2nd grow

My plan :

- germinating using paper towel method, then planting poped beans in party cups to srpout.
- 4 parts Fox Farm Ocean Forrest to 1 part pearlite for my potting mix.
- ill be using blue standard incandecents to gro sprout to an inch or 2, then transplanting to my 1 gal pots.
- Plan on using 1 gal. pots for veg, and 3 gal. for flowering? advice on those sizes would be good?
- 1 400w MH conv. HPS for veg and flower respectively.
- 1 bag seed (already popped and under incandecant) + 7 big bud
- grow space is 4' wide x 2' deep x 8' tall
- Using Fox Farm Grow big for veg. FF Tiger Bloom along FF with open sesami, beastie bloomz and cha-ching for flowering also maybee some mollasas thru the grow, dont kno too much yet abotu mollassas but i hear its the shiznit. :cool:
- Homeade exaust system, thinking about the intake (nothing yet):(
- Plan on suppercropping half the girls and topping the other half.

I germed the one bagseed b4 my big bud's have come in b/c i have never germ'd and sprouted a plant b4, so that was sort of my test run. I dont have a digi cam right now, but soon plan on getting one so if this grow turns out good i will have many good pics to share with anyone who is interested. Also i would like to get up some pics of my setup to see what all ya think.

Ps if neone has a link to some good DIY intake ideas, i would appreciate the help. Thanks erbody :hippy::jointsmile:

now after the seed has popped in the paper towel and i put it in the soil should i keep the soil moist till the sprout comes or should i not water so the tap root goes down looking for water?

I didnt mean to put this thread in indoor lighting, does neone kno how i can put it somewhere elsE?

i give a bit of water every 2 days .. it usually comes out in a week or so

Ahhh, thank you very much. I will do just that, but im not sure if the seed is still in the dirt, because the ferret got into the cup the other night.... Its cool tho. Hopefully it was a tasty treat for him, if he ate it.

I still have my other 8 seeds germinating right now. 5 Big Bud, 1 unknown, and 2 that i got for free along with the Big Bud. Hopefully they are ready soon so i can get them into the soil:thumbsup:

Very productive day in the ambitious world that is my closet. Were to start... ok, well i finished up the ventilation system on my closet today got my homeade light baffles up so there will be no pesky light leaks. Here is the link for the design of my homeade light baffles http://boards.cannabis.com/closet-ca...ion-ideas.html if neones interested.

I also had to run to Meijer, late night style, to get some rice and a tupperware to store the rest of my genetics. Doesnt really have nething to do with the gro, but i just thought id mention..

Im trying to run my room lights and exhaust system now with a thermometer in it to see if the temps r gonna be ok when the ladies go in. However the chronic shop is closed at 3 i nthe morning so i had to buy a fish tank termometer for now.. Pry wont work since it says dont put under direct light.... oh well, i plan on getting a nice digital thermometer and humididty measure tomarro when the chron store is open, also maybee i will pick up my FoxFarm nutrient tri-pak.

Talk to yall later..:thumbsup:

Ok its Friday morning, and i dont have class, im gonna garden:thumbsup:. I juyst got back from the chron store where i purchased a therm/humidity gauge that records highs and lows, so i can finallly see where my temps sit with the lights on.

So i got back to my house and put in the therm. in my closet. All closet lights and fans GO, quickly seal the hatches and switch systems to stealth mode. LOL, sometimes i cant help myself, im still a kid at heart with a hobby. So after about an hour of all systems go in the closet temps look to be around 78-79, not too bad. Humidity is around 35%, this i am kind of worried about, should i be looking for something in the 40-50% range??

Lets see what else is new in my closet?? oh yea i transfered my germ'd seeds into party cupps with a 1:3 of ocean forrest to perlite. Out of the 8 seeds i had cook'n in the oven (paper towel method, i would never bake a seed in an oven, what do u think im mad) 7 pop'd. All 5 of my big buds popped, alond with a bad seed i planted. I also got an unmarked bag of 10 seeds when i ordered my BIG BUD, which of the 10 i germ'd 2 and 1 has popped. I will probably leave his brother in the "OVEN" for a couple more days b4 i burry him in the garbage cemetary.

Love Peace and Chiken Greace, CWesto

Ok so i thought the temps were at 79F turns out i had the therm. set on daily low and it was reading 79F. I turned it back to actual and it says it is closer to around 85F... Hmmmmmmmm what to do

well ive never been able to get temps below 82.0F with lights on and as high as 90.0F. never had any major issue from heat, just keep a fan on them to keep it breezy

Cool iriebowl, ill keep that in mind. I'm stilll looking for some way to get my temps down about 5-10F degrees and my humidity up by about 15%. I would just feel much better sleeping if i knew my babies were sleeping in as comfortable an enviornment as i am.

I said i was going to have some pictures. Here they are. These are just some pics of my seeds fresh in the soil. I have them just hangin out in the kitchen right now with the light on. They'll probably be there until they show face. Also a couple pics of my grow area. Any suggestions, advice, etc. etc. are welcome. PC

Pic 1 - Beans in the dirt. The empty cup is waiting for the last of the 8 beans, the "runt" if you will.

Pic 2 - My homeadelight light baffles suckin in teh air, and my knee.

Pic 3 - My light and fan hangin out in the closet. (inside cab)

Pic 4 - Homeade exhaust system. (top of cab)

Pic 5 - Intake ports from light baffles. (inside cab)

Now you see me, now u dont

Muahhhhahahahhahahaha

For some reason my knee likes sneaking into the pictures.

Ill have some better pictures later. Bye yall :rasta:

Pic 1- My 5 Big Buds all waking up nicely.

Pic 2- The unknown mistery seeds from Netherlands, lil bro is still trying to pop in the germ chamber. Doesnt she look so lonely.

Pic 3- A seed given to me by a friend, he swore it was some good crhon. Hope he is right as his idea will now be taking up soace in my cab.

Pic 4- A couple of em poppin out.

Pic 5- Stand tall my young padawon learner.

Use clear plastic cups next time. You can see how the roots are doing.

but with clear plastic cups wouldn't the light hit the roots. my understanding was light was bad for the roots....

yea, I thought light was a no no for roots?????

Well the last seed that i was trying to germinate is a dud, i believe. Im gonna let him stay for another day or 2 then he is getting the preverbial "Boot." If he gets the boot il germ another seed from the mystery bag from Netherlands.

Heres a pic of the nutes ill be using thru my gro. I was thinking about adding some molassas when flowering rolls around, not sure yet tho, I already have a pretty packed line-up when it comes to the nutes.

And, yes that is Donnie, the turtles and KC Jones whoop'n up on the footsoldier in the background. TURTLE POWER!!! :jointsmile:

:gunfighter2::gunfighter2:T-U-R-T-L-E Power

Heres a couple pics of my babies soaking in the artificial sun. They are currently about 8" underneath 2 CFL's, a 45w soft white and a 26w 6500k cool light. Temps are 72 and humidity is 53%

It is about the end of the day, my day. I managed to get my ballast out of my cab, i am hoping that this will help lower my daytime temp's from 80-85 to about 75-80. I however cannot turn on my HPS and see what the temps are because my sprouts are obviously occupying the area.

Looking good so far. This is the stage that many of us will tend to love our seedlings to death by overwatering. I let mine get really dry before watering. allowing it to dry out encourages the roots to grow more to search for moisture.

do NOT use clear plastic cups....light is very bad for roots

how they coming? :rastasmoke:

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Originally Posted by spongebobsmokepants

Looking good so far. This is the stage that many of us will tend to love our seedlings to death by overwatering. I let mine get really dry before watering. allowing it to dry out encourages the roots to grow more to search for moisture.

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Its funny u say that, i was just looking at the soil starting to dry about 2 minutes ago. But, yes ive heard about roots going deeper in search of moisture, hopefully i can reserve myself from watering until it is really needed.

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Originally Posted by FireTheft

do NOT use clear plastic cups....light is very bad for roots

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Yea, ive never heard anyone say anything against it, but it just doesnt sound like a good idea to me. Roots are naturally in the dark their whole lives anyway.

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Originally Posted by rnichilo

how they coming? :rastasmoke:

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Good so far, i think. I got em about 3-4" under my 2 CFL's. Temps are around 65-70 with the CFL's on 24hrs, they will probably go up closer to 80-85 when i put the 400w on it. I plan on having them under CFL's for about 1 to 1&1/2 weeks until breaking out the MH on them.

PS. rnichilo, i saw URBANGROWER on ur sig., Hell Yea.

Pic 1 - YEAAAAAAA, last seed pop'd today and is now in the soil. Will put under CFL's as soon as she shows face. :clap::clap::clap:

Pic 2 - Look at em bending inwards towads the CFL's, how cute.

Pic 3 - Just another pic, look how the leaves have grown in just 1 day :thumbsup:

Wow my seeds are not sprouting that high at all, i wonder why. One has seemed to open up and has 4 leaves but isnt more than 1/2 inch tall.

yea i dont kno nosaj. 6 of mine are big bud, so im hoping it is part of their strains characteristics. Its either that or stretching, i think im going to lower my 400w CMH tonight, its is currently at 4' over the plants. I think mine stretched b/c i had them on my kitchen counter top for the firts day they sprouted out of the ground, so it strectched toward the ceiling light :( I think it will still be ok for them to be that long at this age. Wont it??

Wow, ok so i get back from class tonight at 9 to find my loset completely dark, as in lights out and exaust fan turned off. It is starnge tho because they are both on the same digital timer which was still on, it son batteries so its always on. Also the room fan was still on which goes to the same extension cord as my light ans exaust..... hopefully this does not happen again.

looks like those seedlings are stretching out pretty badly. Lower those lights (or raise the cups) so that the plants are no more than 2 inches away from the lights. Don't want them to stretch too much or they'll flop over.

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Originally Posted by afghooey

looks like those seedlings are stretching out pretty badly. Lower those lights (or raise the cups) so that the plants are no more than 2 inches away from the lights. Don't want them to stretch too much or they'll flop over.

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i dont think 2" with the 400 MH isnt gonna work. im pretty sure it will fry those little guys. Yea the lights r 45" away right now, i am trying to move them clsoser and closer gradually, since they r still so young.

He means the CFL's. Not the MH. The MH needs be be a couple feet away at first.

Over the oast 2 days i have lowered the lights from about 4' all the way to 2'. The reason for the hasty move was that my young plants (4 days) had already stretched alot and they were starting to look a lil wobly. I thought that this quick adjustment would stress the young plants, but i think they are taking it pretty good. I also put my 2 day old plant under the light and im pretty sure it likes it. Umm... what else, I watered the garden, used about 1 tsp/gal for all plants except, the ind/sat baby who got only Ph'd water. :rastasmoke:

Hey does anybody have any idea why my perlite in the cups is turning a yellow tint?

Pic 1 - This is a pic from about 10 pm on day 4.
Pic 2-5 are from about 10 minutes ago.
2 - chron seed front, BB3 back (already 2.75" high)
3 - trying to show the stretch, u can see BB1 (middle) has got a lil swivel in its stem.
4 - Lights are 2' up.
5 - Overhead view of garden, w/ heights.

Until next time, keep on smokin.

I leave my oscillating fan on at night time when the lights are out in the cab. Does anybody know if this is bad for the young plants, like if they r supposed to rest and be still to recharge at night?? Or can i keep on doing this.

i just close my fan in the night, i dont think it really matters if its on or off.. bring the lights down 10cm every day IMO.

hey, clear plastic cups actually seem like a good idea if you wrap them in something thick (duct tape?). Besides, light would only get to the roots on the sides of the cup. You guys agree or am I taking crazy pills?

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hey, clear plastic cups actually seem like a good idea if you wrap them in something thick (duct tape?). Besides, light would only get to the roots on the sides of the cup. You guys agree or am I taking crazy pills?

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Ummm i guess that would work, lol. I dont see why u dont just buy dark party cups instead tho, seems like it would be easier than wrapping all my cups in tape. Wasnt that kinda far back in the thread tho??? haha I forgot all about the clear cups argument.

Thanks for the advice whiskey, i may try that or move them closer at least when the little guy gets a bit bigger.

I am pretty sure that I am the Man, today at least. I put together a DIY cooltube, using a hurricane glass. Its not done yet, i still need to get a exaust fan for the rig, and thats about all. Its not really part of my BB gro, but it has to do with it so here u go. Please let me kno what u all think about my project.

pic1 outside of cab view.
pic2 profile of that sleak beauty.
pic3 up close and personal.
pic4 idea of where the duct goes to. i was thinking of putting the exaust fan between those 2 pieces of duct. and im only getting a small inline fan maybee 80 cfm, no huge fans that could be mounted on the back of an everglades boat. KRRRIIIIIKKKKYYYY.

Does anyone have advice on where the exaust fan should be installed in the line of cooltubes and exaust duct. ie - after the cooltube, at the wall were the duct evacuates the room??

This DIY cooltube is some really good work:thumbsup:....and your plants look nice too...
when you planning to transplant them into a bigger pot????

Thanks Zeb :D;). Not sure about the transplant, they are ready whenever. I plan on putting them in 1 gallons which i already have, for the veg, and i was thinking 3-5 gallon for flowering, i have to go pot shopping tho to see sizes, but that is down the road. I was thinking of putting them in my 1 gal's anywhere from 1-3 days from now. Any suggestions?