4204Life Grow Log Kush & AF White Dwarf

[FourTwenty4Life]

Well it's day 4 and nothing yet. I contribute this to the lack of light I had in the box. To speed up the process I decided to put the HPS on them for 24 hours to see if that helps things along. Oh and I finally got the FF nutes but obviously waiting until 2 weeks after sprouts. Here are some pics...

[FourTwenty4Life]

Day 5 and it looks like both AF White Dwarfs popped and are just poking through! Go figure, the weakest strain came up first...then again they're made to grow faster. I'm just happy SOMETHING came up. I was worried maybe I under watered but I guess not. I watered them on days 1, 2, 4 and a little today later. The HPS dried the top pretty quick. I think I should raise it, its about 20 inches from the cups. I don't want to burn the little ones.:hippy:

[FourTwenty4Life]

Make it 3 out of 6 now! The G13 Thai Super Skunk popped up! Just waiting on the 3 Kush. :hippy:

[bigtopsfinn]

Looks pretty good so far :thumbsup:

Only thing I would do now is cover up those clear plastic cups, cuz the roots don't like light. :jointsmile:

Good luck... I'll be watching

[FourTwenty4Life]

Thanks bigtops, I will cover them right after typing this lol

Would it be a good idea to have 3 diff gal jugs? One plain distilled water, one water + GB, and one water + TB/BB/OS? Or should every nute solution have its own gallon jug?

[Rusty Trichome]

Best to mix nutes on an as-needed basis. They don't keep for more than a day or so before degrading the chemicals and the ph. If mixing for seedlings or rooted clones, I'll mix half a gallon, feed what needs to be fed, and use the rest on houseplants. :thumbsup:

Overkill with regards to the soil combo's. Would pick a brand of soil, and stick with it. Diferent companies add different shit to their mix, and can ovedose the plants if mixed together. (extreme case, but something to watch out for) Having different mixes makes troubleshooting a bitch, too.
I'd stick with either the Fox Farms, or Miracle Grow...and the perlite. All the other stuff is really unnecessary, unless re-using your soils.

With the MG Organic Choice, remember...most organic ammendments and additives are slow-release. (road kill, calcium...) Don't overcompensate or freak-out if plants are a tad slower in getting the nutes. For the first three weeks to a month, compensate for the organic nutes already in the soil mix, by cutting-back on dilution strength of your Fox Farms nutes.

Don't forget to check-out the FF schedules, and your other post. :jointsmile:

[FourTwenty4Life]

Best to mix nutes on an as-needed basis. They don't keep for more than a day or so before degrading the chemicals and the ph. If mixing for seedlings or rooted clones, I'll mix half a gallon, feed what needs to be fed, and use the rest on houseplants. :thumbsup:

Overkill with regards to the soil combo's. Would pick a brand of soil, and stick with it. Diferent companies add different shit to their mix, and can ovedose the plants if mixed together. (extreme case, but something to watch out for) Having different mixes makes troubleshooting a bitch, too.
I'd stick with either the Fox Farms, or Miracle Grow...and the perlite. All the other stuff is really unnecessary, unless re-using your soils.

With the MG Organic Choice, remember...most organic ammendments and additives are slow-release. (road kill, calcium...) Don't overcompensate or freak-out if plants are a tad slower in getting the nutes. For the first three weeks to a month, compensate for the organic nutes already in the soil mix, by cutting-back on dilution strength of your Fox Farms nutes.

Don't forget to check-out the FF schedules, and your other post. :jointsmile:

Lots of great info, thank you. I am trying various soil mixes to see what results I get so that next time I grow, I'll look back and see which had best results and just stick with that. Luckily I am keeping a written log of everything on paper so here are the mixes...

White Dwarf 1 is 2 parts FF soil, 1 part sphagnum peat moss, 1/2 part perlite

WD 2 is 2 parts MG Organic Choice, 1 1/2 parts peat moss, 1 part perlite

G13 Thai SS is 1 part MG OC, 1 part FF soil,1 part peat moss, 1/2 part perlite

8 Ball Kush 1 is MG OC 2pt, 2 pt peat moss, 1 pt perlite

8BK 2 is 2 1/2 parts FF soil, 1 part peat moss, 1/2 pt perlite

8BK 3 is FF soil only, all parts

I didnt use the limestone like I thought I would so gave it back to my friend. I think maybe half strength nutes on FF mixes and all MG mixes wont get nutes until a week or two after I start FF soil nutes. Then only 1/4 strength nutes on MG soil mixes. What do you think?

Thanks again Rusty.:hippy:

[HighonaMountain]

lookin good man, can't wait to see how the diff. mixes turn out

[FourTwenty4Life]

Thanks highonamountain, your ladies are looking mighty fine yourself!

So I've named the 3 sprouts so far..the 2 dwarfs are Frodo and Sam because obviously they are short and have a long journey ahead of them. To continue with this theme, I decided to call the G13 SS Gandalf since it's a real full MJ plant, starts with G, and is part of the fellowship.

The past 2 days I've been doing about 12 hours HPS and 12 hours with my new veg box cover, this time instead of just the F20 hanging, I have the F20, T5 and Walmart grow light. It's day 6 and none of the Kush have popped but I've seen seeds take longer to pop in other grow logs so I think I will give them some time. Today is a non-watering day so if the soil looks slightly dry, that's why.

Pictures are:
-The veg box cover with 3 lights attached
-Overhead view with HPS on
-Frodo(dwarf 1)
-Sam(dwarf2)
-Gandalf(g13)

[FourTwenty4Life]

It's been five days since my last update so I thought I would post the latest.

I've had NO LUCK with the Barneys Farm seeds, as you can see in the picture, none of them have sprouted. Because of that fact, I sprouted the G13 SS feminized freebie seed and sure enough, it popped up today but it's hard to tell from the picture, look closely at the potter, that's the one.

So right now I have the 2 white dwarfs, 1 G13 thai SS and 1 G13 SS fem. I will be transplanting the dwarfs to my 15in @ top/ 12in @ bottom potters in about 5-7 days. I haven't decided exactly what to do with my G13s yet. I'm thinking about trying to keep my feminized G13 inside the entire time so I can control it and then put the other one outside and just keep an eye on it, fence it up, etc..what do you guys think? I'll be happy to get a minimum of 1 whole ounce but I'm aiming for more like 3-4 ounces(total, not per plant), obviously wouldn't complain if I got more.

It's day 11 of the total grow project but only day 6 since the initial 3 popped up so that means I won't be adding any nutes for another 8 days at least.