President Kush
Well-Known Member
This is my very 1st attempt at growing from germination to harvest!! I'd like to thank RIU and the rest of the internets for all knowledge you guys have given me. This is not my best attempt at growing, as I won't have the funds for a true op for a few months. I'm just trying to see what kind of results I'll get with a minimal amount of effort/supplies. I'm planning to keep the plants in separate boxes complete with mylar'd walls, a fan, and three 23W CFLs each (may change).
I found two seeds in a random bundle of some good shit, likely outdoor grown. IIRC, it had tight buds, little smell, and a nice light green tinge. I wrapped the seeds in separate paper towels, soaked them in mineral water and wrapped them each in foil, then put them in a part of my desk that's near the heater vent. After about 3 days, they both had a taproot going. I left them in there for a couple more days while I bought supplies, and came back to seed 1 chillen there with a ~1" taproot and seed 2" looking kinda limp with one a quarter the size. I sterilized the pots, filled them with soil, and put the seeds root down about 1/2" into the soil.
I used miracle grow "moisture control" soil because it had an N rich nute profile, and it was of OK consistency (it has perlite and such to control moisture). For the pots, I chose two 12" x 12" plastics w/ drain holes. I'm not ordering shit to my house, and I can't be hitting the grow shops quite yet. For now, MG soil is the best stuff I can get. Same goes for the lights. I got three 23W daylight CFLs (most powerful <5000K CFLs I could find) and will pick up cone reflectors plus mylar tomorrow. I won't be getting any nutes unless I need them.
Seed 1 became a seedling two days after planting, while seed 2 is still laying dormant in the soil to this day. For now, the seedling is sitting in a temporary box under a whopping 13W 2100K CFL desk light that's always on. It's definitely growing though; pic 6 was taken only 20hrs after pic 5. Once I set up the permanent grow box, the seedling is moving right in for some more 24hr light until it's ready to veg.
Right after taking pic 5, it was time to water so I sprayed the seedling and the soil around it with distilled water as usual. Only this time, the plant became top heavy and fell over. I immediately tied it to the wooden dowel you see in pic 6, but the stem is creased a little. It's still growing 30hrs later, so I guess it's OK.
The quality of the pics is pretty bad cause I had to use my cell. Once I find my camera, I'll be taking high res pics throughout the grow.
Any and all comments are welcome!
Discussion page: https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journal-discussion/257970-first-grow-very-ghetto-start.html#post3253082
I found two seeds in a random bundle of some good shit, likely outdoor grown. IIRC, it had tight buds, little smell, and a nice light green tinge. I wrapped the seeds in separate paper towels, soaked them in mineral water and wrapped them each in foil, then put them in a part of my desk that's near the heater vent. After about 3 days, they both had a taproot going. I left them in there for a couple more days while I bought supplies, and came back to seed 1 chillen there with a ~1" taproot and seed 2" looking kinda limp with one a quarter the size. I sterilized the pots, filled them with soil, and put the seeds root down about 1/2" into the soil.
I used miracle grow "moisture control" soil because it had an N rich nute profile, and it was of OK consistency (it has perlite and such to control moisture). For the pots, I chose two 12" x 12" plastics w/ drain holes. I'm not ordering shit to my house, and I can't be hitting the grow shops quite yet. For now, MG soil is the best stuff I can get. Same goes for the lights. I got three 23W daylight CFLs (most powerful <5000K CFLs I could find) and will pick up cone reflectors plus mylar tomorrow. I won't be getting any nutes unless I need them.
Seed 1 became a seedling two days after planting, while seed 2 is still laying dormant in the soil to this day. For now, the seedling is sitting in a temporary box under a whopping 13W 2100K CFL desk light that's always on. It's definitely growing though; pic 6 was taken only 20hrs after pic 5. Once I set up the permanent grow box, the seedling is moving right in for some more 24hr light until it's ready to veg.
Right after taking pic 5, it was time to water so I sprayed the seedling and the soil around it with distilled water as usual. Only this time, the plant became top heavy and fell over. I immediately tied it to the wooden dowel you see in pic 6, but the stem is creased a little. It's still growing 30hrs later, so I guess it's OK.
The quality of the pics is pretty bad cause I had to use my cell. Once I find my camera, I'll be taking high res pics throughout the grow.
Any and all comments are welcome!
Discussion page: https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journal-discussion/257970-first-grow-very-ghetto-start.html#post3253082
. Looks like I'm gonna have to take a little road trip for moar wattage; while I'm there, I'll try to pick up some fertilizer as well. For the 10 CFLs you mentioned, how many watts does each need to be, and what fixture do they go in? Also, I got some paper clips for LST'ing but I could only find the 'jumbo' ones. Does that matter?
