Viral505
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Hello, I'm a new medical cannabis patient in New Mexico, and I recently received my PPL. I am licensed to have a maximum of 12 immature plants, and 4 mature plants.
I have received a 48"x48"x96" tent, 2x in-line 6" vents, ducting, a T5 2' 4 bulb, and a 600w HPS + MH, reflector hood w/ glass & w/ dimmable ballast. Oh, and an electrical timer.
I knew one day I wanted to grow, but wanted to do it legally. I did a crazy amount of research before even starting this, and I fear the research will never end now.
I had saved some random seeds I had found in buds throughout the last 2-3 years, didn't label them or anything.. I threw them in a pill-bottle-like container, kept in dry conditions, and left where no light could touch it. I germinated 16 of the seeds, 12 came out with root tails in 3 days! I didn't even think I could get them to germ out..
I get a little anal / OCD with things.. hopefully I'm not going overboard.. but here we go!
I am running a cool-mist humidifier in the tent to keep it at 50-65% as much as possible. The first week I had it at 70% to make sure it was well humid. I'm using two hygrometers and a thermometer placed near the plants. I do not have a CO2 emission system; I have the tent placed in an area where fresh air from the outdoors can reach the area, and I leave the tent flaps open a bit, with the reflective side showing as much as i can, after the lights turn on, so the plants can breathe fresh air.
I germinated the seeds on 11/17, by 11/20 I planted 12 of the seeds in solo cups, using the first knuckles length of the index, and using a 1/4 tsp measuring spoon to ease the seedlings into the solo cups, taproot pointing down, of course. I decided to use the newer Ocean Forest soiless starter mix, I wanted to mix my own cococoir, perlite, azomite, and mycorrhizae, but this stuff is exactly that without azomite, but with earthworm castings I believe, its really good stuff, and I will be using it a lot more in the future.
These are the plants 5 days after seeing the root pop out of the seeds.
Today is 12/1, the plants are technically 1 week and 4 days old, or since signs of roots whence germinating. I may have had my T5 placed a little too close for comfort to the little seedlings. I had a fear of them overstretching, I understand that when you have the light higher, they will stretch more, making it difficult to train or control them. I suffered the consequences of heat, having the light to low, I'm afraid, which has stunted the growth on some of the plants, but some of the plants don't even look effected by the same heat.. I'm thinking this could be strain, gender, or age related I think. I have no clue if these seeds were from hermi-ed plants, or if some were from pollination, you never really know until the light cycle switch. Anyhow, right now the lights are about 6" from the highest plant tops. The T5 2' 4 bulb (24w HO) is actually quite cool, I can touch the bulbs after being on for 17 hours and it doesn't burn my fingers, so with that being said, and it being winter, I have had the light placed quite close to the seedlings. The temp at about 6" from the light, with the tent flaps open, without my ceiling fan running, is about 77-80*F.
Here are some pictures of the plants today.
I'm not sure if I have any questions.. but I'll keep updating as the days and weeks go by. If I do have any questions, they will be in new posts or new threads.
I also have closer pictures of the individual plants in an album on my account here, public view.
I have received a 48"x48"x96" tent, 2x in-line 6" vents, ducting, a T5 2' 4 bulb, and a 600w HPS + MH, reflector hood w/ glass & w/ dimmable ballast. Oh, and an electrical timer.
I knew one day I wanted to grow, but wanted to do it legally. I did a crazy amount of research before even starting this, and I fear the research will never end now.
I had saved some random seeds I had found in buds throughout the last 2-3 years, didn't label them or anything.. I threw them in a pill-bottle-like container, kept in dry conditions, and left where no light could touch it. I germinated 16 of the seeds, 12 came out with root tails in 3 days! I didn't even think I could get them to germ out..
I get a little anal / OCD with things.. hopefully I'm not going overboard.. but here we go!
I am running a cool-mist humidifier in the tent to keep it at 50-65% as much as possible. The first week I had it at 70% to make sure it was well humid. I'm using two hygrometers and a thermometer placed near the plants. I do not have a CO2 emission system; I have the tent placed in an area where fresh air from the outdoors can reach the area, and I leave the tent flaps open a bit, with the reflective side showing as much as i can, after the lights turn on, so the plants can breathe fresh air.
I germinated the seeds on 11/17, by 11/20 I planted 12 of the seeds in solo cups, using the first knuckles length of the index, and using a 1/4 tsp measuring spoon to ease the seedlings into the solo cups, taproot pointing down, of course. I decided to use the newer Ocean Forest soiless starter mix, I wanted to mix my own cococoir, perlite, azomite, and mycorrhizae, but this stuff is exactly that without azomite, but with earthworm castings I believe, its really good stuff, and I will be using it a lot more in the future.
These are the plants 5 days after seeing the root pop out of the seeds.
Today is 12/1, the plants are technically 1 week and 4 days old, or since signs of roots whence germinating. I may have had my T5 placed a little too close for comfort to the little seedlings. I had a fear of them overstretching, I understand that when you have the light higher, they will stretch more, making it difficult to train or control them. I suffered the consequences of heat, having the light to low, I'm afraid, which has stunted the growth on some of the plants, but some of the plants don't even look effected by the same heat.. I'm thinking this could be strain, gender, or age related I think. I have no clue if these seeds were from hermi-ed plants, or if some were from pollination, you never really know until the light cycle switch. Anyhow, right now the lights are about 6" from the highest plant tops. The T5 2' 4 bulb (24w HO) is actually quite cool, I can touch the bulbs after being on for 17 hours and it doesn't burn my fingers, so with that being said, and it being winter, I have had the light placed quite close to the seedlings. The temp at about 6" from the light, with the tent flaps open, without my ceiling fan running, is about 77-80*F.
Here are some pictures of the plants today.
I'm not sure if I have any questions.. but I'll keep updating as the days and weeks go by. If I do have any questions, they will be in new posts or new threads.
I also have closer pictures of the individual plants in an album on my account here, public view.