Northern lights Autoflower- 500w Mixed Flourescent Pallet Box Basement Grow

MidWestHigh

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• Aug 6, 2012

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2nd grow (1st was 2 sweet seeds sweet cheese auto and 1 WOS Afghan Kush Ryder)

2 Vision Seeds Northern Light Autoflower feminized (currently day 41)
1 "" (currently day 2)
1 Sweet Seeds Sweet Cheese Autoflower fem (will germ this week)

Soil- 80% Fox Farm Ocean Forest, 20% Perlite

Pots- 3 gallon (11 liter)

Temperature- High 78* Low 70*

Humidity- 51-63%

Nutrients- Algoflash flowering with micronutrients 4n.6p.7k

Lights- 8 4' 40w t12 tubular fluorescent 4 natural daylight, 4 cool white
2 32w 4' t8 tubular Flourescent natural daylight
2 42w natural daylight cfl
4 23w natural daylight cfl
4 23w cool white cfl
1 17w aquarium Flourescent natural daylight

Air- oscillating fan in corner of box, laptop cool down fan on top drawing hot air out

Grow Box- pallet 38"x38" surrounded by 4' tall plywood with a hinged door

 

MidWestHigh

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• Aug 6, 2012

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Will upload pics tomorrow

 

MidWestHigh

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• Aug 6, 2012

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1st was germinated by placing in shot glass (distiller water) 24 hours and placed on water heater, sank to bottom with no tail or shell cracked yet and sowed directly into 3 gal FFOF soil watered several hours previous and saran wrap placed over top and placed under 42w natural daylight cfl.

2nd was germinated by placing directly into peat pellet and cheap humidity dome it came with.

Both sprout after 4 days

3rd, the most recent I placed directly between 2 folded up damp paper towels and placed in a ziplock bag and put on water heater...36 hours later the white tap root was visible and I sowed into 3 gal FFOF soiled pot...shell emerged above soil 3 days later and first set of leaves that night.

 

MidWestHigh

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• Aug 7, 2012

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Day 3 (plant 3) NL Auto
Second set of leaf growth visible (pics tonight)

Day 42 (plants 1,2) NL auto
Pistil shown at day 21 and grew vigorously since. Seems the plant is focussing most of its energy on flowering as they appear to be less "bushy"

 

MidWestHigh

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• Aug 7, 2012

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Tag from Vision seeds (testing photo upload)

 

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MidWestHigh

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• Aug 7, 2012

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Just some pics of first 2 plants at day 5 and day 16

 

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MidWestHigh

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• Aug 7, 2012

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Day 39 pics

 

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MidWestHigh

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• Aug 7, 2012

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Paper towel germ pre sow, will post currect day 3 pics later
Algoflash nutes

 

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MidWestHigh

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• Aug 7, 2012

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Btw...advice, questions, and comments are welcomed on this thread

 

MidWestHigh

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• Aug 7, 2012

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Day 3 2nd set of leaf growth starting

 

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MidWestHigh

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• Aug 7, 2012

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Today
vigurous flowering growth on day 42

Algoflash started on day 30
plants love the FFOF soil and nutes

24/0 light schedule

Water about every 4-5 days now with 1/4 strength nutes, will move to 1/2 strength next water.

 

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MidWestHigh

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• Aug 7, 2012

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I mistakenly watered on the schedule with plant 1, maybe a day or 2 too soon. 3 gal pot, watered with tap water set out 24+ hours...1/4 strength Algoflash flowering nutes, 3/4 gallon of water with 15% run off give or take. Ph not tested. 76* 61% humidity.
Action taken: fan moved to center of back side in grow box, oscillating. Tlc and an apology.
Picture is an hour ago day 42

 

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MidWestHigh

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• Aug 8, 2012

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I awoke this morning to my girls looking even worse. After contemplation and much studying I decided the route to fix an over fed baby was to feed it a hamburger. Ironic? Sounds like it, but damn, it worked. I made sure the pots were light and dried up and I stepped up to 1/2 strength nutes and like magic, several hours later vigor was restored; as was my smile.

1st pic- this morning (over water)
2nd- an hour ago after treatment

 

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MidWestHigh

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• Aug 8, 2012

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Plants 1,2 Looking mighty fine after the short scare
25" tall

 

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MidWestHigh

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• Aug 10, 2012

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Girls are looking mighty fine

 

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MidWestHigh

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• Aug 10, 2012

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Leaving in the morning for 3 days

 

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MidWestHigh

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• Aug 26, 2012

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Day 21 12" tall, no pistols yet

 

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MidWestHigh

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• Aug 26, 2012

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Plant 3 looking healthy

 

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MidWestHigh

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• Aug 26, 2012

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60 days from seed, 5 weeks into flowering

 

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MidWestHigh

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• Aug 26, 2012

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Day 60, 5 weeks into flowering

 

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