Grow Journal of a Cannabinoid Android

Firstly, let me say hello.. I've been around this forum a little bit, but I have a couple hundred posts on another excellent forum. This is a great forum as well, so I'd like to share my first grow with you all. I've started learning everything as of about 2 months ago.

Ok, I'll update the initial post as needed, if needed along the way... but after a long while of drilling you all with questions, just over $1,800 later and here we are. Seeds are germing in my dark closet and seem to be doing well (all stopped floating). After a little root pops out, I'll put directly into my Sunshine mix and in the tent under 400w MH with digital ballast set to 50%. (600w HPS for flower).


Here's some pics of the journey and take note that I do understand my rectangular hole in the res needs a cover... I have a great one made, it was just off and not on during these pics lol. Also, I do understand that I need to get my power strip up off the ground.

I'm running Sunshine Mix with Xnutrients line and lots of supplementals along the way, and in an Ebb and Flo system. Any questions, feel free to ask, any awesome advice pleaseeee feel free to give me your thoughts. I will be updating these journals daily, and hope to acquire a great first grow.

Strain: Barney Farms Pineapple Chunk


The Setup:


- 4x4 Sun Hut Grow Tent
- Ultra Sun 400w MH and 600w HPS bulbs
- Sun System Yield Master II Classic 6" Reflector
- Quantum 600 Watt Dimmable Electronic Ballast
- 6" Hurricane Squirrel Cage Fan - 435 CFM - With full inline dimmer for low/med/high
- 6" Phat Filter (This thing is a beast! hah)
- 3.5' x 3.5' Duralastics Ebb and Flo table, with custom PVC 1 1/4' pipe table
- 18 gal (15 being used) res, custom built for obvious reasons.
- Sunshine Advanced Growing Mix #4 Medium
- Xnutrients nute line including: Grow/Micro/Bloom/Amino Blast/Grow Spray/Flushing Solution/Bloom FX
- Other various supplementals: Bloombastic/H2O2
- Other various items: Hanna (cheap-o) PH and PPM pens/digital thermometer/CO2 Bucket (with electronics to help coordinate as best as possible with a bucket.. investing in tank after this)

Any thoughts?

Hmm.. indeed.

60 hours of germ, and I'm not quite liking what I'm seeing Seeds from Attitude, was excited to germ them.

Pineapple CHUNK!!!! I've got one going too... She is awesome and doing very very well. I was getting impatient waiting for my tap roots to show as well.... I had 2 seeds showing out of 8 after 48 hours... Then thought well....I'm gonna ef em up if keep worrying about them. I didn't really want to, but I put em in some ffof since I didn't have any happy frog.... 2 days later BAM *8 beautiful ladies showed up at the party! 5 weeks later and P CHUNK is THRIVING!!! Thanks to the tude... and thank you for giving me someone to compare my personal notes with/with this strain.. I'm staying tuned in (I don't recommend FFOF for seeds, ALL of my girls had a little issue with it... it's what I had though) 8 for 8 though!!! Barneys Farm 1 Pineapple chunk, 2 Seedsman freebie white widow, 3 power africa, delicious cheese candy, g13 royal kush, and g13 auto ak I'm living my dream!

She's been batting her lady lashes at me for atleast a week ... I think I love her

Thanks for checking in! I was wondering if anyone would notice the journal

Since I have someone sticking around, I'll go ahead and update my first post later with my entire setup, nute line and supplementals. I'll be using Sunshine Mix #4 and Xnutrients line, with Ebb and Flo table setup, in 4x4 tent with 400w MH for veg (this round, T5 next round) and 600w HPS for flower of 4-6 plants at a time.

I really appreciate you making a comment in my thread, especially since you've used the same strain already. Yeah, 60 hours with no good root peaking out is kind of making me upset.

Updated first post with "The Setup"

2 of the Pineapple Chunk have tap roots, and 3 of em may not seem to make it. I plopped my 2 freebies (Cluster and Blue Lemon Thai) last night for insurance to fill my tent. They both have white spots on their ends already this morning.

Anyone have thoughts? Should I continue the journal here?

Changed up my ventilation so the filter is tied up in the corner, through my lights hood, out of tent to the fan pulling it all through. Negative pressure achieved.

Still waiting for the 2 freebies to pop so the 2 Pineapple Chunks that made it have some friends to grow with!