Starting this @ beginning of week 2... Im that kid that
never studied in school... and just crammed the night
before so I could ace the test... but I always did my
homework.
- TOAD
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SEEDS from Herbies...
2 - Nirvana - Master Kush Fem Photo
1 - Sensi - Shiva Skunk Fem Photo
2 - Sweet - Dark Devil Fem AUTO
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4/21 - Soaked Seeds for 6 hours
-After 6 hours, using tweezers, transferred seeds
to moist paper towels and set inside a covered
tupperware on the windowsill where it gets the most
sun.
4/22 (2pm) Tails!!! 100% germination on all 5 seeds.
- Assembled Starter Pots:
Starter Plug inserted into small starter pots with soil
mix surrounding, so that they can grow through the
plugs into the soil for awhile...
Starter Pot - Soil MIX
4/23 - SPROUTS!!! All of them have popped up to just
4/24 - 4/25 - taking a small amount of H20 morning and
4/26 - Still going up quickly...
4/29 - Second SET of LEAVES on ALL of them!
5/1 - 5/4 - I am out of town, and Mother is checking them
5/5 - Ruh Roh... the girls are getting stressed... temps have
never studied in school... and just crammed the night
before so I could ace the test... but I always did my
homework.
- TOAD----------------------------------------------------
SEEDS from Herbies...
2 - Nirvana - Master Kush Fem Photo
1 - Sensi - Shiva Skunk Fem Photo
2 - Sweet - Dark Devil Fem AUTO
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4/21 - Soaked Seeds for 6 hours
1 tbsp Hydrogen Peroxide / 1 cup H20
(Artesian Well - H20= PH 6.4 250ppm)
(Artesian Well - H20= PH 6.4 250ppm)
-After 6 hours, using tweezers, transferred seeds
to moist paper towels and set inside a covered
tupperware on the windowsill where it gets the most
sun.
4/22 (2pm) Tails!!! 100% germination on all 5 seeds.
- Assembled Starter Pots:
Starter Plug inserted into small starter pots with soil
mix surrounding, so that they can grow through the
plugs into the soil for awhile...
Starter Pot - Soil MIX
2 part - Roots Organic 707
1 part - Vermiculite
1 part - Organic Compost
1 part - Vermiculite
1 part - Organic Compost
- Mixed 2 gallons of artesian well water
(~250ppm PH 6.4)
(~250ppm PH 6.4)
- Soaked Pots, and let them drain.
- Transferred germinated seeds, tail down, with
tweezers, into the plug holes in the assembled pots.
- Set inside Grow Room... all 5 pots are set into a
plastic tray with a very small amount of H2O run off in
the tray. An additional plastic tray with water in it is
set nearby for humidity.
-Dimmed ballast to 600w : 5:30pm - 11:30 am lights
on... lights off during the warmer part of the day.
-Light height set at 30"
-Humidity running ~30% in room
-Temperatures ranging from 50F to 85F... had a few cold nights... here in Maine.
- Transferred germinated seeds, tail down, with
tweezers, into the plug holes in the assembled pots.
- Set inside Grow Room... all 5 pots are set into a
plastic tray with a very small amount of H2O run off in
the tray. An additional plastic tray with water in it is
set nearby for humidity.
-Dimmed ballast to 600w : 5:30pm - 11:30 am lights
on... lights off during the warmer part of the day.
-Light height set at 30"
-Humidity running ~30% in room
-Temperatures ranging from 50F to 85F... had a few cold nights... here in Maine.
4/23 - SPROUTS!!! All of them have popped up to just
barely above the soil.
- lowered light to 26" off plants
- temps/humidity good.
- temps/humidity good.
4/24 - 4/25 - taking a small amount of H20 morning and
night... pots are dry enough to take it at the end of their light cycle. also, keeping water in the tray next to the one they are in... but looking like they are getting tall quickly...
- lowered light to 24" off plants
- lowered light to 24" off plants
4/26 - Still going up quickly...
- lowered light again, to 12"
- increased dimmable ballast to 750w
- installed thermostatically driven heater / set to 60F
- installed 6" circulation fan
- temps running 60F - 86F
- increased dimmable ballast to 750w
- installed thermostatically driven heater / set to 60F
- installed 6" circulation fan
- temps running 60F - 86F
4/29 - Second SET of LEAVES on ALL of them!
- lowered light to 7" off plants
5/1 - 5/4 - I am out of town, and Mother is checking them
morning and night... They are all 2-2.5" tall and looking good according to her.
5/5 - Ruh Roh... the girls are getting stressed... temps have
been too high... up to 91F on the max readout...
some of the ladies have yellowing tips... not good.
- pulled light back to 10" off plants
- opened up 2 more vents
- installed 2nd 6" circulation fan.
- PICS in next post!!! (finally found my camera!)
some of the ladies have yellowing tips... not good.
- pulled light back to 10" off plants
- opened up 2 more vents
- installed 2nd 6" circulation fan.
- PICS in next post!!! (finally found my camera!)
