LR2 under a 400w MH

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Here it is guys, my complete indoor Lowrider 2 grow. Started under cflâ??s and finished under a 400w Metal Halide in 6â?� then 12â?� pots. I used 2 different Miracle Grow vegetable plant foods, 1 for vegetative growth and 1 for flowering. I believe they were 24-8-16 and 15-30-15.

The details of the grow are explained below with pictures.

Enjoy!

P.S. This grow actually took place some time ago. Iâ??m just now getting around to posting the log and pics

dgsgandalf Reviewed by dgsgandalf on 12-10-2008. LR2 under a 400w MH Here it is guys, my complete indoor Lowrider 2 grow. Started under cflâ??s and finished under a 400w Metal Halide in 6â?� then 12â?� pots. I used 2 different Miracle Grow vegetable plant foods, 1 for vegetative growth and 1 for flowering. I believe they were 24-8-16 and 15-30-15. The details of the grow are explained below with pictures. Enjoy! P.S. This grow actually took place some time ago. Iâ??m just now getting around to posting the log and pics Rating: 5

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Day 16

These are pictures of my Lowriders after just over 2 weeks. They have rooted nicely and are starting to grow rapidly. Unfortunately, this is when I fucked up. I added 2 more CFL lights over the plants with no extra ventilation then left for 10 hours. It was close to 110 degrees in there when I got back and the plants were nicely burned. I believe this stunted their growth later on because of the low harvest weight. If this happens in the future, Iâ??ll probably try changing the light cycle from 24/0 to something more like 17/7 or 16/8 to ease the stress and slow down the flowering process. Or if someone has some experience in the matter and has some good advice to offerâ?¦

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Day 19

A few picture of the damaged plants. The lower leaves continue to turn yellow and burn for several weeks after the â??incident.â?� Despite the burning, this plant is doing pretty well and continues to grow.

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Day 21

I finally build a cabinet and start some HID growing. Iâ??m using a 400w metal halide from HTG Supplies (via eBay) that I bought last year and never really got to use. As it turns out, HID is really f***ing hot and I had heat issues the entire grow. I had an 80cfm fan venting the air out into my attic and quite frankly, it wasnâ??t enough. For anyone planning on growing in small enclosed spaces with HID, I highly recommend an enclosed reflector and at least a 250cfm fan, if not more (400cfm, 500cfmâ?¦). Heat is something that shouldnâ??t be an issue and can cause some subtle but very real problems. My final harvest was half of what it should be, and heat was a large factor.
At temperatures of 95+ degrees F, cannabis basically stops growing. The fact that my box was between 92-98 degrees for the majority of the grow means the plants were stressed and didnâ??t grow as much as they could.
You can still see the leaves yellowing and burning in these pics.

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Day 23

This pic shows how badly the plants are still burning in the heat. I think at this point they were also nutrient deprived. I used regular Miracle Grow vegetable plant food and looking again at the directions now, I badly under-fertilized my plants. This is something that should be easy to fix in the future if I use Miracle Grow again.

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Day 25

This is when it gets ugly for me. I was doing my usual daily maintenance and noticed what looked like patches of white mold growing on the high points on my soil. Closer inspection revealed millions of tiny white mites crawling around on the dirt. The mites only infected 1 of the 4 plants at first which I moved out of the box and destroyed. The other plants got infected a few days later, probably with eggs that had been laid earlier. I bought a pyrethrum â??vegetable safeâ?� insecticide spray at my local hardware store, and sprayed daily until the bugs were all gone. It cleaned up the majority of the bugs the first day then I was spot treating small areas for the next few days. Eventually it killed all of the bugs. This might have had an influence on the overall harvest weight, but I donâ??t think it really did that much damage. The actual plants were never infested and I only sprayed them once (I usually just sprayed the dirt).
Here is a pic of one of the little white mounds.

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Day 26

LR2â??s starting to flower!

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Day 30

Itâ??s amazing what a few days of good growth can do. The plants are starting to show their personalities for the first time and are starting to bloom. One plant is obviously taller and more spread out than the other 2. One seems to be growing dense lower foliage and the other looks like a typical indica. There is a ruler in the pictures by the 3 different plants to show height and give you a reference. The growing pattern of the plants was actually reflected in the bud when you smoke it. The tall one gives you more of a sativa buzz and the shorter ones make you more stoned.

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Day 34

These pics are of the tall sativa like plant and the typically indica plant. Both are starting to flower nicely and are producing numerous budding sites. The sativa is producing multiple side branches with buds while the indica is producing buds mostly on the main stem with only 1 large side branch.