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maxtor84
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Hello everyone.
As the title says, this is my first autoflower grow. I have done one previous grow that was extremely unsuccessful. So much that I didn't even harvest, although I did learn a lot from it!
So my setup is within a walk-in closet. The approximate dimensions are 5'x3'x8'. (width x depth x height). I ordered 60 day wonder feminized autoflower seeds (x6) from The Attitude and received Blue Hash x 1 and Critical Mass x 1 as my extras for free. I was able to get 5 of the 60 day wonders to germinate along with both of the freebies using the paper towel method.
I didn't take pictures up until this point so I'm not starting directly at the beginning with this journal and I apologize for that. I'm currently at day 23 from the seeds germination. The pictures below will show you my current setup. I do have a log file in excel I have kept from day one. If anyone thinks this could be beneficial please tell me and I’ll try and link it somehow.
The equipment I am using is as follows:
- 400 HPS with external ballast x 1 (Veg and Flowering)
- T5 fluorescent tube with 2 bulbs x1 (Seedlings)
- 1.25 gallon pots x7
- Fox Farm Ocean Forest for soil
- Nutrients: (All Fox Farm)
1.) Open Sesame (weeks 2 - 4)
2.) Beastie Bloomz (week 5)
3.) Cha-Ching (weeks 6 - 8)
- A seedling / germination kit picked up from Home Depot. (Very difficult to use when transferring to the 1.25 gallon pots!)
- Soil PH / Moisture / Light meter
- Water PH paper meter
- Thermometer / Humidity meter
A few things that I have noticed and learned so far this grow:
1.) Some of the leaves started to slightly "taco". I felt that it was from the light being to close and too much heat not properly being ventilated. To fix this, I lifted the light about 3 inches while awaiting the results. I also installed two fans, one in the back right, that oscillates which blows air lightly on the plant to build stronger stems. The second fan is located at the entrance / exit exhausting air out of the closet into the living room. The final change I did was too mist the leaves either daily or every other day to ensure moisture levels, prevent overheating and stress. I will probably lift the light another 2 inches tomorrow if the plants continue to look healthy and stop tacoing up. I will also continue with misting the leaves to ensure that the moisture is adequate.
2.) I let the water sit in the 5 gallon containers for a minimum of 48 hours prior to transferring it to the 1 gallon containers. I did a PH and chlorine test after the 48 hour time period and there was no chlorine and the PH was slightly below 7.0. The little strips are difficult to read with matching the colors but it was between 6.5 and 7.0 so I feel comfortable with that.
3.) I feel that I didn't need to purchase all the nutrients I got because the soil (
OF) is good enough to last about 30 days without additional nutrients. With that said I probably will only use Beastie Bloomz once in week 5 and Cha-Ching three times from week 6 until 8 and possibly again in week 9 depending on if it takes more than 60 days. So I think I did waste about $10 with the Open Sesame nutrient because I don't want to cause stress or nutrient burn in weeks 2 -4 while the soil still is holding the proper nutrients.
4.) So you may have noticed I uploaded an image of my cat. This is because the day after I transferred from the germination kit to the permanent pots that they are now in, he got a hold of #4 of the 60 day wonders. He actually brought it completely out of the soil and was chewing on the last remaining root when I just happen to be walking by. I was so pissed I almost threw it away (along with the cat…) but figured I would try and save it]. I am surprised at how well it has come back! These plants are extremely durable. Now #4 doesn’t look like the rest of them but…. I think for what it has gone through it doesn’t look to awful bad.
Thank you for reading my wall of text! I look forward to keeping this up to date. If anyone sees anything out of the ordinary from the images or from what I have said please tell me! I’m new and still have a lot to learn so any input would be very much appreciated.
As the title says, this is my first autoflower grow. I have done one previous grow that was extremely unsuccessful. So much that I didn't even harvest, although I did learn a lot from it!
So my setup is within a walk-in closet. The approximate dimensions are 5'x3'x8'. (width x depth x height). I ordered 60 day wonder feminized autoflower seeds (x6) from The Attitude and received Blue Hash x 1 and Critical Mass x 1 as my extras for free. I was able to get 5 of the 60 day wonders to germinate along with both of the freebies using the paper towel method.
I didn't take pictures up until this point so I'm not starting directly at the beginning with this journal and I apologize for that. I'm currently at day 23 from the seeds germination. The pictures below will show you my current setup. I do have a log file in excel I have kept from day one. If anyone thinks this could be beneficial please tell me and I’ll try and link it somehow.
The equipment I am using is as follows:
- 400 HPS with external ballast x 1 (Veg and Flowering)
- T5 fluorescent tube with 2 bulbs x1 (Seedlings)
- 1.25 gallon pots x7
- Fox Farm Ocean Forest for soil
- Nutrients: (All Fox Farm)
1.) Open Sesame (weeks 2 - 4)
2.) Beastie Bloomz (week 5)
3.) Cha-Ching (weeks 6 - 8)
- A seedling / germination kit picked up from Home Depot. (Very difficult to use when transferring to the 1.25 gallon pots!)
- Soil PH / Moisture / Light meter
- Water PH paper meter
- Thermometer / Humidity meter
A few things that I have noticed and learned so far this grow:
1.) Some of the leaves started to slightly "taco". I felt that it was from the light being to close and too much heat not properly being ventilated. To fix this, I lifted the light about 3 inches while awaiting the results. I also installed two fans, one in the back right, that oscillates which blows air lightly on the plant to build stronger stems. The second fan is located at the entrance / exit exhausting air out of the closet into the living room. The final change I did was too mist the leaves either daily or every other day to ensure moisture levels, prevent overheating and stress. I will probably lift the light another 2 inches tomorrow if the plants continue to look healthy and stop tacoing up. I will also continue with misting the leaves to ensure that the moisture is adequate.
2.) I let the water sit in the 5 gallon containers for a minimum of 48 hours prior to transferring it to the 1 gallon containers. I did a PH and chlorine test after the 48 hour time period and there was no chlorine and the PH was slightly below 7.0. The little strips are difficult to read with matching the colors but it was between 6.5 and 7.0 so I feel comfortable with that.
3.) I feel that I didn't need to purchase all the nutrients I got because the soil (
OF) is good enough to last about 30 days without additional nutrients. With that said I probably will only use Beastie Bloomz once in week 5 and Cha-Ching three times from week 6 until 8 and possibly again in week 9 depending on if it takes more than 60 days. So I think I did waste about $10 with the Open Sesame nutrient because I don't want to cause stress or nutrient burn in weeks 2 -4 while the soil still is holding the proper nutrients.4.) So you may have noticed I uploaded an image of my cat. This is because the day after I transferred from the germination kit to the permanent pots that they are now in, he got a hold of #4 of the 60 day wonders. He actually brought it completely out of the soil and was chewing on the last remaining root when I just happen to be walking by. I was so pissed I almost threw it away (along with the cat…) but figured I would try and save it]. I am surprised at how well it has come back! These plants are extremely durable. Now #4 doesn’t look like the rest of them but…. I think for what it has gone through it doesn’t look to awful bad.
Thank you for reading my wall of text! I look forward to keeping this up to date. If anyone sees anything out of the ordinary from the images or from what I have said please tell me! I’m new and still have a lot to learn so any input would be very much appreciated.
