DillWeed's 2009 summer grow journal: Two Lbs. or Bust! (2x1000 watt HPS in grow tent)

sow217 said:

Good luck bro! Im subscribed and will def be following. +rep. I am getting ready to start my 2x1000 watt grow too. Ill be startin a journal on here soon and will post pics and specs. Im doing a variety of strains like yourself, but mainly some BF Blue Cheese, g13 Nlxskunk, and GS Himalayan Gold. Hope you reach that goal of 2 lbs and then some brotha

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+Rep for you as well, bro! Let me know when you get your journal up and running so we can all check it out. In the meantime, I hope to see you in here from time to time.

Thanks man! Any beans pop yet?

bigjesse1922 said:

Thanks man! Any beans pop yet?

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I haven't checked yet, as I am letting them go 24 hours before peeking. I feel like a kid the night before Christmas! I'll be back later with some pics and an update for everyone.

Hello Dill, followed last grow , awsome buds +rep. in wk 2 12/12 GH Lemon skunk myself and cant wait. Ever had it befor.

looking forward to watching this grow

check out my grow.if i get half the amount of your last grow i'll be toking with a

hey there dillweed.nice to see you back up and running with some new ladies to tease us all.may i ask why greenhouse seeds?i have some el nino and H.gold from there at the moment waiting for me to flick them to bud,and are you waiting to find a decent strain from greenhouse so you can clone or are you going to keep buying beans?some people say it is hard to clone his strains?
i will let you know on that have some at 3 days old that will hopefully take roots,i am hopeing the h.gold is a big producer like he says on his videos.

Day 2:
June 3, 2009

The White Widow seeds haven't cracked yet at all and the feminized 10 pack all have but just barely. They will need at least one more day before they can be planted into their starter pots. And by starter pots I mean 16 oz. plastic cups!

drifter1978 said:

hey there dillweed.nice to see you back up and running with some new ladies to tease us all.may i ask why greenhouse seeds?i have some el nino and H.gold from there at the moment waiting for me to flick them to bud,and are you waiting to find a decent strain from greenhouse so you can clone or are you going to keep buying beans?

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Thanks for stopping in, bro! I bought the Greenhouse 10 pack because I figured it was a nice way to be able to try a handful of new strains with one purchase. Plus, I must admit that the root hormoned colored seeds intrigued me just a bit. As far as cloning goes, I haven't done that before either but that is something to aim for on my next grow.

DillWeed!!! i'm new to the website but not new to growing. just thought i'd let you know this is the first thread i found worthy of subscribing to. mad props and good luck my friend i can't wait to see the results

DeeZy x 313 said:

DillWeed!!! i'm new to the website but not new to growing. just thought i'd let you know this is the first thread i found worthy of subscribing to. mad props and good luck my friend i can't wait to see the results

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Thanks for stopping in and for the kind words, friend! I hope you stick around for the ride.

Thanks for the invite m8,i can't wait to see this lot turn out.Your last grow was awesome and with more plants and alot more light this time you wont have any problems hitting that 2pound.Its great to see more strains,i was thinking about getting that white shark but got white russian instead.Well goodluck and i'm subscribing for sure.You going to be making hash out of this lot too?Well i will be checking often +rep

bongholio said:

Thanks for the invite m8,i can't wait to see this lot turn out.Your last grow was awesome and with more plants and alot more light this time you wont have any problems hitting that 2pound.Its great to see more strains,i was thinking about getting that white shark but got white russian instead.Well goodluck and i'm subscribing for sure.You going to be making hash out of this lot too?Well i will be checking often +rep

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Thanks for stopping in, friend! +Rep for you as well. Hopefully, they have all cracked by now so I can put them under some lights and take some pics for you guys tonight. Stay tuned!

a few questions if you don't mind? how do you put like on all of your posts where it says check out my latest harvest, how would i put something to show up on mine everytime i post? also i just read your entire thread and that was a very nice harvest +rep! last question someone on there asked how tall your plants were when you put them into flowering and i couldn't find the response?? thanks for sharing your operation with the rest of us! extra +rep

Day 3:
June 4, 2009

12 out of the 20 White Widow seeds have cracked (pic 1) and all 10 of the Indica Mix H have as well (pic 2) so it's time to plant them for the seedling stage. I watered all of my babies with filtered water and put them under two 400 watt MH lights which they will veg under on a 24/0 light schedule for 2 weeks before being repotted.

Pic 3- The two 400 watt MH lights now with their reflectors on.

Pic 4- Shot of the underside of the two 400 watt MH lights ready for vegging.

Pic 5- Interior shot of the tent with all ten Indica H mix seeds and 12 White Widow seeds at the start of the seedling stage,

Pic 6- Closeup shot of the seedlings to be with my hydrometer in the background, currently 76 degrees with 55% humidty.

Pic 7- Shot of the setup just before I zipped the tent up for the night.

DeeZy x 313 said:

a few questions if you don't mind? how do you put like on all of your posts where it says check out my latest harvest, how would i put something to show up on mine everytime i post? also i just read your entire thread and that was a very nice harvest +rep! last question someone on there asked how tall your plants were when you put them into flowering and i couldn't find the response?? thanks for sharing your operation with the rest of us! extra +rep

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Click on the tab that says "My Rollitup" in the top left corner. From there you click on "Edit Signature" and you can put anything in there you want.

Next, my White Widows were about 16-18 inches tall and my Big Bangs were about 12-15 inches tall when I flowered them.

+Rep back to you as well and keep stopping in, friend!

Looks great bro just what I want to do!

I have a switchable 1kw though, so I am just going to buy a new bulb for veg and switch back to HPS for flower!

I like what I am seeing! When my current grow wraps up I am gettin that tent!

Lookin good,i love your setup its so neat and tidy,how you gunna water these babies when they get goin,by hand or do you have a system? i can't wait to see that white shark in all its dillweed glory lol

Day 4:
June 5, 2009

Checked on the "kids" this evening and nobody had popped up to say hello yet so I gave them each a little bit more filtered water to try and coax them up. Hopefully we'll all have some new friends by tomorrow.

I also stopped by the local hydro shop and picked up a new 1000 watt system. It is a Sunleaves switchable ballast and it came with a pretty cool reflector and a Hortilux 1000 watt HPS bulb. Pics are attached below.

bongholio said:

Lookin good,i love your setup its so neat and tidy,how you gunna water these babies when they get goin,by hand or do you have a system? i can't wait to see that white shark in all its dillweed glory lol

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Thanks! Yeah, I am pretty good about keeping my growing area clean. I think it gives the plants positive energy when they are in a nice, sterile environment, you know?

And I do all my watering by hand. I actually enjoy hand feeding them for some strange reason. Maybe it's because I never had kids and now I am "raising" my plants like they were my kids, haha!

Hey DillWeed! Wow looking good man. I like your style bro.... im subscribed