Second attempt-First grow log

[NoDrugs4Me]

Just a quick question... why can't you seal the windows? Don't know if you have a Fred's store around you or not, but any value place, even Wally world, should have black-pull-down (vinyl) blinds for a window. Not venetian blinds, but a solid piece of 1 or 2 mm thick black vinyl that you pull down by hand and it covers well. It took one blind per window and it blocks every photon from my 400 HPS... yeah... 400... i'm on a budget (note Fred's.... lol). I used thumbtacks and scotch tape to "leak-proof" the edges.

That's not the Gospel, but it sure worked for me. If you're running/plan to run say 1000+ watts, let ME know if it works with that much light!

Good luck on the grow, bro!

[4x4Turbo]

Yeah, I'm using cardboard and i ran out of duct tape, it does pretty good blocking light but not good enough. haha. I'll have to find the blinds you're talking about, I didn't even think about buying blinds.

On a side note I just bought a $100 bud of "purple kush". it's also "homegrown". I have smoked a lot of regular kush and it seems this pretty much fits the bill. If only my camera could take good pictures of it, it almost looks like some regular shit on my camera. I'm going to find that thread where everyone is posting pics of their stash and post mine

Thanks and I could plug my 250w in and see if 850w can penetrate the blind :rasta:

[4x4Turbo]

So i waited a couple more days like suggested. I also found out 36hrs of darkness should be just fine They are going to start the dark period tonight!

I'll have pictures up by tonight, hopefully.

[4x4Turbo]

The plants have seen 36hrs of darkness and have been on 12/12 since Monday.
Yesterday the tiny fella showed its true meaning with a couple white hairs popping out. The big guy is still hiding his balls or hairs. Damn bastard.

[4x4Turbo]

Still no hairs on the big plant, its hard to tell if its growing balls or not. The smaller plant is definitely a female, with a total height of 13inches. Day 9 into 12/12. Don't mind the tiny pot with 30 or so seedlings, their just a small science experiment, I don't plan on really growing them.

[4x4Turbo]

two gallon pots big enough for these? Anyone know where to get some perilite? Lowes? HD? I'm going to wait on the big buy and see if hes a she before i transplant, could possibly save me some soil. I'm so ready to get some hydroponics goin and some real seeds. If only I had a website I could trust in the U.S.

[4x4Turbo]

So the big guy now has 5 or 6 hairs! My last grow of 4 plants turned out to all be males so i'm quite excited about this grow! I'm going to make a cloner and take 5 or 6 clones today or tomorrow. I'll put the ebb and flow in the works and let the 5-6 clones grow in hydro which should give me a lot better yield than the two dirt plants/moms. If only I could get some more genetics in the mix! I think i'll be happy with these chronic plants but i need a powerful sativa strain to help my brothers epilepsy so this is more of a experiment than anything right now.

[LuciferN]

The plant on the 3rd picture on the first post seems to have heat stress, leafs curling up. Try to get the lamp a little further.

[4x4Turbo]

Thanks for the tip. I had them 10-12in away from the 600w hps and just moved them to 18inches away in hopes of getting them to stretch out a bit. Do you think I should get Reverse to help them from going hermie? I know they were stressed previously but all should be good now!