Easyryder in DIY CFL Growbox

day 14

had to move her down a bit away from the light, one of the leaves was curling up a bit - looks like heat stress

also gave her a feed of seasol + powerfeed at about a 1/4 strength. really pleased with the way things are going so far

day 15

she is looking pretty good, seemed to have handled the feeding okay

day 16

her growth is starting to accelerate quite nicely

day 17

gave her and the soil a good feed today. got some worm castings from the worm farm and some blood and bone and mixed it into the top layer of soil. then gave them a good watering with some molasses mixed in the water.

day 18

responded really well to yesterdays feeding. she is handling the heat really well - not sure how hot it is in the box, but the last few days have been around 30C (86F) and tomorrow's forecast is 35C (95F). the smell is getting a little stronger every time i open the door of the box, still just a sweet vegetative smell, nothing dank. hoping she shows her first hairs in the next week or so.

Really nice , and I'm liking the organic touch . Really wanna grow organic but soil amendments are few and far between here . Will be following for sure

Looks good man. Keep it up. You should get yourself some mylar in there. It really helps when using CFLs. Can't get any locally? Look inside a bag of chips/crisps.
Keep it green. Peace.

oscart47 said:

Really nice , and I'm liking the organic touch . Really wanna grow organic but soil amendments are few and far between here . Will be following for sure

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thanks for following. shame you cant get any organics where you are. just having a worm farm gives you an awesome way to get rid of your food scraps and also supplies you with two great fertilizers.

NnthStTrls said:

Looks good man. Keep it up. You should get yourself some mylar in there. It really helps when using CFLs. Can't get any locally? Look inside a bag of chips/crisps.
Keep it green. Peace.

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thanks for taking a look mate. your totally right about the mylar. but im on a tight budget and i ran out of funds when i was putting it all together. will look to get some from the local hydro shop when the weather gets cooler, probably wont be till my next grow

day 19

well it got up to 38C (100F) today and she took it like a trooper, no signs of heat stress or anything.
not only that, but in the third picture you will see the first hair and a half poking up. from what i've read this is about right on track for the easyryder.
got 4 x 105w 2700k cfl's being delivered, should be here in the next 2 weeks, just in time to give it full power for flowering.

geelong said:

thanks for taking a look mate. your totally right about the mylar. but im on a tight budget and i ran out of funds when i was putting it all together. will look to get some from the local hydro shop when the weather gets cooler, probably wont be till my next grow

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go to the dollar store they sell emergency blankets and you can use that since it is a small space should be able to put up in minutes

NnthStTrls said:

Looks good man. Keep it up. You should get yourself some mylar in there. It really helps when using CFLs. Can't get any locally? Look inside a bag of chips/crisps.
Keep it green. Peace.

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if you start a compost pile you can have great soil in about three months i know it is a long time but it would be worth it bro. nice avatar

day 20

she is still in her growth spurt phase and some more pistils are coming through. ive got a feeling she will be ready for harvest right around 4/20

last shot is a comparison shot from day 3, amazing to see how much she has grown in that time. go easyryder go!

lookin pretty good geelong. if thats an auto flower it will be done befor 420

PITTSBURGHFAN said:

lookin pretty good geelong. if thats an auto flower it will be done befor 420

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thanks PITTSBURGHFAN. this is my first time growing autoflower so was just taking a wild guess. i definitely wont be complaining if she is ready before then.

day 21

gave her a healthy slurp of worm tea and molasses in spring water. a couple of worms got stuck in the worm tea so they ended up in the pot. hopefully they like it in there.

if your at day 20 alot of auto flowers finish out in 90 days so you could be right now that i count my fingers and toes lol

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day 21

gave her a healthy slurp of worm tea and molasses in spring water. a couple of worms got stuck in the worm tea so they ended up in the pot. hopefully they like it in there.

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those are some fine pics and they look good n delicious

PITTSBURGHFAN said:

if your at day 20 alot of auto flowers finish out in 90 days so you could be right now that i count my fingers and toes lol

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lol - dont forget your toes

PITTSBURGHFAN said:

those are some fine pics and they look good n delicious

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considering i havent had a smoke since christmas, my mouth is really watering

day 22

more hairs, more growth - things are going great.
tucked some of the larger fans leaves under the shoots coming from the bottom (this was after the photos).