Dreamscape
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This is the thread for my first grow and instead of you having you read through each post in order to pick out the goods and bads I figured i'd edit it for you and just give you the quality info.
SO - after 3 months of punishing myself with mistake after mistake and stunted growth after stunted growth this is my tried and true method.
#0. BEFORE YOU HAVE GERMINATED ANY SEEDS or PLANTED CLONES you MUST have your ENVIRONMENT calibrated. Or you will end up like me and blow time , money and energy out of your asshole because you were too lazy.
- A/C and or Exhaust for heat regulation is KEY. I had an A/C in my WINDOW for my room. A/C's actually recirculate the air in the room and dont actually blow it out the window. Just make sure you use some cut up cardboard and plastic and duct tape to seal everything up around it and you'll be safe.
- FANS ... you absolutely need a Fan blowing over your plants at all times - simple and plain. It doesn't have to blow them over just make sure they're jiggling a little bit and you're good.
- Hygrometer ... buy one ... NOW. Measures heat and humidity and some also have "maximum/minimum" readers that record the highs and lows of the temp and humidity. This is KEY to calibrating your room.
- Carbon Filter ... In the first few weeks you wont need it but after that the stench will permeate your house - BUY ONE with a fan ... simple and plain do it.
#1. Its all about the SEED. But as a beginner you will learn more from MISTAKES and experience than ANYTHING else.
I was given advice by a grower on these forums that I should have started with a couple of bag seeds just to get my feet wet and used to the process. I should have listened to him because it would have saved me a solid 150 dollars in dead babies.
EXPERIENCE is your BEST TEACHER. That goes for ALL things in life. Hands on versus book reading is KEY. Master this habit and master your life because you learn MORE from mistakes than from success and thus progress faster
When you feel you're ready to actually spend some money purchase from either Dr.Chronic's website or Gypsy Nirvana.
#2. The seed needs a special medium to grow in. As a soil grower I will share a piece of advice I once read "feed the soil not the plant".
For seedlings I germinate in a wet paper towel stuck to the sides of a glass and wet daily until they pop within 48-72 hours of darkness.
After they pop I put them into Fox Farms Light Warrior medium for the first day or so under humidity domes with 1 or two sprays of liquid water under the dome for humidity. Pick up the dome and air it out everyday. They stay under there until they develop their first set of true leaves the rounded cotyledon leaves.
I then remove the dome and feed them only water until they develop their 2nd set of leaves or first set of "true leaves" with the serated edges.
- After this I transplant them into 16oz. cups filled with an all organic , all Fox Farms soil mixture recipe called the MoonShineMan Mix which can be found as a sticky in the Organic Soil forum.
I put this mix into 16oz. solo cups (NOT clear). I take a Razor blade and slice 8 slits from about the neck of the cup to the bottom of the cup all the way around for drainage. I also poke atleast 8 holes into the bottom of the cups with a kitchen knife. This is to prevent EVERY BEGINNERS WORST ENEMY = Overwatering. You only want about 10% runoff out of the bottom of the cups. Even then - it is NOT needed. You could water a bit less. I like to water at about 1/4 - 1/2 a cup of ph adjusted spring water (6.3 - 6.8) in the beginning when its once every 5 days or so.
AGAIN , at this point i'm watering ONCE every 5 days or so ... or more importantly "until the plants tell me they're thirsty" ... This is KEY #1. I ONLY water when I notice the leaves starting to droop about 45 degrees or more. And usually a bit more because that means the roots have had time to search for more water meaning they grow a faster.
When the plants are happy the leaves are at a 90 degree straight out from the sides angle. When they droop little more than half way its time to water them. This continues until they need water Once a day instead of Once every 5 days. This means the rootball has filled out and they are ready for transplant again OR in other words "potting up" to a bigger pot. At this point i'm watering somewhere between 1/2 a cup and 3/4 a cup of ph adjusted spring water. And again ... all those holes you put into your cups are they to help you by draining the excess water. Its generally better not to SOAK the medium but rather to get it about 75% wet or a little less.
- They are then transplanted into 1 gallon "smart pots" with fresh MoonShineMan Mix which are actually made of layered cloth and rock maximum ass for air flow into the soil. they also autoprune the roots causing them to multiple - RAPIDLY. Again i'm watering every 5 days or so - moderately - not soaking the medium and getting maybe 10-15 % runoff from the bottom. This continues until , again , i'm watering Once a day. Then I "pot up" to a 3gallon smart pot with another fresh batch of MoonShineMan mix. This is when I will then flip them into 12/12 and begin flowering and grow MONSTERS.
Since this is as far as i've got in my grow I will stop here and finish when I've actually finally harvested.
But I will leave you with this ... Everytime you water your Organic Soil use Liquid Karma (or something similar) and Blackstrap Organic Molasses from "wholesome sweeteners" and you will see your plants grow rapidly. At this point i'll also be adding hygrozyme from time to time into the watering schedule. From my research these 3 addatives are the 3 kings and you need NOTHING ELSE.
goodluck and thanks for hanging out
always pay it foward
This is the thread for my first grow and instead of you having you read through each post in order to pick out the goods and bads I figured i'd edit it for you and just give you the quality info.
SO - after 3 months of punishing myself with mistake after mistake and stunted growth after stunted growth this is my tried and true method.
#0. BEFORE YOU HAVE GERMINATED ANY SEEDS or PLANTED CLONES you MUST have your ENVIRONMENT calibrated. Or you will end up like me and blow time , money and energy out of your asshole because you were too lazy.
- A/C and or Exhaust for heat regulation is KEY. I had an A/C in my WINDOW for my room. A/C's actually recirculate the air in the room and dont actually blow it out the window. Just make sure you use some cut up cardboard and plastic and duct tape to seal everything up around it and you'll be safe.
- FANS ... you absolutely need a Fan blowing over your plants at all times - simple and plain. It doesn't have to blow them over just make sure they're jiggling a little bit and you're good.
- Hygrometer ... buy one ... NOW. Measures heat and humidity and some also have "maximum/minimum" readers that record the highs and lows of the temp and humidity. This is KEY to calibrating your room.
- Carbon Filter ... In the first few weeks you wont need it but after that the stench will permeate your house - BUY ONE with a fan ... simple and plain do it.
#1. Its all about the SEED. But as a beginner you will learn more from MISTAKES and experience than ANYTHING else.
I was given advice by a grower on these forums that I should have started with a couple of bag seeds just to get my feet wet and used to the process. I should have listened to him because it would have saved me a solid 150 dollars in dead babies.
EXPERIENCE is your BEST TEACHER. That goes for ALL things in life. Hands on versus book reading is KEY. Master this habit and master your life because you learn MORE from mistakes than from success and thus progress faster
When you feel you're ready to actually spend some money purchase from either Dr.Chronic's website or Gypsy Nirvana.
#2. The seed needs a special medium to grow in. As a soil grower I will share a piece of advice I once read "feed the soil not the plant".
For seedlings I germinate in a wet paper towel stuck to the sides of a glass and wet daily until they pop within 48-72 hours of darkness.
After they pop I put them into Fox Farms Light Warrior medium for the first day or so under humidity domes with 1 or two sprays of liquid water under the dome for humidity. Pick up the dome and air it out everyday. They stay under there until they develop their first set of true leaves the rounded cotyledon leaves.
I then remove the dome and feed them only water until they develop their 2nd set of leaves or first set of "true leaves" with the serated edges.
- After this I transplant them into 16oz. cups filled with an all organic , all Fox Farms soil mixture recipe called the MoonShineMan Mix which can be found as a sticky in the Organic Soil forum.
I put this mix into 16oz. solo cups (NOT clear). I take a Razor blade and slice 8 slits from about the neck of the cup to the bottom of the cup all the way around for drainage. I also poke atleast 8 holes into the bottom of the cups with a kitchen knife. This is to prevent EVERY BEGINNERS WORST ENEMY = Overwatering. You only want about 10% runoff out of the bottom of the cups. Even then - it is NOT needed. You could water a bit less. I like to water at about 1/4 - 1/2 a cup of ph adjusted spring water (6.3 - 6.8) in the beginning when its once every 5 days or so.
AGAIN , at this point i'm watering ONCE every 5 days or so ... or more importantly "until the plants tell me they're thirsty" ... This is KEY #1. I ONLY water when I notice the leaves starting to droop about 45 degrees or more. And usually a bit more because that means the roots have had time to search for more water meaning they grow a faster.
When the plants are happy the leaves are at a 90 degree straight out from the sides angle. When they droop little more than half way its time to water them. This continues until they need water Once a day instead of Once every 5 days. This means the rootball has filled out and they are ready for transplant again OR in other words "potting up" to a bigger pot. At this point i'm watering somewhere between 1/2 a cup and 3/4 a cup of ph adjusted spring water. And again ... all those holes you put into your cups are they to help you by draining the excess water. Its generally better not to SOAK the medium but rather to get it about 75% wet or a little less.
- They are then transplanted into 1 gallon "smart pots" with fresh MoonShineMan Mix which are actually made of layered cloth and rock maximum ass for air flow into the soil. they also autoprune the roots causing them to multiple - RAPIDLY. Again i'm watering every 5 days or so - moderately - not soaking the medium and getting maybe 10-15 % runoff from the bottom. This continues until , again , i'm watering Once a day. Then I "pot up" to a 3gallon smart pot with another fresh batch of MoonShineMan mix. This is when I will then flip them into 12/12 and begin flowering and grow MONSTERS.
Since this is as far as i've got in my grow I will stop here and finish when I've actually finally harvested.
But I will leave you with this ... Everytime you water your Organic Soil use Liquid Karma (or something similar) and Blackstrap Organic Molasses from "wholesome sweeteners" and you will see your plants grow rapidly. At this point i'll also be adding hygrozyme from time to time into the watering schedule. From my research these 3 addatives are the 3 kings and you need NOTHING ELSE.
goodluck and thanks for hanging out
always pay it foward
