my first growlog

[dazmantle]

hi guys seeing as my first attempt at growing went horribly wrong i thought i'd start a grow log! i've got two feminized ripper seeds grapegum and a feminized white widow seed. i germinated using the paper towel method until there was about 1/4 inch of taproot showing. they've been potted in coco mixed with perlite (75/25 mix). not going not give them any nutrients until they're about a week old. i've got a 600 watt hps bulb in there with them. sorry there's no pics at the min but theres not anything to see lol as they were potted yesterday. will update regularly with pics. any advice is greatly appreciated!

[Cannabinoidzz]

cant wait to see what happens =) ,gonna deff keep my eyes on dat thread.

[dazmantle]

sweet bro do u know much about these particular strains? ie. what its like to smoke, yield etc. i think i've smoked white widow before but im not sure. also do u know if i need extractor fans? i've got a small house fan in there at the min to aid in circulation. cheers

[Cannabinoidzz]

i know good bit cos all my mates are growing.lol and yes you need good ventilation cos 600w gives out a lot of heat.

you need total 3 fans ...
fresh air in
air out and fan to blow on plants to make them stronger.lol

[dazmantle]

yeah its quite hot in there! pushin 30 degrees lol cool il look into gettin a couple of cheap fans

[Cannabinoidzz]

if you give me your grow room size i can tell ya what size fans you need. normal bathroom ones will prob do and they are cheap. =) at least here in IRL

[dazmantle]

2 secs . . .

[dazmantle]

its about 3 and a half foot wide x 3 foot deep x about 6 foot high

[Cannabinoidzz]

wow, id use a cool tube for that space and you will be seriously struggling with 3 plants there.

[dazmantle]

whats a cool tube? are they expensive? its just im on a really tight budget (im jobless lol)

[Cannabinoidzz]

COOL TUBE - Shade Reflector 12,5cm (http://www.hydroponics.eu/lighting-c-24/reflectors-and-accessories-s-44/cool-tube-shade-reflector-12-5cm-1059.html?gclid=CJuV5Ly_sbUCFaFF2wodXxQA1w)

thats cooltube =)

[dazmantle]

sweet il look into getting one of them in the near future!

[Cannabinoidzz]

=) youl need that if you wanna keep growing in a small space like that.

[dazmantle]

how big of a space would u recommend?

[dazmantle]

day #2

all three have sprouted! pic 1 is of the white widow and pics 2 and 3 are of the grapegums = )
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[dazmantle]

day #3

looking good! pic 1 and 2 are the grapegums and pic 3 is the white widow = )289670289671289672

[dazmantle]

day #4
a little up date on the sprouts! hopefully there all looking healthy pics 1 and 2 are the grapegums pic 3 is the white widow

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[growhand420]

cool grow look forward to seeing how it goes:thumbsup:
but 3 plants in a 3x3ft area is pretty cramped so you might want to do a mini scrog on them if you want a alright yeild from each plant because they with be fighting for the light
haha i just imagined those 2 grapegums just tag teaming the white widow!!!!!!!

[dazmantle]

cheers for the input growhand! i was looking into scroging but i thought its my second attempt at growin and i dont wanna get too technical at the min. if space becomes an issue in a few weeks or somethin i can relocate 1 of em to my mates grow. heres a question for ya though . . . should the stems be slightly red?!

day #5
the 2 grapegums both showing a bit of red on the stems = S
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[growhand420]

red stems on a mature plant is a magnesium deficience but for a seedling its nothing to sweat it probly normal i had a stem that was purple once out of seed it was weird but it fixed itself i also started a little test grow to check the temperatures before outside before i star my real strains and if you can se it in the pic the stem is red`````````````````289764289765

[dazmantle]

sweet man at least its nothing to worry about! do u think they're stretched a bit?? i see other ppls pics of seedlings n they're alot lower to the ground than mine. my lights like a foot away from the top of plants.

[Mal420xl]

its normal

[dazmantle]

cheers mal thats good to hear!

[growhand420]

o you see other peoples plants like mine because afer they get a little bit out of the soil like yours i tak it out and berry it back a little deeper this encerages more roots to grow out of the stem area
was growing in a really humid area outside one day i noticed that i had roots prouting out of the stemms to about a foot up it scared me didnt now what to do to i placed a bottomless bucket around it filled with dirt

[dazmantle]

oh rite i mite have to give that a go in the morning!

[dazmantle]

day #7

pics 1 and 2 are the grapegums and pic 3 is the white widdow

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[dazmantle]

day #8

looking good! pics 1 and 2 are the grapegums and pic 3 is the white widow

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[dazmantle]

day #9

iv noticed that all 3 have turnt a pale/light green is this normal?! iv seen pics of other seedlings n they're alot darker
pics 1 and 2 are the grapegums and pic 3 is the white widow

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[ghost83]

keep in mind that all strains will look a little different while growing. not to mention you have different conditions then everyone else with all grow styles being custom and never duplicated. I only have two grows under my belt so you dont have to believe me but I remember how it was to see them at this stage. So exciting and not knowing what to do exactly.

One thing that you are always going to want to remember is that it is a weed and it thrives on neglect. Dont love your plants to death. I know how exciting it is for the first grow.

Keep in mind that you are almost thru the hard part. I feel like everyone fucks up the germ process or the seedling process. Once they mature its pretty hard to kill the plants. Cannabis plants are resilliant fuckers and will bounce back from just about anything if you know how to treat them right.

One problem I had for the longest time was a CalMag issue. Once your fan leaves start to turn yellow and get brown spots on them dont freak out. Buy some CalMag. You should use it with every watering. Most Nutes that you will use have trace amounts of Calcium and Magnesum and you will need to give them the CalMag they need or you will have Nute deficiencies.

CalMag is pretty cheap I got it for only 18 dollars and it will last me for at least 3 or 4 grows.

Once you have nute deficiencies the plant will get stunted and stop growing until you fix the problem. This issue took me about 2 weeks of progress in my grow before I figured out the solution and was able to afford it.

Good luck and keep us posted on your progress.
I dont claim to know it all. I still have tons to learn. Just trying to help you out from making the same mistakes that I did

[dazmantle]

cheers for the comment ghost! i think i need to let them get on with it and stop worrying about them so much lol im gonna have a look into getting some calmag just incase (well the english equivalent anyway).

day #11

we're into the double figures! pic 1 and 2 are the grapegums pic 3 is the white widow

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[dazmantle]

day #12

pics 1 and 2 are the grapegums pic 3 is the white widow

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[Mal420xl]

looks like you need to water a little less maybe other than that they look pretty nice. just a thought you might want to fuzz up the credit cards, your name a numbers are visible...like a little photoshop and someone could be surfin on your dime.

[growhand420]

looks like you need to water a little less maybe other than that they look pretty nice. just a thought you might want to fuzz up the credit cards, your name a numbers are visible...like a little photoshop and someone could be surfin on your dime.
but the numbers are kind of pointless with out the security code or the pin

[dazmantle]

looks like you need to water a little less maybe other than that they look pretty nice. just a thought you might want to fuzz up the credit cards, your name a numbers are visible...like a little photoshop and someone could be surfin on your dime.

shit i didnt realize lol fuck it not as if theres anything in any of the accounts im broke as lol cheers for the advice on the watering il start waterin every 3 days or so (there gettin watered every other day or so at the min)

[Mal420xl]

let them dry out a little. they need very little water when small. try checking the soil near the drain holes or check in deep from the top. the roots will seek out water in the lower part of the pot, thats how they grow. if they are wet all the time there is no need to. the other draw back to over watering besides drowning is everytime you water you dissolve more nutes and eventually it can burn or lock them up or just plain turn the soil toxic.

[dazmantle]

day #13

the white widows startin to darken up abit! raised the light 6 inches. pics 1 and 2 are the grapegums pic 3 is the white widow

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[Cannabinoidzz]

seems like they are doing ari =) tho is it just de light or is de leaf slightly yellow on third pic?

[dazmantle]

yeah man they're all pretty yellowy/lime green. my camera doesn't really show it tho

[dazmantle]

day #15

all 3 are starting to darken up now defo thinkin that my light was to close. pics 1 and 2 are the grapegums pic 3 is the white widow

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[Mal420xl]

just keep them drier than wetter and you should be ok.

[dazmantle]

update time!
day #18

my cameras broke so no pics at the min = ( but all are doing well. new growth is starting to show a bit darker (not by much though). watering all 3 as coco/perlite mix is bone dry. also im thinking about giving them some nutes monday maybe tuesday (depending on how the medium is). gonna be feeding with biobizz biogrow at half the recommended strength

[growhand420]

i think it is still to little for nutes give it a few more weeks
but remember less can actually be more

[Shovelhandle]

cool grow look forward to seeing how it goes:thumbsup:
but 3 plants in a 3x3ft area is pretty cramped so you might want to do a mini scrog on them if you want a alright yeild from each plant because they with be fighting for the light
haha i just imagined those 2 grapegums just tag teaming the white widow!!!!!!!

I grow plants in tight, about a sq ft per plant or nine plants in a square meter. Three gallon bags can produce two ounces per plant, easy. So my present grow, 4' x 4' will produce about two pounds or 1 kilogram.

There are other ways though.

[dazmantle]

day #20

pics 1 and 2 are the grapegums pic 3 is the white widow

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[growhand420]

keep the posts coming this is cool see a plants life cycle from the start on the way to finish thats why i like greenhouse seeds website they have a grow log for all of there strain

[Mal420xl]

there ya go!

[dazmantle]

finally got round to borrowing my m8s camera . . . the 1st set of leaves they've pushed out have now turnt an almost white colour but new growth is darkening. watering them once every 4 days or so. starting to think that they're very undersized for how old they are but im not gonna give up on em

day #34

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also one of the survivors from my first grow is coming along nicely so i thought id chuck a few pics up. is it starting to show female flowers?? its been in flower now for 4 days. the bottom leaves are quite dark and feel really dry to touch. they're also curling up a bit any ideas??

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[dazmantle]

looks like my second attempt at growing has failed aswell due to the fact my light has blown during the night = (

[GirlsGrow2]

awww, really? you couldn't get another light? such a bummer....sorry to hear that.

[Mal420xl]

time to try again daz

[growhand420]

sorry to here that this attempt failed but here is some things that you might want to read up on before your next grow.
1.is nutrients that's why those leaves were turning yellow because they didn't have enough
2. airflow might want to get a 9 in box fan because the perlite in you medium is burning
3. the curling of your leaves is also a sign of a deficiency most likely phosphorus since it was in flowering
if you have the money and are serious about growing then I would advice that you read the cannabis grow bible it is really the only book you will need