Marve's Nursery - BubbleFUCK & PowerNug

Firstly, im happy no longer be 'lurker status' and conduct my first journal. The wealth of information and the generosity of the members here on GC is second to none.
This will be my first grow. Im rocking Southern Star Seeds: BubbleFuck & Power Nug. These will be grown indoor using:
-8'x4'x6.5' tent
-1 1000w MH/HPS light
-6" GrowBright Fan/Carbon filter combo

I actually germ'd them in my hot tub LOL. Put the seeds between a couple sponges in a plastic container and let them float around ( hot tub temp was set to 89). They all pop'd within 38hrs and most were actually within 24. Soon as they cracked and sent out the tap, they were placed into 1.25pt containers containing Coast of Maine Premium Potting Soil. This grow will be strictly Organic. only way to fly and hope to get help along the way from some of the awesome people here willing to share their knowledge.

They are currently about 1 week old living under 4 26w 6500 CFL's and will be going into the tent tomorrow. Here are some picts of the seedlings:

 

Thanks D! I watching your SnoJack journal like a hawk! I've a couple SnoJack seeds myself so Im looking forward to see how those perform for a more experienced grower using hydro. Thanks for the sub!

 

Hey Mashiro. Glad to have you along for the learning curve! I started the seedlings in Coast of Maine premium potting soil. This bagged product is the cats meow IMHO. Bar Harbor Blend is made with lobster and aspen bark compost, horticultural grade sphagnum peat moss and perlite- enriched with compost and seaweed. Certified organic right out of the bag. I think it's listed among the "seed-finish soils" thread?

When I re-pot these they will be going into larger containers with a mix that is currently cooking. That mix is the premium potting soil, lobster compost, coast of Maine EWC, bat/seabird guano, kelp meal, and azomite. I still need to source rice hulls or perlite to get more aeration. I will be watering the mix with fish/kelp/EWC tea. Fingers crossed open to suggestions on my mix of course!

 

Thanks for stopping by Reggie! If you want to formally introduce these strains... By all means.

In re: hottub lol. Even cannabis seeds like to chill amongst the bubbles and brews

On a serious note, there hadnt been chemicals in the tub in weeks plus they had the protective container... Seems to work awesome. One of the powernug seeds cracked in 20 hours flat with a 1/2" tap.

 

Well fuck my life. I just ran a trial run with the tent... Bear in mind it's 8'x4'x6.5'. Hooked up the 6" 424cmf fan and hit 101 degrees pretty quick under the 1000w MH. I was exhausting into a 20'x20' room with windows open and it didn't make a damn bit difference. I'm not even playing with this... Getting a sealed light fixture or a cool tube ASAP.

First lesson learned: get a frigging exhausted reflector from the start if you use a tent. The girls will stay under the CFLs for now

 

I know it. I don't feel like dealing with AC units taking up space and all that. If I can get my hands on a nice Hydrofarm sealed unit I'd be stoked. Worst case, the Hydro store up the street has a cool tube for a 100$.

I never put my girls in that sweat box for the record lol. But I sweat my nuts off trying to hook up the fan for 30 min.

 

Welp. I feel i have things worked out now. Old hardware:
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New Hardware:
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Upgraded to a sealed Hydrofarm unit, and a pretty sweet Lumatek 1000w dimmable ballast. I have it running at 600w right now, and with the fan OFF im right at 79 degress. I like that.

 

Heres a couple picts of the girls in their new studio apartment. Ive got the temp consistent at 79 degrees with the fan coming on every 1/2 hour.

Can anyone give me some input on the curled leaves on the single plant image? This was apparent before going into the tent. Hasnt got worse though. It was 1/2" from the CFL's before I moved them to the tent. Did she just get a little tan?

 

Thank you for chiming in man. I tend to be OCD about things so I'm worried about the tacos. If it's a Mag deficiency I want to nip it in the butt before things get worse. I moved the light up to 24" as a precaution. Temp is 79 with humidity at 50.

If anyone else has some thoughts, I'd love to hear

 

Ok- So here are a couple issues that I havent completely hammered out. Would love to get some feedback on both of these issues.

#1- Basement Grow
I have a tent in a basement. Its not a normal basement though... it looks like someone tried pouring the concrete floor back in the 30's and forgot to float it lol. The walls are of block construction and there are some areas which daylight outdoors (minimal small little cracks).

The amount of cobwebs down there is mind boggling. A chipmunk also calls it home to some extent. There were also some wooden/cardboard items that had trace white mildew/mold spots on them - these have been removed. I dont see any other areas that have this mold but it seems like a confirmation that the area is a good environment to produce it.
What steps can i take to fight off potential mold? I cant afford to insulate the walls (id need to create framing and all sorts of stuff). I DO have a dehumidifier thats not currently being used.

#2- Cooking Soil
When i designed my soil mix, I knew I wouldnt have as much time considered optimal to cook it. Judging by the size of my plants in the above images can anyone provide a ruff idea when a transplant will be in order?

My mix is as follows:

4 cuft - Coast of Maine Premium Potting Soil
1 cuft - Coast of Maine Lobster Compost
1 cuft - Perlite (perhaps will add more if needed)
16 cup - Coast of Maine EWC
1 cup - Kelp Meal
1 cup - Budswel Sea Bird/Bat Guano
4 cup - Azomite

- Will be hydrated using Neptune's Fish & Seaweed + EWC tea​

I figure I have 2 approaches:
--Repot them into 1G pots using straight Premium Potting Soil - and then repot them again later into 3G when my mix has had time to cook.(its only been 5 days).
--Or just get them into the 3G pots using the mix when they are ready.

Im very confident in my ability to transplant them safely and cause minimal stress but I have no experience to make the judgement call if my mix will be too strong for young plants.

Any feedback or comments are greatly appreciated.

 

Hrmmm.... While I await some input on the last post, I'll share some mishaps from the germ process. If you look back at the pict in post #14 that shows all 10 seedlings and notice the midget in the top left corner. This plant has been nicknamed "Doidio" (Portuguese for "wack" or "retarded").
I accidentally planted this seed with the tap root facing up. I said fuck it... Let's see what happens. The tap root pushed out of the soil over about 5 days and then did a 180 back into the soil. I kept it in darkness while the others received the CFL treatment. Soon the exposed root dried up and a stem came out of the soil. It's actually now starting to look like a great plant. It has FAR less stretch than the others despite appropriate light spacing.
I'm excited to see how the Doidio makes it through life.

TLDR; get the damn tap root to face down.

 

If anyone could assist with the above issues it would be awesome

It seems like im closer to a transplant that i thought....