SlowCalaToker
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I'm gonna start this diary to keep track of my grow so I actually have a record of it! This is my fourth grow. I've flowered 2 scrogged ladies in my ghetto cab twice, and run a perpetual SOG for about six months in Dr. Bud style, all done in soil. I have intermittantly posted results and what I was doing during the grow, but have not done a true "diary" yet. I am going to try and keep it up and going this time, just so there is a record to look back at.
I will definitely screw up, I have many times on my past grows, and will greatly appreciate any suggestions from those who know their shit and are willing to offer their opinions.
I appreciate that everyone has opinions on growing, and some will not agree with my growing style, lighting system, ect. Please, however, keep your comments on topic. I don't need to hear how soil is better, or aero is better, or DWC is the only way to go, or that hempy suck balls. I get it. Thanks in advance for this consideration. Flamers are assholes, 'nuff said.
So on we go!
So...
I started my seeds (bagseed from some decent mids) in my handy-dandy cloner/seed popper on May 6, I transplanted them into 100% pearlite, hempy style, 10 days ago. My plan is to veg these plants until they are 7 or 8 nodes then top them. I will use the tops for clones. After they recover and reveg back to about 12 inches, I'm gonna flower them to determine sex, pitch the boys, and keep the female clones taken at the first topping as mom's (I'll bonsai them) The flowering girls will then be aggresively pruned to lillopops and flowered for 8-10 weeks. After the 1st run is harvested and I have enough bud to last me a while, I will start a 3 in and 3 out every two weeks to get the SOG up and running.
I am waiting for my nuts. I haven't decided which brand to use yet. I'm leaning towards using AN, but like the price on the Foxfarm stuff. I will not be using any additives until after I have my clones responding predictable to the main formula. Then I can try additives to see if they help at all. I will be using water from my 75 gallon koi tank, so the nitrogen cycle has already been established, and the Cal and Mag are still in there. I am currently using an "organic" nute mix of Schultz 10-15-10 (I know that's chem, but the bacteria in the fish tank water will break it down in the root ball), 1 tbsp. molassass, 1 tbsp. 5-1-1 fish emulsion, and 4 drops superthrive per gallon. I have seen an explosion of growth in the past 2 days since the tap root hit the hempy res. 10 of the 12 kids have literally doubled in size in the past two days with nice green, flat, healthy leaves, so I feel comfortable holding off on the hydro nutes for now. I have had 3 new nodes grow out in two days.... really. I had the CFL's quite close after the transplant. There was more than enough light, as a matter of fact I had the first 3 nodes within about a half inch of each other. I lifted the lights a little to get some stretch and height going. Hard to clone when the nodes are that close to each other...
Here's all 12 lined up 2x2 under their CFL's
The container on the left is a 1 qt. chinese soup take-out container. This is what I am planning on using once the perpetual gets going and I'm flowering lollipops in my sog.
Thanks for looking!
I will definitely screw up, I have many times on my past grows, and will greatly appreciate any suggestions from those who know their shit and are willing to offer their opinions.
I appreciate that everyone has opinions on growing, and some will not agree with my growing style, lighting system, ect. Please, however, keep your comments on topic. I don't need to hear how soil is better, or aero is better, or DWC is the only way to go, or that hempy suck balls. I get it. Thanks in advance for this consideration. Flamers are assholes, 'nuff said.
So on we go!
So...
I started my seeds (bagseed from some decent mids) in my handy-dandy cloner/seed popper on May 6, I transplanted them into 100% pearlite, hempy style, 10 days ago. My plan is to veg these plants until they are 7 or 8 nodes then top them. I will use the tops for clones. After they recover and reveg back to about 12 inches, I'm gonna flower them to determine sex, pitch the boys, and keep the female clones taken at the first topping as mom's (I'll bonsai them) The flowering girls will then be aggresively pruned to lillopops and flowered for 8-10 weeks. After the 1st run is harvested and I have enough bud to last me a while, I will start a 3 in and 3 out every two weeks to get the SOG up and running.
I am waiting for my nuts. I haven't decided which brand to use yet. I'm leaning towards using AN, but like the price on the Foxfarm stuff. I will not be using any additives until after I have my clones responding predictable to the main formula. Then I can try additives to see if they help at all. I will be using water from my 75 gallon koi tank, so the nitrogen cycle has already been established, and the Cal and Mag are still in there. I am currently using an "organic" nute mix of Schultz 10-15-10 (I know that's chem, but the bacteria in the fish tank water will break it down in the root ball), 1 tbsp. molassass, 1 tbsp. 5-1-1 fish emulsion, and 4 drops superthrive per gallon. I have seen an explosion of growth in the past 2 days since the tap root hit the hempy res. 10 of the 12 kids have literally doubled in size in the past two days with nice green, flat, healthy leaves, so I feel comfortable holding off on the hydro nutes for now. I have had 3 new nodes grow out in two days.... really. I had the CFL's quite close after the transplant. There was more than enough light, as a matter of fact I had the first 3 nodes within about a half inch of each other. I lifted the lights a little to get some stretch and height going. Hard to clone when the nodes are that close to each other...
Here's all 12 lined up 2x2 under their CFL's
The container on the left is a 1 qt. chinese soup take-out container. This is what I am planning on using once the perpetual gets going and I'm flowering lollipops in my sog.
Thanks for looking!
i tried hempy but didnt care for it and bounced back to RSWC but right now im tryn organic soil 
but i didnt clone it 
we get some nice bagseed down here 
