First Grow - Dr. Atomic - Atmoic Northern Lights

[sportsguy1598]

Ok so I just stumbled upon a setup like the one I was talking about but on smaller scale: https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/25711-masterkush-masterstealth-cfl-growbox.html
He used all CFLs but do you think it would be greatly improved by using MHs and HPSs or would the cost outweigh the gain? (PS as you can see I am the biggest insomniac in the world...I have to be up at 9am haha)

 

[29menace]

hey title thanx for checkin out my journal m8..

i will definately be keeping my eye on yourz coz im like,n wot i see.
cant wait to see them in all there sticky glory.

good luck n will catch up wi you soon

peace out man.

 

[bwinn27]

nice plants very nice plants. cant wate to see those plants finish. ill be watching this one good luck.

 

[mattso101]

Hey man looks so good!! Ussually males show first. Male pre flowers start of a slittle nubs then will grow into a kinda striped ball on the end of a stem. Female preflowers are a pear shaped seed brackets with two little white hairs coming out. Dont be too eager either I found always waited a few more days when not sure will pay off. I found some will show a seed brackets with no hairs for 3-4days, this can easily be mistaken for a male. Hope this helps. Ounce you get it down sexing is a simple task! good luck

 

[titleistbudz]

Also, do you think it would be a bad idea to use only an HPS (or only a MH) for both veg and flowering or is it necessary that I use the MH for veg and the HPS for flowering?

I used a MH for about 4 days an the bulb burned out. It makes a difference, but the HPS is more important. I've had the HPS on my girls for almost 25 or 26 days I think.

 

[titleistbudz]

Ok so I just stumbled upon a setup like the one I was talking about but on smaller scale: https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/25711-masterkush-masterstealth-cfl-growbox.html
He used all CFLs but do you think it would be greatly improved by using MHs and HPSs or would the cost outweigh the gain? (PS as you can see I am the biggest insomniac in the world...I have to be up at 9am haha)

haha. It's okay I am the same way. I would buy an HPS setup. It 250W of HPS is better then 250W of CFL. You will be rewarded for an HPS/MH setup.

hey title thanx for checkin out my journal m8..

i will definately be keeping my eye on yourz coz im like,n wot i see.
cant wait to see them in all there sticky glory.

good luck n will catch up wi you soon

peace out man.

Thanks man, I appreciate it.

nice plants very nice plants. cant wate to see those plants finish. ill be watching this one good luck.

Thanks man, I hope they finish off strong .

Hey man looks so good!! Ussually males show first. Male pre flowers start of a slittle nubs then will grow into a kinda striped ball on the end of a stem. Female preflowers are a pear shaped seed brackets with two little white hairs coming out. Dont be too eager either I found always waited a few more days when not sure will pay off. I found some will show a seed brackets with no hairs for 3-4days, this can easily be mistaken for a male. Hope this helps. Ounce you get it down sexing is a simple task! good luck

Thanks for the help man. We are going to leave them for a few more days and then inspect again. It's only been 5 or 6 nights of 12/12 so they should all start showing extremely soon. I did however find 5 females (white pistols using a magnifying glass). Its just something I haven't done so I'm a little nervous as I don't want to screw up! haha

 

[sportsguy1598]

Ok thanks that sounds good I'll definitely take that into consideration! Any new news on the ladies?

 

[titleistbudz]

Ok thanks that sounds good I'll definitely take that into consideration! Any new news on the ladies?

I won't see them again for a few days. However they are being monitored by my partner. We spotted one more female. We're going to wait until Monday to start pulling anything, that way we are 100% certain.

So as of right now we have 6 females (tentatively).

 

[sportsguy1598]

Nice thats already a good ratio so now it can only get better!

 

[oscarmiya]

Wont see them for a couple days?!?! Haha, that sucks... 6 Females! nice man. Hopefully you get some more but I couldn't see myself being upset with 6 lol. Hope your buddy takes as well care as you do. Good luck on the girls man- hope for some more.

 

[sportsguy1598]

How safe (legally speaking) do you think it is to purchase seeds online to be shipped to the US?

 

[Mendo420]

Just checked in on this and damn looking good.

 

[GiggleGirl]

Hey!
Sorry I haven't checked in for a while.
Still looks great! So excited that you are flowering... I'm jealous! And yay for girls!
I've been updating my journal, so feel free to drop by.
Rock on.
GG

 

[titleistbudz]

How safe (legally speaking) do you think it is to purchase seeds online to be shipped to the US?

All that will happen if they get caught is confiscation by customs.

Just checked in on this and damn looking good.

Thanks, hope you stop by again soon.

Hey!
Sorry I haven't checked in for a while.
Still looks great! So excited that you are flowering... I'm jealous! And yay for girls!
I've been updating my journal, so feel free to drop by.
Rock on.
GG

Thanks, will do!

 

[titleistbudz]

Day 43

Temperature: 75 - 77 (average)
Relative Humidity: 50% (average)

FLOWERING DAY 7

Well unfortunately our original diagnoses has changed. Two of the original thought to be females, are in fact, cock suckers. So we have 6 confirmed males . However, 3 females remain with a possible 4th. It appears for my next grow I am going to go with feminine seeds only. Kind of a low blow with 6 males, I didn't expect that. They were not overly stressed and had a great grow environment.

The males were extracted shortly after these pictures. There are some great shots, thanks to my buddy. It's a sad sight .

So 4 out of 10. Thanks Dr. Atomic. Dick.

Here are the pictures. Will post more on Monday. Last 4 pictures are girls.

 

[vega240]

You win some and you loose some. Ive had grows where i get like 7/8 and some where its 2/8. I am going to be growing NL and Mango for my next grow so ill be watching your grow for the buddage.

b

 

[oscarmiya]

Piece of shits. The Feminized on future grows is a MUST.. for me anyways.. I'm not diggin the kick to the balls when you see all your hard work and care go into a little bastard like that. I found out tonight my littlest one may be a hermie.. disappointing. I don't think it was your environment that made them male at all, purely the luck of draw. Man, day 7 I don't think my plant was showing hairs. Seems like it wasn't but last week when mine started showing hairs. intersting.. Hopefully your last one turns out as a biotch cause 3 / 7 would take me out. best of luck on the last one.. BTW, your plants are looking awesome. Have grown A LOT, I don't think the females you do end up with will let you down at all though- gotta keep your head high... literally.

 

[mattso101]

That ratio is not too bad. Just plant more seeds next time. nothing can beat the vigor of f1 regular seeds. Thas why I keep mine in small pots till they show sex then transplant. I can now take clones and root them befor I put anything into 12/12

 

[titleistbudz]

Piece of shits. The Feminized on future grows is a MUST.. for me anyways.. I'm not diggin the kick to the balls when you see all your hard work and care go into a little bastard like that. I found out tonight my littlest one may be a hermie.. disappointing. I don't think it was your environment that made them male at all, purely the luck of draw. Man, day 7 I don't think my plant was showing hairs. Seems like it wasn't but last week when mine started showing hairs. intersting.. Hopefully your last one turns out as a biotch cause 3 / 7 would take me out. best of luck on the last one.. BTW, your plants are looking awesome. Have grown A LOT, I don't think the females you do end up with will let you down at all though- gotta keep your head high... literally.

Haha. It sucks, and to think for a little more I could have had feminine seeds. It's cool though, 4 out 10 isn't the best, but we'll get some good smoke.

That ratio is not too bad. Just plant more seeds next time. nothing can beat the vigor of f1 regular seeds. Thas why I keep mine in small pots till they show sex then transplant. I can now take clones and root them befor I put anything into 12/12

Yeah I am going to look into the clone/continuous flowering method for the summer growing.

 

[sportsguy1598]

Hey man sorry to hear about the guys...assholes. Yeah i agree with Oscarmiya I'm definitely goin with Fem seeds when I start to grow...awesome job so far tho I'm sure you won't be disappointed with the results!