Atrovirens
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I just started my first grow about 2 months ago. I'm growing Island Sweet Skunk from the BC Seed King.
I'm growing in a basement (about 1000sq feet) that is unfinished. This gives me the opportunity to grow without the need for pots, as well as giving me a perfect operating temp. (I live in WA, so I don't have overheating problems, and the basement tends to keep relatively warm 24/7)
The natural soil here is a fairly dense clay. The area I planted, I dug a little over a foot deep, and a few feet in diameter...Then I mixed the dirt I had dug up with potting soil, leaves from my apple tree, and crass cuttings. I've also thrown a lot of worms in the soil, and every time it rains I get to add more =)
I know most people say this is not ideal, but after all my research I thought this was worth a try, if it didn't work, I could try something else.
Well, it worked out great. My plant seems to love the soil.
I'm growing under a 400W HPS (Was using a few CFL's during seedling, but the plant became stretched and weak, as soon as I put up the HPS it took to growing)
2 1/2 months in (approx) from germination to today, I'm looking at a plant that is a little over 2 feet tall, BUSHY as hell and about a foot and a half in diameter, the canopy is dense from the top of the plant all the way to the ground. I've added a couple daylight flouro's to the side, just to help penetrate the bottom leaves. I have been using a 5-1-1 fish fert the entire grow.
9 fingers per leaf.
It is perfectly self supported - the stem is about an inch thick (I have a nice oscillating, ionizing tower fan with a setting meant to simulate natural winds that I originally had blowing right on the plant to strengthen it up...now it oscillates around the grow area..hitting the plant for a couple seconds as it passes)
I took 6 cuttings a few days ago, currently trying to root. The day after taking these cuttings (dunno how I didn't notice while taking them) I noticed pistils about half an inch long coming from nodes all over the plant. Thank god, I was worried about it showing male!
So, today I figured was a good time to switch to 12/12. I'm changing to Blu Moon blooming ferts, which is a two-bottle set (1-0-0 and 0-6-6) General consensus is to expect a 3x growth during flowering....so I'm expecting about 6 feet. (I can handle up to about 9-10 feet before it hits the floor of my house)
Once I harvest, I'd like to reveg her and keep her as a mother.
So, my question is - with these stats...can anybody give me even a ballpark estimate of what I can expect to yield? I know I know you need pics to give a decent estimate...which I'd be more than happy to do later, atm that just isn't an option...and I'm really curious what people think. Thanks!
And...before anybody flames my growth methods/medium/etc, remember I'm just experimenting, learn by doing..yeah? I fully understand how much people hate clay soil, but I like the idea of giving my roots unlimited space...and would like to see what happens. I feel like I've managed to simulate the outdoors pretty damn well in this scenario!
I'm growing in a basement (about 1000sq feet) that is unfinished. This gives me the opportunity to grow without the need for pots, as well as giving me a perfect operating temp. (I live in WA, so I don't have overheating problems, and the basement tends to keep relatively warm 24/7)
The natural soil here is a fairly dense clay. The area I planted, I dug a little over a foot deep, and a few feet in diameter...Then I mixed the dirt I had dug up with potting soil, leaves from my apple tree, and crass cuttings. I've also thrown a lot of worms in the soil, and every time it rains I get to add more =)
I know most people say this is not ideal, but after all my research I thought this was worth a try, if it didn't work, I could try something else.
Well, it worked out great. My plant seems to love the soil.
I'm growing under a 400W HPS (Was using a few CFL's during seedling, but the plant became stretched and weak, as soon as I put up the HPS it took to growing)
2 1/2 months in (approx) from germination to today, I'm looking at a plant that is a little over 2 feet tall, BUSHY as hell and about a foot and a half in diameter, the canopy is dense from the top of the plant all the way to the ground. I've added a couple daylight flouro's to the side, just to help penetrate the bottom leaves. I have been using a 5-1-1 fish fert the entire grow.
9 fingers per leaf.
It is perfectly self supported - the stem is about an inch thick (I have a nice oscillating, ionizing tower fan with a setting meant to simulate natural winds that I originally had blowing right on the plant to strengthen it up...now it oscillates around the grow area..hitting the plant for a couple seconds as it passes)
I took 6 cuttings a few days ago, currently trying to root. The day after taking these cuttings (dunno how I didn't notice while taking them) I noticed pistils about half an inch long coming from nodes all over the plant. Thank god, I was worried about it showing male!
So, today I figured was a good time to switch to 12/12. I'm changing to Blu Moon blooming ferts, which is a two-bottle set (1-0-0 and 0-6-6) General consensus is to expect a 3x growth during flowering....so I'm expecting about 6 feet. (I can handle up to about 9-10 feet before it hits the floor of my house)
Once I harvest, I'd like to reveg her and keep her as a mother.
So, my question is - with these stats...can anybody give me even a ballpark estimate of what I can expect to yield? I know I know you need pics to give a decent estimate...which I'd be more than happy to do later, atm that just isn't an option...and I'm really curious what people think. Thanks!
And...before anybody flames my growth methods/medium/etc, remember I'm just experimenting, learn by doing..yeah? I fully understand how much people hate clay soil, but I like the idea of giving my roots unlimited space...and would like to see what happens. I feel like I've managed to simulate the outdoors pretty damn well in this scenario!
