Grow Log - AcousticStoner420 - 1ST GROW

Whats up guys, Im Acoustic and I have a small indoor compact fluorescent grow system set up... Mind you all this is my very first grow, so feedback and advice would be GREATLY appreciated and helpful to me. Here are the facts on my setup...

2/3 Plant Indoor Grow:
Lights: Three 150w CFL's
Space: 2ft x 2 ft and about 3ft tall.
Medium: Scotts Continuous Feeding Potting Soil
Nutes/Ferts: Greenhouse All Purpose Plant Food (15-30-15)
Air Flow: 3 Speed Tower input to Grow Box
Seeds: I have absolutely no clue can anyone tell me in future weeks???

I am in day 3 of the Growth Cycle @ 18/6. The plants are doing wonderful and look very healthy... Hopefully i will have my cam pics on soon. Note: I just put in the 150 watt lights this evening, for the past 2 days they have been growing under 60 watt Compact Fluorescent lights.

EVERYONES help is GREATLY appreciated, and THANKS in advance...

Stay UP :rasta:

~Acoustic :stoned:

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Originally Posted by AcousticStoner420

Whats up guys, Im Acoustic and I have a small indoor compact fluorescent grow system set up... Mind you all this is my very first grow, so feedback and advice would be GREATLY appreciated and helpful to me. Here are the facts on my setup...

2/3 Plant Indoor Grow:
Lights: Three 150w CFL's
Space: 2ft x 2 ft and about 3ft tall.
Medium: Scotts Continuous Feeding Potting Soil
Nutes/Ferts: Greenhouse All Purpose Plant Food (15-30-15)
Air Flow: 3 Speed Tower input to Grow Box
Seeds: I have absolutely no clue can anyone tell me in future weeks???

I am in day 3 of the Growth Cycle @ 18/6. The plants are doing wonderful and look very healthy... Hopefully i will have my cam pics on soon. Note: I just put in the 150 watt lights this evening, for the past 2 days they have been growing under 60 watt Compact Fluorescent lights.

EVERYONES help is GREATLY appreciated, and THANKS in advance...

Stay UP :rasta:

~Acoustic :stoned:

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Pics! PICS! :D

Yes, pics would be very helpful

PICS

Ok guys i finally got the camera goin... :smokin:

HERES THE UPDATE: Continuing to use my 3-150 watt CFL's, my two biggest plants are on Day 7, and the little one there is on Day 3... I have a 3 speed Tower oscillating fan connected to my grow box... small grow, but it is my first... So far I think my plants are looking pretty healthy, even the third little one is starting to get its second set of pointy leaves :D ... Going into the second week im hoping for a strong steady healthy grow... any ideas, questions, comments or advice for my guys??? Lemme know...

Stay UP :rasta:

!Acoustic :stoned:

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is that 2 plants in one pot that i see ???

Affirmative Urockmysocks... there are two in that one pot...:stoned:
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My ladies are 1 week now, and from the looks of things they are strong and healthy. They seem to be growing faster and faster everyday. :D

A Couple ?'s for the near future of my grow...
1. When exactly should i transplant my plants? Is it looking that i am going to need to do it soon?
2. What about that little guy i have there #3... Should i move him to the same size cup the others are in? or wait till its time for the bigger pot?

Everybody's input has been excellent, so THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP :rasta:

How do my ladies look???

Stay UP :rasta:

!Acoustic :stoned:
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End of Day 8, and I decided to add a CO2 System (Courtesy of Da1KrayzieThug) Thx for the recipe!! I also decided to pick up a growth nutrient by Miracle Grow... Its the indoor liquid nutrient (8-7-6). Has anybody tried that??? I started the nutrients and CO2 @ 8:30p EST so i wont be able to see the effects for hours yet to come... Thx for all the help guys :pimp:

For my first grow i have added to the process i thought at the beginning for growing weed by 1000000000%. Im excited in seeing whats to come...

How am i doing???? :confused:

!Acoustic :stoned:

I would move that little guy out ASAP, before the roots become entangled. Put him in a seperate container and see if you can save him.

Go very easy on the nutrients... young plants are very delicate. I didn't fert until 3 weeks cuz thats what people told me, but you should be fine as long as you do low doses.

And your plants are lookin good, keep it up :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by AcousticStoner420

For my first grow i have added to the process i thought at the beginning for growing weed by 1000000000%.

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What does this MEAN???

Dont use Mircale Grow on your plants...... Thats what I was told by a few pro growers

Thx, for the input guys... Im thinking now that the Miracle Grow may be a little strong to use on my plants right now... i did add 12 drops of it to 16oz of water and applied it once... So if i stop i think that i should be ok. I will take pictures of the CO2 setup and throw those on this log here soon...

SmokeN'Joe~ What up man, ok i was sooo stoned beyond the point of repair when i wrote that, so lemme try this again... There is a lot more that goes into the growing of cannabis than i thought at the beginning of my project. My hat comes off to those who are able to do this on a large scale with such amazing results. Now that i fixed that i think i am gonna go blaze on a LARGE scale :rasta:

Buk~ Whats up man, thx for the input on my grow... I will hold off on the Miracle Grow for now... but the one that i have seems to be excepti :D onally safe for indoor plants... If i do plan to use it, i will apply it in small amounts once a week and later on in my grow. Thanks for all your help.

ADDING ON TO MY GROW: UPDATE!!!!!!!!!
~Hey Guys, thanks for all the support and help with my grow... My plants are doing wonderful and im hoping for a super strong 2nd week. Last night i decided to germinate 4 more seeds of some really nice bud and put those in on my grow too... which comes to a grand total of 7 plants for my first grow.
~I am going to transplant that third litte guy out of that pot in hopes it will recover nicely... Keep your fingers crossed for me... :thumbsup:

Stay Dry, Stay High, Stay... you fuckin dog :mad:

Later on... :rasta:
!Acoustic :stoned:
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Ok everyone heres the newest pics w/ the CO2, and i transplanted the third lil guy that was stuck with #2 into his own spot (Back-left in the picture of all 3) I hoping the transplanting wont hurt either of the plants...

I have a question for the upcoming week... What is my humidity supposed to be at???:confused:

I also plan to plant the seeds i started germinating yesterday, today... i took a peek at them, and all 4 successfully sprouted with the papertowel method in about 12 hours (The trick is a warm dark environment for sure):thumbsup:

Stay UP :rasta:
!Acoustic :stoned:
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nice too see you got some CO2 in there, but ya id have to agree with buk, dont use that mircale grow crap, it'll only make your pH rise, and its a little early to feed anyways.. im on my first grow as well and i didnt feed until the 4th week. on that 4th week i gave it a pinch of blood meal, lots of nitrogen, a good 12-0-0 mix which is what vegging plants need

if you have the time or enegry, id give it a try

hey teach me that co2 system?

I'm useing mircle plant food and soil on my 1st grow..I know everyoen says its bad, but so far so good...My plants only promblem has been strching since i had the shitiest light ever to start it....I won't use it again, just because people 'say' it sucks, but if you have no other choice then use it.

Day 9: Starting today i noticed that my 3rd plant (The one that got transplanted yesterday) seemed to doing well, but this morning i noticed the biggest leaves have just gone straight up in the air towards the light. IS THIS GOOD???? SHOULD I DO SOMETHING??? Please reference the picture below to understand what i mean... :confused: Help! :(

I also decided to plant the last 4 seeds that i germinated and added them into the grow box as well... Now i have a total of 7 plants. Three above, and Four below... :thumbsup:

My First two plants seems to be doing WONDERFUL!!! :D Tell me what u think!!!

THE CO2 RECIPE!!!~ (Courtesy Da1KrayzieThug) 1 tsp yeast, 2 cups sugar, WARM water... Dissolve 1 tsp of yeast in a seperate bowl with about 1 cup of WARM water, NOT COLD. Add 2 cups of sugar to a 2-liter bottle, fill WARM water up to the Label add the dissolved yeast and close it up... Reference the plastic tubing setup from my previous pics. GOOD LUCK!!! :thumbsup:

PICS!!! -- 1) My #3 Troubled plant 2) #3 Plant dif. Angle 3) Plant #2 4)Plant #1 :thumbsup:

THX FOR ALL THE HELP... STAY HIGH :rasta:
!Acoustic :stoned:
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cool C02 set up

Hi mate,

generally leaves stretching upwards means they are thirsty, and wiltering droopy leaves like you 3rd and 4th pic suggests over-watering.

Hope this helps.

P.S. whats all this bollox everyone puts about "my post is purely fictional..."



"Anything I type should not be taken seriously, Any information I give is just taken from sites i found on google.com"

Whats up guys... A couple days have passed since my last entry, but my plants are doing wonderfully (except for one) Unfortunately the third lil guy that i transplanted from the first small pot slipped out of my fingers and out of the pot, i put her back in but im not sure if she will recover... a rookie mistake for sure. :( The other two are strong and healthy as can be. Their third tier of leaves are almost done and setting up for the fourth (on both plants). WILL HAVE A PIC UPDATE TOMORROW! :rasta:

A big question coming into the end of this week...

SHOULD I TRANSPLANT NOW??? NEXT WEEK??? WHEN???
-Any help on this question would be kick ass right now, i need to know soon, before i end up damaging and killing my plants. HELP! :confused:

For now they are strong and healthy and look GREAT. Please help me in my quest for some of my very own, homegrown.

Stay UP :rasta:
!Acoustic :stoned:
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Ummm.... transplant... when was the last time you transplanted?

Transplant when you seem fit... I would think ;)

If there are roots coming out of the bottom then you need to transplant pretty fast.

Also if you notice the growth has stopped - this usually is because there is no more root space to grow. A Transplant will also help with this problem.

Day 11 UPDATE: My first two beautiful plants are doing wonderfully. Now i have to transplant them both to bigger pots... Im concerned they will grow out of these pots either today, or tomorrow, and i want to make sure they will not be hurt in this process. Im nervous as shit when it comes to transplanting, i love my ladies.

Plant #1: Lookin good to me, Nice lush green leaves, and its five pointers are starting to come in! :D

Plant#2: This one is a little further ahead of the first it is starting to make room for its second set of five pointer leaves. The strongest and healthiest to me.

Plant #3: Well its still there... still growin, slowly...:confused:

TRANSPLANTING :smokin: :
I am going to go ahead and transplant my two ladies into much bigger pots so they can get the room they need and the new nutrients in the soil. They need room for their roots to be able to stretch and gain strength. I mean, honestly, its either now or in 24 hours... :thumbsup:

PICS: :rasta: : #1. Plant #1
#2. Plant #2
#3. Plant #1 - (Underview)
#4. Plant #2 - (Underview)
#5. Both my Ladies - (Underview)

Everyones advice and suggestions have been kick ass, thx for all the help guys!!! :thumbsup:

Theres the pic update and my situation, they are doing great so far...

Hey do they look to everyone??? Am I doing ok??

Stay UP :rasta:
!Acoustic :stoned:
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Whats up everyone, im finishing up on Day 13 of my grow. I transplanted my plants yesterday, and i have had no set back at all. Within hours they were stretching and showing growth. When i removed the first pots when i was tranplanting the root system was nice and strong all around the cup.

PIC Update:
1. Plant #1: This plant has been growing like crazy since i transplanted it, lookin strong and healthy... im pleased.:thumbsup:
2. Plant #2: This guy now transplanted is growing very nicely.
3. Plant #1: The leaves on this plant are very large, kinda unique... anyone else have this???
4. Plant #2: The Five Finger leaves are starting to show nicely.
5. Plant #3: This 3rd little guy is finally starting to make his recovery! :D

QUESTIONS: HELP HELP HELP!.. Please...:cool:
Can anyone tell me the strain of my plants??? I would REALLY like to know, i cant seem to figure it out from pictures...:confused:
What are some key important things for the upcoming weeks of growth???

Thx for all your help! :rasta:

Stay UP :rasta:
!Acoustic :stoned:
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QUESTIONS: HELP HELP HELP!.. Please...:cool:
Can anyone tell me the strain of my plants??? I would REALLY like to know, i cant seem to figure it out from pictures...:confused:
What are some key important things for the upcoming weeks of growth???

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What's up AC420, determining the strain right now is impossible mate, unless it has very significant characteristics, you can't even determine the strain when you flower.
But, on the other hand, you can know which family the plant is from. I'm guessing Indica plants here, since the leaves are wide and the propagation of the second set of branches comes quite low. This means you'll probably have a small, bushy plant. But again, telling the strains gonna be hard.
Upcoming weeks take steady feeding and root development. This is why an 18/6 light schedule is better for seedlings than clones. The seeds need darkness to root.
Also, I've noticed you wanted to repot? This is a good idea, and now is about the time to do it, maybe wait another day.
Now if you're afraid of repotting, which I was too in the beginning, there's a good alternative for root propagation. Look at the pic, when you cut out the bottom of your current pot, and place it into a bigger pot, filled with the same soil, the roots will grow through the earlier pot into the bigger pot, since they always search for space, wether it's downwards or sideways, heck even upward.
The roots growing through into the bigger pot, will certainly make the seedlings bigger, since a longer rooting system equals a longer stem. Don't take a pot that is too big, or too small, stay within the shown proportion. ;) good luck!
harv

What up Harvesthetic, thx for the help and advice with my grow... I do continue a controlled 18/6 light schedule. :) Although on the repotting... i may have forgotten to mention that i repotted yesterday, so when i do need to repot i will do that method you proposed, but i really dont think tomorrow will have to be that day... do you???

Thx for the help on the strain too, i guess that will be a never-ending mission to find out what the fuck im really smoking, but as long as it is the best i can do i will be satisfied... thx again... :rasta:

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Haha you did mention it man ;) sorry. And no, of course don't repot now :D But yeah, this method kicks ass though, and causes not as much stress as transplanting.
:thumbsup:

:stoned: Hey Harv, how could i do a SCRoG for my two plants? Do you think its possible, i just want to generate the most bud with a 3' plant idealy. But i like the SCRoG idea, but i was thinking maybe it would be better to try on another grow, seeing as this is my first one... :confused: But anyway are u tryin to hook up that SCRoG info if u think it can be done... Nicely done on yours by the way :thumbsup:

Stay UP :rasta:
!AC420
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hahaha yo acoustic my plants are in the same exact shit man the bottoms of carls jr cups and big gulp cups........great minds think a like bro

thx AC420 (:p) I regret to inform you that scrogging wouldn't be the way to go in your case.
You're growing from seeds. For a decent scrog/sog, clones (branches from motherplants that you put into the soil, and root) are actually a bit necessary, or at least seeds from the exact same strain. Because each strain grows at its own pace, and have their specific hallmarks. You need steady, simultaneous growth on each plant, certainly for a scrog. Otherwise one of the plants will be overpowered by the other, and steal its light.
Now I've seen LST on seedlings, but this takes a long time. So I suggest you wait for a bit ;). But, you can always bend regular plants, man, Powder Puff bent his main stem on one of his plants. Here's a pic.
Increasing yield can be done in many ways. Look it up ;) I'm a bit tired :p

Hey Smokin420 thats whats up man, yea those two beautiful ladies came out of Taco Bell cups. :thumbsup: We're on that status, know what im sayin? :pimp:

Stay UP :rasta:
!AC420
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Right on Harv, thanks for the info... you know i think i will just flower them when they are 1/2 the height of my desire and proceed from there. That seems like the way to go. Straight up.:D Your gonna have some dank homegrown my friend... and hopefully so will I... :thumbsup:

Stay UP :rasta:
!AC420
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Just a small little update here... Finishing up Day 13 my plants are now growing at a very fast rate, so far so good. Im happy with the results so far being a rookie grower and give a BIG THX for all that have helped in my success :pimp:

I now also transplanted my 3rd little guy, so he will be catching up to the other two soon im sure :cool:

WILL HAVE A PIC UPDATE TOMORROW: 2 WEEKS!!! :D

Till then as always... Stay UP :rasta:
!AC420
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Whats up guys, today is the completion of the second week for my ladies... and im very satisfied with the results... I have the PIC Update on here so be sure to check that out and tell me what u think, for 2 weeks in. Thx! This being my first grow i dont totally know what to expect for the upcoming weeks... Im just hoping for strong and healthy growth. :D

Question:
Can anyone tell me when my plant will start to get their scent??? Or When that comes along??? Im anxious for the smell of my ladies...:thumbsup:

PIC UPDATE: Here are my ladies... Im sure u can tell the two apart from each other by now... and the third little guy is hangin in there and loving his transplant from yesterday :D

Everyone who has helped me in this endevour for the ultimate dank, my thx goes to you! :cool:

AM I DOING OK SO FAR??? :confused:

Stay UP :rasta:
!AC420 :stoned:
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Hey whatsup, Whats growin on:thumbsup:

I saw your other post so I'll try to help as much as I can;)

Their lookin good from the pix u posted as far as for the repotting umm I mean how tall do u want them to get? Cause if you want them to get about 3ft tall(end of harvest) just get 3gal pots if you want 4ft plants get 4gal pots, you get the picture.:) I hope you already knew that you should determine the height of your plants at the end of the VEG stage. They usually double their height from the ending of Veg to about harvest time, so you have total control of that. If you plan to use tho CFLs thru the whole Flower I suggest you dont let them get so tall cause then the light wont be able to penetrate the buds at the bottom..

Since Harv said SCROG isnt best for you I suggest you TOP your plants.(look thru Mands pgs 4 that). Now I did my topping around 1 week before i started 12/12 and it worked great:thumbsup: You should at least try it on 1 plant if your scared if not all... I tried on 4 out of my 9 and 1 of my topped plants was a male, so I have about half topped and half not topped... I want to see which will harvest more in my conditions to see which I like best:thumbsup:

If you didnt use this method for transplanting your plants then start to use its the best method I seen and done, I'm pretty sure everyone will agree I know Me, Puff and BKskillz all used it and had great results.http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?t=29705

Oh U should start looking into some Nutes for veg they will start to need it around the next week or so... I used Mexican bat guano (use ferts high N), my plants loved it but everyone has their own stuff they use I guess but I'm sticking with that stuff I did wonders for my plants:thumbsup:

How close are your light to ur plants? and are u using a fan to cool the lights?

looking good...Hey on the trasnsplant to bigger pot...excellent advice...very low stress. I have a friend who uses the Sunshine mix and instead of repotting, She cuts open the side of a bag of MIX and set's the plant, roots and all into the opening. BBaammm replanted...no stress...best of all, using a fresh bag of the sunshine mix allows her to pretty much just water, and monitor for deficiencies...hope this helps.lw

Hello AcousticStoner :) They look fine for 2 weeks, I can't see any problems at all ;)


Hmmm the smell, I'm affraid I have no idea when it starts, I have no sense of smell you see :o but it will come don't worry about that;) .




love mand xxx:)

Harvesthetic

tnx for the info, i already transplanted my lady twice and both times i fucked up :o but thankfully it managed to pull through. This is by far the best tranplant ive read about imo. once again, gracias

later :thumbsup:

Smell.. Mine started to smell strongly in about second - third week... But, It all depends on strain and other stuff... Don't worry! Strong smell doesn't mean they are a stronger smoke! My White Widow doesn't smell THAT strongly.. PATIENCE!!:D


Later!:)