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GhettoGrow - Beginners Journey to Harvest for less than $1500

Boyd Crowder

Teem MiCr0B35
Well Awright...
Heres an update:
Day 43, day 8 flower:
Plants are tuning in and turnin up.
So I spent 25$ at lowes for a green light, locking door handle and some light seal crap.
Im at 1078$ and still under budget.

Im still not 100% on this pH pen and pulled out the GH ph test kit to compare. Hard to say, the lights may be a problem reading the colors and Im at the whatevs stage on the pH battle. Drops and pen are close enough for now.

So , I run 2.5 Gl in all but one bucket which gets 3 cause the netpot is shorter.
so that means I can mix up 15Gl nute solution and siphon it into each bucket(good) no measuring pouring each one (best)

And Ima runnin 600ppms again which means a 5/10 Gh Micro/Bloom ratio.
Anywho , I calculated 2ml superthrive works out to a drop a gallon which now that I think of it , is fucking wrong, but hey, I dont think 5 days of 3 drops a gallon will cause too much trouble. next time I'll put in around .7 ml .
That also means 75ml micro and 150 ml bloom in the mix res. Mixed em on up there and read about 5.5 ish on the pH. It took 20 ml ph up to correct us to 5.8 @15gl.

Res temps have been in mid 60s all week, so I wont add chlorine unless it creeps over 70F.
Room temps between 70-75 all week. RH has been an issue seeing 33-42 over the week.
That said , my therm/rh meter has not been in the canopy but right underneath the exhaust all week.
When I moved it back to the canopy (see pics) today and fired up both humies, its creeping up into the 50% range , so maybe my RH isnt an issue at all, or could be placement relative to canopy as well , because i did move them (the humies) back to right next to the plants.

Anywhoozle, I think we have a confirmed female. I looked at this crown this morning and it looked kinda like more leafage, but after cleaning up and stuff, about 4 hrs later , I looked under the loupe again , and this is, I believe , the first flower.



Also , I been trying to figure out the whole sex thing and , because this entire group has showed virtually the same looking stipules, Im still stumped as to whos what . I know this sounds crazy , But I think the entire group is girls. Even the lanky sativa dominant pheno I suspected as male has the same looking stipules.



Heres some pics , care to weigh in on me kids sex, IC?

Alright , so yeah , I placed some books under a couple of the smaller kids to even up the canopy too, check the pics.



And to finish off todays work , I did the ol med-man message, till they all looked nice and beat up. I gotta tell ya, this message, they adore. I get in there and twist and turn all of the branches and the stalks. I might even pich a lil crunchy here and there too. When I started doing this I noticed the stalks would split along the fibers , exposing the insides and was wary of infection or bad juju, but no , they heal up in a day and really respond with the cardio workouts.

Thats it for now, till next time,
Dooses!
 
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HarvestMoon303

Active member
I don't see anything in those three photos that would indicate sex. Maybe they are just a little grainy. Are there hairs coming out? I don't think that they are showing yet. I'm waiting on the last of three plants to show, so far it was one male and one female.

I check them every 12 hours, and in those 12 hours I've seen them go from nothing to showing a clear male cluster, or female hairs.
 

Boyd Crowder

Teem MiCr0B35
Cool, thanks for the tip , moon.
I picked up some 4.0 solution today and popped in my pen.
waited about 90 seconds. boom - 4.0! Yay, my ph pen is working correctly!
Also picked up the parts I needed for a bubble cloner. Do yall wanna see me build and fill it up with clones?
 

Boyd Crowder

Teem MiCr0B35
Day 46 - 1.5 week into 12/12
Good news . One of my kids is showing flowers! woot!
Bad news - Pretty sure its a male.... Heres some pics , anyone wanna confirm?
Ill need to chop him tonight if so..

 

HarvestMoon303

Active member
Chop him, that's a boy. Those balls show up fast, eh? I've been getting lucky lately, just by total coincidence, and I've had like 5/6 females. One boy is tossed out in the snow, dying.
 

Boyd Crowder

Teem MiCr0B35
Chop him, that's a boy. One boy is tossed out in the snow, dying.


Two lil hoodlums showed up to this pillow fight.
It hurt, but I showed these douchebags the door.
Tooks some pics of the murder scene wanna see em?
Im saving the roots and plants for medicine, just in case.
roots are def gonna get processed, the tops are just gonna sit there drying till i either find a use or a safe dumpster to ditch em.
these two men stunk high with the force, and sticky resiny at just 6 weeks- theys gotta be something useful in em if just a topical.
anywhozzle

We are down to five and maybe less, its the sexing season @ casa de boyd/johnny's bar
anyone care to stick around for my pretentious knowitall noob grow journal ?
 

Goldberry

Member
Two lil hoodlums showed up to this pillow fight.
It hurt, but I showed these douchebags the door.
Tooks some pics of the murder scene wanna see em?

You crack me up. It was a mercy killing. Right? Right? Their futures were not bright so they do not need to wear shades. :biggrin:
 

Scottish Research

Senior Member
ICMag Donor
Veteran
So you finally found him! Try not to let them go that long, he looked mature; some of those sacs will burst earlier than others, causing you problems.

Late to the show. Nice work so far Boyd! I'll be following from hear on out.

I like how your are documenting things, it will make your life a lot easier.

RH
 

Boyd Crowder

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hi there RF! Glad to see you made it!

Ok so heres some root porn from the males and
a bonus shot of the cloner i threw together yesterday.
Some of the smaller clones just didnt like the bubbler , but lots more seem ok its like the edges are not happy.


 

Scottish Research

Senior Member
ICMag Donor
Veteran
Looking great Boyd! You been super busy! I like your clone machine.

What pump are you using? How many sprayers do you have in there? Do you have leaks yet?; if so, how are you dealing with that?

What kind of water are you using? Have you added anything to it?

You can veg them in the cloner until they are ready to be moved to your buckets. It's a good idea to checkerboard the cuts in order to give them room to grow. Ok, to remove your weakest clones as they progress. It's also a good idea to top them at least once in veg, allowing for bigger plants in flower.


They don't need powerful lights until the roots get going then you can put them under the T5's.

How is that Badboy working for you? If you can afford it, I would get new lamps. They last a long time, but need to be replaced every so often.


I'm impressed!

RH
 

Boyd Crowder

Teem MiCr0B35
Looking great Boyd! You been super busy! I like your clone machine. HEY THANKS RF!

What pump are you using? An ECOPLUS 3 How many sprayers do you have in there? Two 14" Airstones Do you have leaks yet? Hoses Through the top no leaks ; if so, how are you dealing with that?
What kind of water are you using? Tap Have you added anything to it? Yes, Lucas Formula @ 300ppm/ 5.8pH + a Few Drops SuperThrive and some clorox

You can veg them in the cloner until they are ready to be moved to your buckets. It's a good idea to checkerboard the cuts in order to give them room to grow. Ok, to remove your weakest clones as they progress. Pulled 5 that were just dead It's also a good idea to top them at least once in veg, allowing for bigger plants in flower. Will Do !


They don't need powerful lights until the roots get going then you can put them under the T5's. The t5 is what I got , so Ima run it. Invested 1100 so far , I cant afford anything more just yet

How is that Badboy working for you? Fucking Awesome! If you can afford it, I would get new lamps. They last a long time, but need to be replaced every so often. Its on veg mode right now , Ill be good for a lil while


I'm impressed!
Not as much as I am - I didnt think Id make it this far!, Thanks so much for the help and advice RF!

RH

You are teh BOMB RF!
 
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Boyd Crowder

Teem MiCr0B35
I'm new around here and planning to set up similar grow room as yours. Great thread and thank you for motivation!
All it takes is a dream and you, too, can make it happen! Keep Researching and when your done , research some more, its a great way to get an edumacationin before you take the plunge.
 

Boyd Crowder

Teem MiCr0B35
I was getting really bushy on the stretch here and decided to install some tomato cages on the buckets. After those were installed, I trimmed back some nodes on the insides.
Now they are getting proper airflow and light woohoo!.
I figured a scrog would be too much hassle on my first run and couldnt mentally work out nute changes with a scrog in place.
anywhos, these girls are really crowning up now . in day 3 week 3.
moar pics tomorrow.
 
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