Begin April 6th-Present Hello and welcome to my "Harvest in July" grow journal featuring Sour Kush I will be using the same hydrosystem as I have for my other grows Began the germination process today using the water in a cup method @ 7:00am Next update will be when I transplant to the rockwool Equipment available for use but not limited to, Current watts 249w 1- 150w Sun System HPS 1- Full Spectrum enhanced bulb 4- 225 LED Quad Band light panels 2- 225 LED Red panel (added for flowering cycle) 1- Florescent light w/ 3000k and 4200k bulbs. 1- Grow Tent 48x24x60 lined with mylar 1- 4 Gallon Passive Hydro Garden w/ 1-6 pots 6.5x6.5x6.5 & electric air pump 1- 16" rock stone air filter strip 1- 8 slot power strip w/ surge protection 1- TDS w/ temp indicator 1- Bottle of calibration liquid for TDS 1- 10inch fan 1- 8 inch fan 1- 5 inch fan 1- 15lbs of Hydroton 7- Gallons of distilled water only 2- PH testing liquid 1 box- latex gloves for handling 1 set- Flora series nutrients 1- Bottle of Flora nectar 1- Bottle of Floralicious Plus 1- Bottle of M.O.A.B. (flowering nutrients) 1ea- PH up, PH down 1- Heavy-duty timer 1- 30x magnifying glass 1- Hygrometer ($8)
Sounds good I'm pulling up a chair for this one I have a few beans of this I'm gonna run next time around. ~spacejerk234
Almost lost my seedling thanks to the shell + the extra material that the seedling is wrapped up in I had to go in and use a toothpick to remove the remaining shell and the extra material I gave the seedling 1 day (about 18 hours) to try to open up herself First pic is yesterday the second this morning
Yesterday was soooo hot in my grow area it had me fearing for my baby's life (the plant) Luckily she is mostly indica so she should be able to stand a little heat I'm hoping I have to wait until Friday to get the temps under control At this point she has already been fed twice
Big Update After prolonged exposure to temps ranging from 88-91*F for 4 days straight I have finally been able to gain control of the heat Ended up purchasing a long awaited piece of equipment that will allow me to use a higher watt HID in future grows Temps being a factor in my purchasing of the 150w HPS As far as a slowed or stopped growth though out the extreme temps, the plant seemed to continue to endure like a champ As can be seen by the pictures taken 5 days prior when the heat wave was beginning She was showing signs of heat stress in the form of the leaf edges pointing upwards, which was to be expected Also due to unforseen events I have had to induce the 12/12 schedule 10 days earlier then I wanted to Its all good though I am still going to enjoy the end resulting budz The first pic was last night at lights out, to give a better view of the color without the HPS on The other is todays
I was pleasantly surprised by the sour kush odor my plant was giving off today Makes me wish I had some to smoke And that portable a/c kicks @ss
It will be worth the wait, great producer, she does have a distinct odor early on in veg that only gets more potent thru the grow
So far so good She has been an easy plant thus far Hopefully she remains that way but I don't foresee any problems Yes I am smelling it everyday now I love it, can't wait Edit: Wanted to add that she had stretched a little bit more than average between the 4th and 5th internodes
Ok so she appears to have stopped stretching for the moment She began at the 4th inter-node and continued to the 6th but now it looks like normal growth before the stretch Standing now near a foot tall and wide She is bushy yet a little stringy compared to my LSD which was defiantly a bush She is also loving the flowering nutes I gave her about a week ago Nothing yet as far as pistils or anything special Edit: Yesterday she stretched between the 5th and 6th internode this time