Atkeni's First Grow

[Jerry Garcia 2007]

They won't die on you!
just slow growth maybe some streaching. Don't worry once you get them under some real light they will catch up.

Jerry Garcia 2007 Reviewed by Jerry Garcia 2007 on 12-26-2007. Atkeni's First Grow So A week or so ago i started my grow, i am using an old equipment box, with the foam padding torn out, to grow in. The top compartment is atm being used to store random bits, but later on will likely be used for storing the ballast and venting the cooltube the lighting will use. speaking of which, the 20w CFL is temporary, as my 150W HPS is late in arriving. the 150W HPS will be used with a cool tube (so the plants can use all of the available space) Right (Frankie) and Left Rating: 5

[Atkeni]

im on the same boat as you. I am currently waiting on 150 watt hps and it is about a week late. have had my 2 plants under 26watt cfl for a week. how long do you think is too long to keep them under there?

Jerrys right, mine are 2 weeks under a 20w (to the three of them) and all thats happening is growth is slowing, i wouldnt sweat

pictures tommorrow :jointsmile:

[Atkeni]

Ugh, Had a stomach bug for the last 72 hours, regular throwing up has lead me to discover new muscles i never knew you could pull

Heres the belated Pictures,

1:Frankie is covered in these, i could be wrong, but i think they are pre-flowers? Cant see too well so please correct me

2: Frankie, Excuse the crappy job, i cant hold the camera still (too shaky after not eating or drinking for 3 days) and photoshop is not on this fresh windows install - about 20 days

3: Tesco - about 12 days , Nothing much to report.

4: Samantha- Recived rather nasty burns thanks to me not being able to get out of bed until today, has about 6 of what i think are pre-flowers- stems look a little purple to me?


HPS Still isnt here, Woe is me >.< sent an email asking for tracking info, hopefully it will be here tues

[Jerry Garcia 2007]

Man Give them a good watering if you haven't yet, they will recover. Your light arrive yet?

[Atkeni]

Man Give them a good watering if you haven't yet, they will recover. Your light arrive yet?

Nope no light, gave em a good drink today.


I can hear them, Craving the light!

[Jerry Garcia 2007]

One other thing that may help prevent your leaf burning is use a spray bottle with just plain water, occasionaly spray your plants leaves with a fine mist it will help cool them down and give them water to the leaves that your roots cannot provide quick enough under hot and/or dry conditions.

As for sexing it is a little to early to tell.

[Atkeni]

One other thing that may help prevent your leaf burning is use a spray bottle with just plain water, occasionaly spray your plants leaves with a fine mist it will help cool them down and give them water to the leaves that your roots cannot provide quick enough under hot and/or dry conditions.

As for sexing it is a little to early to tell.

Ok, hows once every evening sound?

Cheers for the advice.

Ive noticed frankie has very short, fat Indica leaves, whereas samantha seems to have much shorter, thinner Sativa type leaves, although this could be due to the light differences

[Atkeni]

just chased up my package, turns out the delivery depot never got it (ah well, shit happens) new one is in the post, hopefully it'll come tommorrow/friday

my luck sucks, but at least the company was fast to help and polite

[Atkeni]

And its here XD

got to figure out how to replace the reflector (far to large for this box, and i want to save it for if i do a grow in a larger space) i figure i'll just get some thick metal and paint it white, i got a big ass can of matt white paint here anyways.

[Atkeni]

Well the Cabs been painted white, and the HPS is in (Damn is that mofo bright, still burned in my eyes :P) unfortunatly one of the fans sounds like a jet engine taking off. in all seriousness there is nowhere in the house you cannot hear it, i have never heard such a noisy fan (ripped from an old burned out PSU)

the guys at silentpcreview.com would be rolling in they're graves (if they were dead :jointsmile

number 1 priority is to replace that fan, apart from the noise the ventilation is fine, plants should be able to grow within 4 inches without heat stress (only gets hot on the back of my hand 2" from the lamp after 12 hours on)

Priority 2 is to get some square pots to maximise soil in the bottom, current pots wont cut it forever (7" for the bubblegums, about 5" for the kush)

pictures soon, they are all looking healthy, tesco is recovering pretty well from pretty severe heat stress from being so close to the 20W CFL