400 watt Pineapple Chunk and Orange Bud with a side of Mexican Bag Seed

Txchilies · Sep 14, 2012

So I grew out 2 White Widow X Big Bud and have harvested, time to start a new grow. Going to try a different approach with the plants should be interesting. Got a new setup so I have more space and light. Running a 400watt HPS in a 4'x4'x6'6" tent. Plants will be Pineapple Chunk and Orange Bud grown in soil.

DrPhilGood · Sep 14, 2012

"Mexican bag seed." Those words send horrified chills up my back.

Txchilies · Sep 14, 2012

LOL...grow what you know, no school like old school. I gotta have my modified drit weed, besides it doesn't taste the same when home grown.

Amaximus · Sep 15, 2012

You know I'm subbed up, Tx. Lets see what ya can do with hps...
What are your plans anyway? scrog? mainline?

Txchilies · Sep 15, 2012

Have been debating on both, but with the number of plants in the tent I'm thinking of going all mainline. I know I'm going to lose half of my bag seed or I expect to at least and that will make some room. May just even do both at the same time, just not sure the plants are still to small yet to do anything with.

calicatt79 · Sep 17, 2012

sub'd up Tx

Can't wait to watch these babies GROW!

So tru about the mexican chit....I've had some pretty nasty bagseed come out KILLA when grown indoors. They LOVE the LOVE. Plus...you know that comerch is NOT dried and cured properly. And that makes ALL the difference

Good luck Bud!

Strawberrychocolope · Sep 17, 2012

Hi there ive just started my 1st grow under 400w hps in 90ds grow tent, im using canna soil and canna range of nutes, im 1 week into veg with 1 tangerine dream and 1 liberty haze in 6 litre pots. The thing im not to sure about is how much should i be watering them at this stage ive been giving them a good spray about 3 times a day in the 18hours lights on, there about 3 inches high at this stage, any suggestions?

10acjed · Sep 17, 2012

Nothing wrong with a bagseed experiment if you have the space and need to fill it...
I had one turn out female and left it in with my Bruce Banner...

Doesnt look too bad for some shwag...

How do you like the WW X BB you grew? I have 4 seeds I will be doing in the future, sounded like a nice mix...

Txchilies · Sep 17, 2012

Strawberrychocolope said:
Hi there ive just started my 1st grow under 400w hps in 90ds grow tent, im using canna soil and canna range of nutes, im 1 week into veg with 1 tangerine dream and 1 liberty haze in 6 litre pots. The thing im not to sure about is how much should i be watering them at this stage ive been giving them a good spray about 3 times a day in the 18hours lights on, there about 3 inches high at this stage, any suggestions?

Well good luck with your grow, best thing I can tell you is just keep the media moist but not soaking wet. I give my seedlings 2 cups of water pH'd to 6.00 for 2 to 3 weeks, and I wait at least 2 to 3 days between watering. Start out with quarter strength nutes when you go to feed the first time and watch how they react, then just bump your nutes up week by week till you get to full strength. But watch your plants as some don't like strong nutes right off, you may need to cut them back or not get to full strength.

Txchilies · Sep 17, 2012

10acjed said:
Nothing wrong with a bagseed experiment if you have the space and need to fill it...
I had one turn out female and left it in with my Bruce Banner...

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Doesnt look too bad for some shwag...

How do you like the WW X BB you grew? I have 4 seeds I will be doing in the future, sounded like a nice mix...

It's a strong plant and reacts well to training. It smokes really good and smooth. I'd denfiately grow this again. I got two different pheno's with the two I grew, one the buds were more a big bud strain dominant and the other more white widow. I don't think anyone that grew this would be disappointed.

10acjed · Sep 17, 2012

Txchilies said:
It's a strong plant and reacts well to training. It smokes really good and smooth. I'd denfiately grow this again. I got two different pheno's with the two I grew, one the buds were more a big bud strain dominant and the other more white widow. I don't think anyone that grew this would be disappointed.

Great thanks, use to get alot of BB back in the day, was a personal favorite. And WW is such a great strain I dont see how I can go wrong LOL..

Subscribed to your current grow as well....

Strawberrychocolope · Sep 17, 2012

Txchilies said:
Well good luck with your grow, best thing I can tell you is just keep the media moist but not soaking wet. I give my seedlings 2 cups of water pH'd to 6.00 for 2 to 3 weeks, and I wait at least 2 to 3 days between watering. Start out with quarter strength nutes when you go to feed the first time and watch how they react, then just bump your nutes up week by week till you get to full strength. But watch your plants as some don't like strong nutes right off, you may need to cut them back or not get to full strength.

Cool ill go for that and give them 2 cups each today and leave for 2-3 days, how much water roughly is that around like 250-300ml a cup ? with the 400w will the soil dry out on top if so is this okay? thanks for the reply

Txchilies · Sep 17, 2012

Strawberrychocolope said:
Cool ill go for that and give them 2 cups each today and leave for 2-3 days, how much water roughly is that around like 250-300ml a cup ? with the 400w will the soil dry out on top if so is this okay? thanks for the reply

I don't know much about the metric system but I'd say somewhere between .25 and .50 a liter. Depending on how close you keep your light and how much ventilation you have it shouldn't dry to fast or to deep. When you stick you finger in the dirt as long as it isn't wet to touch or sticking to your finger it is dry enough to water again. Letting them dry a bit helps force roots to grow looking for food and moisture.

Strawberrychocolope · Sep 17, 2012

Txchilies said:
I don't know much about the metric system but I'd say somewhere between .25 and .50 a liter. Depending on how close you keep your light and how much ventilation you have it shouldn't dry to fast or to deep. When you stick you finger in the dirt as long as it isn't wet to touch or sticking to your finger it is dry enough to water again. Letting them dry a bit helps force roots to grow looking for food and moisture.

Cool thanks for that ill go for that they are going pretty well and are getting new leaves every other day so it must be healthy enough, it was drying quick the soil in 1st 2 days until my fan and 5inch extractor and carbon filter came now its staying moist longer and feels better temps wise, The Liberty Haze is going rapid cant wait....

Txchilies · Sep 19, 2012

So two weeks in the dirt and they are growing right along, had an issue with the original Orange Bud seed so I popped 2 more to take it's place along with a bag seed clone that turned out to be male.

Amaximus · Sep 20, 2012

I keep forgetting this is a new grow. I was like "Wow, They got small!" heh.

So what is the situation, Tx? You have a dimmable ballast? Are you running this puppy at 50% or you running full power? What is the plan for this grow?

Txchilies · Sep 20, 2012

Hey Amaximus, right now since they are babies and I have the light still low on them I'm going 50%. Don't want to burn them up as temps are up in the 90's day time and drop in the 60's at night. I will probably go 75% in a couple weeks while doing some training. I'm running 20/4 with the light and when I go to 75% will cut back to 18/6. Would be nice if I could pull off a win in the party cup grow and add the ferro 150 to the tent.

Amaximus · Sep 21, 2012

Txchilies said:
Hey Amaximus, right now since they are babies and I have the light still low on them I'm going 50%. Don't want to burn them up as temps are up in the 90's day time and drop in the 60's at night. I will probably go 75% in a couple weeks while doing some training. I'm running 20/4 with the light and when I go to 75% will cut back to 18/6. Would be nice if I could pull off a win in the party cup grow and add the ferro 150 to the tent.

Ha, It looks as if your running your setup the same as me, Right down to the 20/4 schedule. Except I think I am going to maintain the 20/4 schedule from here on out so I can grow autos in the veg tent as well as give the girls extra time to recover from the serious mainlining I'm doing to them.

Once your temps go down it is smooth sailing. We still had 80s/90s when I hooked up my ballast and now its down to mid 60s/70s (and going lower) from here on out. It still gets to around 83/85 in the tent @ 600w but I'm completely ok with that considering the summer we had.

Ahh, The party cup girls. Right now they are the stars of my grow, which is nice but also underscores how badly I planned my next grow. heh. At least the girls pistils are starting to turn... I imagine yours are or will be very soon as it seems ours plants seem to be on the same pace.

Looking forward to the updates...

Txchilies · Sep 23, 2012

So I've been tending the garden some thought I'd let everyone see where I'm at.

I've topped all the big plants and have begun to build a manifold on a few, I will be mainlining everything in this tent. One of the Orange Bud seedlings is going in my other tent so I can do a scrog with her.