2nd Grow.. Grow Journal

[RobM]

Yeah im waiting for her to dry out a bit before i do it :/

thinking i need to spend some time sorting out a proper propagation area. Also might try my luck with buying some seeds again. Was going to get some pollen and have a go at making some seeds. Jump in the deep end i say

[oldjarhead100]

there is a great write up on making your own cor. silver much safer than a whole male plant and seeds are female

[RobM]

Yeah using the silver stuff generator... ill just buy the stuff and follow what nebula says to do etc.

[RobM]

21st so plant 1 is recovering slowly. Gave it a dose of au roots last night and she is not curling as much any more.

Plant 2 has new growth. Quite chuffed since she was taken mid to late flower..

plant 3 didnt make it.

Also throwing them under the hid for 10 hrs.. (6pm till 4am) then back under cfl for 14 hrs (ill change to 18/6 soon. Dont have a 2nd light proof area as yet)

finally got a loupe today. Its like an alien thing haha. Id seem images etc on pc but just does not do it justice

anywho thats about it for now. Next water shouod be roughly 3 days. Ill be putting them into fabric pots.. thinking 7l will be fine for now

[oldjarhead100]

Robm sounds good those loops are amazing aren't they ,so rob if you are putting them under 24/7 lighting why do you need a light proof area.During veg I don't think you need to worry about being light proof just my thought

[RobM]

Can i get away with a 16/8 cycle or is 18/6 best? Ive been throwing the clones under the hid for 12 hrs and the other 12 under cfl (thry will go into the tent in about a week)

[NebulaHaze]

Plants tend to grow a little faster if you give them more hours of light a day (remember light is like "food" to the plants), but 16 hours works well. Most growers debate between 18-24 hours a day as to what causes the fastest growth. There seems to be some benefits to having a dark period, for example plants tend to be more resilient overall if they get at least a few hours of darkness each day, but if conditions are completely ideal and plants are healthy you'll often get the fastest growth by maximizing the hours of light a day.

[RobM]

Sweet thanks ill stay at 18 when i move them then

[RobM]

23rd.. lots of new growth on plant 1.. plant 2 is not clawing anymore. Seems happy. Both got a dose of au roots today. Going to start with nutes next feed at 1/4 strength.

[oldjarhead100]

Those are some big fan leafs Rob no doubt about witch strain is dominate there lol, Plants look great

[RobM]

Yeah i had limited spots that i could take a clone from since i was 2/3 of the way through flower. Im considering takimg the buds off anf throwing the girl in the garden to reveg and see what happens. See if she will give me a 2nd flower. Not going to spend a lot of time etc. Just unsure about a spot... full sun? Morning sun? Arvo? Summer starts next week etc. 35-45c here in the summer. Thinking part shade? Just courious to see what happens etc

[oldjarhead100]

full sun all day if you can

[RobM]

Transplanted into 4l fabric pots. Next transplant will be into 27l pots. I like to step them through it.

went well enough. Plant 2 (big fan leaves plant) had roots yo the end. Im expecting new growth any day. Was taken late flower so i k ow it will take a whilr

plant 1 has wicked new growth... roots not as developed as tbe other plant but is doing well. Made the mistake of the coco being too dry and it fell apart. No damage to the roots that i cpukd tell. 24 hrs along and no signs of stress

no pics as yet. Ill get some shortly. They wikk ve going under hid in about 5 days.

[oldjarhead100]

Morning RobM I used to transplant my girls into 1 gallon pots then again into 5 gallon pots and I'm finding that I have better results if I plant the root riot right in there forever home 10 gallon fabric pots, I still plant clones in gallon pots then to ten

[RobM]

Sorry been a bit lax of late. 15 hr days and father inlaw sruck in bali with that volcano.

anywho the girls are in 2gal m fabric pots. Will be put into 10s at next transplant.

both girls are on 50% nutes. 18/6 light cycle under 400w hps.

not a lot else really. Started some lst BUT the girls are not being very user friendly haha. I am starting to see why people use seeds. Going to make me some pollen this grow anf some fem seeds next.

got just shy of 4oz dry off the girl i chopped down. Its curing atm. Im expecting good things... already taste the fruity taste.

anyways some pics of thr current 2. Happy as larry so far

[D.A.A.S.69]

Morning RobM, congratulations on your harvest, 4 oz is not bad, nice stash.
Your new plant is very nice ,healthy looking plant ,good luck.

[RobM]

Thanks. Thr first one os doing my head haha. Best i can work out is to tie it down and cut the growth coming from undwr the main stem.

The other looks like 3 main stems to start with. Late flower clones.

[RobM]

Being that its for me and a hew samples it will get me through to the next crop. Also didnt veg as long as i wanted to due to another plant that endes uo being male. Hate when that happens haha Going to look into a strain for anxacity and back pain.

[D.A.A.S.69]

Your right ,those males can mess up a good thing very quickly. Good Luck on this grow RobM.

[RobM]

So last night i attacked my plants.. i took of 3 or 4 nodes to give a bit of space between since she is growing uneven.. going to transplant into her final pot today... having to water every 36 hrs atm.. no roots at the edge yet but i believe its time..

plant 2 had 4 main growth tips so far. Its aboit a week behind thw other plant. Tied down and took off nodes that were annoying me haha. Shaping the plants is relaxing haha

anyways at full strength nutes (dosage says 2.5ml/l but 2ml worked for me last grow) plus go green (calmag) and au roots every other feed ..

im thinking 8 weeks veg time total.. so see how they look mid jan.. as theu dont stretch in flower (maybe 30%) im going for a semidecent size before i switch to flower

[RobM]

Bigger of the two is now in a 10 gal grow bag. Bloody thing looks tiny. Used nutrafield premixed coco/perlite 70/30 coz i was lazy oyher plant will be done next week when i have another spare $50. Last expense for this grow other than power (all going well haha.. you kmow how it is ..

[RobM]

No real changes other than size. Getting bushy as. Got thr main limbs tied down but getting new shoots everywhere. I see why people like seeds over clones haha. Been taking the leaves off that are covering new growth tips etc. Tipped a few to bring their hight down. 3 weeks and ill be looking and flipping the lights. Got to transplant the smaller plant after xmas. Too poor to get what i need (10gal fab pot) (one word... kids)

anyways have merry xmas and ill be back for an update in a week. No issues this grow.. not even gnats (touch wood)