First Time PC Case Grow Random Bagseed

[dopewear]

Day 1 - 23/Mar/09 - Sprouts
Temperature: 82.4
Strain: "asshole" from wild rose seeds company
Lights: 4 x 23w 6500k CFL
Light Cycle: 18/6

alright you guys finaly getting under way! soil was alittle low so it has be topped up but not to high.

Pic 1: the name shall be sprout 1 till sex is determined. this was exciting! let alone i was still surprised at my ability to grow in a pc case i did have my doubts.
Pic 2: sprout 1 again. it sure seemed to be off to a strong start it made me proud!
Pic 3: this is sprout 2 who shall be given a name once sexed. it came off to a slow start kind of drooped over like it was already beginning to LST itself.

 

[skybike]

They look really cute, hard to imagine they will grow up to be monstrous bushes of bud, which I'm sure they will! Btw are those peat pots (to transplant just stick them in a larger pot, and the roots grow through them?) I love those things, makes transplanting way easier. What a journey already, but it's really just getting started. I'm excited for you and wish you the best of luck.

 

[dopewear]

ah sky your kindness is always appreciated. yes they are the peat pots which i decided to use because i like things to be clean and easy and thays exactly what transplants will be. but heres a question for all should, i do a a pc size scrog with two plants or should i just LST both or one of each(may be a bitch)?

 

[skybike]

heres a question for all should, i do a a pc size scrog with two plants or should i just LST both or one of each(may be a bitch)?

I don't see why you can't do both methods, growing inside a pc case doesn't give you a whole lot of vertical space to grow with. You'd want to keep the plants as short as possible, so yeah, I would LST and when the time comes SCRoG it up! As for how many plants you should put, I'd say you could probably get by with 2, anymore than that and I think it would get too crowded.

 

[dopewear]

oh definetly i would not go further then two and yah ill see what i can rig up for a scrog screen then got the chicken wire just got to build an interesting frame for it. should i try mount the screen perminently in the case or make it removable with the plants(to flush it later may be easiest)?

 

[dopewear]

Day 3 - 25/Mar/09 - Sprouts
Temperature: 80.4
Strain: "asshole" from wild rose seeds company
Lights: 4 x 23w 6500k CFL
Light Cycle: 18/6

i know i missed a day but believe me you didnt miss much

Pic 1-2: heres sprout 1 strutten its stuff. the new leafs are slowly getting big and it is doing well wish i could say more.
Pic 3-4: here sprout 2, ill say it has gotten its act together its quickly catching up to sprout 1 and its no longer drooping and fully erect like a day at the beach

 

[skybike]

I can't speak much on seedling growth, as my first plants were donated to me when they were about a week old. All I can advise is to keep the CFLs close (2-4 inches). Don't over water, you want those new roots to search high and low for water. Lastly, PATIENCE my friend lol, I know it's hard but great things come to those who wait. Peace.

 

[BTK3ill]

lookin great man!
plants lookin nice
and ur box is nice and clean good build awesome job
ill stay tuned in for this grow

 

[dopewear]

thanks you guys for your imput its greatly appreciated!ill put some new pics up in a day or two when there will hopefully be some noticable growth.

 

[jasaus]

Hey Dope,

AWESOME case setup. I would reccomend documenting the days a bit better and your observations.

LOVE THE CASE!!!

 

[Teddstah]

Awesome work man. Great pics and nice setup. I'm trailing right behind you with my grow case. I'm probably 2 weeks behind you. Good luck to the both of us. I'm gonna sub to this.

 

[dopewear]

hey jasaus and ted thanks for the comments and jasaus your right i need to be more indepth about my updates i hope it wouldnt both you if i stole your update layed it is very indepth and clean so my next up date will be to code. thanks everyone

 

[Otacon]

Hey mate, thanks for stopping by my thread. You should know I moved my plant from that PC case, as it got way too big for the case, even with LST. I think the biggest problem was that I had too large of a pot, since I didn't originally plan on growing in a PC box. So, as far as PC boxes go, I'll go for that some other time.

Your case looks great, good luck with the grow.

 

[dopewear]

Day 4 - 26/Mar/09 - Sprouts
Lights: 4 x 23w 6500k CFL
Light Cycle: 18/6

Pic 1: This is sprout 1 this was my first sprout to break the top soil and boy was i excited. its been ahead of sprout 2 in the grow process but seems to slowing, what i mean by that is leaf growth seems to have slowed but it does seem like it getting taller slowly.

Pic 2: This is sprout 2 it was second to break through the top soil it started alittle rough it appeared because if seemed to droop for a while but it seems to have come back and caught up to sprout 1. it does seem like there may be some slight yellowing in the middle of the mini fan leaves i dont know if its because of new growth coming through or what not but it'll be monitored.

Overall all seems slow but well so far... sorry about the clairty on pic1 my d40 is contimplating suicide...

 

[trippyhippy OG]

im really liken your setup dopewar. makes me wanna improve mine alot. when do you plan on starting 12/12?

 

[dopewear]

not for a while dude ill grow till there about 6 notes, top it, then veg for another week or 2 then flower.

 

[ElephantRider]

Great work, bro! I'm read up and subbed up. The boredome sure does get you sometimes.

Regarding distance, are you vegging w/ warm cfl's? You know the lumen ratings? 2500 for flower, 5500+ for veg.? If you have the 'cool' cfl's for veg, don't get them close to the cfl's, as you can deter growth. I had this issue in my pc grow, too. Take a look for more details. I've got 2 cases and I'm only about 2-3 weeks ahead of you. Just germ'd and planted more seeds, too.

YOU SHOULD LST as opposed to SCROG, if you ask me. There's a guy who posted on your grow called v12xj6. Look at his grow to see the most badass pc lst ever. I am going to do an LST/SOG combination, if I can.

Anyways.. rock! And check out my thread if you're getting anxious. There are some real decent pc grows going on right now.

 

[dopewear]

hey elephant thanks for stopping by yah im using 4x23wat 6500k daylight cfl they are about 4-5 inches away. and yah ill try do a LST and scrog combination like your planning. ill try post another update tonight. thanks everyone.

 

[Neph]

Hey Dopewear that's a nice set up. I wish my P.C. case was that clean looking. Why they 6500k lights? Do you plan to veg it for a bit before you switch to the 2700k flowering bulbs?

 

[dopewear]

hey neph yah i do plan to veg for about 4 weeks and top it doing that time then kick it into flowering. i already have my 2700k bulbs and as of right now im debating whether or not i should mix up the bulbs like 2 x 23wat 6500k and 2 x 23 wat 2700k it seems like people have better results with a mixed spectrum. can any one shine some light on this idea. cheers
DW