Phat Jays 1st Grow (belated log w/pics)

I wanted to post this log earlier, but without pictures it seemed a bit pointless. I have borrowed a digital camera, so I thought I would post it up now. This is a low budget first grow, using begged, borrowed and scavenged equipment. Any comments or questions are welcome.


Grow Cabinet (by cabinet, I mean wardrobe)

Height 60" x Width 36" x Depth 19"
The entire cabinet including doors are lined with Mylar

1 x 3.5" Computer fan (extraction)
1 x 6" Desk fan (air movement and air induction)
1 x 2.5" Computer fan (air movement around lights/top of plants)


Lighting

Vegging (18 - 6) 1 x 125 Watt CFL (Blue Spectrum) (Vegged for 39 Days)
Flowering (12 - 12) 2 x 125 Watt CFL (Red Spectrum)


Growing Medium

Cann Coco Plus


Plants

I am growing from 2 cuttings. I do not know the variety, but I have smoked bud, grown from cuttings taken from the same female as mine are and it kicked my ass.


Nutrients

Day 0 - Day 14 - Canna Start (Weak Solution)
Day 15 - Day 39 - Cannazyme, Hydroveg A, Hydroveg B, Roots Accelurator.
Day 40 - DAy 50 - (Don`t know what I am using atm)
Day 51 - Day 54 - Ran out of food and gave them Tap Water.
Day 54 ->>>>> - (Don`t know what I am using atm)

I am getting the food from a friend pre mixed and PH tested. I have no way of checking PH at the moment. I am watering using Tap Water which I leave standing for at least 24 hours before use. I plan to get a PH meter in the next week or so. I think watering my plants for 4 days straight with tap water has caused some leaf damage (pics coming soon).


Feeding Schedule

2 Days of nutes, 1 day of water. Feeding/watering when the lights first turn on.


Lessons Learned Already

You can burn your plants with CFL`s - I experimented with how close I could get the lights to my plants and managed to burn a couple of leaves. I now leave 2-3" gap between my plants and the lights.


Pic Taken on Day 53 (13 days into flower)

http://imgur.com/EnxNM

More pics to follow shortly (as soon as I work out how to properly use this digital camera I have borrowed).

wow nice setup i like the idea of the mylar block sitting on the pot around the plant. I bet that helps get the bottom leaves more light.

Although i cant see the pics unless i click on the link, i would suggest if you would need some advice, to post an IMG code or upload them to the site so ppl can easily see your pics while reading the info youve posted.

But overall i will be around to watch this grow i have one going on in my closet but have been looking into a cabinet/wardrobe setup.

Good luck, and BTW how old are they?

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Originally Posted by superskunk1

wow nice setup i like the idea of the mylar block sitting on the pot around the plant. I bet that helps get the bottom leaves more light.

Although i cant see the pics unless i click on the link, i would suggest if you would need some advice, to post an IMG code or upload them to the site so ppl can easily see your pics while reading the info youve posted.

But overall i will be around to watch this grow i have one going on in my closet but have been looking into a cabinet/wardrobe setup.

Good luck, and BTW how old are they?

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I added the mylar (its actually tin foil) around the base because I was getting a mould form on the soil. But it has helped the lower leaves a lot. The plants even grew new leaves around the base after I added them.

I don't think I can add pictures until I have a higher post count.

That pic was taken on day 53. I am currently on day 55.

o you are probably right about the post count i started my first thread at around 20 posts.

And like i said that was a great idea although i dont know how that prevented mold (maybe your humitidy it high?) and glad to heat more growth along the bottom of the stem.

I hope your next grow will be posted on here as these babies look great, everyone learns something new everytime.

Goodluck hope your yeild is exactly what you expected

Here are some more pics now that I have got to grips with this camera. Click on the images for hi-res versions.

http://imgur.com/2BLp0l.jpg

http://imgur.com/o8NLQl.jpg

http://imgur.com/3oaDDl.jpg

http://imgur.com/39dDHl.jpg

http://imgur.com/XOTHfl.jpg

http://imgur.com/SsEnul.jpg

and the 1st image again, now that I know how to link with a thumbnail.

http://imgur.com/EnxNMl.jpg

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Originally Posted by superskunk1

And like i said that was a great idea although i dont know how that prevented mold (maybe your humitidy it high?) and glad to heat more growth along the bottom of the stem.

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I think this mold problem is specific to me. I live in a very old house with a damp problem. The mold is in the walls, under the floors and in the air, basically everywhere. It grows on anything dark colored or damp, so I wasn't surprised when it started to make a home on the dark moist canna coco. Simply depriving it of a light source, prevents it from growing.

O ok i understand, gotta work with what you got.

But besides that those ladies are looking great, nice pics as well

looking good matey, surprised what some people can do with those CFL's still..
I do find it strange your using such quality (and expensive) nutrients for your plants instead of investing in some more powerful lights (HPS / MH) but on second thought its good that you have this as a starting setup so you can learn all the tips and tricks :thumbsup:

A quick tip regarding the mold, hydrogen peroxide will remove the mold and also is a great fertilizer when used in small amounts. Check the below page for the exact amounts used, ive used their ratio when i had small amounts of mould on my clones and the results were spectacular!

Mixing charts for gardening with hydrogen peroxide

Congrats mate and all the best :jointsmile:

[quote=tristan1986]I do find it strange your using such quality (and expensive) nutrients for your plants instead of investing in some more powerful lights (HPS / MH) but on second thought its good that you have this as a starting setup so you can learn all the tips and tricks :thumbsup:/QUOTE]

The food is being provided for free. I also don't have a PH meter yet. When I do start my own feeding, I don't plan on using expensive foods. Like you I think expensive food is overkill on a basic setup like mine. If a friend is kind enough to gift me some food for my first grow, I would be a fool to say no.

;)

Thanks for the tips on the mold.

As I mentioned earlier in my log, I am getting my food pre mixed and PH tested. I ran out of food for 4 days and had to feed my ladies Tap Water (which I left standing for a minimum of 24 hours). On the second day that I restarted feeding I noticed some leaf damage and I wanted to confirm that it is the Tap Water that has caused the problem or if I should be looking for another cause. The leaf damage seems to have slowed down since I switched back to the food.

The damaged leaves (about 4 on one plant and 2 on the other) either get minor damage on the edges (like pic 1) or get a "rusty" sheen all over the leaf before looking like the second picture.

I have a PH tester arriving later today, so if it is my tap water, I should be able to eradicate the problem.

Minor leaf damage (pic 1) click for hi-res version
http://imgur.com/7eu1sl.jpg

Major leaf damage (pic 2) click for hi-res version
http://imgur.com/Wopqcl.jpg