707 Headband Grow Journal (300 Watt CFL E&F) Fox Farm. NEWBIE

[blackonblack]

I'm within a couple weeks of harvesting my first grow. 6 plants using 300 watt cfl fox farm nutrients in a DIY ebb & flow setup. Following fox farm hydro schedule slightly conservatively. I took pictures through the grow and decided to post them in case anyone is interested.:

December 7th start date

Dec 21 tried my hand at some LST'ing. A couple were accidentally topped. You live and you learn.

Christmas Day (Day 1 Plants really starting taking off

Dec 29. 3 days in to flowering. Foil was added to keep light off the roots due to algae growth.

Amazing they started showing hairs 3 days in to flowering.

Day 9 Of Flowering. Lots of new growth

January 7th About 13 days in to flowering Starting showing signs of buds and getting real big

January 12th. About 18 days in to flowering. Are those actual HAIRS! CAN'T BE

Day 19 Flowering:

Day 23 Flowering:

Flowering Day 31:

Flowering Day 42

 

[wyteberrywidow]

Pretty nice grow.Im upset at the fact that you are just using cfls.I know your plants would have loved a hid whether it was mh or hps they look good tho but they could be better add some more cfls for the lower canopy.

 

[son of shiva]

Pretty nice grow.Im upset at the fact that you are just using cfls.I know your plants would have loved a hid whether it was mh or hps they look good tho but they could be better add some more cfls for the lower canopy.

Plus +1, as above poster says if you put a mh or hps in there well the headbands would have loved you for it and budded up very nice,
any how great job with cfl,s ,good work there,,njoy ur fruit when time comes,,SOS.

 

[blackonblack]

Thanks for the tips and compliments. Any idea of how much more time til harvest?

 

[wyteberrywidow]

another month or so

 

[shell]

Hey man! Check out our link, we're growing six of the same strain. I see how frosty things are already getting for you... that's how ours was too. Now it's proven- this strain is just awesome. Neat to compare the different grow methods though. They look great. :]

 

[blackonblack]

Do they really need another 30 days? Saw another headband grower chop them at about 60 days and hE was in soil. Shouldn't hydro be faster?

 

[Ketchup Kid]

Watch the hairs, wait till about 2/3 of them are changed to amber. That's what I've read somewhere here on roll it up

 

[blackonblack]

Today is their 47th day flowering

 

[Gastanker]

Very nice clean CFL setup. Props all the way. I might recommend making it look slightly worse and adding a few CFLs lower down to help out those bottom buds. Proximity to each part of the plant is key with CFLs in my opinion.

 

[blackonblack]

thanks for the compliments. I know I can add a few more CFL's but this is just a learner grow. I'm just going to let it finish out the way it was built then build a second grow using some HID lights. I am trying to gauge how much more time til I should harvest.

Sadly SOME of the sugar leaves have PM on them. I've been burning sulfur and that really helped.

 

[blackonblack]

I've been checking the trichromes with a microscope and I saw my first amber trichrome. Most are clear and about a third are white. How do I know when it is time to start flushing?

 

[pekelo44]

the flowers are done when about 1/3 of trichomes turned amber. So calculate 10 days before than and start your flush for the last 10

 

[pekelo44]

those are some nice flowers and to thunk only about 60 or so days right good pick of strain I just found a 707 headband cut @ the collective nearest me i've been waiting for this one

 

[raa]

props man Headband is a legit strain to I love the high from this strain hows the taste did u harvest yet?

 

[Haktup]

Ok I have been running the 707 for 3 years now when you chop her makes a big difference. At as early as 55 days I have taken her.

She breaks down like this usually at 55 days all the great taste a mellow mellow effect. At 60 days same great taste the high is much stronger. At 65 days the taste gets more powerful and so does the effect at 70 days she is like ambien. Have not taken her out past 70. 70 days is some seriously strong cannabis. Now so you know I do not count the first week of 12/12 as flower time. That is a transition time from veg to flower. But truste she is killer