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 wrestler_az
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 moms first grow 
#563480 - 06/10/11 01:55 AM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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so i moved up to montana to hang with my mom for a bit... and as chance would have it, she has a medical card and is trying her hand at a grow. she is completely new at this (as am i) but she has a dude thats been helping her out with it, though ive yet to meet him.
ive come into this thing about half way through, kinda want to know where she stands with it. figured id throw up the situation on here, hopefully get some tips or pointers about where to go next with it.
the grow room is 7.5ft x 4ft x 8ft. 600 watt lumatek ballast, 400 watt HPS bulb.
there is a total of 8 plants. they are planted in soil mixed at 10 parts sunshine soil mix #1, 2 parts perlite, and 1 part chicken manure. they sprouted from seed 05/01, and transplanted into their current containers 05/20. at the time of transplant they were also fed with guano, mixed 1 tablespoon to one gallon, the gallon evenly spread out to all 8 plants. they have been on 24/7 light since the beginning, and their tops are about 2 feet away from the bottom of the hood. she has been watering them with about a half gallon every couple of days. she has been keeping the temp right around 75, and the ventelation runs for 30 minutes ever 2.5 hours. would you change anyof this?
they seem to be growing ok, from my noob point of view. i guess my main concern is when and how to properly induce flowering, and determining their sex... also wondering if i should prune them at all.
also, there is one plant that looks kind of weak. the leaves are curling up on themselves. she has a space heater in there to try and keep the temps up a bit, this one is closest to the heater and im guessing it is the cause.
anyway,excited to see how this pans out. oh, and the strain is sour diesel.
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wrestler_az
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Re: moms first grow [Re: Tank333]
#563609 - 06/10/11 03:54 PM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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the ventilation isnt anything fancy. just a blower up top connected to 5 inch tubing. not sure the power specs, but its pretty quiet.
then an inlet hole down at the bottom, same 5 inch tubing. also this is where she had the space heater which is currently off. seems pretty warm enough in there without it. ill replace it with a fan to circulate the air as you suggested.
should i be concerned with any pruning atm?
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wrestler_az
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ok, so the guy who set it up will be by tomorrow. just for the record, it is a 600 watt bulb, i was misinformed. still though, i think i talked my mom into getting another bulb on the grounds of giving them a little more breathing room. also i did put a fan in the room, and we are working on the walls.
i want to get rid of the plastic altogether and put up plywood, and paint the insides white as suggested. any reason why this would be a bad idea?
other than that he plans on switching the light to 12/12, running the light at night to prevent any heat issues. also hes going to stop the guano and feed it phosphorus.
also, im assuming these are the pre flowers?
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wrestler_az
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Quote:
alienscience said:
Those little growths you see aren't necessarily indicators of sex, but some people do consider them to be pre-flowers.
how bout now?
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Re: moms first grow [Re: Dude]
#564710 - 06/15/11 07:21 PM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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i see it in the bottom though too... im thinking the top is female, and the bottom male...
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Re: moms first grow [Re: wrestler_az]
#564718 - 06/15/11 07:55 PM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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also, put up some white plastic. eventually ill just redo it with plywood, but this seemed easier for now.
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wrestler_az
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thanks, im really excited about this.
monday the power went out for about 5 hours... we never did change the light cycle, its been 24/7 until now. (we started the 12/12 today) think maybe that little bit of darkness was enough to get em flowering? of the bunch i think we have 2 confirmed males, the rest either are female or are too early to tell.
is there anything we could do with the male plants after we take em out?
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Re: moms first grow [Re: bloodworm]
#565271 - 06/17/11 11:13 PM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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couple more questions...
how important is the temperature? regulating the temp to anything consistent is proving to be a challenge... at night during the light cycle its been getting up to around 78-82, and during the day when the light is off its getting as low as 65.
im thinking this is ok, mom is kind of worried. at what temps should we start getting concerned? obviously we dont want them to freeze, but other than that, are there specific temps we should shoot for?
also, when my moms friend came by he was on his way to work, then on to vacation, so couldnt really stay long. he also forgot to bring the fert for the plants. so i went down to the grow store and picked some up. worried more about over doing it than under doing it, i got one with an n-p-k of 2-6-6. plan on starting with it tomorrow. this should be ok, right?
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wrestler_az
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Re: moms first grow [Re: wrestler_az]
#566308 - 06/21/11 12:57 PM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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so one of the little laides is lookin a bit sick. a couple of the older larger fan leaves were drooping pretty heavy, with some discoloration and spots. the way they were hanging, they were disrupting the newer growth so i just clipped em off... im thinking its some kind of mineral defficiency. which is weird, because we just started with the fert a couple of days ago. pura vida bloom, 2-6-6.
any thoughts?
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wrestler_az
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Re: moms first grow [Re: KaptKid]
#566335 - 06/21/11 02:25 PM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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you know, im not really sure. they are in the dark till ten tonight, ill check the ph when i wake them up.
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Re: moms first grow [Re: KaptKid]
#566465 - 06/21/11 11:36 PM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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i bought this to test with...
and all the levels checked out. pH was right around 7, the rest of them fell in the "sufficient" range on the testers.
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wrestler_az
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Re: moms first grow [Re: KaptKid]
#567427 - 06/26/11 02:20 AM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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worked like a charm.
ill update with some new pics in a couple of days... they are maturing quite nicely. only one male out of the bunch, well maybe 2. theres one im not sure about yet, a late bloomer. the male has been removed from the grow room, debating on what i should do with it. my mom wants to keep it as a house plant.
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Re: moms first grow [Re: wrestler_az]
#568237 - 06/29/11 12:59 AM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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a total of 6 females
heres a couple of the flowers
and a set of twins, middle right in the group shot
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Re: moms first grow [Re: wrestler_az]
#569169 - 07/02/11 11:34 PM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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group shot
my moms friend suggested we cut out the lower bud sites to promote growth in the upper buds. he says otherwise we will end up with "popcorn" buds. im wondering if this is just a case of preference, or if it is actually better to trim up the plants a little?
some baby buds
and i just like the way this one came out...
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wrestler_az
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Re: moms first grow [Re: wrestler_az]
#570881 - 07/09/11 04:29 AM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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starting to finally warm up a bit, enough to where hot temps became an issue. a slight modification to a window ac unit was in order.
works like a charm.
updated group shot
and a couple close ups. makes me wish i had a better camera.
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wrestler_az
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this must be what it feels like when a fathers daughter breaks her arm!
will she be ok? i dont know what happened. came home from work and it was split right down the middle, one branch laying to one side. it didnt break all the way through, as you can see i have it tied with a bit of string. how should i proceed with this situation? she still looks healthy anyway.
other than that, everything is going awesome!
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wrestler_az
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funny thing is, the plant naturally grew like that. no topping or pruning of any kind was done to any of the plants, aside from removing dead/dying leaves.
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wrestler_az
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Re: moms first grow [Re: Paradise]
#573705 - 07/21/11 07:25 PM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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wrestler_az
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Re: moms first grow [Re: KaptKid]
#573760 - 07/21/11 09:02 PM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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ive been playing with the setting on my camera a bit. kind of hard to get a good one under the hps. i like the way that one came out though.
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wrestler_az
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Re: moms first grow [Re: Geryon]
#574147 - 07/23/11 11:55 AM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
Geryon said:
can't wait to hear your yield.
man, you and me both.
its been very fun and exciting watching them grow and all...
but damn it i want to smoke em already!
heres the group
and a few more close ups
 
 
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