Phat Jays 2nd Grow (CFL/Coco) w/pics

Day 21 Veg

Moved the plants into my main cabinet, they are now vegging under 2x125w cfls (blue spectrum). I am still feeding them 3/4 strength Canna Aqua Vega and full strength Cannazyme on a daily basis at lights on.

Day 1 Flower

Pruned out a lot of the growth around the base of the plants so I get less popcorn buds this time round. I also added about another inch of coco around the base of the plants. I have now switched to feeding them 3/4 strength Canna Hydro Flores and full strength Cannazyme. They are currently drinking around 450/500ml a day.

I also switched the bulbs to 2x125w cfls (red spectrum)

Day 7 Flower

The girls are looking very healthy and showing signs of flowering. I am still feeding with 3/4 strength Canna Hydro Flores and full strength Cannazyme.

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Plant E (left) Plant D (right)
http://imgur.com/z0OoGl.jpg

Plant E (aka Four Tops)
http://imgur.com/xnroul.jpg

Plant D
http://imgur.com/eWdahl.jpg

Plant D
http://imgur.com/ZXsTsl.jpg

I have now started adding Cannaboost to my feed at 3ml per litre. I know Cannaboost is expensive and probably overkill on my setup, but I got 2 bottles of it for free. If your growing on a budget I recommend visiting a cannabis growing show, I must have got a good $200 worth of food for practically nothing ($20 for fuel and parking).

Free Food!
http://imgur.com/U09Hxl.jpg


The girls are coming on O.K. despite the fact that I made a noob mistake when mixing up my last batch of food. I accidentally mixed it at half strength, I didn't realise my error until until I mixed up a new batch yesterday. I think it has slowed flowering down just a little bit after comparing these pics to my plants in my last grow log, at the same age.


Plant D (Main Cola)
http://imgur.com/rgW2kl.jpg


Plant E - There are four top buds in this picture, honest! They are just really hard to spot.
http://imgur.com/7tAGOl.jpg

I am continiuing with the same food regime of 3/4 Strength Canna Hydro Flores, full strength Cannazyme and 3ml per litre Cannaboost, feeding daily at lights on.

I don't want to jinx myself, but both plants are looking really, really healthy. They are not quite as advanced as my last grow at this age, as they seem to be about 3-4 days behind. This could be due to my earlier underfeeding mistake or the fact that I vegged these for 28 days and the last grow I vegged for 39. Who knows, but it is going to be interesting to compare yields at the end.

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Plant D Main Cola
http://imgur.com/3D8mcl.jpg

Plant E (Four tops)
http://imgur.com/Kunuul.jpg

Some random secondary bud
http://imgur.com/SvXFkl.jpg

Looking nice! Can't wait to start my next grow! :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by aquanaut

Can't wait to start my next grow! :thumbsup:

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I can't wait for you to start your next grow either xD What do you plan to do different this time round?

On a different note... I tried to give you some rep when I posted in your thread yesterday and the system wouldn`t let me!

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Originally Posted by PhatJay

I can't wait for you to start your next grow either xD What do you plan to do different this time round?

On a different note... I tried to give you some rep when I posted in your thread yesterday and the system wouldn`t let me!

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Well for my next grow I'm going a little different.

I recently acquired trays that are about 8 feet long by 3 feet wide by 6" tall. I plan on filling the entire thing with coco on a table with some drainage on the bottom to waste. Then have a timer turn on a pump from a reservoir every morning to flood the entire tray. Figure I can just transplant clones / germinated seeds into the coco "bed" and let them grow openly in the tray.

We'll see how it goes. :thumbsup:

Hi PhatJay, interesting looking grow. You asked about the way I use molasses... um but with what you're already using, it would truly be overkill.

I can't see what I'm doing being a benefit while you're still using boost and cannazyme, so I wont take up space in details here, unless you are still interested in alternatives.

sara.

nice grow phat....i like your idea of the muffin fan....i have a spare one and i am going to do something similar....thanks for the idea! :thumbsup:

keep her green..she's lookin nice :smokin:

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Originally Posted by sarah louise

I can't see what I'm doing being a benefit while you're still using boost and cannazyme, so I wont take up space in details here, unless you are still interested in alternatives.

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Thanks for stopping by. :)

I am only using boost and cannazyme because I got them for free, so I am definitely interested in alternatives, especially cheap ones. Having read a few posts most people seem to use 1tspn/gal, but I noticed a difference in feeding schedules, seeing as you grow in coco and get great results, I would really like to know more about how you use molasses.

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Originally Posted by stra8outtaWeed

nice grow phat....i like your idea of the muffin fan....i have a spare one and i am going to do something similar....thanks for the idea! :thumbsup:

keep her green..she's lookin nice :smokin:

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Nice to know your visit to my humble grow log was fruitful :D I always enjoy visiting yours for the bud porn.

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Originally Posted by PhatJay

Thanks for stopping by. :)

I am only using boost and cannazyme because I got them for free, so I am definitely interested in alternatives, especially cheap ones. Having read a few posts most people seem to use 1tspn/gal, but I noticed a difference in feeding schedules, seeing as you grow in coco and get great results, I would really like to know more about how you use molasses.

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No worries then, I dilute molasses with equal parts warm water and seaweed extract, allow it to ferment and then bottle. This makes it much easier to work with on a daily basis. When you dilute molasses, fermentation is impossible to prevent, even pure molasses will ferment given hot enough temps for long enough. If you don't happen to have constant +25C the fermentation may be pretty slow, if so you can just bottle it and open the bottle once a day to allow the built up gas to escape.

Rates of Application.

Presoak for peat or coco pucks 0.25ml/L (mixed with same amount of A+B and PK)
Young rooted clones and seedlings 0.5ml/L every second or third watering
Vegging plants 1ml/L every second watering
Early flowering plants 1ml/L every watering
Mid flowering 2-3ml/L every watering
late flowering 1-2ml/L " " " "

And when the weather is very hot and I am watering flowering plants twice a day, I tend to split the feed and give the A+B and PK in the morning and the homebrew at night. Otherwise it is all in one feed.

I'm thinking of making a second brew for flowering, adding in some alfalfa (lucerne). I have a friend who has raved over alfalfa for years so I thought I'd trial it against the 2 part brew and see if there is any difference. Just have to sort a way of introducing the alfalfa without losing the stability of the solution. ATM after the fermentation is complete the mixture will keep for several months without noticeable deterioration.