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 magick81
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Registered: 09/21/11
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 Indoor 400w HPS Soil - Greenhouse's Chemdog & Dinafem's Critical Jack Auto's ~-=Completed=-~ 
#589367 - 09/29/11 12:24 AM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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Ok, I've just started my first grow.
Being my 1st time I decided to do a grow journal, to help out other noobs, and also so some of the more experienced growers can catch my mistakes before they become unforgiving and costly, (xX my fingers are crossed Xx  )
The seeds. Five Feminised Chemdog seeds from Greenhouse.
Cost $33 delivered to australia
Germination
Used a plate, some damp paper towels, large snap-lock baggie
Seeds were put on the top shelf of my closet which was room temperature, then into the large baggie.
Twenty-four hours later, the seeds were just beginning to crack.
At fourty hours all seeds had germinated.
They were carefully planted, roots pointing down, into pots.
Soil used was a plain potting mix with no fertilizers.
I then put the pots outside, as my growroom isn't ready yet. Should be ready by next week I'm hoping. Waiting for some rainbow foil and missing reflector bracket to be delivered, and need to install an intake vent and my 150mm centrifuge fan.
-=Edit=-
Some of the earlier photobucket photos have been removed by me as I forgot to untag the GPS locations, but the majority of photobucket pics were removed from the servers by Photobucket. Pics uploaded to Growery still work fine though
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In the human brain, the hypothalamus controls the four f's:
1. Fighting 2. Fleeing 3. Feeding and ...4. Mating
My Current Grow. Killing Fields & Heavy Duty Fruity!!!
My Grow Journal. First Grow EVER!!!!
Edited by magick81 (02/04/12 11:04 AM)
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magick81
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 Re: Indoor 400w HPS Soil - Chemdog (Greenhouse seeds) [Re: Pernicious]
#589430 - 09/29/11 03:02 PM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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Should I be putting the pot in the sun yet? Or should I wait for its first set o leaves?
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In the human brain, the hypothalamus controls the four f's:
1. Fighting 2. Fleeing 3. Feeding and ...4. Mating
My Current Grow. Killing Fields & Heavy Duty Fruity!!!
My Grow Journal. First Grow EVER!!!!
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magick81
Padawan grower
Registered: 09/21/11
Posts: 415
Loc: Narnia
Last seen: 2 years, 4 months
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Re: Indoor 400w HPS Soil - Chemdog (Greenhouse seeds) [Re: magick81]
#589434 - 09/29/11 03:20 PM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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Also, do you think i should fill the pots drip trays with water?
So it doesnt dry out as quickly outdoors?
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In the human brain, the hypothalamus controls the four f's:
1. Fighting 2. Fleeing 3. Feeding and ...4. Mating
My Current Grow. Killing Fields & Heavy Duty Fruity!!!
My Grow Journal. First Grow EVER!!!!
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magick81
Padawan grower
Registered: 09/21/11
Posts: 415
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Last seen: 2 years, 4 months
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Re: Indoor 400w HPS Soil - Chemdog (Greenhouse seeds) [Re: Pernicious]
#589810 - 10/01/11 10:11 PM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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Big night at the club last night, I ended up sleeping until 1pm, lol
Anyways, when I woke up I noticed it had been raining.
The drip trays under the plant pots were full of water so i removed them from the trays.
Is all that rain water bad for the seeds(too much)?
On a happier note, I've seen the first signs of sprouting on one of the plants.
Two plants in total are starting to sprout
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In the human brain, the hypothalamus controls the four f's:
1. Fighting 2. Fleeing 3. Feeding and ...4. Mating
My Current Grow. Killing Fields & Heavy Duty Fruity!!!
My Grow Journal. First Grow EVER!!!!
Edited by magick81 (10/06/11 04:10 AM)
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magick81
Padawan grower
Registered: 09/21/11
Posts: 415
Loc: Narnia
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Re: Indoor 400w HPS Soil - Chemdog (Greenhouse seeds) [Re: magick81]
#589812 - 10/01/11 10:23 PM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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Should I collect the rainwater? I think I read somewhere that rainwater is good to water with, is that right?
Also, all that stuff you see in the pot is not part of my potting mix.
Its been really windy lately, and there are several large trees surrounding the property. So all the bark, sticks and bits of leaf end up falling into the pot. That shouldnt have any ill effect on my plants, right?
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In the human brain, the hypothalamus controls the four f's:
1. Fighting 2. Fleeing 3. Feeding and ...4. Mating
My Current Grow. Killing Fields & Heavy Duty Fruity!!!
My Grow Journal. First Grow EVER!!!!
Edited by magick81 (10/01/11 10:30 PM)
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magick81
Padawan grower
Registered: 09/21/11
Posts: 415
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Re: Indoor 400w HPS Soil - Chemdog (Greenhouse seeds) [Re: phrostbyte]
#589962 - 10/02/11 07:33 PM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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Cool. Any ideas on the best way to store it? I don't have an aerator.
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In the human brain, the hypothalamus controls the four f's:
1. Fighting 2. Fleeing 3. Feeding and ...4. Mating
My Current Grow. Killing Fields & Heavy Duty Fruity!!!
My Grow Journal. First Grow EVER!!!!
Edited by magick81 (10/06/11 04:13 AM)
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magick81
Padawan grower
Registered: 09/21/11
Posts: 415
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Re: Indoor 400w HPS Soil - Chemdog (Greenhouse seeds) [Re: phrostbyte]
#590147 - 10/03/11 10:40 PM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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Germination Update
Four out of five plants have broken soil! I wasn't expecting 100% germination so I was quite happy with that.
Anyways, it turns out that I had planted the last one too deep.
I gently dug it out. The seed pod has almost come off, though its stem seems to be lying down from the weight of the soil over it. Hopefully she rights herself up. Fingers crossed for five healthy ladies XxX
But even four puts a smile on my face
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In the human brain, the hypothalamus controls the four f's:
1. Fighting 2. Fleeing 3. Feeding and ...4. Mating
My Current Grow. Killing Fields & Heavy Duty Fruity!!!
My Grow Journal. First Grow EVER!!!!
Edited by magick81 (10/03/11 10:41 PM)
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magick81
Padawan grower
Registered: 09/21/11
Posts: 415
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Last seen: 2 years, 4 months
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Re: Indoor 400w HPS Soil - Chemdog (Greenhouse seeds) [Re: magick81]
#590170 - 10/04/11 01:47 AM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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Took my photos down
Sorrys
Being taken with an iphone, the photos were showing the gps locations, lols
I'll have to be more careful in future
Cheers
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In the human brain, the hypothalamus controls the four f's:
1. Fighting 2. Fleeing 3. Feeding and ...4. Mating
My Current Grow. Killing Fields & Heavy Duty Fruity!!!
My Grow Journal. First Grow EVER!!!!
Edited by magick81 (10/05/11 11:52 PM)
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magick81
Padawan grower
Registered: 09/21/11
Posts: 415
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Re: Indoor 400w HPS Soil - Chemdog (Greenhouse seeds) [Re: magick81]
#590717 - 10/05/11 11:51 PM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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Update. We have 100% Germination.
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In the human brain, the hypothalamus controls the four f's:
1. Fighting 2. Fleeing 3. Feeding and ...4. Mating
My Current Grow. Killing Fields & Heavy Duty Fruity!!!
My Grow Journal. First Grow EVER!!!!
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magick81
Padawan grower
Registered: 09/21/11
Posts: 415
Loc: Narnia
Last seen: 2 years, 4 months
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Re: Indoor 400w HPS Soil - Chemdog (Greenhouse seeds) [Re: magick81]
#590720 - 10/06/11 12:01 AM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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Plant number 4 got off to a rocky start, but it looks like shes doing much better
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In the human brain, the hypothalamus controls the four f's:
1. Fighting 2. Fleeing 3. Feeding and ...4. Mating
My Current Grow. Killing Fields & Heavy Duty Fruity!!!
My Grow Journal. First Grow EVER!!!!
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magick81
Padawan grower
Registered: 09/21/11
Posts: 415
Loc: Narnia
Last seen: 2 years, 4 months
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Re: Indoor 400w HPS Soil - Chemdog (Greenhouse seeds) [Re: magick81]
#591167 - 10/08/11 10:18 PM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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I think they almost doubled in size in the last 2 days. Its amazing watching this fascinating plant grow right before your eyes 
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In the human brain, the hypothalamus controls the four f's:
1. Fighting 2. Fleeing 3. Feeding and ...4. Mating
My Current Grow. Killing Fields & Heavy Duty Fruity!!!
My Grow Journal. First Grow EVER!!!!
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magick81
Padawan grower
Registered: 09/21/11
Posts: 415
Loc: Narnia
Last seen: 2 years, 4 months
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Re: Indoor 400w HPS Soil - Chemdog (Greenhouse seeds) [Re: Pernicious]
#591497 - 10/10/11 06:14 PM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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Just watered them now. The plant in the last pic, top left, fell over shortly after watering as if the stem could not support the extra weight of the water 
I propped it upright and added some soil to the pot to stand it up. Come to think of it, all pots soil levels look much lower then when i first planted them. Should I top up the soil in all the other pots?
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In the human brain, the hypothalamus controls the four f's:
1. Fighting 2. Fleeing 3. Feeding and ...4. Mating
My Current Grow. Killing Fields & Heavy Duty Fruity!!!
My Grow Journal. First Grow EVER!!!!
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magick81
Padawan grower
Registered: 09/21/11
Posts: 415
Loc: Narnia
Last seen: 2 years, 4 months
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Re: Indoor 400w HPS Soil - Chemdog (Greenhouse seeds) [Re: FurrowedBrow]
#591696 - 10/11/11 10:40 PM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yes, I did notice that when I first planted the seeds, the soil was full to the rim, and now it is so much lower.
So I filled the pots back up to around the rim again.
Also, yesterday I noticed all the plants were showing signs of growing their 2nd set of leaves! Exciting, lol
I broke out the good digicam to try and take some macro shots.
Im not a very good photographer, lol, so it may be a little hard to see. Its real obvious if you zoom in a little though
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In the human brain, the hypothalamus controls the four f's:
1. Fighting 2. Fleeing 3. Feeding and ...4. Mating
My Current Grow. Killing Fields & Heavy Duty Fruity!!!
My Grow Journal. First Grow EVER!!!!
Edited by magick81 (10/11/11 10:47 PM)
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magick81
Padawan grower
Registered: 09/21/11
Posts: 415
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Re: Indoor 400w HPS Soil - Chemdog (Greenhouse seeds) [Re: magick81]
#591697 - 10/11/11 10:46 PM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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In the human brain, the hypothalamus controls the four f's:
1. Fighting 2. Fleeing 3. Feeding and ...4. Mating
My Current Grow. Killing Fields & Heavy Duty Fruity!!!
My Grow Journal. First Grow EVER!!!!
Edited by magick81 (10/11/11 10:47 PM)
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magick81
Padawan grower
Registered: 09/21/11
Posts: 415
Loc: Narnia
Last seen: 2 years, 4 months
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Re: Indoor 400w HPS Soil - Chemdog (Greenhouse seeds) [Re: wire5]
#591928 - 10/13/11 12:17 AM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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Tried to get some better pics of the new leaf sites today.
Wire5, I have no idea what that means, lol, I've just got a point-n-shoot camera
  
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In the human brain, the hypothalamus controls the four f's:
1. Fighting 2. Fleeing 3. Feeding and ...4. Mating
My Current Grow. Killing Fields & Heavy Duty Fruity!!!
My Grow Journal. First Grow EVER!!!!
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magick81
Padawan grower
Registered: 09/21/11
Posts: 415
Loc: Narnia
Last seen: 2 years, 4 months
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Re: Indoor 400w HPS Soil - Chemdog (Greenhouse seeds) [Re: magick81]
#591933 - 10/13/11 12:43 AM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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Lols, I said it like that, since all my posts up unto now were taken with my iphone. I find it easier to upload and share pics on the iphone via photobucket app. Although I've got a Olympus fe4030 which takes much better pics.
Sorry, I have no idea how many days they are at, lol
Are you counting days from when germination started? Or when they sprouted? Dropped seed pods? First one broke soil on October 2nd so I guess that would put them at day 11?
I'm probably gonna veg for 1 month once they are put under the lights in the tent, picking up my tent tomorrow
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In the human brain, the hypothalamus controls the four f's:
1. Fighting 2. Fleeing 3. Feeding and ...4. Mating
My Current Grow. Killing Fields & Heavy Duty Fruity!!!
My Grow Journal. First Grow EVER!!!!
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magick81
Padawan grower
Registered: 09/21/11
Posts: 415
Loc: Narnia
Last seen: 2 years, 4 months
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Re: Indoor 400w HPS Soil - Chemdog (Greenhouse seeds) [Re: Pernicious]
#591965 - 10/13/11 07:57 AM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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Thanks Pernicious
I love my Olympus. Got it last year for $89 on sale, down from $196. HALF PRICE! Couldn't believe my luck! Prices stayed down so looks like I got it as the prices fell, making way for the newer models
Got it to take macro shots of my reptiles, though it hasnt gotten much use lately.
I love good photography, and would love to get into the hobby if I could just afford the equipment lol
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In the human brain, the hypothalamus controls the four f's:
1. Fighting 2. Fleeing 3. Feeding and ...4. Mating
My Current Grow. Killing Fields & Heavy Duty Fruity!!!
My Grow Journal. First Grow EVER!!!!
Edited by magick81 (10/13/11 08:00 AM)
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magick81
Padawan grower
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Posts: 415
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Re: Indoor 400w HPS Soil - Chemdog (Greenhouse seeds) [Re: wire5]
#591996 - 10/13/11 11:22 AM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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Nope, no "A" on it.
Here's a link to some info on my camera model
http://www.digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au/prod2109.htm
Scroll down to the bottom past all the bs for the specs
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In the human brain, the hypothalamus controls the four f's:
1. Fighting 2. Fleeing 3. Feeding and ...4. Mating
My Current Grow. Killing Fields & Heavy Duty Fruity!!!
My Grow Journal. First Grow EVER!!!!
Edited by magick81 (10/13/11 11:24 AM)
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magick81
Padawan grower
Registered: 09/21/11
Posts: 415
Loc: Narnia
Last seen: 2 years, 4 months
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Re: Indoor 400w HPS Soil - Chemdog (Greenhouse seeds) [Re: magick81]
#592097 - 10/13/11 10:51 PM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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Just picked up my grow tent. Yippee!
It's all finally starting to come together
I was able to find a 4x4 mylar tent that is:
a) cheap. Got it for $139
b) Close by. Freight company wanted $45 due to its size and weight. Chucked it in a taxi instead and only cost me $15 and doesn't take 2 working days to deliver, haha, Cheerin! (If I got it posted I wouldn't see it till monday at the absolute earliest)
So its Win/Win!
Anyways, opened it up and saw all the pieces and thought "Fuck it!" I can't be buggered to do it today. I'll get my mate over, order some pizza, get some beers and make a night of it, lol
Edited by magick81 (10/13/11 10:57 PM)
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magick81
Padawan grower
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Re: Indoor 400w HPS Soil - Chemdog (Greenhouse seeds) [Re: magick81]
#592118 - 10/14/11 12:42 AM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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Well its heaps easy to use, with alot of auto-features although I like to turn most of em off unless i know what they do lol
What I was looking for was something that took good macro shots.
And this is what the guy gave me for in my price range. Mind you he was no camera expert. He was a salesman at JB Hifi lol, so he probably had no idea either lol
Just a quick question: When should I start thinking about transplanting to bigger pots. Because the ones they're in are pretty small.
I plan to add 1 part perlite and 3 parts soil.
Thinking about also swapping soil for something finer, as a few people have commented that my soil looks "chunky" lols, any tips on what I should be looking for? If there are any aussies out there, some brand names that are available locally would be good.
Also, what size pot do you guys recommend I transplant into so I won't have to transplant them again? Something to last the rest of their lives.
On another note, not looking forward to putting this tent up, lols, so many pieces lol....
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In the human brain, the hypothalamus controls the four f's:
1. Fighting 2. Fleeing 3. Feeding and ...4. Mating
My Current Grow. Killing Fields & Heavy Duty Fruity!!!
My Grow Journal. First Grow EVER!!!!
Edited by magick81 (10/14/11 12:55 AM)
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