ICURBYOUs WhiteWidow CFL dresser growbox

[bxke1414]

They look soooo pretty! How is the humidity issue?

 

[icurbyou]

They look soooo pretty! How is the humidity issue?

It dropped to like 58% last night.. Temps went up, humidity dropped.. I didnt really do anything. Im wondering if it has to do with the % of water dropping from within the pots. I guess we'll know tonight when I water again! ha

 

[icurbyou]

Days since ground-break: 39.5 days
Day of 12/12: 5.5
Number of plants: 2
Lights: (1) 150w HPS, (1) 42w CFL
Lumens: 15,000 + 2,700 = 17,700
Light Cycle: 12/12
Temps: 77.3ºF
Nutes: On Hold.

Hey guys... Welp, having the lights from 5pm-5am really screws with my mind when it comes to journal entries. Usually night time is my "home" time... whereas before I would update the journal during the day at work now I take pics but forget to update because I am busy with like 15 hobbies, my girl, tv, clients etc.

ANYWAYS.... HI AGAIN TODAY!

I got to water my bushes! It felt nice spending some quality time with them. I mean, opening the box and sitting down staring at them just isnt the same as bringing them, and the water jugs, into the shower and watering them. I wanted to hug them!

So, I mixed up some BigBLOOM for the kids.. I mixed it as full dose, but WATERED at half a dose. Gave them 3.5 bottles each of water and only 1.5 each was food mixed.. The other 2 were straight up water.

I'm starting to THINK that Charlotte is really a Charlie. I don't see any "balls" per se, but I do see something trying to start, and it certainly isn't hairs. I don't feel it's solid enough for me to remove Charlotte from the box. It's much too small to take a picture... Maybe in a day or two I will snap some of my "questionable" areas and show you guys. For now, it's still just up in the air. Dont worry guys .... yet! lol

IN THEORY, IF CHARLOTTE IS A CHARLIE
So, I read somewhere that the pollen can only be 'stored' for 3-4 DAYS. And that you should pollenate the buds 4 weeks before HARVEST. Meaning, I will have to have a possible Charlie in another area, far from my grow box, for another 5 weeks... WW suggests 10 weeks of flower.. I am not even 1 week into flower with #3, so.. yeah... Having a spot for a charlie for that long could be undoable... Is the "Storage for 3-4 days" accurate?

Anyways... Some pictures of the rug rats..

OH YEAH DAD! GIVE US SOME NUTES AND WATER!!

HALF WAY INTO OUR FEEDING!!! YAY!!!!

THIS IS WHAT THE HPS USUALLY SEES

Re-arranged some things. We'll see how it works out..

Yamnsh Yamnsh

 

[icurbyou]

Days since ground-break: 40 days
Day of 12/12: 6
Number of plants: 2
Lights: (1) 150w HPS, (1) 42w CFL
Lumens: 15,000 + 2,700 = 17,700
Light Cycle: 12/12
Temps: 77ºF
Nutes: FF BigBloom 1/2 strength

Well, no one liked my journal update yesterday I see..

Either way... here's todays.

I feel comfortable at this point deeming Charlotte a.... well.. charlie!

So, I did some more reading on pollenating and such... Something to the effect of just tossing the male plant into another room in the house... I figure if I put it downstairs on the other corner of the house it should be okay for awhile... right? iunno.. Ill do it and we'll see how it goes.

if I could pollenate a few lower branches that would be UBAR KEWL!

I wouldnt mind having a ton of seeds... I have no many better ideas for my next grow. I really can't wait.

uhmmm.. anyways... Give me your thoughts

 

[bxke1414]

I see balls, no bueno senor.

 

[icurbyou]

I see balls, no bueno senor.

No good?... I was figuring it was male.. which means I get shit tons of seeds.

Bueno for me!

 

[bxke1414]

Well I suppose that is a good plan, I am not fucking with anything except growing right now (especially cause I have like 20 more seeds).

 

[grayghost]

Icurbyous, It is my understanding that WW is a hard strain to grow without problems. Looking at your plants, I would say you are doing "GREAT". So many others have problems and end up with the plants demise in the very early stages.

I have the feeling you are going to complete your grow with happiness!

A boy can be a good thing. I have smoked some really good smoke from boys and the seeds mean.....Free plants!

Don't throw him away....Pollinate. What do you have to loose...nothing, but plenty to gain.

Both plants look good. Don't worry, be happy.

 

[sabvtgrower]

this is the type of journal ive been looking for! finally someone who has a small area like me, and started off all cfl. Right now i have 9 seeds that have been in soil since 4pm yesterday. Just looked into my stealth dresser and noticed 2 sprouts! im really pumped to get these going. how tall are your plants right now? my space is only 27" in height so i was also thinking about doing l.s.t training on them. do you think it would be worth it? also i didnt seem to catch what kind of reflective material you were using and where you purchased it? sick journal/grow so far. cant wait to post some pics of mine.

 

[icurbyou]

this is the type of journal ive been looking for! finally someone who has a small area like me, and started off all cfl. Right now i have 9 seeds that have been in soil since 4pm yesterday. Just looked into my stealth dresser and noticed 2 sprouts! im really pumped to get these going. how tall are your plants right now? my space is only 27" in height so i was also thinking about doing l.s.t training on them. do you think it would be worth it? also i didnt seem to catch what kind of reflective material you were using and where you purchased it? sick journal/grow so far. cant wait to post some pics of mine.

What up man... Lets see if I can answer these questions well enough...

My plants = 11-12" in height. The one I did a lite LST on would be much taller (its male) if I hadnt done the LST. If you LST I would say you could possibly get it within 27"... However, it will be hard because you will need a pot large enough for their roots. My pots right now are about a foot tall. I will be putting the female into a 5gal bucket.. So.. dont forget, your pot will use up a lot of that 27"!

The reflective material is called MYLAR. I got mine at a party store, it was wrapping paper. Its the same stuff that those shiny birthday balloons are made of.. You can buy mylar at your hydro shop or order it online too!

Good luck on the grow man. Let me know when you get a journal going and what strain you are working on!

 

[icurbyou]

Icurbyous, It is my understanding that WW is a hard strain to grow without problems. Looking at your plants, I would say you are doing "GREAT". So many others have problems and end up with the plants demise in the very early stages.

I have the feeling you are going to complete your grow with happiness!

A boy can be a good thing. I have smoked some really good smoke from boys and the seeds mean.....Free plants!

Don't throw him away....Pollinate. What do you have to loose...nothing, but plenty to gain.

Both plants look good. Don't worry, be happy.

Thanks very much for the supportive post!!! I will for sure be attempting the pollenating. Like you said, nothin to lose!!

I can't wait for the experience!

Now my girlie has plenty of room to sprawl out!

 

[icurbyou]

Days since ground-break: 40 days
Day of 12/12: 6
Number of plants: 2
Lights: (1) 150w HPS, (1) 42w CFL, (2)26w CFL
Lumens: 15,000 + 2,700 + (2)1,600 = 20,900
Light Cycle: 12/12
Temps: 77ºF
Nutes: FF BigBloom 1/2 strength

UPDATE #2 FOR TONIGHT

Alright... I took CHARLIE out of the grow box. Not going to risk anything. I stuck him in the laundry room. It won't be super taken care of as far as babying it's lighting... But it will get whatever naturally comes through the back window. I just need it's pollen. Im not sure I will be able to murder him once I get the pollen. I may go plant it somewhere. lol

Anyways... I figure with the extra space I may as well toss some more CFLs in there. All I have right now for extras are daylights...

I now I the 150HPS, 42CFL and 2 daylight 26wCFLs

Look at her new comfy home.

OFF

ON

 

[sabvtgrower]

wow never thought of going to the party store for some supplies. thats perfect casue Home Depot dont cary anything i can really use except paint, but i do have a huge party store in town. how much was it? The seeds i planted are from random bags (all really good though). I know that one is a strain of kush, 5 others are aparently "diesel berry" and the other 3 im not sure, cause ive had them for a while and smoked too much since to remember. haha. well im going to get that mylar 2moro and hopefull post some pics with a journal similar to yours soon. keep up the green thumb

 

[icurbyou]

wow never thought of going to the party store for some supplies. thats perfect casue Home Depot dont cary anything i can really use except paint, but i do have a huge party store in town. how much was it? The seeds i planted are from random bags (all really good though). I know that one is a strain of kush, 5 others are aparently "diesel berry" and the other 3 im not sure, cause ive had them for a while and smoked too much since to remember. haha. well im going to get that mylar 2moro and hopefull post some pics with a journal similar to yours soon. keep up the green thumb

Mine was 15cents per sq foot.. but im sure thats highly dependent on the store. this one was more of a mom and pop shop.

Good luck on yer babies!

 

[dirtbagg]

damn down to one just like me huh trust its all good your baby girl there will love the extra space and she will explode with growth when you switch to the 5 gallon!
lookin good ICU!

 

[icurbyou]

damn down to one just like me huh trust its all good your baby girl there will love the extra space and she will explode with growth when you switch to the 5 gallon!
lookin good ICU!

I just pulled the great orange HomeDepot 5gal out of the closet a few mins ago!!!

Not sure when I will transplant. Not yet tho.. I want to give a few more days for those roots to settle. They certainly got to the bottom of this current 3gal pretty frigging fast.

 

[icurbyou]

Days since ground-break: 41 days
Day of 12/12: 7
Number of plants: 1
Lights: (1) 150w HPS, (1) 42w CFL, (1)26w CFL
Lumens: 15,000 + 2,700 + (2)1,600 = 19,300
Light Cycle: 12/12
Temps: ?ºF
Nutes: FF BigBloom 1/2 strength

My temps are interesting to say the least. I was dealing with too low of temps, and today I popped open the box to read a fucking 88˚ thermometer! WTF?

I opened the box, spritzed some water around in the air, and it cooled it off quite nicely. Before I go to bed I will see what the temps read... I also removed one of the 26watters.

Also, I purchased a fire extinguisher.. Not trying to jinx myself or anything but honestly, you can never be too careful. I dont feel my wiring is trashy or anything, but if there's a fire, grow-related or not, I will be prepared .
You can swoop them up at walmart if you care.

I also bought more orange spectrum CFLs.. so I will replace the daylight cfl tomorrow. I left the light out in the car and im too lazy to walk out and get it.

I decided I would take some close-up shots of the plant because Im sure everyone is bored of seeing the plants at a distance.

Here is #3's vadge.

 

[jeff f]

might want to think about trimming the fan leaves off. lets more light in and buds get fatter.

 

[icurbyou]

Pretty sure I need those to keep the plant alive.. but thanks

 

[drybiedog]

fan leaves power the bud growth.