I'm pretty new to GC I just became a member in December. For those who have not met me I would like to give you a tour of my little home operation. I have grown in many ways shapes and forms, Hydro, Soil Outdoors and Indoors but I discovered my calling in 2000 when I first was taught to LST. I learned I didn't need a shit load of plants or a lot of space to yield a Pound or slightly less. After I learned to LST I was pulling twice as much off of each plant as I did before. Like I said I have done hydroponics and I know its advantages but also know its faults. The first time I grew organically and tasted the smooth flavor and clean high I knew any product with my name affiliated would from then on be all organic. I lost a a lot of money and a few good partners with this decision but to me it is for the better, I now grow at home in a closet I use 400 watts MH for Veg and 400 watts HPS for flower. I use only Organic nutrients and apply LST to all of my plants. This is a documentary of my last Project: Granddaddy Purple + Organics + LST This is week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Day 35 Flowers already !!! Week 5 day 40 Week 6 day 47 Week 8 day 60 During the final 30 days I was out of town on vacation I gave my plants one more big feeding of Guano, Molasses and Seaweed Tea and let nature take its course for about 3 weeks then I flushed on week 12 when I got back. This the last pic I took before Harvest. Week 11 Day 85 Thank you for your Patience this was a short documentary of 3 Granddaddy Purple Plants grown Organically with LST under 400 Watts of light. Yield 7.5 OZ
Ultra nice looking grow man! + rep I soooo want to get a hold of some G.purp! Keep it up, keep it safe! - OGH
so you cut off your ties after a while? just curious, planning my closet grow and going with training as well
Great grow! Do you have clones waiting in the wings? Was that dried, and trimmed weight? Almost a half pound out of a small closet is great. I'm only growing in boxes so my yield will be much less.
I just remove the Tie downs around the last week when I remove all the dead foliage a few days before harvest.
Thanks! I usually don't clone, I have a buddy who clones all of the strains we grow so When I need them I give him a call. But right now I am experimenting with a strain I have never grown before called Purple Princess the link is in my sig check it out. And yeah that was the dry weight of the yeild when wet it was about 8.5 oz.
Very nice grow!!! I can tell you take very good care of your plants because they look to be so healthy all the way through the grow. I just ordered the things I needed to go completely organic and by the looks of your grow it will really pay off.. I bet it tastes soo good! Anyways congrats and Nice Grow!!!
I like the format of your grow journal. I was contemplating whether to just post everything at the end like you did here. Sweet grow man and keep up the good work. You are representing us California green thumbs just fine .
completely agree. no offense to all you potential grow journalists out there, but after seeing a couple of grow thread, it's just a buzzkill to see a grow thread with a subject like this: "***OMGWTF*** ELITE BEST GROW EVER *** CHECK MY BABIES OUT!!!!@!#!!!!" and all you see is 4 inch plants that are barely started.
Thanks!, Yes I try to treat my plants the best I can that is why I chose to use strictly Organics the result is an awesome product with deep fruity aroma and flavor like fresh picked grapes. You are making as wise choice by Growing Organic I'm sure you will enjoy the fruits of your labor Good luck live long and smoke well !
Thanks Bro! I am very happy to rep California, We live in such a beautiful State that is so rich in Cannabis culture and knowledge its great to be a Californian and smoke only the best Cali Grown! I'm glad you appreciate the format of the journal I like to have all my Information ready to present to eliminate wasted time and thread congestion I usually start a posting a journal right before begining the flower period to be more efficient and organized. Thanks again for your support CaliCoast
hashmouf, i'm curious as to how you experienced such quick growth? I'm only on my third crop ever, but have a rather sound knowledge of what i'm doing. Right now, we're using soil (FFOF/Promix mixture), organic veg nutes, distilled water, and have them under 400w HPS Hortilux along with 320w of CFL's. Temp range goes from about 65-70 dark to 78-82 lit... small oscillating fan blowing constantly and room is aprox 7'x4' lined w/ mylar. In a past grow, we've used LST, but in that case it only involved one tie down to bend the plant a bit to the side... this time around, i've followed the advice in the LST sticky and have continued tying the plant horizontally in a circular direction around the bucket. Everything looks great so far, and they are extremely healthy, but we arent experiencing nearly as quick of growth as what your's clearly have... i know there are a lot of variables, but do you have any tips that could increase the speed of the secondary growth??
What's your feeding schedule/nutes look like? Did you use any microbe soil innoculations? [edit]: from Purple Princess thread:
hashaman i'm not sure if your question is for me or hashmouf but in my case we are using Pure Blend Pro Grow for our nutes... it is 3 - 1.5 - 4... we give nutes at every watering and that is *aproximately* every 5 days (takes about that long for soil to dry out. No microbe innoculation. Like i said, so far everything is very healthy and coming along fine, but it seems like Hashmouf has found a way to make them explode.
Nice grow hashmouf - 7.5 oz is a nice yeild for a small space. I was recently considering going Hydro, but I've been reading up on it and its not for due to getting the amounts of water needed into my loft. I dont have access to a hose, so im going to stick with soil. What materials do you use in the soil? What mix of stuff etc, what nutes do you use throughout the growth, and also how many litres are the pots you use?
Foliar feeding, aerate all of your water and have a good microbial habitat. I belive that is what works best for me.
I have so much balanced nutrition in my soil I only feed with water and liquid seaweed and the occasional dose of fish emulsion for the first 4 weeks once every week. I use fox farm Peace of mind guano in my soil mix and it is full of microbial life which love to feed on the complex carbohydrates in the seaweed so the beneficial fungi and bacterias are very active.
I see. When I next grow indoors I'll be doing so organically as well, but I'm going to start with a less-hot soil with no amendments (20/40/40 perlite/local compost/FFOF) and feed with innoculated teas. For an upcoming guerrilla grow a soil mix like you're using would be great. Gonna have to stash this info for later