ZOMBIESxWEED
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So I have some extra time on my hands and I thought to myself, "What else do I have to do than make a neatly organized grow journal?" Okay I've posted in the grow journal section before but I'm not a fan so I'm posting this where I think it belongs, Newb Central. Before I start I am going to say I will be saying what brands I am using. I am not a brand ambassador in any way nor am I endorsing any products but I believe it would be helpful to those who are looking for exact information, that and I am trying to be as detailed as possible. So with that out of the way lets begin shall we?
![2013-05-30 01.13.16.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947614-37ffcf52f18616fc582bd6c5bf0a38ec.jpg)
![2013-05-30 01.13.07.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947615-7c3cea3aa66b4ba6cf981d1203086392.jpg)
This is from the very beginning. I had purchased a large Girl Scout Cookie mother from a friend and decided to completely chop it down and turn it into clones. I ended up with a pair of prop trays worth but I only needed 9 for my grow so I decided to sell the rest. I'm growing in a 5x5x7 Gorilla Grow tent.
![2013-06-08 19.43.22.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947619-53a1fa197d2fdc6847fa527ccecb2327.jpg)
So after a week of cloning under the T5 I took my best 9 and transplanted them into 1 gallon Air-Pots filled with Slacker coco and Growstones. At this point I started a half strength nutrient routine using Sensi Grow and Voodoo Juice. I was also feeding them up to 4 times daily when they were at this stage and reusing the nutrient run off.
![2013-06-23 16.09.12.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947626-099a71e5b3c15c4f6ef4a14beb5b51c6.jpg)
![2013-06-23 16.09.17.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947627-86c2c8b3f272c8105d93304cc65669c7.jpg)
![2013-06-23 22.32.38.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947629-1ae479c628796ab59f46a0c15eb40e6e.jpg)
![2013-06-23 23.02.59.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947630-b354509e701f3980df0d17fe27d26d88.jpg)
15 days after the first transplant I found out I needed to transplant again and place them in their final pots, 7 gallon Air-Pots. I got lazy with feeding everyday so I made a cheap top feed system to water the plants when they were young. I tried doing this once they were in the 7 gallon pots but it did not end up working so I went back to hand feeding. The plants have been getting full strength nutrients for the past week. I also ran out of coco on this day so that's why the last two are still in the 1 gallon pots. It was at this point that I switched from T5 to a 1000 watt metal halide. I am using a Hortilux Platinum ballast with a Hortilux Daylight Blue bulb housed in an 8" Epic reflector by Sun Systems. I had also purchased a small portable 8000 BTU A/C for a decent price on Craigslist and I started using that once the T5 was out.
![2013-06-30 18.21.53.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947641-712608847284ea2b6c0fe4696b72c9b2.jpg)
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![2013-07-05 21.22.14.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947656-bea7adeca2fc8e4b417261b1f2766cec.jpg)
Days 30-35. Tried to throw in a shitty trellis net for a failed attempted at a scrog, it had no resistance and the plants grew right through it. Growth is looking very healthy at this point and I have been topping weekly since week 2 using the FIM technique, the leaves grew back weird looking but I found out this was normal. I was not pruning any growth up until this point except topping.
![2013-07-14 18.38.01.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947658-22e4c65f2cd1fb1624e02d590639f918.jpg)
Day 41. I should have flowered back at day 35 but I saw a lot of other grows where the veg periods lasted for 2+ months and ended up with plants half the size of these GSC plants, so I waited until my tent was exploding with growth in an attempt to maximize yield, never ever ever do this. The bulb is a 1000 watt Hortilux Super HPS and the nutrients are now Heavy 16 bloom base, Voodoo Juice, Tarantula, Piranha, Bud Ignitor, and Bud Candy.
![2013-07-20 04.12.55.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947661-240eebd79c6cd05c89c6d39e7d3e17e8.jpg)
![2013-07-20 04.13.42.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947662-b484c1c0f51ae26ed101adf28cfe879d.jpg)
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Day 50, 9th day of flower. So as you can clearly see I had hugely underestimated the size these plants would grow to. I however had no extension so I had to make due. Definitely neglecting my grow and it's showing.
![2013-07-22 03.09.13.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947666-329af02406239f69546f12bb4d3cd004.jpg)
![2013-07-22 03.09.48.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947667-1e002a4971e386bc85f419dededc3965.jpg)
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![2013-07-23 00.57.13.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947681-272acae05cb2d7062ecd308628ee7f63.jpg)
Day 52-53, 11-12th day of flower. Finally purchased a proper nutrient and pH meter. Decided to go with the BlueLab Guardian. I also was fed up with how unattended my grow was looking so I decided to trim all the lower growth. I was surprised to find that all the lower growth which I thought was getting no light was actually very green and healthy so after only 10 days of flowering I tried my hand at cloning a lot of the pruned branches. *Future edit, I ended up getting 60 rooted clones from that*. Plants are looking a lot healthier and I'm trying my hand at decor placement.
![2013-05-30 01.13.16.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947614-37ffcf52f18616fc582bd6c5bf0a38ec.jpg)
![2013-05-30 01.13.07.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947615-7c3cea3aa66b4ba6cf981d1203086392.jpg)
This is from the very beginning. I had purchased a large Girl Scout Cookie mother from a friend and decided to completely chop it down and turn it into clones. I ended up with a pair of prop trays worth but I only needed 9 for my grow so I decided to sell the rest. I'm growing in a 5x5x7 Gorilla Grow tent.
![2013-06-08 19.43.22.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947619-53a1fa197d2fdc6847fa527ccecb2327.jpg)
So after a week of cloning under the T5 I took my best 9 and transplanted them into 1 gallon Air-Pots filled with Slacker coco and Growstones. At this point I started a half strength nutrient routine using Sensi Grow and Voodoo Juice. I was also feeding them up to 4 times daily when they were at this stage and reusing the nutrient run off.
![2013-06-23 16.09.12.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947626-099a71e5b3c15c4f6ef4a14beb5b51c6.jpg)
![2013-06-23 16.09.17.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947627-86c2c8b3f272c8105d93304cc65669c7.jpg)
![2013-06-23 22.32.38.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947629-1ae479c628796ab59f46a0c15eb40e6e.jpg)
![2013-06-23 23.02.59.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947630-b354509e701f3980df0d17fe27d26d88.jpg)
15 days after the first transplant I found out I needed to transplant again and place them in their final pots, 7 gallon Air-Pots. I got lazy with feeding everyday so I made a cheap top feed system to water the plants when they were young. I tried doing this once they were in the 7 gallon pots but it did not end up working so I went back to hand feeding. The plants have been getting full strength nutrients for the past week. I also ran out of coco on this day so that's why the last two are still in the 1 gallon pots. It was at this point that I switched from T5 to a 1000 watt metal halide. I am using a Hortilux Platinum ballast with a Hortilux Daylight Blue bulb housed in an 8" Epic reflector by Sun Systems. I had also purchased a small portable 8000 BTU A/C for a decent price on Craigslist and I started using that once the T5 was out.
![2013-06-30 18.21.53.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947641-712608847284ea2b6c0fe4696b72c9b2.jpg)
![2013-06-30 18.22.07.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947642-263ee7426e4a34c62878f32d8b93ce3c.jpg)
![2013-07-04 03.53.10.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947643-bec91e7d965edbcb7399479b487a07ea.jpg)
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![2013-07-04 18.49.33.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947646-d6ee83007f97aff4012a42af58e2e5e3.jpg)
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![2013-07-04 18.49.47.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947649-966d19473186ad7d57982c77f67578d9.jpg)
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![2013-07-05 00.41.55.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947653-8bd95dac5d62f60a90a16f63ab8a8819.jpg)
![2013-07-05 21.22.14.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947656-bea7adeca2fc8e4b417261b1f2766cec.jpg)
Days 30-35. Tried to throw in a shitty trellis net for a failed attempted at a scrog, it had no resistance and the plants grew right through it. Growth is looking very healthy at this point and I have been topping weekly since week 2 using the FIM technique, the leaves grew back weird looking but I found out this was normal. I was not pruning any growth up until this point except topping.
![2013-07-14 18.38.01.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947658-22e4c65f2cd1fb1624e02d590639f918.jpg)
Day 41. I should have flowered back at day 35 but I saw a lot of other grows where the veg periods lasted for 2+ months and ended up with plants half the size of these GSC plants, so I waited until my tent was exploding with growth in an attempt to maximize yield, never ever ever do this. The bulb is a 1000 watt Hortilux Super HPS and the nutrients are now Heavy 16 bloom base, Voodoo Juice, Tarantula, Piranha, Bud Ignitor, and Bud Candy.
![2013-07-20 04.12.55.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947661-240eebd79c6cd05c89c6d39e7d3e17e8.jpg)
![2013-07-20 04.13.42.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947662-b484c1c0f51ae26ed101adf28cfe879d.jpg)
![2013-07-20 04.13.48.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947663-f13ef7c12c358be5918d2ea9146ebb7c.jpg)
![2013-07-20 04.14.07.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947664-e6090617b2dab9d94e5b46d85f202c8e.jpg)
![2013-07-20 04.14.24.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947665-1c8b09e91761f22504f427a6fd5e0f5e.jpg)
Day 50, 9th day of flower. So as you can clearly see I had hugely underestimated the size these plants would grow to. I however had no extension so I had to make due. Definitely neglecting my grow and it's showing.
![2013-07-22 03.09.13.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947666-329af02406239f69546f12bb4d3cd004.jpg)
![2013-07-22 03.09.48.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947667-1e002a4971e386bc85f419dededc3965.jpg)
![2013-07-22 23.21.37.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947670-3debd44fc754f4d932319856dc88110c.jpg)
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![2013-07-22 23.21.49.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947672-b768853c1c9ac515a36c5452f9ea4234.jpg)
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![2013-07-22 23.24.04.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947679-4a00c83a39113fca77e3cdae0afcfac3.jpg)
![2013-07-23 00.57.13.jpg](/data/attachments/1947/1947681-272acae05cb2d7062ecd308628ee7f63.jpg)
Day 52-53, 11-12th day of flower. Finally purchased a proper nutrient and pH meter. Decided to go with the BlueLab Guardian. I also was fed up with how unattended my grow was looking so I decided to trim all the lower growth. I was surprised to find that all the lower growth which I thought was getting no light was actually very green and healthy so after only 10 days of flowering I tried my hand at cloning a lot of the pruned branches. *Future edit, I ended up getting 60 rooted clones from that*. Plants are looking a lot healthier and I'm trying my hand at decor placement.
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