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[Iheartmj]

Longtime toker here, 1st toke 4/20/72, seriously! My neighbor asked if I wanted to celebrate 420, I didnt know what he meant but I was always ready for a celebration of any kind! He had some great stuff too, I got totally wasted, couldnt even walk. Turned out he had good connections so I never went dry. Only bought back then, never did grow myself, too much work I thought. Then after 17 yrs toking, I quit in 1989 because I got my commercial drivers license and drove trucks for 20 yrs. I was subject to random drug tests and I didnt want to jeopardize a great paying job so I abstained (most of the time). Whenever I found some I smoked it (not when having to drive but when stuck at a truck stop for a weekend) but I didnt look for it and usually only bought skinny nics and dimes on the road. In 2009 moms health went bad and I came off the road to care for her, I'd about had enough trucking anyway after 20 yrs. Bought some here and there but didnt have a reliable connection so in early 2012 I thought about a home grow, indooors. I had a very small budget but thought I could pull it off and I did . I'm growing small because I'm busy with mom and wont have time to smoke alot, mainly after I get her in bed so I'm doing one plant at a time. I've had a autoflower feminised going since 12/29 and she's coming along nicely.
I got alot of good advice on another forum before I found AFN and from what I've read lurking this seems like the place to be. AFN is more dedicated to autoflower than the other forum was. It doesnt look like it from this long post but I usually dont have much to say so I just lurk and learn. Glad to be here .

 

[swampman]

Welcome to the Best Canna fam there is ..
Few opinions visit all the threads and lurk around more .
Also would u share ur setup and grow,strain , lighting , and soils /hydro ...
Alot of great mbers that can guide u to great deals ..suppliers and even the BEST STRAINS per ur med needs ...
Which specific details in cannabis would u like to enjoy ..

 

[Eekman]

Wellcome Iheartmj,

Glad to have you. Interesting story. Other's are here to lend a hand so don't be shy when in need. I hope you and your mom's health is bountiful this year.

Eek

 

[Iheartmj]

Welcome to the Best Canna fam there is ..
Few opinions visit all the threads and lurk around more .
Also would u share ur setup and grow,strain , lighting , and soils /hydro ...
Alot of great mbers that can guide u to great deals ..suppliers and even the BEST STRAINS per ur med needs ...
Which specific details in cannabis would u like to enjoy ..

Very low budget closet grow, closet 7' tall, 43" wide, 53" deep. One unknown strain autoflower in Miracle Grow. Put in soil 12/29. Lighting is a goose neck adjustable lamp with a 1650 lumen cfl, and another goose neck with 3 sockets, only using 1cfl in that lamp right now. Closet has an oscillating fan and humidifier. Temps range 65-83, rh 30-70%. Light 18/6. Nutes FloraNova Grow for now, FloraNova Bloom for later. She is 4" tall with lots of healthy leaves and very bushy. According to the Autoflower Life Cycle she should begin pre-flowering soon. I may need to harvest early once she flowers due to lack of space. One problem, I must keep closet door closed for 14 hours of the 18, mom wanders and I dont need her disturbing the grow. I'm hopeing since she's an autoflower, and doesnt depend on light cycles she will be okay. The other 4 hours I have the door open with fan sitting in doorway to draw fresh air in and a window wide open, hoping that works. What do you think my odds of success are? I dont need a big yield, just enough to keep me happy for awhile before I start my next grow. I bought 3 Auto1 souvenirs and got 6 freebies, (from Sea of Seeds bank) so I will plant one at a time to keep myself supplied. I Borrowed a few of moms pain pills so I'm pretty gabby tonight, lol.

 

[Iheartmj]

View attachment 166103 Not a very good pic but there she is. I think the yellowing leaf on the lower left is nute burn, good news is its not spreading

 

[Iheartmj]

better pics?

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[swampman]

Using MG isn't good for autos bro ....it usually has slow or timed release nutes and tends to be acidic ...
In future grows I would suggest Roots Organic or Promix Bx ...
If it's got time released Nutes u probably wont need feed ......
Plain water and might be a shaky grow ..
First grow was a disaster down here ...made very large plants but ended up tasting like shit cause u can't properly was the Nutes out for flushing ...
Soil works great for Photos ...

Autos can run all the light u want to give them ..alot suggest 20/4 or 18/6 ...some do 24/0 but most like a little rest for the ladies ...
I run 18/6 so far so good ....
Have u browsed the organics threads ...
Good luck on ur grow bro ..Imop ph 6.5 water only for that soil

 

[1highman]

Welcome to the Farm

 

[gearbear2]

Welcome! Go ahead and get a grow log going in a thread. I see you're already throwing up pics! Great!

 

[Eekman]

Here is my first grow experience.

Got some seeds, I new nothing except that I had seeds, and that back in the day EVERYONE use Miracle Grow.

So that is what I did. Then I started to have problems. so I looked up advice on the internet. I saw a site that covered what I had or I was certain I could get the answers

So I joined that site. Sound familiar?

MG Nutrients are too strong for little kids. However I figured you would have a problem before this. Plus the tips of the leaves don't seem to be damaged. What it looks like is that a drop or two of water spilled on the leaves and they bleached under the lights. That is only my opinion. Closer shots of the leaves would help.

If they are already into full flower, do the flush, and add, your bloom nutrients at the 1/5 strength, then gradually increase the dosage.

Here is how I handled the situation. I gave the soil two flushes in a row 3 days apart. RO water only. That got rid of the nutrients in the soil, but you will still have another month (or so) of pre release nutrients to worry about. if you add nutients, start at about 1/5 strength, and go very low on the potassium and the phosphorus. The vegging stage doesn't really need that much and the MG has some in it because it is not specific to stages, it is general purpose nutrients and carries all of them in even amounts.

Hope it clears up something at least for ya.

Eek