newbies first grow

just gotta digital camera (its waterproof):rastasmoke: and thought it a good idea to create a grow log for everyone to see (i am stouned because this does not actually sound like a good idea.)

i started with bagseed. then i ordered some afghani and white widow through a trusted company.;)

first pic is the veg side of my closet. then one of my 2 bagseed plants, 3rd is the baby afghani family, and my current temp (lights on.)

havent started the WWs yet cause i am not comfortable starting them with no Ph meter. think thats the reason my other plants grew so slowly.:wtf: btw, bagseed is 1 mo old, afghanis are 2 weeks.

questions, comments? much appreciated

whats a good anti-damp-off solution that i can use for cloning?:thumbsup:

also would anyone recommend "super soil" or "organic sunshine"?

still waiting for that Ph meter. while im waiting, what kind of ph meter does everyone have? what kind do you wish you had? why? my bad if this sounds like a homework assighnment.

All looks good so far mate ;)

I've got a PH pen, not sure of the make it don't have a name on it, but it does the job well enough, cost me about $40 from ebay.

Good luck!

im getting this "hanna meter champ ph tester" form hydroponics.net (fukin awsome site.) think its a pen shape too.

anyway, your WW looks great. did you by anychance get them from AMS?

heres one WW clone my bud gave me

Ya i bought a hanna ph meter cost me 250 but the only thing i use it for is hyfro on my soil i stopped cause i saw no different

saw some female preflowers on the clone and my flouros arent cutting it so i put her into the flower chamber under a 400hps.

with the hps running all day the temps have risen and the humidity dropped (only on the flower side. veg side has remained the same.) think i may have to turn up the AC.

my 4 first afghans, trudging along...

these guys think theyre tough or something. (hopefully gals)

new additions to the family. 1 afghan and 2 white widow. hope they turn out allright:rastasmoke:

got my Ph meter from hanna. cost me 70$ but now i need calibration solution...:cool:

flowering day 3. i put another clone in there. i think it's mature.

new additions...

the 4 (soon to be 3) afghans.

anyone know whats wrong with this leaf?

or why these leafs are bending? its new growth thats never been abused. it should be straight. im thinking salt build up (i hate to flush. i feel like im overwatering.) or root boundness.

has anyone ever used supersoil before? im gonna be using 3 parts supersoil, 1 part chix shit, and 3 parts perlite.

ok seems like we're getting somewhere. my P3 (prototype. my first bagseed) has just turned out to be a female a couple days ago. at first i saw a little nad like thing, but then a little white hair protruded from it. hopefully another hair will show.

its about day 10 flower for my WW clone

day 7 for this girl. (another clone from a buddy)

group pic in the flowering side of my closet. (my P3 in the front. just pronounced female!)

last, my ghetto c02 contraption. works wonders though.

heres the veg side of my closet. first, 5 WW and 2 afghan seedlings

heres my afghans that may never ever mature. ive over nuted them and theyve been stunted since. (that little one on the left, i actually broke the main stem when it was 3 days old and i didnt have the heart to kill it. hasnt grown much though.)

this is my P2 bagseed. also just turned female! so far, i have a 100% female rate, (2 out of 2 so far) but a 50% mortality rate (2 of my afghans died, one of my randoms died, one had to be moved outside, and one of my prototypes died (eaten.)

this is the dog that got it. poor guy broke his leg. not saying justice was served but this is a prime example of karma. (i didnt brake his leg. he was hit by a car when my brothers girl was watching him.)

yes my P2 and P3 are both female! so far i plan to flower P3 and hope for the dankest shiizah. im going to keep P2 in veg and try my hand at cloning.

when i see more results, ill post more pics

damn, the plant that i put outside (over nuted, thought was a goner,) not even a month old, under a foot tall, just turned FEMALE! whoo hooo!!! i hope she makes it with out any sex changes...

found a muffin fan from buyextras.com for $20. comes with fan speed controler right on the AC plug. so theres no sketchy wiring you have to do. its rated at 70 something CFM and is 4.7 " in diameter. im using this for a "forced" intake. my exhaust is rated at 170 CFM but i estimate 120-140 CFM (after ductwork.)

Hey JD, looks like you been busy ;)

Plants are looking good, keep up the good work and take it easy on the nutes, i've made that mistake too tho!

Oh an sorry to hear about your dogs accident, funny you saying you didn't break his leg tho, i did wonder as i was reading it ;) lol

yeah i do work a full time job and on my days off i usually tend to my plants or take the next step in upgrading. thanks for stopping in.

ive learned to flush properly (i think. still feel like im overwatering) and the importance of easing in the nutes. took me a while even after ive read the theory over and over. just didnt sink in till i killed a plant or two.

yeah i love that dog. its not even my dog (its my bros) but its like tha family dog. lol im not into animal cruelty. even if that dog cost me thousands i dont think i could... no id probably hurt it then. btw he just got his cast off. i put some pics up maybe tomorrow.

whatup. welcome to my grow. we are at day 14 flower fro my WW clone, do the math for the rest.

another group pic on the flower side.

improvements to my veg side. more to follow,

veg and flower, exposed.

dont drink and grow. DO YOU HEAR ME!! this shit Pisses Me Off!!! better yet, dont drink period! i feel like shit...(cuza being drunk)

just a couple pics. first the dog, all good now:rastasmoke:

heres that random that i overnuted the fuck out of. wasnt doing so good inside (she is an outdoor strain) so i put her outside. just turned female a few days ago

more pics.
first is my veg side. the big plant in the middle is about 6 weeks old. the stunted plant on the left is overnuted. seedlings on upper right.

next is my first attempt at LST. if you guys think im doing anything wrong let me know.

these are my seedlings. day 17 for them. maybe almost time to repot.

thats it for the veg

heres teh flowers.

pic 1 & 2 are my white widow clone.

last pic is a group pic. the plant in front is a she-monster.

Nice grow for the first time It looks like you will get some great medicene when done. I wouldnt worry about a PH meter. Sure the meter is fine, but imo just an added expense. I grow without a ph meter and have been for years (medical patient). As long as the water is ph balanced before watering ph balanced soil you will be fine! I do like your plants though and keep up the good work.

thank you. its always nice to meet a fellow medical patient.

hey everyone. been real busy with work lately, and its been getting dryer and dryer (the prices been going higher and higher.) almost $20 a gram. if you and find. and there dosent seem to be any breaks for buying in bulk. the fucking drug war. maybe we should start using it to our advantage:rastasmoke:$$:stoned:

the first pic is my WW clone, just making 3 weeks into flowering. 5 weeks to go

this is another clone. think its a skunk or a kush (or maybe a cheese?) anyway, smells gnarly. 3 days behind my WW clone

this is my prototype 3. a nice bagseed that has grown into a monster. 11 days into flower, and about 50 days old.

finally, a group shot of what i hope to be a healthy, honest, harvest.:hippy:

heres the other side of my closet.

first is my P2 bagseed. i seem to be having trouble with my leaves drying up and crumbling. but if you care to view teh thread, look in "plant problems", "sick plant?". about 50 days old.

this is my afghan that survived my over nuting/ over watering. it may never grow...:(

these are my younguns.19 days since they went into soil. hurry up and grow!!! i know. patience:hippy:. maybe i should go hydro.

and this is a cloning chamber ive made and have yet to try my luck on. thinking i wanna go hydro, but i think i need more experince first. maybe i should build a little bubbler or something (i made a waterfarm from plans on the internet. but ive yet to try it out.)

here we have my first attempt at cloning. first i watered the mother with plain water 30 minutes prior. i got all my supplies together, cloning solution (im using olivia's cloning solution and thrive alive B1 rooting solution. Ph 7.4 and 300-400 ppm.) razor blades, alcohol, humidity dome all set up, the whole shebhang.

then i cut 4 lower branches that were still relatively new, removed the lower node (leaves) and trimmed the set(s) above. all individually and then immediatly into the cloning solution for about 5 minutes.

from there into teh rockwool cubes and into the humidty dome. i lightly sprayed the clones with a light neem solution to keep the bugs at bay. i also sprayed the dome a little more liberally.

hope this works XX:hippy:

heres the vegatative side (VS) of my closet.

first is my seedlings. 5 White widows and 2 Afghans. 22 days from sprout

here is my mom. i took 4 cuttings off her and she seems to be doing fine. i over "neemed" her though. suffocation. 1 mo and 25 days old.

4 cuttings, day 3...

my afghan that may never grow.

this is the flowering side (FS) of my closet.:D

the first two pics are my White widow clone, 25 days into flower

the third is my skunk clone (stanky,) 22 days into flower

the last two are my bagseed giant. 14 days into flower:hippy:

Whats up joe! Man there looking mighty nice, i hope mine turn out like that.. And thanks for all the advice guys!

whatup trees! thnks for stoping by.

honestly bro, this is my first grow and i was/am just as hopeful/skeptical. keep and open mind and good things will come.

:(ahh man. bad news. in the past couple days, ive pulled 5 hermie flowers off my WW clone. they didnt seem open, but i do see some seeds poping theyre little green heads out of her/his little frosty buds. :wtf:

dosent seem to have affected the other plants though (if it does, i might get some bad ass fem strains.) i couldnt take any pictures of the male flowers cause they were small and it seemed pointless (who wants to see male flowers? i dont) but they looked like little bananas. yelllow. very dissapointing. :(

i guess she has gone through some stress, (i bent a branch once but it didnt snap,) and when i first set up my closet, there were some minor light leaks but i fixed em (many minutes of sitting in pitch black all by myself. lots of duckt tape and mylar. still are but it really is pitch black in there.) or maybe just my newbie abuse in general. the world may never know... (im still gonna smoke her.) ill post pics when they look good.:hippy:

heres the flower side of my closet. spent some time light-proofing it today. cause of my hermie. now i cant see any light if i sit in there for 5 minutes.:hippy:

the first two pics are my WW clone (the hermied one. plucked all the flowers though. it fucked itself and seems content) without the HPS blaring away. 32 days into flower

pics 3&4 are of my "mhystery skunk". i really like this plant so far. to bad its a clone. 29 days into flower

finally a group pic. those other two are my bagseed females. one is 21 days intflower, the other about 2 days.:rastasmoke:

for your viewing pleasure

heres the veg side of my closet

first two pics are my white widows and afghans from seed. about 25 days for them so far.

last is my first attempt at cloning. i dont know how long theyve been in there, (maybe about a week) but im starting to see some new growth. no visible roots though. i will transplant soon. any suggestions?

was spraying my clones and i found a root coming out the bottom of the cube.

think im gonna transplant them :rasta:

here are the clones transplanted

hope they do allright:hippy:

i was bored, so i tied this baby down for maximum light penetration! (that sounded weird):wtf:

anyways, my first attempt at lst.

ah found it. i moved my log from indoor growing. thnks stinky!:hippy::rastasmoke::D

LST is great. Though some people find it as mutilation. Not me though, I like ladies in bondage. =D

Looking forward to a picture update. =)

BeSafe. :jointsmile:

looking very good :)

right on.:hippy:

ill probably post more pics today. ty for positive feedback

Good job with the LST. By doing that you just doubled your yeild. If you need to learn more check out my logs!!

Jerry Garcia's Blue Widow, Blue Apollo, And Mystery seeds from start to finish, and even farther back, 2nd grow from cloans and THCB seed, I got over 2 lbs from that grow.

BOL JG

thanks. i think i stressed it out a little, maybe, with the strings and things. hope it dosent go male on me. would make a beautiful lady. ill come check you out.