First ever grow, grow journal.

Toolage: The smell is weird and wonderful lol it seems to vary from day to day. Some days its spot on strawberry the next its more of a hazy berry skunky smell. Im loving it though haha the only problem is the odor is out of the op in the room and up the stairs lmao

Alto: Cheers man haha ive had to stop myself from doing just that lmao i wonder what it would taste of...

Stealthpanda: That interesting actually id never thought about that. But what about my actual light? Surely that emits yellow light? I know its a red spectrum but still... I should have bought yellow gravel lol

Bigguytokin': Cheers man I could do with all the luck i can get for when im away haha It will be interesting to say the least when i get home.

GB: I know im loving the crystal covering lol As far as i can tell they are still all clear. However despite the fact its a 30x scope im still not getting that close with individual trichs, wish i'd bought a stronger scope. Im so glad i spent the extra money on the PK13/14 i thought it wouldnt do anything not to mention the Molasses. I didnt have a clue what molasses were so i looked them up on eBay and it would have set me back around £9 for a jar, so i popped into town to save on postage and got it in holand and barret for £1.40... The last 12 days of my holiday will be the worst, at least when my mates watering i can ring him and ask for an update.. Should be entertaining haha Thanks for stopping by again!

thegigglepimp said:

molasses ... got it in holand and barret

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Thanks for the info - have been wondering where I was gong to be able to get some molasses. Thanks for the tip GigglePimp

love the pics they are really frosting up. i have a holand and barret in my town so i will be nipping there before my next grow.

thanks for the info and great pics

have fun on your travels

Greenbehemoth: No worries man, i find a lot of the stuff suggested on these boards is mainly in America (like foxfarm soil etc) so i didnt think id be able to find it myself either. Glad i could help out a fellow UK grower lol

Kulan: Cheers man yeah check out holand and barret, i didnt think they had it as i looked through the whole store but luckily i spotted it on the way out lol

Heh Molasses is for cooking too man lol
I bet you can find it in the baking / syrup area of any grocery store.
Just get "black strap" as its the final pass and contains the most micro nutrients of all the types of Molasses.
I cant use it in hydro (makes a mess out of my reservoir) so I use the
expensive bottled hydro molasses additives
does the same thing tho. Soil guys have it made as far as organic supplies...

Yeah i realised that after many failed attempts of finding blackstrap molasses on any online growing shops lol. "Holland and Barret" is an organic food store that sells loads of food supplements, dried fruit muscle gain etc so when i realized it was a food supplement i shot down there

My plan originally was to go hydro which is why i have loads of air pumps etc. I hate to think how wrong it would have gone. To begin with i just didnt have the money to set up a decent reliable system. I think in the future if i get the space im going to go hydro indoor and keep to soil if i can grow outdoor.

Hydro growing does not need to be expensive or complicated
This is what I have been using
Hydrofarm - Hydrofarm EMSYST Emily's Garden System
its small but does the job for my space
with a bit more money I think I would have gotten the Mega Garden system
and used bigger pots than what comes with it.
as its an actual flood/drain system
whereas the Emily Garden one I have is a DWC / passive wick type.
both can be duplicated with Rubbermaid tubs and cat litter trays and such
if you have a creative flair for those things
I just bought it cause it was easier.
I found keeping tabs on the nutrients and levels was kinda easy
once you get used to doing it every day.
And if something does go "wrong" its a lot easier to flush and reset than soil could ever hope to be.
Just my thought process when I decided to use that system rather than soil.
Well all that AND my love for toys
a bag of dirt does not fit into my personal picture of "toys"
but a reservoir with chemicals in it and pumps and such
now we are talkin'

alrighty TGP....nice grow geez.
just started 1 meself but being a novice (to growing and this site!!!) i've been and gone and dumped the journal in the newbie bit!!D'OH!!wot a twat lol.
frosting nicely too mate.
good luck wen u go away.wen u hoping to harvest?
and my dogs just trashed my J.

we need a new pic update!!! lol jk, just busting your balls.

hey dude, awesome job, everything looks pretty cool

Alto: That looks really good actually, i never really looked into buying a ready made set as i assumed it would be really expensive, i guess i was wrong lol. I was trying to make one myself which would have been a disaster lol. I think i may have to invest in a system similar to yours. It would be perfect for my grows. Im like you i love having things to play with. Soil isnt exactly fantastic as far as equipment goes but its simple. I am glad i used soil for my first grow. But now i have alot more experience i think i'd prefer to go hydro especially after seeing grows on here such as yours and toolage's.

Dixie: Haha mate dont worry about where it is you should still get people checking it, and if a mod spots it they may move it over here. I'll check it out shortly! Thanks for the kind words, im really happy with the way my plants are doing lol Im hoping to harvest around 10 or 11 weeks. They're currently in their sixth week so under five weeks left Doesnt seem too far away. Just hope im not too stressed on holiday about them and my holiday goes nice n slowly lol Its going to be weird not going in and checking on them every day lol not to mention checking this site daily

OB: haha I think im going to leave you guys in suspense for now I'll update the state of them but photo wise i think i'll take a load of photos tomorrow or Friday for my last photo update before i go away Although im leaving on Sat morning it will be before their lights turn on. So my last opportunity to check on them, take photos etc will be Friday. Im getting nervous now haha i wonder if i'll be able to get anything out in Greece to calm my nerves..

Pregnant man: Cheers man thanks for stopping by!

Everyone: Sorry ive been busy the past weekend, but this week also seems to have me running around like crazy sorting things out etc so i havent been on top of people journal and my own! I'd like to say things will be back on track today or tomorrow but to be honest i dont know if thats the case. However when i get back i will be doing extensive updates of everything, chopping, manicuring, drying, curing, hash making and smoking lol (Hopefully they'll be well enough when i get back to do those things) Again sorry guys! Im going to try an catch up a bit now but then im off again to start packing and go and buy supplies! Catch you later!

TGP

Have fun
Looking forward to the photos and your return dude.
Vacation may be a good time to tell the Ms about the other girls in your life,
being you are going to come back and pretty much chop anyway.
Just a thought...enjoy your time away from everything!

Alto said:

Have fun
Looking forward to the photos and your return dude.
Vacation may be a good time to tell the Ms about the other girls in your life,
being you are going to come back and pretty much chop anyway.
Just a thought...enjoy your time away from everything!

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Ditto. Enjoy your trip, dont stress out too much about leaving the "kids" behind.

hope the kids will be fine whilst ur away dude.
chill.enjoy and hope u can find something to toke when ur there
looking foward to the update when ur back.
eezzee bro
D

Hi GigglePimp - hope I'm not too late to say have a great time when you're away. Try not to worry about the girls, they'll be fine. Just relax and think about what you have to look forward to when you get home. Bye for now, see you hen you get back

greenb.

Alto: Im looking forward to seeing them when i get back haha lol. Yeah i would but shes staying at home so it wouldnt really work lol just hope for the best i guess lol Girls are looking good Gonna get a final photo update tomorrow

Forestgreen: Cheers mate Nah i wont be too stressed now i dont think. Im pretty confident Shall be interesting what ever the outcome. Worst comes to worse they die and i have to make hash.

Dixie: Cheers Hope i can too lol I hope the update is worth the wait lol

GB: Not too late fella One last photo update tomorrow i think, possibly later depends how busy i get Hope all is well in NI!

lulz you should've set up like a webcam stream for your plants to keep an eye on them

that'd be phat

mmm rep aswell

Haha thats an awesome idea! +rep haha Wish i could lol

Quickie update

Just watered them for what will probably be my last watering before i get back. The usual Canna Boost, PK 13/14 and Blackstrap molasses. They are doing really well and getting fat. Some trichs are becoming cloudy. However problem! I *Think* i found a ball/ seed developing. Im not entirely sure what it was, i should have taken a photo and uploaded it but i just ripped it off and binned it. It was sticking out of the top of one of the buds, had hairs coming out of it though but didnt seem to be covered in crystals.. I cant find any others like this on the plants so i dont know what it was. Probably being paranoid. Wish i had bought the Dutchmaster reverse now

Apart from that everything seems fine.

thegigglepimp said:

Haha thats an awesome idea! +rep haha Wish i could lol

Quickie update

Just watered them for what will probably be my last watering before i get back. The usual Canna Boost, PK 13/14 and Blackstrap molasses. They are doing really well and getting fat. Some trichs are becoming cloudy. However problem! I *Think* i found a ball/ seed developing. Im not entirely sure what it was, i should have taken a photo and uploaded it but i just ripped it off and binned it. It was sticking out of the top of one of the buds, had hairs coming out of it though but didnt seem to be covered in crystals.. I cant find any others like this on the plants so i dont know what it was. Probably being paranoid. Wish i had bought the Dutchmaster reverse now

Apart from that everything seems fine.

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I wouldnt rip those off, it you ever rip buds apart there are lots of these in them. I think they are probabally one of the best parts. Not to mention if the plant wanted to go hermie it would have been male before it showed signs of female.