Using bag seed for this first grow. This seed came from a one legged lady that lives about 75 miles from me. She called it "hydroponic". While it may have been hydro, the quality wasnt the best. It was ok but not the best. It was priced accordingly so I didn't get ripped off. It was all some big nice tight bud, dark green with maybe some white over it (like a "haze") and it was full of seeds. I am thinking maybe this was some that was accidentally pollenated or a hermie. This is the seed I am using. Due to the events of this MJ and the way I remember this particular 1/2 oz. in my mind I am calling it Pegleg's Blunder. Perhaps I can figure out later what it actually is (if anything).
My grow room - nothing special and hopefully adequate for now. It is a closet about 2.5'X6'X8'. Carpet has been pulled up and shelf removed. It was previously painted a white and hopefully I can put up mylar by next month. There is a n 8" Honeywell fan purchased from Walmart to circulate air.
Hydrogear - General Hydroponics Waterfarm guts placed inside a 5 gallon bucket. I am using Hydroton Clay Pellets and GH Flora nutes in distilled water.
Lighting - 2 26 watt (100 watt equivalent) 6500 K CFLs placed a couple of inches over the seedlings in 2 buckets. Bulbs placed in clampon lights and hung from hanger in closet. Lights on 24/7
Please excuse the quality of the pictures. They are the best I have for now.
Seeds start germinating 6.1.07
Late sprout was placed in growing medium on 6.5.07
Peeked out of the growing medium on 6.7.07 - Journey begins.
Notice browning on the leaves, looks like nute burn. (I had kinda guessed at the nutes)
There are a couple of other seedlings in here also. They will not be kept up with due to they wind up not being able to be saved from this initial nute burn, only this one planted 2 days later from a late sprout.
6.9.07, Got a TDS Meter, nute strength was off the chart. Diluted it down to about 220 PPM.
6.10.07
Growing but leaves are burnt. First set of 3 fingered leaves have appeared.
Tested TDS and it has spiked to about 440 PPM. Added distilled water to bring back to 220 PPM.
6.11.07
Definately growing. Not gaining much height. Maybe I need to raise the lights a little to make it stretch. Small amount of nute burn on next set of leaves noticable. So far the rest of the leaves look good.
6.12.07
Not much change. Adjusted nutes back down today. I think there was some of that extremely strong nutes from the beginning still in the growing medium that has filtered back down into the bucket.
6.13.07
Nutes appear to have stabilized. Pegleg seems to agree with the strength. A very noticable difference from yesterday. Those damaged leaves sure look bad.
Added a third 100 watt CFL. There is one over a bucket with seedlings and 2 over this bucket with these 2 seedlings.
6.14.07
Looking nice. Fat leaves, good dark green color. Lighting makes the color look different in the pictures. Second set of multi fingered fan leaves are showing nice. Third set are barely visible. Plant is not gaining much height. I raised the light to about 4 inches above the plant.
6.15.07 Added about 1/2 gallon of water today. Added enough nutes for new water. I have added water a couple of times before but didn't log it. It was usually in conjunction with trying to get the nutes dilluted.
No pictures today.
6.16.07
Maybe it is the amount of green being reflected back that is causing the lighting in these pics to make the plant look yellow. It is still a dark green. Third set of fan leaves are opening.
As I inspected closely up under the leaves, this is what I saw.
This looks like it might be visible new side growth coming from above the stems of all of the leaves on my 9 day old baby. I wasn't expecting that this quick. Is this normal?
I went to Galveston last night and didn't get back until today so imagine the surprise at this growth Leaves getting fatter and possible new side growth.
I raised the light up to about 6" above the top of the plant. Still using 1 100 watt light on this plant and another 100 watt light on another seedling in the same bucket. The other seedling is looking bad. Damaged too bad from nute burn in the beginning. I will remove it in a couple of days.
Here are a few more pictures taken today.
Side view
Looks nice for 9 days but still so short. It measures about 5 1/2" to 6" from leaf tip to leaf tip and only about 2 1/2" tall. Does this sound right for 9 days old?
Having been messing with them and because it is so short and because I have it planted off to one side the leaves look to be getting wet from the Waterfarm and drooping slightly.
A look under these leaves without the closeup we used to see the new growth.
Held the upper leaves out of the way for this picture. A nice strong stem. Thick stem also shows good on new growth picture.
Bic lighter in picture helps show actual size. Notice the droopiness in the leaves and wetness on some leaves
It is about 11 pm here now and I just noticed that after only about 2 hours after having raised the light, Pegleg might already be responding. The leaves are not drooping as before and have dried off. It appears they are starting to try to reach up for the light. Maybe what it needs to make it taller. The new growth is a much lighter green. Not in a yellowing kind of way but looks healthy.
Notice how they appear to have lifted up?
Leaves are beginning to open at new growth areas above leaf stems in 4 places. This is making for 4 additional bud locations. 2nd set showing 5 fingers, third opening nicely and 4th beginning to be seen.
Is it looking normal for a 9 day old baby?
I am thinking that tomorrow might be a good day to bump the nutes p to about 300-400 PPM. What do you think?
Advice is always welcome.