CATALYST317
Active Member
So, this is my first grow. I'm a complete noob. Like everyone else I figured I'd plant a seed in some dirt, turn my closet light on, and when I wake up in the morning I would have a lovely plant of giant buds. I would love to say that I wasn't that stupid but.....
My first couple of days consisted of moving my clothes over so there wasn't anything blocking the light and my cups of dirt. However, I started reading anything and everything on the subject and felt pretty dumb after.
I moved my clothes out and bought a few lights. (See pics)
After I started getting into more CFL growing journals I realized I didn't have enough light to work properly.... nor did I buy the right spectrum for the growth stage. So back out I went. I ended up with 6 26W daylight spectrum bulbs. I kept tinkering around and ended up moving all my plants down to the floor with my shelf lowered to support the lights. Now they are in a 2'x2' space. (see pics) I know I cut a lot of corners as far as materials but, this is my first grow so I see it as more of a Beta-Grow. My next grow I will add more lights, not use aluminum foil , and buy bigger pots. I did this as cheap as possible and I think I have $60 total in everything I have. Once I get everything down and know more of what I am doing I'll be ordering some good seeds. The ones I used for this one were just average Middi bag seeds.
I started LST one of the plants and it got a little out of control so now I'm just letting it do it's thing. However, on my next grow... all of them are going LST.
I started taking pics and meant to keep a journal but, life got in the way and I failed.
I had them on 24hr lighting for about 2 and a half months. About a week ago I started 4-20 lighting for a couple days, 6-18 for a couple more, then 12-12. I didn't want to stress the plants too much by the sudden light change. As of this moment they have has 2 days of 12-12.
I have posted the pics I took at the start of the operation and what I just took a few minutes ago.
One of the pics is of the LST plant and the top of it. For anyone who has done this do all those tops turn into main colas?
My plants didn't get scraggly and stretched. I kept the lights close and cut off all the fan leaves that started at the main stem to give light to the other branches. I know I know.. leave the fan leaves but, when i cut them the lower branches shot up and bushed out.... again I have a pic of one of the plans.
Now something happened when I forgot about them for a couple of days. One of the plants grew into the CFL bulb and it burnt the top. The funny thing is the plant pushed the top to the side and made it a fan leaf and then grew 6 tops in it's place. They were all clumped together for a few weeks but, now they are starting to grow apart. Maybe I found a new topping technique?
Oh, and yes those are my clothes in my grow room and I walk around smelling amazing all day. To be honest I get quite a few people asking what cologne I have on because they want to pick up a bottle of it. I always laugh a little because if they only knew...
PICS:
Starting grow:
2 1/2 weeks in
Current Grow Space
Current Grow Space 2
Busy Plants
Bushy Plants 2
LST Plants
LST Tops
Burnt Leaf
Burnt Leaf Top
Burnt Leaf Tops 2
My first couple of days consisted of moving my clothes over so there wasn't anything blocking the light and my cups of dirt. However, I started reading anything and everything on the subject and felt pretty dumb after.
I moved my clothes out and bought a few lights. (See pics)
After I started getting into more CFL growing journals I realized I didn't have enough light to work properly.... nor did I buy the right spectrum for the growth stage. So back out I went. I ended up with 6 26W daylight spectrum bulbs. I kept tinkering around and ended up moving all my plants down to the floor with my shelf lowered to support the lights. Now they are in a 2'x2' space. (see pics) I know I cut a lot of corners as far as materials but, this is my first grow so I see it as more of a Beta-Grow. My next grow I will add more lights, not use aluminum foil , and buy bigger pots. I did this as cheap as possible and I think I have $60 total in everything I have. Once I get everything down and know more of what I am doing I'll be ordering some good seeds. The ones I used for this one were just average Middi bag seeds.
I started LST one of the plants and it got a little out of control so now I'm just letting it do it's thing. However, on my next grow... all of them are going LST.
I started taking pics and meant to keep a journal but, life got in the way and I failed.
I had them on 24hr lighting for about 2 and a half months. About a week ago I started 4-20 lighting for a couple days, 6-18 for a couple more, then 12-12. I didn't want to stress the plants too much by the sudden light change. As of this moment they have has 2 days of 12-12.
I have posted the pics I took at the start of the operation and what I just took a few minutes ago.
One of the pics is of the LST plant and the top of it. For anyone who has done this do all those tops turn into main colas?
My plants didn't get scraggly and stretched. I kept the lights close and cut off all the fan leaves that started at the main stem to give light to the other branches. I know I know.. leave the fan leaves but, when i cut them the lower branches shot up and bushed out.... again I have a pic of one of the plans.
Now something happened when I forgot about them for a couple of days. One of the plants grew into the CFL bulb and it burnt the top. The funny thing is the plant pushed the top to the side and made it a fan leaf and then grew 6 tops in it's place. They were all clumped together for a few weeks but, now they are starting to grow apart. Maybe I found a new topping technique?
Oh, and yes those are my clothes in my grow room and I walk around smelling amazing all day. To be honest I get quite a few people asking what cologne I have on because they want to pick up a bottle of it. I always laugh a little because if they only knew...
PICS:
Starting grow:
2 1/2 weeks in
Current Grow Space
Current Grow Space 2
Busy Plants
Bushy Plants 2
LST Plants
LST Tops
Burnt Leaf
Burnt Leaf Top
Burnt Leaf Tops 2