a new journal for them.

keep growing

hustla
 

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here are some more pics of the lil one, its now 1" tall and ive lowered the light down 6" and put a fan close to the plant to keep it cool, this is the compost i use through out the whole grow, i get it from my local B&Q. i have just started another journal for my unknown G13 grow to which the link is in my signature.

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the seedling is doing fine although its growing about half an inch a day, its 1 & 1/2" high now, i lowered the light abit more and moved the fan closer so its sat in a nice gentle breeze now. which will not only keep it from burning but strengthen the stem. the second pic is my homemade fully adjustable pc cooling fan lol, not the best looking design but it works lol.

hustla
 

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i think ive got the light at the right height now as it seems not to be stretching as much now its just over the inch & half. the first set of leaves are getting bigger and the stem is getting thicker, i can see the second set of leaves starting in the centre.

hustla
 
thanx tahoe, here are a couple more pics of the baby lappin up the light lol.

hustla
 

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here is the afghan x bigbud at 6 days out the soil, dont worry bout the colours of the leaves because the pic was taken under the hps while it was on, lol i had to go look at the plant to make sure i didnt miss it the first time lol. its fine :mrgreen:. the second set of proper leaves are visable now so i took the pic. tell me what you guys think so far.

hustla
 

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here is the afghan x bigbud at 10 days old, the third set of leaves are now starting to show but they ae not visable in these pics. i now have a 7 inch oscilating fan in the growroom instead of my homemade one. i topped up the soil in the pot yesterday to half way up the stem to give it abit more stability ( not that its weak ). the temp stays between 74-80 deg F. the humidity is between 35-50. all in all i think its looking good but what do you think ?

hustla
 

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looking good. the pic/lighting seem to give the largest leaves some appearance of discoloration? looking good, big leaves, good stem.
 
i know what you mean but its just because the light is on when i take the pics (400w hps ). looking at them out from the light they are a very nice shade of green.

hustla
 
here is a pic of the afghan this morning after i raised the light 2-3" lastnight, it seems to have sorted out the leaf curling up.

hustla
 

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here is the afghan x bigbud at 12 days old ( 15 days from germing ) alot of new growth is vizable every time i look at it, as you can see from the pics above this post. the nodes are very close together and its only 2" high. the third set of leaves are showing in the pics which should be 5's ( i hope ). the temp is approx 75-80 deg F ( lights on ) and drops to 60-65 F ( lights off ) the humidity is between 35-50 during the complete cycle ( on & off ).

hustla
 

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