papaya, kush grow

kevin

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Mar 10, 2009

• #1

here we go again, this is my new closet, it's roughly 2' x 4' x 52 inches. the light is completely sealed and exhausted. i have a a/c window unit setup for the texas heat this summer.

the plants i have in this box are 4 papayas and 4 kushes. the papaya have been vegging with cfl's and natural sunlight since the first of feb. until last week when they got moved into here.they are all about a foot tall now. the soil they are in is miracle grow with nutes. the kushes are a week or better old. maybe 2 or 3 inches tall. i'll be putting them into a 12/12 light cycle this coming friday.

all comments and questions are welcomed

 

tom__420

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Mar 10, 2009

• #2

What wattage HPS do you have and what kind of nutes are you using? Everything looks good man, can you post some more pics of the box setup? Thanks dude

 

kevin

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Mar 10, 2009

• #3

using a 400 watt hps, no nutes yet, still getting plenty of nutes from the soil. but when they need it i have fox farms tiger bloom and big bloom. i have been giving them water phed to 6.5 with 2 drops of superthrive to a gallon of water.

 

tom__420

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Mar 10, 2009

• #4

Have you thought about getting any grow big for veg? You would probably good with the nutes in the soil if you plan on flowering pretty early. My grow box dimensions are kinda similar to yours. Mine is 3' wide 2' deep and 4.5' tall. I use a 250 watt but I guess with the AC you can use a 400 watt. Your plants are going to love it haha. Keep up the good work and don't forget to update with plenty of pics

Tom

 

kevin

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Mar 10, 2009

• #5

hey tom, thanks for the comments. i have some grow big, but using the miracle grow soil with nutes, you don't need to add anything for the first month or so.

 

sirus420

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Mar 10, 2009

• #6

lookin nice man i was thinkin of ordering some papaya i was lookin at them today online, looks great man.

 

kevin

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Mar 11, 2009

• #7

hey sirus, i would definitely recommend papaya. this is my second grow with papaya, not my last either.
this weather has my closet temp down to 57 degrees, the plants look nice and healthy, they don't look cold.

 

tom__420

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Mar 11, 2009

• #8

I think plants do much better in colder weather then they do in hot weather. It's always a good thing if your biggest concern is keeping them warm haha. I have always been interested in papaya. It's one of the seeds I would get if I ever got the courage and money to order

 

sirus420

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Mar 11, 2009

• #9

Hey Kevin what site did you go to for the papaya, i forget which site i was on im pretty sure it was sensi... Im almost 100% im gonna get some, just send cash in the mail(hopefully it gets there)

 

kevin

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Mar 12, 2009

• #10

hey sirus, the papaya came from nirvana, took about 2 weeks after i ordered

 

1982grower

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Mar 12, 2009

• #11

hey man i have a friend on another thread thats wondering if your papaya seeds took longer than usual to sprout? hes having trouble germing them and i've heard there hard. did you notice this? or did the seeds pop right away? i've heard up to a week or longer with these? please let me know how long it took them to pop and how you did it. thanks man. check out my grow if bored.
https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/162364-lowryder-2-under-540watts-t5.html

 

kevin

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Mar 12, 2009

• #12

hi 1982grower, i did notice that papaya takes longer to germinate than what i am use to, and i have heard other people talk about the same.

 

1982grower

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Mar 12, 2009

• #13

ok thnks man. thats enough proof for me. i'll let him know. thanks man + rep

 

kevin

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Mar 13, 2009

• #14

thanks for the + rep

 

Douche Nozzle

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Mar 13, 2009

• #15

Here we go again. I like the setup. I'm sure it will work out great.

 

jigfresh

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Mar 13, 2009

• #16

^^^^ along for the ride.

Quality grows are fun to watch.

 

zeke907

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Mar 13, 2009

• #17

Sweet lil setup you got here man, I'm diggin it. Plants look nice as well. I also had a friend in TX who grew some papaya, he said his took a long time to germ too. But shit's lookin good, so keep it up buddy. How many watts that a/c runnin? I wanna put one in the wall of my grow room for the hot CA summers. I built a 6.5x6.5x7 room this winter in my garage, and know I'm gonna need some a/c real soon. But keep us posted wit pics my man. Happy growing and I'll be in touch. Peace.

 

kevin

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Mar 13, 2009

• #18

hey jigfresh, welcome aboard, and my yankee brother douche. i love this new setup, and so do the girls. so far 2 of the 4 blue mystic seeds have tapped and been put in dirt. these blues take awhile to germinate like the papayas. the temps have been in the low sixties and the humidity in the fortys or better. the 4 papaya and the 4 kush will start their 12/12 light cycle starting monday morning. the lights will be running at nights for temp reasons. i'll get some pics up later

 

kevin

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Mar 13, 2009

• #19

hey zeke, it was the cheapest a/c home depot had. it wasn't big enough to cool my bedroom but i bet it handles this grow closet. what part of ca.? my son lives out there. i'll be out there this fall sometime

 

kevin

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Mar 14, 2009

• #20

looking at the forecast, it is time to get these girls in the 12/12 light cycle. as soon as it warms up to 60 degrees tommorow the lights will go off for the first time for these plants. i need to get out there and give the place a good cleaning and put my tools away.