Afhgan Kush Ryder 1st Grow

[eokay]

hello folks i been reading threads on RIU everyday and learn a lot of things so i decided to give it a try at my first grow..this is also my first journal so if everyone feel free to give advices and comments i'd appreciate that..heres a list of what i use
Soil: FFOF
Fans: 1 intake 1 exhaust
Temp: High 84F Low 79F
Humidity: High 66% Low 48%
Lights: right now using 2x 26w daylight 6500k cfls..i'll add more later as the plant gets bigger
Lights Schedule: 20/4

 

[caesar23]

What kind of exhaust fan do youhave? It seems like your temps are higher than they should be for only having one light.

 

[Oldreefer]

Is this the world of seeds afghan kush ryder auto?....their autos are some dank....just finished some pakistan ryders...will keep u withya.

 

[eokay]

What kind of exhaust fan do youhave? It seems like your temps are higher than they should be for only having one light.

its that little red fan up there in the 4th pic...just some cheap 6 dollars fan at wal mart lol...and yeah the temp is little high because my room and closet i dont know some how hotter than other rooms

Is this the world of seeds afghan kush ryder auto?....their autos are some dank....just finished some pakistan ryders...will keep u withya.

yes this is the WOS auto akr i hope mine turn out good it's 22% THC

 

[caesar23]

I'm afraid thats not going to be enough for exhaust, especially when you add more lights. I'm running 12 23 watt cfl's in flowering and I've got a 200 cfm vortex fan and carbon filter and if I don't keep my closet door open my temps get up to 86 or 87. So if you are at 84 already you need to start thinking about getting a better exhaust and where to run the exhaust to. You usually can't exhaust it into the same room you are growing in unless the room is pretty big....

 

[eokay]

so i wake up this morning and saw the stem pretty weak...she kinda lean in one direction almost looks like falling down so i decided to put her in a bigger pot and cover half the stem to support her..how's my plant look on her day 3?
btw i have this one gallon water bottle and already adjusted ph to about 6.5..my question is can i leave the adjusted water in a corner to be ready whenever i feel like watering my plant or do i have to use all of the adjusted water at one time? oh and this question goes with nutes too..when i put nutes in water..do i have to use it at once? because i want to set up at once and just be ready when i feel like water my plant if you know what i mean

 

[thesaltonsea]

Hi eokay, nice setup Im growing some WOS seeds now too, the pakistan ryder . Its going ok so far, just give it more time Maybe you need more watts of light , i'm using 2x 48w and the pakistan ryder is growing good with it, no streching or some weakness.

For the water, im making 2 bottles for every week, one with clean water and one with nutes, so im giving them 1-2 times water + nutes and 1 time clean water.

And i dont know about the afghan ryder, but the pakistan ryder started smelling on the second week, so you need to start thinking about the odor

Keep up the good grow

 

[shrxhky420]

Make both your fans exhaust, cut a small hole in lower part of your box to act as a passive intake might help with temps

 

[eokay]

Hi eokay, nice setup Im growing some WOS seeds now too, the pakistan ryder . Its going ok so far, just give it more time Maybe you need more watts of light , i'm using 2x 48w and the pakistan ryder is growing good with it, no streching or some weakness.

For the water, im making 2 bottles for every week, one with clean water and one with nutes, so im giving them 1-2 times water + nutes and 1 time clean water.

And i dont know about the afghan ryder, but the pakistan ryder started smelling on the second week, so you need to start thinking about the odor

Keep up the good grow

nice man..your plants growing hella fast! the reason why i dont add more lights because right now she's only 4 days old i'm afraid if more lights she gonna get burn..but i'm gonna add another 26watter and see how she reponses
btw what ur temp running at?

Make both your fans exhaust, cut a small hole in lower part of your box to act as a passive intake might help with temps

yeah i was thinking about that too..right now my temp is around 80s it's kinda high but i dont see any problem of my plant right now..is there any other way to lower the temp besides running ac and exhaust? can i put a cup of ice in the box? i heard co2 is good but does it bring temp down?

 

[shrxhky420]

you really don't have to worry about your temps until you add more lighting, like ceaser said above. Keep in mind people outdoor grow all the time and temps get well into the 100s (at least were i live) and they survive, I'm not saying high temps are ideal but, i am saying they are survivable. how big is your set up? is it in a box in the closet? you can tun your exhaust fans into carbon filters... got to wally world, they sell replacment carbon filters by honeywell, for thier airpurifiers, there's like 4 in a box, you cut the filters into a circular shape to fit your fan, and there you go. I'm a little wrecked right now so if any of this doesn't make sense let me know i'll try to clarify. peace i'm gonna go check on my babies for a bit

 

[eokay]

you really don't have to worry about your temps until you add more lighting, like ceaser said above. Keep in mind people outdoor grow all the time and temps get well into the 100s (at least were i live) and they survive, I'm not saying high temps are ideal but, i am saying they are survivable. how big is your set up? is it in a box in the closet? you can tun your exhaust fans into carbon filters... got to wally world, they sell replacment carbon filters by honeywell, for thier airpurifiers, there's like 4 in a box, you cut the filters into a circular shape to fit your fan, and there you go. I'm a little wrecked right now so if any of this doesn't make sense let me know i'll try to clarify. peace i'm gonna go check on my babies for a bit

yeah i'm gonna check on my baby too after she wake up from 4 hours of sleep and probably take some pics of her
btw thats the box right there sitting in a corner in my closet..but what does the exhaust fans running into carbon filter do? im really new at this lol first pic is where the box sitting in my closet

 

[shrxhky420]

the carbon filters are for reducing smell...

 

[eokay]

the carbon filters are for reducing smell...

ahhh i got it thx
just took these pics after she woke up..how's she doing so far?
p.s: i notice the leaves curl up a lil bit could this be too close to the lights? she's 1 inch away
temp around the box is 80's but when i put the thermometer next to the plant..it goes up to 100

 

[cannaboy]

lookin awesome..she's not complaining at all from the looks of it.

 

[shrxhky420]

she looks good. i'd move my light up just a little bit maybe another inch but no more than that. other than that you are off to a great start. hope i've been helpful, i'll keep checkin in

 

[thesaltonsea]

Its looking good mate, maybe one inch more for the lights, i was keeping my at 2 inches when they were little

 

[eokay]

hey thx everybody...so now she is 2 inch away from the lights and look how she reponses look at her leaves they perk up like they want to get close to the lights lol
oh i just added another 26watter btw

 

[HighLowGrow]

I would suggest changing bulbs to 2700k. My Afghans love FFOF 2700k bulbs 24/0 from seed to harvest. There is really no veg period with autos, and with their short life span, again I would change the bulbs to 2700k and either run 20/4 or 24/0.

BTW - Afghan Kush Ryder is really really good stuff. Good choice.

-HLG

 

[eokay]

I would suggest changing bulbs to 2700k. My Afghans love FFOF 2700k bulbs 24/0 from seed to harvest. There is really no veg period with autos, and with their short life span, again I would change the bulbs to 2700k and either run 20/4 or 24/0.

BTW - Afghan Kush Ryder is really really good stuff. Good choice.

-HLG

yo thx for ur suggestion man..the reason why i use 6500k right now is i want to get the plant as big as it can and when i see her "hair" then i'm gonna switch to 2700k..but idk i might mix them up when she medium in size..my light schedule is 20/4 all the way

 

[Foolet]

I heard this means they're over heating if they curl up.