2nd Grow-BlueberryXC99

[StankyLankyBuds]

Hi there. Long time reader, first time poster. I thought I would start a log for my second grow. The first grow I had, with the same resources, was C99 about a year and half ago. But, in a different place and different climate. Very successful grow, one of the easiest things I had done, they almost grew themselves. The absolute best smoke I had ever had, Cindy is one of a kind. So I decided to get a variation of her, add some of the fabled Blueberry to the mix.

So here goes....

400 watt MH/HPS conversion
MG Seedling/MG Organic Choice
Fox Farm Nuts (Grow Big, Big Bloom, Tiger Bloom)
Superthrive
4x4x6.5 Bud Box

I mixed the MG Seedling and Organic Choice together for a 50/50 ratio after germination using the plate and paper towel method. Most of these seeds showed taproot after 24 hours being in the southern humidity. After planting, all of them sprouted after a day or so. (On a side note, Hemp Depot--Highly Recomended-- I had 100 percent germination/sprout rate and shipped in under two weeks). They spent two days outside on the balcony before being brought inside, I wanted a bit longer, but two eager ones decided to just stretch a bit, so I put them all under the envelope of the MH. I know this isnt recomended for such young souls, but I figured I would rather have slow growth for the seedlings for the first week as they adjusted to the light than Stretch Armstrong. Plus the light is about 5 feet away, they should be fine.

The question I have is Humidity. I have a room air conditioner about 3 feet away from the Bud Box. The problem is that this in a very efficient air conditioner and is taking all of the water out of the air. Do ya'll think I'm creating enough Humidity in the Bud Box by filling up a saucepan daily? I would love to hear some experiences.

Also, last night, I gave them a small dose of Superthrive to get their little roots going. All of them have perked up a bit this morning. I thought I would throw that out there for all those ST haters.

Here they are at 3 days old.

StankyLankyBuds Reviewed by StankyLankyBuds on 06-28-2009. 2nd Grow-BlueberryXC99 Hi there. Long time reader, first time poster. I thought I would start a log for my second grow. The first grow I had, with the same resources, was C99 about a year and half ago. But, in a different place and different climate. Very successful grow, one of the easiest things I had done, they almost grew themselves. The absolute best smoke I had ever had, Cindy is one of a kind. So I decided to get a variation of her, add some of the fabled Blueberry to the mix. So here goes.... 400 watt Rating: 5

[Italiano715]

Saucepan may work, probably best to get a thermostat that reads temp and your humidity levels. I know the water in the pan will help some, but how much it will help is unknown. Maybe a small bucket of water close to a light source may work better.....starting to look good though! I'm aboard for this one!:thumbsup:

[StankyLankyBuds]

Thanks, my friend. I ended up leaving the pan in there, and just lowering the light to create the humidity. So far, so good. The babies are growing fast. I'll post pictures in a few days.

[crabbyback]

I deal with low humidity in the winter, sometimes down into the teens when a cold front comes through.

In my experience, adding pans of water only gets you a few percentage points. The best I was ever able to do was a 5% increase. So, don't expect a huge difference with pans of water.

Also, in my experience, and from other posts I've read on the forums*, low humidity doesn't seem to affect these plants as adversely as the literature would have you believe.

You've got nice genetics, I'll be watching this one. Good luck.

*(referencing specifically Rusty Tricombe's thread on dealing with heat in a desert climate).

[LordDrow]

I just ran into this issue a little bit myself.. I am in Veg right now and my RH% was a little low around 50-55%. I added a bowl of water in the room (Biggest surface I could find) and it raised things up to 60-65% so it works pretty well. Your mileage my differ due to climate and how many times you open the door to the room

[headshake]

40-50% RH is fine.

stanky, you never mention what your RH is, unless i missed it?


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[SauceeMcGee]

Cool! I want to see how this turns out!

SMG

[StankyLankyBuds]

40-50% RH is fine.

stanky, you never mention what your RH is, unless i missed it?


-shake

I actually do not know, but when I stick my head in there it feels fairly humid. I dont have a way to measure right now. The girls are growing pretty nice, so I havent though twice about it. When the light is on, its 85 degrees and at night its between 65-70.

[StankyLankyBuds]

But, I ran into some trouble yesterday. I awoke to find the plants yellowing a bit in the middle of the new growth. So, I searched some common plant problems for seedlings and found out that my grow tent might be one one of the tents manufactured in China over the past year that emits chlorine due to the PVC in it. So I was actually suffocating them. I dont know if its the tent itself or just the splash tray, but I took the splash tray out and they are returning to their natural color. So, I might have adverted disaster there. What kind of vendor knowingly sells toxic products? I hate shady people like that.

[StankyLankyBuds]

But, they are coming along nicely. I added 1 tablespoon of Big Bloom to their second watering. I will start with Grow Big in a week or at full strength every other watering, in combination with Big Bloom in off waterings.

Here they are at 10 days: