cfl grow log 2 weeks from seed

[mkay420]

Hey everyone,

This is not my first grow but it is my first indoor grow. Cost was a bit of a factor so it is a little rigged but so far so good. This is whats up...

Strains: Super lemon haze, roadrunner (autoflowering)

Soil: FF Ocean Forest

Nutes: Tiger bloom, Big bloom
havent used wither yet...

Lights: (all are actual watts)
105w 6500k cfl 6900 lumens
55w 2700 k cfl 3600 lumens
2 42w 2700k cfl 2700 lumens each
15w 6500k T8 tube 700 lumens
15w 2700k T8 tube 940 lumens

Growbox: 2Wx2Lx3H
2 7inch exahaust fans
2 7 inch intake fans
2x4 frame covered with poly150 rmatte plus 3 foam insulation board (very lightweight).


Techniques i will be using include LST and possibly fimming for the SLH.
Roadrunner wil be left to do its thing.


I planted the seeds directly into the FFOF soil against some advice. They are thriving. Some people have said that the soil is too hot for seedlings but i havent seen any type of nute burn and growth has been fairly fast.
The autoflowering roadrunner sprouted about 3 days faster than the SLH which i had kinda expected considering the SLH is a sativa dominant hybrid 60/40.
I decided to go with the Rmatte board due to the fact it is lightweight and easy to cut to any shape or size, i used one sheet for my entire box and it was only like 9 bucks at home depot. Another reason i decided to go with this product is because one side already has a reflective surface. i believe it is a sort of aluminum foil but it is way different than the foil you buy at your grocer. i doubt it will cause hot spots or anything like that due to the face being very smooth and i have yet to have any kind of problems with it.
Heat was an issue before i put the second set of fans in, temps were running in the high 80's with lights on... i solved this problem for the most part with the extra 2 fans and leaving the door propped open when i can.
I guess the fact that its insulation should have clued me in on heat issues before i built it...
Even with a couple quirks i am happy with the setup i have... its small but not a micro grow. its quiet and efficient as well as bright as fuck when the door is off haha!!

Well...i hope everyone enjoys watching my plants grow. if anyone has any advice or input feel free to let me know. i will try to post pics as the plants go through their stages.

first pic is Roadrunner, second is Super Lemon Haze both are two weeks old from seed today!! .... forgot to upload pics haha

 

[xpac7007]

Hey everyone,

This is not my first grow but it is my first indoor grow. Cost was a bit of a factor so it is a little rigged but so far so good. This is whats up...

Strains: Super lemon haze, roadrunner (autoflowering)

Soil: FF Ocean Forest

Nutes: Tiger bloom, Big bloom
havent used wither yet...

Lights: (all are actual watts)
105w 6500k cfl 6900 lumens
55w 2700 k cfl 3600 lumens
2 42w 2700k cfl 2700 lumens each
15w 6500k T8 tube 700 lumens
15w 2700k T8 tube 940 lumens

Growbox: 2Wx2Lx3H
2 7inch exahaust fans
2 7 inch intake fans
2x4 frame covered with poly150 rmatte plus 3 foam insulation board (very lightweight).


Techniques i will be using include LST and possibly fimming for the SLH.
Roadrunner wil be left to do its thing.


I planted the seeds directly into the FFOF soil against some advice. They are thriving. Some people have said that the soil is too hot for seedlings but i havent seen any type of nute burn and growth has been fairly fast.
The autoflowering roadrunner sprouted about 3 days faster than the SLH which i had kinda expected considering the SLH is a sativa dominant hybrid 60/40.
I decided to go with the Rmatte board due to the fact it is lightweight and easy to cut to any shape or size, i used one sheet for my entire box and it was only like 9 bucks at home depot. Another reason i decided to go with this product is because one side already has a reflective surface. i believe it is a sort of aluminum foil but it is way different than the foil you buy at your grocer. i doubt it will cause hot spots or anything like that due to the face being very smooth and i have yet to have any kind of problems with it.
Heat was an issue before i put the second set of fans in, temps were running in the high 80's with lights on... i solved this problem for the most part with the extra 2 fans and leaving the door propped open when i can.
I guess the fact that its insulation should have clued me in on heat issues before i built it...
Even with a couple quirks i am happy with the setup i have... its small but not a micro grow. its quiet and efficient as well as bright as fuck when the door is off haha!!

Well...i hope everyone enjoys watching my plants grow. if anyone has any advice or input feel free to let me know. i will try to post pics as the plants go through their stages.

first pic is Roadrunner, second is Super Lemon Haze both are two weeks old from seed today!! .... forgot to upload pics haha

Hell ya man. Scribed for sure. Got a pic of ur lighting set-up?. Check my grow its in my sig.

 

[mkay420]

dude thats crazy... my post that started this thread is second?? wtf happened? WEIRD...

i dont have any pics of my lighting as of yet... i will be posting some soon as well as some of my box. waiting on my cameras battery to charge.
i will probly be doing weekly pics of the plants or something like that as growth will determine when i take pictures...


I failed to mention before that my roadrunner began to show pistils on day 13 from seed... so im thinking that she is gonna do great. got her as a freebie from attitude so if anyone is curious as to how well the genetics are on that particular auto i will be able to tell you and show you every step of the way. ill try to post some pistil pics when my camera is done charging!

 

[mkay420]

why do i keep seeing my original thread starting post after all the other posts, everytime i put another on here it just moves the first one down.... weird!

 

[newb19547]

Nice man.....any chance for pics of your whole setup?

 

[newb19547]

why do i keep seeing my original thread starting post after all the other posts, everytime i put another on here it just moves the first one down.... weird!

that is weird.....it seemed like the site was going a little screwy on me a few minutes ago too....

 

[mkay420]

yeah was just the site i guess...
not really any updates tonight, got a little distracted.
tomorrow ill have more details about my setup and pics for everyone to check out!

 

[mkay420]

was still ahving a few heat issues this morming and one of my fans had fallen out and was laying in my soil, thankfully it left my plants alone. it was a exhaust fan that i have now switched to an intake fane so now i am running 3 intake an 1 exhaust and temps seem to be down to tolerable levels... i will post some pics of my setup in a while

 

[mkay420]

ok so here is a few pics of my box.... i know its a little ghetto right now but as i get moe money to invest in some better things i will be upgrading on future grows.

the first picture is from the outside of my box with a blanket draped over it... usually it is pitch black with the door on but the light coming through the blanket is because i have the door off. the next three pictures are ofthe inside of the box one from above and two from outside the door.


oh yeah i am lacking the 55w 2700k cfl right now because it was running a bit hot still but i think i may put it back in if i can figure something out... maybe a 5th fan!!

 

[mkay420]

yeah yeah i know the electrical tape is really ghetto but i had not other tape at the time and now way to get to the store =)

 

[mkay420]

i just realized there is a sub-forum for grow journals.... never once saw this before so i will be restarting my journal in that sub-forum. ill post a link here so anyone who wants can follow.

 

[Johnboh]

if your gonna use tape, get yourself some guerilla tape man, its well worth the extra few dollars.

if i were you i would get my hands on some y-splitters for all your lamps so you can add some more lights.

you also should change your relectors, those are some serious fire issues. get yourself a large beer can and follow the DIY about beer can cfl recflectors.