First SCRoG cabinet grow, Pics/Updates *here*

I noticed that the original thread I made for the grow requires folks to slog through 6 paragraphs of cabinet description to get to the plants, so I've created this new, more directed post. A description of the setup can be found here: http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?t=83760

Short version: Complete newbie growing 4 Skunk #1 seeds under 340w CFL veg, 400w HPS flower, started germination on 9/23/06.

Updated status: One seed popped and was planted yesterday. One of the other three has just opened and may be ready to plant by tomorrow. The other two are still snoozing contentedly.

Here's the overachiever, already sporting a tiny pair of serrated leaves. I can't express how neat it was seeing it poke out of the ground this morning.
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...And here are the lazy ones, sipping daiquiries in their reclining chairs. If they don't awaken soon, I'm going to put the Bose in the cabinet and blast Van Halen at them.
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Further updates to come.

Good luck with the grow!

I just checked and from what I can tell, Skunk #1 is primarily Sativa. I have a Durban Poison x Skunk #1 plant growing now, and it seems pretty sensitive to (lack of) humidity, kinda finicky. I'm not sure if that's from the Durban Poison parents or the Skunk #1 parents, or if that's just generally the case with Sativa-dominant strains. Just mentioning it, so if you start seeing probs that you can't figure out, it might just be that the plants want more humidity. I put an open Tupperware container with a gallon of water in it inside the cabinet, and that helped some.

Hope it works out for ya, but from the pics of the cabinet (which looks oddly familiar, heh), I think you'll be fine. Keep us updated! ;)

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Originally Posted by jamstigator

Good luck with the grow!

I just checked and from what I can tell, Skunk #1 is primarily Sativa. I have a Durban Poison x Skunk #1 plant growing now, and it seems pretty sensitive to (lack of) humidity, kinda finicky. I'm not sure if that's from the Durban Poison parents or the Skunk #1 parents, or if that's just generally the case with Sativa-dominant strains. Just mentioning it, so if you start seeing probs that you can't figure out, it might just be that the plants want more humidity. I put an open Tupperware container with a gallon of water in it inside the cabinet, and that helped some.

Hope it works out for ya, but from the pics of the cabinet (which looks oddly familiar, heh), I think you'll be fine. Keep us updated! ;)

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sweet set up whats the height on that cab,also whats your temps

Mini-update: The seedling has grown a single pair of serrated leaves. The seed that had cracked open as of the last post may have died, as the 'tail' it grew stopped growing after poking out, and is still too small to plant. A third seed is now cracking open, so perhaps I'll have another in a pot by tomorrow.

Seedling:
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Slackers:
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Jamstigator:Thank you for the tip - a container of water now rests near my (still sole) seedling. I've told the un-hatched seeds about it with the hope that they'll be enticed to finally join their sibling.

Bluntman:The cabinet's height is 72 inches overall. The grow space is 46" wide, 20" deep and 53.4" tall. The temperature stabilizes at 83-4f with all four CFLs and the HPS running if I leave the room's baseboard heat off. The HPS alone stabilizes at 80-81. The CFLs alone stabilize around 74, so I've turned the heat on a touch for now to boost cabinet temperatures into the low 80's.

The theme for the first week has been, "technical difficulties." Of the five seeds germinated (including one immature seed I tried for the heck of it), only one has successfully made it to the seedling stage, though a second is close.
-One cracked open, then died on the plate before sprouting a tail.
-One sprouted a tail that wrapped around itself inside the seed case, then quickly died in the dirt.
-The immature one failed to pop at all.
-One cracked, sprouted a tail, was planted, grew until it poked its head above the soil ..and died. I think.

The seedling, as the picture shows, hasn't grown much since the 25th. That problem I think I've fixed, though. It's hard to see in the photo, but the edges of the leaves are blackened and they've folded partway along the center. I guessed nutrient burn, flushed the pot thoroughly and was rewarded with the beginnings of two new leaves.
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I'll give the almost-seedling a day or two more to show some sign of life. I've started two more skunk seeds soaking with the hope of finally having four plants in four pots.

Foolish mistakes so far:
1. Planting seeds before adding water to the pot, thus driving them 2" under the surface when I pour.
2. Planting sprouts directly into soil that is too rich without flushing it, thus killing all but one, which almost died.
3. Absent-mindedly refreshing the moisture in the germinating plate with ice-cold, heavily-chlorinated tap water. I have no excuse for this one other than not yet having had my morning coffee.

Sigh. Onward!

Glad you planted a few more, since you probably stressed that survivor out and it could easily be a male. You know those little 12-plug germination trays and such? They really work well, drop seed in plug, tear off a chunk of plug and stuff over the hole containing the seed, keep moist, and wait a day or two. That way the seed wakes up to a pretty neutral environment and has a chance to establish a rudimentary root structure in the plug, then you just drop the entire plug into your soil, which buffers the nutes in the soil some. Those little germination kits are like $5 or $10 or something, well worth it over the glass or paper towel methods, in my opinion.

Anyway, this is little stuff, and everyone makes mistakes like those the first time or two, so don't sweat it. I have complete faith that in the end, you will have yourself some good smoke! ;)

I've included no picture this time because it would only be depressing; the sole survivor looks like it's about to be voted off the island. I'll be seeking those plugs if the two in the dish fail to live, and thank you again for the tip.
Hm, your cabinet, your tupperware bowl, and now your plugs. If you wake up tomorrow and the drapes are missing, I've probably swiped those, too. :p

Lol! Trust me, I'm nowhere near the first person to use a cabinet, a tupperware bowl full of water for humidity, or germination plugs. Besides, we don't have any drapes, we have blinds. Nyah! ;)

Hope you get it sorted out for the next attempt! I'm vegging a few plants myself now, trying to be patient until I know what sex they are. I hate being patient!

It's time for an update, but be prepared to weep. Here is a picture of my 2-week-old seedling.

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I know you said it's likely to turn male due to stress, but I've become attached and plan to give it a chance. ...Besides, it's still the only plant I've successfully gotten to sprout. :D

The first two leaves have shriveled completely. The new leaves seem to be following the pattern of the first: They grow for several days, then begin to brown at the edges. The rate of growth is obviously somewhat less than ideal.

Four days ago I placed 4 seeds into germination plugs and set them on a 7513 router. They've stayed toasty and I've kept them moist, but there are no signs of life yet. Fret not that I'm losing the will to grow, though: I've five skunk seeds left and 11 Thai-Tanic, and I will not relent until I've murdered them all.

yeah i germed mine in a tupperware, folded wet paper towel, then plastic wrap for a lid....i set them on the back part of my computer moniter, warm and dark, the good seeds germ real quick ive noticed, the others i dont even bother...

before i even germ i put all my seeds in a bottle of water, and wait 24 hours, and i only use the ones that sink

practically the whole grow i use bottled water lol