First Grow - Bag Seed

bodhisattva

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For now, just wanted to get pics up. Please reply, any and all comments are welcome, of course.

Bagseed, Closet Grow

For the first week, they were germinated and grown under 2 helical incandescent bulbs.

Below, are two pics from day 7.
 

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On day 16, added an additional fluoro. This one, a 24" 17 watt with more blue in its spectrum.

Added nutes for the first time, MG 8-7-6, on day 19. A soil test, done earlier in the week, showed a nitrogen deficiency.

Day 21 photos.
 

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GoodFriend

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Lumberjack
i see you have all your plants staked in there already... if you could get a couple computer fans in there, or even better, an oscilating fan, blowing air over those babies and vibrating them will help 'em build nice strong stems...

just a bit of advice

oh, and good job getting the incadescents out, they're worthless for growing pot...

maybe pick up some cfls (6000k or 6500k for veg), they're cheap and work pretty well...
best of luck with your grow!!!
 
bodhisattva

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Air circulation is all set up. The fans were implemented to strengthen the stems. They also help to keep the temp at about 77- 80f
Humidity is low; 40-45% for the last 3 weeks. The leaves are spritzed a couple times a day, though.

The stakes were necessary for a bit of week 2. However, they are no longer needed; just haven't removed them yet.
 
GoodFriend

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Lumberjack
40 - 45 is still quite acceptable though...
and i'm not taking about the fans neccesarily for ventalation, but more for direct blowing over the plants (mimics the wind)

if you have that already, ignore me =]
if not... something blowing right on the plants will help stimulate the stem to grow thicker

good growing!!!
 
bodhisattva

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When should they be transplanted to larger pots? Week 4? Also, wondering if its okay to bury them deep enough to shorten the stem up a bit. Is that commonly done?
 
GoodFriend

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Lumberjack
yeah, actually, burying the stem, roots will come out from the stem (if you look close you'll see its real bumpy close to the soil... these bumps will prolly eventually turn in to roots once covered in dirt...)

and one easy way to tell when to repot, is when you can see the roots through the drainage holes in the bottom... you see them, you know roots are reaching the edge of the container, and needs to be repotted as to not become rootbound...

good luck with your grow!!!
 
R0b

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I wud say transplant now m8, if its done now then roots shouldnt pop out the bottom and hence causing less stress!
 
bodhisattva

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Would it be beneficial to use a bit of root hormone when transplanting? to put some on the few inches of stem that will be buried? also, is it good to use a water/root stimulator solution to pre-soak the new soil in before adding the plant?
 
GoodFriend

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Lumberjack
i agree with rafiky, just make sure you moisten the soil your transplanting to to help prevent root shock...

good luck with your grow!!!
 
bodhisattva

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Thanks Rafiky and ian, transplanted 5 of 9 this afternoon. also, added 4 cfls; for a total of 5850 lumens/140 watts
 
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theyre doing just fine. thanks for asking. they look relatively shock free. secondary growth is going strong and has even sped up a bit too. the other 3 will be transplanted this weekend.

will probably try to sex them by covering a branch on each of them. the closet isnt large enough to support 9 plants through 2-3 weeks of flowering. any suggestions?
 
GoodFriend

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Lumberjack
flower only the best looking females

the others could go outside if thats possible for you

or just kill them

it would hurt, but atleast then you'd have the space!
 
bodhisattva

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was forced to transplant into medium sized containers, rather than the larger ones, in which they will flower. the grow space could not accommodate 7 large pots, nor could the light system.

Q: Are soft white 20W CFLs better than none? or are they not worth having 'round?

06.07 - Day 23 - Photos - post transplant
 

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Lumberjack
more light is always better... but just make sure you have plenty in the cool spectrum of light too, otherwise your plants can tend to stretch a bit under the warmer colored light

best of luck!!
 
bodhisattva

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what should be done to them in order to encourage one or two large, potent buds from each plant, rather than alot of smaller, less potent ones? not interested in volume of the harvest, just quality; this being my first grow.
 
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