So thats it for now! like i said im giving it 1 more week before i ax these bitches.
ive already sprouted 16 more seedlings that seem to be in perfect shape. here are a few things i will do differently. this grow will be outdoors since spring is here but i will making changes on my method.
1) i will not or ever will put my seedlings under high discharged lighting until the 3 or 4th week of sprouting when doing an indoor grow. the 400 watts is over kill on seedlings. unless i plan on growing 100 plants, simple smaller wattage cfl's will do.
2) i will Fim all my indoor and outdoor grows. it a great way to utilize space.
3) i will gently train my plants with wire to gently spread my colas evenly. Rope training gets too clumsy with all the tying n such. I broke off a nicely growing stem completely by pulling on one by accident. i split another plant in half. lucky i wasnt a deep split so i just band aided it back. so now i will use a wire to train them about 4 weeks from sprouting.
4)i will not wait a long time to repot. i noticed that these roots spread like wild fire so i will transplant even with room to spare in my pot.
5) will get my plants closer to the light on my indoor grow. if you have a fan blowing on them directly you can get within 6 inches from the light. this makes a world of difference in size when you harvest.
6) on my indoor grow i will veg them for 40 days then flower for 85 days. i think i would of yielded more if i vegged them a lil bit longer.
7) i will try for more plants. i will over crowd my vegging plants because when they flower they take up less space. they may get bigger but only vertically. the leaf's eventually thin out so theres more room to fit in more colas. im thinking i can flower 5 female plants using the light and spacing set up im using.
i will be lollipopping my plants. popcorn sized buds on the bottoms will not be yielding much if anything. anything below6 inches in a plant will be removed.
well thats all folks! wish me luck on my outdoor grow of 08. my winter indoor grow of 08 was a very important learning experience for me. im about to harvest 3 decent sized plants. i have no idea of the yield but im not that worried since im going to smoke most of it myself. i will give out the rest. maybe try to get back my electricity money, around $25 a month for 4 months. im not looking for a secondary income. the price to pay for growing lots of plants for money is too much of a risk for me. i could probably do it but i will not due to the fact im getting married and dont want to fuck it up by going to jail.
if anyone learns from what i just posted i will be satisfied i gave back to this website which i owe my grows to.
check out the harvesting and curing for my next adventure. im already flushing them out and will be trying to cure them right for the first time!!!
peace out yall. and heres to growing donkey dick sized budz.