smartsoverambition
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ICURBYOUs WhiteWidow CFL dresser growbox
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icurbyou
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Days since ground-break: 15 days
Number of plants: 2
Lights: (5)26w CFL
Lumens: 1600 (x5 = 8,000)
Light Cycle: 18/6
Temps: 85ºF
Nutes: 0
Well, whats new.. Hmm..
As I mentioned in a previous journal entry I rebuilt my lighting situation but it turned out to be quite ghetto. I had used a piece of wood from the dresser drawer and it's some shitty wood that appears to be made out of paper.. Thin crappy panelling shit. I went to Lowes and bought a 1/2 inch board for like $3 instead..
Right now as my pictures will show you, the lighting is drooping and really not very sturdy. (yeah, yeah.. Why would I do something so GHETTO).. But have no fear, I also took a picture of my new board and that motherfucker is some solid oak baby. No weights from lights will bend that thing. Hell, took me forever just to drill through the thing.
Also, yesterday my girl and I bought tickets to visit some family around the holidays.. I later remembered I have 2 plants who need me to tend to them at home. I guess I will have to recruit my best friend to stay at my pad and take care of them. I hope HOPE HOPE its not during the time they need to be chopped. Hmph..
Tonight I will finish my light fixture and then it will be much easier to take pics without lights in the shot, easier to feed/water the plants, and will be much safer.
I need to determine when I will flip to 12/12...Clearly not yet... But Im wondering if in 2 weeks will be good, or if I should push it another month from now. I guess we'll just see how they develop and go from there.
Images right hurr:
Yeah, check out this piece of shit sagging down... All bent and ghetto rigged up.
And here is the new one in progress:
#3
#3 still healing her leafs after the 'episode'...
Charlotte got a slight burn from a light a few days ago, but she's all good.
Charlotte with #3 in the background
Charlotte's leafage
Number of plants: 2
Lights: (5)26w CFL
Lumens: 1600 (x5 = 8,000)
Light Cycle: 18/6
Temps: 85ºF
Nutes: 0
Well, whats new.. Hmm..
As I mentioned in a previous journal entry I rebuilt my lighting situation but it turned out to be quite ghetto. I had used a piece of wood from the dresser drawer and it's some shitty wood that appears to be made out of paper.. Thin crappy panelling shit. I went to Lowes and bought a 1/2 inch board for like $3 instead..
Right now as my pictures will show you, the lighting is drooping and really not very sturdy. (yeah, yeah.. Why would I do something so GHETTO).. But have no fear, I also took a picture of my new board and that motherfucker is some solid oak baby. No weights from lights will bend that thing. Hell, took me forever just to drill through the thing.
Also, yesterday my girl and I bought tickets to visit some family around the holidays.. I later remembered I have 2 plants who need me to tend to them at home. I guess I will have to recruit my best friend to stay at my pad and take care of them. I hope HOPE HOPE its not during the time they need to be chopped. Hmph..
Tonight I will finish my light fixture and then it will be much easier to take pics without lights in the shot, easier to feed/water the plants, and will be much safer.
I need to determine when I will flip to 12/12...Clearly not yet... But Im wondering if in 2 weeks will be good, or if I should push it another month from now. I guess we'll just see how they develop and go from there.
Images right hurr:
Yeah, check out this piece of shit sagging down... All bent and ghetto rigged up.
And here is the new one in progress:
#3
#3 still healing her leafs after the 'episode'...
Charlotte got a slight burn from a light a few days ago, but she's all good.
Charlotte with #3 in the background
Charlotte's leafage
Scroogeness
Well-Known Member
looking good.
icurbyou
Well-Known Member
Days since ground-break: 16 days
Number of plants: 2
Lights: (5)26w, (1)23w CFL
Lumens: 1600 (x6 = 9,600)
Light Cycle: 18/6
Temps: ?ºF
Nutes: FoxFarm GrowBIG Started low dosage Oct 10
Alrighty... You guys pumped?!.. You ready for today's journal entry??? (I am imagining the crowd going wild right now)...
lol.. Anyways.. Okay, so I got home from work yesterday and I finished the rebuild of my lighting apparatus. It's so much sturdier now and easier to move. I love it. My girlfriend can't get over how blinging it is compared to the other one. Even the zipties for my light fixture are all white now instead of neon green.
I put it in the box and it rests about 1 inch higher than the old one. Namely because the old one was sagging and bending downward. I figured I'd drop another light in there. It's a 23watter.. So now we're running on (5)26 watters and (1)23watter.
Let's have a look-see of the new fixture:
Also, here is a shot of the 6 lightbulbs:
The plants are doing great. I see no slowing down with them. Both of them are kicking ass. I water them about 8.5 ounces each. Basically half of a 16.9oz water bottle a day or so... I dont know if that's too much but they dont appear to be complaining at all.
Their roots are coming out of the bottom of the 1.5gal container already! What the hell? I just transplanted these things less than a week ago!.. or maybe a week ago?? I dont remember.. But it was not long at all. If they want a bigger pot they are trippin'... we're running out of room! haha.
Heres a look at the kids:
This is Charlotte dancing in the wind from my fan. I switch the plants back and forth so they both have to be next to the crazy fan. It's good for 'em. I spin them around too so that they don't get too used to blowing any one way.
And #3 is still recovering from her episode. Hopefully next week she will be almost 100%?? I hope anyways.
Another thing I was thinking is, I always see images of people's grow areas but I dont quite get what I'm looking at or why certain things are beneficial. I figured I would snap a shot of my area and sort of explain what I have going on. Some people may not give a damn, but I feel my setup is working fantastically so I want to share for anyone who does care.
The space:
As you can see on the left of my image (near the top of the image) I have a power strip. This is the "FAN POWER STRIP". I have it on a timer down below set to only be OFF during 11:15-4:45. This runs the fan down below as well as the exhaust duct fan.
On the right side of the box I have the "LIGHT POWER STRIP" (not in the picture) which clearly runs the lights. Set to be OFF from 11:00-5:00.
I have a piece of wood on both sides of the box that I can unscrew to adjust the height of the light board. The light board just slides in and out. It is not attached.
On the left I have this wire shelf thing. I think it's to use in a fridge or in the kitchen. I use it to lift my fan high enough to work well on my plants. The pack of Marlbs is empty. It is only there to keep the fan from sliding "backwards"... I quit smoking 19 days ago (God its hard to not smoke after 12 yrs of smoking) so I figured I would use the random boxes laying around for something! ha ha.
I put a hole in the middle of the lighting board simply because when I bring that fat heavy power cord to the side, it causes the lighting board to shift. I said fuckit and stuck the cord straight through the middle of the board. Also it possibly acts as a "vent" for any heat down there, maybe? Who knows.
And I cant forget my sweet webcam taped to the support bar of the box. I havent used the cam in a few days since that computer has been in use.. But, i'll hop back on that soon. Maybe when I switch to 12/12 I will keep them awake all day so I can just stare at them.
And now for the final image of today's long and drawn-out journal entry.. This was taken last night. I had to pull the plants from the box while I worked on the lighting situation. I stuck them where the light from outside would be on them.. Unfortunately it was pretty overcast but hey.. Whatever.. They're fine!
I like this pic a lot.
Charlotte in the background, #3 in the foreground.
Opinion anyone?: Is it just me or do the plants seem different from one another? Almost as if they are different strains? Seems that Charlotte has smoother leafs, thinner leafs, and her leafs point down ALL the time... They also are more "flat" with no shine to then.
#3 seems to have thicker leafs, more hard textured leafs and always point up... and hers have a shine to them.
What do you think?
Number of plants: 2
Lights: (5)26w, (1)23w CFL
Lumens: 1600 (x6 = 9,600)
Light Cycle: 18/6
Temps: ?ºF
Nutes: FoxFarm GrowBIG Started low dosage Oct 10
Alrighty... You guys pumped?!.. You ready for today's journal entry??? (I am imagining the crowd going wild right now)...
lol.. Anyways.. Okay, so I got home from work yesterday and I finished the rebuild of my lighting apparatus. It's so much sturdier now and easier to move. I love it. My girlfriend can't get over how blinging it is compared to the other one. Even the zipties for my light fixture are all white now instead of neon green.
I put it in the box and it rests about 1 inch higher than the old one. Namely because the old one was sagging and bending downward. I figured I'd drop another light in there. It's a 23watter.. So now we're running on (5)26 watters and (1)23watter.
Let's have a look-see of the new fixture:
Also, here is a shot of the 6 lightbulbs:
The plants are doing great. I see no slowing down with them. Both of them are kicking ass. I water them about 8.5 ounces each. Basically half of a 16.9oz water bottle a day or so... I dont know if that's too much but they dont appear to be complaining at all.
Their roots are coming out of the bottom of the 1.5gal container already! What the hell? I just transplanted these things less than a week ago!.. or maybe a week ago?? I dont remember.. But it was not long at all. If they want a bigger pot they are trippin'... we're running out of room! haha.
Heres a look at the kids:
This is Charlotte dancing in the wind from my fan. I switch the plants back and forth so they both have to be next to the crazy fan. It's good for 'em. I spin them around too so that they don't get too used to blowing any one way.
And #3 is still recovering from her episode. Hopefully next week she will be almost 100%?? I hope anyways.
Another thing I was thinking is, I always see images of people's grow areas but I dont quite get what I'm looking at or why certain things are beneficial. I figured I would snap a shot of my area and sort of explain what I have going on. Some people may not give a damn, but I feel my setup is working fantastically so I want to share for anyone who does care.
The space:
As you can see on the left of my image (near the top of the image) I have a power strip. This is the "FAN POWER STRIP". I have it on a timer down below set to only be OFF during 11:15-4:45. This runs the fan down below as well as the exhaust duct fan.
On the right side of the box I have the "LIGHT POWER STRIP" (not in the picture) which clearly runs the lights. Set to be OFF from 11:00-5:00.
I have a piece of wood on both sides of the box that I can unscrew to adjust the height of the light board. The light board just slides in and out. It is not attached.
On the left I have this wire shelf thing. I think it's to use in a fridge or in the kitchen. I use it to lift my fan high enough to work well on my plants. The pack of Marlbs is empty. It is only there to keep the fan from sliding "backwards"... I quit smoking 19 days ago (God its hard to not smoke after 12 yrs of smoking) so I figured I would use the random boxes laying around for something! ha ha.
I put a hole in the middle of the lighting board simply because when I bring that fat heavy power cord to the side, it causes the lighting board to shift. I said fuckit and stuck the cord straight through the middle of the board. Also it possibly acts as a "vent" for any heat down there, maybe? Who knows.
And I cant forget my sweet webcam taped to the support bar of the box. I havent used the cam in a few days since that computer has been in use.. But, i'll hop back on that soon. Maybe when I switch to 12/12 I will keep them awake all day so I can just stare at them.
And now for the final image of today's long and drawn-out journal entry.. This was taken last night. I had to pull the plants from the box while I worked on the lighting situation. I stuck them where the light from outside would be on them.. Unfortunately it was pretty overcast but hey.. Whatever.. They're fine!
I like this pic a lot.
Charlotte in the background, #3 in the foreground.
Opinion anyone?: Is it just me or do the plants seem different from one another? Almost as if they are different strains? Seems that Charlotte has smoother leafs, thinner leafs, and her leafs point down ALL the time... They also are more "flat" with no shine to then.
#3 seems to have thicker leafs, more hard textured leafs and always point up... and hers have a shine to them.
What do you think?
Scroogeness
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haha damn man, those things will be huge come harvest.
but awsome job man
drybiedog
Well-Known Member
They look good and the set up looks really awesome. I'll be keeping a close eye on them. I see that nutes are not being used...
Are you planning in using some and which ones and how much of them?
Cheers for the input on my grow!
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https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/117847-my-first-grow-room-seed-2.html
Are you planning in using some and which ones and how much of them?
Cheers for the input on my grow!
SUBSCRIBED
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/117847-my-first-grow-room-seed-2.html
icurbyou
Well-Known Member
Oh shit.. totally forgot to update the nutes part. THANKS! lol
I am starting to use low dosage of FoxFarm GrowBIG... I've done 2 low dosage waterings and will probably do one more before starting full strength!
icurbyou
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So, I put in a warm light.. 42watt.. I just stuck it between the plants. The whole "mixing spectrum" thing.. Iunno. It will probably only be there for today. I just saw so many little leafs not getting much attention since the lights are above and I had a 42watt warm laying around and figured 'why not'...
Some people say mixing spectrums is bad and some say its good.
Some people say mixing spectrums is bad and some say its good.
diggitydank420
Well-Known Member
I've been mixing since I started and have had no issues to speak of except heat, but 12 bulbs will do that.
Scroogeness
Well-Known Member
hey yo diggitydank420, if we have good cfl grows are we able to join RCC? sorry to jack, icurbyou, im asking for you too though haha
Ah I don't have much time but I am thoroughly impressed. I spent this whole time reading everything and gawking at it all! I thought I may have been fanatical about my plants but I was just a fledgling and I can see that now.... If there is anything to be passionate about tho.... this plant would be it!
I am encouraged by the fact that we have about the same amount of growth. I just changed up the lighting and I will be checking tonight to make sure I'm not cooking the leaves I will have some pics of it tomorrow if you care to see it.
But, still.... WOW!
Congrats!
When will you set it to flower?
I am encouraged by the fact that we have about the same amount of growth. I just changed up the lighting and I will be checking tonight to make sure I'm not cooking the leaves I will have some pics of it tomorrow if you care to see it.
But, still.... WOW!
Congrats!
When will you set it to flower?
Promethazine
Active Member
Been watching this also; it's what keeps me hanging on to the CFL grow.
I'm determining whether i'll use CFL or outdoor for my next grow.
I'm determining whether i'll use CFL or outdoor for my next grow.
icurbyou
Well-Known Member
Days since ground-break: 17 days
Number of plants: 2
Lights: (5)26w, (1)23w CFL
Lumens: 1600 (x6 = 9,600)
Light Cycle: 18/6
Temps: 83ºF
Nutes: FoxFarm GrowBIG (1/2 doses)
Welp, no huge news today.. However, I figured I would measure the plants and figure out what node they are on. I am unsure when I will be dropping them into flower... At least 4 weeks from the start date. Maybe more. I just really dont know yet. Right now just trying to focus on making these plants happy.
Charlottes a little more than 7" across
And less than 4" in height
About the height of a Bic lighter
#3 this about 7" across
A little more than 4" in height
And a little taller than a Bic lighter
Under their "canopy" it appears that #3 has more action going on than Charlotte.
Here is #3 bursting with leafage down below
And here is Charlotte who is a little more bare
The temps were about 83, and the humidty around 56%
Charlotte in the foreground while #3 is in the background
In conclusion it seems #3 is taller while Charlotte is wider. Charlotte has less leaf action down below however she is starting her 6th node while #3 is starting her 5th node.
Number of plants: 2
Lights: (5)26w, (1)23w CFL
Lumens: 1600 (x6 = 9,600)
Light Cycle: 18/6
Temps: 83ºF
Nutes: FoxFarm GrowBIG (1/2 doses)
Welp, no huge news today.. However, I figured I would measure the plants and figure out what node they are on. I am unsure when I will be dropping them into flower... At least 4 weeks from the start date. Maybe more. I just really dont know yet. Right now just trying to focus on making these plants happy.
Charlottes a little more than 7" across
And less than 4" in height
About the height of a Bic lighter
#3 this about 7" across
A little more than 4" in height
And a little taller than a Bic lighter
Under their "canopy" it appears that #3 has more action going on than Charlotte.
Here is #3 bursting with leafage down below
And here is Charlotte who is a little more bare
The temps were about 83, and the humidty around 56%
Charlotte in the foreground while #3 is in the background
In conclusion it seems #3 is taller while Charlotte is wider. Charlotte has less leaf action down below however she is starting her 6th node while #3 is starting her 5th node.
Wow, everything looks great, but heres a little bit of advice. The reason your roots are so far down is because your plants are root bound. This is from watering everyday. The best way to water is the water it once every 3-5 days, and use a gallon of water per pot and let it soak through. Make sure your soil drains well. Then after the 3-5 days check the top 3 inches of soil and see how dry it is. If its dry, add water. Your roots are reaching so far down becuase they probably need more oxygen.
Thats just what I think, and im no expert. Everything else looks great though.
Thats just what I think, and im no expert. Everything else looks great though.
icurbyou
Well-Known Member
Rootbound would suggest they are in too small of a pot. I just transplanted them a few days before roots showed at the bottom of the pot. There is no way that a 1.5gal pot could become rootbound that quickly. I just dont see it being feasible. I think it had to do with the fact that when I left I didnt water them and the roots grew to search for water thus reaching the bottom of the pot.
I have been weaning them off of a daily watering cycle. Taking things slow as not to confuse the plants.
Thanks for the advice brah.Wow, thats incredible. I have 17th day for my lil friend too. Just - it is 17th day when i put sprouted seed in soil so actually it is maybe 15 or 16th day when she saw the light out of ground 
I have Skunk#1 feminized.
Damn, so cool - will check out your Journal every day!
I have Skunk#1 feminized.
Damn, so cool - will check out your Journal every day!
icurbyou
Well-Known Member
Days since ground-break: 18 days
Number of plants: 2
Lights: (5)26w, (1)23w CFL
Lumens: 1600 (x6 = 9,600)
Light Cycle: 18/6
Temps: 86ºF
Nutes: FoxFarm GrowBIG (1/2 dose)
Alrighty.. Well, yesterday's journal entry had a ton of pics and measurements so today I figured I dont need to do a ton of photos. I just took one simple one from the iphone this morning.
Trying to think if I have anything really to update. I am about to create a grid on a print out to use to mark what days are water, how much I watered and which days I fed and how much. I am way too forgetful to remember that. Im doing that tonight...
Random thoughts:
What else is there to say... hmm.. Have you ever petted your plants leafs? If you run your finger along the top of the leaf toward the end of it, it goes smoothly.. If you try to go from the tip of the leaf toward the stem it's rough and wont let you. It's like a cat's tongue or something.
Have you touched the stem of your plant and smelled your fingers? To me it smells like plant, and sort of minty... Hope I'm not growing a mint plant! lol.
12/12 thoughts:
I cannot wait to drop this thing into flower.. I mean, Im going to wait, but I really dont want to! haha. I was measuring the height in my box.. The plants are about 12 inches from the height they could be before I should flower. I may be vegging for 2 months.. And it's worth it. An extra month of veg is going to yield you just that much more of the goods. I'm content with waiting, I think..
Thought on LST decision
I was going to LST these plants. It was totally in the plans... I'm wondering if I should now. I know the pros of it, but I dont know if I will need to LST them... Iunno. It's up in the air for me. I will figure it out within the next week or so though.
The ladies on their 18th day bday!
Number of plants: 2
Lights: (5)26w, (1)23w CFL
Lumens: 1600 (x6 = 9,600)
Light Cycle: 18/6
Temps: 86ºF
Nutes: FoxFarm GrowBIG (1/2 dose)
Alrighty.. Well, yesterday's journal entry had a ton of pics and measurements so today I figured I dont need to do a ton of photos. I just took one simple one from the iphone this morning.
Trying to think if I have anything really to update. I am about to create a grid on a print out to use to mark what days are water, how much I watered and which days I fed and how much. I am way too forgetful to remember that. Im doing that tonight...
Random thoughts:
What else is there to say... hmm.. Have you ever petted your plants leafs? If you run your finger along the top of the leaf toward the end of it, it goes smoothly.. If you try to go from the tip of the leaf toward the stem it's rough and wont let you. It's like a cat's tongue or something.
Have you touched the stem of your plant and smelled your fingers? To me it smells like plant, and sort of minty... Hope I'm not growing a mint plant! lol.
12/12 thoughts:
I cannot wait to drop this thing into flower.. I mean, Im going to wait, but I really dont want to! haha. I was measuring the height in my box.. The plants are about 12 inches from the height they could be before I should flower. I may be vegging for 2 months.. And it's worth it. An extra month of veg is going to yield you just that much more of the goods. I'm content with waiting, I think..
Thought on LST decision
I was going to LST these plants. It was totally in the plans... I'm wondering if I should now. I know the pros of it, but I dont know if I will need to LST them... Iunno. It's up in the air for me. I will figure it out within the next week or so though.
The ladies on their 18th day bday!