Karmacidal
Well-Known Member
So I've been lurking around this board for the last month trying to learn all I can and now I'd appreciate some feedback to see how I'm doing. This is my first grow and we've had lots of issues and stressed the poor girls a lot. Actually, I'm surprised they're alive at all.
The seeds were purchased from somewhere in Amsterdam a couple of years ago and we've forgotten the strain but we do remember that it was like $80 for 12 seeds and we tried to pick high quality seed so I think they're pretty good stock but I don't know, really. I've smoked a lot of weed since then.
I started 6 seeds on April 1 under some regular fluorescent plant lights 24/7. We had some pest issues, (fungus gnats) and lost 2. Then, there was a delay in getting the flowering cabinet ready and they lived in my spare bedroom by a window for a few days until it was ready.
The cabinet was ready on June 1 and has a 150 watt HPS light on a 12/12 timer with exhaust fans (in and out) running during the light period. Temps run 70 to 90 degrees and humidity runs 20 to 45%. One plant turned hermie (probably light stress) and is now separated, so I'm down to 3. Two are growing very close to the light and we're considering topping, but we're not sure where to do it or how, or even if it's a good idea. A bigger space just isn't an option. Moving the shelf a bit lower is possible, but will be a huge pain and it would only be about 5 inches.
The only nutes we're using is some Super Bloom (10/54/10) mixed in water I get from our fish tanks every other day. (It works great with our veggies so I thought it would be good for the girls, too) The soil is my own organic mix with some blood meal, bone meal, perlite and peat moss. I've never tested it but we've never had any issues like burn or yellowing so I think it's ok.
Personally, I think they look great considering the stresses, but I also think they're stretched and are still growing. Anyone have an opinion on how they look and if we're doing things ok? Should we top and if so, where? Is there a particular time of day that is better than another, like just before the dark cycle so they have recovery time or does it matter?
I'm pretty sure this is going to be a very long flowering period, and that's ok. We're willing to wait it out. Any comments or advice would be very much appreciated. (That halogen light in the 2nd pic is never used - it gets too hot.)
The seeds were purchased from somewhere in Amsterdam a couple of years ago and we've forgotten the strain but we do remember that it was like $80 for 12 seeds and we tried to pick high quality seed so I think they're pretty good stock but I don't know, really. I've smoked a lot of weed since then.
I started 6 seeds on April 1 under some regular fluorescent plant lights 24/7. We had some pest issues, (fungus gnats) and lost 2. Then, there was a delay in getting the flowering cabinet ready and they lived in my spare bedroom by a window for a few days until it was ready.
The cabinet was ready on June 1 and has a 150 watt HPS light on a 12/12 timer with exhaust fans (in and out) running during the light period. Temps run 70 to 90 degrees and humidity runs 20 to 45%. One plant turned hermie (probably light stress) and is now separated, so I'm down to 3. Two are growing very close to the light and we're considering topping, but we're not sure where to do it or how, or even if it's a good idea. A bigger space just isn't an option. Moving the shelf a bit lower is possible, but will be a huge pain and it would only be about 5 inches.
The only nutes we're using is some Super Bloom (10/54/10) mixed in water I get from our fish tanks every other day. (It works great with our veggies so I thought it would be good for the girls, too) The soil is my own organic mix with some blood meal, bone meal, perlite and peat moss. I've never tested it but we've never had any issues like burn or yellowing so I think it's ok.
Personally, I think they look great considering the stresses, but I also think they're stretched and are still growing. Anyone have an opinion on how they look and if we're doing things ok? Should we top and if so, where? Is there a particular time of day that is better than another, like just before the dark cycle so they have recovery time or does it matter?
I'm pretty sure this is going to be a very long flowering period, and that's ok. We're willing to wait it out. Any comments or advice would be very much appreciated. (That halogen light in the 2nd pic is never used - it gets too hot.)
It's my first grow and I didn't know a damn thing or bother to find anything out until we started flowering and a friend that grows stopped by. He had the same reaction: wtf tinfoil?!?! 
I had no idea tinfoil was bad until I was told but we've been lucky and had no burn spots except for a leaf tip or two that touched the foil, nothing major so I've been lucky. The foil 'skirts' were added a couple of weeks ago because the lower leaves droop otherwise and since then, they're flowering down low too. No burning though - so again, lucky I guess. The foil will be replaced on the next grow.
