Here are some pics of my first grow. I have a small space and i am only using 2 cfl's. no fan cause it is vented nicely. instead of watering every time the plant needs it i have been doing a misting everyday may 2-3 times a day and after two weeks i am quite amazed. but then again i am a noob , so let the pictures speak for them selves. btw way this is just bagseed i got from a really nice really crystally nug. hit smooth and worked for my pain. Hopefully it will be a female and hopefully i wont have to pay for my medicine for a little. Here is my little set-up: And for my baby: and some bud porn: The last nug of some Agent Orange look how gooey that looks:
^ not bad that soil isn't miracle grow is it? if it is thats not good and you should change your soil asap. Dirt from outside is better than miracle grow. * and aluminum foil isnt a good reflector, get your self some mylar.
-You're risking water burn by misting it, just water it normally. -GET RID OF THAT TIN FOIL!! definitely asking for a burn there. - You're going to need more room, light and ventilation. -a growing environment should be researched first. Built second, TROUBLE SHOT 3rd and then used 4th.
i understand i am in the process of finding a house and when i do i will get more elaborate. but i will get some mylar today. it actually is pretty well ventilated. i will switch over to a normal water schedule. i am going to flower it early becuz of time and space just to see what happens. but im kindaq proud of how i did. but i cant wait to to it properly and use all the knowledge that all u guys have.
Yeah, you definitely don't want all that water sitting on the leaves while the lights are on. Misting is fine, just do it when the lights are off. If you had been using more powerful HID or HPS light, you would have burn for sure. Other than that, for a first grow... very nice. It's cool to see someone who is just... growing a plant. What I mean is I get so tired of everyone getting so technical with everything. Get back to the basics once in a while.... What's the goal? To grow a plant right? Well anyone can grow a basic plant with soil, light, air, and water, and that is exactly what you are doing. Keep it up. I would like to see how this turns out for you. Good Luck, and Happy Growing.
Thanks, i actually since i took the pics it seems to be growing low and fast. I would like to top it so it remains bushy. I would have tried lst but i am growing A plant like you said. i want to se what i can get from simplicity. I know i would go elaborate if i could for quality but if i can get enough for my medicinal needs and not have to jepordize going to a dealer then why the hell not. I removed it from light to go into 12/12 at 7:45 pm this evening that way when i get up in the am for work it goes into its 12 of light. I know this is going to give me a tiny plant with a small yield but i am jsut seeing how this first one turns out. i will take more pics in a couple days once flowering has actually started. I hope for a girl and all signs that i have read seem to be pointing that way so we cross our fingers. other then that i love to take pics so i try to get cool angles and different looks of our beloved little bush. If anyone has anymore advice please if you notice somehting on my lighting or anything. I do havea small question. not that i have it in flower i am going to switch the lights to warm i will have 3 bulbs in there do you think it will be enough for what i am trying to achieve?
Pictures, pictures, pictures lol. I would love to see how this is going. Also, you might not have the biggest plants ever but you will be fine. Some people (myself on my next grow) don't even use a veg period, just straight to 12/12 as soon as the seed sprouts. You can get nice yields this way believe it or not. You might not have the biggest plants, but you will have the most efficient bud production as you will basically end up with a bud on a stick. A short plant that can make the most of the light it receives. A lot of the time a long veg time is really not worth it, growers try to grow their plants large but in the end the only buds that amount to anything are the few at the top. The rest don't get enough light penetration to cause much bud production. I've attached a picture of a 12/12 from seed grow and you can see that the buds look fantastic. In response to your question I honestly don't use CLF's at this point. I plan to get some soon for a small clone room, but I don't know what it really takes as I have never used them myself. I only have one 150W HPS bulb, and honestly for a plant or 2 this works pretty well for me, as long as I keep the veg time short... which is part of the reason I want to try to eliminate it all together and see what kind of results I will get. Bottom line, don't underestimate a small, well taken care of plant. If you pay attention to your plants needs you can get a great crop from a small plant Oh also I usually do top my plants, but I never LST, this is not because I don't see benefits to LST'ing but simply because I like the look of a plant in it's natural state. I do a lot of trimming but I don't like tying my plants because I think it looks unnatural and stupid and when I grow I like to look at my plants and get a great satisfaction out of looking at my nice healthy plants grow, without them being all bent over and tied down... it almost seems cruel to me...
since you seem to be well informed waht is the proper way to top the plant. jsut want to keep her bushy. i will take pics everyday after i take her out of darkness to see the changes. ill post soon.
Not me. I want to grow a plant to be the best producer it can be regarding both yield and quality. I have ivy's and all kinds of other plants in my house that I grow, just to grow. My herb though,...has a purpose. I am growing to supply 4 patients and to not have to buy weed myself. This takes more than just "growing a plant". So, if u just want to grow a plant, go for it, but if you want to grow a plant that will produce well ......that takes a little more thought, prep, education, environment and manipulation. This may be your findings, we've found quite the opposite here. Couldn't disagree more. 14 oz's dry,....2 plants. only if you stick to the old, standard style of growing. Nowadays, we have lst, scrogs, all kinds of techniques to change that. Considering the space involved here, I think he'll be employing a few of these techniques What is the soonest you've made the switch?? Ever try one extremely early, like around the 5th or 6th set?? I'd be curious about that. My buddy does the straight to 12/12 thing and turns over stuff fast, nowhere near the yields I get but he enjoys having different strains to smoke all the time so it works for him. I can't go that route, I need volume to take care of my patients. Lst has multiple benefits. What you think looks cruel, is actually making that plant very strong and resilient. This is how plants grow strong in the wild, by surviving minor stresses. Do you feel that keeping a fan on seedlings to build a strong stalk is mean? Same theory but that's only 1 of the multiple benefits of lst. Exposing all those lower bud sites , that don't get developed on your plants, is another. I have no problem staring at this all day,......to me a canopy of pure bud is more attractive than solo plants allowed to grow vertically. Personal taste I guess Make sure you are doing this either at the very beginning or end of the dark cycle, not in the middle Also, if you click on the link in my sig (lbh's 4-way lst)(which would do wonders itself to help u contain that plant), there is a topping tutorial there also I've been coming off wrong on the board lately, hope this thread isn't the same. I think those donkey dicks you grow are beautiful, well done, simply discussing different strokes for diff folks. Either way, this is all a good read for the OP.
Different strokes for different folks LBH. I certainly did not say there were not benefits to LST or any other method for that matter. Every growing method has it's advantages and disadvantages and the love and appreciation of my plants is more important than huge buds and bent over mutated looking plants. Again, I know there is nothing wrong with this method and indeed the plants are still happy and healthy I personally just would rather look at a nice bushy natural looking vertical plant. That is just my preference, again different strokes for different folks. Some people prefer modern supercars and some prefer classic muscle. I guess I'm more of a classic muscle kind of guy when it comes to growing. <just an analogy I just think that this beautiful budding monster looks better than... This mutated looking LST'd plant
ART,...it's all subjective,....but it's all ART Height restrictions are a big issue too. If I lived in a country where I could grow it legally in my yard, we'd get along great,lol. I have sculptured gardens and lots of cool shrubs and trees. I'd fit these beauties in as a decorative's that just so happen to deliver fruit at the end shoot, in /New England, I could even get purps going in the yard!! how nice looking would that be mixed in with some purple ground cabbages and stuff??? We are all so biased, I wonder if others see the plant as "pretty" or if they see a weed. Hmmmm...
Topping i easy, just take the new growth coming out of the top, and pinch it, or cut it off. It's simple. Also if you want to keep her bushy make sure you keep your lights as close as possible. Experiment with it a bit, but you want the lights to be just barely out of the range where they will burn your plants and as the plant grows adjust the lights to keep them at that distance....obviously. The cause of stretching is not having the lights close enough, so more importantly than topping are your lights. Here is a pretty good picture that shows topping, as well as the FIM technique which is like topping, but you cut away less and end up with more potential bud sites, but I usually just top mine.
the last nug and one above it are the same nug ..lol different lighting. and the fact that the pic above it is the other side. just messing around though with taking different pics
comparing a ouutdoor plant with indoor plants really isnt apples to apples.. and that plant was not grown 12/12 from the start..and as far as mutated... i dont think so... that is some top notch white widow there dude.. not to mention i guarantee i whooped its ass in yield and thats prety sad considering its outdoors.
Some MG is worse than others. I grow in MG organic choice and am very happy with it. I have tried the MG time release and it will kill plants quick, without prejudice.
Sure the end product looks great. I never denied that. It's about the love of growing. I would rather look at that "airy outdoor bud". I just find the plant in it's natural form much more beautiful, and that is the main reason that I grow. I just have a great love for the cannabis plant. Having bud to smoke is just a secondary reward to growing a beautiful plant for me.
well we can agree to disagree. I'll take a pound of dense nugs over airy bud no mater what the plant looks like. It could be shaped like a dick and i'd still smoke it .