My first grow. Never planned on taking it very seriously. I just dropped some seeds in a wet paper towel one day and I've been reading and trying to fine-tune the operation ever since. I got the fever.
The first thing I realized is that doing it half-ass is just a waste of time and energy. This is true of most things in life.
So I've been taking good care of the plants, being careful to avoid some of the typical rookie mistakes, but they have a few things working against them that I can't go back and change.
First of all, I started with bag seed, and some of them might even be from a hermie. Not exactly sure.
Second, I have had to move the plants twice (while in veg stage) for security reasons. I didn’t damage the plants during the moves but it seems like this would be stressful for them. They showed no ill effects at the time but I’m wondering if this will make them even more susceptible to becoming hermies.
Third, since I started them on 12/12, I've screwed up the schedule a few times. I'm pretty sure they haven't gotten more than 12 hours of light at any time, but I've been late turning it on a couple times and I had a problem with the timer yesterday.
Additional info:
I vegged six plants, in soil, for 6 or 7 weeks, with a bunch of cfls. They grew nice and bushy.
I switched to 250w hps when I put them on 12/12.
Had 3 males and 3 females, males were terminated.
The growth chamber is about 2'w x 4'h x 4'L.
Seems like it will be enough space for the three remaining plants.
I also added two 70w hps, one on each end of the chamber.
I have a fart-fan on the top of the chamber for exhaust, and so far that’s all I have for ventilation. I keep the plants pretty close to the lights and so far have not burned them. I keep a close eye on them, check with my hand, surface temp of the leaves is about 75F (no-touch IR thermometer).
This is DAY 18 of 12/12.
That's all I know, or think I know.
My questions:
1. With the stress that I have put on the plants, along with the possibility that the seeds could have come from a hermie, are my three females doomed to become hermies also?
2. If they herm, when do they usually do it?
3. Of the three girls, two (B and C) are kinda short and stout, with sturdy stems and big leaves, rugged and dependable looking.
The other one (A) is a little taller, narrower leaves, thinner stems, prettier than the other two, but also appears kinda delicate and high maintenance.
Do these qualities give any indication of their strains?
4. Should I trim the lower sections of the plants that don’t get much light?
If so, should I just cut some of the more sheltered and weak looking leaves, or should I take out the smallest of the branches that are buried under there?
5. The plants are in 2gallon buckets. Transplant to 5s or is it too late for that?
Is anyone still reading this?
So, how am I doing so far?
Suggestions?
Thanks for checking out my stuff.
The first thing I realized is that doing it half-ass is just a waste of time and energy. This is true of most things in life.
So I've been taking good care of the plants, being careful to avoid some of the typical rookie mistakes, but they have a few things working against them that I can't go back and change.
First of all, I started with bag seed, and some of them might even be from a hermie. Not exactly sure.
Second, I have had to move the plants twice (while in veg stage) for security reasons. I didn’t damage the plants during the moves but it seems like this would be stressful for them. They showed no ill effects at the time but I’m wondering if this will make them even more susceptible to becoming hermies.
Third, since I started them on 12/12, I've screwed up the schedule a few times. I'm pretty sure they haven't gotten more than 12 hours of light at any time, but I've been late turning it on a couple times and I had a problem with the timer yesterday.
Additional info:
I vegged six plants, in soil, for 6 or 7 weeks, with a bunch of cfls. They grew nice and bushy.
I switched to 250w hps when I put them on 12/12.
Had 3 males and 3 females, males were terminated.
The growth chamber is about 2'w x 4'h x 4'L.
Seems like it will be enough space for the three remaining plants.
I also added two 70w hps, one on each end of the chamber.
I have a fart-fan on the top of the chamber for exhaust, and so far that’s all I have for ventilation. I keep the plants pretty close to the lights and so far have not burned them. I keep a close eye on them, check with my hand, surface temp of the leaves is about 75F (no-touch IR thermometer).
This is DAY 18 of 12/12.
That's all I know, or think I know.
My questions:
1. With the stress that I have put on the plants, along with the possibility that the seeds could have come from a hermie, are my three females doomed to become hermies also?
2. If they herm, when do they usually do it?
3. Of the three girls, two (B and C) are kinda short and stout, with sturdy stems and big leaves, rugged and dependable looking.
The other one (A) is a little taller, narrower leaves, thinner stems, prettier than the other two, but also appears kinda delicate and high maintenance.
Do these qualities give any indication of their strains?
4. Should I trim the lower sections of the plants that don’t get much light?
If so, should I just cut some of the more sheltered and weak looking leaves, or should I take out the smallest of the branches that are buried under there?
5. The plants are in 2gallon buckets. Transplant to 5s or is it too late for that?
Is anyone still reading this?
So, how am I doing so far?
Suggestions?
Thanks for checking out my stuff.
