First Time Grow - Blue Dream - Skywalker - Alien Dawg - Platinum Bubba Kush

[KingJohnC]

you want to adjust your pH to 6.5 to water your plants, nutrients tend to acidify the soil after time. yes your next watering feed them pH 6.5 adjusted water with 1/4 strength nutrients, the watering after that one try 1/2 strength nutrients and watch them closely for any nutrient burn on their growing leaf tips.

 

[Titan35]

Hey thank you two very much.

Just got the Bush Doctor today, hope its worth the money

The Blue Dreams are growing like a f-in champ along with the Alien Dawg. Good to note that when I did repot to the 5gal that the stem didn't turn out anywhere even close to being vertical.

Next the 2 Skywalker's are doing well. As for the Obama OG's I don't like the way they grow, I will clone but if the end product isn't yummy I just wont grow it. Then the Platinum Bubba Kush, growing well. Did only 1 pic of the 5 of them.

 

[KingJohnC]

one forum member had an issue with Sledge Hammer and it burned his plants, what he related was to flush the solution out after several hours.

 

[Titan35]

Hey thanks again KingJohn, I ll read up a bit more on it.

 

[Titan35]

Week 5.
Watered yesterday with 1/2 tsp of Grow Big and they look great.
My tap water was at 9.0 I added Grow Big 8.1 then I ph'd it down to 6.5, I have it down pat now I think. Now I just need to measure giving them water better.
Also did a little LST with all the plants this morning 9/12/13.

Ok this is the space right next to my tent in the garage. I am thinking to maybe take out A/C from tent and place right in the space and somehow build an enclosure to make for more space. The hole looking space in if cleaned out could maybe be a place where I can dry them, any thoughts? its about 3x3x3 maybe, its the space under my stairs.

 

[frostyMJbudEC]

hey titan i just got caught up with your grow and the girls look like they are flourishing very well so far. Btw, don't panic or stress too much, with this being you first grow, everything seems new and everything that happens seems like something bad, just keep a good record of what you are doing and adjust if something goes wrong this community here has all kinds of info that will be of great help to your future grows. as for that space i don't see why you couldn't move the ac out of the tent and feed the cool air into it so you have more room to work with in the tent. and for your drying area, that space will also work, just have a fan going in there to have circulation to evenly dry the plants, just dont have the fan directly on them because it wont dry evenly. also keep in mind the drying plants will smell so if there is heavy traffic you may want to rethink it if subtlety is what you're aiming for. Thats pretty much what i got, but ill keep an eye on your grow and help anyway i can

 

[Titan35]

Oh thank you very much. Yes Sir, I need to slow down sometimes and relax. I think at this point like today 9/12/13 I am more relaxed. I have received a lot more help here than other sites. I am very grateful for any and all help I can receive. Awesome I see you have a Blue Dream grow, OUTSTANDING. Ok time to tend to a 18month old boy teething with 4 damn molars coming in at the same time, JOY.

 

[Titan35]

Going to be funny to see how many ppl sub when I go to flower. Also anyone know where I can get a good schooling on foxfarm trio? (and yes I am googling my ass off but nada.) I am currently using Grow big. I did 1/4tsp then reg water then I did 1/2 tsp and all looks well. They are 5 weeks old as of today. I plan on going to 7 weeks before flowering then I planned on doing 60-75days depending on some of these strains.

 

[Growingnow]

Good looking grow so far don't worry to much about your plants as they get some size to them they are quite resilient. Also the amount they grow goes up the bigger they get the more they can grow. More roots means they can uptake more nutrients more leaf tissue the more energy they can gather to grow so as the total surface area goes up so does their potential to grow. It is just up to us at that point to give them everything they need to maximize the growth.

 

[danklover79]

Right before you switch to 12/12, feed them the scheduled dosage of grow big, and add 1 tbsp of big bloom, then fresh water, then 1/4 strength tiger bloom, then gradually increase to full strength through flower. I used molasses after every other feeding, and the plants seemed to like it. So I do tiger bloom, water, molasses, and I also have some 0-4-0 guano that I use late in flower, just make sure you flush at 2-3 times during flower as well.

 

[Titan35]

Thanks Growing.

Hey Thank you Dank. BTW 1 tbsp or 1 tsp of Big Bloom? Tablespoon seems like much. Then after that feeding ph'd 6.5 water only. Then 1/4 of Tiger Bloom. Then ph'd water. Perfect. Oh also when should I need to use BushDoctor SledgeHammer?

Also just checked on girls and most of the 9 and small amounts of Nute burn from the 1/2 Grow Big, nothing to worry about right?

 

[Titan35]

Also, tomorrow is suppose to be sunny so I planned on taking all 9 girls outside and putting them in the sun. Also going to reconfig tent and clean it. That's fine right?

 

[danklover79]

One tablespoon is 1/4 the recommended "general feeding" dosage on the label, big bloom has low NPK values, so it shouldn't burn them if you start with 1/4, along with the grow big. I read a guide that said the big bloom should be used before the switch to 12/12 to induce flowering. I'll try to find the post, and give you a link here, as for the sledgehammer, use it at least 3 times during flower, then run fresh water through the soil a few hours after the flush to wash the solution out, or it may burn them. Careful putting them in the sun too long, the sun can burn them as well, just check on them while you are doing your modifications.

 

[Titan35]

Ahh ok perfect. Thank you very much for the help, its exactly what I was looking for. Hell just got the Jorge Cervantes grow bible. Pretty interesting. Hell I ended up moving my lights back down to 18-20in from tops.

 

[KingJohnC]

here are some charts that provide lumens vs height, they do not take heat into account

 

[frostyMJbudEC]

Also, tomorrow is suppose to be sunny so I planned on taking all 9 girls outside and putting them in the sun. Also going to reconfig tent and clean it. That's fine right?

at there current age taking them out in the sun will probly make them very happy

 

[Titan35]

at there current age taking them out in the sun will probly make them very happy

Nvm no sun today. Maybe tomorrow.

Pic's incoming.

 

[Titan35]

Ok couldn't take them outside and rearrange, maybe tomorrow. Most the plants are doing well with the 1/2 Grow Big. In some on the pics you can see the nute burn. I don't think its bad though. I cannot thank you guys enough for the help. More pic's coming. I need to organize them better. Also like I said they are at week 5, so I planned on going to 7 weeks before I flower, how does that sound?

Also like I promised I appreciate the help.

 

[Titan35]

Oh damn King thank you. Now that is some info, lol. The plants look well today being closer to the light but I will keep monitoring it. Also I think the blue dreams and going to yield and insane amount.

 

[Titan35]

Well this has been so much fun watching these girls go from this,
8-8-13

to this which was taken today 9-14-13

I was able to move out plants and clean the tent as well as move the a/c out and damnit if I didn't pull a MacGyver and make it all work. Just need some more tape and I am set. Crooked sry.