Hey Buddy's BlackJack Auto Soil Grow Journal 2012

[RedLeb]

They're looking good Buddy..

Mine are 3 weeks in and just moved to their final plot.. They are on 20/4 CFL at the moment... 3X Mohan Ram and 1X Delicious La Musa.. lets see if they do as well as yours..

 

[Hey Buddy]

They're looking good Buddy..

Mine are 3 weeks in and just moved to their final plot.. They are on 20/4 CFL at the moment... 3X Mohan Ram and 1X Delicious La Musa.. lets see if they do as well as yours..

Lookin Good!

Here are mine at day 33. This is the weaker one. Shes a bit smaller but looks healthy.

The other 3 girls are 2 foot tall and got a bit too green so all Im giving them is water. ...my camera isnt the best. My thermostat arrived from hong kong today.Only took 5 weeks>guess what else arrived? The New one I bought 3 days ago.

So Ive ran out of space and the extension didnt work so Im doing my best to keep the fan leaves from overshadowing the smaller ones that need light.Its the only technique Im trying-Dont like the idea of topping or bending branches. Maybe next time-

Just gonna have to buy a tent 4 times the size next time-

good luck with the house hunt.catch u in a couple o days man

House hunting was a disaster. 8 Houses and all were over priced and turned out to be 1/3 the size of what the photograph depicted them as...they all use a wide angle technique to make bathrooms look like avenues - dickheads-

 

[RedLeb]

Cool, less than 5 weeks and budding up well.. My ordinary plants generally have that long before the lights go to 12/12... then another couple before they show buds.

I have about half your space this time round, its gonna be a bit tight..., but interesting to see the difference.

 

[pac-mon]

hay buddy sorry to hear the house hunt was a let down least you came home to a welcoming sight.that's a busy wee room man how long does budding take?have u got a microscope to check ur trichomes natural history museum does a good 1 for under a tenner gives X20 to X40 magnification

 

[Hey Buddy]

hay buddy sorry to hear the house hunt was a let down least you came home to a welcoming sight.that's a busy wee room man how long does budding take?have u got a microscope to check ur trichomes natural history museum does a good 1 for under a tenner gives X20 to X40 magnification

Ive no idea how long the budding will take! Maybe a month? I got a magnifying glass there the other day to check the trichomes.Its real cheap spy looking one-They look nice.Is there anything I should look out for? So next week Im gonna start giving them some BioBloom. Today I pruned the lower part of the plants.They look naked! Hope I didnt over do it- The tallest is now 26 inches.

Temp is 24 degrees C
Humidity 60%

Anyone any ideas on how to lower humidity or is 60% ok??

 

[Hey Buddy]

Cool, less than 5 weeks and budding up well.. My ordinary plants generally have that long before the lights go to 12/12... then another couple before they show buds.

I have about half your space this time round, its gonna be a bit tight..., but interesting to see the difference.

I would not be surprised if you ended up with more bud than me! My luck goes from real good to real bad in a flash.... Im hoping for 6 Oz all together.Read a journal that a dude got 3 OZ from One plant under 250W and very few nutes so that has given me hope for this dope! 10 big bud autos for the next adventure with LED lights and a tent near 4 times as big as this. Until I move house and can dedicate a room or a garage to this, I gotta keep em zipped up!

 

[pac-mon]

wouldn't worry about taking off the bottom bum fluff it let's the plant put more energy into the top buds.once your buds are big n juicy the trichomes let you know when there proper ready this post is well worth a read buddy
What are Trichomes? Trichome 101

 

[Hey Buddy]

wouldn't worry about taking off the bottom bum fluff it let's the plant put more energy into the top buds.once your buds are big n juicy the trichomes let you know when there proper ready this post is well worth a read buddy
What are Trichomes? Trichome 101

nice post.thanks for that-I must get my 'good' camera up and running to get nice close ups...Felt like I was torturing the plants but it makes sense to get rid of the bum fluff. Once the energy goes to the top and not where there used to be something....
Definitely waiting as long as is needed for these 4 to mature!! Im gonna start counting down from 30 days today-

 

[RedLeb]

I would not be surprised if you ended up with more bud than me! My luck goes from real good to real bad in a flash.... Im hoping for 6 Oz all together.Read a journal that a dude got 3 OZ from One plant under 250W and very few nutes so that has given me hope for this dope! 10 big bud autos for the next adventure with LED lights and a tent near 4 times as big as this. Until I move house and can dedicate a room or a garage to this, I gotta keep em zipped up!

Sweet seeds info says Indoor Yield: 400-550g/m2.. I wouldn't mind that, but I think its a bit on the ambitious side !! Maybe Hydro with perfect conditions..

I'd settle for a couple of ounces per plant.... just have to wait and see.

Here's hoping things go well...

 

[Hey Buddy]

Sweet seeds info says Indoor Yield: 400-550g/m2.. I wouldn't mind that, but I think its a bit on the ambitious side !! Maybe Hydro with perfect conditions..

I'd settle for a couple of ounces per plant.... just have to wait and see.

Here's hoping things go well...

400-550g/m2 is around 10 plants I reckon? Im guessing 10 plants can fit in a meter square so if each plant does 40 grams then thats 400g/m2 and as you say with Hydro with perfect conditions..you'd prob get the 550g.

I might be wrong tho! Im aiming to do 15 on the next batch-

 

[RedLeb]

Hey Buddy, How far across are each of your plants now without touching - 24" ?

 

[Hey Buddy]

Hey Buddy, How far across are each of your plants now without touching - 24" ?

Eh the tops are around 1 foot apart from each other.They are all touching as the tent is only 80cm x 80 cm- Im attaching strings to the outside of the tent to help pull apart the walls and create more space as the extractor fan creates suction. They are now 27 inches tall apart from the small one. She is 22 inches tall-

Why do you ask?

 

[RedLeb]

I was thinking, economically, its probably best to give each plant as much room / light / pot size that they need. 4 plants could possibly fill a 4x4 tent and use 600w of LED (they recommend 2X2 for 180w LED) - to maximize the yield.

Its going to cost a fair bit to set up & run 15 plants.

 

[pac-mon]

swings n roundabouts gents I know a guy used to grow 20 plants in an eb n flow he now grows 8 in drip pots n has a greater yield another mate grew 1 (indoors) n got 11 oz dry from that baby she was a beast.less is more in my book

 

[pac-mon]

I was thinking, economically, its probably best to give each plant as much room / light / pot size that they need. 4 plants could possibly fill a 4x4 tent and use 600w of LED (they recommend 2X2 for 180w LED) - to maximize the yield.

Its going to cost a fair bit to set up & run 15 plants.

that's the setup I'm going to run next time will be looking for between 4 n 5 oz per plant

 

[Hey Buddy]

Yeah guys less is more! ok Im thinking 8 plants in a tent 150cm x 150cm x 200cm €200 and using a QUANTUM 300w LED grow light - (Large 50 square foot coverage area & Rivaling the output of 600 Watt Metal Halide & HPS grow lights, )€400 - Im gonna hang onto the tent I have and grab a 135W UFO to get the plants from seedling to Flowering then transplant em into the larger tent & pots at 2/3 weeks. That way Ill have a harvest every 5 weeks. Maybe 30 OZ a go-Total cost for set up €800 or so which is the price of 3 Oz's...I might be wrong tho but Im gonna give it a try-

Screw that! 450W LED GROW LIGHT for €500 (Large 50 square foot coverage area & Rivaling the output of 1000 Watt Metal Halide & HPS grow lights, )

 

[Hey Buddy]

swings n roundabouts gents I know a guy used to grow 20 plants in an eb n flow he now grows 8 in drip pots n has a greater yield another mate grew 1 (indoors) n got 11 oz dry from that baby she was a beast.less is more in my book

Yikes! Can you ask your mate how he did that???

 

[pac-mon]

Yikes! Can you ask your mate how he did that???

love lol can't mind the strain il ask next time I speak to him got a feeling it was mazar though.

like the sound of ur tent set up small veg perfect large flower area awesome not sure about led's not heard good things about them they sound good on paper but I feel the technology is still a bit behind,I could b wrong though best bet is to do a bit research on this site someone who has grown with both should have a good insight.

 

[Hey Buddy]

like the sound of ur tent set up small veg perfect large flower area awesome not sure about led's not heard good things about them they sound good on paper but I feel the technology is still a bit behind,I could b wrong though best bet is to do a bit research on this site someone who has grown with both should have a good insight.

Yeah I did a bit of research on the LED's. Am I allowed to post youtube links here? I found a commercial grower that has a big set-up using them and he has me convinced!

Im thinking of starting another grow in my clothes press using CFL's and in time Ill put them into the bigger tent in 4 weeks when this first batch is done-

What do you think? Whats the cheapest setup possible to get them thru the first 3/4 weeks??

 

[pac-mon]

not sure about u-tube links iv seen a few music 1's in posts if u on u should check out subcool420 the man is a legend his weed nerd show is quality good tunes good info

I plan on veging 4 under my 200 cfl that should b enough for first 3/4 weeks u could pick 1 up for 20 quid mine is enviro-grow il opt for a 250 when it needs replaced