Second Home Budget Micro Grow

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Hey all,

We wanted to document/share the progress with the current grow with everyone! This is our second grow with the current setup. We've been learning TONS along the way and having fun while doing so. Feel free to ask questions / comment.

We just transplanted these babies last night. They are already taking very well to their new homes!

We are continuing to do experiments in our grows to determine the best method for our given space. That is why you see a bunch of different plant pot sizes and different soils.

We've just entered our veg phase here. The plan is to give them 3-4 weeks of veg (we staggered our seedlings to achieve this simultaneously) and then send them straight into flowering.

Here's what we have so far!

 

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Growing nicely

 

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So...we attempted a FIM on 1 of our babies at 5 nodes.

Comments/Questions Encouraged

 

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Update: Mainlined a few, topped a few, lst a few. Added some wattage and put them on a 10:4:6, they were a tad starved of nitrogen before.

 

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Some mainliners from 11/02

 

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11/06 Full update

 

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11/27 - Killed 8 males. Full with view of mainliners

 

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12/05 2 weeks into flower looking good got a little cold 2 or 3 nights this week and got some gnats, other than that no major problems. Top dressed with EWC/perlite about a 2 weeks ago.

COMMENTS / FEEDBACK WELCOME!

 

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After 4 full weeks of flower, here is what we have. Had a little run in with the gnats - just added some nematodes today.

 

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Continued after 4 full weeks of flower

 

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6.5 weeks into flower.

 

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6.5 weeks into flower.

6.5 weeks into flower cont

 

[lakesidegrower]

Looks nice / what lighting are you using?

 

[Cookie Rider]

Looks nice.
I enjoy all the prep n training methods.
Kinda went through the same experiments myself.
Take into consideration the shock/delay times after applying training, prolonging the grow.
Vegging just enough to fill the space w no training or defoliation, is easiest for me.
Sog style with a screen or a few layers of screens.
Just find the right mom to clone.
You have lots to choose from.

 

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Looks nice / what lighting are you using?

Thanks man!

We have some half assed home-made lighting for this run lol I think we have 25x Ecosmart 19.5w 1650lumens spectrum changing bulbs plus a cob thrown in there lol. It's really a mess but it works!

 

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Looks nice.
I enjoy all the prep n training methods.
Kinda went through the same experiments myself.
Take into consideration the shock/delay times after applying training, prolonging the grow.
Vegging just enough to fill the space w no training or defoliation, is easiest for me.
Sog style with a screen or a few layers of screens.
Just find the right mom to clone.
You have lots to choose from.

Thanks for your reply!

We really fell in love with the mainlining method after this run. We have 2x Mars Hydro TSL 2000's on the way, as well as some Bruce Banner, Black Widow, and Skywalker OG fem'd seeds on the way. Also, we will be getting some premium soil (ffog or promix) for the next run (this was bag shit from homedepot)

Our goal is to mainline scrog the entire 4x4 area. We're really excited considering what we've grown with current conditions

 

[lakesidegrower]

Thanks man!

We have some half assed home-made lighting for this run lol I think we have 25x Ecosmart 19.5w 1650lumens spectrum changing bulbs plus a cob thrown in there lol. It's really a mess but it works!

Cool - I have experience with budget grows as well, I can attest you can get some decent yield from a less than ideal lighting set up

 

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After 7.5 weeks

 

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After 7.5 weeks

 

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8.5 weeks into flower