My First Ever Grow (Advice more than Welcome)

[SiXFeEtDeEp]

lol thought the Bullets you added in earlier post were stuff YOU added to soil. but then i relized we both using the same soil. did you add any lime or extra perlite to it? i added about 40% perlite for extra dranage. pluse a dash of dolomite lime. did you add any lime>

or did you just put the soil out of the bag in the cups. germed your seeds w/ luke warm water with 3 cap of 3%(alchole??) hydrogen peroxide. for 24 to 48 hrs to soften shell But not until they break. then put directly in to your untampererd (no lime, or extra perlite add) soil?

how much water did you add to the soil for moister?
how many days tell you saw the root growth?
did you add any Hydro Perox. to the water for Moisting the soil?? or watering?

thx. im a nub indoor grower. i grew one time last year and that was out door in which i just poped a hole in the ground poped a seed in it and long be hold 5 months later i got a 11'4" female looking like a christmas tree :P. so we goin to learn together :P cool?

SiXFeEtDeEp Reviewed by SiXFeEtDeEp on 09-01-2006. My First Ever Grow (Advice more than Welcome) Ok...I'm starting this thing from the very beginning and going to go through the whole grow. Hopefully my plants will make it there. I've read the FAQ in depth, and while I'm sure there is much more to learn...I'm going to try to also learn by experience. For right now, I have 4 seeds germinating. It's just bag seed, but came from some Skywalker I got a while back from Hightimestoner. I'm not sure they'll sprout, but hey, might as well give it a try. Right now I have them germinating Rating: 5

[soccergal]

Well my friends...I'm excited to say, we have lift off!!!! I woke up this morning and lo and behold one of my seeds has shed it's shyness and decided to come up!!! I will post a pic tonight. This grow journal is officially growing!!!!


Now...in response to questions:

lol thought the Bullets you added in earlier post were stuff YOU added to soil. but then i relized we both using the same soil. did you add any lime or extra perlite to it? i added about 40% perlite for extra dranage. pluse a dash of dolomite lime. did you add any lime?

If you're using the same soil that I did, then I don't think you really need to add anything during the seedling stage. You could add a little more perlite but it's already in the soil. I just left it as is. With the exception of I squirted a little bit of Terracycle All Purpose Plant food. It's all natural...won't cause nute burn or anything like that. I won't use anything else until the plant is 3 weeks old.

or did you just put the soil out of the bag in the cups. germed your seeds w/ luke warm water with 3 cap of 3%(alchole??) hydrogen peroxide. for 24 to 48 hrs to soften shell But not until they break. then put directly in to your untampererd (no lime, or extra perlite add) soil?

Yes, I took the soil out of the bag and put it in my containers...I then drenched with water until it came out of the bottom. After all excess water had drained, I made a little hole for my seeds and placed them in. Covered with a little dirt. And watered again.

The seeds were germed with lukewarm water with 3 capfuls of hydrogen peroxide. This helps kill any bacteria that may be on the seeds. 3% refers to the strength, not alchohol.

Untampered soil is right.

how much water did you add to the soil for moister?
how many days tell you saw the root growth?
did you add any Hydro Perox. to the water for Moisting the soil?? or watering?

I explained about the water. Seeds need moisture. You don't want to wait until the soil gets dry to water. It should be moist at all times. This is my opinion...but it makes sense right?

I saw root growth after 2 - 3 days. And like I said...today I've got a seedling!!! and this is the 4th day. The seedling looks very good and healthy. Yes, I added some hydrogen peroxide to the water that I watered with the first time. Since then I have kept it moist with just water.

thx. im a nub indoor grower. i grew one time last year and that was out door in which i just poped a hole in the ground poped a seed in it and long be hold 5 months later i got a 11'4" female looking like a christmas tree :P. so we goin to learn together :P cool?

I'm a noobie myself. But I have done a lot of research...and I believe that I am on the right track. At 3 weeks I will transplant my plant into a new pot with the soil it will spend it's life in. That Scotts soil is for seedling, and will feed them everything they need for the first 3 weeks. Here are some different options as to mixtures you can use next.

1/3 each of:

1. peat vermiculite perlite
2. sand vermiculite perlite
3. peat vermiculite worm castings
4. worm manure coarse sand
5. worm perlite vermiculite

or 1/2 each of:

1. peat perlite

Those measurements came from "Ready Set Grow."

[soccergal]

As for lime...1 cup of dolomite lime per square foot of whichever mixture you choose.

[soccergal]

Here she be folks! Day 1 of the seedling stage.

[LIP]

Looking good. Get the CFL's as close as you can, and make sure the temps are between 70- 75F

And remember, no nutes untill at least 3 weeks into the grow

Goodluck.

[soccergal]

Gotchca Lip. Still haven't decided on the nutes. What do you think?

[SiXFeEtDeEp]

yeah i got about 1 year reasearch here. 3 years research on OverGrow (RIP)
i still got the OverGrow FAQs. and a SHIT LOAD of Favs. i just never heard of using peroxide. well not in starting em anyways. pluse i only got one grow under my belt which was out-side... here a couple other soil mixes if you want to go all organic or both. pluse the link to wherer i got this info.

40% composted soil
30% worm castings
20% perlite
10% dolomite, guanos, goodies, etc.. i've also heard good things about "uncle
malcolm" brand soil from peaceful valley is good....

if you're mixing organics with chem ferts, the plant will use up what the chem
ferts feed it first, then partaking afterwards in the organic nutes. the beauty of
organics is it's almost impossible to burn your plants, and the taste is superior to
chem. grown plants.

i use pure blend 1 - 0.5 -1 for veg and fox farm big bloom 0.8 - 3.0 - 1 for
flowering. they're expensive but the plants really like it. sometimes i'll make a tea
out of worm castings & guano. peace




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9 gallons peat moss
3 gallons vermiculite
6 gallons perlite
1 pound blood meal
1 pound bone meal
1 pond green sand
1 pound lime or dolomite lime
1 pound rock phosphate
Pinch of boron (borax is an inexpensive source)
Blend these ingredients in a small cement mixer or in a large barrel with a tight fitting lid that will let you
roll it around to mix the contents. If you have to stir the ingredients in an open container, moisten them
SLIGHTLY with water to avoid breathing in clouds of dust as you work.
Do not use more than a pinch of boron. It encourages root growth, but its levels can quickly go from
helpful to harmful in the soil. Once you get the soil all mixed you can add some manure tea (see recipe
below). The lime in this mix helps to neutralize the acidity of the manure tea.

Manure Tea

10 to 15 gallons manure (combine horse, chicken, and cow manure to get a nice balance of nutrients.
5 gallon bucket of chickweed and/or stinging nettles.
Water to fill 55 gallon drum (you'll need a well ventilated area to pull this off!!)
Dump manure(s) in the bottom of the drum. Add chickweed and/or nettles, both of which are rich in
trace elements, then fill drum with water.
Once a week stir the "tea" and add water to replace any that has evaporated. You'll need a brewing time
of at least 3 weeks before using this tea in the potting soil mix.

http://www.onlinepot.org/grow/goodsoil.htm

grow faqs from Over Grow - http://www.drugs-forum.com/growfaq/G...c%20Topics.htm

and lol them pots u using look like the ones i got at the doller store

thx for the info also.

Fox farm or BioBizz is pretty populare stuff. or any Organic Nuts are good IMO.
also are you Lsting Scrogin or both? If you LST make sure to start tying them down when they get 2-3 nodes so the stress inst as bad. and i would say 2-3 weeks sounds good before repoting. usually ppl wait until they see roots coming out of the drain holes. but after you repot swith to 12/12 cuz the box is goin to fell up Quick and will probably only fit 2 pots. 3 at the most. i haven't seen any rubbermaids with more then 2 plants in it but im sure if you train right you can fit 3.

[soccergal]

I'm LSTing and I really only intend to grow one plant. As soon as they show sex I'll take whichever female is thriving and that will be my girl. Well...what's wrong with dollar store pots??? They're only gonna be in there for 3 weeks...so I figure it doesn't really matter. I have better/bigger pots for them next. Thanks for the info on organics. The plant food I have is organic made from worm castings and is .03-.002-.02. So, I know I need something stronger...but this will be a good foilage spray option.

Also...I'm going to try to get them to 6 weeks before I switch to flower. Unless they're really getting cramped. I think that will give them a chance to grow and what not.

I think the big reason I want to stick to organic is the possibility of nute burn. I just don't want to have to worry about that. We'll see how it goes though.

Thanks for the links!!!!

[soccergal]

ANOTHER SPROUT!!!!!!

That and I've decided which nutes I'm going to be using. I'm gonna stick with Organic and use the following.

Earthjuice Grow = Nitrogen
Earthjuice Bloom= Phosphorous
Meta - K = Potassium
Microblast = other nutrients...(I'm gonna use this as a foilage spray)

Still thinking about what I want to use in my soil type mix.

[soccergal]

Oh...and the strains I'm working with are Skywalker and C99 x Nevilles Haze.