Karmacidal
Well-Known Member
Ok, I tried this before and the boyfriend couldn't keep his hands off my plants so I just turned that grow over to him. Now I'm trying again and even though my methods make him crazy, he's promised to let me see it all the way through alone without too much hassle.
Seeds:
2 Feminized White Widow
2 Feminized Blue Cheese
8 Mystery bag seeds from some really, really good smoke
Soil Recipe:
3 quarts Miracle Grow Garden Soil
3 quarts Fiber Grow Growing Mix
1 quart Perlite
1/2 cup Blood Meal
1/2 cup Bone Meal
1/2 cup Kelp Meal
Watering with warm, ph tested fish tank water only. NO tap water.
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I planted my 12 seeds in tiny Jiffy pots and put them directly under (2) 20W fluorescent plant lights. I watered them twice a day with warm, hyper-aerated fish tank water and on the 2nd day, all but 2 had sprouted. By day 3, all 12 were growing nicely. woohoo! no duds! (Unfortunately, I wasn't thinking and didn't take any photos.)
I kept them in the cabinet with the flourescents less than an inch from the tops for the first two weeks, watering 1-2 times daily and letting them dry out every other day. By the end of 2 weeks, roots were coming through the Jiffy pots pretty agressively and I dropped them into small grow bags filled with my soil mix posted above.
By this time, I was ready to add more light as well, so I moved them and the plant lights into 3ft wide x 2ft deep x 4ft tall veg box and added (2) 300W TCP compact flourescents I got for $15 a piece at Home Depot. The veg box has in/out ventilation with fans going to the crawl space under the house. Air flow is good, but I also keep a larger fan blowing upwards to give the girls a good breeze.
Side note: These lights are awesome!! They only use 68 watts a piece and put off 8400 lumens combined with very little heat. I'll be ditching the regular plant lights and adding 3 more TCPs this week.
When the plants reached 2 weeks old, I started giving them a basic plant food - just plain old Miracle Grow - mixed at 1/2 the dosage instructions added to the warm fish tank water. I thought they had looked good before the food, but within 2 days they about doubled in size, mostly growing out and not up.
I don't know much about growing, but I think they're beautiful and I love them. The veg box sits directly behind me and since I work from home, I leave the door open a lot and often turn around to talk to them and pet them throughout the day. Looking at them so much makes it hard to see growth, but the photos help a lot.
Photos attached and comments are welcome.
Seeds:
2 Feminized White Widow
2 Feminized Blue Cheese
8 Mystery bag seeds from some really, really good smoke
Soil Recipe:
3 quarts Miracle Grow Garden Soil
3 quarts Fiber Grow Growing Mix
1 quart Perlite
1/2 cup Blood Meal
1/2 cup Bone Meal
1/2 cup Kelp Meal
Watering with warm, ph tested fish tank water only. NO tap water.
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I planted my 12 seeds in tiny Jiffy pots and put them directly under (2) 20W fluorescent plant lights. I watered them twice a day with warm, hyper-aerated fish tank water and on the 2nd day, all but 2 had sprouted. By day 3, all 12 were growing nicely. woohoo! no duds! (Unfortunately, I wasn't thinking and didn't take any photos.)
I kept them in the cabinet with the flourescents less than an inch from the tops for the first two weeks, watering 1-2 times daily and letting them dry out every other day. By the end of 2 weeks, roots were coming through the Jiffy pots pretty agressively and I dropped them into small grow bags filled with my soil mix posted above.
By this time, I was ready to add more light as well, so I moved them and the plant lights into 3ft wide x 2ft deep x 4ft tall veg box and added (2) 300W TCP compact flourescents I got for $15 a piece at Home Depot. The veg box has in/out ventilation with fans going to the crawl space under the house. Air flow is good, but I also keep a larger fan blowing upwards to give the girls a good breeze.
Side note: These lights are awesome!! They only use 68 watts a piece and put off 8400 lumens combined with very little heat. I'll be ditching the regular plant lights and adding 3 more TCPs this week.
When the plants reached 2 weeks old, I started giving them a basic plant food - just plain old Miracle Grow - mixed at 1/2 the dosage instructions added to the warm fish tank water. I thought they had looked good before the food, but within 2 days they about doubled in size, mostly growing out and not up.
I don't know much about growing, but I think they're beautiful and I love them. The veg box sits directly behind me and since I work from home, I leave the door open a lot and often turn around to talk to them and pet them throughout the day. Looking at them so much makes it hard to see growth, but the photos help a lot.
Photos attached and comments are welcome.
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