First Grow Indica Under CFLs 2012

[growrook]

The outdoor girls are doing good just fed them today so thought i would take some pics

These plant were planted near the end of July

Hard to tell by the pics put the first few pic are 6 foot plants, Next time i take pic ill try to get some better ones of the big plants

 

[growrook]

I think I m gonna lose the 4 plants that were really bad I put them outside and this morning i check and they are covered in gnats, I dug down and found some larvey in some. So i m gonna look for the dunk bath stuff i did try home depot and there wasnt anythere so i got the spary and the stcky traps about a week ago. things were looking better but i think they laid a bunch of eggs before i killed them. Ill do my best to fight the little fu^kers.
I do have some really nice looking 2L S, I did some smelling and they are not a vary stong smelling strain, vary fruity kinda like fruity tutty or blueberry.
On another note my out door girls are looking great this morning trip took me about 30 mins to feed then i took 1hr 30min of looking and drooling, I am vary surpised at the size of the plants i put out around july 25th, they are 3foot bushes, should get a few onces off them.

 

[growrook]

I just checked down stairs and found out i left the water jugs at my grow plot [bad move] I dont like making unnecessarily visits to the plants.

 

[Greenhouse250]

Nice grow, wish my outdoor plants were that far a long. Good luck!

 

[jandre2k3]

Wow! I just got back into town and found that not only had Mr. Krip been here, but Xlr8! Both gave stellar advice, and I COMPLETELY MISSED the fungus gnat thing... Good catch guys! I would have said the same thing about the gnats, and also that the coco does tend to give a haven for fungus gnats in that it will grow fungus quite readily.

Basically what I'm saying here is that I 420% agree with both of their posts, and would also suggest the SNS soil drench. It took care of my fruit fly problem, and a little beetle problem I had.

I'd also like to suggest that you bite the bullet and get a proper pH pen. they can be found online for 20-30 bucks for something that will do the job, or you can spend a little more and get something that will do the job without the extra steps of the less expensive versions. Either way you decide, a pen, would be your best bet for future grows, and hopefully improving this one, once the fungus gnats are gone.

 

[GigaGrew]

your outdoor plants look amazing..that glossy sheen of health really shows up in your pictures!

 

[Dr.Blue]

Bug issues are the reason I will not use coco fiber at all. I don't care how cheap it is.

 

[jandre2k3]

your outdoor plants look amazing..that glossy sheen of health really shows up in your pictures!

ROFL! the sprinklers are on in those pics!

 

[growrook]

I took them pics in the early in the morning when its still foggy out. If you look close you can see the fog in the pics

 

[growrook]

Update! Harvest today the plant i made flower early out door.

 

[growrook]

I hate gnats F&^%ing F*&^ers.
yeah i hear ya dr redwhite. I also read that they are the worst in the month of Aug. Im working on going hydro after watching the grow videos on green house seeds. Great stuff.
I am having troubles finding a dunk bath, So far im losing the battle but its not over yet. Things Ive done soap stray, sticky tape, a bowl of balsamic vinegar with plastic wrap on top with little holes to trap the fly in. also im gonna water for a while if i let the pots dry out maybe the larvie will die

 

[jandre2k3]

I hate gnats F&^%ing F*&^ers.
yeah i hear ya dr redwhite. I also read that they are the worst in the month of Aug. Im working on going hydro after watching the grow videos on green house seeds. Great stuff.
I am having troubles finding a dunk bath, So far im losing the battle but its not over yet. Things I've done soap stray, sticky tape, a bowl of balsamic vinegar with plastic wrap on top with little holes to trap the fly in. also i'm gonna water for a while if i let the pots dry out maybe the larvie will die

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Spray it directly onto the soil to saturate the top cm or two

 

[growrook]

Week 4 Update
Ive taken the top inch of coco off the 2Ls and replaces that with sand hoping to stop the gnats from laying eggs in the coco, other than that the girls are doing okay.

This is a 2L im doing outside to see the difference from indoor

 

[GigaGrew]

would have gone with vermiculite myself, that looks like quite fine sand, you adding o2 to your water? looks like the roots will be lacking air otherwise...but then hey, tightly packed top may be exactly what you need to kill off the gnats.

 

[donpaul.p]

i got to agree with GiGa. the sand will cause problems, i had the same bugs and mentioned i have loads of fine sand the kids use in thei sand box, and i was told not to use it as it smothers the soil and can cause problems, but i did read that some growers have used it how ever, but after i was told it would cause problems i decided against the idea.

instead i used sticky trap tape and i did not water for several days to dry the soil out, this helped loads, but i tried something else, i got a sheet of newspaper and cut a slit in it, then i placed it over the top of my pot and slid the stem of the plant into the slit, then i taped it all up around the edge of the pot then i taped the slit up, this left my pots covered with a sheet of newspaper that was sealed and had the stem coming through it, this stopped all bugs withing a week or so, if i needed to water id poke a hole or pull the tape of the slit then water and tape back up once the paper was dry again, i got great results using that method and it did stop the bugs

how ever they have come back with this grow so i have let the pots dry out and just used sticky fly paper to catch any that was flying about, and its kept the numbers down, but when i water i notice the numbers go up again, so im trying to water from the bottom now, i have tried putting the pots in buckets of water so it soaks up from the bottom and leaves the top inch or 2 dry, the other method ive tried is using a dish and stand the pots in a dish and water from the bottom that way and let the pots soak the water up out the dishes,

i have not tried any chemicals yet but might have to if numbers start to creep up much more, i also found that running the sticky tape at pot level caught more bugs than the tape that was at plant level, so i have got tape running on the floor of the grow room and also got it running between my pots at the same level as the top of the pot, i noticed i had more bugs on the tape that was at pot level, it seems they dont like to fly to high, some still fly high but most just fly around the level of the pot, maybe this stops them getting eaten by preditors, but they are not quick enough to dodge a nicely timed clap,

 

[growrook]

Week 5 Update
Girls are starting fill up nicely, few plants look kinda of shitty, but all in all most of the plants are looking good.
My gnat problem is clearing up nicely, thanks for the help guys!I do have a few plants that i put out side to bud to see the diff from outside and inside plant. The outdoor plants are producing more buds but the indoor plants are producing more crystals.
outdoors 2l pot

Indoor plant 2l
I took a few more pics of the indoor girls its a little easier to take the pics indoors

In a few days Ill takes some pics of the big outdoor girls

 

[donpaul.p]

very nice mate, well done some very nice looking plants and you will be getting some amazing buds by the looks of it

 

[Alaskan1]

props growrook! Some nice looking plants ya have there !!

 

[jandre2k3]

Looks not like a rookie grow... Doing just fine... CONGRATS!

 

[growrook]

Thanks guys