My Grow Pics. Your Harsh Opinions!

Nice work, i havnt been back to this thread since it first started, if u have light issues get some mylar and tape up the cracks. they sell reflective insulation tape aswell. but other then that good work, good homework. Keep up what ever ur doin.

The babies are already smelling very Skunky....

I will probably post photos once a week now that I have got them up and going. Here are todays pics:

if they smell skunky now.....wait till their 2 days away from harvest, thats skunky
but looks good so far

Totally cool set up! i have a 1kw light that will totally fry up a 15 x20 room in a few hours. I set up an inline fan from the light to the bedroom window and it COMPLETELY solved my heat problem. Wouldn't have been able to continue growing if it hadn't worked--as it was we had central AC going in the middle of summer AND a window ac in the same room and barely kept the heat contained. The inline fan works excellently and I don't need any extra cooling etc for the room with it. Try one if you can.

THANKS for the fan suggestion. I assume it would insulate the light from the closet basically and just blow the heat right out. I am working on venting... I may have to vent back to my return air as I cant vent the smell out any of the available windows...

I continue to try to keep them alive:) I had a canoeing problem on one plant. I had too little of the brown nute in the solution I think. Then the bubbler got blocked with some calcium buidup and that plant really suffered from the heat. Anyways, I pulled that plant and put it in soil and gave it away to a window grower. And the original Runt, that had the best stem, got broken somehow. I propped it up, but it got knocked over again and was obviously going to be the weakest in that pot. So, I am down to 2.

Here are the pics of the 2 I hope to harvest. One in each bucket... I have them at full veg nutes of the General Hydroponics solutions. I am using tap water and adding dechlorinator. (I would definitely recommend Distilled water and will be flushing and using distilled at my next water change). I am not using any PH down at this point, but am changing ALL the water once a week. Cash flow is an issue...

If I get a female for clones from these 2, I WILL be happy! It was good local weed...

Here is a full size pic of my Avatar pic. I wish when you clicked them, they enlarged instead of going to your profile...

Yea it will get easier...as you know I'm almost done with my first grow. When they get going good they become much hardier. I used to stress over imperfections on the leaves but now there is so many leaves it doesn't matter. I just look at the general health of the plant and inspect leaves close for pests.

Do they smell minty? Mine did from the second week, they have been smelling more "dankish" as time gos on. Now that im close to finishing everyday they smell much much more than the last.

Todays pics. Wondering when I can sex and when I should bloom???

I am wanting to throw these into flower. I realize it mat be a little early, but I feel like my main objective should be to get Females! Basically I have gone from full veg nutes to veg/bloom transition nutes (GH). I have also went from 24/0 (which I think is too long for lights anyways...) down to 18/6. BUT, I am reintruducing the 430 watt HPS as soon as I have the vent hooked up (hopefully tomorrow). I also have to mylar my cabinet, etc...

Anyways, here are plant pics. Any thoughs would be appreciated.

I do have a 9 fan leaf on the top of each plant...

I am wanting to throw these into flower. I realize it mat be a little early, but I feel like my main objective should be to get Females!

For me, the time to put them into bloom is all about size. Assuming you have germinated & rooted & veged apropo according to GP guidelines, rule-of-thumb is typically 12 to 18 inches. Be aware...the difference in sizes of the plant at 10 weeks depending when you put them into bloom (12 or 18 in) can be over-whelming. I had one clone that got infested with caterpillars and after treatment, it stunted it by a couple of weeks & when the healthy one was 12 to 18 in, the runt was laboring to get out of clone stage and only about 8 to 10 in tall. By the time it was 12 in, the other one was about 20 in and it just took over the whole grow area over the next 7 to 8 wks. Keep them equal in size and bloom at about 14 in. They are going to head for the light(s) anyway and maybe with limited space, you can do the sea-of-green technique.

I do have a 9 fan leaf on the top of each plant...

If you've done your rooting homework, then going into vege you should have some handsome looking broad leaves (errr.. like your pic... :>} ) to catch sunlight and stems with even node lengths up the plant. Deep green with blue veins....

Do keep in mind, they really reach out and take up space. You will need to thin accordingly to allow light to the lower leaves...Monty

AWESOME INPUT! THANKS!!!

I am going to 12/12 tonight. After I get the cabinet completely blacked in for dark hours...

BUT, before I mylar the cabinet, I think I will remove the bottom plywood so I can set the buckets on the floor. Fortunately, I haven't glued the PVC framework of the cabinet together yet as I was anticipating changes to the design! The top space I hope to be able to put a canister filter.

In reply to Monty-
They look really healthy to me just like you said. Also, if I lift the buckets, there is a tap root that goes all the way to the base of the water resovoir (<<< who the hell knows how to spell that! NOT ME!). And the tap root looks like a fish skeleton with 1/8 inch to 1/2 inch side shoots. I am also very careful with my nutes. I do not ADD nutes, but instead just do a complete water change and minor flush once a week. It only takes 3 gallons max for each bucket including flush water... All with dechlorinated water. (I should be using distilled!) And when I alter nutes, I do it in small stages to avoid shock... I am also checking PH, but the plant is not causing the PH to rise much over a week's time. I have to add about 6-8 drops of PH Down when I do water changes... Then it tests in the 5-6 range.

I have attached a few pics as usual...

One pic is the cabinet. Keep in mind it is not complete and can still be modified. Plus I am trying to find the FLEXIBLE duct! Etc...

One pic is plant 1. AFTER I pruned it and spread it. You can see how I cut the ends of the straws to hold the branches out.

One pic is the light and the glass cover method I am going to use. It is not "installed" yet as I am waiting on the flexible duct!

Pic 4 just shows you how much room I have to drop the buckets. I will just move my sprouts to somewhere else in the cabinet. Besides, there is a TON of wasted space down there...

u need a cooltube or something of the sorts bad.
your like 20 deg. hotter than i like in my room .
peace

Here is an update on the cabinets progress. It is not complete, but closer...

My cabinet is open so the temp is staying around 80 degrees. We will see when I get it enclosed! Hopefully the vent fan will be sufficient.

Looks good HighSeekerz.
I'd suggest a small fan blowing across the plants in order to strengthen the main stem. I don't know if you are to the point of dont bother since they've grown but keep that in mind on the next grow. I have heat problems also and have put another fan under the light pointing slightly up to keep some of the heat off the plants.

Thanks PigSnout. You would think I could find a fan for sale somewhere! All I can find is Christmas junk! And heaters! Anyways, no big deal. I put my sea of green racks in today. I will post cabinet pics tomorrow. The candle glass around the bulb with the exhaust fan pulling air across it seems to be working pretty good... It does need to be mounted better...

Well the cabinet is finished and I have went to 12/12!!!

I still need a little better ventilation, but it is close...

What should my humidity and temp be at this point???

Pic with the cabinet closed. The vent is out the top and there is a 48 inch flouro up there for vegging...

The last few pics of the cabinet. You can see I have added some SOG wires. When open, the front canvas goes all the way up. Also, there is still a small amout of room to raise the light...

I posted a new thread in Closet and Cabinet Growing since I finished the cabinet. But, this is my thread... With my Babies on it... I will keep it I think!

Starting a little LSTing... Still doing 12/12. Just day 3 now. Cant tell about growth since I am bending them over (hehe) each day a little more...

A few more from the same day with the light turned off briefly...

Better angle I think...

From Above

nice

Howdy folks. In STEALTH Mode right now. Plants doing a little traveling... Veg state but about 24 inches. Maybe taller but with the LST I have done, they are at least 24... Holding off on flower as long as possible for the right conditions...