The Experienced Beginner--600 watts, King's Kush and Himalaya Gold
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snaggy-
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exhausting out the window was crucial in my grow. When the vent fell off the room filled with hot air, and that was the only air the tent was bringing in so it got HOT.
Your best bet would be too vent out a window and pull in from another, but venting out and pulling in the surrounding air works well too.
snaggy-
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No problem, and good luck with your grow!
snaggy-
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Oh yeah, I hear you on that! It is sealed well though.
Thanks man! It definitely has character as far as growing spaces go.
snaggy-
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Oaksterdam Cuts
Oaksterdam Cuts
So I drove into the city today to visit a nice dispensary that had $7 cuts from oaksterdam. I picked up 3 XJ-13's (supposedly G13 x Jack Herer), and 3 Purple Kush.
I transplanted the Thai Super Skunk's, and I also moved the 6 from Greenhouse into bigger pots.
The plant count for this thing is just about at it's limits. It will interesting to see what the little clones will yield as they won't get much veg time.
Small, but well rooted clones:
Put in some bark chips at the bottom for drainage:
Root mass before transplant:
And here is a Green Pad that I got as a freebie. Didn't have any place to actually hang it, so I just taped it to the wall. Claims to work in 35%-50% humidity so we'll see how it goes.
Oaksterdam Cuts
So I drove into the city today to visit a nice dispensary that had $7 cuts from oaksterdam. I picked up 3 XJ-13's (supposedly G13 x Jack Herer), and 3 Purple Kush.
I transplanted the Thai Super Skunk's, and I also moved the 6 from Greenhouse into bigger pots.
The plant count for this thing is just about at it's limits. It will interesting to see what the little clones will yield as they won't get much veg time.
Small, but well rooted clones:
Put in some bark chips at the bottom for drainage:
Root mass before transplant:
And here is a Green Pad that I got as a freebie. Didn't have any place to actually hang it, so I just taped it to the wall. Claims to work in 35%-50% humidity so we'll see how it goes.
snaggy-
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Quick update: Flowering has begun! After 35 days of vegging, these guys are on their way. There are lots of bud sites, and a good bit of space for them to stretch for a nice yield.
The clones were taken out and put into a make shift veg room consisting of a few CFL's hanging from a big screen tv box. Those are going to be vegged for about 2 weeks and tossed into the flowering room also.
Once the big plants are done flowering there will be 4 clones of each strain to replace them. I am going to take clones 2 weeks into flower. That way I can give them 2 weeks to root, and then a month of veg.
Notable dates (give or take a week or two) should go like this:
APRIL
--Flower King's Kush and Himalaya Gold April 21
--Veg XJ13 and Purple Kush: April 21
MAY
--Flower XJ13 and Purple Kush: early to mid may (the 6th to the 12th about)
--Take Clones of K's Kush and HG same time
--Take clones of XJ13 and PK two weeks later (close to end of May) for my friends dad to continue once we have to leave for college.
JUNE
---Harvest the King's Kush and Himalaya Gold towards the end of June
---Then start the clones of each strain at the same time
JULY
Harvest the XJ13 and PK at the beginning to middle of July
AUGUST
Harvest the K's Kush and HG by the end of August
Have all of the grow finished and harvested/dried by the first week of September.
Then get the fuck out of LA and move up to Santa Cruz for college.
Any flaws in my plan that I am completely over looking? I hope me and my friend can get two harvests done by the time I need to leave.
Growing is like a part time job even though it is a hobby. I have spent a lot of money on equipment and supplies so I need to make that back, pay for part of the electricity, and make normal profit from the time spent on it all. If I join a collective down here, I can donate part of my crop to the group as a whole in exchange for money from time/money spent.
The way I have interpreted the California Attorney General's guidelines on prop 215 and sb 420 what I want to do is legal. I have no intention of making economic profit.
And of course, pics:
Plants with the freshly switched HPS bulb:
And the makeshift box covered in a work blanket and surrounded by junk as hobo camouflage:
The clones were taken out and put into a make shift veg room consisting of a few CFL's hanging from a big screen tv box. Those are going to be vegged for about 2 weeks and tossed into the flowering room also.
Once the big plants are done flowering there will be 4 clones of each strain to replace them. I am going to take clones 2 weeks into flower. That way I can give them 2 weeks to root, and then a month of veg.
Notable dates (give or take a week or two) should go like this:
APRIL
--Flower King's Kush and Himalaya Gold April 21
--Veg XJ13 and Purple Kush: April 21
MAY
--Flower XJ13 and Purple Kush: early to mid may (the 6th to the 12th about)
--Take Clones of K's Kush and HG same time
--Take clones of XJ13 and PK two weeks later (close to end of May) for my friends dad to continue once we have to leave for college.
JUNE
---Harvest the King's Kush and Himalaya Gold towards the end of June
---Then start the clones of each strain at the same time
JULY
Harvest the XJ13 and PK at the beginning to middle of July
AUGUST
Harvest the K's Kush and HG by the end of August
Have all of the grow finished and harvested/dried by the first week of September.
Then get the fuck out of LA and move up to Santa Cruz for college.
Any flaws in my plan that I am completely over looking? I hope me and my friend can get two harvests done by the time I need to leave.
Growing is like a part time job even though it is a hobby. I have spent a lot of money on equipment and supplies so I need to make that back, pay for part of the electricity, and make normal profit from the time spent on it all. If I join a collective down here, I can donate part of my crop to the group as a whole in exchange for money from time/money spent.
The way I have interpreted the California Attorney General's guidelines on prop 215 and sb 420 what I want to do is legal. I have no intention of making economic profit.
And of course, pics:
Plants with the freshly switched HPS bulb:
And the makeshift box covered in a work blanket and surrounded by junk as hobo camouflage:
snaggy-
Member
Day 3 of flower
HELP!!! There are a few problems with the plants that I have tried to get decent pictures of. Some leaves on a few plants are curling over. There are dark brown spots on a few leaves (new and older growth). And there seems to be some retarded leaf growth.
Out of focus, but here is an example of the spotting and curling:
Cell phone cameras really suck....best I could get though
And here is an example of some of the weird leaf tips:
Another poor looking leaf (below top set):
at least the clones are looking alright in the makeshift veg room:
From what I have read in the infirmary threads, this looks like it could be a few problems. I am thinking the PH is off, which would be causing a lockout of what could be phosphorus, calcium, manganese, or boron.
I gave them straight water without nutes yesterday to see if I could get some runoff to test, but I only got them enough to drip a little bit. It was late, so I had to leave before I could do much more....bright light in a backyard at night is too blatantly obvious.
I need help!!! anybody have some thoughts on what it could be, and what my best route of action is?
HELP!!! There are a few problems with the plants that I have tried to get decent pictures of. Some leaves on a few plants are curling over. There are dark brown spots on a few leaves (new and older growth). And there seems to be some retarded leaf growth.
Out of focus, but here is an example of the spotting and curling:
Cell phone cameras really suck....best I could get though
And here is an example of some of the weird leaf tips:
Another poor looking leaf (below top set):
at least the clones are looking alright in the makeshift veg room:
From what I have read in the infirmary threads, this looks like it could be a few problems. I am thinking the PH is off, which would be causing a lockout of what could be phosphorus, calcium, manganese, or boron.
I gave them straight water without nutes yesterday to see if I could get some runoff to test, but I only got them enough to drip a little bit. It was late, so I had to leave before I could do much more....bright light in a backyard at night is too blatantly obvious.
I need help!!! anybody have some thoughts on what it could be, and what my best route of action is?
hey man you give enough water to this plant?
i see dry soil from this picture, possible need to give water
also no look to much bad!! for my small experience get some stress from temp, fertilizer...
also me i get brown spot in some leaves for ph block in the soil...
i see dry soil from this picture, possible need to give water
also no look to much bad!! for my small experience get some stress from temp, fertilizer...
also me i get brown spot in some leaves for ph block in the soil...
BLUNToPOTomuss
Member
Did you ever get those temps below the high 80's low 90's? These are the types of problems others were talking about. Looks like possible heat stress, maybe even the beginnings of a cal/mag def?
Good luck!
Good luck!
snaggy-
Member
Ya, the temps vary from 76 to 82
I probably should pick up some cal-mag then
Ya, watering isn't an issue, but it may be issues from using tap water.
reckon
Member
cal mag, OR blackstrap molasses, just read the label on the BSM and make sure there's no sodium.
the brand at whole foods is the one I use, as it has ZERO% sodium, and really high cal/mag, plus it'll feed your micro herd (provided you don't douse em with chemical ferts)
or you can actually mix a little tap water in, using IT like a calcium supplement in a pinch.
the brand at whole foods is the one I use, as it has ZERO% sodium, and really high cal/mag, plus it'll feed your micro herd (provided you don't douse em with chemical ferts)
or you can actually mix a little tap water in, using IT like a calcium supplement in a pinch.
snaggy-
Member
I was planning on using some molasses as a booster because it is a cheap and effective way to get that little bit extra, so I will see if I can make it over to whole foods--there is one not too far away.
Thanks for that suggestion!
Appreciate the good words, and of course much luck with your new grow too!
