Finally decided to start my own little journal to keep track of my grows. I've only been growing on and off for a couple years so I'm not experienced my any means. However, I've done 5 grows so far and each has been better than the previous. Here's my setup: Light- 1x 150w full spec UFO LED 1x 120w panel LED 2x 68w 2700k CFL 1x 14w LED panel 1x 42w 2700k CFL 1x 85w 6500k CFL All plants in pro mix soil. I currently have 4 chemdawg in solo cups that are just passing the seedling stage. I also have 2 more chemdawg both in flower. One is about 4ks and the other 2wks. I use the LED lights over the canopy and the CFL are on the sides but still above the plant. My hope with this thread is to have some feedback from you guys so I can maximize my space. I just harvested 2 chemdawg plants that have me a great smoke but it didn't amount to much. Both plants had a total of about 20g on them. I've been growing 12/12 right from seed as I do not have another spot for vegging. I wonder if doing that will always limit my yield? Any way, here are some pics and I'll update regularly. Thanks
Are you doing 12/12 from seed to get a quick harvest? Also, 20g dry per plant? Or 20g wet weight? 20g/plant dry for 12/12 is pretty good, I'd be happy with 7g per plant with my smaller light situation... What size pot are you finishing in? You'll have a limit going 12/12, that's going to exist because a larger plant with more roots usually (not always) yields a larger crop, which requires a little veg time.
The reason I'm doing 12/12 from seed is because I don't have another area for vegging. And I want to have a staggered continuing harvest going on, such as a couple few plants every few weeks I guess. I asked about it in GrowTree's thread and it seemed like the way I needed to go. There was 8g dry from one and 12g dry from the other, bigger one. Totaling 20g. Given that I'm only getting 8-12g per plant I figured I could size down on the pots and use the extra space to have more plants. So currently I have a total of 7 plants in the box at varied points in life. 4 are in solo cups and 3 are in 1/2gal (I think) pots. The furthest along is ~4wks into flower. Thanks for the response.
You should put something under your pots so they're closer to the lights, or move the lights closer cause they look kinda far Other than that it looks good, that chemdawg looks like it has some good genetics so I would keep that one around if you can.
Good call on moving the smaller plants closer. I'll do that today. Hopefully that'll help the solo cup young plants.
I just got done raising the younger plants. They are now about 3" from the CFLs on the sides and about 6" from the 120w panel above. I really like the look of it. Hopefully it will help out. Thanks again for the tip I assume I will be slowly lowering the plants as they grow up toward the light correct?
Looks good man. After flower starts they will stretch 2x-3x their current size. After the 3rd week of flower they should stop stretching Just watch them and move them lower when they need it
I just gave them a good watering just before I raised them today. There's a story here as to why they look over watered - I watered them about 4 days ago but I made the mistake of not watering thoroughly. The surface began to dry/crack but the middle of the cup looked moist. Looking further down at the base of the cup it too was very dry. The middle portion was moist but both outer areas were dry. This told me I was watering at a good rate, just not enough water per watering. So, today I gave them a good soak and now they should be good for 6-7 days. And I'll just need to remember to water thoroughly enough to get the bottom portion and have some drips coming out the holes.
I'm not a huge waterer...I just wanted to get the bottom portion and start anew with the watering feed. Especially with chemdawg. They don't need much water
The way I do it is, I let them completely dry out, to where the pot feels super light and there's almost no signs of moisture in the soil. Basically to where they are almost under watered and then water them until you see water coming out of the bottom. I like to pour the water in quick so it forms a puddle over the soil. That way the air is exchanged that's in the soil (you will see bubbles) and you will know all the soil is completely soaked. You really cant over water with the amount you use just how frequently so if I'm not sure its all wet I just water a little bit more. That's with my veg at least, in flower I just give them a set amount for the size pot they're in
Any experience cloning? The pictures below are a headband og plant that has been vegging for a couple months. Wondering if I could clip some off this plant to use for the flower box after the chemdawgs are almost ready? Hopefully these pics show what needs to be seen. I've never cloned and don't want to ruin this plant. She's the biggest and healthiest I've grown thus far.
I would wait to clone that one, just wait until it has a branch with a few nodes on it. Then you cut the tip off, clone it, and the node farthest out will take off and continue the branch growing out. Then you repeat that when its long enough again If you need help with the cloning process I will help you when you get there. I suggest using rockwool cubes
great advice above by GrowTrees I just wanted to say make sure you're keeping the box 100% dark during the dark cycle. Looking at post #6..hopefully that was right before or after the lights turned 100% darkness is super important in flowering.
Yeah I do keep them dark as can be. I just had the normal closet light on for a few mins while I was raising the little guys up. Thanks man
I can't let this plant get much taller. As I said above, I'd like to use this to clip clones from. Am I safe to cut the very top leaf growth off? To promote making it bushy and not quite as tall?
If you top it now then 2 branches will shoot out of where you cut that top one off. Then you can LST the branches down and it will keep it short and bushy once they grow out http://forum.grasscity.com/plant-training/122559-how-fimming-topping-made-easy.html It's still in veg right? You might even be able to LST it and not have to top it
Yeah it's still in veg. 24/0 under a led panel - I'm kind of surprised how well it's doing under a 45w light. Anyway, are you saying I could start tying the main stem down? Bending it?
Yeah you can, I think its a lot easier on clones though, im not sure about seedlings. Cause on a clone the branches arent even so you can just bend it over to where there are less branches and it works really well. Its kinda hard to explain but thats what I do