Greetings Everyone and Happy New Year!
I am new here and received a very warm reception from everyone within 5 minutes of my initial post. I was made to feel like family! Very Cool indeed.
Wanted to Post some info about my current grow, I was inspired by Yodabuds to dig out my camera, find the cable (being baked it took awhile :thumbs
and charge it up. I am doing a little reading to figure out how to post my pics. Here is some background info:
Strain: Dinafem White Widow Autoflower (fem)
Current day : 43 since planting germinated seeds- Definitely do not think it will finish in 60-65. I could be wrong but...
Lighting: 270w 6 Module LED. Built for me by http://www.luyizhi.com/ The people there were intelligent and very helpful, I recommend looking into them- Great pricing and easy to communicate with them (shipped wicked fast!), purchased it direct from them (look for a gentlemen named Keen Feng) I hang it about 12-18" away, 90 degree lenses. Very Very similar to a blackstar or cidly unit.
Tent: it is a 3 foot wide, about 2 foot deep and about 5 1/2 foot tall tent from Gotham. $99 Bucks, been very happy with quality for the dollar.
Filtration: Hydrofarm 4" Inline, 4" ducting, and a 4x12 Phresh filter.
Temps: Lights on - 68 -70 degrees consistent and 50% Humidity. I have not checked temps and Humidity with lights off, I am assuming the temps are slightly lower at that time There is a good amount of negative pressure in the tent, and no smells until you open her up! Its a thick dank/skunk smell already. Pistils showed up late I think, Definitely not at the 15-20 day mark though, more like about 30 days?
Light Schedule: 20/4
Soil: Roots Organic Potting mix. When mixing I added about a cup of Earth Worm Castings per gallon, and a big handful of Perlite per gallon. Added Fox Farm 3-3-3 Jump Start to the soil as well. about 1 TBSP/gal. Started them in Party Cups and transplanted them (will not do this again as the taproot circled 1.5 times upon inspection at time of transplant.
Water: I guess I am lucky here, My tap comes out tested at about 6.8. I do not have RO hooked up but I have been using a PUR 1 Gal pitcher, and replace the filters early always (they lose their efficiency and filter poorly after about 2 months) I noticed the Tap water smells of chlorine, and after filtration tastes fantastic and has no odors or smells/tastes. I do not know if it removes the chlorine completely or now.
Nutrients: I go easy here, especially because they did show slight signs of over feeding (slight claw of the leaf, lower part of plant) I have been using my filtered water along with Neptunes Harvest Fish/Seaweed blend, Botanicares Pure Blend series, along with Fulvex, and Liquid Karma. I use less than suggested.
Pest Prevention/Maintenance: In Veg I treat with Dyna Grow's neem and pro-tekt. Dr.Bronners Pepperment (a couple drips) to mix it, I use a blender to incorporate the neem/soap into water. I put a splash of aloe vera juice (Lily of the Desert) to spread and make it stick a little bit. Gentleman named Jerry turned me onto that. I must also Mention my habanero spray. I am very impressed with it. Durng veg about every three days I now mist the whole plant with a Habanero spray. 5-6 habanero peppers per quart of water. I use a blender to grind it all up, add water and simmer (not boil!) for 20 mins. Strain, let cool. and Good to go. You must wear a respirator and gloves. Do not do it around your pets, close bathroom door when done. Many seem like this is a big pain in the ass but I do not. I was now able to get these girls all through veg without any signs of bites or production. I alternate between neem/silica treatment and CALICLEAN's Habanero recipe! I do not spray neem far into flowering. Another big thing here- I battled two spotted Mites.
They were getting into my area through a crack in the floor! I did a massive clean, sealed a lot of the cracks, and got my tent. Now, once the Borg has been there, prevention and maintenance must be Eternal. A Part of life. My Mites never reached a point of webbing or mass infestation. I think the Environment conditions (temp) kept their numbers very low. I learned on my first grow that Prevention and Maintenance is crucial. Just like a car! You cannot just set plants and forget it. They need some love.
First grow was Auto Skunk Mass - Advanced seeds. Out of the two 36g dry was my best. I let it finish out and I am enjoying the smoke! It needed a bigger pot! I only had them in about a 1 gal. It was a learning experience to say the least. This site right here helped me get through it- I mean it honestly. Thank you all.
Im going to let this camera finish charging, and figure how to upload some photos to share. This has been really fun and it is incredible to Smoke your own grown, harvested and cured bud. My dealer kept texting asking if I wanted to "get together" Lol- I had to make up an excuse about my crappy commission checks!
But seriously, I have a few problem vertebrae in my back that become mis aligned and cause severe muscle spasms. I wont take pills for this. I go to chiropractors and do stretching which helps, but my Herb makes the pain just about gone! A miracle medicine!
Very happy to be here, I will post my pics as soon as I can. Thanks for reading my long winded post!
EDIT: Some photos are now up, see below!
:joint::booya:
I am new here and received a very warm reception from everyone within 5 minutes of my initial post. I was made to feel like family! Very Cool indeed.
Wanted to Post some info about my current grow, I was inspired by Yodabuds to dig out my camera, find the cable (being baked it took awhile :thumbs
and charge it up. I am doing a little reading to figure out how to post my pics. Here is some background info:Strain: Dinafem White Widow Autoflower (fem)
Current day : 43 since planting germinated seeds- Definitely do not think it will finish in 60-65. I could be wrong but...
Lighting: 270w 6 Module LED. Built for me by http://www.luyizhi.com/ The people there were intelligent and very helpful, I recommend looking into them- Great pricing and easy to communicate with them (shipped wicked fast!), purchased it direct from them (look for a gentlemen named Keen Feng) I hang it about 12-18" away, 90 degree lenses. Very Very similar to a blackstar or cidly unit.
Tent: it is a 3 foot wide, about 2 foot deep and about 5 1/2 foot tall tent from Gotham. $99 Bucks, been very happy with quality for the dollar.
Filtration: Hydrofarm 4" Inline, 4" ducting, and a 4x12 Phresh filter.
Temps: Lights on - 68 -70 degrees consistent and 50% Humidity. I have not checked temps and Humidity with lights off, I am assuming the temps are slightly lower at that time
There is a good amount of negative pressure in the tent, and no smells until you open her up! Its a thick dank/skunk smell already. Pistils showed up late I think, Definitely not at the 15-20 day mark though, more like about 30 days?Light Schedule: 20/4
Soil: Roots Organic Potting mix. When mixing I added about a cup of Earth Worm Castings per gallon, and a big handful of Perlite per gallon. Added Fox Farm 3-3-3 Jump Start to the soil as well. about 1 TBSP/gal. Started them in Party Cups and transplanted them (will not do this again as the taproot circled 1.5 times upon inspection at time of transplant.
Water: I guess I am lucky here, My tap comes out tested at about 6.8. I do not have RO hooked up but I have been using a PUR 1 Gal pitcher, and replace the filters early always (they lose their efficiency and filter poorly after about 2 months) I noticed the Tap water smells of chlorine, and after filtration tastes fantastic and has no odors or smells/tastes. I do not know if it removes the chlorine completely or now.
Nutrients: I go easy here, especially because they did show slight signs of over feeding (slight claw of the leaf, lower part of plant) I have been using my filtered water along with Neptunes Harvest Fish/Seaweed blend, Botanicares Pure Blend series, along with Fulvex, and Liquid Karma. I use less than suggested.
Pest Prevention/Maintenance: In Veg I treat with Dyna Grow's neem and pro-tekt. Dr.Bronners Pepperment (a couple drips) to mix it, I use a blender to incorporate the neem/soap into water. I put a splash of aloe vera juice (Lily of the Desert) to spread and make it stick a little bit. Gentleman named Jerry turned me onto that. I must also Mention my habanero spray. I am very impressed with it. Durng veg about every three days I now mist the whole plant with a Habanero spray. 5-6 habanero peppers per quart of water. I use a blender to grind it all up, add water and simmer (not boil!) for 20 mins. Strain, let cool. and Good to go. You must wear a respirator and gloves. Do not do it around your pets, close bathroom door when done. Many seem like this is a big pain in the ass but I do not. I was now able to get these girls all through veg without any signs of bites or production. I alternate between neem/silica treatment and CALICLEAN's Habanero recipe! I do not spray neem far into flowering. Another big thing here- I battled two spotted Mites.
They were getting into my area through a crack in the floor! I did a massive clean, sealed a lot of the cracks, and got my tent. Now, once the Borg has been there, prevention and maintenance must be Eternal. A Part of life. My Mites never reached a point of webbing or mass infestation. I think the Environment conditions (temp) kept their numbers very low. I learned on my first grow that Prevention and Maintenance is crucial. Just like a car! You cannot just set plants and forget it. They need some love.First grow was Auto Skunk Mass - Advanced seeds. Out of the two 36g dry was my best. I let it finish out and I am enjoying the smoke! It needed a bigger pot! I only had them in about a 1 gal. It was a learning experience to say the least. This site right here helped me get through it- I mean it honestly. Thank you all.
Im going to let this camera finish charging, and figure how to upload some photos to share. This has been really fun and it is incredible to Smoke your own grown, harvested and cured bud. My dealer kept texting asking if I wanted to "get together" Lol- I had to make up an excuse about my crappy commission checks!
But seriously, I have a few problem vertebrae in my back that become mis aligned and cause severe muscle spasms. I wont take pills for this. I go to chiropractors and do stretching which helps, but my Herb makes the pain just about gone! A miracle medicine!
Very happy to be here, I will post my pics as soon as I can. Thanks for reading my long winded post!
EDIT: Some photos are now up, see below!
:joint::booya:
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