Hello all! This is my first attempt at growing and so far I couldn't be having more fun. The whole research, options, and physical act of growing is all fun and rewarding at the same time.
Anywho, I am using a 600w mh for veg then hps for first 30-40 days of flower and back to the mh to finish off flowering to hopefully tighten up the nugs a little bit. By next grow i hope to have a small cabinet for veg, but funds at the time limited my ability to use anything but the main grow light for veg. have 5 bagseed seeds (1 believed Sour Diesel seed, if my memory is correct) and 2 nirvana seeds were donated from a friend around day 10.
For my growing medium I am using an offshoot of blazeoneup's recipe. I couldnt find any promix when i first started, although i finally found it in town yesterday, so i mixed up some peat, perlite, vermiculite and lime myself. I went a little light on all the ingredients except peat in the initial mix so when I put my first 5 seeds in the mix i added some extra perlite and vermiculite to get the consistency about where I think it should be. The lime at the time was pellets so i ground them up, but like I said I went a little light on it because I was having a hell of a time turning it into powder. I have since found powdered lime (same place as the promix) and will be adjusting when i mix the peat with the FFOF tomorrow.
I started at 24/0 the first 9 days however outside temps took a turn for the highs the last week (almost 80 outside during the day), which in turn made my temp inside the closet rise to about 81-84 mid day. Temps are staying right around 78 during nights, lights on and should be dropping as some winter weather is finally in the forecast. To combat the higher temps i just switched to 20/4 3 days ago and i am able to stay at a high of around 78 (i am really trying to keep from turning the AC on this time of year, its just too nice chilling in the living room with a fresh breeze blowing through).
Here are the pics of the hopeful ladies, I have one small issue I will put with the pic below.
As always, any help, tips or general info I might have missed is greatly appreciated!
Day 2
These are all bagseed. The lower left is the believed diesel, it seems to be a runt, i am just hoping it can make it. It was a tiny seed to start with.
Day 10
There is yellowing on the one plant in the bottom right and a little on the one above it, but all the new growth is healthy and green. Any idea what this could have come from? Perhaps the lack of lime in the initial mix? over watering? I have been trying hard not over water. Temp maybe? The two Nirvana seeds are in the bigger pots, the Master Kush is feminized, Jack Horror is not.
Up close of the one yellowing
Poor Diesel.....
Healthy Kush
I will be looking to transplant these into there final mix of the base and the FFOF + bone and bloodmeal and lime in another 4-7 days. They will be in 3 gallon grow bags.
Again thanks for any help!
Be safe!
Anywho, I am using a 600w mh for veg then hps for first 30-40 days of flower and back to the mh to finish off flowering to hopefully tighten up the nugs a little bit. By next grow i hope to have a small cabinet for veg, but funds at the time limited my ability to use anything but the main grow light for veg. have 5 bagseed seeds (1 believed Sour Diesel seed, if my memory is correct) and 2 nirvana seeds were donated from a friend around day 10.
For my growing medium I am using an offshoot of blazeoneup's recipe. I couldnt find any promix when i first started, although i finally found it in town yesterday, so i mixed up some peat, perlite, vermiculite and lime myself. I went a little light on all the ingredients except peat in the initial mix so when I put my first 5 seeds in the mix i added some extra perlite and vermiculite to get the consistency about where I think it should be. The lime at the time was pellets so i ground them up, but like I said I went a little light on it because I was having a hell of a time turning it into powder. I have since found powdered lime (same place as the promix) and will be adjusting when i mix the peat with the FFOF tomorrow.
I started at 24/0 the first 9 days however outside temps took a turn for the highs the last week (almost 80 outside during the day), which in turn made my temp inside the closet rise to about 81-84 mid day. Temps are staying right around 78 during nights, lights on and should be dropping as some winter weather is finally in the forecast. To combat the higher temps i just switched to 20/4 3 days ago and i am able to stay at a high of around 78 (i am really trying to keep from turning the AC on this time of year, its just too nice chilling in the living room with a fresh breeze blowing through).
Here are the pics of the hopeful ladies, I have one small issue I will put with the pic below.
As always, any help, tips or general info I might have missed is greatly appreciated!
Day 2
These are all bagseed. The lower left is the believed diesel, it seems to be a runt, i am just hoping it can make it. It was a tiny seed to start with.
Day 10
There is yellowing on the one plant in the bottom right and a little on the one above it, but all the new growth is healthy and green. Any idea what this could have come from? Perhaps the lack of lime in the initial mix? over watering? I have been trying hard not over water. Temp maybe? The two Nirvana seeds are in the bigger pots, the Master Kush is feminized, Jack Horror is not.
Up close of the one yellowing
Poor Diesel.....
Healthy Kush
I will be looking to transplant these into there final mix of the base and the FFOF + bone and bloodmeal and lime in another 4-7 days. They will be in 3 gallon grow bags.
Again thanks for any help!
Be safe!
