My First Journal

Well hello everyone. This is my first grow journal and i hope i do it good. I am currently growing 3 plants but this one just started within the last week or so. So i figured what the hell ill keep a journal on it. I have no idea what kind of strain it is. I got it from one of my bags. It is currently growing outside but i plan to bring it inside after it gets big enough to force flower. I also wanted to try training on this one. This is a very low budget grow so im using what i have on hand. I am using Miracle Grow potting soil and i have mg plant food but i dont like using it too much because i dont want to overdose them. I am also using fluorescent tubes because thats all i have. I would love to hear what people have to say and any help is appreciated. If im doing something wrong or not doing something i should be let me know. I hope you guys like my journal. Happy tokin.

After the last picks i decided to have a go at lst. These pics are from today 8/11/07. I bent it yesterday and i think its doing o.k.. It already bent up towards the sun. I'm going to let it grow a little before i try bending it down again. If im doing this wrong let me know. I want to hear some comments but nobody leaves me any. Just let me know what ya think good or bad.

Ive never seen it done this way. anyone out there can send me a video on how to tie down your plants?
your plant looks little streached but seems healthy. good work. how many fluos you using, at how far apart fro mthe plant??

Its outside.. no flouros..

i dont know the understanding of this,but your plant seems to be healthy enough 2 deal with it,its comming along!im not saying its not right,imjust not even close to being pro enough to know what im doing in this area,i do remember seen a thread with a plant like yours(the bending)GOOD L:UCK!!!!..rascalone...

Dr High said:

Ive never seen it done this way. anyone out there can send me a video on how to tie down your plants?
your plant looks little streached but seems healthy. good work. how many fluos you using, at how far apart fro mthe plant??

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https://www.rollitup.org/view.php?pg=faq&cmd=article&id=685
I found this article in the faq. This is what i was trying to do. The plant in the pic is outside right now. If its stretched its the suns fault. Right now I have a 24" and a 12" fluro on my plants in the house. the 12" is a super uv reptile bulb. (is this good or bad)The 24" is a 17w. I also have a 4 foot shop light i wanna put up but i have to fabricate something to hold it. Im not sure what the wattage is on them. I know its not as good as a hid but i cant afford one of them. I have them 1/2 inch away from the tops. It doesnt get very hot at all so the plants just grow into the bulbs and it hasn't burnt them yet. Thanks for the reply Dr.

if you actually read the post and not just look at the pics youd notice he said he used fluos.
I am also using fluorescent tubes because thats all i have. thats what he said.

Heres a pic of my other plants if any1 cares.

Today i planted a seed that was germinating in a paper towel. I thought my lonely plant needed a friend. I will have a pic up as soon as it sprouts. Thanks to all that have left comments. Something like 56 people has viewed it but only 3 people said something. Dr.high did you check the link i posted? tell me what you think? Also if any 1 else has done this type of lst let me know how it worked out for you.By the way im pretty sure one of my big plants is a male or a herm but im gonna wait a few more days to make sure before i kill it.

Let us see the close up pics before you even do anything with your hermie or male.whats happening with those 2 inside? what kinda light and schudle are they in, and how old are they? and yes ive seen the link great info next grow ill lst my plants this way look cool

Dr High said:

Let us see the close up pics before you even do anything with your hermie or male.whats happening with those 2 inside? what kinda light and schudle are they in, and how old are they? and yes ive seen the link great info next grow ill lst my plants this way look cool

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I have to wait to take a close up because the camera wont focus on it right because the clusters are too small. I am definitely going to wait to do anything cause i dont want to kill a female.I believe they started at the beginning of july. They only have the 2 fluorescenets right now but i moved the one closer to the other plants because the one is taller. (12/12) I never even heard of lst until i seen it on this site. I just hope i do it right and it works out for me.

I have a close up pic but i dont think its gonna be any good. Thanks for the replies.

looks like a male but wait. looks like it going to form sitty little clusters of pollen.

Dr High said:

looks like a male but wait. looks like it going to form sitty little clusters of pollen.

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Thats what i was thinking. I dont know if i have enough light on the other pot. It's not flowering as fast.I did put the light closer though so maybe this will help.

fluros can be an inch away from yuor plant

Dr High said:

fluros can be an inch away from yuor plant

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Yeah i have the one pretty close but its kinda akward because the one plant is taller.I have the bigger light on the one i think is the male. Im gonna switch it when my lights come back on. Theres no point in using the best light on the male. I need to get my 4 footers up and quit worrying about these little fish tank fixtures. The only problem is the wall i was gonna hang them from is built badly. It has maybe 5 studs in the whole wall. (something some1 did be4 we got the house). I guess i could hang it from the ceiling but it looks like work. lol

Well i went to check my plants this morning when i realized i was screwed. I kept peeking in the door for the light to come on and it never did. Finally i just turned the lights on and went in. My damn timer quit working and i cant afford to buy one right now. I have maybe 3 dollars to my name. So i guess my flowering gonna get screwed up or im gonna have to manually switch them off and on and thats gonna suck.I thought i had another 1 but it will probably take 2 days to find it. I just started building a reflector hood for a couple cfl's but know i have to deal with this. I will put pics of my hood up later.

o.k me and the doctor figured out i had a male so now i can get back to the plants the journals about. I checked the germinated seed this morning and it hasnt popped up yet. The one thats growing hasnt grown much. It might have got a little bushier but not taller. I think it's because i watered it the other day and it stormed that night so i think it got a little too much. its 80 right now and windy so maybe it will dry up. I'm gonna have to bring them in later because it supposed to storm again.

More pics more pics!

Dr High said:

More pics more pics!

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It hasnt grown much at all. as soon as it starts to grow more i will put some up. Otherwise they will all look the same.