Just a little journal............

Hello HappySmoke :) I'll have to try and get a few better pics because I'm really thinking that they are on there way out ............honestly they don't look anything like what they normally should at this stage :o

Anyway love just as a little test to satisfy myself I've put the MH bulb back in tonight and I'm going to keep a close eye on their progress over the next week or so. I know the MH is far from ideal for flowering but it's just to see if it will perk them up a bit ;) if it does then I think the HPS may be a faulty bulb.

I don't usually have this much to do with them but then again I don't usually have problems like this ...................to be honest it's kinda putting the "stress" into growing :(


love mand xxx :)

MAND UR A PRO, Just do what feels right go with ur gut feelings if you think somethings up it just might, I pretty sure you'll do good.. good luck :rasta:

I enjoy reading your journal//

Thankyou B :) Well the situation now is I have put the MH bulb back in, so what I'm going to do is give them a about a week under that and see if they get any perkier (is that how you spell perkier :confused: :o ). If they do then I will put back in the HPS just too see if they go down hill again ;)
If they do go down hill then the bulb is faulty.
You see I'm trying to avoid buying another bulb because the HPS has only been used on the last grow and they cost £30 each :eek:

Now on the other hand if they don't perk up under the MH bulb in a week then I'm just going to stick the HPS back in and then they are on there own ;)


Thankyou Starchild :) I'm pleased that you like it :)
I have to admit though that this grow has become a hassel, I don't like problems :(
Anyway like I said above that's the plan now that's all I'm doing from now on, if they make it to harvest then excellent, if they don't I'll just start again ;)
All I'm going to do is the little experiment with the bulbs, I'm not doing anymore faffing around with them after that.


Bye for now, love mand xxx :)




Just a little addition ..............actually on the pics they don't look that bad but if you saw them in the flesh so to speak and compared them to how they normally are ......there is a difference ;) xxx

Hi Mand :) Maybe it is the humidity in the growroom that is not getting you youre desired results :confused: Is it in a shed? maybe you could move the growroom inside :thumbsup: hehe in the cover of darkness :stoned: or somewhere else where it is dryer because if it is humidity then mould can grow :( oh I am missing my baby already so worried wont see it until tomorrow :o Maybe you are just being overly worried because it looks good to moi! :rasta:

Hello Fugitive :) it's a brick built out house type of thing love. I thought I'd just update the sitiation again but it's not very good :(

Firstly I got rid of one more male, luckly it was the sickly looking runt so that's ok ;) so I'm left with ten females.
The growroom now is dry and the compost was dry so I just gave them a little water.
I put the HPS bulb back in last night and they seem to have gone all droopy again .................it's starting to make me think that the bulb is faulty, so tonight I'm going to put MH back in again and this time I will leave it in a few days and see if they pick up again, if they do I think I will have to buy a new HPS bulb :(
I have to admit I am really puzzled by this grow, everyone says the bulb won't do that and I agree with them.....................but I'm really starting to wonder :confused:

I'll just add a couple of pics from today ;)


Ah well never mind bonfire night tomorrow, fireworks, hot dogs and roast chestnuts...................something to look forward to :)


love mand xxx :)

:D Hiya Mand!! sorry to read your having problem with your grow but you know whats up, hopefully it will get better, I'm sure of one thing and that is everyone on these boards is rooting for ya and ya plants. :) Really cool journal regardless ;)

Been a lil out of pocket, so haven't been posting for awhile . All is well, and wanted to say hi , write more in a bit when have a bit more time

Bill :D

Hello Bill :) I'm affraid it's being a really busy and hetic weekend here what with work, firework parties and well getting a little bit worse for wear last night :o

Anyway strange thing is when I put the MH bulb in it seems to make the plants happy and perk up a bit................I'm sure that HPS is faulty I think I'm going to take it back to the shop as it was only used on the last crop.
Also I'm starting to think my growroom roof has a leak, it was dry in there but we have had plenty of rain and it's looking a little bit damp again :(

Well the final total of females seems to be 10, which is not bad out of 16. The flowering is starting to pick up now as well so I've included a few more photo's ;)

As soon has I find time I must take that bulb back and try another ;)

nice to hear from you Bill.......................love mand xxx :)


Oh the white bits on the leaves is where I dropped a bit of plant food on them.................it don't do them much good does it :o

Beautiful babies.Last night I was out until 3am and boy am I tired..

sorry to comeout of no where but since u brougth up a lighting problem i was wondering if 400w 50,000 lumens light would b anywhere near adaquent for my first grow 4to 6 seedlings in a closet grow in hopes of a couple/few females any response would b highly appreciated..and very inspiring thread keep up da good grow