mynameiswho
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Whats up guys, i generally have been posting on a different forum (500+ posts) and even did my first grow journal there (harvested on 1-7-11, one plants around half an ounce, the plant was pretty small and scrogged)
I was a little disappointed with my over all yield. The grow was all over the place, originally i started in a small grow box that was like 1x1x22" or something with a screen and 1 gallon pot. The plant was only vegged for like 2-3 weeks (one week it was shocked from transplant and didnt grow) and i ended up with about 7 or 8 decent bud sites and then another 4-5 smaller ones.
Originally it was with 6 24watt cfls then i got a 2x2x4 tent with a 150watt hps for the last 3-4 weeks of flower which really helped but still wasnt as much time as id have hoped.
Currently, i have 2 large plants vegging at a friends place until i move back to school where my tent is and can flower those 2. They are both 1.5-2 feet tall, larger than i want but i dont really have the ability for this next round to control the size due to poor timing and winter break (college). I plan to add another 150watts of cfls to suppliment my 150watt hps.
My question is, in the last grow my buds came out pretty skinny and airy. I expected this for a first grow and i did run into some nutrient issues and ph problems occasionally throughout all stages. I am currently using a cheapass drop test kit for ph
I want to improve to a more accurate ph probe but have no idea of a good one. Im looking to spend 50$ or less on it. I ran fox farms ocean forrest and plan to cut it with some dolomite lime next time to help balance ph. I also use RO/DI water from safeway for everywatering, sometimes cut with tap water to balance the ph (my tap runs pretty high 8+)
What do you guys recommend?
Also, when testing ph, is it enough to just test the water or should i also be testing runoff? I was never really able to get a good test of my soil and was wondering hte best way to find the ph of the soil in an accurate way.
I used to run saltwater fish tanks so im decent at changing ph levels by compensating with better ph balanced water, however with soil its not like hydro where i can just test the water.
I want to really dial in my PH for this next grow as i feel like in my previous grow a lot of nutrients were lost due to poor uptake from a less than perfect ph.
I will definitely be posting a journal on this site.
Heres some pictures just for fun so you know im not THAT big of a noob haha
2nd day of flower
harvest day
Final product, picture taken today. still curing until the end of the month probably
I look forward to becoming a bigger member of this awesome site
recap
I was a little disappointed with my over all yield. The grow was all over the place, originally i started in a small grow box that was like 1x1x22" or something with a screen and 1 gallon pot. The plant was only vegged for like 2-3 weeks (one week it was shocked from transplant and didnt grow) and i ended up with about 7 or 8 decent bud sites and then another 4-5 smaller ones.
Originally it was with 6 24watt cfls then i got a 2x2x4 tent with a 150watt hps for the last 3-4 weeks of flower which really helped but still wasnt as much time as id have hoped.
Currently, i have 2 large plants vegging at a friends place until i move back to school where my tent is and can flower those 2. They are both 1.5-2 feet tall, larger than i want but i dont really have the ability for this next round to control the size due to poor timing and winter break (college). I plan to add another 150watts of cfls to suppliment my 150watt hps.
My question is, in the last grow my buds came out pretty skinny and airy. I expected this for a first grow and i did run into some nutrient issues and ph problems occasionally throughout all stages. I am currently using a cheapass drop test kit for ph
I want to improve to a more accurate ph probe but have no idea of a good one. Im looking to spend 50$ or less on it. I ran fox farms ocean forrest and plan to cut it with some dolomite lime next time to help balance ph. I also use RO/DI water from safeway for everywatering, sometimes cut with tap water to balance the ph (my tap runs pretty high 8+)
What do you guys recommend?
Also, when testing ph, is it enough to just test the water or should i also be testing runoff? I was never really able to get a good test of my soil and was wondering hte best way to find the ph of the soil in an accurate way.
I used to run saltwater fish tanks so im decent at changing ph levels by compensating with better ph balanced water, however with soil its not like hydro where i can just test the water.
I want to really dial in my PH for this next grow as i feel like in my previous grow a lot of nutrients were lost due to poor uptake from a less than perfect ph.
I will definitely be posting a journal on this site.
Heres some pictures just for fun so you know im not THAT big of a noob haha
2nd day of flower
harvest day
Final product, picture taken today. still curing until the end of the month probably
I look forward to becoming a bigger member of this awesome site
recap
- ffof soil
- ro/di water (cal mag sometimes now)
- poor ph control
- need good ph probe/way to check ph of soil accurately in order to help keep it in check
- not first grow, want to improve on first grow with 2nd
- 50$ limit (unless thats not possible then ill consider more)
- running fox farms big bloom and tiger, possibly adding a dry fert as well
- I also know that i will get airy buds due to lack of strong light, however i want to do the little things like balancing ph and providing a good temperature and humidity to help fatten them up until i can afford a larger 400watt.
