siLky joHNsoN
Well-Known Member
Alright guys...I've been reading stuff on this site with about every non-study hour I've had since i put the seed in the ground...I'm gonna try to give as many details as possible and pictures...YEAH I know the picture quality sucks but you can see it gets SLIGHTLY better as I'm goin...anyway...
Day Zero:
Planted a seed with a root poppin out about 1/4 inch in length (maybe a little less)...bag seed, who wants to waste extra money on something they are probably gonna fuck up the first time?...
Lighting: 1 60 watt output/10-15 watts energy used 18" fluorescent plant/aquarium light - 502 Lumens 24/0
6" pot, Miracle-Gro potting mix, and I also bought some MG Bloom Booster flower food (High Phosphorus for roots and shoots) I spray some of this around the soil but didn't put any in when I first watered
Day 1:
I have a pot filled with dirt in my closet. Awesome
Day 2:
Approx. 42 hrs after planting the germinated seed, I come back from class to find the embryo leaves above the surface. WOO! Now I have a pot of dirt with a plant smaller than a Chinese pecker in my closet.
Lighting: I added another of the same 18" lights with the factory fluorescent bulb in it, put them facing eachother with the plant in between. GRAND TOTAL: 20-30 watts energy used/120 watts output/1004 Lumens 24/0
Nutes: I continue occasionally lightly spraying some of the Phosphorus mix over the pot. Done along with the regular water so the dose of Phosphorus is very low.
Day 3:
Morning: The first foliage leaves pop out, woo fuckin hoo. Plants about an inch or so tall.
Lights: Same
Nutes: Watered the plant again. Used 3 parts regular water 2 parts Phosphorus Mix. Still spraying water over the top of the plant as needed, sparingly spraying Phosphorus around the plant.
Day 4:
She's about 1.5 in. tall now, I noticed that one of the foliage leaves is split from the outside edge to the middle vein near the lateral part, kinda weird but it still has good color and everything so I think it's okay, if anybody knows why give me a shout.
Lighting: Same setup, switched to 20/4
Nutes: Same
Added a thermometer, temp is between 80 and 90 but I was flushing some heat and humidity in there...
Day 5:
About 2 in., foliage leaves noticeably bigger and distinctly serrated (I was amazed how deep the grooves are in the leaves, it looks sweet IMO)
Nutes: Since I'm in Veg stage now, bought some MG All Purpose Plant Food for the High Nitrogen and Potassium. It' very low in Phosphorus, so i mixed in a very small amount (about 1/6 the All purpose) of the Blooming mix into the All Purpose Mix. Sprayed a small amount of that on/around the plant along with water (I always spray much more water on the plant after the nutes to make sure they are as diluted as possible)...getting ready to water now...
Lights: Added two-26 watt energy used/100w output 1700 Lumen CFLs...grand totals so far 3504 Lumens, 72-82 watts energy used, 320 watts output...still gonna do 20/4
Day Zero:
Planted a seed with a root poppin out about 1/4 inch in length (maybe a little less)...bag seed, who wants to waste extra money on something they are probably gonna fuck up the first time?...
Lighting: 1 60 watt output/10-15 watts energy used 18" fluorescent plant/aquarium light - 502 Lumens 24/0
6" pot, Miracle-Gro potting mix, and I also bought some MG Bloom Booster flower food (High Phosphorus for roots and shoots) I spray some of this around the soil but didn't put any in when I first watered
Day 1:
I have a pot filled with dirt in my closet. Awesome
Day 2:
Approx. 42 hrs after planting the germinated seed, I come back from class to find the embryo leaves above the surface. WOO! Now I have a pot of dirt with a plant smaller than a Chinese pecker in my closet.
Lighting: I added another of the same 18" lights with the factory fluorescent bulb in it, put them facing eachother with the plant in between. GRAND TOTAL: 20-30 watts energy used/120 watts output/1004 Lumens 24/0
Nutes: I continue occasionally lightly spraying some of the Phosphorus mix over the pot. Done along with the regular water so the dose of Phosphorus is very low.
Day 3:
Morning: The first foliage leaves pop out, woo fuckin hoo. Plants about an inch or so tall.
Lights: Same
Nutes: Watered the plant again. Used 3 parts regular water 2 parts Phosphorus Mix. Still spraying water over the top of the plant as needed, sparingly spraying Phosphorus around the plant.
Day 4:
She's about 1.5 in. tall now, I noticed that one of the foliage leaves is split from the outside edge to the middle vein near the lateral part, kinda weird but it still has good color and everything so I think it's okay, if anybody knows why give me a shout.
Lighting: Same setup, switched to 20/4
Nutes: Same
Added a thermometer, temp is between 80 and 90 but I was flushing some heat and humidity in there...
Day 5:
About 2 in., foliage leaves noticeably bigger and distinctly serrated (I was amazed how deep the grooves are in the leaves, it looks sweet IMO)
Nutes: Since I'm in Veg stage now, bought some MG All Purpose Plant Food for the High Nitrogen and Potassium. It' very low in Phosphorus, so i mixed in a very small amount (about 1/6 the All purpose) of the Blooming mix into the All Purpose Mix. Sprayed a small amount of that on/around the plant along with water (I always spray much more water on the plant after the nutes to make sure they are as diluted as possible)...getting ready to water now...
Lights: Added two-26 watt energy used/100w output 1700 Lumen CFLs...grand totals so far 3504 Lumens, 72-82 watts energy used, 320 watts output...still gonna do 20/4
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