hi guys, hows the smoke?
i should have done this bit at the start, but better late than never.
i started this grow by germinating a bagseed that i got from a really nice oz.(7/12/09) the method i used to germ was in a shot glass of low ph water that was sitting in a container of water with a coffee cup over the top. (9/12/09)2 days later i planted it in a cube of rockwool. (12/12/09)3 days later it breached the surface and sprouted.
(14/12/09)i started my 2 clones. i took them from my first 2 plants, which failed, but thats another story.
all three plants were under 4 x 60cm, 18watt 5000k, quad phosporous t-8 fluros and a single pink 15watt grolux 45cm t-8 fluro. total of 87watts. they were under that lighting for nearly 5 weeks and was on 20hrs on 4hrs off. at 3 weeks i topped both clones with the exact results i was wanting.
i got my 1m x 1m x 1.8m mylar grow tent 2 weeks ago today. i am running a 100mm inlet fan and a 150mm exhaust fan. i am also using an evap cooler to mantain temps and humidity.
i was using a single 400watt hps, 18 on 6 off, in the tent when the three plants first went in. about a week ago i added a second 400watt hps, but because my light on period is 5:30am to 11:30pm and our heat waves, i was only able to run it for the first and last 6hrs of the on period. the last 2 days have been cooler and has allowed me to run both 400watt light for the full 18hrs. the plants have really responded to the extra 400watts for that extra 6hrs.
i am basically growing DWC. the 3 plants in rockwool cubes have been put in 10ltr pots filled with hydroton. i am feeding them for 15mins every 3 hours. the little seedling, ww and wwXwr, are on 2min feeds every 3hrs. all plants are now running full strength nutes. the only problems i have had so far is ph lockout last week, all sorted now and the wwXwr showed some stress going under the hps lighting. the leaf tips went yellow, its under control now.
(18/1/10)i got a white widow X white rhine seedling and (25/1/10) i also got a white widow seedling. both seedling are the same age, the only difference is a week of hps lighting. they are in 5ltr pots in hydroton for now. they will have to be transplanted into bigger pots soon.
i am using dutch master advance grow A + B for vegging. i am also using canna rhizotonic for root strength and health. i will not let root rot take hold again. i kepp my ph at or just under 6. my temps in the tent go from 20 degrees celsius at 5:30am up to 29-30 degrees around 4pm, but is mostly around 26-27 degrees. humidity is steady at 60%.
i will be using dutch master advance flower A + B and dutch master advance potash+ during flowering. i will be flowering the clones and bagseed for roughly 9 weeks and the WWxWR and WW 11-12 weeks.
i am going to be vegging for another 2 weeks minimum and was thinking of topping my 2 clones again. i will decide in the next 2hrs. when i topped them at 3 weeks clone1 went into 3 main colas and clone2 went into 4 main colas. so topping again should clone1 at least 6 main colas and clone2 8 main colas. i am new to growing but i think 2 weeks should be enough time to get good growth after topping.
i have tried repeatedly to get some more photos, but my camera is shit and i cant get the pics that i want. so i am borrowing a mates camera tomorrow. pics are coming.
i welcome any hints or suggestions to help me grow better buds. rep++++ for any helpful info.
until tomorrow smoke up.
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