Hello all , so ive just recently began my first grow and let me tell you, its fuckin awesomeeeee. Anyways let me tell you a bit about the set up. I lined a cardboard box with mylar then for an exhaust fan i used my friends old xbox360 fan(RRoD took it), and am currently using 3 26w CFL's. You can kind of see the set up in some of the 8th day pictures, and right here... (its also better sealed to stop light from escaping most of the time) As for the goodies, i picked up a few clones from a local dispensary; Mr. Nice Guy and Afghanica. Both of them came with roots and took pretty well to the set up. I have them in 8" pots with some FFOF soil and have already began the LST process. I let them settle in for a couple days but then started out and they just kept going Alright so to get everyone caught up here we go... I picked up the clones on 1/18 and i believe the Mr. NG was cloned on 12/20 and the other on 12/24 so its a little behind but its all good ive been keeping up with the pictures so heres the process of it all so far...(ps and sorry all i have is a camera phone for right now) ---Mr. Nice Guy(tall & skinny) is on the left and the Afghanica(bushmaster) is on the right--- First day: 2nd day: 3rd Day: So on the 5th day i decided to give them a little water....that was a mistake ha. They got a little Droopy and on the Mr. Nice Guy she started to develop some yellow spots on one of the leaves, everything has basically recovered except that so if someone knows whats going on with this i would love to hear . There is a close up of it on the top part of the 3rd image from this day. 6th Day: 8th day: 9th Day: Anyways im lovin this new hobby of mine and just want to keep learning so if anyone has any tips or tricks or words of advice i would loveeeee to hear it. ill keep updating in later posts....NOW LET THE JOURNEY COMMENCE!!! o and happy smoking
could anyone enlighten me as to when i should be starting to add nutes and to how often i should be watering them? Also i was wondering if it would be possible to complete the whole plant in the 8" pots they're in now or if i should bump it up to some 10 inchers....the only problem is that would probably mean a new box....hmmmmm
If i was to get nutes they would be the fox farms series of nutrients..seem simple and a lot of people are hyped on them around here. Good luck
I'm using bio-bizz products since I can't get fox farms products here. Based on other peoples journals here I too would reccomend the fox farm trio. One of the advantages you have is access to the local dispensory. I'm sure if you went in and asked the people who work there for reccomendations on a feeding schedule for your particular strains, they will be more than happy to help!
Here's a quick update from the past couple days, they are both definitely getting bigger which i cant complain about 11th Day: I raised the Afghanica Up a couple of dvd's because it is only getting on 26w cfl and because it is so damn leafy i dont think its getting the right amount of light.... was this a good idea? 13th Day: I do have a couple quick questions though.... First, on the Mr. nice guy (tall and skinny one), there are alot of droopy leaves towards the bottom but the ones at the top are nice and perky, o and the ones on the bushier one also look to be maybe shriveling a bit could that be to little water, maybe to much? anyways should i be worried about that? And my next question might even be related to the first, i keep hearing about having the humidity at like 50% but currently mine is only at 20% so could this be the reason they might be lookin a little funky? And if so what would be the best way to fix it for as cheap as possible?? O and lastly, about how much should i be watering them at this point?? Any advice would be awesomeeeee
You don't need to use ferts for about 3 weeks. FFOF runs a little hot. You should be watering the plants about a half cup,every other day of distilled water or a water with a ph balance in the 6's. I can't tell how close the lights are but cfl need to be about an inch from the plant. 20% hummidity isn't to bad, if you wanted to raise the humidity you could just add a wet wash cloth,although I wouldn't recommend it since your growing in cardboard which high hummidity could cause mold growth. You can get a book called growing on a 50 budget which is a step by step guide on how to grow under CFL lights. That is where my information is coming from. I personally think the plants are looking that way bc of the FFOF and will clear up soon, maybe add some more light and rotate the plants pot every day a quater of a turn.
So alot has happened since i last updated this thing, what just happened well let me tell you. I took the half a cup of water every other day advice and that turned into a watering disaster, one of my plants died, the Mr. Nice Guy, RIP. But the Afghanica came back to life with a good watering so it wasnt a complete loss. Let me know if there is anything i could do to kick start this guy, should i start using the foxfarm nutes? i was planning on it but my god damn financial aid hasnt come in so ive had to hault my plans for a little bit. Anyways leave me some comments on what i should be doing p.s.- with the new funds coming in im gonna go pick up another clone and make a rubbermaid set up which seems alot more reliable. thanks yall
I think im finally starting to get the hang of this thing After i figured out how to water it, things really started turning around. I watched this video called SeeMore Buds and in the cfl section he has this great watering tip and i tried it, and it worked great. The amazing rule was this...Water 1/3 the volume of the pot your using, then once it gets dry you just do it again, im sure once it gets bigger youll be watering it more often but this seems like a pretty legit way to do it, am i right?? Anyways heres a few picture of the recoveree and as always leave me any advice or comments or whatever, peaceee
So the plant is really doin great, i also picked her up a few presents today. Im gonna transplant her into a 3 gallon pot and start her off with some brand new FF Grow Big. I was thinkin 1/4 teaspoon in a gallon of water to start things off... does that sound like a good way to start her off in her new home? Also i tied down my first side branch so im thinkin by transplant time we're gonna be in even better shape. My only concerns are that some of the leaves are still a little droopy and are starting to turn a lighter shade of green. im gonna do some research but if you want to look at the picture and give me your opinion that would be great
So i finally did it, i got the funds in and was able to get her a 3 gallon pot and some FF Grow Big, gave her 1/4 teaspoon in a gallon of water. I changed the lights around. now i just have 3 27w 6500k CFL's and a lower one that i had lyin around. I also made a couple refelctors, out of some rolling rock cans, yea in cans... i didnt believe it at first either haha. Then i raised it back up pretty close to the lights, so we shall see how she takes to all of these new changes. And if you have any comments or advice or anything pleaseeeeeee share with me peace yalll
Well, alot has happened since the transplant...alot of good things that is The whole plant looks healthier, its muchh bigger, and theres new growth everywhereeee So check out the progress... And then in the next pictures you might just notice my brand spankin new grow box They had a bomb sale at home depot for rubbermaids for like 4 bucks a piece so i grabbed two 18 gal's and some more CFL's for under 10 bucks I then purchased a 120 mm fan for another ten but this thing is sickkk. So here are some pictures of the new set up, we call it the hulk, im sure you can figure out why So i'd say overall things are looking spectacularrrr. I was pondering on upping the nutes for the next watering, up to a half a tsp. Would that be cool or should i wait?, I'm not seeing any nute burn and it will probably be atleast a week in between waterings if not more(i can now tell with my fancy new 6 dollar moisture/ph meter ). Anywayssss let me hear your thoughts and opinions, im all ears