First grow in new cab!

[niggle]

I'm starting my first grow thread in my "new cabinet". I am using three large cfl bulbs in my custom cab. The strain I will be growing is the same white widow as other times... I do plan on using the technique of scrog when the plant is in its final pot.

I admit the humidity is low bit that can be addressed. other then that the airflow, and sent removal of the filter is amazing. i worked out a schedule to the fans to keep the temps down, and am very happy to say that even at their lowest use the cab stays will within a safe number... the highest the cab ever got was 81deg becuase of the heat of the rad behind it.

ps ignore the wilty tomato leaves, I basically just threw it in a coffee pot and ignored it enough to just keep it alive lol. let me know what you think....

these pictures were from 11/16/10

 

[niggle]

Update: 11/21/10

here is the plant after docking the top. I have also begun a light plant food schedule.

you can see the new growth, there are 3 new tops in the middle, but hard to take a picture of....

 

[darko_G]

wow thats an early topping... what cfls are you using exactly? best of lusk dude an that cab look awsome man. its so difficult to work in my stealth cab jus its in a real awkward place

 

[niggle]

I'll admit it really slows the plant down, but i don't have a deadline and i want the cab as full as possible from the scrog...

 

[niggle]

Update: 11/23/10


so it was a busy day, the plant has out grown the planter I had for it, so now its in its final container.

here are some pics before transplanting...

you might be able to see the roots ^^


here is the final pot, its a 4Gal bucket with plenty of holes drilled into the bottom, then the stone balls are in the bottom to help with air to to the roots without plugging the holes with soil. I mixed the top soil with peat most with a 60/40 mix, and added about 2-3 cups of perlite.

finally here is the plant in place...

 

[niggle]

Update:11/29/10

so here is the plant, as you can see its pretty crowded on the tiny base, some of the new leaves are mutant from the cropping but that wont be noticeable in the long run.

I also gave it its first watering yesterday since transplanting and with it another dose of plant food, once its larger i will start feeding it a stronger nutrient solution.

 

[niggle]

Update: 12/02/10


nothing special, just moved the plant higher and you can see the new growth. pretty happy with the number of tops forming

once it starts growing in height I'll start to tie each to the grill to help space them out and to make sure each one grows where i want at the grill.

 

[niggle]

Update: 12/05/10

so the five tops that have formed after cropping and trimming are tall enough to start to L.S.T. The middle top is now the same height as the other branch's once they have been pulled down. I will continue to bonsi the plant how I want it to grow with L.S.T, cropping, trimming till it hits the screen.

Also I have decided that the grill that is in there now for Scrog might have too few bars to create the resistance for the plant so I will trade it out for the one with twice as many bars once it has hit the one that is in there now.

 

[raunholt]

nice keep it green

 

[niggle]

Update:01/04/11

its been a while, here are some pictures from today,the plant has hit the grill so I have turned the timer to 12/12. Tomorrow I will be buying a 2' t5 fixture to go against the back and help with lighting during flowering.

here are the pictures:

 

[killerweed31]

GONNA BE A GREAT GROW MAN, I'LL BE WATCHING THE PROGRESS, PLANT LOOK START FILLED UP NICE..

 

[fonzee]

Looks good!
Why didn't you fill the pot to the top?

 

[niggle]

I didnt account for how much the peat moss and soil would settle. it was full when I first watered, and will be adding more since it needs it....

thanks for the comments, its hard to get people to comment when your not growing alot of plants lol...

 

[fonzee]

Its not about the number of comments, its about what their saying ;-)
I don't get many comments in my journal as well ;-)
On another forum i'm a member of you get tons of comments, most are useless.


You might wanna use the top 3" to mulch your pot. I use coco for the top 2" on mine, that way roots can use ALL of the soil and I need to water less frequently as less water evaporates.


Cheers.

 

[niggle]

I have a bag of peat moss left over, ill throw it on top. I'm on a few non mary jane forums and get more responses, but i guess this is a different kind of monster lol

 

[niggle]

Update:01/06/11

So another update, I have begun feeding it a bloom formula, which includes:

pure blend pro soil formula
liquid karma
koolbloom liquid formula
superthrive
molasses (missing in picture)

I keep three bottles
1. 3L distilled water
2. 2L mixed solution
3. spray bottle with mixed sprey solution



I took some time to trim out the large fan leaves underneath as well as a few of the small branchs that wont mature enough.

here are some before pictures:

Here are the after pics, plus an idea of how much I actually trimmed

 

[fonzee]

Looks very healthy

 

[Chomp]

Hey she's looking nice and healthy niggle, looks like one plant will fill up your space real good...Have you had any of the WW before or is this the first time you're growing it?

Chomp

 

[niggle]

I've grown ww in three settings:

- dwc in a closet( 6 plants )
- soil in a closet ( 2 plants )
- swamp tubes guerrilla grow ( 2 plants )

I have loved every plant I've grown, the phenos where great and took a beating. once I pay off bills from the holiday I will be buying the lights I mentioned, I found a 22" t5 fixture that would fit on both sides of the cab, as well I'm getting two keyless lightsockets which will be mounted below the plant and grill to help with buding from under the canapy. I figure with a nice sized cfl under the left and right side of the plant and then the t5's over the canopy will push the plant further then just eh lights I have now.

 

[fonzee]

running more lights means needing more venting.
Besides that it sounds just fine to me

Cheers.