Closet op, some minor problems
alright so its been about 45 days since my grow started, i started with about 10 plants outside and slowly got narrowed down due to random things to 2 plants which i then sexed one was unfortunately male so we all know what his fate was :thumbsup: but anyways ive been vegging again for 3 days using organic soil made by miracle grow its .10 .5 .10 for the nutes and i started off using all soil and didnt start using any nutes until after about a month, i started with the pure blend pro grow 1 tablespoon/gal of water. i recently found out about perlite, today i transplanted into a 3 gallon or so pot with 2/3 soil 1/3 perlite and some blood meal i have been doing wet dry watering and 18/6 light cycle im a bit in the dark of my ph humidity and temp because i havnt got the equip to check but i would say its about 88-92 with the light on and prolly around 75 with it off, im in the process of getting some intake systems a/c etc and after i veg a bit more i plan on cloning and moving to hydro ok so enough of that here are the pics
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Closet op, some minor problems
i forgot to mention im running a 400w mh, the balast is obv not in the room, i have been using tap water the whole time, no rain water and i have a small fan above the plant and then i have a larger fan at the other end of the closet for circulation i know this is not very efficient but for now its what i have
Closet op, some minor problems
Closet op, some minor problems
tomorrow im buying new soil and perlite to repot both plants because the perlite to soil mixture is all messed up when i last potted them the perlite stuck to the bottom or fell to the bottom or something the darker plant had a bit of rute rot prolly due to the lack of circulation, i drilled wholes in both of my pots and im gonna change the soil tomorrow just water for a couple of weeks and then i will start them back on the progro all organic i have and the blood meal im gonna use the soil in your guide stinky hopefully it all work out, im a bit low on cash but i just got some to get the soil/perlite and im getting an ac tomorrow should be getting milar soon
Closet op, some minor problems
alright so i changed the soil now using perlite, manure and humus and i also added a homemade intake outa trash bags and my a/c the room temp is a lot more manageable now, ill update again soon even tho no1 has answered yet :p
Closet op, some minor problems
Your larger plant - the fat leaves - Indica - you are feeding all of them the same amount of nutrients? You are going to need to individualize them because they are not the same strains and they have different needs. Definitely more Nitro for the big one and maybe even it off for the smaller one. You need more fert in general and water for the larger one. I am not too prolific with hydroponics. I only use soiless. Here are some formulas for mixing soiless from Rosenthal's book that I picked up along the way -
2 parts compost, 1 part perlite, 1 part sand, 1 part lava
3 parts compost, 3 parts sand, 2 parts perlite, 1 part peat moss, 2 parts vermiculite
2 parts compost, 2 parts sand, 1 part perlite
I suggest chicken poo, guano, worm castings, or rabbit poo for the compost. A mix of all of them would cover it. I personally pick up a mix from an organic nursery. It costs a little more but the lady that runs the place is a bad ass mama. Works like a charm. I will be mixing again soon though so the strain does not get too used to the same kind of mix everytime. I want it to be versatile and strong.
Closet op, some minor problems
Liquid fertz you can make tea yourself. I highly highly suggest seaweed during the whole stage of growth. You can get kelp meal from a big pet store. They feed it to champion dogs for some reason. Anyways you just stick an ounce in a ladie's stocking, stick it in a micro-safe pitcher, pour hot water on top of it until it's full, then let it sit for about 16 hours, then it's done! You can make tea out of just about anything that is soft and fluffy or dry and big flakes. You can probably use the blood meal for tea which I highly suggest instead of putting it in the soiless. Bone meal might work too. GUANO IS THE BOMB! It's harsh stuff used in excess but if you get it right the plants love it. Earthworm castings is excellent too. I am not too fond of Miracle Grow - honestly if you are picking up stuff at a hardware store it is much more economical and wiser to mix yourself. They should have molasses too which is good for micro nutrients and if you are lucky they might have humate which is a wicked catalyst you can make tea out of too. Humic acid is excellent. Humate in general is great to add to soiless but you got to be careful with it because it is acidic. If you do mix your own soiless - it is absolutely neccessary to test the PH.
Closet op, some minor problems
so i made some tea out of my blood meal water and my organic progro and added a little water to cool down the temp of the tea a bit, so the right plant is indica mostly? thats great my brother has ulcerative colitis so indica is something i want :p you think making tea is a good way to add nutrition?
Closet op, some minor problems
actually im pretty sure its sativa i want but anything is good, so i just got 4 clones of a female "headies" plant im not sure the exast strand i just kno its meant to be some good bud ill try to find out more, right now they are real tall with good top growth but the stems pretty bare
Closet op, some minor problems
so lastnight i got realllly trashed and decided i would cut my top 4 fan leaves, yeah im a complete idiot haa i dunno what possessed me to do this but right now they are sleeping i guess ill just find out what happens
