fanofpanic
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About time! My first real post, so take it easy on me, please...
So, I have already 1/2 sucessfully completed a grow which I did on my terrace last year. I say half because the plants did not meet their full potential and one of the three died a gruesome death as it was beginning to flower (I still don't know why and may never know, but am of course to blame). However, the other two survived and, despite my blundering parenting skills, survived to bloom into fully satisfying females, even though I am sure that they could have been much bigger and better, but they made the mark.
Unfortunately, I no longer have the outdoor terrace and have had to construct a makeshift grow cabinet which is very limited in space.
Because of space and time restrictions, I decided to try an auto after reading a lot about them and having also tried them firsthand...
I have one Royal Dwarf which was placed in soil to germinate on May 11th.
It was placed in a small Jiffy-type pot with local soil and placed outside in a place which receives about 6 hours of direct sunlight a day.
Just my luck, it rained quite a bit during the beginning and the temps were below normal, so the germination took about 10 days to take...actually, I lost a seed or two because of this...i've also done the paper towel method and it works for me but i thought i'd do it the old fashioned way...
On May 21st the first little sprout could be seen and it was left out in the sun with some watering when needed for another 7 days....
On May 28th, it was transplanted into an 11L (2.5 Gallon) square pot with Biobizz Light Mix as the soil. I have watered only once with a very diluted (1/4 or less) 6-6-6 common liquid fertilizer (I use it for other vegetables that I have and it always works).
The light that I'm using is a 200W Phytolite CFL Greenpower Agro (2100K) with a simple reflector and I have a white plastic sheet which I line the interior of the grow cabinet with to reflect the light...bear with me cause the grow cabinet i made with stuff i found in the garage...professional it ain't...
Without further explanation (sorry for the wall of text), here are some pix:
The lights are on a 18/6 schedule just because I have a reg White Ice plant growing on the side (hence the slant to the ballast due to the varying heights of the planters) and I want to see how that one plays out as well.
Well, give it to me...what should I / could I do better ? We're at maybe 18 days from sprout and 25 from actual planting...
Thanks to all...I've learned a lot just cruising the site and without this community, I wouldn't have ever gotten past the first grow!!!
So, I have already 1/2 sucessfully completed a grow which I did on my terrace last year. I say half because the plants did not meet their full potential and one of the three died a gruesome death as it was beginning to flower (I still don't know why and may never know, but am of course to blame). However, the other two survived and, despite my blundering parenting skills, survived to bloom into fully satisfying females, even though I am sure that they could have been much bigger and better, but they made the mark.
Unfortunately, I no longer have the outdoor terrace and have had to construct a makeshift grow cabinet which is very limited in space.
Because of space and time restrictions, I decided to try an auto after reading a lot about them and having also tried them firsthand...
I have one Royal Dwarf which was placed in soil to germinate on May 11th.
It was placed in a small Jiffy-type pot with local soil and placed outside in a place which receives about 6 hours of direct sunlight a day.
Just my luck, it rained quite a bit during the beginning and the temps were below normal, so the germination took about 10 days to take...actually, I lost a seed or two because of this...i've also done the paper towel method and it works for me but i thought i'd do it the old fashioned way...
On May 21st the first little sprout could be seen and it was left out in the sun with some watering when needed for another 7 days....
On May 28th, it was transplanted into an 11L (2.5 Gallon) square pot with Biobizz Light Mix as the soil. I have watered only once with a very diluted (1/4 or less) 6-6-6 common liquid fertilizer (I use it for other vegetables that I have and it always works).
The light that I'm using is a 200W Phytolite CFL Greenpower Agro (2100K) with a simple reflector and I have a white plastic sheet which I line the interior of the grow cabinet with to reflect the light...bear with me cause the grow cabinet i made with stuff i found in the garage...professional it ain't...
Without further explanation (sorry for the wall of text), here are some pix:
The lights are on a 18/6 schedule just because I have a reg White Ice plant growing on the side (hence the slant to the ballast due to the varying heights of the planters) and I want to see how that one plays out as well.
Well, give it to me...what should I / could I do better ? We're at maybe 18 days from sprout and 25 from actual planting...
Thanks to all...I've learned a lot just cruising the site and without this community, I wouldn't have ever gotten past the first grow!!!
...I didn't even think of that! Thank you!
<~~~ i guess thats my clarity