My cfl grow: Blue dream

[Masonan]

Hey guys,
After a couple weeks of contemplating, i decided to make a grow journal. I will be uploading pics normally, so anyone interested should subscribe. Any and all advice is welcome.
Here is what I am working with.
Strain: Blue Dream - 2 clones
Light: 6 x 42w 2700k CFL
Soil: Scotts premium potting soil (i would not suggest this soil)
Nutes: sunleaves peruvian bat guano (10-10-2). I will be using this bat guano to fuel my entire grow.
Fox Farms Tiger bloom. I will be using during flowering
Molasses is added at 1 tbspn./gallon every feeding
Grow Box: pretty ghetto. carboard box. inside spray painted flat white. one 4" fan inside box for air circulation and one 4" fan sucking air out of the top of the box. As well as 2 larger fans blowing 24/7 inside the closet.

I'm not sure exactly what else to tell you guys. those are the basics of whats going on.
Here are some pics. please share your initial thoughts. I have had these little girls going for about 27 days now and they are currently recovering from a pretty bad Nitrogen deficiency. That is when i started using the bat guano. So they do not look 100%, but trust me, they are improving from where they were at. I am surprised i was able to save them (much thanks to monkeybones).



Oh man i need a bong rip after all that work,
peace

 

[Masonan]

hahaha sorry about that last pic

 

[valuablevariable]

How could it get such nitr def so early?

 

[Masonan]

Valuablevariable, I didnt have them on any nutes for almost a month. i am pretty sure thats why i think they had the deficiency. My ph was also a little off so that probably contributed to the problem also. things are getting back under control and they look like they are improving.

 

[Masonan]

Today's update:
Today is the first day of the flowering stage. They wake up at 6am, so the lights will go off tonight at 6pm. I was planning on watering this morning but when i woke up the soil still seemed ok moisture-wise. There was some more growth overnight. things still look to be improving.
I am also very excited about the $100 OG clone that i just picked up today. I just planted it and its in the grow box now. I went with some cheap organic soil and organic perlite, with no ferts or any time release stuff like the original soil i used was (I am expecting better results). I watered with a 1/2 cup of 1/4 strength sunleaves peruvian bat guano (10-10-2) and 1 teaspoon molasses/gallon. It was ph'd to around 6.5

Here are some pics that i just took:

 

[valuablevariable]

Hm, theyre already over a month old? They should be bigger by now. Have they always had the same lighting or was it less at first?
This is how big they would be after one month since sprouting:

 

[Masonan]

I know they should...I think they got stunted pretty bad. they have always had the same lighting.

 

[valuablevariable]

Im just trying to figure out what might be holding you back btw, not criticizing
Could it be that you have been overwatering? Or how about your ph, that could def be the source of your problem.

 

[Masonan]

I appreciate that man. I am open to any advice/helpful observations. I dont think i have been over watering. I usually water about a pint-1.5 pints (700-1050ml) every 3 days.
When i water, the top 2-4 inches of my soil is usually pretty dry and the surface is bone dry

 

[valuablevariable]

Something is hurting your plants though and preventing them from really growing. Think the ph might just be your invisible problem

 

[Masonan]

I know that is always a possibility. when they were sick, i posted some pics up and the feedback i got is what swayed me to believe it was either nitrogen or ph or a combination of both (most likely scenario). all i know is that they continue to look better and better since i got the peruvian bat guano and started paying more and more attention to the ph. i will be starting tiger bloom next time i feed. So my mixture will be water, molasses, bat guano, and tiger bloom (1 teaspoon/gallon to begin with then work my way up). I will be careful to ph it to around 6.5

 

[Masonan]

Hey guys,
So today I continue to notice new growth on both the Blue dream. however, I believe I overwatered my new $100 OG clone (look at the pics and tell me what you think). No watering done today. the Blue dream has not been watered since sunday, but when i stick my finger into the soil it is still moist.

Here are the pics from today:


Peace

 

[Masonan]

Sorry, forgot to mention how much i watered the OG. Yesterday was its first day in soil, after i planted it i gave it 1/2 cup. I didnt think that would be too much, but thats what its looking like. Is there anything else that would show up so fast and make the plant wilt like that? because of the plants height compared to the other 2, it is farther away from the lights. Could this be causing the plant to wilt?

thanks guys

 

[carl.burnette]

Holy Nuite Burn Batman! I think the penguin been leaving a bit too much Guano on those babies..

Im not an expert, at good grows.. but I have burned the HELL out of a pile of plants. I get that yellow leaf thing & then they die

I would get someone else's opinion, but I think they need to be flushed.

 

[Masonan]

If you had read the thread you would know that those two plants are plants that were suffering Nitrogen/PH problems. And that they have been improving daily since i implemented the Guano and Ph adjustments. Also its pretty difficult to burn a plant with organic nutes, so im not really worried about using too much guano, especially since im using less than the suggested amount on the bag.

Dont post dumb shit.

 

[carl.burnette]

I apologize Masonan for using your 15 seconds of life to read my post & the 45 seconds it took you to respond. It's nice when someone helps out & points you in the right direction.

Like now for example, when I have limited knowledge but still want to help someone else out. Please note, I said to get others opinions. I guess when someone's looking for advice I will simply tell them to go fark themselves.

So, although when I first read your response I wished an infestation of spider mites on a biblical level to you, I slowed down & realized that your probably a twit.



Thanks for playing & I'm glad I could be of service.

There really are knobs on here sometimes.

 

[GrowCash]

mate maybe you wanna start with a no nutrient soil like canna terra pro plus as you wont have such trouble and more time to learn the plant instead ov fighting with it.peace

 

[Masonan]

yeah thats what i realized and did the second time around with the OG i just added (hoping for better results). I used Hyponex organic potting soil. Wish i would have started with that on my others but oh well, cant go back now. At least now they seem to be growing well. you should have seen them a week and a half ago!!! they looked almost dead. Thanks for the advice

peace.

 

[Masonan]

I apologize Masonan for using your 15 seconds of life to read my post & the 45 seconds it took you to respond. It's nice when someone helps out & points you in the right direction.

Like now for example, when I have limited knowledge but still want to help someone else out. Please note, I said to get others opinions. I guess when someone's looking for advice I will simply tell them to go fark themselves.

So, although when I first read your response I wished an infestation of spider mites on a biblical level to you, I slowed down & realized that your probably a twit.



Thanks for playing & I'm glad I could be of service.

There really are knobs on here sometimes.

Haha carl,
im not trippin about u using my time or anything like that. Its just that you DIDNT help me out and you DIDNT point me in the right direction, regardless of your own personal knowledge. And yeah you told me to get others opinion's, thats nice. but like i said, if you took any time to read previous posts, which in this case, would take you probably all of 2 minutes to go through the entire thread, you would have also known that i did get other people's opinions, and thats what brought me to my conclusion on what was wrong with the plants. you also would have known that the symptoms showed up long before i started using any nutes whatsoever. you should never tell someone on here to go "fark" themselves though. But maybe just use more discretion with your posts. it sucks when grow journals are cluttered up with useless replies

 

[GrowCash]

yeah thats what i realized and did the second time around with the OG i just added (hoping for better results). I used Hyponex organic potting soil. Wish i would have started with that on my others but oh well, cant go back now. At least now they seem to be growing well. you should have seen them a week and a half ago!!! they looked almost dead. Thanks for the advice

peace.

Mate its just finding your method man then you got It Just find what you like i just do everygrow the same canna soil canna nutes same light shade evrythink fans the lot keep it simple and dont watch the plants to much else you can become obcessed and start messing with somethink that works especially if ya stoned lol yourl be a grower in no time.peace