Shadowman's First Grow

Cannabis 1 said:
Things are moving along! Great job man. Those ladies seem to grow in spurts. I've noticed that its usually overnight with my ladies. Guess is depends on the strain and medium.

I wish I could veg for 4 months. I have a vacation planned for mid august, so I need to start flowering next week if I'm going to take any of the home grown with me.......
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Hey Cannabis 1, You know you want to.
 
amazing journey so far SM! been quietly following you all the way. of course you have just got me even more pumped up to get my grow underway. been lazing around too much. also think the led idea is great as i think you'll make an even better grow out of it. im starting off with leds myself but im nervous.
 
momomonster said:
amazing journey so far SM! been quietly following you all the way. of course you have just got me even more pumped up to get my grow underway. been lazing around too much. also think the led idea is great as i think you'll make an even better grow out of it. im starting off with leds myself but im nervous.
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Hey momomonster, Glad to have you along, Thank you so much for the support and positive vibes. You won't be lazing around after you get your grow started, I'm having a ball with it. I could see myself becoming a MJ Garden Gnome, toiling in the soil with a stoned grin. I was nervous also when I sowed my first seeds, killed some with love too. You can't make a cake without breaking a few eggs. 420 Mag. is full of helpful, knowledgeable grows willing and eager to lend you some experience. It makes it easier. Don't jump out of the car just yet.
 
I have come to the conclusion that running a garden is like a second job. I absolutely love it! We dont get paid in cash for our hard work, but with nice big plump buds.

I am litterally in my garden more than my regualr job. There is nothing better than reaping the fruits of your labor. The only thing that compares is setting up a hammock and living in the garden!

Hopefully in the future, I will be able to legally grow for MMJ Patients, friends and family. I have found my calling......... Who knew I would turn out to be a farmer?
 
Chinnubie said:
I just ordered my set of Growology nutrients, I'm going to use them in my next grow in a couple of weeks. I've heard great things from this system I hope it works like it says.
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What's going on Chinnubie? I take it you got the green light on second grow. Right-on, I'll be right there following along and watching you put what you've learned in 1st grow and building on it. Can't wait, thanks for coming by.
 
I saw the photos you just uploaded. Gaining height and girth, they are looking healthy!
 
Cannabis 1 said:
I have come to the conclusion that running a garden is like a second job. I absolutely love it! We dont get paid in cash for our hard work, but with nice big plump buds.

I am litterally in my garden more than my regualr job. There is nothing better than reaping the fruits of your labor. The only thing that compares is setting up a hammock and living in the garden!

Hopefully in the future, I will be able to legally grow for MMJ Patients, friends and family. I have found my calling......... Who knew I would turn out to be a farmer?
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I concur Cannabis 1, Completely!
 
:welcome: Sit a spell, put your feet up. Today was watering day and more lst. Medi, (Medijuana) and LF (Little Frankenstein) each got the following feeding. 1 cup Cal/Mag+, 1 cup All Purpose 24-8-16 and 3 cups water. Same as last feeding 6 days ago. I fed 1 cup intervals and waited 5 min. between, after last watering I waited at least 15-20 min. and still no run-off, so I gave them each 1 cup Rhizostym. I'll check'em later for run-off. Then I adjusted all restraints to even out the canopy of bud sites and tucked fan leaves for light penetration. I watered 2 Medi sprouts 1/4cup water ea. and misted 4 LF beans that haven't broke soil yet. I also misted and re-bagged the Medi clone. Medi has 24 decently developed bud sites and LF has 10. I plan on vegging another 3 weeks and then I'll pull some clones and wait about a week to flip. Then it's on like Donkey Cong, I have more clamp lights to add for flower to max my buds, I'm working with a 2' 4-bulb 96w, 8000lm T5 HO overhead so I'm using 4 clamp lights with 26w cfl's at the corners. By the time I flip, I hope to have almost doubled my bud sites so I'll need the extra light coverage, I'm putting 4 additional cfl's for flower. Medi will take up 60% of the tent and LF get's the remaining 40. LF is like one of the Professor's. Tight node spacing and thick branches. I push her around but she's really in control. More of a majestic Christmas tree, she doesn't spread her limbs for just anybody. I'll have to work for it with her. I love a challenge! I'm going to start putting my overflow grow boxes together later on tonight or tomorrow, maybe 1 tonight and 1 tomorrow and make sure I can control air flow, temp and humidity. By then I should be getting ready to take some clones and let them rest until I flip. The night before I flip to 12/12 I'll pull everything that isn't ready to flower and put them in the grow boxes. I anticipate being in flower for at least 8 weeks. That will put me at harvest somewhere around September 1. Just in time for a 3 day family reunion so I can have it drying before I go. I'm starting to get ahead of myself so I'll get to the pics. And Medi take the Face-off dot at center ice.
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That's about it for tonight, I'll be hanging out and checking others journals and checking for any run-off. Have a Great weekend y'all and we'll chat soon. :thanks:
 
Cheers :cheesygrinsmiley: :rofl: i'm glad i was of help,that's what 420 is all about :thumb:

I will be changing a few things on my next round,refining so to speak,lighting for one ! lol and an intake fan also,enough about me ha ha ha your doing a tip top job mate,keep doing what your doing and you will be in for a bumper harvest !!

I'm well baked on the quick dried popcorn its still strong as hell ! can't wait to get some cured stuff down me :cheesygrinsmiley:

may the buds be with you :thumb:
 
Hey granny, No, you got it right. Medi was the target strain all along, the LF strain were free. I'm hoping it lives up to the breeders definition. Although LF I was told is suppose to have some couch lock properties. She enjoys stretching out after a good nights sleep. Every morning I adjust the tie downs trying to even the canopy and expose the tops to more light. Thanks for your support, looking forward to seeing your grow.
 
:welcome: Grab a chair and enjoy the weather. I added four more cfl's, 2 6500k and 2 2700k 26w 1600lm, that puts me at 20,800lm overall. I readjusted there restraints and tucked fan leaves. LF beans still haven't broke soil. I gave Medi another cup of cal/mag+, I have some red in the branches which is what happened last time I had a Magnesium deficiency, I just thought it could have been a strain characteristic until I got the brown spots and curled leaves and they dried out. KingJohnC helped me with that one and everything cleared up. Now the red is showing back up so I treated with the cal/mag+. I'm going to have to use bigger fans now, with the extra lights and the warmer temps outside, the temp is at 81. I like it a little cooler, around 70-75. I think I'll try a 6" inline fan for the exhaust fan, any thoughts on that? Maybe for the intake also? I could use a dryer vent hose connected to the intake and just let it lay on the floor. Here's some pics with the added lighting.
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I'm off to visit some other journals, Thanks for coming by, see you next time.
 
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