1st Grow: Caramel Kreme, Super Lemon Haze

[BeginnerBud2]

Hello all, i have been asking a lot.of questions with posts and have decided a grow journal might be easier and less annoying for everyone, plus people can learn with me I have got myself a 1.2mx1.2mx2.0m grow tent, MH veg light, HPS flower light, with a ballast that has 250watt, 400watt, 600watt and boost options, 6 28lt smart pots with coco/perlite. I have three caramel kremes currently in tent with 3 lemon haze seedlings to join. I started off my seeds by soaking them in water for 24hrs and then straight into coco cubes. My kremes I put straight into 28lt smart pots and I now realise this wasn't the smartest/optimal option. 1 of my lemon haze seedling I put the coco cube into a pete pot and have found out this is also not the best option so the other two will go in solo cups :') as you can read I am learning everything the hard way and mostly from this page. I have experience outdoors but I am quickly realising indoors is a lot different but equally as fun pictures and descriptions below.

 

[BeginnerBud2]

Seen below are my pots, tent, exhaust fan and light

 

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Here is the peat pot, apparently difficult to remove from pot and too thick for roots to properly grow through

 

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Here are the cubes I used to start my soaked seeds.

 

[BeginnerBud2]

My plants from cubes into pots and 19 days old. My light makes them look really light green but they are luscious when off (freaked out at first)

 

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Couple days later, growing a bit better here

 

[Nunyabiz]

Have you completely wet that coco before you planted in it?
Usually good to soak the coco and it seems like some people add a little calcium in the water to soak with.
Also good to use a surfactant like Yucca Extract as a wetting agent.
Some coco needs to be washed as it has too much sodium in it.
Main reason being is to make sure your coco isn't hydrophobic.

You don't want dry spots especially big ones.

 

[scrumpdilly]

Subbed up. Setup looks good. Good luck with your grow! This forum is a great place for info and help.

 

[Spitz]

Nice setup. I also think it looks dry on the surface. Looks like about time to start working on your fertilizing schedule. Lots of tall air pots with coco. I don’t envy your daily water routine. Lol. Looking good

 

[BeginnerBud2]

Have you completely wet that coco before you planted in it?
Usually good to soak the coco and it seems like some people add a little calcium in the water to soak with.
Also good to use a surfactant like Yucca Extract as a wetting agent.
Some coco needs to be washed as it has too much sodium in it.
Main reason being is to make sure your coco isn't hydrophobic.

You don't want dry spots especially big ones.

I soaked it heavily before planting, I brought the coco pre buffered and washed so I'm hoping it was ready to roll. Should I get some cal mag?

 

[BeginnerBud2]

Subbed up. Setup looks good. Good luck with your grow! This forum is a great place for info and help.

Everyone is honestly a life saver on here

 

[BeginnerBud2]

Nice setup. I also think it looks dry on the surface. Looks like about time to start working on your fertilizing schedule. Lots of tall air pots with coco. I don’t envy your daily water routine. Lol. Looking good

Hey man, when I dip my finger below the surface it is still very damp? Worried about to much water

 

[Spitz]

In coco, overwater is less of a concern. You’re about at the stage you don’t need to worry anymore. You really should keep the top wet as this is likely Where your roots are. A mist bottle? You could always surface water with a cup (instead of a full flood). What nutrients do you plan on running?

 

[BeginnerBud2]

I just went from spray bottle to full water as they have have got more thirsty. I might keep misting the top as it dries I am using green planet 1 and 2 nutes. I'm a bit behind on the nute schedule because I wanted to go up by half ml and the chart goes up dramatically after the first week

 

[BeginnerBud2]

In coco, overwater is less of a concern. You’re about at the stage you don’t need to worry anymore. You really should keep the top wet as this is likely Where your roots are. A mist bottle? You could always surface water with a cup (instead of a full flood). What nutrients do you plan on running?

 

[BeginnerBud2]

I have decided to slightly change my light schedule to hopefully help with temperature control over night. Lights are now off 4pm until 10pm (when it's quite warm still)

 

[Stoneisland]

Looking good mate, you may want to tweak your feed shedule as the super lemon haze is a longer flowering time than your chart your using. I ran the lemon haze before at around 9-10 weeks. I’m currently doing strawberry haze! Check my journal out Here

 

[BeginnerBud2]

After taking the advice from many of the experienced growers I have decided to water my plants much more and not be as concerned about over water. Girls seem to be really liking that change

 

[BeginnerBud2]

I think the ladies have really started to take to there big pots now and are booming! I have noticed some spots on one of the older girls any advice appreciated , I have moved the light away a bit as they've grown too close.

 

[BeginnerBud2]

The girls and the spots