Stealth CFL grow log

a few plants topped.. the AI seems like it got a FIM treatment

2 sneaky boys were found in the crop, happily removed..

5 new clones on 24/0 light, all the ladies are mommy's now.. a few show moms some prior flowering strain (i forced'm all back into veg)

10 clones repotted, some have exploding roots..

all but 2 ladies in flower are repotted.. i hooked'm up with a new soil mixture.. i need to be careful with drainage.. i'm lacking in that category

although im makin 2 more boxes, i need to remind myself that i need more space.. 3 plants outside a growbox isn't good for business, and some of the mommies i'm losing patience with in terms of the flower-to-veg shock... i have some beauties in there exploding with new internodes, which means they'll need more space.. i'm starting to wonder if 15 moms is a smart idea with minimal space.. weed control is wat i need lol

the idea was to guarantee perpetual yield, if a clone died or didnt take well to rooting on a try, i had others to back up.. i wouldnt have to worry about stressing a plant too much when taking cuttings cus i'd have others to worry about..

problem is, i dont wanna knock'm down without tastin the goods yakno? so that at least i can know what im knockin down... it'll be a good while before I'm able try them ALL out, so half the rationale is lost..

end of the day, survival of the fittest might be the dictator.. some look genetically weaker, and may not be worth takin up space.. at least i'll be able to get my 3 titans in there when some others are removed.. time's gonna come when these need to be repotted too.. so i have to figure some shit OUT!

so i treated some stress for the plants- they seem to be stable after some nute-treated watering last week ( bumped up the dosage for N and P), topped a couple clones to prepare them for flowering

about 3 full weeks in, things are looking good.. watered them today with some plantfood n sugars i got at price chopper

i have a cutting for jack H ready for 24/0 lighting.. I'm keeping the other 5 newbies on24/0 just a few more days, then i'll put them into the clone box and rotate the others

right now i'm locked out of my veg box, I gotta find the key (its watering day!) quick

also i'll be able to tell if i can cut anymore clones today, i dont want Jack to be the only one this week (not that I mind)

its hard hiding shit in plain sight and pretending you're not doing this, keeping up with daily expectations of social life.. ugh.. i still gotta finish my clone and flower boxes, let alone put those filters on the exhausts i have set up already

will post a pic or two later.. i wanna show that fim job, u guys can tell me if its FIM or not..

I personally think FIM is a fluke, if not a myth.. just a lucky shot every now and then.. all other times I tried before to FIM, it ended up in a regular topping.. now that I top, i get a magical FIM lol perhaps i just need more practice

pic 1 - flowering, pic 2 - topping turned FIM

Looking forward to following this post!

Thanks


RockLobster4040

note to self:
if you're gonna lock your grow box, make sure to not be a pothead and forget to put your key on one of the many keyrings you have..

lost my key to the growbox.. somewhere.. had to break the lock aparatus just to get in.. i had no idea of whether or not i should water (couldnt see'm).. tturns out they had much more time to rock with than i expected, which coulda meant more time to finding the key..

im sure the key will turn up in a matter of time and i'm gonna feel like an ass... now i'll have to reinforce my grow box.. learn from my mistakes people!

i'm dealing with these plants in veg.. the confusion is getting to me.. as i expected, its about time for me to cut some clones, these girls are shootin out quick! its leaving me to wonder about the few i have still appearing to be in some sorta flowershock.. i might flower them to make more space, considering space is a main issue.. i just dont wanna finish off the rest of that plant without gettin a chance to bring it out and examine its results.. it could be a tasty one! decions, decisions..!

aaaaaand im still alive... things goin steady, but rough at the same time..

flowers are comin along
clones comin along, feww straggling... JH isnt movin yet..
moms doin good.. dark spots and yellowing, im guessin some phosphorus..

not enoug time to work with. not enuff space to work with..

still noone knows about it, but im runnin out of places to hide.. tired of moving.. i stress...

exploring the option of having someone help with housing, but im not sure what i'ma have to pay(scarifice) for it.. i'm a little big on trust... and for some thing im big on, theres little of it around that i see >=\

built another box, housing the AI, LR, JH.. gotta put more in sooner or later..

its time to cut some clones, lower branches are risking lost light..

boxes need to be upgraded too.. so much to do do!

oh man, i just cant wait til first harvest..

pics to come soon

i'm downsizing on the veg crop for now.. i have plans to sell off a few of the mommies to make space for my 3 new comers.. im still waiting for this jH to get out of shock and develop so i can flower it and find the verdict..

just got done moving everything again, will have to do it again and again.. thank God i've been building with plans for a mobile setup!

the flowers are comin along! can't wait til the end of the month to try'm out, the hairs are changing colors on half, buds are getting dense and tight.. and i only started out with puny lights, cant wait for first harvest so i can calculate my g/w ratio..

lights are slowly getting upgraded as I go along.. it appears as tho given my current set up i can max out with 4 varying bulbs.. i'm lookin at

(2) 65w cool spectrum
(2) 26w warm spectrum

to max out on overall intensity for light but i feel like that'll be a compromise 'spectral' intensity, the cool light would promote more foliar growth (as i'm to understand)

I'm thinkin about (4) 65w's with a 420nm color gel (used in theatre) to filter out alof ot the cool color.. any that the plants receive would come moreso ifnot only from the reflective material (which would be interesting)

but if i can get 260w in that box, i could be lookin at good yields for some plants.. i'm reading other logs here and on other sites, as well as various discussions, and doin my own calculations

it appears as tho the avg g/w return for CFL is betw 20-40% (in optimal circumstances)

hopefully i'll attain that.. that'd mean 50-75g.. considering the 106w i have now, i'm expectin a half oz, then maybe 20-30g on the next harvest..

i can't wait to cut my clones! after some trimming and gettin rid of a few mommies, my next goal is putting the next set of clones into flower..

jH is a boy!

jH is a grown man now.. I'm more than ready to cut clones, got my hands on some potent seeds too, so i'm thinkin about raisin these and getting some breeding on... i have plenty of unknown bag seed, and i'd like to get some good genetics in my collection, perhaps replace the old collection with a new and improved, ya know?

the females are doin already, a couple weeks shock, and they're starting to come out.. a few have fallen, but I was able to do flower some clones n mommies over these past few months.. So i'm down to like 6 moms, and 9 clones.. Maybe a week or two before I flower the clones.. The moms are with the jH, originally I was gonna flower them and kick off the genetics race.. But now I got these few good seeds and I wanna reproduce...

Its been a good minute, these ladies have been fightin the good fight since March of last year I believe... good shit for a simple CFL stealth grow! I now have them in a nice reserved place where I can focus my efforts on them without disturbance!

Goal here is to get these ladies out of shock, clone some jH for preserved breeding, flower the rest with the jH and breed those genetics, raise these potent seeds, breed with jH clones..

Either the LR or the AI died, it was unlabeled.. however jH x LR shouldn't be a bad combo..