New guy from WA. state

Hey all! I have been lurking and picking up tips since I started my first grow. I brought back 9 seeds from Maui 2 years ago and germinated them this spring.
8 of 9 came up and then I was stuck...wasn't setup to do anything with them so I gave 6 of the 8 to a buddy who was setup.
He flowered one right away to check sex, and it was a boy. So he wanted them gone....Of the two I kept, I threw one in the outdoor Greenhouse and one on the hill in my backyard.
The dogs pulled the one on the hill out of the ground, (twice) so that was the end of that one, but the Greenhouse one was doing fine. I took minimal care of it, it was lucky to get watered regularly but it thrived. Then BAM, it flowered!
About 3 weeks in I took 3 cuttings because it was the last one and I was starting to get emotionally attached. I gave them to my buddy to "mother" for me while I got setup to do an indoor grow with them.
They took about 3 weeks to get going, but finally rooted and flourished. I built myself a 2 level grow closet in my garage measuring 6' long by 2' wide and about 48" high for each level and bought a 6 bulb T5HO fixture to get started.
About then I figured the mama plant needed to come inside so I got just a 150 HPS to take care of her....but she had Spider mites! I went to the local grow store and got some Dr. Doom spray and let her have it...but read the directions first dumbass! I was too close when spraying and hurt her pretty good.
So....about a week later down she came.
Then I had to learn how to dry and cure properly....always something! Haha
Meanwhile, the clones became the bushiest little bastards I have ever seen! Stubby little guy's, but bushy. I'm pretty darn sure it's an Indica strain judging from the leaves and size, and they are doing great. My biggest fight has been ventilation though....and managing heat. I have the 6 bulb 4' T5 below with a 4 bulb
4' T5 above for vegging and together they do create some heat.
So....4 fans, a bunch of ducting,1 radiant heater, 3 timer's and a whole lot of over Engineering later I have the air and heat exchange all worked out.....Finally.
So here's what I got...4 clones going, 1 Mama, and 2 in flower.
All of them just bushy little bugger's! The flowering one's are maybe 14" and covered in blooms, while mama is maybe 10".
Lot's of learning going on and too much money spent but i'm having a good time with it. I had to add some bamboo skewer's and some string to "open" the plants up they are so bushy, but all is well.
I was looking to SCROG them, but damn! They are so thick with growth I may just let these one's go as is.
Anyway, just wanted to say "hello" and thanks for the great info I have gotten while "Lurking". :smokin:

Cloned 9/8, here's two of them 10/12.

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10/17, repot and put 2 in flower. This pic is from 10/21 They had nice Calyx at this point.

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"Mama" clone and sisters 10/27

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10/30...Mama and 4 newly potted clones.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps397805ce.jpg

10/30 the 2 in flower.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps8238ad5e.jpg

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Original Mama from the greenhouse.

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Today, 11/03

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps43db1c8c.jpg

368 views and silence? Wow...tough crowd. :( I was hoping for some feedback on my first grow.

On another note....I don't have an "Edit" button anymore, or an "E-mail/PM" button. I wanted to PM a Mod but I have no way to do that?
Thanks for any help.

Hey Washington state here too! those are some nice fat looking plants man! Not a bad first time I would say.

Thanks Man! I'm pretty happy with it for a 1st grow. I finally got some Canna Flores Bloom last night, hopefully they really takeoff now. I'm training them, lot's of strings pulling branches down to "open" them up. Bushiest little bugger's I have ever seen, Nodes are as close as a 1/2 inch.
I'm debating screening them now, not sure if it's too late though.

Either way they will be getting more light and that's a plus with such a dense plant. Are you going to "lolly pop" or look into it? I always do it to my crop so you can see whats going on underneath, and the bottom stuff wont amount to much anyway. Increases that ever so important airflow quite nicely as well :thumbsup:

I just started trimming some of the low growth yesterday. I found that I can "expose" a lot of them by "opening" the plant so I will save what I can of them.
I have lot's of ventilation, no worries there. It was a battle getting things "stabilized" though....mostly due to my over complex system...Lol
I need to take better pics, these don't do the little bushy bugger's justice.
Today's pics.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps3b0efdcb.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...psde2beac3.jpg

Wow, yeah they look nice and trimmed up but still bushy as heck! that's great man. Hoping for something similar along the road in my cab.

Thanks, hopefully they stay looking good. You got a cabinet going? Cool. Shoot me a PM, I don't seem to have the ability to write/send one....no "button" for it. :(

Yeah, I have a thread going for it. They are just over a week old but looking pretty good so far!