Boulderrr Grow Journal - First Grow

boulderrr

boulderrr

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GROW DETAILS​

Planted: October 5
Amount of plants: 3
Location: Grow box in closet
Ventilation: Fan in bottom of grow box, drawing in air from crack in closet door
Medium: 75% potting and seeding pro-mix 25% perlite
Lights: 2 40W daylight CFLs
Temperature: 68-76
Lighting: 18/6​


GROW BOX
 
boulderrr

boulderrr

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BACKGROUND​


I germinated 3 seeds with the paper towel method for about 5 days. I was away while they were germinating so I had to wait to get back to plant them. The tap roots were several inches long when I planted them. The plants were planted on the night of October 4th. Their first light was on October 5th. I watered them while planting, but not so much that water was coming out of the bottom of the pots.​


DAY 2​






I'm wondering when to water again. The soil is dry up to a depth of about 2 inches. Below 2 inches, it feels VERY slightly damp. When should I water again?​
 
boulderrr

boulderrr

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DAY 5​

I had one more germinated seed and decided it'd be a waste to throw it out so I planted it in a small cup on October 9th. The plants in the three large pots are 5 days old and the small one is only 2 days old. ​

The two you can see on the left here got out to a much better start than the third (on the top right). I noticed that the stem of the third was bent and very thin at the bottom when it started. I put some more soil over the stem and it seems to be doing a bit better now. ​


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A closer look at the two that are doing the best right now. The stems seem pretty weak and thin. I have a fan blowing on them slightly and they're fluttering so that should help. I also spray them every day a bit with some water.​


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A good view of the one that started out the slowest (on the right). Part of its stem was VERY thin so I buried it a bit. Hopefully it will fill in.


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One of the strong ones in the top left corner.​


I watered them thoroughly 3 days ago. The soil is pretty dry but I'm going to wait until tomorrow morning to water them again. I don't want to overwater them and have heard that dryness promotes root growth.​
 
Budda_Luva

Budda_Luva

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yeaaah man ur plants look good dont worry is this ur first time grow??? and there supposed to be weak they were juss born like a babis neck when there first born the gotta build muscle first
 
boulderrr

boulderrr

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n00b_marijuana_grower said:
yeaaah man ur plants look good dont worry is this ur first time grow??? and there supposed to be weak they were juss born like a babis neck when there first born the gotta build muscle first
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It's kind of my second grow. I started a few weeks ago with another but didn't put enough effort into it and used bad soil and... so just decided to start over with all the right stuff.
 
boulderrr

boulderrr

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Forgot to show this...

A blackout curtain for blocking light from entering the cracks of the door once I go into flowering... It also stops light from shining out the door cracks for STEALTH. I cut a hole in the bottom for air intake.

 
boulderrr

boulderrr

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DAY 10​


The plants in the large pots are now 10 days old. The plant in the cup is 7 days old. They are doing well. One of the large ones had a bit of root damage when I planted it so it took a little while to get going, but it seems fine now. I've been watering once every 3 days. I also spray the leaves a bit each morning with water. Also, I switch the positions of the plants each day so that they're on a cycle of being back to the same spot every 3 days.​














 
boulderrr

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caddyluck said:
whad up fellow Colorado grower?!!! looking good, any particular strain?
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Not sure what strains. I got some random seeds from some good bags so I wouldn't be surprised if all the ones I'm planting are different strains. The two largest ones definitely look different. One has much broader leaves. Where are you in CO?
 
boulderrr

boulderrr

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DAY 12​



I watered them today so I figured I might as well take some individual pictures while they were out.
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Smallest one of the three in the big pots






Broader-leafed large one






Two photos of the other large one



 
boulderrr

boulderrr

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DAY 16
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The plants are doing well. I swear my CFLs have dimmed slightly. I exchanged one for a new CFL last week and they were both bright for a while. A couple days ago, I noticed one was a bit dimmer again. Today, they both look dimmer than they were at their peak. Oh well, I'm tired of returning them and the're still producing a good amount of light. I still haven't added any nutrients or fertilizer. I'm going to wait a little longer. I water them about every 4 days.
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The plant in the cup is a couple days younger than the rest.



Strong stems from the artificial wind created by the fan!
 
bxke1414

bxke1414

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Looking really good, I used about 3 26wCFL's per plant. I noticed the same thing with them dimming, but I think its just your eyes acclimating, who knows. Good luck I'll keep on eye on your grow.
 
boulderrr

boulderrr

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bxke1414 said:
Looking really good, I used about 3 26wCFL's per plant. I noticed the same thing with them dimming, but I think its just your eyes acclimating, who knows. Good luck I'll keep on eye on your grow.
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I'm using 40W CFLs. When only one was dim, it was clear because it was painful to look at the bright one directly, but not the other. You couldn't even make out the texture of the bulb because it was so bright. Now you can look at them both and easily see the tubes. Ohhhh welll I've got some new soft white CFLs for when flowering begins.
 
boulderrr

boulderrr

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DAY 22
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The plants are doing well. I finally transplanted the little on that was in a cup to another "pot." It's actually an upside-down shriner hat but it works for the job. The little one's roots were way constrained so it should start doing a lot better now. I'm probably leaving town for a couple weeks in about 8 weeks so I'm going to begin flowering this week. I have not added any nutrients yet but will start adding flowering nutrients soon. I redesigned my growbox a little so that I could have more room in there. I plan on beginning the flowering in the pots they're in right now. When I find the females, I will transplant them into larger pots.

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Took this picture after I watered. That's why it looks different than the previous two.








 
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