log of a lowryder grower (from seed to bud)

[maryjanehaze]

ya so this is going to be my 1st grow log. happens to be lowryder since you might say i'm in close courters with some peeps (my parents). I know this strain has raised many diff. opinions, so I'm gona log it.

SO....

my setup is a 45" high, 25" deep, 25" wide cabinet w/ 2 standard 125w day spectrum flo. tubes on either side facing center. They're placed vertically on either side of the pot so as it grows it get light from two sides and no adjustment is needed. covered in base white paint on inside/door w/ desk fan inside angles slightly upward.

pics of setup tomorrow, plus germination pics...

so this is where it all starts:
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[Justin.J]

Good luck man, where did you get those seeds?

[maryjanehaze]

dope-seeds.com , if you buy seeds I'd get them from here, they somehow got from the UK to my mailbox, in the U.S. (Virginia), in 5 days and were packaged unlabeled in a brown envelope. :thumbsup:

[Freemount]

Nice, im gunna get some from them too

[maryjanehaze]

sorry about the wait guys, it took a little longer to germinate then i expected, about 30 hours. i'm also finally able to get some pics up :thumbsup: . now i have sown 2 seeds about 1/4" in my soil mixture.

the mixture is standard potting soil w/ a small amount of scotts starting ferts, and some peat moss growing medium scattered around up in there. also i put about 1/2" of gravel at the bottom of the pot for good drainage.

right now, i have the fan on for air movement (and so the little guys will grow accustom to it?...), and only 1 of the 125w flo. lights on. I'm thinking I will keep an 18/6 hour schedule from now all the through, or should i have the light on 24 hours until sprouting occurs??? i just sprayed a good dose of water on, and have plastic wrap over the pot for a good humidity/greenhouse effect, until they sprout.

any suggestions or advice is greatly aprreciated guys :D .

looks like a normal closet right? guess what's in the far right corner :rasta: .
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day 1:
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^hopefully we'll all see some action soon...again advice or any other questions are awesome guys :thumbsup: .

[orangeman]

This should be good. I wonder how big this Low Ryder will get. Good luck with this map ;).

[maryjanehaze]

thanks orangeman, hopefully a good 14":thumbsup: .

by the way are those ur buds? did you grow 'em?>

[BlueBear]

For the first week of sprout I might keep the lights going for 24 7 and then swich to the 18 6 sequence. Do you have any fresh air coming in? Also, what are you doing for smell? As far as everything else, it seems fine. Good job.

[maryjanehaze]

thanks man, as far as smell, i'm using one of those magic odor easters (the citrus kind) that look like a hockey puck, and a cedar odor eater that you hang in a closet, so i think i'm good.

guys, i have an important problem though, the lights I'm using get kind of warm, and after a temp. reading, it's about 23 degrees celcius w/o lights on, and goes up to about 28 after leveling out with both lights on. is this light temp. too high for a lowryder??? i mean lowryders are supposed to adapt well to very different climates... don't have to worry about leaves burning and touching them, but still, will my plants thrive in this temp. zone??? (23-28)

[orangeman]

Get some more fans. If I'm not mistaken, enough fans added will do the job, especially with a small grow op like that. And try to get some of that air extracted or some fresh air of some sort. Are you like growing in your parents home or somethin? I dunno anything about your condition but I asked that because when the lights are on try to keep the closet open with the fans blowing to help the air circulate.

[maryjanehaze]

ya dude im 16 living with my parents...so i don't think i can keep it open like that, especially with me working so much. but ya i'm gona try and get a some more fans. i do open up like 4 times in 24-hour period ususally to look, and for like 15 minutes each time. does that help ventilation wise?
but ya i'm guessing from your answer that 28 degrees is pushing it?

[orangeman]

Lol marijuana adapts to all kinds of weather. If the room isnt too hot for you it shouldnt be too hot for your plants. But like I said just get some fans, and if I were you I wouldnt get any loud fans or w/e. I dunno about your house but my house isnt very sound proof and with the type of fan you have my parents would hear that and get suspicious on why I have a fan running all day :p.

Btw I'm in the same situation as you. Where did you get those LR seeds? I'm growing now but I might have to terminate or do some extreme LSTing because I dont have a big space and those plant are probably gonna get bigger than 4 ft :p.

[invision]

lowryder is best grown under 24hrs of continuous light until harvest it does not require a 12/12 flower change

[orangeman]

lowryder is best grown under 24hrs of continuous light until harvest it does not require a 12/12 flower change

Yeah, remember it's a autoflowering strain, it doesnt depend on the photoperiod to throw it's buds :p.

[KL4D4]

His pic is from the Blueberry thread in the well picture area

[MeatRulz]

so thats not his grow setup?

[Dutchmaster420]

hold up are u growing inside that blue thing or in the right side of the closet?

[orangeman]

His pic is from the Blueberry thread in the well picture area

Link please?

[KL4D4]

http://boards.cannabis.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=71699&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1150780736

http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?t=70341

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[delta9thc06]

I think u should get an exhaust fan that should definatly help out with the temp problem.

[maryjanehaze]

it's in the much larger cabinet out of view in the right of the closet. it's actually wood and everything. there's no way you could grow in those blue tubs haha.

[orangeman]

His pic is from the Blueberry thread in the well picture area

Dude wtf, ok question. What the hell are you talkin about? I never said the pic in the avatar was my buds, when ever people ask or compliment me about it I say thanks but it's not mine or something similar to that. I thought you were talking about his grow set up wasnt his, thats why I asked for links to the original pics that he posted (which are none, dont get me confused again :p). How the hell did we switch from his grow log to my avatar picture? :confused:

[MeatRulz]

Dude that was the same thing i was think O.J.M

[KL4D4]

you asked for the link and thats what I gave. I never once said OMG I THATS NOT YOURS WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN ABOUT because you can clearly see thats not the case. Chill out. Guess I'm sorry if my post offended you?

[orangeman]

Guess I'm sorry if my post offended you?

Yeah, it sorta did. Anyways back to topic :p.

[spliffonshik]

lowryder is best grown under 24hrs of continuous light until harvest it does not require a 12/12 flower change

No, Lowryder is best grown under 18/6 all the the way, but it is possible to switch to 16/8 after first month with no loss in the yield. IT IS THE OFFCIAL INFO on growing Lowryder directly from Dr Joints, the developer of the strain. http://highbred.net is the homepage of LR. But anyway 24 cycle should work as good as 18/6, I believe. But again, I think plant needs to have a rest of the light.

Sorry for the offtop. :) :pimp:

[maryjanehaze]

update guys, no pics because it looks the same (no sprouting yet) and it has been about 24 hours. but i'm guessing they will sprout tomorrow morning? i mean i sowed them in the soil when the rootlet was only about a cm long...

thanks for the inputs guys...also can a fan blowing to hard kill sprouts? i got a larger stronger fan and it's now keeping the temperaure to a max. of 25/26 degrees celcius :thumbsup: .

pics of green are soon to come!!!

this is my inspiration:
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[OptimusPrime]

No, Lowryder is best grown under 18/6 all the the way, but it is possible to switch to 16/8 after first month with no loss in the yield. IT IS THE OFFCIAL INFO on growing Lowryder directly from Dr Joints, the developer of the strain. http://highbred.net is the homepage of LR. But anyway 24 cycle should work as good as 18/6, I believe. But again, I think plant needs to have a rest of the light.

Sorry for the offtop. :) :pimp:

The Official Seed Info written by Joint Doctor says:
"It will grow consistently well and finish under 24 hours of light, from sprouting to harvest, in eight weeks, although you can achieve similar results with 18 hours of light per day, if you like to give your room time to cool down, for example."
http://www.highbred.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=54

[maryjanehaze]

will it make you guys feel better if i stick to 21/3 all the way through??? cus i just might...

[OptimusPrime]

Yeah, it's pretty much whether you think plants should get a dark period.
I would agree with spliffon that plants need some dark during their growth.

[spliffonshik]

The Official Seed Info written by Joint Doctor says:
"It will grow consistently well and finish under 24 hours of light, from sprouting to harvest, in eight weeks, although you can achieve similar results with 18 hours of light per day, if you like to give your room time to cool down, for example."
http://www.highbred.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=54

OptimusPrime, you've given a quote from Lowryder official description.
And it doesn't say that you achieve less in results with 18 hours. It says SIMILAR :)

Moreover, I have a surprise for you - here is official GROW GUIDE:
http://www.highbred.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=62
(note: pay attention that this thread is one day freshier than your link, so the truth is mine lol)

1st quote!

Preferred growing methods
Indoors, Lowryder performs very well in soil mix (pots or beds) or in
soil-less systems, where it can be cultivated from seed to bud in two
months â?? 18 hours of light per day is recommended all the way through.

2nd one!

For best results, place jiffy pellet or plant directly into 1-2
gal.pots. Alternatively, start in 4-inch peat pots, then place
rootbound females into a plant bed after sexing (at approx. 17-20
days) â?? this may result in smaller plants than the first method. Grown
under a 12 to 24 hour/daylight cycle from start to finish. I recommend
18 hours per day; this can be decreased to 16 after the first month with no loss of yield.

What's the Joint Doctor ordered :) :rasta:

Peace :pimp:

[maryjanehaze]

thanks guys, but i've already read the guides, this is just me journaling my grow, and asking other questions when i have problems...

like the fan one above/temp. one...

[spliffonshik]

lol I got your polite "shut-the-fk-up-and-do-not-flame-in-my-grow-journal" :D
You are trying to grow Lowryder, right? We are talking about Lowryder, right?
So, there is nothing wrong with that.

Happy growing! :pimp:

[maryjanehaze]

important!!!

o no guys, i was checking for sprout growth and the roots just needed to develop a little before the sprout comes out of the soil....so sprouting will probably occur overnight...

but while checking, i saw a little tiny mite, like needlehead size, but i'm still nervous, i mean there probably is a couple more in there, and what if they attack the green as soon as it sprouts out???

i have an insect killer (for mites, japaneese beetles,ect. for use on flowers, plants, and shrubs) that you mix w/ water but I'm REALLY hesitant...

any help?

[Tom Swierzbinski]

Christ, has anyone here actually grown Lowryders before, or are you just giving useless information?

maryjanehaze (Ill call ya MJH, its easier :) ) Dont put any lights on until they sprout. If theyre left for 12 hours after they sprout with no light, then its no problem. MJ can survive for 48 hours with no light when they first sprout. You shouldnt worry too much about temps, Ive grown shitloads of Lowryders since January and even in the summer when it was reaching 35C outdoors and 30C in my closet there was no heat stress... I had a White Rhino, and that thing developed heat stress/burn really easily.
USE THE BUG KILLER!!! If you have bugs, then kill the fuckers! Unless youre in the last 2 weeks of flowering... although you shouldnt use COMMERCIAL bug killers during flowering at all, as long as you flush properly you should be OK. Just whack some in a spray bottle, and spray everything. You may have a MASSIVE problem with bugs, as youre growroom is in the same area as youre clothes. Think about it - you go out for a walk/spliff in the park, you come back in and hang yer coat in yer wardrobe... and unbeknown to you, theres bugs on it. Id get some NEEM OIL if you can, its the best bugspray there is.
That fan is fine to use. Personally, I dont use fans AT ALL, as when its a sunny day Ill either put the plant outside on the patio (away from other plants, and thus, away from other bugs... to an extent...) or on my windowsill. Even moving it back and forth each day from the closet to the windowsill makes the stem move, strengthening it. Also I look at them closely each day, inspecting for bugs and nutrient deficiencies etc so when I take it out of the closet to inspect it that also strengthens the stem. Anyway, dont use the fan until its 2" tall, or its just a waste... when it sprouts and its just a few cm tall, put the fan on it. It will hardly move, so it really isnt worth the waste of electric. Oh, and move the lights as close as possible, 2-3 inches if you can. As for light cycles, 18/6 all the way through is fine. Bump it up to 23/1 if you can/want, as plants only need 1 hour a day to process all the nutrients etc... dont belive me, ask Zandor :)

And that picture is your inspiration? 18 grams of fluffy, sativa-siding buds... from one Lowryder :)
Heres me old Lowryder grow log http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?t=50006 been a while since Ive posted in it, might start to again...

EDIT: MJH, please dont overwater. Water the plant again when the soil is BONE DRY DOWN TO THE FIRST KNUCKLE. Filter the water if you can using one of those Brita jobbies, and if you use bottled water, avoid mineral water like the PLAGUE. If you do use tapwater, let it sit in the bottle (without the lid on... duh!) for 24 hours before you use it. This will allow the excess salts and chlorine to evaporate. Oh, and make sure the water is room temp too. I read in High Times that tapwater comes out at 10C, and pouring that on yer plant is like 'dropping cold water on your bollocks'.
So please, take care of your plants bollocks... or muff :thumbsup:

[Tom Swierzbinski]

Oh, Ive just read this log again... SCRAP THE GROW! You added ferts into an already rich soil. Thats the best thing you can do... start over, WITHOUT adding any extra ferts. You could flush the soil as soon as it sprouts, but then youll have to fanny around with adding ferts in when you water it, and that isnt easy for a beginner!
Germ some more seeds, leave out the peat moss, and just use potting soil. Grab a bag of perlite, PERLITE IS A MUST!!! Well, not really a must, but youll see vast improvements in growth and health if you use perlite. Use healthy amounts of it too, personally I use a 30-70 mix of perlite and soil, some people have a 50-50 mix... its just personal preference really.

[mrberrys]

thanks man, as far as smell, i'm using one of those magic odor easters (the citrus kind) that look like a hockey puck, and a cedar odor eater that you hang in a closet, so i think i'm good.

guys, i have an important problem though, the lights I'm using get kind of warm, and after a temp. reading, it's about 23 degrees celcius w/o lights on, and goes up to about 28 after leveling out with both lights on. is this light temp. too high for a lowryder??? i mean lowryders are supposed to adapt well to very different climates... don't have to worry about leaves burning and touching them, but still, will my plants thrive in this temp. zone??? (23-28)
hey there maryjanehaze glad to hear ur growin lowryder:thumbsup: i allso grew them as my first grow.. i must say they are very very pretty plants .. i loved growing them.. very easy to grow to.. i keept mine on 18/6.. i think this would be best for the plant.. i know its auto flowering and can go under 24hour light... but i think the 6 hour dark period is good to give the plants some rest..the plants allso got from 12inches to 18inches.. 28c is fine for lowryder and most other strains.. well i grew mine under a 250watt hps.. i yielded 1 ounce per plant give or take a gram or 2.. i had 4 girls:dance: .. 4oz for first grow wasnt bad attal... allso the smell on mine was very small not noticalbe .. i grew mine in my wardrobe average size with 1 door open all the time... i havent got pics of them.. but i do have some pics of 2 other lowryders i done on 12/12 when i went on flower with other girls.. they only yielded bout 14grams each.. but they was only lil extras in my grow room and they was on 12/12 there whole life so all in all not bad..as for the smaoke/taste/buzz.. well the taste can be good if u grow it right first grow i didnt taste was bad.. but the small lowryder in the pic had a nice spicey taste.. buzz was good .. so al in all not bad and harvest in 60days seed to harvest what more can u ask for.. anyway heres the pics... happy growing to you:)
pps the shots are at harvest.. lil tip for u dont let your plant get to close to the light as i did on the taller1 in the pic and she turned out bad..

[invision]

i dont see anything wrong with lowryder id grow it i just cant justify 75.00 for 10 seeds keep us updated i want to see the results

[orangeman]

i dont see anything wrong with lowryder id grow it i just cant justify 75.00 for 10 seeds keep us updated i want to see the results

Once you get really excited about growing and getting a strain that you've always loved and love marijuana just a little bit more you'll see why spending $75.00 on 10 seeds is no problem :p.

[mrberrys]

i dont see anything wrong with lowryder id grow it i just cant justify 75.00 for 10 seeds keep us updated i want to see the results
hey there invision.. well the way you should look at it.. if u did pay the 75$ for the seeds and grew them out u would be gettin alot more for ur money then u would if u bought the bud from the street.. + u get the fun of growing them manicure them how u like pollenate with a male get 100s of seeds.. so when u think about it for what u can get out of them seeds the price is worth it.. i mean i grew LR first grow £27 I GOT 4OZ so thats like £600 worth of weed or i think bout $1000 of weed.. im goin to pay 39£ for blueberry seeds and i think its £50-55 for white russian seeds.. sure they r a little costly but the rewards are so great that it doesnt matter

[invision]

oh no doubt i see what your all saying and in due time i will invest into a great strain once this grow i have is done in 5 weeks im going to build a much bigger cab and then invest my time and money into something.......always heard great things about White Widow

[Tom Swierzbinski]

Wow Mr. B, thats an awesome harvest for Lowryders!
What nutes did you use if you dont mind me asking? At first I just had to use tomato feed (5-5-10) because thats all that was available. Now, I grab a couple handfuls of soil, put it in a pair of tights and let it sit in 4 litres of water for 3 days. All the essential nutrients they need :)
You should try it sometime, Im getting amazing results using that method (plus its cheaper than buying ferts from the shop)

[MastaChronic]

MJH, how much was the 10 seeds from dope-seeds.com? i have no clue what the exchange rate is from pounds to $.
how much would 34.00 UK pounds would be in american dollars? i too, would like to start growing lowryder, because my situation is much like yours, 16-living W/parents

[invision]

DO NOT GROW IN YOUR PARENTS HOUSE!

[Specialist]

It's all good invision, let him get caught and get slapped silly, and if he doen't get caught he'll have some pretty kickass stories when he gets older. You have to be damn near retarded to get caught by the popo, at least in cincinnati. As for his relationship with his folks, thats his business and his loss.

[mrberrys]

Wow Mr. B, thats an awesome harvest for Lowryders!
What nutes did you use if you dont mind me asking? At first I just had to use tomato feed (5-5-10) because thats all that was available. Now, I grab a couple handfuls of soil, put it in a pair of tights and let it sit in 4 litres of water for 3 days. All the essential nutrients they need :)
You should try it sometime, Im getting amazing results using that method (plus its cheaper than buying ferts from the shop)

hey there Tom Swierzbinski well them plants was only on 12/12 there whole life.. so if u like that yield it was double on 18/6;) . the ferts i used for them was mother earth 100%organic tea for veg.. i think i only gave them 1 dose being lowryders short veg and all that.. then in flower i used mother earth 100%organic bloom.. then i flushed using a final phase flushing soution.. anyways enjoy ur lowryder grow brother:thumbsup:

[oliwog]

in respect to invision sayin dont grow in ur parents house i feel ya man,
my step dad went an told the feds i was growin so i got fucked for it. its really not worth it, unless ur rents r tokers an dont mind
safe y'all.:rasta:

[mrberrys]

in respect to invision sayin dont grow in ur parents house i feel ya man,
my step dad went an told the feds i was growin so i got fucked for it. its really not worth it, unless ur rents r tokers an dont mind
safe y'all.:rasta:

nice step dad u got there.. i duno ur situation if he knew bout the plants or u keept them from him n he found them.. hes bang out of order tellin the feds.. i mean he could have had a really big go at you.. made u get rid of the plants .. n u could have appologised n got him a crate of beers good will jesture.. but if my step dad done that tp me i would flip out ... u make sure next time he goes out in his car after a few drinks or whatever to ring the feds on him.. plant loads of coke on the fucker get him shift:thumbsup:

[Specialist]

Aight, back on subject. I have a paki hplant growin and it's not autoflowering but because of the g13 in its genes it stays like 2 feetish (30cm). I love it to death cause it's got the size of lowryder (plus or minus a few inches) and it has resin. So much so that the resin starts drippin on to the ground. I'll put a pic up. Seems to be a non autoflowering alternative to lowryder.

how much does lowryder bud go for, is it any good?

[Specialist]

[attachment=o89150] There you go, paki hplant (I topped it) 1 monthish old.

[maryjanehaze]

i scrapped that last grow, plant turned out female.....sorry for the lack of info for a while guys. CHECK OUT MY NEW THREAD for my current grow (about a week from seed) it's labeled HOW IS MY MJ PLANT LOOKING GUYS?....the link is in my signature!

I'm pretty sure it's doing great and i'm hoping it's a girl, PEACE

[maryjanehaze]

actually nevermind...you can visit the thread, but ill just post the pics here...

anyways, this is 1 plant grown under a few cfl's and nice windowsill light after 6-7 days. It's looking good to me :D but give me your opinion guys, how's she doing???

And god said, let there be GREEN!!!:

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[Tom Swierzbinski]

Updates mate? :)

[maryjanehaze]

grow continued in the link below w/ all the updates you need :dance:

[twinkle]

hey maryjanehaze,i'm in charlottsville next week for 2 weeks,got an oz you could flog me? all i got last year was fucking schwag nearly choked to death,cheers buddie,twinkle

[good ol daze]

Isn't an ounce of lowryder like asking for an arm or leg? :confused:

[BONG0]

Speaking the truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act - George Orwell.

Awsome quote Tom, you read 1984 i assume, you realize it suppost to be true, u pic up the messages? 1984 the book is published in 1948 its a hidden message....

[twinkle]

Isn't an ounce of lowryder like asking for an arm or leg? :confused:

i dont know buddie,i live in the uk,and i'm visiting for christmas,over here decent grass[white rhino] is 1,an ounce would cost you about £250/300, so what are prices in charlottsville for good gear????????? twinkle

[HAPPYBUDDER]

i dont know buddie,i live in the uk,and i'm visiting for christmas,over here decent grass[white rhino] is 1,an ounce would cost you about £250/300, so what are prices in charlottsville for good gear????????? twinkle


you get ripped off try £100 to 120

[lowryderulez]

i dont know buddie,i live in the uk,and i'm visiting for christmas,over here decent grass[white rhino] is 1,an ounce would cost you about £250/300, so what are prices in charlottsville for good gear????????? twinkle

wow thats fuking loads...get double for that price