First Cav's Spider Farmer SF7000 Grow

[FirstCavApache64]

Thanks for all your nice share.
Enjoy your grow with Spider Farmer

Looking forward to it's grow!

Thanks for the incredible contests you guys sponsor for the forum. I really appreciate it.

 

[HydroKid239]

Nice to see you got everything back up & running so quick. I’m in the process of making more space & flowering out a clone of the banana Kush I ran last, but this time all organic in a 10 gal pot. Can’t wait to see these girls bloom. Hope you’re having a great day.

 

[FirstCavApache64]

Nice to see you got everything back up & running so quick. I’m in the process of making more space & flowering out a clone of the banana Kush I ran last, but this time all organic in a 10 gal pot. Can’t wait to see these girls bloom. Hope you’re having a great day.

Banana kush sounds nice!! I should put the Steve Lemme OG in a 7-10 gallon pot but it's already going to be a beast size wise after stretch so I'm thinking about leaving it in the 5 gallon air pot and just dealing with more top dressing.

 

[HydroKid239]

Banana kush sounds nice!! I should put the Steve Lemme OG in a 7-10 gallon pot but it's already going to be a beast size wise after stretch so I'm thinking about leaving it in the 5 gallon air pot and just dealing with more top dressing.

This is a bud shot grown under the Cultiuana ct660.

 

[FirstCavApache64]

I supercropped everything besides the Steve Lemme this week to get the canopy close to flat and it went well except bubba kush which I knew was brittle and stiff. Broke the main stem pretty badly but with support it's bouncing back. Planning on flipping this weekend so I can get this show on the road.

 

[FirstCavApache64]

I had to take the Steve Lemme OG x White Cherry Truffle plant down as there was just no realistic way to flower it. It got way too big while I was vegging the Northern Lights and Purest Indica plants. I took a couple clones and gave them to a friend so hopefully they'll root and I can run it again. I still have seeds if not.
It's going to be Northern Lights#2, Purest Indica and pre 98 Bubba Kush. I'll run two of the Purest Indica plants as I saved one just in case the Lemme was too big. Purest Indica#1 got transplanted into a 5 gallon pot as it was out of room and I didn't want it rootbound in flower. I'll try to get the Northern Lights in a 5 gallon tomorrow as well. Here's some pics of what's going on in the tent.

Nl#2

Purest Indica#1
Purest Indica#2

Bubba Kush

 

[FirstCavApache64]

The tent got flipped to flower today.... finally. I still need to grab a few snips for cloning but I think I'll be good for a couple days. Everything got Dr Earth veg formula at 1-2 tbls per gallon of soil. Bubba Kush seems to like less nutes than the others so I went light with it. In 21 days I'll pollinate a couple lowers with the Blue Kush pollen and Blue Sunshine pollen to get some crosses from these. I'm really looking forward to the NL#2 and Blue Kush cross, I just have a good feeling about that one. I'll trim up the underside of them tomorrow to improve airflow and get rid of anything destined to be popcorn. Hope everyone had a great weekend, we had snow today which ended up being just enough to cover everything.

 

[doughper]

Is that a $600 product you got there? Wow. Oh, and it's a tent too? or just a light, or??
I was wondering if it's a tent, 6.5 feet tall, would you try growing the taller sativas in it?

 

[FirstCavApache64]

It's a 5x5 tent and I've never tried growing a pure sativa as I'm not a fan of the effects of most of them. I like to be between 40"-44" for the top of the canopy. That has left enough room for me to have good light distancing in the past. I mainly like heavy indicas and with this bigger tent I'll have room to top and train them for some nice sized plants.

 

[doughper]

Sativa can be kinda panicky feeling, yeah. Indica's kinda slow downish. I like 'em both.
Probly prefer sativa, so i can stay awake, i guess. Shoot, wtf do I know anymore. LOL
Thats so cool u got that stuff free tho. really nice. I'll be watchin' yer journal.
Wish I had the guts to grow. Dispo cannabis, for years now, I just dunno about it.

 

[FirstCavApache64]

Sativa can be kinda panicky feeling, yeah. Indica's kinda slow downish. I like 'em both.
Probly prefer sativa, so i can stay awake, i guess. Shoot, wtf do I know anymore. LOL
Thats so cool u got that stuff free tho. really nice. I'll be watchin' yer journal.
Wish I had the guts to grow. Dispo cannabis, for years now, I just dunno about it.

I won the light and a ventilation setup from Spider Farmer but the tent I bought with my money as it seemed like a really well built unit. I'm really happy with both the light and the tent so far. The tent has crazy thick fabric compared to the others I've owned. I'm looking forward to seeing how the light does in flower and getting it dialed in. Glad to have you along for the grow.

 

[FirstCavApache64]

Started week 2 of flower and the girls are getting to it with no delay. Good amount of stretch going on and heavy pistils out of each plant. On day 21 I'll pollinate a couple branches of each plant with BOG Seeds Blue Kush pollen and some Blue Sunshine pollen I got in a trade. The plants are looking good at this stage, how they'll look in 8-10 weeks is anybody's guess
Northern Lights#2

PI 1

PI 2

Pre 98 Bubba Kush

Hope everyone is having a good taco Tuesday and your plants are doing great.

 

[secretmicrogrow420]

Dang brother you have a killer led light!!!!! And a awesome tent im currently growing in a 12sq ft closet with a 100watt led light im so jealous of your setup lol i can just imagine how big of a yield your gonna get if i had a setup like that i would so buy a rosin press from nugsmasher

 

[FirstCavApache64]

Dang brother you have a killer led light!!!!! And a awesome tent im currently growing in a 12sq ft closet with a 100watt led light im so jealous of your setup lol i can just imagine how big of a yield your gonna get if i had a setup like that i would so buy a rosin press from nugsmasher

It's been a 6 year journey to get here and I still have my original 2x4 tent and horrible blurple lights that I run for my clone mother's and rooting clones. The yields could be a lot more if I really tried for that but I grow way more than we can use as it is so I don't try to stuff the tent. I like having space for good airflow and fans.
You should be shooting for around 360-480 watts for your size area. There are some great deals on cheaper lights on the best deals thread if you want to check some out. Sometimes you have to spend a little to get setup but it's worth it in the end. Good luck with your grow!!

 

[FirstCavApache64]

The first time I flowered this bubba kush clone I fried it with a UV light I decided to try. It really looked ugly at mid flower and I was happy to get it to harvest. Even with all the abuse it's still my favorite flower to smoke for the terpenes. It's not the strongest I've ever grown but the buzz is very relaxing and the coffee, chocolate and earthy kush taste is by far my favorite. This run it's looking way better than before so hopefully it will be even better.

 

[FirstCavApache64]

Today's the start of week 3 and I'll be pollinating next weekend. I'll do a mild defoliation and lollipopping to take some clones and improve the airflow the day before. This run I'm leaving a lot more lower branches that I normally would have taken off at the flip because I really want to have some choices of which ones get pollinated. Had good growth this week with the plants really getting bushy and the canopy is just about perfect height for the Spider Farmer SF7000 to do it's best. I top dressed 2 tbls per gallon of soil with Dr Earth 4-6-3 and gave the NL2 some Jack's 321 formula to try and green it up some. Here's some pics of the new buds.
Bubba

Purest Indica#1

Purest Indica#2

Northern Lights#2

Pumpkin the wonder cat

She's one of my feral rescues that I've had for 14 years. I have a hard time turning away hungry kitties and at one point we had over 20 of them. Thanks to the local Cat rescue we were able to get homes for all the kittens and get the adults spayed or neutered. Time has reduced the cat herd to 5 and they're all friendly now with none of the feral nature left.

 

[FirstCavApache64]

I did some defoliation and lollipopping today in preparation for selective pollination on Sunday. I left some branches that are lower on each plant to receive some Blue Kush pollen. I had been planning on using some Blue Sunshine pollen I have as well but the risk of contamination between the two and not knowing for sure what each seed was kept bugging me. This way I'll know for sure who the father was. Here's a couple pics and I'll try to post some of the pollination if I remember. I'll probably be too nervous to think about it.

Purest Indica#1


Bubba Kush

NL#2


Hope everyone is having a great start to their weekend and your plants are stinking in the way only a grower understands.

 

[FirstCavApache64]

Okay, so I put on the Barry White,

dimmed the lights down low and got busy...with pollen you weirdos . With how I had to do it I'm betting they're will be lots of surprise seeds but with my back and shoulder acting up it's just what worked. I selected a couple lower branches on 3 of the girls. The smaller Purest Indica, Pre 98 Bubba Kush and Northern Lights#2 all got dusted with pollen from @Doug Dawson . It's Blue Kush from BOG Seeds and it's a cross of BOG's Blue Moon Rocks and Sour Bubble which are really good pain meds. I think the Northern Lights cross and Bubba cross will be really good but it's my first pollen chuck so what do I know lol. Here's a couple pics of what I'm hoping will be pregnant ladies very shortly. If you have any advice on how long to leave the pollen before spraying it with water to sterilize it please offer it up. I need a joint after all that stress



Hope you all had a great weekend and your plants are looking good.

 

[HydroKid239]

Okay, so I put on the Barry White,
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dimmed the lights down low and got busy...with pollen you weirdos . With how I had to do it I'm betting they're will be lots of surprise seeds but with my back and shoulder acting up it's just what worked. I selected a couple lower branches on 3 of the girls. The smaller Purest Indica, Pre 98 Bubba Kush and Northern Lights#2 all got dusted with pollen from @Doug Dawson . It's Blue Kush from BOG Seeds and it's a cross of BOG's Blue Moon Rocks and Sour Bubble which are really good pain meds. I think the Northern Lights cross and Bubba cross will be really good but it's my first pollen chuck so what do I know lol. Here's a couple pics of what I'm hoping will be pregnant ladies very shortly. If you have any advice on how long to leave the pollen before spraying it with water to sterilize it please offer it up. I need a joint after all that stress
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Hope you all had a great weekend and your plants are looking good.

The results from this should be awesome. Can’t wait for seeds to start showing their faces. I have a couple of fem sacks I saved from the last CS run on my thug pug clone. Maybe I should hit a branch or two also. Flowers are just starting to show after the stretch.
I wonder if it’ll work.

 

[FirstCavApache64]

From what I've read viability has a ton to do with storage temp and humidity. It couldn't hurt to give it a try. Worst case scenario you bruise up some pistils. I have so much stuff I want to run next couple cycles I'm losing sleep and it's 6-8 weeks away. It's a good problem to have and one I'm not used to having.