Heya all... just trying to get caught up on the log I should'a been keeping from day one, but hey, life intrudes, eh? {thank gH0d for camphones}

So, for the first week to ten days not much seemed to be happening. I was watering once every 3(-4) days, at the advice of someone who's been growing for as long as I've been alive, but he didn't realize that I wasn't yet in 3-5ga pots like he starts 'em in. And, my temps were averaging a little on the high side (85ish).

I was really worried about over-watering my little babies. I paid nearly four times the going rate for 'em (though they /are/ a killa strain), and I didn't wanna lose any of 'em. After checking the soil and finding it nearly bone-dry, I started to water every second day (with nutes every other watering), Brita water or ozonated distilled water, PH'd to 5.8-6.2 (or as close as I could get it with my shitty li'l test kit. BOY did they respond immediately.

They were being /under/watered. And wilting because of it. As soon as I corrected this, they turned almost a dark forest green, and perked right back up. The only exception to this was the plant that I would later label as Number 7, which showed signs of yellowing leaves (some leaves ½ yellow), and seemed to be 'stuck' while its sistern were getting over their transplant stress and starting to thrive.

And now for some pix



A nice overview. Note the two 4100k 45w CFL fixtures in the middle. To those who say that CFLs are useless for enhancing the spectrum of something 'bigger' (like, f'r instance, the 600w MH right above 'em), I say "pshaw!" My plants (seedlings in the middle especially) noticed the difference immediately, and began bushing up nicely. I wanted to keep these lights here, but had to move 'em to what would become my seedcloneling closet.




Here's my beautiful Numba1 Plant. It just seems soooo eager




Number 7 Plant... note the slightly yellowing leaves, and the do-it-yourself sticky trap (made from DuctTape) around the trunk.




A nice side view of The Garden. Note the intake at right, now shrouded with pandafilm. What you can't see inside the intake is the 120mm 12v computer-style PanaFlo muffin fan, pulling 100+cfm of fresh air thru some filters into the garden. Above is the SunMaster CoolDeluxe 600w MH. Below, 2x Globe 200w equiv/45w actual 4100k CFLs. Number 12 plant (the runt of the seedlings) is perched up above, with its humidity dome off).

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