Closet grow.13 plants under 600HPS.

[johnnyblizo]

ANOTHER BEUTIFUL DAY IN SUNNY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. VIEW FROM MY BACK PATIO. I WANNA GROW SOME HERBALS IN THOSE MOUNTAINS ONE DAY.




WELL GC, THATS IT FOR NOW. Plants are doing well. I'll just continue to feed every other watering and make sure not to burn them or overwater. I'm watering about every 3-4 days. And thats it, just wait for these babies to finish flowering. I cut about 30 or so clones which are now in rockwool. Those will go in the vegging section I'm building and they will veg while these flower. I vegged these ones for about 3.5 weeks/8" tall. My next grow they'll veg for about 6 weeks plus the time it takes to root. This extra veg time should greatly increase my yield next time. We'll see if its worth it or not. Anyways, I'll check back in next week. Peace out GC.

[johnnyblizo]

Here's my next garden. I cut 32 clones last night. I freed up some space in my closet by reversing the door. It use to swing inside now it swings out. I'm gonna use the 2 gal. "perfect pots" and do a SOG. I may not be able to fit 32 plants in there, if not I'll use the best clones until the closet is full. I'm using 2" rockwool cubes for the clones to root in. Once rooted they'll go directly into soil. Just using ph balanced water at this time. For lighting I'm using cfl's 24/0. They need to revert back to veg stage since I had the mothers on 12/12 for 2 weeks before I cut these.Good thing is that they should revert back to flowering stage very quickly (when ready) because of this.

[johnnyblizo]

QUESTION: Do clones require light nutrient feedings? My last set of clones got really yellow while rooting. I think I may need to give them a really light feeding as needed.

Also, hopefully I get my hashberry seeds soon so I can add a little variety to my garden. Don't get me wrong, this bud is DANK, but I want to get some expierence with some other strains aswell.

[Mr.GoodStuff]

Originally Posted by johnnyblizo

QUESTION: Do clones require light nutrient feedings? My last set of clones got really yellow while rooting. I think I may need to give them a really light feeding as needed.

Also, hopefully I get my hashberry seeds soon so I can add a little variety to my garden. Don't get me wrong, this bud is DANK, but I want to get some expierence with some other strains aswell.

I don't know about require because I've seen some amazing things with clones- but I think it's important for the most vigorous growth possible.

Foliar spraying every other day with a very, very light nutrient solution before they root helps them stay stronger then if they had to pull everything out of their leaves. (the yellowing will be worse)

I gave them a little bit too much at first (used recommended dosage and I'm not using 0ppm R/O water, so n00b) They responded much better to lighter doses. Less is more from what I've seen with the clones.

After they root, then you can start adding very light B-52 and Fulvic acid which really kicks them into high gear from what I saw.

[johnnyblizo]

Alright, cool. Thanx. Nice to see your still following this journal Mr. Goodstuff. Ive been watching yours aswell. I must say, I am very impressed with your whole operation. I plan on having a similar grow op soon but I'll be using a garage instead of a bedroom. Also, I'll probably stick with soil or maybe do half hydro and half soil. I heard that spraying them with that stuff used to make the leaves shine on house plants also works well. I guess it helps trap in the moisture. I may or may not try that stuff. I went to the hydro store and asked abut wiltz spray. They said they're not allowed to sell it. HMM. So I guess I'll mix up a very light solution of vegitation nutes. Maybe I'll go with 1/8 strength and see how they respond, and step it up if I see yellow beginning to occur.

[johnnyblizo]

I think I greatly underestimated what my total yield was gonna be. At first I was estimating 1/4 oz. per plant for a total weight of about 3 ounces. I thought this because of the lack of space between nodes and also because of me switching to 12/12 when the plants were about 8" tall. Well, the plants went through some crazy stretch and doubled in size. I'm thinking I may get 1/2oz-3/4 oz per plant now. My new estimate is 6 ounce yeild total dry weight. But who knows, I may be totally off on this one but it sure would be nice.

[Mr.GoodStuff]

Originally Posted by johnnyblizo

Alright, cool. Thanx. Nice to see your still following this journal Mr. Goodstuff. Ive been watching yours aswell. I must say, I am very impressed with your whole operation. I plan on having a similar grow op soon but I'll be using a garage instead of a bedroom. Also, I'll probably stick with soil or maybe do half hydro and half soil. I heard that spraying them with that stuff used to make the leaves shine on house plants also works well. I guess it helps trap in the moisture. I may or may not try that stuff. I went to the hydro store and asked abut wiltz spray. They said they're not allowed to sell it. HMM. So I guess I'll mix up a very light solution of vegitation nutes. Maybe I'll go with 1/8 strength and see how they respond, and step it up if I see yellow beginning to occur.

Use really light flowering nutrient for clones and seedlings, that's what I was told. Wilt-Stop is an Advanced Nutrients product that is what you are talking about; I'm not sure why they told you they "aren't allowed to sell it"... What is it, illegal? Maybe they thought you were talking about something else?

The lower leaves will yellow from rooting- I don't think there is any way around that. If new growth is pale then I would worry, but they really don't need that much food when they are so fragile. Less is more at that stage.

Foliar spraying would be the best if they haven't rooted yet. After they root you don't need to foliar feed them as often, if at all.

Thanks for the kind words bro, I've really been working my ass off on it. I'm a pretty serious pothead so I went all-out for my first time. I just knew I would take it to the next level anyways so I couldn't help but go for broke. I know it looks pro but I've never smoked my own pot- ever. My brothers grew when I was on probation and it really made me jealous LOL

I just got fed up with dealers and decided it would be worth it to invest. A couple grand later I wish I would have taken it slower

Was up till 2:30 setting up the new veg tent and hydro setup (including mixing the other reservoir) for the new round! I was in my living room in disbelief that I wasn't smoking my own pot yet I had worked so hard to get here. I just want to cash in my chips, ya know?

No more waiting, jokes over let me smoke some

[johnnyblizo]

Oh wilt stop. I thought they said wiltz spray. Guy at the hydro store probably thought I was crazy.
I hear ya. I haven't blazed my own herb yet either. But now that I see buds forming I know I'm getting close. I havnt blazed in about 6 months. For the strain I'm growing now these guys want $60 an eigth. $400 an ounce. Screw that. Thats why I didnt have a problem dropping $750 on my grow room. Figure if I get 6 ounces off my first grow I more than tripled that initial investment. Although I'm not going to sell, I just saved about 2 grand if I was gonna buy 6 ounces. AND THATS JUST OFF THE FIRST GROW!!! As far as smoking my own herb goes, I dont mind waiting at all. Actually I'm kind of not looking foward to killing my plants after all the love and care they have recieved. Oh well, I'll get over it real fast once manicuring begins. Plus with the new veg area I got going, I'll have a continuous harvest. Plants will always be vegging and plants will always be flowering. And every 2-3 months plants will be harvesting, so on and so on.

[Mr.GoodStuff]

Yep you and I are definitely on the same page. Congratulations on your first and being close to the end bro!!!

[johnnyblizo]

I'm hoping for 56 more days till harvest. But I'll get a microscope to ensure proper harvest times. I still need to do some more research as to what colore and percentages I need to look for. I/m gonna harvest 1/2 with head high and half with couch lock.

Update on the outside giant. I put her inside the closet with the rest of 'em. She has her own lighting system of 6 cfl's. Plus she gets someof the left over light from the HPS. I'll be adding more cfl's over the next day or so. I'll probably need about 12 of them to cover the whole plant. ARRGG! I had to bring her inside because of snoopy quests. (My mother). I would rather just kill the plant but I promised my brother he can have some of the yield so I'd rather give him that than the purps. If you know what I mean.

[BUDSLiNGER]

Hey johnny.... 50% cloudy 50% amber will be what you want, that will give you the head and couch lock....once clones are rooted yes they need nutes 25% is what I give them with no worries, remember they are not young they just have no roots. once they are feeding from there root structure growth will be extreme... as long as they have the nutes they need....Gluck man

[johnnyblizo]

thanx. i'll keep that 50/50 formula in mind when waiting to harvest.

[SmknVTEC]

Hi johnnyblizo,

I just saw the link to your grow in another thread we are both subscribed to so I thought I would come and check it out. I use that same cloning powder. Maybe that's why my clones take so long to root LoL. Anyway, nice grow you got going here.

[johnnyblizo]

Well thanx for stopping by. I dont know about that powder. I wanna get some clonex gel or olivia's rooting gel. But who knows, maybe the powder is just as good. I have nothing to compare it to except straight water, which seemed to cause the clones to root at the same time as the powder. From what I read powder is more for a soil medium and not rockwool. Whatever. As long as the clones root I dont give a shit one way or the other.
Anyhoo, thanx for stopping by. Buds are forming up. I'm guessing 55 more days or so.

[johnnyblizo]

Well the plants are still stretching. Tallest one is about 19". Hope they start filling out with bud soon. I just gotta be patient. I know I know. Cant wait till my next watering either. I just want to do something.