DangerousD's Nirvana fem. Jock Horror Bubble buckets

I received my feminzed Jock horror seeds today from Nirvana. great stealth packaging, as always! I received 5 seeds, and put 4 of them in a glass of distilled water (saving the last seed for a rainy day).

I placed the glass on a heating mat, and leave it in the dark. after 24 hours, I will place the seeds inside a damp paper towel and put that paper towel inside a tupperware container with lid on it and place it on the heating mat. The tupperware lid will help keep the paper towel moist, although I will open the container a few times a day to keep fresh air in there. The heating mat really helps germination success, in my experience.

I predict that by day 2-3 there will be little tap roots poking out of the seed. I will be trying to do a very detailed journal this time with pics daily. I really hope to use this journal to help educate anyone that is wanting to learn how to grow, specifically in a recirculating bubble bucket system. It's a great way to grow, and if you can dial in all the settings, it's a very easy system to maintain, and gives great yields in a minimum amount of time.

just a little bit about this 70% sativa/30% indica strain: from Nirvana's website

Nirvana Jock Horror is a three-way marijuana hybrid of Northern Light, Skunk and Haze. Jock produces so much resin that even its branches glisten with THC glands. This marijuana seeds variety has a unique fresh flavour and packs a strong "up" buzz. Our Jock seeds will finish flowering earlier than the original Jack of a few years ago. One of our all-time favourite marijuana seeds.
White strain: Yes
Feminized: Yes
Medical: Yes
Effect: High (cerebral, heady effect)
Flowering period: 9 - 11 weeks
Average yield: 350 - 450 (g/m² in SOG)
Flavour: fruity / herbal
Plant height: Tall
Plant type: Indoor
Indica / Sativa: Predominantly Sativa




Also, I am no expert, so I ask that if anyone sees anything that I'm doing wrong, or giving wrong advice, please dont hesitate to correct me! I want people to learn from my grow!

 

day one of germination

 

Hey RiskyBusiness! I am going to use pretty much the same setup, however, I will germinate these seeds under 24 hr t5 high output flouro's until I chop down my northern lights, and then I will put them in that same room.

however, I am going to have to do a better job of keeping an even canopy with this grow, as those northern lights (well, 2 of the 4 anyway) really stretched, and made the canopy really uneven, and I think that will hurt yield. I have been kicking around the idea of getting a much bigger exhaust fan (currently 100 cfm) to around 400 cfm. also, I really want to pick up another 400w HPS light, and put 2 of them in there. temps haven't been over 75F, so I don't think heat will be an issue, and the extra light could mean a much higher yield. i'm not sure yet, but I am leaning towards these purchases.

also, I had the ppm's too high through most of my flowering and I think it will also affect yield in a negative way. In the future, I won't go above 900 ppm. I'll probably be sticking with the GH expert feed program, although I must say, I am curious to try advanced nutrients.

 

honestly, I didn't catch it, someone else noticed it from a pic I posted. Most of my pics are taken with the HPS light on, so I took one with the light off (camera flash only) and someone noticed some of the leaves were bleached. its hard to see the yellow bleaching on the leaves in that yellow/orange light! however, I am lucky that I didn't have more issues, but then again 1500 wont kill em, it just wont let them grow to their potential. Budslinger confirmed this too. I had noticed that the flowers werent puffing up as fast as last time, and naughtydread noticed from my last journal i never kept the ppm over 1100. I asked around and found that even though GH recommended 1550 ppm, it shouldnt go over 900-1000. so I backed it off, and they responded almost immediately. also, my pH was dropping like crazy, now that i've backed it off, the pH has stabilized.

 

so, yesterday I moved the first 2 seeds to rockwool cubes that were presoaked in pH 5.3 distilled water and this morning I moved the 2nd 2 seeds into RW. I have them sitting in a small tray with a humidity dome over it, and sitting on heating mat. current humidity 80% and temp is 80F.

I expect them to sprout in the next 3-4 days. I'll keep them in the dark until they come above ground, then 24 hr. t5 high output flouro lighting.

 

the first 2 seeds that opened up are now sprouted above the surface! I turned off the heating mat, for now, because i turned on the flourescent lights and the temp was at 93f. after that it's back down to 80f and 75% humidity.

 

[quote name='"RiskyBusiness"']how much did the floro cost you? I'd rather not buy one but it looks like I'll need one for the pre-veg stage, whatever it's called.

also, what's up with the sprout in the fourth pic? is that normal for it to bend like that?[/quote]

I have a 4 ft t5 4 bulb that I picked up for about $129. there are probably much cheaper options. I was originally using it to veg the whole way, but now I just use em for clones and seedlings. I think you could find a 2 ft. 4 bulb setup for $50

 

oh, and yeah that's normal for the seedling as it sheds the seed and the cotyledons emerge

 

I think HPS would work if no other option, but cfl would be better at this young fragile stage. just have to be careful not to kill them with the HPS, it's pretty intense light for a little girl

 

Thanks RO, I have been diligently reading over your journal for tips and tricks. one question I have for you, how did you get that mold that you lost some of your crop to? how high was your humidity? I've been trying to keep things under 55% humidity, and it's got pretty good airflow, but as soon as I read about your mold, I got a 400 cfm exhaust out of fear. I do have 2 pretty powerful oscillating fans in there too.

how was the smoke on that JH? I'm looking for an energetic buzz this time around, as the NL knocks me the fuck out like red got knocked out by Deebo in Friday, hah.

 

so 2 of the 4 seeds didn't pop. they had a small tap root coming out when I put them in the rockwool, but they never came above surface, so I opened up the rockwool and found the seeds in the exact same state as when I put them in there. So, I pulled them out and tried putting them back in the wet papertowel. they're most likely lost causes, but I figured I'd try. Not happy about that, so I'll take that 5th seed and germinate it tonight, so I'll have 3 plants. one of them will probably be a mother that I will take clones from, but not sure yet.

 

wow, I don't think I can keep my humidity that low. I am at 55% right now with a small dehumidifier and the air in my basement is around 60%. I hope I can avoid mold, but I haven't had issues with it in my first 3 grows. did the mold come before or after harvest?