Steve McStoferson
New Member
Whats up fellow growers. First of all I want to start out by thanking all of you who were involved in my first journal. Without your support and help, I'm sure I wouldn't have gotten to experience the joy of smoking your own herb.
A little review of the last grow; I started out with 6 plants, 3 turned out to be male, 1 was a hermie, and the other 2 were female. I think I would have harvested a solid oz if i hadn't smoked so much of it before harvest, but when you're out of bud, it does the job.
My first grow consisted of MG organic choice soil, ~200W CFL's and shop lights, and a grow box I made out of PVC pipe and 2mm Mylar. I used no nutrients in my grow until about 1 week before harvest when I was able to pick up some cheap bloom nutrients, which I wasn't able to use enough to make much of a difference. My plants grew beautifully until a few weeks into flowering when I noticed a deficiency due to lack of nutrients. I have since learned from this experience and plan to grow better than last time.
After harvest, I had 6 plants going and after 2 weeks, they were only a couple of inches tall. I think it was due to the temps getting too cold in the grow room. I scrapped those ones, relocated my area into a warmer place, and started germinating some more seeds.
My new babies broke soil a few days ago and are going strong. I'm using the same soil, and random bag seed. I got a few seeds from the last grow, and I have one of those in the mix to see what comes of it (I'm not sure how my plants got pollinated, but the pink plant was packed with seeds). These babies are the same size as the last batch was after 2 weeks of growth. They have been above soil for about 2 days, so I have a good feeling about this batch.
Some new additions to my arsenal include:
Currently I have 8 seedlings which are all a couple of inches tall and are looking very healthy. I have 80W of T12's on them as of now and I plan on feeding them the second watering after they are transplanted. Now that I can closely monitor the PH levels and make sure the nutrients are available to the plants, I should be able to reduce the stress and hopefully harvest at least twice as much as last time.
The plan is to have a 600W MH/HPS system by the time I start flowering. Until then I will continue to use my CFL's, which will be used as veg/clone lighting when I get the HID.
My schedule is to start some new seedlings every 2 weeks so I don't have to wait as long until I have a flowering plant to tend to.
I'll throw some pics up when they start getting bigger. Until then, buckle up and enjoy the ride!
A little review of the last grow; I started out with 6 plants, 3 turned out to be male, 1 was a hermie, and the other 2 were female. I think I would have harvested a solid oz if i hadn't smoked so much of it before harvest, but when you're out of bud, it does the job.
My first grow consisted of MG organic choice soil, ~200W CFL's and shop lights, and a grow box I made out of PVC pipe and 2mm Mylar. I used no nutrients in my grow until about 1 week before harvest when I was able to pick up some cheap bloom nutrients, which I wasn't able to use enough to make much of a difference. My plants grew beautifully until a few weeks into flowering when I noticed a deficiency due to lack of nutrients. I have since learned from this experience and plan to grow better than last time.
After harvest, I had 6 plants going and after 2 weeks, they were only a couple of inches tall. I think it was due to the temps getting too cold in the grow room. I scrapped those ones, relocated my area into a warmer place, and started germinating some more seeds.
My new babies broke soil a few days ago and are going strong. I'm using the same soil, and random bag seed. I got a few seeds from the last grow, and I have one of those in the mix to see what comes of it (I'm not sure how my plants got pollinated, but the pink plant was packed with seeds). These babies are the same size as the last batch was after 2 weeks of growth. They have been above soil for about 2 days, so I have a good feeling about this batch.
Some new additions to my arsenal include:
- Milwaukee PH600 PH tester
- General Hydroponics PH Control kit
- Fox Farm Grow Big
Currently I have 8 seedlings which are all a couple of inches tall and are looking very healthy. I have 80W of T12's on them as of now and I plan on feeding them the second watering after they are transplanted. Now that I can closely monitor the PH levels and make sure the nutrients are available to the plants, I should be able to reduce the stress and hopefully harvest at least twice as much as last time.
The plan is to have a 600W MH/HPS system by the time I start flowering. Until then I will continue to use my CFL's, which will be used as veg/clone lighting when I get the HID.
My schedule is to start some new seedlings every 2 weeks so I don't have to wait as long until I have a flowering plant to tend to.
I'll throw some pics up when they start getting bigger. Until then, buckle up and enjoy the ride!