The Nuggerator - My first grow - 400 W HPS in a fridge

[danktafied]

Hello all. Thanks for checking out my grow. I am starting this thread about a week late so let me get you up to date. I dont have much growing room so I want these to stay small. I plan to flip them to 12/12 in about a week.

* Equipment *

• Fridge
• 400/600 W Nextgen
• 400 W Sylvania HPS Grolux
• Scythe KS01 fan controller
• 120 MM delta fan AFB1212HHE
• 2 120 MM SilverStone fans FM121

* Soil *
(what I could throw together from home depot)
I used a 4 cup container to measure.

• Miracle grow potting soil 18 parts
• Perlite 6 parts
• peat moss 3 parts
• Dolomite lime 14 tablespoons
• Blood meal 7 tablespoons
• Bone meal 14 tablespoons

* Seeds *

I found 7 seeds all in the same bag of Grapefruit from our care giver. 2 seeds were from 2 other random bags.

* Nutes *

I have some Fox Farm nutes on the way. I wish I would have ordered some soil too...

• Big bloom
• Tiger bloom
• open sesame
• Grow big

2-6-10
I started the seeds in between some wet paper towels that I then put inside a zip lock bag. I put it on top of my audio/video receiver for warmth.

2-11-10
Most of the seedlings are poking their heads up.



2-14-10
After reading some threads on the Jiffy peat pellets and convincing myself that they were stunting growth, I rushed to get them out of there and into the dirt. I removed as much of the peat as I could.



2-15-10



2-16-10
Im getting trigger happy on the camera.
I gave them water today.

 

[eastbaybeast]

Any updates dude? I want to see some flourishing grapefruit weed in the next update!!

 

[danktafied]

Sorry I haven't updated in a few days but I have been taking pictures

Here's some flourishing for you Eastbaybeast

2-18-10
Seems to be some noticeable growth each day. They are still just on water and what is in the soil. The pots have been needing water about every other day. I gave them some today.



2-20-10
My nutes got delivered yesterday.Today I added 1Tbsp/Gal of Big Bloom to their water.

 

[Tarus Bulbar]

Nice little set up Danktafied!!
Your babies are lookn healthy!
Just a suggestion..... being they are
so young and you used MG,bone n bloodmeal,
you shouldnt have to feed them with anything
but straight water for quite some time!!
Goodluck with your first grow!!!
Keep us posted bro

 

[danktafied]

Thanks for the advice Greenadian. The nutrients are kind of a gray area for me. Based on the amount of blood and bone meal I added to the soil, and whatever Miracle Grow already contains..., when should I start applying some more? Remember that I also dont want to veg these very much longer since they will probably still grow too big. I appreciate the help man.

One of my plants started showing this strange purple color just on the new growth. I took a picture as close as I can get and I cant really tell what it is. Is this just the color of the plant?

 

[Tarus Bulbar]

well id say based on the nutes already in ur soil
plus what you have added,your young plants
will be fine for about 3-4weeks.
So just watering them with plain water for
3 weeks or so youd be fine!!
Im not 100% sure what the purple colour
relates too!? Could be due to the watering
with flowering nutes!? Im not an expert bro

 

[danktafied]

I dont think it has to do with the nutes because I saw the color forming on that plant the day before I applied the liquid nutes. It is still the only plant exhibiting this color. Im just worried that its mold or something.
I will take your advice, no more nutes for a couple more weeks since I added some to the soil. The reason I wanted to start flowering nutes is because I want to start flowering very soon. The amount I applied was half the recommended for seedlings. The directions say its a mild fertilizer that can be applied at all stages so I think I will be ok with what I did.

 

[danktafied]

 

[Tarus Bulbar]

those ladies are lookn healthy Danktafied!!!
im curious...how much height will you have
for the plants before it becomes a problem?
Cheers bro

 

[danktafied]

those ladies are lookn healthy Danktafied!!!
im curious...how much height will you have
for the plants before it becomes a problem?
Cheers bro

Well, there is about 2 1/2 feet from the bottom of the fridge to the light. the pot is about 5 to 6 inches tall and they need to stay a few inches away from the glass... a little less than 2 feet for plant growth. The plants can actually grow taller but I would have to keep them away from the reflector. That is why I am flowering them so soon to hopefully keep the height down.

10 days on 12/12

 

[Fraggle Rock]

Looking good!! Did you flip those girls yet?

 

[danktafied]

Looking good!! Did you flip those girls yet?

Yeah. They have been on 12/12 for 13-14 days now. We barely see signs of some flowering.

I hope they show their sex soon so I can weed a few of them out. They are starting to grow into each other in there.

 

[Fraggle Rock]

They look great so far!! Nice and thick!!!