Whoops, this was supposed to be the start of the thread.., but the show must go on, eh?

Heya all... This is my first actual grow, tho I have been fortunate to have seen one or two others in my time (). I am currently working on eight Purple Kush clones, with some mystery seeds that I know are either Widow or a sticky strain we call Mr. Freeze locally. There are four seedlings rapidly catching the clones, and might just be able to get 'em all in together, if I can get 'em to hurry up a bit (without stressing 'em).

I am LST'ing all plants as they spring up. The Purple Kush seems to respond quite well to it, and the seedlings aren't complaining, either.

I wish that I had started this log about four weeks ago when I really started setting up, but I had other things to do (like live!)... will try to post things in a somewhat chronological order, even tho I'm around 28-30 days in

Both seedlings and clones were initially on the top shelf of my closet, next to one 200w equiv/45w actual CFL, whilst I built the /real/ closet nearby. The one that was designed to hold the 600w MH (veg) then 660w HPS (flowering), being driven by a Lumatek switchable digital ballast

The /proper/ closet has two chambers, an 'outer' and 'inner', both 4'x4x'8'3" (floor to ceiling). The innermost is my current 'grow everything' chamber, but will be dedicated to flowering once I am in 'full bloom'. The outer chamber will be a permanent 'veg' and cloning/seedling room. I am still torn as to whether or not to try to set up a separate space for any males that I might want to keep (tho the clones are all fem, of course, the seedlings might be either, but even if they're male I wanna find a way to keep 'em, because I /know/ what lineage they have, and really really really wanna see / taste what WW x with Purple Kush could do... (just a 'muah hah hah' kind of thought!)...

Nutrients are Dutch Nutrient Formula (just the veg for now, of course), with a very minor addition of Bio-Vert organic cleanser as a wetting agent. I've also had to start the ladies on a regimen of Vectobac to work on a thrips problem that has presented itself in four of my clones (I think they came from the shitty potting soil that my clones came in... :/ )

Sooo... lemme find some pix, and please, comment away! I know that I'm new to this, but I really want (have!) to get this right the first time

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[Gonna see if I can find some pix of the early days now ]







The pots are 1ga. ice cream buckets I'd been saving {mmmm... ice cream.... arharhgahgahehghaghgrgh}, the soil is Pro-Mix Premiere from Premiere Horticulture, with Perlite on the bottom. The trays are cheapie aluminum ones that were 10 fer a buck-fitty-nine, and the light above is a Sunmaster Cool Deluxe 600w MH being driven by a 600w Lumatek digital ballast. Note the air intake (unfinished) at the right. The exhaust is in the opposing corner up top, angled to suck the correct way to induce a vortex, and pull hot air thru a 4" vent from the top of the room. The bulb is almost exactly 16" from the tops of the plants in this picture.

At this point, the seedlings are still in the /other/ closet...
CovertCarpenter Reviewed by CovertCarpenter on . 1st Grow--Purple Kush clones, with WW and Mr. Freeze seedlings joining the partay... Whoops, this was supposed to be the start of the thread.., but the show must go on, eh? ;) Heya all... This is my first actual grow, tho I have been fortunate to have seen one or two others in my time (;)). I am currently working on eight Purple Kush clones, with some mystery seeds that I know are either Widow or a sticky strain we call Mr. Freeze locally. There are four seedlings rapidly catching the clones, and might just be able to get 'em all in together, if I can get 'em to hurry up a Rating: 5