Snow Ryder's and Afghans in COCO :) 1st Grow Journal / 1st ever grow :)

Hi Guys, well here I go with my first grow journal this is also my first attempt at a grow.

Seeds - 8 x SnowRyder Fem/Auto and 4 x Pure Afghan Regualar
Medium - Coco Substrate
Feed - Hani Coco Products, will be feeding by hand
Air Flow - Carbon Filter hooked up to extractor on top of the tent and 2 fans blowing at plant level in opposite direction on opposite sides of the tent creating a circular air motion.
Feed / Water Testers - Hanna digital PH pen and Hanna digital EC pen.
Setup - Silver Box Evolution Grow Tent 120x120x200, PhillipsPhilips 400 W HPIT MH + for Veg and Sylvania GroLux 400w for Flower, 12 x 4.5 litre pots.


Feel free to give me tips alond the way ....


Here is a description of the seeds that im using -

These are the afghans - link

Type : Mostly Indica
Climate : indoor / outdoor
Yield : 350 gr/m2
Height : 35 - 50 cm
Flowering period : 8-9 weeks
Harvest : begin october
Stoned or High : Stoned - indica body buzz
THC level : medium 10 - 15%
Grow Difficulty : Easy

And these are the SnowRyders - Link

The two most important features of SnowRyder are her auto-flowering capability and the sparkling, resin crystals that cover her mature buds like a blanket of snow.
Auto-flowering cannabis begins blooming according to the age of the plant, rather than the light cycle, and this tendency gives SnowRyder growing advantages both indoors and out.
SnowRyder seeds produce plants which normally begin flowering around the time they has produced their 6th to 9th set of true leaves, (typically 6-8 weeks in good growing conditions). SnowRyder is not a dwarf cannabis strain, nor will she grow out of control due to grower error (such as vegetating too long). SnowRyder´s final height is more or less pre-determined, with most plants finishing around 90-120cm.
Outdoors, auto-flowering means that SnowRyder seeds can be started early in Spring to have her flowering in June or July (when the weather is at its best) and finished by September.
Plants are sturdy and internodal gaps remain short in good conditions. Buds are Indica-tight, frosted with sticky resin and have a sweet-spicy, earthy-citrus flavour. SnowRyder cannabis gives a deep body stone that´s tempered by a breezy high.
 
DAY 1 9th April 2011

Still waiting for the SnowRyders to arrive in the post so rather than waste time I have decided to get going with the Pure Afghan

Yesterday I started the germination process on the 4 Pure Afghan seed. I placed them in shooter glasses filled with tap water @PH 5.9 and left them in the dark for 24 hrs.

They germinated great and now I have placed them in 4 small pots of coco substrate untill they get there first set of true leaves.
 
Day 2 10th April 2011

The 4 afghans have finally sprouted and are now sitting happily under the 400w PhillipsPhilips 400 W HPIT MH.

The Lamp is set to 20/4.

I am watering them with a spray bottle (ph 5.9 tap water).

Still waiting for the SnowRyders to arrive

Temps are around 30°C = 86°F at seedling level.

 
Day 3 11th April 2011

Height of the afghans is now 4cm, I hope there not strecthing, what do you think ??
Temps light cycle are still the same..
Still waiting for the postman to deliver the SnowRyders :(
Thanks for looking :)
 
Day 3 11th April 2011

Just transfered the afghan seedlings to 4.5 litre pots of coco, there final resting place.
All runoff is collected in a container below and will hopefully rise the humidity.



 
Day 4 12th April 2011

Ok started to mix up the perlite with the coco this morning, mixing around 30%
Also the postman delivered the 10 x Snow Ryder from sensi seeds no freebies though :(, just a fridge magnet :)
Will start the gemination process this afternoon...

Great use of a BD :)
 
Day 5 13th April 2011

All the snow ryders were at the bottom of there shot glasses this morning so I transfered them into there 4.5 ltr pots.



Also added 1/8th strength feed to the water and watered them.
Ph in is at 5.9 and Ec is at 0,6

Have I calibrated this correctly ?

 
Day 6 14th April 2011

Well not much activity today, gave a slight spray of PH 5.8 water to the surface of the coco as the tops dry quite fast due to the 400w.
No sign of the Snow Ryders neither, hopefully they should start popping out before tomorrow evening.

Here is a few more close ups of the afghans in the middle -



 

matlear

Member
Day 7 15th April 2011

Strange thing happening to one of the Afghans ??? Anybody know what's happening to it ??? The bottm leaves are curling up and the top leaves look a little crinkled...



On a Happier note - Snow Ryders are out, :) 48hrs after germination ..





 
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