[ReikoX]

2015.09.21

After a successful first grow, I'm back at it again.

These are unknown bag seed. I call it J -11 as it came from J in 2011. I have no idea the strain, but J asked if he could have the seeds back.

Refer back to my first grow to see how I trained these plants. Basically I used Nug Buckets mainlining technique.


Here are the three plants I'm going to flower. They got fed 8 ml/gal Bio Vega and 8 ml/gal Rhizotonic. I will be transplanting them into 5 gal fabric pots and letting them veg a few weeks under the LEDs.


These are three unsexed THC Bomb plants. I've tried to clone them twice, both times my cloner failed. Once because of a bad air stone and once because of a pinched air line. Have one more time to top them, I hope to get them cloned right this time. I'll flower the clones to determine sex.


These are the Super Lemon Haze bonsai moms from my last grow. The best one will survive the other two will hit the compost pile.


Finally this is another clone of the J -11, the poor thing had a close encounter with a fan and lost both it's growing tips. I'm hanging onto it with the hope that it will make a come-back and am flowering the mom instead.


So here is the cabinet with the two Blackstar Chrome 180w (105w actual). I'm going to try fabric pots this time, they have the same height, but are almost twice the volume of the previous square containers. Also there will be no screen this time. I may have to add tomato cages though.


So here it is all closed and locked. Blends right in with the rest of the workshop. I'll be doing a few minor upgrades and then get those girls under the LEDs for a couple of weeks veg.

[ReikoX]

2015.09.22

Been working on a few minor upgrades. I installed the thermostat probe in the cab, centered the second LED, and tidied up a bit.


I built a shelf for this oscillating fan, but that blue Led is going to be a problem... Should I tape it?


Nah, just drill it out! Bam! No more LED.

[ReikoX]

2015.09.24


Cookie cooling racks will keep the bottom of the fabric pots exposed to air prune.


Filled the pots 2/3 full with soil and watered with:
8 ml/gal Bio Vega
16 ml/gal Rhizotonic
I scored the roots and back filled the root ball.


Here they are in their new home. Larger pots, more light, oscillating fan, and themostat control all upgraded from my first grow.


Set the lights to 18/6 and this show is off!


My themostat controller has a probe in the flower and veg cabs. Both are set to 25*C (77*F). If either one goes above that the extraction fan kicks on full speed, otherwise it will run at whatever speed the speed controller is set to.

[MicroRoy]

Nice set up.

[ReikoX]

Originally Posted by MicroRoy

Nice set up.

Thanks a lot! Glad to have you back this grow.

[Cur]

Pulling up a chair for this one.

[ReikoX]

2015.09.27


The girls got a bit of transplant shock. I had ran out of soil so I had to go get more. I also grabbed some expanded clay pellets to top off the soil.


Finally, they got watered and the foliage was sprayed with water.


Super Lemon Haze moms got expanded clay pellets and watered as well.


The THC Bomb plants got the same treatment as the rest. They then started a drum circle and began dancing.. Or maybe it was that Kanna Krispy I ate.

[ReikoX]

2015.09.27


The girls got a bit of transplant shock. I had ran out of soil so I had to go get more. I also grabbed some expanded clay pellets to top off the soil.


Finally, they got watered and the foliage was sprayed with water.


Super Lemon Haze moms got expanded clay pellets and watered as well.


The THC Bomb plants got the same treatment as the rest. They then started a drum circle and began dancing.. Or maybe it was that Kanna Krispy I ate.

[ReikoX]

2015.09.30
Fed all plants with 12oz of:
8 ml/gal Bio Vega
8 ml/gal Rhizotonic


THC Bomb plants got trimmed and trained back down. I'm going to let them grow a couple more nodes then top them. I'll try and root the tops and put them under 12/12 lighting to see if they are boys or girls. In my first grow 8 were planted; 2 were runts, 5 were male, and one never showed one way or the other.


Super Lemon Haze moms got fed too. Will probably take some cuts soon, so I'm feeding them.


Left plant took the transplant the hardest. Got super yellow and droopy. New growth is perky and green so she's on the mend.


Middle is the one I accidentally broke one top off, so she only has six.


Right, this is the original plant from seed. She was in flower for a couple of weeks, then put back into veg.


I have no idea what strain this is or how much it's going to stretch. I'm going to veg until they are about half way to the lights. It seems like a hybrid possibly indica dominant.

[ReikoX]

2015.10.04

My stealth cabinet sounded about as loud as a stealth fighter. I found several DIY exhaust mufflers online, so I went and got what I needed:


2' of 6" ducting
2 6" to 4" reducers
2' x 8' 1/4 inch hardware cloth
Queen size poly fill batting.
Foil tape I had on hand.


I measured a little bigger than 4" with the hardware cloth and held it together with zip ties. Then folded the batting in quarters length wise and began wrapping tightly around. This was then snugly fit inside the 6" ducting.


After trimming up the poly fill, you can see the hardware cloth and zip ties. The reducers were taped on to both ends.


It is installed behind the cabinet. I'm very pleased with the difference. When it's full blast, it sounds as quiet as it did running at 70% with the speed controller. When it's at 70%, the little 6" desk fan I have on in the room is louder.