Hi Blades, This is my first grow journal so I'll try and make it as interesting as possible. I am always learning so if you see I'm going wrong or just have a handy tip, please let me know. I have had 2 successful crops so far and I'm in the final weeks of flowering my third. I have only been using bag seeds so far, as I didn't want to ruin the good genetics while just starting out. Lets get underway, Strain: Milky Way (Kiwiseeds) Indica/Sativa: 80/20 Germinated: 30Jan 2014 Grow Space: 4'x 4'x 7' Mylar grow tent Medium: 3:1 Perlite : Vermiculite Pot Size: 4x 3 gallon and 1x 5 gallon Autopots Light: 400w MH for Veg and 600w HPS for flower Screen: 3'x 3' pine frame with twine screen 2" squares Room Temp: 25- 32C or 77- 90F Humidity in room: 35- 80% On Thursday, 30 Jan, I started 4 seeds. 2 Milky Way from Kiwiseeds and 2 Skunkage from THseeds. I'm planning on growing all 4 in my tent until they get too big. I'll top and LST them and once ready choose the best out of the 2 Milky Way's and put it under my screen. The other 3 I'll take clones from and probably move out back for some good quality outdoor smoke. I look forward to having you join me for this grow.
Just received my new box of nutes, I'm going to run Growth Technology Optimum, Grow and Bloom. I have been using the bloom with good results so thought I'd give the grow set a whirl. I have also purchased GT Super PK boost to help out during flower. Now I'm just waiting for my current grow to finish and I'll get these girls into the tent. Here's a picture of this crop, tomorrow is 8 weeks flowering, getting close I can almost taste it!!! Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Going with chemical nutrients. Are you planning on keeping them in rockwool? The current flowering plants look good. Getting close.
Yeh man, chemical nutrients. I would like to try my hand at an organic soil grow sometime, but for now I'm just sticking to what I have been use too.They are in 2" rock wool cubes until I get them into pots, where they will be in a vermiculite/ perlite mix. The cubes are just easy for germinating.I'm starting to get pretty eager for this crop!! I'm a little unsure as to how long left... I have tried looking at the trich's under a microscope and most look cloudy, but I still feel the calyx's need to swell more. I planned on harvesting this coming Sunday, so we'll see what they are like in 5 more days.Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum mobile app
So, a week later. My flowering plants are going to be another week or two which meant I have had to get another smaller tent and set it up for the seedlings. They are now in their pots and on a 1/8 strength nutrients. They are only under fluro's until I can get the other tent back, which is slowing growth up a bit but what can you do... Photos from yesterday: Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Cool man, I'm sub'd to your grow too so we can help each other out. I think your a week or so ahead of me, right? Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum mobile app
You have that awesome flowering scrog that blows away my jungle of a flower room. I have a month to go on mine. My veg room is transitioning to hydro but have some autos going because they are a production plant. Whats best for seed starting? strait to cubes / soil and wash? In have some sprouts in rockwool just get up and stop.
Thanks bro, that is my first scrog. I'm pretty happy with how it is going, probably about a week and a half or so left. I'm looking forward to it!! My normal process for starting seeds is: soak for roughly 24hrs in Luke warm water. Then transfer with tweezers into damp cotton wool to germinate. Keep in a container in a dark and not too cold place. Check after 24hrs and then every 12- 24 after. Once they are sprouted and the root is roughly 1cm / 1/2", I transfer again with tweezers into rockwool cubes, making sure not to damage the fuzzy root tip. It may be unnecessary but it saves me wasting rockwool if some seeds don't germinate. Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Thank you, I will do exactly that. Iv had hit and miss with the cubes but want to increase my odds of getting a nice sprout. I have 8 white rihno and 6 AK47 started soaking 2 hours ago. See you have already helped me.
Sorry about the lack of posts, I have been a bit caught up rebuilding my kitchen. The plants are coming along nicely, the two Milky Way suffered a minor bit of nutrient burn, but it has cleared up now. My guess was just a little too early for feeding that strain. They have nice and tight node spacings, while the Sativa genetics are a bit more dominant in the Skunkage giving bigger gaps. Here's a few pics: I am finally harvesting my first SCROG tomorrow night. I'm not really sure how much it will be, but it looks pretty good and I'm eager to try it out!! Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Again I pulled the pin on harvest and decided to give her a few more days... So I went out and got a second reflector and socket for my 400w MH light and now have that above my little ones. Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum mobile app
This is looking like a good grow! Cant wait til harvest time! Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
Looks good so far ima few weeks ahead of u on my first scrog Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Yeh thanks guys, I'll post a few more pics tonight. Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Have you got a journal going iamuncooth? I will follow along if you post a link Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum mobile app
No I don't next time around I'm going to do one Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using Grasscity Forum mobile app