I started my second grow, my first grow didn't yield as much as I wanted but it was a good learning experience. My first grow is in my signature, check it out for comparison. For my second grow I have added more light, now I'm using 151 watts of CFL. Using much better soil this time, went with Fox Farms Ocean Forest. I planted 3 seeds but only got one to sprout, luckily the one that grew came from a bag of some serious chronic I had a couple years ago and had been saving ever since. So I have some real good genetics compared to my last grow which was just some from some mids. I got lucky last time with my only plant turning out female, so hopefully I have the same luck this time around. My last grow I watered with filtered water and sometimes just tap water, now I use only distilled water. Between the water and soil I can definitely see a difference, this time around my plant seems much healthier and happier. It sprouted on 1/1 so I am now three weeks in with a light schedule of 24/7. These pictures are from yesterday though. Day 20 - I have been doing some LST for about a week now. Seems like she is going strong. The next couple pics are of the inside of the cabinet. I got it from target it, I have no idea what the dimensions are, maybe just over 3 feet tall by a little over a foot wide and deep. I have a power strip attached to the top with 3 light sockets plugged into it. The front and back sockets have a Y socket attached that support the 4 26W daylight CFL's, and the middle socket holds a larger 47W soft white CFL. There are two exhaust fans, that both push air through the same airbox on the back that will eventually have a carbon filter attached over it once light and smell becomes and issue. Right now it pulls air in through an air intake tube you can see at the bottom and the cracks at the bottom of the door that have not been light proofed yet. The intake tube and the airbox. I haven't had a problem with heat, though I don't measure my temps, it always feels just slightly warmer than room temp inside. Still need to finish light proofing this door which has been pretty tough to figure out. There is weather stripping on the inside that the door closes against, then weather stripping on the edges of the door itself that is cut open to create a flap that seals when the door is closed. The hinge side of the door was the hardest to figure out, I basically just used duct tape and electrical tape to block the light and create a joint that is movable to the door can still be opened and closed. The bottom I have yet to figure out since the space is to small to use the same weather strip method. I think I will probably add another intake tube once the bottom is blocked off, a lot of air is being sucked in from there right now. I don't have intake fans because I don't really think you need them as long as you have sufficient exhaust suction and access for the air to be sucked in. I also don't have a fan blowing on the plant, the stem is plenty thick and strong with the amount of light I have and the LST thats been done so far. Probably going to go with Fox Farm nutes in another week or so. Does anyone have any suggestions besides fox farm nutes for veg? If I get the grow and bloom nutes from FF it would cost $40 bucks for the small sizes from my local store. I was hoping to find something a bit cheaper for veg because I don't want to spend that $20 for both veg and flowering. What do you guys think so far?
Decided to go with FF Grow Big since I didn't get any cheaper suggestions. Started feeding her today...
Need some advice on what I think I'm seeing Its only 24 days in and I think I see male preflowers! Is that even possible at 24 days!? (They have actually been visible for 3-4 days now) Say it isn't so...
Ya, what the hell!!?? Only 24 days into it, I just can't believe it. I've never heard of a plant showing its sex this early! Well guess I have to order some seeds to get this grow box back into operation...