BuzzIightyear
Active Member
Hello 420Magazine !
I started a new thread because the old one wasn't following the guidelines.
This is my first time growing, i'm glad i can finally start growing and I'm trying to do things right !
I've decided to start a grow journal to get some tips and to keep track of the progress.
I've read a lot before starting, but it's still very new to me.
My goal isn't to grow the best weed ever, but to have some fun and enjoy the process !
I wanted to go with a CFL grow first my first time. Here is my setup :
I have a grow tent with about 3' x 1.5' of space.
I get about 20 000 lumens from 12 23w 6000k CFLS, so about 4450 lumens per sq/ft.
I am growing (all bag seeds)
6 Acapulco Gold
6 Ice Cream
3 AKA47
I wanted to try growing it organic only.
I started with peat pellets to germinate them.
I left only 3 bulbs on 12 turned on during this period, and left the dome cover on to keep humidity.
They germinated in about 3 days ! Then it gets exciting !
Day 1- 3 = Full time light
Day 4,5,6 = 20/4
Day 7 = 18/6
WEEK 1
Some were actually growing upside down, but I've successfully managed to flip them over. Maybe next time i'll try to germinate them in water first.
All the pictures show the progress of the first 7 days.
Honestly, Acapulco seeds made some way healthier plants, not sure why.
I had 3 peat pellets that didn't grew anything, so I went ahead, removed
the three seeds and planted 3 AKA47 seeds i had !
To me, about 4 of the plants look very healthy !
Though, what do you guys think about the other ones ?
One even seemed to grow 3 leafs on it's first set.
This one also has some weird colors. White and dark green. Do you have any ideas of what this is supposed to mean? I've just watered the plants, I'll see what it does. Still no nutes to this point, only organic.
I'll get a fan this week, it's probably gonna help them a bit with the heat ! Then turn on the 6 other lights. Then plants slowed down a bit towards the end of the week, hope this helps !
WEEK 2
These pictures were taken at the end of the second week
My plants are burning ! What's the problem ?
Seems like they got too hot, but i had another problem.
I used clear plastic cups and it seems that it can cause problems when light hits the roots.
I simply covered the cups with duct tape for now, but I will be transplanting soon.
I haven't started to give them nutes yet, but maybe the soil i used was too rich too.
The temperatures are now between 75-80F with the fan and AC.
Here are the pictures of the burns and curled down leafs
Any opinions/help is welcomed
I started a new thread because the old one wasn't following the guidelines.
This is my first time growing, i'm glad i can finally start growing and I'm trying to do things right !
I've decided to start a grow journal to get some tips and to keep track of the progress.
I've read a lot before starting, but it's still very new to me.
My goal isn't to grow the best weed ever, but to have some fun and enjoy the process !
I wanted to go with a CFL grow first my first time. Here is my setup :
I have a grow tent with about 3' x 1.5' of space.
I get about 20 000 lumens from 12 23w 6000k CFLS, so about 4450 lumens per sq/ft.
I am growing (all bag seeds)
6 Acapulco Gold
6 Ice Cream
3 AKA47
I wanted to try growing it organic only.
I started with peat pellets to germinate them.
I left only 3 bulbs on 12 turned on during this period, and left the dome cover on to keep humidity.
They germinated in about 3 days ! Then it gets exciting !
Day 1- 3 = Full time light
Day 4,5,6 = 20/4
Day 7 = 18/6
WEEK 1
Some were actually growing upside down, but I've successfully managed to flip them over. Maybe next time i'll try to germinate them in water first.
All the pictures show the progress of the first 7 days.
Honestly, Acapulco seeds made some way healthier plants, not sure why.
I had 3 peat pellets that didn't grew anything, so I went ahead, removed
the three seeds and planted 3 AKA47 seeds i had !
To me, about 4 of the plants look very healthy !
Though, what do you guys think about the other ones ?
One even seemed to grow 3 leafs on it's first set.
This one also has some weird colors. White and dark green. Do you have any ideas of what this is supposed to mean? I've just watered the plants, I'll see what it does. Still no nutes to this point, only organic.
I'll get a fan this week, it's probably gonna help them a bit with the heat ! Then turn on the 6 other lights. Then plants slowed down a bit towards the end of the week, hope this helps !
WEEK 2
These pictures were taken at the end of the second week
My plants are burning ! What's the problem ?
Seems like they got too hot, but i had another problem.
I used clear plastic cups and it seems that it can cause problems when light hits the roots.
I simply covered the cups with duct tape for now, but I will be transplanting soon.
I haven't started to give them nutes yet, but maybe the soil i used was too rich too.
The temperatures are now between 75-80F with the fan and AC.
Here are the pictures of the burns and curled down leafs
Any opinions/help is welcomed
It is very hot here and even with a proper ventilation / AC system, it's hard to keep the temps low. Growing with a hps in a closey woulf probably not be so good for them temperatures :/
roots are kinda sensitive to light. the upper new growth looks pok. try to avoid getting any water on the leaves with the lights on. even more so if its mixed with nutes. could possible be a lil over watering issue or maybe they gettin a lil hungry.. hope ya can get em goin full noise again bud. 
