Citral Grow...Starting From Day 3 until I harvest!

[martyrprojekt]

Hello Fellow Hydro Heads...

A little about me first. This is not my first grow. This is however, my first hydroponics grow. I have been researching this for the past 3 months before I decided to take the plunge into growing with hydroponics for my medical cannabis needs.

Seeds:

I started with an order of Citral from AmsterdamMarijaunaseeds.com

A lot of people are probably wondering why this was my choice for my grow. Well, it just makes sense. Hard to kill these plants as they are very resilient. They do not have the crazy odor you will get from most indica/sativa blends...and it has a high THC content. And, the yield is not bad either...1 pound per square meter of grow.

My grow space:

The room I am using is a handicap bathroom. It is huge and is sectioned off very well with natural walls. I converted the shower area for Veg and it is 4x6x8.

Flower room is 6x10x8...need I say any more?:hippy:

It has built in ventilation. Air-in is is courtesy the air conditioning system...bravo. Air-out is via the top of the room with two air vents on timers (1000 CFM blowers). Mind you...the room came to me this way! Yeah for me!:thumbsup:

Lighting in Veg:

I am using a T5 florescent with 4 bulbs for my veg room...

Water and nute system:

Drip hydroponics systems with 3 part nutrients. Following it to the T. I have seen this system work perfectly for thousands of people. Why mess with the tried and true.

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Now you all know what I am using, We will get to the flower room later in this thread. When we get to that point.

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Onto the questions...Opie Yuts...this will not be the first time you have given me epic advice. but, the first time you have given me advice for hydro.

I started with 20 seeds...15 popped and sprouted. 5 of them now look rather leggy, and are falling over. They look really weak in the stems. Then the rest look perfect. ALL THE SEEDLINGS HAVE NICE WHITE ROOT SYSTEMS.

Please look at my pictures and tel me if my lights are too far away from my plants. Perhaps I should still be using a hood for them?

Should I just pull the weak ones now and focus on the better plants? Your thoughts are appreciated and suggestions will all be taken into deep consideration. This grow is not just for me...It is for the benefit of all potential newcomers to this art.

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Happy Growing!

ps...this is not real. What you are reading is fiction. I am playing a role, as most things on the internet are fake. So is this. I do not break the law, nor do I advocate breaking the law. I think all people should never take schedule 1 drugs as they are dangerous and can cause horrible side effects (like the munchies).

martyrprojekt Reviewed by martyrprojekt on 06-25-2009. Citral Grow...Starting From Day 3 until I harvest! Hello Fellow Hydro Heads... A little about me first. This is not my first grow. This is however, my first hydroponics grow. I have been researching this for the past 3 months before I decided to take the plunge into growing with hydroponics for my medical cannabis needs. Seeds: I started with an order of Citral from AmsterdamMarijaunaseeds.com A lot of people are probably wondering why this was my choice for my grow. Well, it just makes sense. Hard to kill these plants as they are Rating: 5

[SpaceNeedle]

Oh, that light should be about 10" or so above the top of the plants.
I wouldn't pull anything. That happens to me quite often that the seedlings are to spindley they can't support themselves. Take a piece of wire, or anything and give it a bit of support, not that it was to be straight up, but you what you don't want is the stem of the plant laying flat on the rockwool, that will kill it. They'll stiffen up as they get a bit older.

[martyrprojekt]

Plants tops are 12 inches from the light...But to be fair, the plants have been doing this since I took them out of the dark after 2 days. This is their 3rd day...First day under lights...Have been using nutes since the beginning.

I did take your advice and pull them off the rockwohl. I used zip ties...to prop them up...magical little device I tell you...Just bend it and it will hold up the plants. We shall see how those 5 plants do in the long run...Only time will tell. I am sure they will start growing, "like a weed," come the morning time.
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Happy Growing

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[disrupt86]

every thing looks like its off to a really good start, i do however have a quick question,is that a 2 x 2 trey? if so your going 2 need at least 3 more of those.also if your interested,i was making my own treys with fitting for around 7 dollers that auctually work verry competitively to real flood treys on the market plus itl save you the $50, a 2x2 your next go around. anyways everything looks great!

[martyrprojekt]

I got (4) 3x6 trays. I got them all for $50...yeah Craigslist!

[LOC NAR on probation]

No nutes on seedling for at least 2 weeks then 1/4 strenth.

[martyrprojekt]

Thanks Loc Nar...I will keep that in mind for the next round of seedlings. I flushed the system this morning. Only using Distilled water now.

I will start nutes next week.

I also made an adjustment to the system this morning. I put the plants on a higher table to be able to drop the lights a little lower. I think this will do the trick with the few of them that are leggy. The strong are really strong...the weak are "weeding" themselves out for me. I will still give them another 2 weeks to see how they do overall.

I am also going to apply a fan next week. I am currently using exhaust fans only and air intake to the bottom of the tray...Not using fans yet.

Does anyone think adding a fan would be okay...especially considering that a few of the plants are leggy?

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Happy Growing
-Martyr Projekt

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[Italiano715]

If using distilled water, you will need Cal-Mag or something to replace the calcium and magnesium in the water.

[disrupt86]

yes absolutley add the fan,the sooner the better.the swaying motion will force your little plants to get stronger.

[martyrprojekt]

What was done today:

- So I added a small fan today. The babies that were looking weak are perking up.:thumbsup:


The Game Plan:

- I am hopeful that of the 15 sprouted plants that 10 live and at least half are strong females for mothers. I plan on having a few citral mothers in the beginning...To make more clones. Then after a few cycles, I will throw a couple of them into flower for the sake of having a couple nice big flowered plants.

- Although I am documenting my grow of Citral for the sake of documentation, I do plan on growing 3 different strains in total. I am going to decide which strains after seeing how this one goes. Any suggestions for strains would be appreciated. Heavy THC content and a good indoor yield would be parameters in making such a recommendations.


The status report on my plants:

I do know it has only been one day since my last post...I feel it is very important to document how fast the growth is during the seedling (pre-veg) phase of growth.

So onto the plants that bent...It looks like below where those few plants bent that it looks like a root now...above it looks like a healthy stem, just with some vertical issues

(I posted a example picture for you to see what I am talking about).

Watering Schedule:

I am currently watering 3 times a day at 15 minute intervals (10am, 4pm, 12pm). I am using 1 gallon per hour drip nozzles and my pump is more than adequate. It seems to be handling the job quite well. But, I have to beg the question...am I OVERWATERING? The plants are not drooping and showing no signs of any issues (besides a couple of them being leggy).

I am going to be adding calmag tomorrow. Thank you for the heads up regarding distilled water lacking calcium and magnesium. I will address this before it becomes an issue.

I also posted a couple pictures of some of the strongest babies. Man they look tough...God I hope they are little girls. In fact, I am praying they are little girls.

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Happy Growing!

Martyr Projekt:hippy:
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