Not So Rookie Anymore

The canopy is really taking shape. Your passion is apparent in your plants. The next few weeks are going to be exciting in your journal. I'm about two weeks behind you so its a little like looking into the future for me. Keep up the great work.
Even tho your behind me by 2 weeks?

Your grow is light years ahead of mine!

I simply cant keep up with that dwc!

Also thank you for the compliments.
I do have a real passion for growing.
And it feels really good to hear someone acknowledge that.





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I havent abandoned the journal!

Ive been very busy and not feeling too good lately.

Feels like a combination of fatigue and stress triggering my anxiety...
But thats not why were here

This past week has kinda been a blur pictures help i wont overload with pictures from the past 3 days. I've been playing with my camera and phone with a few apps on top of it trying to get the best pictures.
I simply hate the hps glow in all my pics it doesnt do the plants any justice!

The 2 northern lights in the front of the screen are showing their more indica traits as the buds are starting to fill out not to mention all the frost starting to accumulate.

The northern lights in the back is showing more of its sativa parents traits.
But seems to be a little bit more stable.
For 1 its already done stretching and the result of the stretch wasnt me culling it so thats a huge plus!
The sugar and bud production is about a week behind its indica sisters.

Ive stayed on top of my routine keeping my climate in range. Open windows at lights on.
close at lights out and open the vent to allow the heat from the house to keep the room at 70°

In the later weeks of flower ill keep the window open during lights out which will drop the tents to about 60°- 65°

Ive defoiled slightly only what was covering a budsite.
This was important because those sites DID in fact improve!
Also tho i have plenty of circulation under my canopy and above
The defoil helped ensure the fresh cool air im bringing in from the bottom makes it through the top of the canopy and without too much temperature change which would give me moisture and that would be no good in such tight quarters.
Some of the leaves were just bunched on top of each other so tightly packed i instantly though that could be a serious problem and trimmed up what was necessary.

I fed them saturday because they needed water i usually feed on sunday.
I started week 4 of AN nutrient calender.

Grow
Micro
Bloom
B-52
Bigbud
Budcandy
And some calmag

Im going to run the bud candy 2 more weeks
which will be week 6 from flip and about 4 from flower
Then ill be using bloombastic for 4 weeks
Overdrive for 1
then flush for a week maybe more plant dependent obviously

That puts total flower timefor the indicas at around 10 weeks give or take

The sativa i plan on adding 2 more weeks?.
Ill stop the budcandy the same time but run the bloombastic 2 weeks longer then same routine
Overdrive for a week
Flush for a week maybe more

Im pretty confident in the plan for the indicas because i ran phenos almost eerily similar to these before whats even more weird is their in the same spots as the other ones were lol

The sativa on the other hand i never finished the hermie parent so i dont know how long it takes i know its going to take at least a week longer than the indicas just by how far along they are now.
But ill just wing it and pay attention to what she tells me.

Ok enough rambling sorry im going to update more frequently again so i wont have to jam pack so much at once.

Here are pics from today.

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I was noticing a little smell in the room and i already know why its coming from my light but i cant afford to change things up this late in the game
So i took one of the carbon filters you use for range hoods (stove exhaust fans) and put it on the end and it actually worked lol
I can get these free no problem so for a quick fix why not!

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Thats all for now ill probably have to water tomorrow theyve been drinking super fast. So ill give another update tomorrow!
Thanks gor stopping by!

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So i decided to add a diy light to my tent...

I used two 4 bulb vanity fixtures
And 8 5000k 60w equivalent led bulbs with the domes cut off

The fixtures come prewired to a metal frame
So all i had to do was wire pos. And neg. to a cord i cut and spliced into
I used wingnuts and electric tape to keep everything clean and safe i also have metal chain that im going to hang them by.

In order to put one on either side of my hps i had to wire a jumper inbetween the two fixtures

It is EXTREMELY BRIGHT!
It is nearly impossible to look at directly. It takes a while for my eyes to adjust back to normal light after just a few seconds!



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I havent hung them in my tent yet.

I also ran ducting from my 4in inline fan at the bottom of my tent to my window so that i can pull cold air in when my window is open during lights on.

This will help with the slight increase in heat given off from the new lights as well as cooling in general.

I just have to be sure to stay on my routine and close the window during lights off.

Ill update with pictures once i finish hanging the lights

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Finally hung in the tent
I left a good amount of distance between them and the plants

This is before the hps kicked back on

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Everything fired up

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Left side

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Right side

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They do a very good job of mixing the spectrum a little bit and makes it easier to look into the tent

Both fixtures together only use about 72 watts. So barely anything at all and obviously their in-between a 600w but now the plants seem surrounded by light as opposed to just covered by it if that makes any sense.

Im keeping a close eye on temps now for sure.

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Should do the job nicely. It will be interesting to see if it noticeably improves the buds down under. Keep us posted.
Yea i figured why not lets see what happens.

Im most excited about having the 5000k along with the hps
Its a very good blend now.
Ive grown to hate the orange hps glow

This if nothing else makes it easier to diagnose my plants and look into my tent so they stay by any means lol



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Bro im so loving your new setup....gotta pick your brain on how to do those diy...props bro

LOUD ONLY
Thanks kane
Honestly all this stuff is nothing special
This idea came from jimmyjames
he has a big board he wired together using these bulbs he swears by it and i see why

I just tweak it to work in my setup is all

It helps that in my line of work i come across all types of equipment to fuel my little side projects.

But by all means if i can help in anyway you know im always willing to help if i can!

Hows your grow coming along?
Update soon?

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Thanks kane
Honestly all this stuff is nothing special
This idea came from jimmyjames
he has a big board he wired together using these bulbs he swears by it and i see why

I just tweak it to work in my setup is all

It helps that in my line of work i come across all types of equipment to fuel my little side projects.

But by all means if i can help in anyway you know im always willing to help if i can!

Hows your grow coming along?
Update soon?

Not So Rookie Anymore
Thanks bro. Man since starting school i only get to see my babies in the morning before work so maybe 10 mins a day before heading out the door. Luckily girlfriend takes over for me. She is learning and i love that she is into it now and supports me. I tell her about you guys all the time, show her yall setup and everything. Ive never met this many ppl that show love and support and not want anything in return but for you to succeed. Mind blown! Not only that this is knowledge that i will have for the rest off my life that no one can take away. I know im rambling but im just really thankful and i try my best to continue to spread the knowledge. I just got up. Bout to go kick it in the tent tie down some branches. Im posting pics up of the plants and i also got some more free shit. Ive got hella stuff free just by googling.

LOUD ONLY
 
Just a quick update the plants have been going dry by saturday so i fed with week 5 of the AN schedule.

The new lights havent caused any problems and im still a little excited about the addition!
Even tho it isnt much

everything looking very good

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A couple of orange hairs
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Filling in nicely
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The sativa shows everyday that its gunna need more time compared to the indicas

Tho the flowers are filling out they aren't as dense and haven't started to pack on weight compared to the indicas but its the thirstiest plant and is still frosting.

Everything only gets 1 more week of budcandy
then ill switch to bloombastic for 4 more weeks on the indicas and 6 on the sativa followed by 1 week or so of flush.

Thanks for stopping by




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Nice forest going on in there! Love your diy man, awesome!
Thank you shaggn!

I played with the light a little today and unplugged the hps just to see how much light i was really getting from those 8 bulbs and surprisingly it gets pretty far into the canopy.

It hasnt shown any results yet obviously but its clearly an improvement and a great addition to the hps!

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Just inquired about a free sample package of Nectar of the Gods nutrient line all i pay for is shipping...
I dont think ill be jumping right into those yet.
Maybe another grow or 2 before i start using them if i get them but figured id spread the word.

Free nutes are a huge come up in my book!

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Nice job. The DIY lights look impressive. Your plants look very healthy you should be well rewarded.
Thank you im very happy with how it turned out!
The indicas are bulking up the sativa is filling out but is starting to worry me as far as time to finish.
They need to show me something so i know which way to go with them
Where are you finding all these samples at? Sure would like to check out a few of them.
This is the first one ive been able to find
A1KANE is the man at free stuff!

I found this thread by 36grow ? He uses it and mentioned the free sample box on their website for the cost of shipping.
I googled nectar of the gods went to their website read up on their product and found the link for a free box.
just answer a questionnaire and give them your contact info. They say to give 3 to 4 days for a reply.

I think ill run 1 plant with it next grow after a little more research if i end up getting them

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