1st Solo Grow

[Malevolent]

So I'm absolutely new to this community and this is my first time growing solo...

I started this thread in Cannabis Pictures but I'm hoping that moving it to here I can get more feedback and advice other than discussion of my avatar...
I could greatly use any 2, 3, er 10 cents of advice, I believe that I'm doing well so far and I plan to keep it that way, but tricks, tips, hints or anything along those lines for better yields, cultivation, and or potency, whatver... would be great, I want to learn as much as I can...so far I think Ive been learning a lot but I know there is tons more to learn...

....I'm just gonna go through and post the best of the best out of all prior photos so that you can see my grw from almost day 1, we had a bad setup and so I didnt start takin pics till I made my room besides lost the baby pics in a reformat....soon my girls will be going into flower so I only have photo's of vegetation...

I use 4 floro hoods with 4 Cool 40w and 4 Warm 40w(320w), and I just incorporated 3 100w CFL and 1 75w CFL(375w) Total - 695w...thats my lighting, I enclose my setup with Mylar and play Bob Marley and Pink Floyd 24/7...3 10gal. Totes and 2 12qt. Pots...I'm growing in dirt so I use Wizard's which is basicly soil designed for marijuana cultivation but I also by Dyna-Rok and soak it in (All Dyna-Gro) Liquid Grow 7-9-5, Liquid Pro-Tekt Sillicon Solution 0-0-3, and Liquid K-L-N Rooting Concentrate 0.009-0.011-0.006
and asfar as watering nutriants I use Peter's All Purpose 20-20-20, most the time just water and nutes maybe once a weak if necessary...

So tell me what you think and and any advice is welcome...Thanks

[Malevolent]

few more pics before I post updates...

[AngryJohnny]

nice nice !!!

using lots o chems.


is mylar breathable?
didn't know it was that reflective.

this heat issue a bitch...


LOL quote

[Malevolent]

nice nice !!!

using lots o chems.


is mylar breathable?
didn't know it was that reflective.

this heat issue a bitch...


LOL quote
Since the CFL's I have definately had an increase in heat so I put an exhaust on the table top and run a fan blowing on the girls 24/7

and I read that quote on a thread and laughed my ass off so I had to throw it in my sig, hope ya dont mind ;)

[Malevolent]

Pics from 7/18/05

after I added my CFL's

[Malevolent]

here's some more pics...

[HARDDON]

Damn what a nice fricking job you have done there.

Shit those things are gorgeous and beautiful.

So healthy and green.....

Keep up the good work there......if it aint broke dont fix it....

Great grow and nice to see you post them.......

Thanks and please update every couple of days....nice to see them so nice and healthy.

HARD ON

[Malevolent]

Damn what a nice fricking job you have done there.

Shit those things are gorgeous and beautiful.

So healthy and green.....

Keep up the good work there......if it aint broke dont fix it....

Great grow and nice to see you post them.......

Thanks and please update every couple of days....nice to see them so nice and healthy.

HARD ON
Thanks for the kind words bud, I have been checkin out a a lot of your threads and after getting past people's complaining when it comes down to it you know what your talkin about so I really appreciate your comment, and I will definately keep this updated, especially since in the next 2 weeks - 1 month I will be flowering with my 1000w MH....goodtimes ;)

[Malevolent]

For prior photos that I didnt get around to posting in this thread go to http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?t=22447

[AngryJohnny]

looking really good! yep keep us updated..

ordered the ladies a roll o Mylar 2 mil x 4' x 50'

looked soo NICE had to get me some... ;)

[Malevolent]

looking really good! yep keep us updated..

ordered the ladies a roll o Mylar 2 mil x 4' x 50'

looked soo NICE had to get me some... ;)
YES!! the 2mil is exactly what you wanted, good choice bud, and I know it will work out for you great, good luck on the fert flush out and let me know how your girls bounce back ;)

[Joel]

hey hey malevolent, long time no talk man! Hows your plants man? I've been reviewing this forum and looking at your pictures, man your grow looks very nice, I think its almost time to start the 12/12 dont you? ;D.

[latewood]

Great looking grow...real organized...I look forward to following your project...welcome
to the forums here @ cannabis.com...I think you'll fit right in...looking forward to learning something from you...maybe neatness..lmao...later

[Marc Benson]

Malevolent, Nice grow. I have a couple questions about your lighting.

1. You say you use 4 floro hoods but I only see 2 in the pics.

2. "...and I just incorporated 3 100w CFL and 1 75w CFL(375w) Total" You must be talking what they actually give out here and not what they are? By that I mean a 23 watt cfl puts out the equivilent of 100 watts.

[Malevolent]

Malevolent, Nice grow. I have a couple questions about your lighting.

1. You say you use 4 floro hoods but I only see 2 in the pics.

2. "...and I just incorporated 3 100w CFL and 1 75w CFL(375w) Total" You must be talking what they actually give out here and not what they are? By that I mean a 23 watt cfl puts out the equivilent of 100 watts.

1) yeah there are 4 hoods, might look like 2 but it depends on what pic your lookin at 1 of the first is only 2 cause thats what I had till I went to the store and but 4 shop hoods which are hard to see in the pics cause they are level....

2) exactly, same thing, 23w that is the equivilent of 100w

[Malevolent]

so as soon as I can I will post the flower pics from this crop, 1 turned out male and pollinated my crop before I could catch it....work is no excuse but damn I had a lot on my plate and unfortunately my girls had to pay for it...oh well new grow in the works, look for the journal coming to a forum near you ;)