Nepenthe
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This is our first ever attempt at growing, so any feedback would be welcomed and appreciated.
Our setup:
We ordered 5x White Widow seeds, and got 2 free seeds (california hash and blue hash). We are growing in soil with an 85% soil / 15% Perlite mix.
8 June: Germinated 4x white widow seeds (as we had only purchased 4 air pots, originally planned to keep the rest of the seeds for the next grow).
11 June: Transferred the sprouted seeds from tissue into their first pots.
13 June: Worried that the recently emerged seedlings looked weak, we germinated the other 3 seeds (1x WW, 1x cali hash, 1x blue hash)
16 June: Transferred White widow and cali hash into first pots, blue hash never sprouted
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Watered the plants daily and they grew pretty healthily, apart from one of the original white widows, which had a weak stem and was bending over a lot. We decided due to space issues in the tent to eliminate that one, in favour of the new white widow which was bigger than that one by that time.
2 July: Repot into larger 13cm square pots (white widow) and a 16cm diameter circular pot for the california hash.
<we had to go to a wedding from the morning of 4th July - evening 5th July>
5 July: DISASTER - we arrive home to find that the external vent taking the hot air out of the window, has fallen down, the room that the tent is in is really hot! Fortunately, the light was still at the top of the tent, and it didn't seem to have been like that for the whole time we were gone, but there was still some burn damage to the leaves on the bigger plants. We were so upset, we could have cried! We drenched the soil with water, holding the plants over the bath, and we left them in the bathtub in a cooler light for a few hours.
They seem to have recovered, apart from a few dead leaves on the bottom.
13 July: We realise we should lower the light, as it has been at the top of the tent for over a month. Since we only had one light to use, we didn't want to damage / overexpose them to too much heat or light, when they were little seedlings. But they are looking bushy and healthy now, and the fans have created thick strong stems. Not sure of exact distance the light should be, but we used the back of our hands to test, and moved it to 2ft away from the top of the highest plant.
15 July: Repot the 4 white widows into air pots (i think 6L pots?) since the little square ones are looking too small. Pruned the lower branches off that had dead leaves from the light burn 10 days ago, and to make it easier to access the soil for watering.
Moved the light closer, about 1ft away, and started 16 / 8 light cycle.
Pictures to follow shortly.
This is our first ever attempt at growing, so any feedback would be welcomed and appreciated.
Our setup:
- Secret Jardin DarkRoom (1m x 1m x 1.8m)
- 600W Maxibright Compact Cooltube (with a dual spectrum light that came included)
- RVK 125L1 Fan + 125mm Carbon filter (342m3 /hr)
- 2 Desk fans for inside the tent ventilation/breeze
We ordered 5x White Widow seeds, and got 2 free seeds (california hash and blue hash). We are growing in soil with an 85% soil / 15% Perlite mix.
8 June: Germinated 4x white widow seeds (as we had only purchased 4 air pots, originally planned to keep the rest of the seeds for the next grow).
11 June: Transferred the sprouted seeds from tissue into their first pots.
13 June: Worried that the recently emerged seedlings looked weak, we germinated the other 3 seeds (1x WW, 1x cali hash, 1x blue hash)
16 June: Transferred White widow and cali hash into first pots, blue hash never sprouted
. Watered the plants daily and they grew pretty healthily, apart from one of the original white widows, which had a weak stem and was bending over a lot. We decided due to space issues in the tent to eliminate that one, in favour of the new white widow which was bigger than that one by that time.
2 July: Repot into larger 13cm square pots (white widow) and a 16cm diameter circular pot for the california hash.
<we had to go to a wedding from the morning of 4th July - evening 5th July>
5 July: DISASTER - we arrive home to find that the external vent taking the hot air out of the window, has fallen down, the room that the tent is in is really hot! Fortunately, the light was still at the top of the tent, and it didn't seem to have been like that for the whole time we were gone, but there was still some burn damage to the leaves on the bigger plants. We were so upset, we could have cried! We drenched the soil with water, holding the plants over the bath, and we left them in the bathtub in a cooler light for a few hours.
They seem to have recovered, apart from a few dead leaves on the bottom.
13 July: We realise we should lower the light, as it has been at the top of the tent for over a month. Since we only had one light to use, we didn't want to damage / overexpose them to too much heat or light, when they were little seedlings. But they are looking bushy and healthy now, and the fans have created thick strong stems. Not sure of exact distance the light should be, but we used the back of our hands to test, and moved it to 2ft away from the top of the highest plant.
15 July: Repot the 4 white widows into air pots (i think 6L pots?) since the little square ones are looking too small. Pruned the lower branches off that had dead leaves from the light burn 10 days ago, and to make it easier to access the soil for watering.
Moved the light closer, about 1ft away, and started 16 / 8 light cycle.
Pictures to follow shortly.
I have pH down but not sure how much to mix up.
