SeedKing's 1st Grow Northenr Lights/ W Rhino

[SeedKing72]

Okay, well now is the time to get this going:

First thing first, thanks to all the people who have been very helpful. Especially Harddon and Marc Benson.. I am hoping you treat me like a apprentice...

This is my first grow, these are the specs:

Closet Grow: Roughly 5.5 * 2 feet, 400 Watt HPS and MH converter bulb and 5 2*40 Watts 4 foot flourescents (mixture of Cool white/and warm) inside walls painted flat white and then lined with Thermal blankets that you get from Walmart for $2.00

Strains: 5 Northern Lights, 5 White Rhino + Bag seeds.. The goal is to cull down to 4-5 female

Day One: 9-21-2005

Man I have sprouts, I feel like a dad watching over his daughters. I have not named these broads yet, perhaps Senorita Harddona and Senora Marcita B. I germ'ed in jiffy pots and also reg dirt, the Jiffy pots took off.. so next time I will use jiffy pots.. I can see 6 doing some stuff, the bag seed aint dont shit.. there loss..

SeedKing72 Reviewed by SeedKing72 on 09-23-2005. SeedKing's 1st Grow Northenr Lights/ W Rhino Okay, well now is the time to get this going: First thing first, thanks to all the people who have been very helpful. Especially Harddon and Marc Benson.. I am hoping you treat me like a apprentice... This is my first grow, these are the specs: Closet Grow: Roughly 5.5 * 2 feet, 400 Watt HPS and MH converter bulb and 5 2*40 Watts 4 foot flourescents (mixture of Cool white/and warm) inside walls painted flat white and then lined with Thermal blankets that you get from Walmart for Rating: 5

[SeedKing72]

Man these things grow...

I swear, I went to get my hair cut and when I came back they had doubled in size and this was all in the same day.. This is what I did:

Still day one 9-22-2005

1. I turned on the fans and let some air blow on them.. I guess this is supposed to strengthen them..

2. I moved the flourescent so its about 2 inches away.. I dont want them stretching to the light... using cool whites..

3. I watered them lightly with water (1 gallon of water with 1/4 teaspoon of SuperThrive, [not the whole gallon that was just the ratio],the water is Natutal Spring Water [ or so the bottles says], gonna switch to distilled water.. or should I???

Will post more pics on day 2

[HARDDON]

They will grow by the hour in their early stages. Enjoy it as it is fun to watch.

Keep the fan on them 24/0....do not turn it off.

I dont like distilled water. It is essentially dead water as all the water atoms have been stripped to their bare selves. The entire molecular structure of the water molecule has been dissaembled.

There is nothing 'bad' about it but is still essentially 'dead' water. Great if you are running a coal processing plant

There is nothing wrong with tap water....well I guess that depends on where you live...for the most part.....

More important is the pH of the water. Make sure its adjusted down to 6.8

Reverse Osmosis water is better but still not required.

[SeedKing72]

The master has spoken..so there will most definitely be Senorita Harddonita now..

Day 2 Sept 23:

1. Gonna stick to TAP water that has sat in a 1 gallon jug for several days to remove the Chlorine.. Now what is the best way to adjust the PH?

2. Tried to get the FLor 2 inhes from CHICAS.. One seems to reaching for the lights.. The fans are running 24 hours..

3. Performed some minor surgery because I think I planted the seeds to deep, removed some of the dirt and saved my NINAS.. LESSON LEARNED: Only plants your seeds shallow enough to cover them.. I would say 1/4 of and inch..

4. I have 4 NL , 4 WR and 3 Bag Seeds.. Now the goal is to kepp all these BROADS alive and hope only 1/2 go CHICO on me, that would give me roughly 5 plants.. I would be happy if 2-3 more sprout to increase my chances.. I feel like some of my little JANES are still born.. so we have 11 Thats no bad.. The Nirvanas had a good geermination rate... I planted 5 of each got 4 of each so far..

5. Child rearing is addictive, I was so HYPED.. I could barely sleep. This is more addictive than the smoke...

6. Very hard to get clear pics with a digital camera, gotta learn to use the F-ing camera.. Damn there should me a seedling mode..

[Marc Benson]

"I am hoping you treat me like a apprentice..."

My record suggests I'm no master, and I really don't feel anyone is until they've grown numerous grows, not just a couple. That said, we the humble growers know who the masters really are...mighty Ganja. We only try to honor them with gifts of bat guano, blood meal and vinegar-tainted agua. They reward us with spectacular flowers covered with copious amounts of their cherished resinous liquids. Or in my case manifestations of plant eating Thysanoptera, necrosis, deformations and mental anguish. Master? I think not. Student...yes. Always will be. When we think we aren't and are beyond learning...is when we fail. Remember this...Grasshopper.

[HARDDON]

Or in my case manifestations of plant eating Thysanoptera, necrosis, deformations and mental anguish. Master? I think not. Student...yes.

ROFLMAO......Speak for yerself there MB...

I will accept the accolades...all that I can get....

Besides, I have mastered the thrips, catepillars, necrosis and deformations.

I am still working on the mental anguish part of the equation

[SeedKing72]

Oh wise one, to those who have never grown and are giddy with anticipation you are to us a master... Your gentle chiding and thoughtful words are heeded.

[HARDDON]

See MB....

EVEN YOU AND I ARE MASTERS IN THE EYES OF THE LITTLE ONES.

STOP CUTTIN US DOWN DOOFUS

I gotta fricking reputation to upkeep.

[SeedKing72]

Its kinda hard to take a picture of a closet, couldn't get a good angle..I would almost need to take the doors off.. Keep in mind that this is only growing some sprouts now.. I guess I will have to make some changes when these get transplanted into 5 gallon pail... I have round ones and some square ones, I prefer the square ones, but they are hard to come by, I had to buy cat litter to get them.. and I do have a cat and he likes to eat weed, so that was his contribution..The square take less room and are easier to place close together..


1. Should I put reflective material over the top of the, I can add a shelf somehow with reflective material over the light... I will find some way to do it..

2. I had planned to let these sprouts stay in the jiff pots for 2 weeks or until the roots start shooting out the sides.. I wonder if it would have be better to go from jiff to 6 inch to 5 gallon.. the less I have to transplant the better?

3. Harddon.. I noticed you had reflective material on the bottom.. I had thought it was bad to reflect light on the underside of the plants.. but if you say different, I will make it so... when I transplant.. but it may not be to big of a diff, because the hopefully all the pots will be square and they will be tightly packed.. I may just put white rocks on top of the dirt.. ( I been paying attention to your other threads)

4. How close can I put the fans? they dry out the dirt quicker but I can water and mist everyday..

I don't mimd making Adjustments, I am the pupil!

[HARDDON]

Ok now I have a better idea of your setup...

I would save the mercury in those vertical floros for now. They are too far away to benefit your seedlings so its just a waste of juice and light chemicals in those tubes for now.

Next I see your fans way up top. Not sure what they are for....but....make sure you have a fan blowing right on your seedling betweent the tops and the light surface. From your pics I cant see if you are doing that.

The fan should not tear the heads off the seedlings but should make them flap and flutter gently against the wind.....soon only the leaves will flutter and the stem will remain still.

I would add at least another set of floros to the canopy.

You can get some real true CFL long tubes like you have that have very high Kelvin temps in those bulb style and sizes.

http://www.fullspectrumsolutions.com...comparison.htm

they can hook you up with 5500 & 5900K floro tubes....trust me you will thank me in 28 days if you do