Toronto1986
New Member
Hey guys and girls,
Im new to the site and have decided to grow some indoor over the winter. I am growing 2 plants, both from seed and i still have yet to determine the sex..needless to say ill be disappointed or very happy in about 2 weeks.
A little info on my grow
I started this grow about 3 months ago with 4 seeds i got from a friend who had great results last year on her harvest. They were green kush, grown outdoors. Given that its winter i didnt have high hopes for anything but figured even if it fails I will have fun trying.
So... I germinated the sededs in a damp paper towel and put it in a zip lock bag, then into a cup and waited 3 days. I was shocked that all had tap roots! So i got right to it and filled up 4 cups with soil, lightly watered it and then popped each seedling into their new homes. I had literally no equiptment here to do this properly so i did the best i could and put the 4 cups under 1 small cfl.
Things went slow, and i mean REALLY slow. It took 6 days for the first one to pop out, this because my place is definitely on the cooler side. Day temps inside are hardly aboven 15C/60F. Anyways..by day 8 all 4 had popped up. I knew that my set up ( 4 cups on a shelf with a single light) definitely wouldnt work in the very near future. I had to mock up a grow area or tent sooner than later, figure out a better light situation, get my temps up bla bla bla. I had these seedlings on 24hr light till this point.
On day 14 I had some time so i built a small grow tent, 4ft tall, 3 feet wide and 2feet deep. Simple set up made from 2x2 and a tarp. It was time to figure out lighting. My first grow i was running hps and mh but i dont have those anymore and decided to try cfl. I found some ply wood, cut 5 small holes and grabbed some old sockets and wires to make a fixture. (Hopefully i can post pics)
I was so happy with the way it turned out considering the materials i had on hand. IT WAS TIME TO MOVE THE GIRLS IN THIER NEW HOME!! Or so i thought. Now, i dont know how i managed to but- i bumped the stand my cups were on and all 4 cups and plants fell to the ground.
I was devistated!
I also now got compelling urge to do this better!
Like anyone who is on a mission I had to figure out a way to get this rignt. This time i went to a local shop and bought some seeds, again not feminized thouh. I decided on grand daddy purple and pink kush, both indicas. I knew my grow room limitations and so i didnt want tall plants.
Man this is turning into a novel sorry haha
I hope i can edit this post and add pics
So, the new grow began!
Grow tent
5 small cfl
Small space heater
Temp/humidity meter
this pic is from 2 days ago
I bought 3 seeds of each strain and germinated 4 (2 of each) after 3 days only one of the GDP took. I was a little disappointed but figured whatever. I'll plant just this one since my lighting is so crap. Yea, ok lol, 3 weeks later i germinated tge other 2 but ill get into that later.
I was making sure to do this much better this tine around. As soon as the GDP sprouted i covered the cup with a clear bag and put it directly under ONE cfl on a 24hr cycle straift light. I did not want any stretching. Things were going slow again and by week 3 my little sedling was no more than 2inches tall and skinny like a toothpick. Sooo thats when i decided to germinate the other 2, thinking maybe its just a poor growing plant..one of the 2 (PK) took znd so i started her off.
NOW-current
I am 4 days into flower..and conditions this morning almost killed me, and the plant. I Dunno what happened last night but my temps clearly shy rocketed and shit hit the fan. Ive topped, and have been attempting a mix of lst and mainlining. Anyways im going to post this now and see if this is even in the right section, and if i can continue this grow log with pics.
and this is what i woke up to.
tent
ballast at best
PK topped extemely early and put into flower-dont hate, its my wasted time and everyone can see if and how it turns out!
Im new to the site and have decided to grow some indoor over the winter. I am growing 2 plants, both from seed and i still have yet to determine the sex..needless to say ill be disappointed or very happy in about 2 weeks.
A little info on my grow
I started this grow about 3 months ago with 4 seeds i got from a friend who had great results last year on her harvest. They were green kush, grown outdoors. Given that its winter i didnt have high hopes for anything but figured even if it fails I will have fun trying.
So... I germinated the sededs in a damp paper towel and put it in a zip lock bag, then into a cup and waited 3 days. I was shocked that all had tap roots! So i got right to it and filled up 4 cups with soil, lightly watered it and then popped each seedling into their new homes. I had literally no equiptment here to do this properly so i did the best i could and put the 4 cups under 1 small cfl.
Things went slow, and i mean REALLY slow. It took 6 days for the first one to pop out, this because my place is definitely on the cooler side. Day temps inside are hardly aboven 15C/60F. Anyways..by day 8 all 4 had popped up. I knew that my set up ( 4 cups on a shelf with a single light) definitely wouldnt work in the very near future. I had to mock up a grow area or tent sooner than later, figure out a better light situation, get my temps up bla bla bla. I had these seedlings on 24hr light till this point.
On day 14 I had some time so i built a small grow tent, 4ft tall, 3 feet wide and 2feet deep. Simple set up made from 2x2 and a tarp. It was time to figure out lighting. My first grow i was running hps and mh but i dont have those anymore and decided to try cfl. I found some ply wood, cut 5 small holes and grabbed some old sockets and wires to make a fixture. (Hopefully i can post pics)
I was so happy with the way it turned out considering the materials i had on hand. IT WAS TIME TO MOVE THE GIRLS IN THIER NEW HOME!! Or so i thought. Now, i dont know how i managed to but- i bumped the stand my cups were on and all 4 cups and plants fell to the ground.
I was devistated!
I also now got compelling urge to do this better!
Like anyone who is on a mission I had to figure out a way to get this rignt. This time i went to a local shop and bought some seeds, again not feminized thouh. I decided on grand daddy purple and pink kush, both indicas. I knew my grow room limitations and so i didnt want tall plants.
Man this is turning into a novel sorry haha
I hope i can edit this post and add pics
So, the new grow began!
Grow tent
5 small cfl
Small space heater
Temp/humidity meter
this pic is from 2 days agoI bought 3 seeds of each strain and germinated 4 (2 of each) after 3 days only one of the GDP took. I was a little disappointed but figured whatever. I'll plant just this one since my lighting is so crap. Yea, ok lol, 3 weeks later i germinated tge other 2 but ill get into that later.
I was making sure to do this much better this tine around. As soon as the GDP sprouted i covered the cup with a clear bag and put it directly under ONE cfl on a 24hr cycle straift light. I did not want any stretching. Things were going slow again and by week 3 my little sedling was no more than 2inches tall and skinny like a toothpick. Sooo thats when i decided to germinate the other 2, thinking maybe its just a poor growing plant..one of the 2 (PK) took znd so i started her off.
NOW-current
I am 4 days into flower..and conditions this morning almost killed me, and the plant. I Dunno what happened last night but my temps clearly shy rocketed and shit hit the fan. Ive topped, and have been attempting a mix of lst and mainlining. Anyways im going to post this now and see if this is even in the right section, and if i can continue this grow log with pics.
and this is what i woke up to.tentballast at bestPK topped extemely early and put into flower-dont hate, its my wasted time and everyone can see if and how it turns out!
