Dobby
Well-Known Member
Well after a long time, a lot longer than I'd like to admit I am growing again. Circumstances being what they are it is either this or go without. This is mostly so I can look back since this whole set up seems to be undergoing substantial changes as I go. This is also my first try at hydro. While this is mostly for me, if you happen along that's all cool too.
So I gathered up my bag seeds, well the ones I had left and went to germinating. I got one plant. That was a was a bitter pill to say the least. Oh well my own darned fault.
Anyway, I started out with a couple of T-8's each outfitted with a warm and cool white bulb. the plant was in my homemade "grow spot" running 18/6. After about a month I was given a couple of Osiris beans and a Bubba Kush. Now you can already see I had a month old plant and the seedings made things kind of varied but doable. Wanting to have something to sample by Superbowl time, I was able to get my hands on some 60 day wonders hopefully to fill the bill. Never grew autoflowers before, should be interesting.
Currently I have a two-month old plant, three one-month old plants and two seedlings.
Not one to leave well enough alone I decided to go ahead and flower the oldest plant, using a T-8 for now, I don't know if it is a male or female though, I figure I should by Christmas.
That left the one T-8 for the other five plants, well that would never do, so I got myself a reflector and a Lumatek ballast. I put a 400 watt MH in today, boy it sure perked those plants right up after a fashion. Keeping an eye on canopy temps, right now about 80 at the warmest spot.
The plan is to veg everything for a month longer and switch to a 600 watt HPS and flower, if the older plant is indeed a female then I will bring it out into the group to finish its last month. Don't know what kind of yields I will get, but I guess I'll find out.
Some pictures are below:The bubba is on the far right, and going to the left there is one Osiris the two 60 day Wonders and the other Osiris
This is the older plant I am flowering (I also topped it a week or so ago)
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and finally the two 60 day gals (16 days from germ), the shorter of the two Osiris is on the right
.
I've been reading to be careful with the nutes on the autoflowers but have yet to get a good reason why.
So I gathered up my bag seeds, well the ones I had left and went to germinating. I got one plant. That was a was a bitter pill to say the least. Oh well my own darned fault.
Anyway, I started out with a couple of T-8's each outfitted with a warm and cool white bulb. the plant was in my homemade "grow spot" running 18/6. After about a month I was given a couple of Osiris beans and a Bubba Kush. Now you can already see I had a month old plant and the seedings made things kind of varied but doable. Wanting to have something to sample by Superbowl time, I was able to get my hands on some 60 day wonders hopefully to fill the bill. Never grew autoflowers before, should be interesting.
Currently I have a two-month old plant, three one-month old plants and two seedlings.
Not one to leave well enough alone I decided to go ahead and flower the oldest plant, using a T-8 for now, I don't know if it is a male or female though, I figure I should by Christmas.
That left the one T-8 for the other five plants, well that would never do, so I got myself a reflector and a Lumatek ballast. I put a 400 watt MH in today, boy it sure perked those plants right up after a fashion. Keeping an eye on canopy temps, right now about 80 at the warmest spot.
The plan is to veg everything for a month longer and switch to a 600 watt HPS and flower, if the older plant is indeed a female then I will bring it out into the group to finish its last month. Don't know what kind of yields I will get, but I guess I'll find out.
Some pictures are below:The bubba is on the far right, and going to the left there is one Osiris the two 60 day Wonders and the other Osiris
This is the older plant I am flowering (I also topped it a week or so ago)
.
and finally the two 60 day gals (16 days from germ), the shorter of the two Osiris is on the right
.
I've been reading to be careful with the nutes on the autoflowers but have yet to get a good reason why.