1st grow - AK-47

[b0n3ZA]

Hey guys.. I've been lurking a lot, but it's time to start posting
A friend of mine gave me four AK-47 seeds, because he doesn't have the place to grow them... Anyways, I got right to it

Made myself a pot out of an old protein supplement container, and i had 2 other pots lying around the garden... Oh yes, this in an out door grow ^_^

Anyways... i germinated the seeds indoors, then put them outdoors asap. The first few weeks had terrible weather, no sun, rain etc. but all survived. 1 seed didn't sprout though :<

Here are the pics after a week or 2. The one plant got munched by a snail... fortunately i caught the fucker and threw him over the wall. Then 2 nights later, I had a calling to go check on my babies, and i found an army of a bout 15 snails crawling up the pots! one snail was already in the soil!!! I threw them all over the wall and the next day bought a box of snail pellets. How lovely it is to see empty snail shells lying around the pots :thumbsup:

b0n3ZA Reviewed by b0n3ZA on 10-23-2007. 1st grow - AK-47 Hey guys.. I've been lurking a lot, but it's time to start posting :) A friend of mine gave me four AK-47 seeds, because he doesn't have the place to grow them... Anyways, I got right to it :) Made myself a pot out of an old protein supplement container, and i had 2 other pots lying around the garden... Oh yes, this in an out door grow ^_^ Anyways... i germinated the seeds indoors, then put them outdoors asap. The first few weeks had terrible weather, no sun, rain etc. but all survived. Rating: 5

[b0n3ZA]

The little seedling in the tray took 1 week longer to sprout for some reason...
anyways, i transplanted him after he got a bit big. The plant which got munched survived miraculously It got stunted heavily... it used to be the biggest out of the 3, and now is the same size as that of the one which sprouted 1 week later :< Oh well, she's doing fine imp:

(the plant which got eaten is the plant in the white pot)

Lets give them names... The small seedling I will call Nigel (it turned out to be a male :< but i'll get to that later)

The plant in the white, protein supplement pot can be called Robyn, and the plant in the large pinkish pot will be called Sasha.

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Also... another thing to mention is the soil.
For Robyn, i bought soil, as well as compost and mixed it together, it's a lot more airy.
for Sasha, I used an existing, very DARK soil that was already in the pot, but then added some compost and sand to the mix. It will be interesting growing the same plant in different soil and seeing if there is any difference in the Yield.

[b0n3ZA]

Ok so after a while, i realized that the place where the plants were growing, were only getting a half day of sunlight. I have moved them to a new location where they are now getting a lot more :>

They are thriving!
However... I found out nigel was a male. I ripped it out and fed it to the dogs. I transplanted nigel to a new pot with a very sandy type of soil. Nigel is the plant on the left. Robyn and Sasha are now proud, single females :>

Just to recap... in order from left to right:
Nigel, Robyn, Sasha.

The ferts I am using a natural product called Seagrow, which you can mix with your water. there is no risk of over feeding the plants or damaging them with seagrow... decent stuff. the stuff stinks like ass though...

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9 days later.... and they have grown A LOT.

A problem though... Sasha has got an STD :< So much for single females, damn lesbos!
I think she has crabs, or something similar.

A fly infestation, little white dots appearing on the leaves. HOW DO I TREAT THIS?!
Also... some of her longer leaves touch the soil, and when they do, they sort of turn brown and shrivel off at the edges, is this normal?

I will take better pics soon showing the problems she has.
So for now it's just a full body shot. Robyn on the left, Sasha, big and strong on the right :>

(the pic was taken just as the rain stopped, so they are looking a bit droopy, tomorrow if the weather's good I will post some more pics).

COMMENTS PLEASE!! :<

[Green Force]

Hey this question is a little off topic but can any one tell me im doin a hydro setup maybe soile now i orderd a PH pen off of ebay now what would be more important a Weather station to monitor the room or a TDS pen i only have the money for one of them any one?

[b0n3ZA]

the PH pen I'd say...
Remember, they are weeds, as long as they have good lighting, they are pretty tough plants adn withstand baddish weather. PH is important though... I know a lot of indoor growers who grow amazing crops, none of them have weather monitors lol, that's a bit excessive imo.

I need a PH monitor myself :S I don't have one yet.

[Green Force]

i allready orderd the PH pen i kno this i am asking about a TDS pen ( total dissolved solids/PPM ) for the nute's

[whisky]

nice to see an outdoor growth of ak47, a strain id like to do myself !
deal with the bugs ASAP do not wait another minute, they are laying eggs as we speak. it only goes to worse. I dont know about bugs since Im an indoors person but little white flies.. you might check the shop for a spray. Since its vegetative stage theres no worries just spray them adecuately as it sais on the can.

You can use tabaco juice mixed with garlic juice also if you want to do it the organic way. To make tabaco juice ( I think ) you put some tabacco ( 10-20 cigaretes my guess, open them up and throw in ) into 1 liter of water and let it sit there 2 days. Also chop up some garlic and throw it in there also. Then after 2 days you pass it through a ... dont know in english, something to catch the tabaco and let the water through .. net / coffeefilter
And spray ( mist ) that water onto the plants 2-3 times a day. It should keep most flies away. Although the problem you have can be larvae mites? Can you get a close up pic and define how they are a little more?

Glad to have you join us, best of luck!:thumbsup:

[b0n3ZA]

Thanks for the advice man!

Ok the flies i see are little black ones, as well as whiet ones. Not often though, like i see 1-2 a day, and i squash them when i see them. however the white dots are getting worse...

How destructive are these flies? I will get a magnifying glass and check for spider mites... i haven't seen any with my bare eyes though.