Sense Amelia's First Pop At Indoor Soil Grow

[Sense Amelia]

Thanks for looking at my journal, Jon!

 

[Muttt]

Amelia,

If you want to check it out, I did a little defoliating on my plants this morning. I need more room under the scrog screen for watering. So, I snipped off some useless growth. The pics are on the most recent page of my journal.

 

[CanMan]

Yours are looking great! Some fine ladies you've got there.

 

[Sense Amelia]

Hello Mutt, yes, I was looking at some of my ladies fan leaves and thinking.... Hmm, "shall I? Shaln't I?" I am very tempted but do regret that I did not do it alot sooner in their vegetative state. I read that link that someone posted about defoliation in your thread. Very interesting. I think your plants look divine basking in all that man made sunshine and I think your reasoning for the defoliation was sensible. Defo have more room in there now for you and them.

Thanks Canman, I am rather smitten with them. This is only my first grow, and already I am planning the second. Just how addictive is this s***, man?

Will not bombard you with a wealth of pics today as there really isn't any change, they still look great, they stink, and they enjoyed the fact that I gave them more water last time so thanks for you guys advices on that.

Here they are basking in their false sun. (You can see that I do have the light some distance away still, (27 - 28 " away) but temps are good with this, sliding along between 79-81 deg F most of the time.)

They stand at around 17 inches tall now.

 

[Grand Daddy Purp]

Looking good girl!

 

[Sense Amelia]

Thankyou TG! So kind!

 

[fish cake]

so pretty young lady you got a green thumb for sure

 

[Sense Amelia]

so VERY mucho! I really aint done nothin special, Fish, just stuck to keeping it damn simple.

 

[fish cake]

simple is easy enough. thats the best way to stop something that could be difficult

 

[Sense Amelia]

I agree... imagine me going ahead as a noob and using a funky array of nutes /foliar sprays and all sorts, and then tryna diagnose WTF is wrong....?

 

[Fuzzy Duck]

Looks pretty damn fine 'n' healthy


I sense ya done some home work by ya present set up, may i ask which dual spectrum HPS you are using ?


Ya won't go far wrong with biobizz

 

[Sense Amelia]

Looks pretty damn fine 'n' healthy


I sense ya done some home work by ya present set up, may i ask which dual spectrum HPS you are using ?


Ya won't go far wrong with biobizz

Thanks Fuzzy!! I think we did do alot of home work prior to set up, few snags along the way though, there always are LOL.
With the lamp, it's a Maxi Grow budget system I believe and the bulb is a Sun Master.

Yes the BioBizz was recommmended by a grower friend, I had no clue what to get.

 

[Buckshot]

yes, I was looking at some of my ladies fan leaves and thinking.... Hmm, "shall I? Shaln't I?" I am very tempted

Hello Sense Amelia

To clip or not to clip, that is the question ... It has its use but these look a little young to be clipping?

 

[Sense Amelia]

I'm gonna leave 'em alone, they probably wouldn't thank me for my interference!

 

[Fuzzy Duck]

Thanks Fuzzy!! I think we did do alot of home work prior to set up, few snags along the way though, there always are LOL.

Home work is worth while & makes ol fuzzy happy... i'll PM ya some MJ botany journals, slightly hard core reading but ya pick some good info up

With the lamp, it's a Maxi Grow budget system I believe and the bulb is a Sun Master.

I'm familar with sun master but not tryed their bulbs yet as i currently use a dual spectrum bulb by growlux/sylvania 85%red/15% blue with good results...

Some may be sceptical about dual spectrums as their reasonable new tec & may believe results not to be as good as HPS ? this is partly down to decades of use of HPS/MH dominating the growing scene but times are changing...

Yes the BioBizz was recommmended by a grower friend, I had no clue what to get.

You made a good choice soil/organics is some what easy to deal with being a new growing & cheaper when compared to hydro systems.


It took myself months to decide 'n' lots of home work also & finally making a leap of faith for organics/soil, being a gardener by trade i know where i stand with good ol fashion dirt

 

[Muttt]

These plants did grow all by themselves long before we started messing with them. You'll know when you NEED to pinch off a leaf or two. I don't take off growth unless it is really obviously in the way and stunting other needed growth. And, I try not to ever take any more than 20 percent at any given time ..... since it is the fan leaves that make the plants engine go around.


I like what you are going so far. You are so right to keep it simple. Let em grow and see what they do. The whole thing is a learning experience anyway. Just have fun with it.

 

[Sense Amelia]

i'll PM ya some MJ botany journals, slightly hard core reading but ya pick some good info up

Thanks Fuzzy! I'll look at those!

Some may be sceptical about dual spectrums as their reasonable new tec & may believe results not to be as good as HPS ? this is partly down to decades of use of HPS/MH dominating the growing scene but times are changing...

Yes, again, I had no clue what to choose but it was suggested to me that it was worth getting. I think it's great! It seems to be getting the job done alright.

You're so right, we know we we stand with the dirt.

Thanks for your input Mutt, I seriously am just gonna leave 'em. I have been tucking the larger leaves behind the smaller ones a bit so the smaller ones get more of the light. Also did some more tying up today.

I have them a plain watering today as last one with nutes was on Sunday. I'll hit them up with a bit of Grow nutes for first time on saturday and some more bloom.

 

[Grand Daddy Purp]

Looking excellent!!!!

 

[Muttt]

Wow .... they're really taking off.

 

[fish cake]

yeah what everyone said