first grow journal - comments always welcome

desertrat

desertrat

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thought i'd start a formal grow journal

current set up:
germinated 4 of 5 carmelicious seeds
vegged for 8 weeks, in second week of flowering
2 males, 2 females
600 watt hps in single grow area
no co2, no humidifier

environmnent:
75 F air temp
45% relative humidity
scotts soil in 3 gallon
miracle grow for vegging

pics:
first one is at 8 weeks. second is in week 10, second week of flower

thoughts for second grow:
add separate flowering room, use mh for veg room
clone instead of growing from seed
add co2 to flowering room
eliminate light pollution
add humidifier in veg room
 

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desertrat

desertrat

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working on my new flowering room today. would love to share pics but would have to kill you for security reasons.

already have room built, ventilation cut and water access.

today i'm going to install the light, make the door airtight, add ducting, secure electrical connections and finish the water supply line

need to buy: carbon filter and inline fan, higher cfm fan, propane tank, square pots, more mylar,
 
lovethegreen

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Nice lookin man can't wait to se your ladies fill out. You planning on doing a seed run? If not I would pull you males soon. I use a MH to veg sometimes I don't really notice a differenece. Plants maybe are a lil bushier. I will have to stay tuned for this I almost ordered a pack of carmelicious ( i think they are fems right?) but I ordered the L.A. con insted so I will be keepin a sharp eye.
 
desertrat

desertrat

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lovethegreen said:
Nice lookin man can't wait to se your ladies fill out. You planning on doing a seed run? If not I would pull you males soon. I use a MH to veg sometimes I don't really notice a differenece. Plants maybe are a lil bushier. I will have to stay tuned for this I almost ordered a pack of carmelicious ( i think they are fems right?) but I ordered the L.A. con insted so I will be keepin a sharp eye.
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thanks - i did pull the males 10 days ago, failed to mention it. i thought the seeds were feminized but 50% male sucks.
 
lovethegreen

lovethegreen

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no problem man, 50% not to bad. I think I did read somewhere that MH's do help with the male to female ratio, but I'm not sure how true that is I get about 50/50 each time.
Did you take any clones? Growing from clones is so much faster then growing from seeds.
 
desertrat

desertrat

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i can't clone until i have the second room because the single room is on 12/12. still haven't decided if i'm going to clone - this is just a personal grow and depending on yield i am good with 2 to 4 plants at a time.
 
lovethegreen

lovethegreen

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I know what your are saying, I keep mine around 4-6 females depending on the strain. You should take atleast one clone from each plant that way if you find your "holy grail" of plants you won't have lost your gentics. You won't know how good the smoke is until your have smoked it.:joint:
Plus working from clones if your wanting to grow like two big bushes you will save yourself like a month of veg time, plus you dont have to waste the time, soil, nutes on male plants. Just some food for thought.
 
desertrat

desertrat

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really good points re cloning - probably will based on your comments if i can get the room set up in time. + rep for the help
 
normlpothead

normlpothead

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Looks pretty good, definately follow the great advice of cloning each female, after harvest one plant might be way better, use the clone from it as a mother, you could clone in a small place like a closet.

You can increase harvest by trimming out the inner branches, I use these as clones, and leave the tops intact. The inner branches don't receive much light and turn into small buds that would otherwise be part of a fat cola, but that's just one technique, the best possible tip is this :

Keep it simple, and it looks like you are so far, learn new tricks and shit further down the road.

Another tip, if you are planning on blooming with miracle grow, you buds will be pretty harsh, especially if you don't flush well.
 
desertrat

desertrat

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normlpothead said:
Looks pretty good, definately follow the great advice of cloning each female, after harvest one plant might be way better, use the clone from it as a mother, you could clone in a small place like a closet.

You can increase harvest by trimming out the inner branches, I use these as clones, and leave the tops intact. The inner branches don't receive much light and turn into small buds that would otherwise be part of a fat cola, but that's just one technique, the best possible tip is this :

Keep it simple, and it looks like you are so far, learn new tricks and shit further down the road.

Another tip, if you are planning on blooming with miracle grow, you buds will be pretty harsh, especially if you don't flush well.
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solid advice all around. did change to a weed specific blooming nute. can't use a closet for clones for security reasons but it looks like i'll have my second grow room up and running soon enuf for clones. second grow room is behind a wall and hidden door just for the fun of it. paranoia rules. + rep for the help
 
normlpothead

normlpothead

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I'm in the process of getting my sixth house for growing, i'm finally able to have a hidden room, paranoia does rule, good to hear you aren't blooming with miracle grow, good luck on the harvest, remember keep it simple.
 
desertrat

desertrat

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bad timer messed up the light cycle, but it gave it an extra day of dark, not extra light. i don't think this causes hermies???
 
lovethegreen

lovethegreen

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No, one day shouldn't casue any problems, maybe push the harvest date back a day or two. I would just leave the lights off and start my cycle the next day. Oh and by the way looking good bro.
 
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