bamboofarmer
Well-Known Member
Hello everyone. Bamboofarmer here. I have just about run out of smoke from my last grow, and have decided to try another. I'm only planning to grow two plants this time, and I'm attempting it INSIDE of a 55 gallon plastic drum. My goal with this grow is to harvest as soon as possible, and attempt some Low Stress Training, and perhaps some sort of vertical scrog. Any advice or ideas on how best to fill the space would be greatly appreciated.
I started with 7 seeds, 5 of which were found in my best plant from the last grow. The other two were bagseed. All 5 of the seeds from my plant germinated in less than 24 hours! I did not soak them, simply placed them in a damp napkin from taco bell and placed them under a lamp and kept them warm and damp. Only one bagseed germinated, and it took about 3 days.
I now have six plants which are all basically the same age, but vary in size from tiny to about 6 inches in height. I began fertilizing at day 17 and am 20 days into the grow, and just transplanted all but one of my plants into 1 gallon pots.
Here's what I'm using:
Nutrients:
Fox Farm grow big @ 1/4 tsp per gallon starting day 17
Cal/Mag Plus @ 3 ml per gallon starting day 17
distilled water ph'ed to about 6 using the dropper kit to test
Ocean Forest soil and Ferti-lome 50/50
Lights:
(2)Tek-Two T-55 High Output fluorescent lamps total wattage: 220
(4) 23 watt cfl lamps mounted on clamp lights
Currently using a mix of 2300k, 3500k, and 6500k bulbs.
Light Schedule:
Switching from 24 hours to 12/12 tomorrow, which will be day 20. As I said, I'm trying to get to harvest as quick as I can.
Watering Schedule:
When the pots start feeling light, I water from the bottom up and keep the top misted every chance I get.
(This is only my third grow My second grow was two Mazar plants that I kept on 12/12 from seed as per Del666's 12/12 from seed thread. I got about 10 grams total in 2 months. I would appreciate any advice on how to get the most yield in the shortest amount of time. Keep in mind that I'm growing in a 55 gallon drum which dimensions are about 22" wide and 36" tall. I'm going to be uploading some pictures of what I built first and then the plants afterward. Thanks for any advice in advance!)
I started with 7 seeds, 5 of which were found in my best plant from the last grow. The other two were bagseed. All 5 of the seeds from my plant germinated in less than 24 hours! I did not soak them, simply placed them in a damp napkin from taco bell and placed them under a lamp and kept them warm and damp. Only one bagseed germinated, and it took about 3 days.
I now have six plants which are all basically the same age, but vary in size from tiny to about 6 inches in height. I began fertilizing at day 17 and am 20 days into the grow, and just transplanted all but one of my plants into 1 gallon pots.
Here's what I'm using:
Nutrients:
Fox Farm grow big @ 1/4 tsp per gallon starting day 17
Cal/Mag Plus @ 3 ml per gallon starting day 17
distilled water ph'ed to about 6 using the dropper kit to test
Ocean Forest soil and Ferti-lome 50/50
Lights:
(2)Tek-Two T-55 High Output fluorescent lamps total wattage: 220
(4) 23 watt cfl lamps mounted on clamp lights
Currently using a mix of 2300k, 3500k, and 6500k bulbs.
Light Schedule:
Switching from 24 hours to 12/12 tomorrow, which will be day 20. As I said, I'm trying to get to harvest as quick as I can.
Watering Schedule:
When the pots start feeling light, I water from the bottom up and keep the top misted every chance I get.
(This is only my third grow My second grow was two Mazar plants that I kept on 12/12 from seed as per Del666's 12/12 from seed thread. I got about 10 grams total in 2 months. I would appreciate any advice on how to get the most yield in the shortest amount of time. Keep in mind that I'm growing in a 55 gallon drum which dimensions are about 22" wide and 36" tall. I'm going to be uploading some pictures of what I built first and then the plants afterward. Thanks for any advice in advance!)