My First Semi Serious Grow

Ok so i live at home with my mum, she allows me to smoke weed and i have told her i am trying to grow, she is ok with that because i dont think she thinks it will work lol

Well this is my diary so far....


started with
9 baggie seeds
Food Container
Shop Soil
Small Pot Made From The Bottom Of A Plastic Bottle

Aim: To grow a plant to about 1ft, dont expect to get a
harvest just want to get a feel for growing so that when i try it
properly in the near future and spend out money on equipment i dont fuck it up


Germination method
I used the paper towel method as i didnt have any rock wool, and it seemed like
it would make it easier on the little fellas than putting it straight into soil.
I put 4/9 seeds on a damp bit of tissue, then put another peice on top of that
and put it in a food container, i then kept it on top of my sky+ box to keep
it at a fairly warm temperature.

day 1 (wednesday 12th September)
put the seeds in the paper towel, waiting to see if they are going to germinate.
day 2
one seed is defo ahead of the others with a root exposed at around half a cm already
night 2
The quick seed now has a root measuring at half an inch, ill put it into soil now
day 3
Seed was buried at around 1.5cm deep last night, expect to see above surface
action by tomorrow evening. Decided im going to call this one speedx2 or sx2 for short
cause it germinated at twice the speed of all the others lol
Just took some pictures and noticed that there is another seed that is
germinating allot faster than the remaining 2, possible name : speedx1 or sx1 lol


Ill attach some photos
The first one is of SX2 in its pot, the second is of the 3 remaining seeds, sx1 is the big fucker in the middle lol, the third one is where i am germinating my seeds and the fourth one is my 5 remaining seeds.

It would be great if you could all give me some advice ect as the grow continues.... im intending on getting some CFL's and growing in my cupboard under the stairs.

I think i have a fair amount of knowledge on the subject of growing, i was a member of cannabis.com (lil josh) for just over a yer and often read through others grow diary's (a couple of very hostile mods forced me to leave the site!)...don't get me wrong i know there is still loads i don't know but what im trying to say is im not a complete idiot lol, like i wouldn't plant 2 seeds in the same pot i know a lil about the different lights n equipment you may need, i also know of there prices lol

when i think about it i dont see much that could go wrong if i just follow the instructions and guides passed around by other people, but i know somehow i will mess up a few times lol like with the 12/12 lighting ect..

Like i said tho this is more of just a practice grow, mainly for educational purposes because i defo dont expect to get a harvest lol


Attached a photo of sx2's name tag lol seemd like a waste of a picture if i dont upload it

good attitude towards your first grow, what, how many lights are you planning on useing

Thanks mate, im just being realistic with myself
erm im planning on using cfl's but im not sure on how many im going to use yet, depends what stores i can find that sell them and there prices.
When are lights necessary ? i mean Sx2 seems to be poking its head up already lol so im just wondering are lights necessary at this point and if not how long can they go withought lights?
i put it next to the window today to get a lil bit of sunlight on it lol dunno y, just me being impatient lol


well im baked and have rambled on as usual lol, im gona update my grow log then post it on hear

Yeah man just go to to the nearest super market and pick up a 2 or 3 pack of like 30-40 watt cfls, make sure you get a pack of "cool white" and a pack of "warm white" pick up some y-splitters or just some cheap ass light fixtures and have at it!

So far i like this forum, i feel at home lol

anyway time to update the log, realised i got the dates abit confused but ive fixed them in this update

The bold writing is the newest text.

My First Semi Serious Grow

started with
9 baggie seeds
Food Container
Shop Soil
Small Pot Made From The Bottom Of A Plastic Bottle

Aim: To grow a plant to about 1ft, dont expect to get a
harvest just want to get a feel for growing so that when i try it
properly in the near future and spend out money on equipment i dont fuck it up


Germination method
I used the paper towel method as i didnt have any rock wool, and it seemed like
it would make it easier on the little fellas than putting it straight into soil.
I put 4/9 seeds on a damp bit of tissue, then put another peice on top of that
and put it in a food container, i then kept it on top of my sky+ box to keep
it at a fairly warm tempreture.

day 1 (wednesday 12th september)
put the seeds in the paper towel, waiting to see if they are going to germinate.
day 2thur
one seed is defo ahead of the others with a root exposed at around half a cm already
night 2
The quick seed now has a root measuring at half an inch, ill put it into soil now
day 3fri
Seed was buried at around 1.5cm deep last night, expect to see above surface
action by tomorow evening. Decided im going to call this one speedx2 or sx2 for short
cause it germinated at twice the speed of all the others lol
Just took some pictures and noticed that there is another seed that is
germinating allot faster than the remainign 2, possible name : speedx1 or sx1 lol
day 4sat
Came above surface today and reached about 2cm by the end of the night....let them grow
day 5sun
well i planted sx1 today cause her root was around a inch long, fingers
crossed she will continue to progress the way she has so far
folowing in her sister sx2's foot steps

pics: Sx1 in germination process, Sx2 name tag and humble home, Sx1 in her bowl

Got some new pics to upload but first...about the cfl's....

Went down to my local woolworths expecting to find lots of bulbs showing of that they were cfl...only to find none of them were..there was some 20 watt general electric energy saving eco ones that say there rank A on that lil energy chart thing on the box...but im really not sure if there cfl's now ive looked around on the internet...

Any help, wana hurry up cause my plants could defo do with some compact florescent light lol

Well there made by General Electric there 20watt says energy saving and eco on the box has a picture of itself with 1200lm next to it, has a lil energy chart on the side with a arrow pointing to the A at the top, 6 years life, also says not to use with dimmer switches.

Sound like a cfl ?

Well i have not been able to find out any more info on the lights so im using them for today and then i will go back to the shop tomorow and ask someone who knows.

Day 6mon

Well didnt have college today so thought it would be a good time to deal with the plants
Got 2 20watt lights ( think there cfl's but really not sure now and feeling liek a cfl noob lol)
cleared out my cupboard n made it plant friendly, altho for some reason i put silver foil on the wall ?? dont know why as i know that the creases in the foil will direct more light at one point of the plant than others n possibly fuck it up...dont have a clue why i done that...

I should defo take the silver foil of tho shouldn't i?

And replace with that white paint stuff or something as not to loose light.

SX2 is at around 1.5 - 2 inches above the surface now and the seeds shell has almost fallen of.
SX1 lost its seed shell earlier, surley this is to early as its only at around 1 inch above surface and was only planted yesterday...

the remaining 2 seeds have also germinated so thats a 4/4 germination
Put both of them into some soil tonight.

Before i go just wanted to say that last night i checked on SX2 at 2am and it was around 1cm i checked 4 hours later and it had doubled in size


Erm not sure what the pics are yet but i know i got a few to attach

More feedback would be great as this is my first grow and im basically going on whatever guides are out there but they can be very misleading and seem to choose to leave some points out. Took me ages to find out what light cycle i should put my seedlings on..seems like should go onto the 16 on 8 of till im ready to try and flower them..is this correct? seems like i keep missing things but cant think what lol

well ive rambled on agaaaaain lol..sorri n keep your advice and feedback coming.



pixs: SX1 last night, SX2 last night And my grow space so far..

Hey,
It looks like you have a mirror and foil in your grow area. I would get rid of that, its no good for the plants. just a heads up.
good luck

Also, the clear containers are bad! Light kills roots, probably why they don't look so good. Also, do u even have holes at the bottom of ur container? I think you maybe drowning them.

LoganSmith said:

Hey,
It looks like you have a mirror and foil in your grow area. I would get rid of that, its no good for the plants. just a heads up.
good luck

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Yeah i know the foil is stupid...i knew that when i put it up, not really sure why i did. whats wrong with the mirror?


As for the clear containers, i found out about the light killing roots so i put tape on them to cover up the bottom, much better now.
Yeah the cotainers do have holes, what makes you think im drowining them?

ty for your comments much appreciated

Day 5 of SX2 Picture 1. (left to right)
The oval shaped leaves opened up this morning and its first 2 leaves are growing nicely i think.

Day 4 of SX1 Picture 2.
Also opened up this morning.

Day 1 hour 12 of the lil guy with no name yet picture 3
Well i accidentally knocked the seed shell of today when moving the lights, has been forced to open up pretty soon but seems to be doing ok.

So far they have not had anything other than water and light from 2 20watt cfls, im hooking up my two 42watt and 28watt ones 2morow.

What you think?
This thread has been pretty dead

Im going to try and upload pictures every day for the first 10 days

Hey again,
from what I have read the mirror is bad because of the way it trasfers the light rays, meaning that it takes in more light then it allows to reflect off of (going to the plants) so the plant get less light so to speak. If you have the option to I would paint the area in a flat white paint. This is what I did- I just found out that you can also use christmas wrap the poly meltal looking type. Now that it is the season I will be looking for this stuf. I was told it is like mylar.
what type of air do you have going in and what type of air do you have leaving the area. What type of light are you useing? you what daylight bulbs or cool white for this stage in there life.

Yeah im going to paint the walls tomorrow, erm just have normal air going in lol, its in a cupboard in my room, far from airtight and it is opened every 30 mins or so, it has a fan in there to circulate the air. i blew up a black sack today and tied up the top and then put 5 finger size holes in the bottom and left it in the cupboard to give a slow release of co2 lol
I had trouble finding any daylight bulbs could only find warm white(2700k) and white (3500k)
Going to try and find some tomorrow as i have another day of college.

SX2: Night 3, Height: 4cm Leaves : 2 oval leaves and 2 of the spiky leaves
SX1: Night 2, Height: 4cm Leaves : 2 oval leaves with slightly smaller spiked ones
The other one: Night 1, Height: 1.5cm Leaves: 2 oval ones but pointing in a weird direction, the spiked ones are there but about 2mm lol
The last one: Night 1, height 1cm, leaves: again 2 oval ones pointing in weird direction, havn't had a chance to look for the spiked leaves yet, most likely the same as the one above.



What do you think of the pictures?
Do you think they look healthy and about the right size for there age?

Just woke up and checked on the plants, abit shocked that theres not been much change in growth in the past 7 hours.
The plants have just finished there first 17/7 light cycle

SX2: Day 4, Height: 4.7cm Leaves : 2 oval leaves and 2 spiky leaves at 1.7cm
SX1: Day 3, Height: 4.2cm Leaves : 2 oval leaves with slightly smaller spiked ones at 1cm
The other one: day 2, Height: 12.7cm Leaves: 2 ovals and 2 spiky ones at .4cm
The last one: Day 2, Height 1.5cm leaves: 4mm

who ran you off cdot?

Phyco4bud!

Is that where i recognize your name from?

well a few pictures from this morning

iToke said:

Phyco4bud!

Is that where i recognize your name from?

well a few pictures from this morning

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you might recognize me josh, but i think you know me by another name

p4b is a hard ass, but usually not without reason.... however, i do agree that cdot is just to commie to be comfortable at anymore. it's def not the same sight i joined a couple years ago....

man i bet those plants are STINKY!

why?
have you been shitting on my plants again?