spaceghost22
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Hey all. I had to think long and hard as to whether or not I was going to publish this grow. A lot has changed since my first grow (and failed attempt at a second) but that hasn't slowed me down, in fact, quite the contrary! I took a chance and moved on from bag-seed to Aurora Indica from Nirvana Seeds. I've read a lot and it seems that the people enjoy this smoke so I guess I will as well!
I ordered a standard 10 pack of the A.I.'s and was gifted a freebie 5 pack of Mandala Safari. I don't know anyone I can trust to give the free seed to so I planted them all. I chose to plant according to the Sun and Moon sign this time just for the heck of it (can't hurt, right?) I chose the 16th of February which put the Sun and Moon signs both in Pisces (2nd best planting sign.) Of the 10 A.I.'s 7 germinated and 5 popped up on the second day, the last two on the 3rd. Of the 5 Safari's all 5 germinated and were all up on the second day. One plant from each group turned out to have some sort of mutation or just didn't look good at all so I culled them leaving me with 6 A.I.'s and 4 Safari. They were planted and left in peat pots until the Farmers Almanac's recommended transplant dates (approx. 1 1/2 weeks), they were then transplanted into a organic potting mix with hydroton @ 1 part hydroton to 7 parts soil.
So far I've fed them only SLIGHTLY via foliar using some homemade fertilizers from kelp, homemade fish emulsions, molasses, epsom salt, organic maple syrup, homemade lactobacillus, urine and fermented wheat straw. I have some fisherman's worms working my kitchen scraps into castings but I'm not sure if I have the right variety for the job. I also plan on grinding some rye berries, sunflower seed and millet and making a tea for added carbohydrates, fat's, minerals etc. I plan on using bio-char as well. There will be more on the way as time goes on. Do take note that this grow will be done as cheaply as humanly possible. I've really taken a hit from this recession crap and have been unemployed for nearly 2 years now.
Now for some pic's
The A.I.'s are in column's 1, 4 and 5 from the left. Column's 2 and 3 are the Mandala Safari's. Catnip and lavender up front in the trays with the nip on the left and lavender on the right
The containers for everything were all recycled. Oh, I almost forgot... The red stuff you see is some lava rock that I crushed. I applied it as a guard against fungus gnats ( I messed up on the soil mix SLIGHTLY.) I see one or two flying every now and then. As soon as the soil is dry enough I'll do a tobacco soak to kill any larvae/eggs.
Here's the chamber as a whole. 80 watts of 7000k. It looks a little messy, sure, but it doesn't stay that way. I was working in it before I took these pics (it's also 6 am and as usual, I haven't slept in a while
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The plan is to veg these puppies in the tent for a while until I can pull some clones to check sex. I'll keep the best male and all females to do a seed run later on. The female clones will go under a 400 watt HPS, perhaps in a scROG set up. Time will tell. I've learned not to count my chicken's until they hatch, believe you ME.
I ordered a standard 10 pack of the A.I.'s and was gifted a freebie 5 pack of Mandala Safari. I don't know anyone I can trust to give the free seed to so I planted them all. I chose to plant according to the Sun and Moon sign this time just for the heck of it (can't hurt, right?) I chose the 16th of February which put the Sun and Moon signs both in Pisces (2nd best planting sign.) Of the 10 A.I.'s 7 germinated and 5 popped up on the second day, the last two on the 3rd. Of the 5 Safari's all 5 germinated and were all up on the second day. One plant from each group turned out to have some sort of mutation or just didn't look good at all so I culled them leaving me with 6 A.I.'s and 4 Safari. They were planted and left in peat pots until the Farmers Almanac's recommended transplant dates (approx. 1 1/2 weeks), they were then transplanted into a organic potting mix with hydroton @ 1 part hydroton to 7 parts soil.
So far I've fed them only SLIGHTLY via foliar using some homemade fertilizers from kelp, homemade fish emulsions, molasses, epsom salt, organic maple syrup, homemade lactobacillus, urine and fermented wheat straw. I have some fisherman's worms working my kitchen scraps into castings but I'm not sure if I have the right variety for the job. I also plan on grinding some rye berries, sunflower seed and millet and making a tea for added carbohydrates, fat's, minerals etc. I plan on using bio-char as well. There will be more on the way as time goes on. Do take note that this grow will be done as cheaply as humanly possible. I've really taken a hit from this recession crap and have been unemployed for nearly 2 years now.
Now for some pic's
The A.I.'s are in column's 1, 4 and 5 from the left. Column's 2 and 3 are the Mandala Safari's. Catnip and lavender up front in the trays with the nip on the left and lavender on the right
The containers for everything were all recycled. Oh, I almost forgot... The red stuff you see is some lava rock that I crushed. I applied it as a guard against fungus gnats ( I messed up on the soil mix SLIGHTLY.) I see one or two flying every now and then. As soon as the soil is dry enough I'll do a tobacco soak to kill any larvae/eggs.Here's the chamber as a whole. 80 watts of 7000k. It looks a little messy, sure, but it doesn't stay that way. I was working in it before I took these pics (it's also 6 am and as usual, I haven't slept in a while
)The plan is to veg these puppies in the tent for a while until I can pull some clones to check sex. I'll keep the best male and all females to do a seed run later on. The female clones will go under a 400 watt HPS, perhaps in a scROG set up. Time will tell. I've learned not to count my chicken's until they hatch, believe you ME.
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. It's non-paying, but being a bonsai enthusiast I cannot allow this opportunity to slip by. I'll be given free clay and kiln time as payment. If I'm a good enough potter I'll be given space on the floor to sell my better works, though I'm against prostitution of my own art. Anyway, if this pulls through I can begin to make my own planter pots and the sky is the limit!
