2012 HotBox Flower Diary

Hello everyone this is my 1st post.I will be posting pics weekly..I hope you enjoy.

So lets start this off with a little info and some pics.
All the seeds came from past harvests and some good bag seeds I have been hanging onto.I'm not sure on the strains.All 3 were planted at the same time (june 1st) in pots then transplanted into the ground.I have been feeding them all organically through Veg state and hope to do the same as they flower. I am very lucky because all 3 came out female.

Here is all 3

*They might be a little close together,but I don't think it will be a problem.*
*This a bad pic of them...better ones soon to come*

5 foot female

*5 feet in 2 months (this plant is from my past indoor grow) whatever this strain is,it LOVES the outdoors.Its definitely indica dom.She has been smelling "skunky" from week 3 (kind of strange?).Very little leaf damage,almost no stress.It is JUST starting to show that it is female 3-4 days.*

4 foot female

*She is sativa dom with a hint of indica (to my eyes anyway).She had a bit of PH problem, but I got it fixed (you can see a little damage on the lower leafs).Her main stem got bent over by some animal (most likely a deer),but I used some electrical tape and fixed her up with no problems after.She has been flowering for about a week.She smells very much like grapefruit.*

4 foot flowers

*You can't really see it but the pistils have a lot of pink in them.Looks really nice.*






3 foot female

*This poor girl has had a very hard life.Bugs have been chewing on her from day one. She had a bit of PH problem at the same time as the 4 foot female.The last 3 weeks have been much better to her but she is small and thin.*




*Seeing long pistils and there a bit different from both other girls.(would love some comments on this)*

Anyone is welcome to comment and give advice.

Looking good hotbox

FresnoFarmer said:

Looking good hotbox

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Thanks for stopping in Fresno.I have seen you around a lot and I trust your info,so if you see me doing anything wrong (or know a way of doing it better) just let me know. I have been lurking around here and other foroms for about a year reading posts.Thought is was about time to start making some posts of my own. This will be my 3rd grow (1st outdoors).

I just got done reading the "Can drops of water on your leaves cause hotspots" thread and couldn't stop laughing. When I saw the pic of the photo shopped plant on fire I lost it. LMAO too funny. Anyway keep an eye on this thread and let me know what you think.I will be sure to post updates with pics every week.

you're going to like outdoor!...welcome...

I'm growing bagseed, too. It gets the job done

Those plants aren't too close together......I have about 7 or 8 that close together mixed into my garden with tomato and pepper plants lol......I kind of just threw some nute burned seedlings in the ground and now they are all 4-5 feet tall topped and supercropped lol. I didn't even think they were gonna grow.......Anyways, everything looks as it should be. What nutrients are you using(if any)?

For Veg I used a Compost Tea made from chicken and turtle manure. Half tea and half rain water.It worked like a dream,but I didn't have a PH tester and my soil got a little acidic and had a bit of a problem.I went out and got one soon after I started to see the problem tho.Now everything is fine with the PH.

For flowering i'm using MG bloom booster (15-30-15) and going to start making a tea with bananas and molasses.

I am using MGBB 15-30-15, seaweed extract, and molasses for bloom on one of my gardens......the other I am using teas, molasses, seaweed extract, and using Alaska Morbloom 0-10-10.......I want to see if the more organic garden is going to have a different taste than the MG garden. Sounds like you have everything planned out as well.....hope all goes well

FresnoFarmer said:

I am using MGBB 15-30-15, seaweed extract, and molasses for bloom on one of my gardens......the other I am using teas, molasses, seaweed extract, and using Alaska Morbloom 0-10-10.......I want to see if the more organic garden is going to have a different taste than the MG garden. Sounds like you have everything planned out as well.....hope all goes well

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That's a great idea. Be sure and let me know how it goes.My money is on the organic tasting better, but with a good flushing before harvest you might not even tell a differents.

Do you think I should pick up some seaweed extract to add to my bloom mix? or do you think what i'm going to use, is good and adding seaweed would be over kill?

I saw some new leaf damage on Monday, so I looked at my log book and saw they haven't been fed in a week. Looking at the damage...it looks like cal, P & k def all mixed together...but i'm not 100% sure. I went ahead and fed them some half strength MG-BB.

Here's some pics of what I saw Monday.



They could have just been really hungry and using up the N in there leafs?
(I will post more pics tomorrow,it looks like I stopped the damage whatever it was.)

P.S I fed them again today...they really looked like they needed it.

Yeah.......I don't think it was N def because ime the leaves usually go really light green or yellow. Might have been some other def. You should be good if you fed them already

Hotboxbudz said:

That's a great idea. Be sure and let me know how it goes.My money is on the organic tasting better, but with a good flushing before harvest you might not even tell a differents.

Do you think I should pick up some seaweed extract to add to my bloom mix? or do you think what i'm going to use, is good and adding seaweed would be over kill?

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I hear seaweed extract helps the plants fight disease and bugs. I also heard it helps increase yield and resin production in the buds. I don't think the seaweed extract would hurt anything. I just add 1 teaspoon per gallon every 2 or 3 waterings.

So does seaweed and kelp do the same thing? Fight disease and bud production?

I have some powdered kelp. Can that be used?

Hotboxbudz said:

So does seaweed and kelp do the same thing? Fight disease and bud production?

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Yeah seaweed is just a form of kelp if I am not mistaken.

Laney said:

I have some powdered kelp. Can that be used?

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I am not sure about powdered kelp. I have never seen that before. Unless you are talking about kelp meal. Which probably would work. But I don't know for sure.

Laney said:

I'm growing bagseed, too. It gets the job done

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it won't be bagweed anymore, when grown sensimilla, and cured up right.

Hotboxbudz said:

So does seaweed and kelp do the same thing? Fight disease and bud production?

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seaweed = kelp
high in K and loaded with minerals and growth stimulators. great stuff as part of a balanced feed.

Laney said:

I have some powdered kelp. Can that be used?

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powdered kelp is best used as a soil amendment at time of mixing up your medium. it slowly breaks down. the liquid is best for faster feeding. imo

scroglodyte said:

powdered kelp is best used as a soil amendment at time of mixing up your medium. it slowly breaks down. the liquid is best for faster feeding. imo

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unless you add it to a tea .......still not as good as if added to the soil, but will work

Ok here is this weeks update. Week 11
I had a bit of a nut problem midweek, but I keep a close eye on them and was able to fix it before it got to bad. You will see some leaf tips burned. From Monday it hasn't really changed. I still need to test the PH just to make a note of it, but the plants are doing fine. (I need to come up with names for them for fun,but for now ill just call them by how tall they are)

3 foot 10in

*She is doing O.K but I know she wont get very big.She doesn't get as much light as the others. Nothing I can do about it*

4 feet 8in

* Coming along nicely. Has dime sized flowers on her now. All the flowers and nodes are close together. I can't wait to see her a month from now. *

6 foot

* She is doing the best by far. I can't believe she hit 6 feet in 2 months 2 weeks. Still not really "flowering", but has about x2 more pistils this week. The 2nd pic is of her top,and the 3rd is just one of her branch's *

Is this still a problem?

* I'm seeing some yellowing of the 6 footers lower leafs. This may just be damage left over from Monday, or she might need some more N. I'm not really sure at the moment. I fed her twice this week, so i'm going to check the PH and wait a day or two and see if it gets worse before adding anything else *

Please leave some comments, maybe you can see something I might have missed.