First Grow & Grow Cab Log

[smokybear]

OK,I have A 60 height,15 deep,29in wide cab intake is a 80 cfm duct fan exhaust is 250 cfm ferts/nute i use fox farm b/g & have t/b for flowering cycle i have a 400w home-made cool tube thanks due to the FAQ's here.i haven't finish with it yet but,in the mean time i have two plants and praying they are female's at first i was using miracle grow and thing wasn't going to well after i applied but now seems to look better the beans are bag seeds and about five weeks old from sprout temps are at 82f high & 69,70 low when dark but the humidity is at a low 20% im hoping ill be OK cause read it should be at 40%.The cfl i figure ill use them to veg and when time to flower then ill use the hps i just got here is some pics i took of some what i have set up

[smokybear]

here's an close up on how they look seems to be ok so far:thumbsup:

[smokybear]

:what: seems like i have a male between one of the two,i must say i have to :glugglug: to this because i did get lucky with one being a female.i could be wrong what do you cultivater's think,one female male,right?

[doco]

yep, one is definitely female and the other is probably male but I wouldn't make any rash choices yet. Let it go for a while. Youre in no danger of pollenation yet.

[smokybear]

it looks like its been one:mad: but ill try to see,i have too

[TheGreenFog]

Very nice pics of the preflowers, man. 9/10 I'd say I'd agree with ya about your diagnosis. #1M, #2F. Right on. What strain is this? Maybe try flowering the male in a separate room and harvesting pollen to pollenate the bottom branch or so of the female and get some seeds if it's good stuff.

Be cool. :thumbsup:

TGF

[smokybear]

holey balls!they grow rapidly u see the growth.had Ph battle for a couple of days,but now got hold of it 6.7-6.9.how they look,am i at good pace far as developed growth.one plant is definitely male so he!,be-gone

[smokybear]

just would like if anyone can tell me what is wrong with this plant,it wasn't looking like this and i cant seem to put my finger on it.very confused,at first my Ph was low so i put lime stone in my soil and obviously it didn't work.as you can see the edge of the of some of the leaves are light green and some or i should say a couple of leave are developing brown rust looking spots

[smokybear]

OK Ive been doing a little work to get things ready for flowering. set up the 400w alone with the homemade cool tube.so far the temps are at 83f,but it only been an hour.well here is some pics of the set up,wow a lot of work

[oturbojoeo4o]

nice man, wish i could grow my plants without worrying about height :(

[smokybear]

nice man, wish i could grow my plants without worrying about height :(im worried about the height if i start flowering pretty soon i should be OK

[smokybear]

OK Ive been doing a little work to get things ready for flowering. set up the 400w alone with the homemade cool tube.so far the temps are at 83f,but it only been an hour.well here is some pics of the set up,wow a lot of workwell,the cab gets to the low 90's damn i will have problem.just a question should i clone now and if when

[Deejay2163]

always take clones before you flower them

[Deejay2163]

heat is always a critcal factor in close quarters. get it out of there as fast as you can...invest in a good carbon filter and you won't have the odor worry.

[smokybear]

always take clones before you flower themthanks i just figured the clone will finish before the mother will i guess its cloning time:thumbsup:

[smokybear]

thanks i just figured the clone will finish before the mother will i guess its cloning time:thumbsup:wait! I dont have veg room i was just going to get an Mh conversion bulb for the clone so how the hell im going to do this now,and i thought i had it plan out.well i guess i have to use my compacts fluorescents to clone.I want lumen's for the vegging period.How can i do this now

[smokybear]

today will be the first day of flowering.i pick up some big bloom to go with my ff tiger bl will see how it goes had -to get a heater temp at night was under 55f so it was a must

[smokybear]

8th week second day of flowering,i hope this plant dont stretch to much.wow the plant grew thicker fast since I put the hps in the cab,here's new pics

[oturbojoeo4o]

that looks nice and healthy
:thumbsup:

[smokybear]

that looks nice and healthy
:thumbsup:thanks otturbojoe its a constant battle

[smokybear]

OK,its been a week now and no significant signs of flowering.how long does that to see some good results

[smokybear]

it been nine days since i started 12/12 and no signs of buding,but the plant stretch and grew enormously wow she's big i hope she is done growing she is about 16in from the light already

[smokybear]

just some more pics to look at,how she look

[invision]

she will continue to grow until week 3 of flower but you have 16in to play with that is plenty of room my friend, i had my plant 8in from the bulb when my plant stopped stretching.....close call.

looks amazing great grow.

[smokybear]

wow,its been two days and so far the plant grown 2 inches i hope this will end soon.if it get to tall can i tie it down during flowering

[smokybear]

wow,its been two days and so far the plant grown 2 inches i hope this will end soon.if it get to tall can i tie it down during floweringno love,no love:sadcrying

[smokybear]

day 15 and finally see bud sets.she is about 2'1/2 feet from the dirt and about 9 to 10'' from the light.just wondering shouldn't i be further in flowering with a 400w hps light-meaning a great amount of bud or is 15 day to early to tell. here's some pics of the mini Christmas tree

[smokybear]

a couple of more pics i wanted to add

[smokybear]

its about 20 days flowering and I see ok signs of buding.still having heat probs and the top is about to touch the hps bulb;its about 3 to 4'' from it can tie the plant down

[smokybear]

im not sure if this plant is on pace for an 400w hps light.i got a brand new bulb and see an big different i guess the bulb was faulty but anyway i think im having a deficiency maybe k im not sure though.its looks toxic so i flushed with 7 gallons of water some boiled some cold from the faucet but mixed though then i add maybe a close to half strength of fox farm big bloom,I'll see what happens,here some pic this grow thing isn't as easy as i read it to be and yes i spent way more money then i imagine but i know im not done yet either. i know one thing its fun

[smokybear]

we'll can I get an answer to my questions or what

[smokybear]

we'll can I get an answer to my questions or whatwow!

[smokybear]

bud are starting to form.Its been 30 days of 12/12 and 15 days of budding.just want to know is that how you calculate flowering time or do u count it from the first time you go to 12/12:confused:
oh,here's some pics

[doco]

Hiya Smoky, wow! That plant is really reaching for the stars! It's amazing to go back and look at the baby pictures.

You count flowering from the time it went under 12/12 lighting.

Looks sativa dominate...should be some nice smoke :thumbsup:

[smokybear]

doco,thanks for ur response so it mostly sativa:thumbsup:

[doco]

Looks like it to me...graceful, slender leaves mmmmmm...Such a beautiful plant. BTW, only use the flowering time as a guideline - check the trichomes to determine harvest time.

[aznson01]

do u have a blacklight in there?

[smokybear]

do u have a blacklight in there?no,why would i have blacklight

[smokybear]

Looks like it to me...graceful, slender leaves mmmmmm...Such a beautiful plant. BTW, only use the flowering time as a guideline - check the trichomes to determine harvest time.thanks doco,I read alot about that seen some polls,but when is it the time to harvest at,cloudy and ambered or cloudy and clear

[doco]

Well to be frank, I don't have any experience there, lol. I didn't know about checking the trichomes till I came to cannabis.com! I used to just harvest when the hairs were mostly red/brown or if the rainy season started early but that was outdoors obviously.

What I have read is the clear/cloudy is more of a stimulating cerebral high and the cloudy/amber is more body stone couchlock. There's some good threads on here about it. I think it has to do with the relationships between the percentage of THC and the other cannibinoids content.

I just bought a 30x-60x mini handheld microscope at Radio Shack for $12

[aznson01]

no,why would i have blacklight

ur flouro looks like a blacklight in some pics

[smokybear]

ur flouro looks like a blacklight in some picsoh,that a 24'' grow light i have to change the bulb but cant find one at the moment and yeah the is bluish purple color weird im just using it for more light at the bottom

[MrGreenFingaz]

yo this is the 1st ive seen your thread, lookin good. props for keeping the log going with no replies.

[Jedi Hash]

Looking good, smoky! :jointsmile:

[smokybear]

yo this is the 1st Ive seen your thread, lookin good. props for keeping the log going with no replies.
thanks,i know what u mean but,these logs that everyone does helped me out im just returning the favor


thanks jedi

[smokybear]

it looks to be a slow flowering plant or something,compare to other plants i see on this site thats 39 days into flowering why,is that :confused: here is some pics,how she look

[Big_House26]

A week or two will do alot during the end of flowering. Great work, keep err go'n...

[smokybear]

thanks big houue ...........


does any body know anything about 15-30-15 mg i mntrying to boost my n up a little without putting more n than k.i fugured if i go up on the n a little i might stop the fan leave from yellowing so much.i think i will have better -more potent buds im i right :rasta:

[bluntman2006]

thanks big houue ...........


does any body know anything about 15-30-15 mg i mntrying to boost my n up a little without putting more n than k.i fugured if i go up on the n a little i might stop the fan leave from yellowing so much.i think i will have better -more potent buds im i right :rasta:i dont know about the potentcy but i know you u will have less yeld and slow growth so,the 15/30/15 should give u a nice shot of N.i dont recomend using the miricle grow but,the 15/30/15 is a nice balance of nut,anybody else :jointsmile:

[smokybear]

i dont know about the potentcy but i know you u will have less yeld and slow growth so,the 15/30/15 should give u a nice shot of N.i dont recomend using the miricle grow but,the 15/30/15 is a nice balance of nut,anybody else :jointsmile:thanks blunt,,,,,,,,,i guess blutman is correct about 15/30/15,huh?

[smokybear]

OK here is pics,seem like the trichome are cloudy but the plant doesn't look ripe yet as i see other during their second month of flowering.seems to be still budding.I guess being a saliva dominant strain I believe im going to be flowering for about 10-12 weeks,so Ive read but,here's pic:rastasmoke:

[smokybear]

67 day of flowering and still doesent look close to being ripe.I change ferts to cha ching fox farm 9/5o/10 ive read its for late flowering and give good results.finally i up grade my ph meter to an hanna checker i had a ferry moris.The buds are getting fatter everyday but the tricomes only seem to be on the pod only but all in all thing lookin ok.I do have a 60/100x scope oh one more little detail was i had to put a glass of water in my cad to get some type of humidty well enough for now happy growing:jointsmile:

[smokybear]

OK,I finally figured out how i was getting humidity in my cab when not having a humidifier in works, i have these white rocks a friend gave me and told me to put them in the pot first and then pour the dirt in or put the rocks on the bottom in between the run out saucer and pot i believe this will give u better drainage and keeps the soil moist longer.I found out it also brings the humidity up nicely too.I dont remember wht the white rocks was called,but if anyone knows could you post the name,thanks.

[doco]

I would go by the trichomes smoky...if they are cloudy or amber, it's ready despite what anybody elses looks like. Every strain has it's own characteristics....the white strains get lots of crystals, sativas are tall, some strains mature early and some later, etc. I do agree that the hairs all still look white but if you are saying the trichomes are cloudy & amber under your microscope, then it is time. Flush them for a week or two with nothing but plain water, then pluck those bad girls.

Also, you do NOT want humidity during budding...it can cause mold in the buds. Humidity during veg is great but not flowering.

And those white rocks are called perlite I do believe.

[smokybear]

doco......I appreciate the quick response and yes thats what they are called.I dont remember saying that i seen some amber,but if i did then i missed type there just cloudy right now and i still see calyx growing with new stigmas if im pronouncing it right so i believe im still in late budding and also doesn't the hairs should be like 70 percent red,brown,orange,etc

[doco]

Yep, you're on the right track then, next stop, Budsville Station. Maybe I read amber into it somewhere.

[smokybear]

wow still cloudy at 13 weeks doesn't really look tasty and buddy at all i must have made a million mistake. seemly since its was my first grow it was due to happen.I will show disappointing pics of the plant for the last time soon thanks to all who help me thru this :S5:

[TresLeches]

The suspense is killing me! Can't wait to see the fruit of your labors. Nice thread.