1st grow....expert supervision welcomed!

[flyinhi]

Hey thanks CC, dunno why I never thought of that? Heads a bit minced just now :stoned: so imagination dried up lol. I got a few of them kicking about....used them as 'night lights' for the kids when they were babies and then the dogs when we first got them....dogs are spolied as much as the kids haha.

I'll pick up a few more before no-electric day, and hopefully the ladies will just think it's a crap day :thumbsup:

[flyinhi]

Well, I been having major problems with a dodgy computer.....couldn't get online, couldn't do anything! So, finally gave up and got a new one....and back on here to update you all on the girls

All are growing.....my god have they grown!! We're on day 10 of flowering cycle now, and stunned at just how much they've grown. Every day has added an inch or so. If they don't slow down soon, they'll be either homeless or we will be lol. They have so loved being under the big lights and the 12/12 schedule.

The 2 plants that somehow divided in the pots at the base of the stems are currently the largest of the girls and have a lot more potential bud sites than the others....I meant to get pics of them, but forgot, so will try to remember next time! Touch wood.....we haven't had any further major headaches in regards to equipment issues or plant health.....so doing something right :thumbsup: We also took a few cuttings the day before the girls went into flower mode, didnt have a clue if they'd take as we've never done this before.....but read up and got loads of advice and tips from on here, so alls good there now too; the babies seem to be itching to grow up!

Here's a few pics of the big girls first:

One of a few of the girls:
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the top of one of the girls:
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A closer look at the top of one of the girls
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Next, we have a few pics of the cuttings. Originally, there was a lot more of them, but due to restricted growing room (as dictated by the older plants!), we decided the others involved in the overall grow could take their cuttings home and grow their own! Our grow tent is so full with the older plants, we don't really have room for giving board and lodgings in future grows lol. Anyway, as a result of having a lot more cuttings originally, we didn't realise until today that some roots were showing......so these babies are going to be re-homed as soon as I've finished on here. Have to admit we were very excited to see the roots (even though they don't like the lights really) as it meant our cutting processes had worked and we hadn't lost any of them....until we noticed them today, we weren't actually sure if any roots had formed.....but the proof is in the photos lol:

All the babies:
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roots!:
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roots again:
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one of the babies:
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Well, that's all for now.....will update in a few days on ladies and babies :thumbsup: very much enjoying seeing both sets develop.....means we're doing something right!! But as always, have to say a huge thank you to all you guys for your logs, advice and criticism........without all that, newbies like us would have sunk a long time ago!!! :rasta::rastasmoke::thumbsup:

[CovertCarpenter]

...a freshly-rooted clone, and those look gorgeous!

The fact that you took those clippings just pre-flower is also great! They should have just enough time to veg up, before needing to go to flower mode.
For anything in veg, the prevailing wisdom seems to be 18/6 lighting.

Going 12/12 immediately actually doesn't help speed things up much, according to some people whose opinions I value...

Those lil' ones need either a bit more dirt now, or to be put into some kinda hydro solution asap... biggest mistake (imho) would be to ignore 'em for a few days... Don't ask me How I Know This They look like they're practically begging ya for some nice, fluffy, perlite-y soil

Keep up the good work, mon! And keep posting those great pix!

[Kingpiner]

dooobster that pic looks almost unreal man, never seen that before, how long was it germination to harvest and what kind of light did you keep on her?

[flyinhi]

Well thank you CC As I say, having never grown but only watched grows before, everything is a learning curve, but very pleased with both the big girls grown from seed and the clones yeah we're gonna do 18/6 with the clones.....they're in their new homes now.....and boy did they need em!! Sticking to growing in soil, as that's what we been doing with the big girls, and don't wanna start messing about trying new things til we got a bit more experience, so the babies will be in soil for the whole grow too.

Kingpiner.....we aint reached harvest yet, just onto day 10 of flowering the big girls, and it's our first grow, so been a bit nervous at times lol. We're using HIDs for the ladies since they were about a foot tall. I haven't measured them (must remember to next time though!) but they gotta be around 3 - 3 and a half foot tall now. We grew them from seeds....only took about 3 days for the seeds to crack open (using the damp paper towel method). Had a few palpitations along the way with light and heat issues, but the ladies are tough cookies and haven't suffered any side effects from our ignorance so far! :thumbsup:

the clones we took the day before the girls went on 12/12 lighting schedule, so are 9 day old clones.....stomach went nuts when we saw those roots! Having never grown from seed before OR taken cuttings, we wasn't sure how well these plants would go....but they been getting a shedload of TLC and are loving it. And the clones as you can see have taken very nicely using clonex rooting gel and some jiffy pouches. Been spraying base of clones and a light spray on foliage a couple times a day and keeping them in a heated propagator with 24/0 T5 lights, making sure it's warm and humid in the cabinet too.....don't have a humidty monitor in the cloning cabinet but everything has gone according to plan though we will get one for future cloning.

Well, the big girls have gone to bed for the night, so next time they get fed, I'll get some new pics and try to remember to take a few pics of the double-stemmer plants.....so far they're showing at least 8 bud sites on each stem....almost wish I had taken clones from those girls now lol. Thanks for the comments guys.... :jointsmile:

[flyinhi]

Oh, meant to ask.....what's the thoughts on lighting times for the clones. I mean, do we wait until they're the 10"-12" to put them on 18/6 lights? Still have them on 24/0 for now, but as they're cuttings and not grown from seed this time, just wondered if there's any difference in timescales for lighting schedules? Man that sounds a bit garbled, head's getting a bit minced now lol, so hope you get what I mean!

[flyinhi]

As promised, here is a pic or 2 of one of the double stemmed plants, along with a quick shot of 4 of the clones in their new homes.

Four babies, just been sprayed:
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one of the 'twins':
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At the base of the stem:
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"Awww wow, it's a girl!!":
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In regards to the 2 double stemmed plants, both were germinated from one seed.....the results being that for some reason each plant must have divided at some point......giving us 2 'sets of twins'!! Anyone else had this?

[flyinhi]

Well, the girls are showing some active bud sites now, this is the bit we have been eagerly awaiting! Seeing the bud sites at last means we're on the last stage of the grow and we know it won't be long until those girls are harvested and being smoked :rasta:

Here's a few shots of a few of the girls.....sorry about the yellowish lighting!

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Next time round i think I'll get some lighting arranged under the main leaves, as there was quite a lot of dried up leaves falling off. The heat here is unreal at the moment too, so gonna have to feed the girls every 2 days instead of every 3 days.....

The clones seem to be doing okay. A couple didn't take, but it's not a big deal as between us we have enough to keep us all happy. Will get new pics of them in a few days, or whenever they look like they've grown more.

Happy smoking folks!! :rastasmoke:

[flyinhi]

Well, I'm pleased that I can start showing you guys some 'bud porn' :jointsmile: at last! Every day there seems to be more and more bud sites on each of the girls. I'll be posting more pics now there's actually something to show!!

Thinking we may have to get some canes to support the stems as the buds get bigger and heavier.....obviously not gonna be upset by that though!!

Here's the latest pics:


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Am thinking they're looking good so far....can't wait for smoking day

[flyinhi]

It's not letting me add all the pics, so hopefully here's the others. Failing that, I'll upload to the album and you can view in there


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Hmmm, for some reaosn I can only add 2 pics at a time. Oh well, so be it!! Another post in a second then lol