BooRadly's CFL Fire Grow (First Grow)

[BooRadly]

Using 4x40watt FLs along with 3x26watt CFLs for now.


Seeds taken from fire bud and the first two popped up out of the ground today so I decided I would start a log.

Soil is 100% organic, compost and such.

I guess I will start off with my first picture! :D

It is also my first grow so im not expecting anything to go as planned.

[BooRadly]

http://i48.tinypic.com/1grdzo_th.jpg

[BooRadly]

Im going to take a picture of the runt tonight.

Plant to give pictures everyday.

[MonkeyBone]

Im going to take a picture of the runt tonight.

Plant to give pictures everyday.

That is sweet. We can see all the progression throughout the life and death of the plants!

Patience is the key, more with cfls. Hint for cfl grow, put 'em EVERYWHERE! not just on top, but on the sides too!

:thumbsup:

[BooRadly]

Day 2!

The good one:
http://i48.tinypic.com/ojf09j.jpg

The runt:
http://i50.tinypic.com/9lfosy.jpg

The one that I call MiMi is the better looking one. Looking very healthy, the other one or the runt I call Lush :) I thought it would be nice to get them names. Anyways im trying to get foxfarms ocean forest soil and grow big nutes.
Maybe some more lights and some mylar and some more stuff on friday.

Advice on products would be great im getting 170$ on amazon as a birthday present.

[uncleweed]

hey man, can you post some pics of your set up?

[BooRadly]

Yeah ill do it around 4 AM est when i go back into the light cycle right now im doing 20/4 should i change it at all?

[BooRadly]

http://i50.tinypic.com/1620ll5_th.jpg

Its a lot brighter then that, its just my camera

[BooRadly]

Day 3!

The good one(MiMi):

http://i48.tinypic.com/59zrbl.jpg

The runt, which is doing much better(Lush):

http://i50.tinypic.com/e0h7gg.jpg

Are they looking healthy to you?

[Buffalo Soldier]

*subscribed*


......soil might be a bit hot with nutes..give it time, don't add anything though


buffalo:rastasmoke:

[QueenKushHG]

i am having issues with my first time around in soil, so this is helping me learn.. keep postin pics for me!!:smokin:

[BooRadly]

I figured it was, i want to transplant it to better soil soon. Just worried about shock. But that soil is way too high in nutes. And is it okay if I use sand instead of perlite (Not beach sand but bought sand)

[BooRadly]

I just woke up and I can see the 2nd set of leaves coming in. :) cant wait to see what it will look like.

[mainegrown]

I figured it was, i want to transplant it to better soil soon. Just worried about shock. But that soil is way too high in nutes. And is it okay if I use sand instead of perlite (Not beach sand but bought sand)


no on the sand.. that is the opposite of perlite.. perlite is for soil airarion.. sand is dense :(


~MG a.k.a. le Maine développé

[BooRadly]

no on the sand.. that is the opposite of perlite.. perlite is for soil airarion.. sand is dense :(


~MG a.k.a. le Maine développé


Fuck, then why do people say put sand in your soil?

[mainegrown]

you CAN use an inch of sand at the top of the bucket for past control..
but it is heavy and stifling.. not really good in your soil..
try promix (or any other non-soil substrate) and cut with perlite..
you will love the results..
or just use Miracle Gro.. that works fine too.. just add you guessed it.. perlite!
lol

~MG a.k.a. le Maine développé

[BooRadly]

you CAN use an inch of sand at the top of the bucket for past control..
but it is heavy and stifling.. not really good in your soil..
try promix (or any other non-soil substrate) and cut with perlite..
you will love the results..
or just use Miracle Gro.. that works fine too.. just add you guessed it.. perlite!
lol

~MG a.k.a. le Maine développé


Alright, its just hard for me because im on house arrest XP

I guess ill have my mom go get some for me, yes shes a toker and doesnt care im growing.

[BooRadly]

Day 4!

Mimi and Lush Together:

http://i47.tinypic.com/15oxx74.jpg

Got like a lot bigger from yesterday, im exited :)

[BooRadly]

Day 5!

MiMi:

http://i50.tinypic.com/2zrky1l.jpg

Lush:

http://i45.tinypic.com/24g21yw.jpg

Transplanted them into two separate pots because i was afraid of their leaves running into eachother and used the same soil so i dont think they will go into shock. Doing very nice, both have second set. :)

[BooRadly]

I noticed the stems kind of look purple, is this a bad thing?

[BooRadly]

The stems actually look like a red.



I am getting a HPS/MH setup in a week or two,
Its kind of low quality but unless anyones willing to give me 10 bucks on amazon i cant get the good one but it will just have to do.

Amazon.com: 400 Watt Electronic Ballast Hydroponic Grow Light Lamp: Home & Garden (http://www.amazon.com/Watt-Electronic-Ballast-Hydroponic-Light/dp/B002J7PYSU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1264102733&sr=8-1)

Thats the one im looking at, im ordering it tomorrow if I cant get a friend to loan me 10 bucks on amazon. Im also picking up some soil tomorrow, hoping the place I go to has the one I want. Because its the only time im approved to go out of the house.

Happy smokin and tokin :rastasmoke:

[MonkeyBone]

No big deal on red stem.
The big deal is, they are in the same ground, spaced by couple of inches. Separate them right now before it's too late! they won't have sufficient room to grow!

NO on the sand, perlite dude, find some.

Take couple of minutes and read my grow man, worth a look. Very simple grow. CFL, SOIL, Organic nutes. Except for Big Bud.

Anyway, with your camera, put it on macro mode, with flash. try not to move too. It'll make better pics for us to see!

:thumbsup:

[BooRadly]

No big deal on red stem.
The big deal is, they are in the same ground, spaced by couple of inches. Separate them right now before it's too late! they won't have sufficient room to grow!

NO on the sand, perlite dude, find some.

Take couple of minutes and read my grow man, worth a look. Very simple grow. CFL, SOIL, Organic nutes. Except for Big Bud.

Anyway, with your camera, put it on macro mode, with flash. try not to move too. It'll make better pics for us to see!

:thumbsup:


Alright ill see how to do that.

I already separated
them into 2 different pots, thinking ahead. :) Im going to try to get perlite tomorrow too.

[BooRadly]

Day 6!

Found out how to use the macro! Really helped with the pictures.

Lush is doing just as good and MiMi and they both smell incredibly dank dispite their small size.

Lush!:

http://i46.tinypic.com/2hdmc1g.jpg

MiMi: Nice shot in my opinion

http://i47.tinypic.com/2ufq2za.jpg

[BooRadly]

I just got better soil and stuff, including perlite and peat moss, hopefully plants wont go into shock.

[MonkeyBone]

Put the flash ON with your macro pics! It's too dark!

[MonkeyBone]

http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/176456-monkeybones-second-cfl-grow.html#post2032435

That's my only girl at day 6, just for comparison! Yours looks nice!

[mainegrown]

damn.. u have a 250w HPS in lumens.. on on the one lil seedling?

[BooRadly]

Im thinking about making my grow bigger actually maybe not, depends on how they react to the light, and it wont be HPS it will be MH during veg.

Thanks for the comparison, yours is looking more then great!

Mine is probably a bit smaller because of my shitty soil I was using. Had way too much nutes in it.

[BooRadly]

Day 7!

Okay it has been a week and I guess im okay with my results. They wernt the best but they were good for my conditions. Now that I have better soil I hope they will do better themselves. Now Lush aka the runt is actually doing better than MiMi. Lush has a 3rd set of leaves coming in already, I dont know if this is normal or not because the stem is so small but is she just bushy or should I be worried? Anyways I do have my flash on but my flash isnt the best because its located at the top of my camera. I will try for better lighting next time.

MiMi:

http://i45.tinypic.com/2dv8zd4.jpg

Lush:

http://i46.tinypic.com/f4ojfq.jpg

Any help and advice is well appreciated.

[MonkeyBone]

Try to be farther from the plant, but use your zoom!

[BooRadly]

Day 8!

Bad news guys, Mimi has not grown AT ALL, i think she is in shock from the new soil. I didnt bother taking a picture of MiMi. Lush on the otherhand has done extraordinary over night! Looks like we got some nice 3 pointed leaves coming in. Got a picture of her, tried moving away and using flash but i dont know how well it helped.

Lush : http://i50.tinypic.com/63rwo7.jpg

[BooRadly]

Ok so I need help with this.

I just found this light in my house:
- Harbor Freight Tools - Quality Tools at the Lowest Prices (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=66433)

Its a super strong light but would it improve my growing at all?

[BooRadly]

Nevermind I found out it would just make things really hot.

[lowCG3]

Ok so I need help with this.

I just found this light in my house:
- Harbor Freight Tools - Quality Tools at the Lowest Prices (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=66433)

Its a super strong light but would it improve my growing at all?

I wouldn't use that light.. I know it puts out A LOT of heat and will probably stress your babies.

[BooRadly]

Bad news, I smoked mimi. Yeahhhhh didnt do much to me, wasnt expecting it to but she looked like she was dying and she had to take one for the team.

[MonkeyBone]

Bad news, I smoked mimi. Yeahhhhh didnt do much to me, wasnt expecting it to but she looked like she was dying and she had to take one for the team.

That's bad news. Maybe the other plant killed her! Didn't want any competition! So now, give all you got to that strongest plant!

:thumbsup:

[BooRadly]

Day 9!

Lots of new growth forming that I can see. Lot of three pointed leaves coming in. Doing real nice.

Pic 1:

http://i46.tinypic.com/2efn9fq.jpg

Pic 2:

http://i45.tinypic.com/2cii4hx.jpg

[BooRadly]

Day 10!

I need some help guys! The end of the leaves at you can see in this picture seem a bit off, is this normal? If not what do i have to do. Shes still growing quite well though! :D

Here she is!:

http://i46.tinypic.com/2wfmp6u.jpg

[BooRadly]

Wow my dad got pissed at me today and told me to get rid of my plant so I guess im going to have to move it to my attic.... what a douche bag.

Will like a 3 and a half foot space be tall enough?

Sorry no pics today he took his camera looking good though getting 5 pointed leaves.

[MonkeyBone]

Wow my dad got pissed at me today and told me to get rid of my plant so I guess im going to have to move it to my attic.... what a douche bag.

Will like a 3 and a half foot space be tall enough?

Sorry no pics today he took his camera looking good though getting 5 pointed leaves.

Tell your father he can have 1/2 of the plant....:wtf:

:thumbsup:

[BooRadly]

Tell your father he can have 1/2 of the plant....:wtf:

:thumbsup:


Hes scared because he got caught growing weed before and if he gets caught again he looses the home.

[MonkeyBone]

Hes scared because he got caught growing weed before and if he gets caught again he looses the home.

For 1 plant? damn cops are a PITA in your region.. If someone calls cop because of my plant, cops will say "what? only one plant? you want us to spend time and energy for ONE plant?" click. That's all.

Seriously, 1-2 plants is not a crime. Mass production for resell is a crime. I understand that. Even 4-5 plants. Cops are searching for 50 and more plants.

Anyway, hope you will still growin this puppy!:thumbsup:

[BooRadly]

Thanks for the support. I hallowed out my night stand and turned it into a grow box for now until a get a bigger dress along with the mh/hps light.

[BooRadly]

Day 11!

I managed to get a picture for you guys.

Running in a small nightstand for now.

Pic:

http://i48.tinypic.com/2vipdz8.jpg

[BooRadly]

It is currently 4:40 AM, I find myself watching my weed plant a lot as I find it exiting O_o.

This has become quite the hobby for me and I am not going to lie, i love it more then I love my girlfriend. It is as if it is my child. But anyways looking good, the tops of two leaves cracked, i think i burnt them but i put a fan in there so it should be okay. Like sure smoking it is good any everything but growing it is just a whole experience in itsself.

[BooRadly]

Just added some lights. 2x26watt CFLs hoping it will help make up for the FLs being taken by my dad. Its going to be a bitch raising the lights as it grows. I hope I find somewhere else to grow it like asap. Pictures soon, maybe a video too.

[BooRadly]

Day 12! Doing good!

http://i46.tinypic.com/2dcfhc0.jpg

VIDEO!:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2elNmDn7j8

[BooRadly]

Day 13!

Things are looking good, im a little worried, the leaves are looking a bit odd but the growth has not changed so not too worried.

IMG 1:

http://i50.tinypic.com/1552m83.jpg

IMG 2:

http://i48.tinypic.com/14mivt.jpg

[BooRadly]

Temps were getting high and it looked like the leaves started to burn. Little to no damage at all, got it early. Moved lights away from plant fixed problem.

[MonkeyBone]

That's what I was gonna say, relay hot temps! I got 95f or so here and it's fine, so you were way above 100!!!

Glad to see you fixed the problem!

:thumbsup:

[BooRadly]

That's what I was gonna say, relay hot temps! I got 95f or so here and it's fine, so you were way above 100!!!

Glad to see you fixed the problem!

:thumbsup:


Yeah it was like around 100

[BooRadly]

Day 14!

Doing much better. I think its doing quite well for 2 weeks. What do you think? new pics!

http://i49.tinypic.com/118its6.jpg

[Buffalo Soldier]

:thumbsup:

[MonkeyBone]

Looks quite healthy now!

:thumbsup: