Well, I figured now would be as good of a time as any to introduce myself as I am waiting on the "express shipping" from Hemp Depot to sunny Cali. I just completed my first grow and was not very happy with the results. I used an ebb/flow setup with a 20gal res and GH 3 part using cal mag, liquid karma, and overdrive under a single 600w HPS and using a MH conversion bulb to veg for 14 days from clone. The clones were supposedly Hindu Kush, OG Kush, and some Cali O. All the clones were practically given to me by a local club and I question their lineage but I think my biggest problem was salt buildup because the buds were very crisp and dry rather than dense and sticky. Also the stems never got very thick, I didn't know what I was doing and had 9 plants on a 3x3 tray in Grodan delta cubes. It was not a total loss and allowed me to learn and plan my next grow.
Which brings me to what I'm really excited about. I have O.G. Kush x Blue Satellite #2.2 from Spice of Life and Willie Nelson from Reeferman (its not on the 2008 catalog so I figured what the hell). I should also be getting clones of J26, Trainwreck, and Purple Star. My new veg setup is a SunLeaves Pioneer VIII (4ft 8 bulb HO T5(is there a more secure way to hang this thing?)) and I am still planning to flower under the HPS. My veg area is 3x4x4 to be and my flower area 4x4x8. I have scrapped the hydroponics setup in favor of pots an soil. I will certainly be hanging on to all the hydro equipment for when I get a larger space. I have access to quite a few hydro shops and after a lot of debate I'm using Canna BioTerra Pro soil and since I can't find their seedling soil I'll use Light Warrior for that purpose. Nutes are gonna be the full Canna Terra line (Vega, Flores, Rhizotnoic, Cannazym, PK13/14, Boost) as well as Cal Mag Plus, Liquid Karma, Sweet, Purple Maxx, BushMaster, and I was wondering if I can use Overdrive in soil? My good friend also has a similar setup being run for his first grow using Canna's oraganic Bio line. I'm planning on popping the seeds in wet paper towels in a ziploc freezer bag on top of a seedling heat mat. This was suggested to me in favor of starting the seeds directly in Rapid Rooter plug tray on heat mat. I was then planning to transplant the seeds with taproot down in to the rapid rooter plugs and keep them over the heat mat until I have roots reaching out of the plug. They then have 3 transplants ahead of them up to 5gal rose pots. I am hoping for much better quality and comparable yields to the hydro grow. Pics pending the postal service.
Which brings me to what I'm really excited about. I have O.G. Kush x Blue Satellite #2.2 from Spice of Life and Willie Nelson from Reeferman (its not on the 2008 catalog so I figured what the hell). I should also be getting clones of J26, Trainwreck, and Purple Star. My new veg setup is a SunLeaves Pioneer VIII (4ft 8 bulb HO T5(is there a more secure way to hang this thing?)) and I am still planning to flower under the HPS. My veg area is 3x4x4 to be and my flower area 4x4x8. I have scrapped the hydroponics setup in favor of pots an soil. I will certainly be hanging on to all the hydro equipment for when I get a larger space. I have access to quite a few hydro shops and after a lot of debate I'm using Canna BioTerra Pro soil and since I can't find their seedling soil I'll use Light Warrior for that purpose. Nutes are gonna be the full Canna Terra line (Vega, Flores, Rhizotnoic, Cannazym, PK13/14, Boost) as well as Cal Mag Plus, Liquid Karma, Sweet, Purple Maxx, BushMaster, and I was wondering if I can use Overdrive in soil? My good friend also has a similar setup being run for his first grow using Canna's oraganic Bio line. I'm planning on popping the seeds in wet paper towels in a ziploc freezer bag on top of a seedling heat mat. This was suggested to me in favor of starting the seeds directly in Rapid Rooter plug tray on heat mat. I was then planning to transplant the seeds with taproot down in to the rapid rooter plugs and keep them over the heat mat until I have roots reaching out of the plug. They then have 3 transplants ahead of them up to 5gal rose pots. I am hoping for much better quality and comparable yields to the hydro grow. Pics pending the postal service.
