Closet growing thread.

..........Sun of a bitch it just dawned on me. its a huge fucking plant.

ya know what. DUH the nute burn. -GOD- im an idiot shes prolly friggin rootbound. a 5 gallon bucket is not unheard of.

is there a smily for kicking one's self in the ass? ;)

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close enough. im stoned and going smiliey crazy. but duh thinking outloud afterall this is kinda like a journal right? i ramble stoned to this thing all the time. but well honestly no wonder i couldnt do anything. the yellowing, classic. i mistook it for nitrogen... not too late. home depot to the rescue!!

it was like ... :beatdeadhorse:

so :greenthumb:

:smokebong:

~BongHitBoy420~
:stupid:

The damage had been done and it began to compromise the buds so there she is. You can see how ugly she got...

However after manicure, for the most part... Beautiful. Excellent yeild. Decent quality. Only very few yellow leaves made their way as far as the bud itself. A few area not at all. 2 very full lids of buds and a third lid of smoke (bud pre removed from stem and pre chopped -- dries quicker and 0 stems... ready to smoke in a day or two minus cure)

Largest bud. Wet weight: 1 1/2 oz (still wet)

Overall: bhb420 = happy :jointsmile:

UR buds look good.

Look at how innocent that closet looks...

Speaking of which, love of papaya. (Nirvana Papaya)
Lets get this thread rollin yet again :greenthumb:

Nice dude cant wait to see how your papaya turns out i am currently germing some right now! Im probably going to be about 2 weeks behind you i think?! Anyway i germed 8 and my rockwool hasnt showed up yet so i guess these will have to go into soil. I currently have 5 in soil and waiting for the other 3 to pop!

(pic1) Update time! And this strain is definatly indica. The leaves on these papaya are without a doubt the fattest most luciously plump blades i've grown yet. So as you can see they are looking nice and passing out of the seedling stage into vegative growth. Bottom leaves are starting to curl ever so slightly and i pick up the cup

.... (pic 2) and gotta love clear containers!!! Its time to transplant!

This is a technique i've just developed over time which makes transplanting simple. (pic3) Take your new containers and fill them w/ soil. Place a container the same size as the original container and compact soil fairly tightly around the container. From germ/seedling -> veg I usually leave a spare cup in the dirt as a placeholder so to speak.

This allows transplant to be done with minmal ease. Now in (pic 4) as you can see I've simply gathered everything to one convient location and am able to setup the closet before transplanting.

(pic 5) I tap out the plants with one hand and hold upside down, stem between my fingers... and with the other hand i remove the cup, plop, almost done!

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This is much better sen in pic 6, as is the nice root ball! Now having a root ball isnt bad, being root bound on the other hand, different story!

(pic 7) plants have been watered, soil has been pressed firmly down and evened out and here's looking down over the top "lid" or "flap"

Backing up................... (pic 8)

..... and in pic 9 our closet is closed ... and not so innocent anymore :wtf::thumbsup::wtf::thumbsup:

they look good.

damn bro nice plants and from nirvana? wow never had good luck with them. All your using are some daylight cfl's and 1-150 HPS? Whats the totals weeks on the strain untill harvest? peace and many props from new mexico...ollie

http://boards.cannabis.com/cannabis-...hlight=nirvana

Appreciate the kind words as always everyone :)

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Nice dude cant wait to see how your papaya turns out i am currently germing some right now! Im probably going to be about 2 weeks behind you i think?! Anyway i germed 8 and my rockwool hasnt showed up yet so i guess these will have to go into soil. I currently have 5 in soil and waiting for the other 3 to pop!

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Thanks and good luck on your grow!!!

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Originally Posted by hydrocannabis

they look good.

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thanks hydro :)

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damn bro nice plants and from nirvana? wow never had good luck with them. All your using are some daylight cfl's and 1-150 HPS? Whats the totals weeks on the strain untill harvest? peace and many props from new mexico...ollie

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Really? The --ONLY-- bad experience I had from nirvana was with bigbud and thats because 8 of 10 seeds didnt germinate and I never have problems germinating so I dunno?!? As far as the lightning I stagger and add light as the plants need it. Also is easier on the electric bill -- no point running everything when I can still maximise growth on less wattage :) They usually start on 1 48 watt cfl and I add from there. Currently they're under 2 48 watt and 2 26 watt cfl daylights which is yeah about equivilant to my 150 but less lumens and different spectrum light. For flower yes, in prior grows I was using 1 sole 150w HPS, but I purchased a 250w HPS as well which again, allows me to stagger lighting patterns. Ultimately, with both the 150 and 250 running that is the ewquivilant of 400 watts and is ~16k lumen off the 150 and ~29k lumen off the 250 which totals ~35k lumen with both lights running (5k lumen loss over a 400 watt fixture but in my opinion the versitility and adaptability is worth the tradeoff). On nirvana's papays, breeder spec is 7-8 weeks flowering. GL w/ your grow :thumbsup:


Good link for lighting types on greenman's page.
Marijuana Lighting Types and Intensities

how long into your grow until you induce flowering?
smoke on!:rastasmoke:

Feeding time. Look at how fat those baby leaves are good lord! But, i think they're happy :thumbsup:

You've been an inspiration since day1, you dont know me but ive been watching your progress like many others and using your experiences... I've used so many of your ideas at this point I think its only fair to pop in and give you this
:thumbsup::rastasmoke:
Keep it green ill be watching, and thanks for sharing!

extinctx11, definately appreciate the sincere words :S3:

....... Ok ok, I have to admit im high and I was going to " :joint1: " but i saw that and it just struck me as funny to moon you :cool:

always glad to know my rambling and ranting help people
:rastabanna:

That being said I'll post again!!! Look at that, you can NOTICE them grow in 12 - 24 hr periods even... Its wild... But they really are looking quite lush.

So I know how everyone loves efficiency and whatnot... So employing the KISS (keep it simple stupid) stragity (and seeing as I've started seeing someone who ahem... potential?)a lil stealthier or how do we say not so -out there- approach might be advisable seing as im sure questions will be raised as to why its so damn bright in the junk room if its locked and noone goes in there right?

So basically I took the reflectors and added them (less light escapes from the top) and used two wooden dowels which I formed a " X " shape with. Using twist ties (i scavanged a few REALLY long ones from something i bought i dun recall) then kinda just spread the lighting out some...

Took a black sheet and under each corner of the top shelf of the closet I wedged the sheet up in there leaving a BIG drooping area for the space to still breathe. Half shut the door close the door door -- eh, what light?!? *shrugs*

Kiss. Easy works right? Why make it harder than it has to be.

looking good man you planning to LST them or anything anytime soon?

they R looking dam good.

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how long into your grow until you induce flowering?
smoke on!:rastasmoke:

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Prolly between this weekend and sometime this week.

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looking good man you planning to LST them or anything anytime soon?

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No, I dont *plan* on LSTing or anything I want to let them go like with my cali-o grow. However, I want to try my hand at cloning again. I would really like to see this particular strain cloned... Ideally in a couple generations, I would like to progress to a SOG closet.

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they R looking dam good.

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Thanks :thumbsup:

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So my attempts at cloning have always yielded disasterous. So, I was skimming a bit and decided to devise a way to ammend this problem. This is what I came up with. Its a smaller folgers coffee can, 10 gallon air pump with 2 1" air stones. Lid has 50 1/4" holes and where my creativity comes in, I took McDonalds straws, slit them down the middle and cut supports. Just because I have 50 holes doesnt mean I need to use them all or possible can get 50 cuttings to even fit on that tiny lid -- but its better to have them and not need them than to not have them. This is an experiment anyway. I still have more beans :)

Its sitting in the "nursery" that I use to germ, which I figure should suffice.

Here's to experimenting?!? Never stop. :upsidedow

Wow, your grow has been an inspiration man... I really appreciate all the detail and construct that you've entered into this log... Toke on my man, you deserve it :jointsmile:

Last time you will see them in the 6" pots. They are about ready for the 3 gallon buckets... and just about ready to flip the timer to on (12/12). Will prolly be sunday seeing how I need to let the soil dry out a little more than usual to make transplanting easier...


Turned ozone generator on... They are already beginning to smell danky good :jointsmile:

PS, thanks reality0
Details are everything. Its the little details that sometimes go missing from these threads that can offer all the insight or help a persons looking for - especially if they are still in the learning/reading stage(s) :greenthumb:

Plants are now in the 3 gallon buckets and the 250w HPS is on... still 24/0.

I try to let them bask in the bright light a few days at 24/0 after the final transplant for two reasons... 1 in case of shock from transplant (dont wanna shock em going straight to 12/12) and 2... let them adjust to the added ++20k lumens from what they were getting.

Will prolly switch to 12/12 tue or wed at the latest (2-3 days):thumbsup:

Nothing but growth...
Taking to their new home and simply and absolutely loving the bright light...


God they are beautyful :hippy:

hey look its the cabbage pach guy.

I wanna try some indica seeds some day.

I know I've been posting alot lately -- and I usually try to cover 1 aspect of each grow in great detail... and this time it just so happened to be veg and transplanting :)

Light goes off tomorrow morning and so, we're now ready to mature the plants...

Here they are again, final day veg.

Updates will be a little less frequent now. Thanks to everyone following and my appologies for spammin the board. :thumbsup:

excellent grow bro...Im also using the 150's, not bad at all.

http://boards.cannabis.com/cannabis-...oset-grow.html

Pic 1. *sigh* Appartments... 1 person sees a mouse and they come to bother everyone. Luckily, the closet pulls down in 10 mins -- and they give ya 1-2 days notice :)

Pic 2. So, where are they?!?!? Told ya I kept the old cabby around for a reason! Add in a box, and the fact im smart about my 12/12 lighting schedule... they were in the right about when they needed to be, and came out right about when they needed to be...

Pic 3. Its almost midnight so i might as well simply say and there ya have it at day 3 flowering. They are beginning the stretch!

Pic 4. So while they go that I took a few small cuts off bottommost branches. I know i know, people advise against taking cuttings from this node, but w/e im experimenting anyway. I still have time, I figure i'll give them a few days to see if they root anyway :thumbsup:

1 male confirmed, cut and pulled.

1 female confirmed (the most lush of the entire group as well)

Re-set up cabinet into cloning/veg station. Mini DWC/bubbler cloner and 1 26w CFL. Exhaust fans running at 6 volts (variable power source, runs 1.5/3/6/9/12 volts and controls all 4 fans. Running at lower voltage = silent run.

Old cuttings discarded. The plant I wanted to clone showed it sex anyway so, new cuttings taken.

And then there were two. Both are female. :thumbsup:
During my cali-o grow I thought optimum setup would be two plants under a 250w... At the time I had the sole 150w hps... So, looks like this grow I get to see if I was right :smokin:

big 10-4 bro.

they look just great. so if there both ladies then U'LL have an ass load of
bud, I bet.:thumbsup:

Day 10 flowering. Dark period. Adjusted height of lighting fixture in the dark, lights on and unwraped for 30 seconds to take a pic.

Plant on left is more stretchy, plant on right is much more compact and stocky... less stretch, tighter indernodes and branching patterns, larger leaves. Plant on the right was mother plant for cuttings, and I must admit fully I pray they root. I want clones of this plant for sheer growth characteristics alone.

dammmmmmmm. would ya look at that.

i want to start growing in a closet like space what are all the things i need to start out ive never grown before and this looks like the place to start looking for knowledge. ive read several growing books and i think im ready. funds are an issue so i need a cost efficient way to grow herb. im not lookin to grow "the chron" i just want to grow something thats my skill level.

HELP?

BongHitBoy can you reply to this? it seems like you have been growing for longer than i while. and i wnat some good advice. thanks a bunch. :thumbsup:

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i want to start growing in a closet like space what are all the things i need to start out ive never grown before and this looks like the place to start looking for knowledge. ive read several growing books and i think im ready. funds are an issue so i need a cost efficient way to grow herb. im not lookin to grow "the chron" i just want to grow something thats my skill level.

HELP?

BongHitBoy can you reply to this? it seems like you have been growing for longer than i while. and i wnat some good advice. thanks a bunch. :thumbsup:

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Read my cabinet thread from start to finish. Read my closet thread from start to finish. I pretty much cover everything you need to know???

As far as cheap, cheapest you can get is dirt outside, bagseeds, and a light. This isnt my advice mind you, outside dirt is full of who knows and even decent nirvana genetics are cheap enough. As far as your skill level - its a plant? Not rocket science. Put the beans in dirt and it grows? You only get better from there. If you've read books you should have an idea, read more... threads!?!? I've got all the info ya need and please, improve upon it by all means :thumbsup:

I cant do your homework for ya there kiddo, thats up to you. :cool:

Just be willing to fuck up. My first grow was a DWC and it was a miserable failure. But i learned alot from it. Good luck.

good job boy

Two week mark. Day 14 Flowering. Raised the Reflext-x material via support string. Raised 250W HPS, added 150w HPS, added 1 46w CFL to lower canopy since light is more sparse in under canopy. 446 watts. ~ 35k lumens + 16k lumens + 3k lumens to undergrowth = ~54k lumens divided by two plants. Used pinching method on top cola of larger plant, will support by wood dowl if need be but the stem should get even stronger and this "supper cropping" technique may even make the top cola fatter in the end... But I mainly did it due to height. I dont think I ever truely discuss nutrients, but I swear by dyna-grow. All major and trace elements. Sutable for soil and hydroponic systems. Grow is 7-3-5 and bloom is 3-12-6. Plants get 1/2 gallon every other day, feeding every watering at 3 bloom cap fulls per gallon. Regular tap water, luke warm to slightly cool water. And yes, I use miracle grow... moisture control. So :rolleyes: to those who shit upon miracle grow :thumbsup:

damn nice grow man i was thinkin about growin and say stuff about my grow and takin pics and stuff but im kinda parinoid so can you tell me is it safe to post pics and talk about your grow on here its kinda scary but i need all the help i can get for my medicine

As always, thanks to those following and commenting :thumbsup:

Day 17 flowering.

Dropped reflect-x material to raise lighting fixtures again, re-adjust reflect-x material and fan. Peeked in and the plant on the right was just too close to the 250 bulb. I dont want the tops burnt.

2 Pretty big plants = full closet
Just like McDonalds, I'm lovin' it.
Yeah I know, lame :stoned:

BHB.

Quick question in regards to the Plexi shield that you used in the Cab.

I reacall you mentioning that it is placed 2" away from the light. Now is it flush up against each wall, or is there a gap between a certain spot?

I was thinking of maybe drilling a few holes in the plexi to help disperse the heat from the section in which it contains. That is if you did do it against each wall, Im prolly gonna do it that way, just wanted to see what an experienced fella would think

Respect.
G_V

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BHB.

Quick question in regards to the Plexi shield that you used in the Cab.

I reacall you mentioning that it is placed 2" away from the light. Now is it flush up against each wall, or is there a gap between a certain spot?

I was thinking of maybe drilling a few holes in the plexi to help disperse the heat from the section in which it contains. That is if you did do it against each wall, Im prolly gonna do it that way, just wanted to see what an experienced fella would think

Respect.
G_V

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Day 18 flowering. May I present to you the first bud shot :thumbsup: