This is going to be fun(NOT)! Bl0tt0's first serious grow. Oregon meds!? weeeeeeee

Had been trying for years to get it right for personal reasons. Found out why I didn't thanks to RIU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! And now I get to do this for someone's medicine! Wish me luck, and hop this first post isn't too long to read, lol.
Now...
I am having to tear out my 1st little personal set up(10 weeks along >.<) I made at my new place, and will be tearing this place down, and re-building a carport the length of a double wide into a huge grow op, and apartment. Coding issues with the county...Can't be helped, rent gets cut in half though =)
So...Found me a couple of patients, and got all legal. I will be building the room, and starting at the same time This could get difficult! I am going balls out for 12 plants. Wanted to perpetual grow, but with a 14 foot ceiling, I think I can shoot for the stars. Any advice you guys can give would be awesome as I take this journey towards making some patients life better!
Best thing is my grandma who just went into assisted living was a gardener herself! Most of the stuff I will be using is recycled, and I will be trying to do it as organically, and earth friendly as possible!
Questions, comments?
I know it's lacking pic's right now, but we just moved in, and things are so up in the air, I may have to buy a new patch cable for our camera. Can't find the damned thing for the life of me!
Thanks
Bl0tt0


Day 1 8/1/10
Germinated 12 various bagseeds I had saved up over the years of heavy personal use. I used the "glass of water til they sank" method. May have a few that didn't make it, may have a few males...who knows...funny since the last two I am having to move are both ladies, lucky me.

Day 2
After making sure all but like 3 sank I planted all of them in a mix of steer manure, mushroom compost, recycled potting soil, and good ole Oregon clay(granny's special mix).
I'm a little weird I guess. I use tweezers as I smoke cigarettes, and don't want the nicotine from my fingers touching the seeds.
Set them in a medium sized Rubbermaid container in the sun with a large piece of Plexiglas over it to keep the moisture in. Then I soaked the hell out of them with our trusty well water(lots of sulfur in it =D ). I know it's working because the Plexiglas is getting foggy.

Day 3(today)
FUCK got cold, and foggy overnight. . .shoulda brought them in. Oh well I want to do perpetual grow anyway. So culling the crop isn't a bad thing when I want to stay legal =) Bringing them into a 24/7 t5 48in flouro by the end of the day.
Now to finish moving all of my grandparents crap out of the carport, and start the building! Wish me luck!

Will be updating more as I go. Please feel free to comment! +rep for good suggestions/advice!

One question I do have is this.
If I am cropping good sized plants(1/4lb to 1lb a piece) how big of a room should I make for flowering? How about for vegging?(36 immatures at a time)

Whew! Found some good shit out there! Turns out granny had a ton of good stuff for growing weed, who knew! First off this is a pic of some of the "loam pile" she used to call it. Had to weed it really hard before I could get to the good stuff. Thinking about just using that spot for an outdoor monster grow next year.

Here's my germination chamber out in the sun.

A pic of my current growing babies. Bagseeds, and I won't be pruning EVER again, well til it's time to test, or is recommended of course! The 2 indoor are under 26w CFL's, and I think I should just start moving them in, and out of the sun at 8. The one outdoor is just chillin til I LST it.



Now for some of the cooler stuff I found in the gutting of the carport/greenhouse. Remember this is all free to use. zero cost!
1st the carport, then the lumber we will reuse in our walls.

Then found these under some shelves! 1, and 1/2 bales of peat moss in totes for safe keeping...HUGE sections of styrofoam for my budding room...and some extras! Thank gramma! <3


Yeah, this is what you call a redneck dark room. . . it's in a closet, but I think I'll just enclose the whole closet for budding, but it's kind of small.

So, after moving the seedlings outside, my mother leaves the water on overnight on our lawn, drowning them.
Had to start all over...But I got 10 out of 12 train wreck seeds sprouting in a safe place now. I took down the redneck darkroom to make room for them in that closet. They are chilling under a 4 ft flouro with 2 34w tubes in it. They seem to be doing great, and will be ready for transplant by tomorrow. The building of the apartment is going SUHLOW!!! I have to move my stuff while building, so it is getting WAY out of hand.

So! Finally have all my stuff out, and am tearing into the house. Thank god for demolition work. Makes me feel better after having to move twice in a year.
Anyway. Transplanted 6 of the 11 into a HUGE rubbermaid tote. Getting set up for a VERY clogged ScrOG grow. Here's hoping!

Yay!

Fricking LOVE this stuff Mr. Blotto!
Madds kudos and props!!!!!!!!

I'm subbed in!

Loveitloveitloveit!!!!!!!!

We got four eyeballs on this one, holler at us if we can help.

But first, search some of our posts to see if we are nuts
or just plain ol' insanish,,,,,,

Remember, screw Luck, plan that sucker and hit it out.

bb57 and MVF are in,,,,,,,

ftp

any updates?

HEY! Thanks for subbing guys! +rep!
I planted 6 of the germination batch into a HUGE rubbermaid tote, and gave them some night time this morning. Their first 4 hours. . .how sweet.
Anyway, building is going slo as it is sooo hot out here. My bloomin babies are going insane though with all the sun, molasses, and bloom nutes on them I finally have a cola about the size of my pinky! I know I still have a long way to go though.
Found out also, it is Trainwreck.
Can' wait, that's one of my favorite strains!

Anyone interested in some pics?
This was Baby 1

Baby 2

And Junior. He's been bitten, and LST'd, but doin OK!

I'll have pics of the Germination batch in the next few days or so, just don't feel like walking out there right now.

Coming along nicely.

Now get on that build and quit whining about the heat! j/k?

Quickie? What's the wire screen for?

bb57^

ftp

Oh shit, I just zoomed that pic.

I am dumb.

sorry

yeah, it's to keep the cats from using that planter as a litter box.

Hey! Got some new pics.
This is twisty. A doomed experiment I know, but thought it would be fun to try. I will be transplanting her in a few more days once it starts taking off. I pray they are all females lol. Apparently you can count this as one plant so long as the roots turn into one ball. I am going to try it with clones later.

This is a 4 day old germination batch! 10 of 12!

This is 6 of the 10 that were germed 3 weeks ago! The guy who got the seeds said it was from hermied trainwreck, so I am praying for a high female/male ratio. PLEASE JAH B AWESOME FOR ME THIS ONE TIME! One died in the seed, aww. And the other 3 are now Twisty.

This is Junior goin crazy in da half barrel showed a few little hairs yesterday. He's a SHE!

Baby 2 gettin all crazy on me.


Oh! And a friend of mine gave me some bat guano, fish emulsion, and a 5-10-5 fert, will edit in the name later after i sleep.
Lots of tearing out, rearranging...building...HOT FREAKIN WEATHER!!
oh well the rewards should be awesome!
Baby 1...well i wont show pics of her. She got pruned in an attempt to get high, and well...I'll just leave it at that. Got plenty high tho
Also this buddy of mine was preaching the benefits of allowing your plants to stretch. Causes fewer shade leaves, and makes for less trimming? We discussed it as we chopped up a QP together today. It was great!
Any advice on these ferts? +rep for helping me NOT over juice em.

Damn, lost my patient...pulled em all today, and threw it all away. Back to black market buying fer me...

wow?.... lol