First Grow-Grow Box-CFL's-Mr. Nice Guy and Afghanica

[live2last]

Hello all :clap:, so ive just recently began my first grow and let me tell you, its fuckin awesomeeeee. Anyways let me tell you a bit about the set up.

I lined a cardboard box with mylar then for an exhaust fan i used my friends old xbox360 fan(RRoD took it), and am currently using 3 26w CFL's. You can kind of see the set up in some of the 8th day pictures, and right here...

(its also better sealed to stop light from escaping most of the time)

As for the goodies, i picked up a few clones from a local dispensary; Mr. Nice Guy and Afghanica. Both of them came with roots and took pretty well to the set up. I have them in 8" pots with some FFOF soil and have already began the LST process. I let them settle in for a couple days but then started out and they just kept going :hello:

Alright so to get everyone caught up here we go...

I picked up the clones on 1/18 and i believe the Mr. NG was cloned on 12/20 and the other on 12/24 so its a little behind but its all good

ive been keeping up with the pictures so heres the process of it all so far...(ps and sorry all i have is a camera phone for right now)

---Mr. Nice Guy(tall & skinny) is on the left and the Afghanica(bushmaster) is on the right---

First day:


2nd day:


3rd Day:


So on the 5th day i decided to give them a little water....that was a mistake ha. They got a little Droopy and on the Mr. Nice Guy she started to develop some yellow spots on one of the leaves, everything has basically recovered except that so if someone knows whats going on with this i would love to hear . There is a close up of it on the top part of the 3rd image from this day.

6th Day:






8th day:






9th Day:






11th Day:





I raised the Afghanica Up a couple of dvd's because it is only getting on 26w cfl and because it is so damn leafy i dont think its getting the right amount of light.... was this a good idea?

13th Day:





I do have a couple quick questions though....

First, on the Mr. nice guy (tall and skinny one), there are alot of droopy leaves towards the bottom but the ones at the top are nice and perky, o and the ones on the bushier one also look to be maybe shriveling a bit could that be to little water, maybe to much? anyways should i be worried about that?

And my next question might even be related to the first, i keep hearing about having the humidity at like 50% but currently mine is only at 20% so could this be the reason they might be lookin a little funky? And if so what would be the best way to fix it for as cheap as possible??

O and lastly, about how much should i be watering them at this point??


Anyways im lovin this new hobby of mine and just want to keep learning so if anyone has any tips or tricks or words of advice i would loveeeee to hear it.

ill keep updating in later posts....NOW LET THE JOURNEY COMMENCE!!! o and happy smoking :rastasmoke:

Any advice would be awesomeeeee

live2last Reviewed by live2last on 02-04-2010. First Grow-Grow Box-CFL's-Mr. Nice Guy and Afghanica Hello all :clap:, so ive just recently began my first grow and let me tell you, its fuckin awesomeeeee. Anyways let me tell you a bit about the set up. I lined a cardboard box with mylar then for an exhaust fan i used my friends old xbox360 fan(RRoD took it), and am currently using 3 26w CFL's. You can kind of see the set up in some of the 8th day pictures, and right here... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/xfarfromnowherex/grw/th_0129100037-01.jpg (its also better sealed to stop Rating: 5

[lampost]

Hello all :clap:, so ive just recently began my first grow and let me tell you, its fuckin awesomeeeee. Anyways let me tell you a bit about the set up.

I lined a cardboard box with mylar then for an exhaust fan i used my friends old xbox360 fan(RRoD took it), and am currently using 3 26w CFL's. You can kind of see the set up in some of the 8th day pictures, and right here...

(its also better sealed to stop light from escaping most of the time)

As for the goodies, i picked up a few clones from a local dispensary; Mr. Nice Guy and Afghanica. Both of them came with roots and took pretty well to the set up. I have them in 8" pots with some FFOF soil and have already began the LST process. I let them settle in for a couple days but then started out and they just kept going :hello:

Alright so to get everyone caught up here we go...

I picked up the clones on 1/18 and i believe the Mr. NG was cloned on 12/20 and the other on 12/24 so its a little behind but its all good

ive been keeping up with the pictures so heres the process of it all so far...(ps and sorry all i have is a camera phone for right now)

---Mr. Nice Guy(tall & skinny) is on the left and the Afghanica(bushmaster) is on the right---

First day:


2nd day:


3rd Day:


So on the 5th day i decided to give them a little water....that was a mistake ha. They got a little Droopy and on the Mr. Nice Guy she started to develop some yellow spots on one of the leaves, everything has basically recovered except that so if someone knows whats going on with this i would love to hear . There is a close up of it on the top part of the 3rd image from this day.

6th Day:






8th day:






9th Day:






11th Day:





I raised the Afghanica Up a couple of dvd's because it is only getting on 26w cfl and because it is so damn leafy i dont think its getting the right amount of light.... was this a good idea?

13th Day:





I do have a couple quick questions though....

First, on the Mr. nice guy (tall and skinny one), there are alot of droopy leaves towards the bottom but the ones at the top are nice and perky, o and the ones on the bushier one also look to be maybe shriveling a bit could that be to little water, maybe to much? anyways should i be worried about that?

And my next question might even be related to the first, i keep hearing about having the humidity at like 50% but currently mine is only at 20% so could this be the reason they might be lookin a little funky? And if so what would be the best way to fix it for as cheap as possible??

O and lastly, about how much should i be watering them at this point??


Anyways im lovin this new hobby of mine and just want to keep learning so if anyone has any tips or tricks or words of advice i would loveeeee to hear it.

ill keep updating in later posts....NOW LET THE JOURNEY COMMENCE!!! o and happy smoking :rastasmoke:

Any advice would be awesomeeeee

The humidity will be fine. The plants will take in any extra water they need through the roots. This is what I've been told. Plenty of people grow in an arid/semi-arid climate with excellent results. The low humidity will be great for flowering and will eliminate problems with mold/fungus...

Get a cheap water meter from any hardware store garden section. You can find them for like $7. It's invaluable for a beginner... until you get to know how the plants grow better.

[live2last]

thanks for such a fast rely, it did some good reassuring haha. anyways i was curious about this water meter you mentioned....whats the main purpose of the meter? does it measure the amount of water in the soil, or the ph of one or the other or what??

[live2last]

So alot has happened since i last updated this thing, what just happened well let me tell you. I took this 'half a cup of water every other day' advice that i got from a guy at GC and that turned into a watering disaster, one of my plants died, the Mr. Nice Guy, RIP. But the Afghanica came back to life with a good watering so it wasnt a complete loss. Let me know if there is anything i could do to kick start this guy, should i start using the foxfarm nutes? i was planning on it but my god damn financial aid hasnt come in so ive had to hault my plans for a little bit.

Anyways leave me some comments on what i should be doing

p.s.- with the new funds coming in im gonna go pick up another clone and make a rubbermaid set up which seems alot more reliable.

thanks yall

[live2last]

I think im finally starting to get the hang of this thing :thumbsup: After i figured out how to water it, things really started turning around. I watched this video called SeeMore Buds and in the cfl section he has this great watering tip and i tried it, and it worked great. The amazing rule was this...Water 1/3 the volume of the pot your using, then once it gets dry you just do it again, im sure once it gets bigger youll be watering it more often but this seems like a pretty legit way to do it, am i right?? Anyways heres a few picture of the recoveree

and as always leave me any advice or comments or whatever, peaceee :hippy:

[live2last]

So the plant is really doin great, i also picked her up a few presents today. Im gonna transplant her into a 3 gallon pot and start her off with some brand new FF Grow Big. I was thinkin 1/4 teaspoon in a gallon of water to start things off... does that sound like a good way to start her off in her new home? Also i tied down my first side branch so im thinkin by transplant time we're gonna be in even better shape. My only concerns are that some of the leaves are still a little droopy and are starting to turn a lighter shade of green. im gonna do some research but if you want to look at the picture and give me your opinion that would be great:thumbsup:

[live2last]

So i finally did it, i got the funds in and was able to get her a 3 gallon pot and some FF Grow Big, gave her 1/4 teaspoon in a gallon of water. I changed the lights around. now i just have 3 27w 6500k CFL's and a lower one that i had lyin around. I also made a couple refelctors, out of some rolling rock cans, yea in cans... i didnt believe it at first either haha. Then i raised it back up pretty close to the lights, so we shall see how she takes to all of these new changes.

And if you have any comments or advice or anything pleaseeeeeee share with me

peace yalll:hippy:

[lampost]

thanks for such a fast rely, it did some good reassuring haha. anyways i was curious about this water meter you mentioned....whats the main purpose of the meter? does it measure the amount of water in the soil, or the ph of one or the other or what??

Hey, sorry I didn't see this question. Yeah, it's just a moisture probe. It looks like a long thin metal tube with a little meter attached to the end with a needle that points to DRY, MOIST, or WET...

It's really helpful in getting the feel for things when you start out. You can get 'em at Ace, Home Depot, probably Wallyworld. Just go to the garden section and ask for a moisture probe or something.

[cigarettes42]

you transplanted wayy to early. you are at high risk of root rot. dont water like you you have been 1/3 of the pot size. your roots arnt even developed enough to reach that deep bottom yet and when you give that 3 gallon pot water most of it is going to be a mucky mess in the bottom. causing rot and nappy shit. since you already transplanted it only give it a few cups of water untill you have established a good root system and the way to check that out is to tip it upsidedown and lift off the pot to see if there are any roots. oh and hey dont waste your money on those metal moister probes. they will not measure any kind of soils ph accurately. as for checking the moister content of the plant, it is easy as lifting a pot of dirt and feeling if its heavy or light(like the day you put fresh dirt in). pretty simple huh?

[lampost]

I think im finally starting to get the hang of this thing :thumbsup: After i figured out how to water it, things really started turning around. I watched this video called SeeMore Buds and in the cfl section he has this great watering tip and i tried it, and it worked great. The amazing rule was this...Water 1/3 the volume of the pot your using, then once it gets dry you just do it again, im sure once it gets bigger youll be watering it more often but this seems like a pretty legit way to do it, am i right?? Anyways heres a few picture of the recoveree

and as always leave me any advice or comments or whatever, peaceee :hippy:

That seems like a lot of water to me, especially if you're using CFLs. For reference, I water with about 0.5 - 0.75 gallons and I'm in a 5 gallon container. That is 1/10th the volume of water... not 1/3!

Get the water meter and it'll help you gauge when to water so you aren't just shooting in the dark. It looks to me like you still may have some watering stress! I'm not sure what growth looks like under CFLs though..

Also, it looks to me like you maybe transplanted too soon. I couldn't really judge the size of your original containers in the pictures... but that plant now looks extremely small in that large pot. This might make it a bit more difficult to water correctly since the roots haven't filled the pot and you'll have wet spots. Hopefully, someone else will chime in. I don't think you'll want to fully saturate the pot every watering at this point. I probably stop watering before you get runoff... and then water to runoff maybe every 2nd or 3rd watering until it grows into the pot?

Hope this helps. I'm not extremely experienced but that's what I've seen work.