O.G. Master Kush. First grow ever.

Markanthony8705

Markanthony8705

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This is my first grow. I’m growing O.G. Master Kush. Three of my girls got attacked by our lovely house cat, so they got a little catching up to do. I just put them underneath the 400W MH about 3 days ago and they are responding well. I have listed my specs and ideas below.
So, here are my specs:

5ftL x33inW x 6.2ftH
400W EIKO MH Bulb (for veg)
400W Sunleaves HPS Bulb (for flower)
Valueline 6" 435cfm exhaust fan
C.A.P. Reflector Hood with 2 6' flanges
Xtrasun 400w Ballast (conversion)
2 Isolating fans (they are not showing in the pics because I was cleaning them)
A/C unit in room
Mylar on inside walls
25" Exhaust ducting
Soil: Fox Farm Ocean Forest mixed with 25% Alaskan Humus.
Nutes: Forgot honestly, will post later.
Watering Cycle: once a day alternating nute days. I water them right when the lights go off and will also spray the fan leaves a bit.

My exhaust fan is connected straight to my hood on one side and the other side has the exhaust. Temps are anywhere from 78F to 82F depending on the weather. I’m planning on getting a humidifier, Carbon Filter and 4" intake fan to finish up my box. Any input is greatly appreciated.
 

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Markanthony8705

Markanthony8705

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I'm having an odd problem. The plants droop periodically through the day. One minute they are pointed straight up towards the light, the next they are drooping like crazy. I'm pretty sure it has to do with my watering but I'm just not sure how much water I should give them. I water them once a day with every other day nutes. I would appreciate more help in this, at first I thought it was the lights but I don't think so anymore.
 
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PhiLLy bLunts

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you cannot give them nutes that often!!!!! NO NO NO! and you are watering WAYYY TOO MUCH. Consider this: the roots serve 4 functions as i see it.... 1) they hold the plant up... 2) they aborb water... 3) absorb nutrients... 4) {most important in your situation} they take in OXYGEN which they cannot do if they are drowned in water all the time. I have 1 sour D and 2 white widow plants almost 3 weeks into flowering right now and i dont establish a watering schedule, i give them their nutes EVERY OTHER FRIDAY and water as needed. basically i do the finger test, if i can plunge half of my index finger into the soil and feel ZERO moisture then its time to water. Your plants are too young to fertilize. Seedlings dont really require much NUTE and im sure if you read your soil mix MSDS youll see that there is a small amount of NUTES in the soil mix. thats sufficient until they reach 10"-14" tall and begin their veg phase. trust me, its better to UNDERNUTE then OVERNUTE. OG KUSH is a pure indica i believe and indicas are very hardy, they are more forgiving then say a haze variety. If this is your first grow, my advice is TRY NOT TO DO TOO MUCH, keep it simple and learn from what you do before you get too technical.
 
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thedude27

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May I add to what philly said and say you probably dont need a humidifier, in all likelyhood you may just promote bud rot, unless you have EXTREME Dry conditions. If you feel you need some humidity I would just mist them as you get larger pots and more biomass the humidity will go up naturally anyways.

On the watering, If you lift your pots and they feel light from lack of water that is when you should water them. You want them to dry out pretty well before you add more water. When you do water, water them completely. Thats essentially what you want, a cycle of dry then wet. If you dont do that essentially you will suffocate the plants roots and likely cause root rot. Once you get root rot, its game over.
 
wildponey

wildponey

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Markanthony, im also growing OGMKush , my fist time with this strain. Looking good though. What nutes are you using?
 
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