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  1. Darkout

    My Experiment

    I don't know if anyone's even reading this any more, but here's what I plan to do. I found this recipe: 4 parts coffee grounds 1 part bone meal 1 part wood ashes For a 2-4-2 organic fertilizer so I'm going to make that. I'll throw in some egg shells to counter the potential effect of the...
  2. Darkout

    My Experiment

    Alright, I guess I was being lazy with asking about the nutrients. A fair amount of research has led me to realise that I need to get hold of some bone meal. I saw some earlier today, but I had assumed that it would be a source of N, not P. The best ratio I could find was 10-10-17, which I ended...
  3. Darkout

    My Experiment

    Anyone going to help me out here?
  4. Darkout

    My Experiment

    I just checked the plants again and though still doing well, the big one has some yellowing on the tip of one leaf and the two initial leaves have wilted slightly. Is this normal? I think it's time to start the nutrients. I'll flush the older plants with clean water tomorrow (I read it's...
  5. Darkout

    My Experiment

    Alright, time for some news. I got some new bulbs today, and I have just now set three seeds from the skunk mix to germinate. I've wired up the new bulbs (four 65w CFL's) onto the same circuit as the current bulbs to form a lamp with a combined wattage of 340. Unfortunately, the four bulbs are...
  6. Darkout

    My Experiment

    The box is done. The seedlings are in it. It's plugged into the timer. The three newest seedlings are breaking the surface and they're on a platform, up close to the lights. I'm writing on here now because of an idea I had. It occurred to me that an incandescent light bulb can handle anything...
  7. Darkout

    My Experiment

    Old Box: New Box: Much better. It needs to get its insides 'reflectivated' and it could do with some supports. It took me a shamefully long time to build and the screws I had were too long so I came up with the idea of hacksawing them off. Turns out they're made of some...
  8. Darkout

    My Experiment

    Right, quick update. While out buying mylar (it's not mylar, it's wrapping paper but I did some research and I'm pretty sure it's more than adequate) I also picked up some hardboard and a 12v computer fan. I have a twin hard drive fan already, and I'm about to get out of bed so that I can build...
  9. Darkout

    My Experiment

    Thanks Lacy, cool (evil) eyes by the way. Jason, thanks for the advice, I'm it's better than cardboard, so I'll keep it up for now but I'll have a look for some mylar or something in a few minutes when I go to the shop.
  10. Darkout

    My Experiment

    I went to Ikea yesterday. Even Ikea has shit bulbs. I was getting frustrated so I bought four 20w bulbs for more money than I wanted to spend on four 20w bulbs and spent the evening wiring them together like this: Then I built a half of my growing chamber out of this: and strung up...
  11. Darkout

    My Experiment

    I'm about to leave to fetch the lights. I should be able to build the grow box this evening, if I'm lucky enough to find enough cheap bulbs to start it. I'll wire them directly into the mains, which shouldn't be too difficult and sting them up around the seedlings. I'll add more as they grow...
  12. Darkout

    My Experiment

    That's a good point. I guess I was thinking that it might take a few weeks for the flowering mode to kick in, during which time the plant would do better with the light it needs for vegetative growth. But you're probably right. Since the light cycle will tell the plant to flower, it makes sense...
  13. Darkout

    My Experiment

    Not.. yet? Canada, huh? I'm thinking of coming to live there for a while at some point. From what you've told me, I have little reason to change what I'm doing, but I'll keep in mind that I have no idea how long the flowering period for my plants will be. I'm not necessarily trying to...
  14. Darkout

    My Experiment

    Excellent! Some criticism. First of all, don't apologise so much. I'm here to be taught. Also, don't worry about offending me or being hit. This is Rollitup, not Snortitup. Thanks for your post. It's given me a lot of information. You are right, I didn't fully understand the SOG dynamics, and...
  15. Darkout

    My Experiment

    Cool, thanks. I was reading that for so long last night I even had a dream about it.
  16. Darkout

    My Experiment

    Thanks JR! And TetraHyC, I have no idea what you just said but thank you too. Do you think I should squeeze any more plants into that space? How many plants do you have per sq. ft.?
  17. Darkout

    My Experiment

    I set three "Skunk Mix" seeds to germinate yesterday. No sign of life yet but that's to be expected. My three seedlings are doing well under the fluorescent lamp and have recovered from their windy experience. This post is more for my benefit than anything else, in case I forget which seeds I...
  18. Darkout

    My Experiment

    Well, it's been two weeks and my bulbs haven't arrived yet! That isn't too much of a problem, I'll keep the seedlings by the window until I can move them to the grow box. They should be here within a week. Anyway, it's about time to germinate some more seeds, so I'll probably do that tomorrow...
  19. Darkout

    My Experiment

    Thanks, Korvette (if that is your real name). Three of the four seeds have germinated today. The one that hasn't is the one I added about 20 hours later, so I have planted the three and kept the fourth where it is, hoping that it will still sprout. Here's what the seeds looked like this...
  20. Darkout

    My Experiment

    Firstly, Here is the pic from the first post that didn't work: The seeds arrived today, rather than yesterday. No problem. I have a selection of Skunk seeds (5), five Snow White and ten miscellaneous. I prefer Sativa to Indica, although I'm not usually a fan of skunk (often too strong) so I...
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