Diesel Ryder grow!!

[should]

Hey everyone, just thought i would finally make a thread for my new grow after i bought a camera today... OK for the details:

I'm growing in the same place i was last time (storage closet of an apt building on my deck)
I'm using Miracle grow organic soil
growing 4 female diesel Ryder's (ones a mutant)
was under 4 cfls but last week put them under a hps (i think either 150 or 250)

if i forgot anything just let me know...


8/30-i got the diesel Ryder seeds today and they're germinating right now
8/31-all 8 seeds germinated and i planted them today!
9/4-6 of the seedlings sprouted other 2 didn't make it i guess

i nute burned all six plants in the beginning, 2 turned out to be male so i gave one to a friend and tossed the other. the 4 fems are doing fine, 2 have shown preflower and the other two are just chillin, i topped the two that are chillin today.

heres some pics (do you think they are way too small for nuteburned plants that r 4 weeks old? i think they lost like 2 weeks of growth because of it so its like their on they're second week)

[lunarose]

Hi Should, I just ordered some diesel ryders myself so I will be watching your grow.

[killa12345]

Should......diesel ryder you say......good luck on this grow.....sorry about the numbers on the last grow, but im sure you learned a bunch of info which will help you improve everytime! See u soon....Stay Safe and High!

[PurpWidow]

wow those things are really bushy. are you in flower already?

[should]

lunarose-Good to know, are you gonna have a grow log? other then the nute burn they seem to be a very easy strain to grow.

Good to see you killa! yup ive learned so much last grow im really hopin for high numbers this grow, just to be safe i just put in another 2 diesel ryders (hopin for fem)

Purp- i think its the pics makin them look bushy, theyre only about 3 inches tall and dont have very many sets of leaves. it looks like 2 of them are already in preflower though.

just an update, im gonna start a low dose of nutes tomorrow and pics to come very soon

[should]

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[lunarose]

Should, They are looking good and look like they have recovered nicely. I just got my DR beans today and will be starting them in a few days as soon as I get the rest of my set up together. I will be doing a log once I get things started. I am really interested in the autoflower strains!

[MediJuana]

Ive never seen such a small plant preflower like that. how old are they and whats your light schedule?

[should]

I believe they are on their forth or fifth week and my schedule started at 24/0 with cfls and now their at 18/6 with a hps. their so small because 1: their auto flower and 2: i nuteburned Them as seedlings and stunted their growth (not to mention the 90 degree temps they have to grow in). but yup so far so good, one of my other diesel Ryder seedling sprouted and is pretty stretched but no worries. the other one never sprouted so i put a nice bag seed in its place (which also stretched). heres some pics...btw i just nuted today

[lunarose]

Should, I am looking foreward to new pictures of your grow. You are about a month ahead of me so I can look into my future through yours(G) I've got the same problem with hot weather yesterday it was in the nineties here and I am surprise at how warm the CFLs amke in the GH. How did you get the nute burn? I was thinking until they are around 4 weeks before feeding them.

[should]

I got the original nute burn by putting them in "hot" soil, but i got the new nute brn because i started them off with half strength nutes when i guess i shouldve done 1/4th. but as soon as they got them they all look 10 times better and healthier. heres some new pics...

[lunarose]

Should, They do look like they are recovering do you think the nute burn stunted their growth? What size are their pots? I like to use those jiffy pots to prevent problems with nute burns from hot soil. I use their seedling starter soil in the jiffy pots I figure by the time the roots grow through the pot they are strong enough to handle soil with nutes.

[Firemansam606]

Hi, shame about the nute burn and the stunted growth... not every grow can goto plan, this I know all too well! What height are the plants currently?

If they are flowering already you should just bombard them with flowering light and get the best you can and get onto a new grow asap. All the best.

Oscar Mike

[should]

lunarose- I do think the nute burn stunted them about a week and a half of vegatative growth, i also think its because its been at a stedy 90 degree temp in the room that stunted them so much, but theyre about 5 inches high and very bushy. the pots are pretty small, im not sure of theyre exact height and i can check on them until tomorrow, but their not big at all, probably 5 inches high witha radius of 2.5 (just a complete guess). Ill have to try out the jiffy pots next time though.

Firemansam606- i believe theyre about 5 inches tall but seem like their growing now that im giving them the right amount of nutes.

I was looking online about ways to improve the yeild and i saw something about adding Co2 by taking a bottle half filled with water and adding yeast and sugar, but in order for that to help me enough will i need to turn off my vent? because thats not really an option considering temps will get to the 100s. will it be a waste of energy and money to use the co2 genoraters with the vent on?

[lunarose]

Should, So far I haven't had any problems with the heat and my grow area has been sitting in the nineties who would have thought CFL's could cause so much heat but they do seem happy so I ain't channging anything for now.(G)
I have been reading up on auto flowering strains and it seems that they recommend you start them in a 2-3 gallon pot and not to transplant.

[should]

Oh shit, really?
i guess ill try and transplant them all tomorrow to stop any further damage.

[should]

I actually had time to transplant them so i did real quick, i put them in some pretty big pots with an inch of rocks on the bottom and they look alot more spacious so i hope to see a big growth spurt , i also added the Co2 generator i talked about and i got air blowin in now insted of out which gets the temps down to 82 int he mornin which gives them a break from the heat.
when i transplanted i noticed the roots were allready to the bottom and spreading out, so it looks like i shouldve transplanted them either way. Also the roots looked healthy so i think they should improve soon, but well see.
also... pics to come soon

Edit- BTW the pots i put them in have a 4 inch radious (8 inches across)

[should]

pics (low quality)

[lunarose]

Should, I'll be interested to see if they have a growth spurt now you transplanted them. And I'll be even more interested on their taste since they are suppose to have high THC content.

[Shovelhandle]

I bet the transplant will help them take off. They are under 12 hours of light now?

[should]

I hope so, im away till sunday so i cant wait to see what happens when i get back.

Shov- hows it goin? i think i started growin cuz i saw one of your grow logs :jointsmile:. its actually an autoflower strain so i got it on 18/6

[ToPHeR31]

what kind of nutes are you gonna give them in the veg and flowering stages?

[kack409]

looking very nice, wut bulbs u got on those? im pulling up a chair for sure =]

[lunarose]

Okay it's Sunday already so where are the updates????(BG)

[should]

Haha, sorry everybody. ive been busy with 2 five page papers due today. ill come back later with some pics and to quickly answer your questions im using fox farm nutes and i believe a 150 w hps bulb which im thinking of upgrading to 250.

[should]

alright, finally got some pics taken. One of the plants started growing 1 or 2 branches and looks like its getting a little bigger, i cant tell if the others are growings or not, ill post in a couple days to tell you if there growing. btw i found out the timer wasnt on so it was going on a 24/0 light schedule. i just turned it to 18/6 so we will see what effect that has.

[lunarose]

Should, It looks like they approve of their new homes.

[seattlesmoke247]

Will be following this log closely!

[lunarose]

Should, So how is your grow going? So far one has showed himself to be a boy never saw such a tiny plant giving off balls! I hope the girls get a bigger.

[should]

Hey lunarose, sorry i havent posted in a while but nothing has really happened. The plants are very small (about 5 inches max), and seem to be in their final stages of flowering (should be ready for harvest in the next 1 or 2 weeks). I must say, even though they are very small, they smell and look extremely potent and i cant wait to smoke them. but by the looks of things i will be lucky to harvest 7 gs dry.

oh yea, and i did have one extra diesel ryder seedling that i was hoping would stay in veg for alot longer but it seems as soon as the heat went back up to 90 it started flowering, so a warning to future diesel ryder growers, heat spikes seem to induce flowering.

I cant wait to finish this grow and start some northern lights plants :jointsmile:

[danish]

ill follow this one as im thinking about running a small setup with 2x DR my self... ill do it 18/6 and 12/12 though with 200w HPS all the way...

But its looking damn good keep it up and get high as a kite :thumbsup:

[Firemansam606]

Hey man, how're the ladies doing?
Do you know what spectrum of cfl you were using at the start? Also is the hps bulb old or new? Did you're plants continue to grow much when into the flowering cycle?

Sorry for a bombardment of questions but I'm using your grow as somewhat of a bench mark for myself, looking forward to hearing the final yield and smoke review.

Oscar Mike