1sttimegrow's Second Deep Water Culture Bag Seed - 2013

[1sttimegrow]

Bucket Size: 5 Gallon
Medium: Hydroton Clay Pebbles.
Lights: 23w, 6500k CFL Bulb for Vegetative.
23w, 2700k CFL Bulb for Flowering.
Nutrients: General Hydroponics FloraMicro & General Hydroponics FloraGro for vegetative
General Hydroponics Flora Micro & General Hydroponics FloraBloom for Flowering.
Strain(s): All bag seed from former hydro grows.
# of Plants: 4-5?
Yield: Unknown

So this is my second attempt, this one WILL be completed. I'll keep this journal updated throughout the grow with more information and pictures. I would greatly appreciate comments, feedback and questions.

I started these on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 in a Rapid Rooter tray. Today marks day 8 and tomorrow, Nov 14th, I will transfer theses to DWC.

As you can see by the pictures, their in desperate need of transplanting. I will only take about 5 of the best ones and am hoping that by doing so tomorrow and that by getting them on their nutrients the healthier ones will take off with their growth.

More pics and info to come !

 

[1sttimegrow]

Day 11 - Another update. I finally transplanted to DWC. I decided to go with only 3 plants this cycle to stick with simplicity. These are the best 3 seedlings (in my opinion) out of the approximate 25 I initially started; the rest of my babies are now gone (=[ sad day for them). I will for sure be adding more lights as the babies continue to grow into maturity. For those that followed my previous grow, you'll notice that I'm working with a lot more space. As I continue to develop my green thumbs, maybe one day I'll shoot for a larger grow.

I'm still very much a newbie at this so any feedback, suggestions or comments are always appreciated! I'll keep this updated regularly with pictures and stats as we go so stay tuned!!

Plant on Left

Plant in Middle

Plant on Right

 

[1sttimegrow]

Day 17 - Everything is progressing nicely! I've got my lights hung just about an inch above the plants and am going to let these continue to develop over the next few days. When they get a bit bigger, I'll continue to move the light up and will be adding more CFL's as necessary. Stay tuned These little ones are about to take off!

 

[1sttimegrow]

Day 26 - Clearly a lot more visible growth. The plants are continuing to develop towards the lights quite effectively. Later today, I'll be adding more CFL's in the lower areas of the plants so that even growth will occur. The next picture update will show these changes For some reason, this grow journal hasn't gotten as much attention as my previous failed grow. This one WILL be successful and I would appreciate any comments or feedback Stay tuned.

 

[1sttimegrow]

Day 29 - Tomorrow will be a full month since these babies got started and so far, their off to a good start. I added more CFL lights to cover the plants more evenly and distribute wattage. I also changed their water out yesterday and switched the nutes up to Advanced Nutrients Micro and Advanced Nutrients Bloom. I'll be following the Lucas formula directly through to flower. More pictures and updates to come!

 

[1sttimegrow]

Day 35 - Another quick picture update. Everything is going as planned, visible growth where I've added CFL lights is now clearly evident! These ladies are well on their way.

 

[1sttimegrow]

Day 36 - Quick picture update! Things are getting REAL bushy in this closet .. Guessing about another 40-50 days or so and i'll be off to the flowering stage! Things seem to be rolling smoothly, no real problems as of yet. Will be switching the water out again this weekend and will likely wait to add pictures for another week. Stay tuned folks, should be getting to the GOOD part soon

 

[1sttimegrow]

Day 44- Everything is really progressing along nicely. Got the water switched out and fresh and took them out of the closet for a little photoshoot . I've noticed these plants are much more bushier than my previous grow as a result of all the extra lights around! This may be the last cycle i'll put these on before I switch them over to flower, we'll see. Stay tuned

 

[KingJohnC]

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[1sttimegrow]

Day 60 - Due to the holidays, it's been a while since I last updated. These plants have really taken off since the last water change! I'm going to give them another week or so and I'll be switching them over to flower. I may get rid of the one on the far left or move it to another spot due to the crowding of the plants, we'll see!

 

[1sttimegrow]

Day 74 - EXCELLENT news! Two of my plants are confirmed Female and 1 male. I will be chopping the male today and will post pictures . Stay tuned! The best is yet to come.

 

[Czecho]

Great work! Things are coming along smoothly

Its not that bad that you got one male, now you got extra space!

I was wondering, why didn't you use bigger wattage cfls for the one pointing at the canopy?

 

[1sttimegrow]

Day 76 - Thanks for the comment, @Czecho, things really are coming along smoothly if I do say so myself. I've only had one previous grow before this that was successful and out of three that time only got 1 female. VERY happy to have gotten 2 this time. It really makes it all worth while. I suspect these will go for another 6 weeks or so, maybe a little longer until finishing off. Below are the FIRST pictures of the baby buds filling in . You can say I'm a proud parent !!! Stay tuned as we near the end folks. More pictures to follow.

 

[1sttimegrow]

Day 87 - Well into the flowering stage now, colas are visibly filling in and the girls are continuing to do their thing. Now is the waiting game, just switched out the water and am estimating I'll probably have about 2 more cycles before I put them on a fresh water clean-out in preparation of harvest! Stay tuned, these are the best parts

 

[David Bowman]

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