P00T
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Howdy folks!
Remember your first attempts growing? All the silly mistakes, and overzelous attention to many of the wrong things...
Well enjoy a quick trip down memory lane as I document the fun I'm having.
History:
My poor little science experiments have been through a lot this last month.
Turns out that if the tap-root isn't out yet, the little buggers can end up wrong side down when you water them.
After searching for reasons that the little cotyledons would be missing...because the tap root will grow straight up as if it were the stem...
I figured the problem out and righted the wayward plants after about 2 weeks underground...and 2 are still hanging on! (The others would have too, but I overwatered...never seen that I bet...lol)
Current Setup:
After much reading (Much of it here!) I decided on my setup.
There is still another half of the room doing nothing, and I will probably put a sheet of B/W down the middle for better efficiency.
I've got 5 out of the original 14 hanging in there:
Beefy:
This one has the most veg, but seems to have 3 rather than 2 sets branching off
Normal:
This one "seems" to be the most normal of the bunch
Lumpy:
Not sure why it's lumpy...but it is...
Wiggly 1:
Survivor of a subteranian start...
Wiggly 2:
Another survivor of the dark depths...
I have started 3 more seeds in full 2.5gal pots (everyone gets a 2.5gal...) to see what I get without papertowels and peat starters...
So, that is my first month, and I will document further soon.
Thanks for reading, hope it made you grin.
-P00T
Remember your first attempts growing? All the silly mistakes, and overzelous attention to many of the wrong things...
Well enjoy a quick trip down memory lane as I document the fun I'm having.
History:
My poor little science experiments have been through a lot this last month.
- They started out as some really old seeds. (Over 5 years old)
- Some damp paper towels in a MickyD's sallad container
- A week on my old Yamaha Amp = 14 seeds with about half hatched.
- Put together a little 3' my wife had still in it's box out in the garage
- Loaded everyone into some peat starters in a jiffy tray
- Stuck my SunBox II S.A.D light in there hooked to a timer
- Filled up a cat litter container with water to let it sit and offgas some Cl
- Employed a trusty Silver Bullet ladel from Golden, CO as me watering can
Turns out that if the tap-root isn't out yet, the little buggers can end up wrong side down when you water them.
After searching for reasons that the little cotyledons would be missing...because the tap root will grow straight up as if it were the stem...
I figured the problem out and righted the wayward plants after about 2 weeks underground...and 2 are still hanging on! (The others would have too, but I overwatered...never seen that I bet...lol)
Current Setup:
After much reading (Much of it here!) I decided on my setup.
- 8'x8'x8' room with B/W 6mil for walls (aprox 90% sealed)
- 1 Lumatek Dual 600W ballast
- 2 BlockBuster hoods
- 2 Supermax conversion MH 600W bulbs
- 6 ValueLine fan (noiser than I'd hoped)
- T connecter splitting to pull from the 2 lights (they will get their own seperate intakes soon)
- 6" intake for entire room
There is still another half of the room doing nothing, and I will probably put a sheet of B/W down the middle for better efficiency.
I've got 5 out of the original 14 hanging in there:
Beefy:
This one has the most veg, but seems to have 3 rather than 2 sets branching off
Normal:
This one "seems" to be the most normal of the bunch
Lumpy:
Not sure why it's lumpy...but it is...
Wiggly 1:
Survivor of a subteranian start...
Wiggly 2:
Another survivor of the dark depths...
I have started 3 more seeds in full 2.5gal pots (everyone gets a 2.5gal...) to see what I get without papertowels and peat starters...
So, that is my first month, and I will document further soon.
Thanks for reading, hope it made you grin.
-P00T