GHS - BIG BANG grow journal

Hello fellow growers, im Grow4Joe and this is my second grow and my first journal so please bear with me......

A quick rundown on my equipment etc....

3 x GHS Big Bang Fem seeds
1 x Grow tent 1x1x2m
1 x Powerplant 400w HPS
1 x 400w star ballast
1 x Carbon filter
1 x Extractor Fan
2 x 7inch desk fans
3 x 20 litre pots
BioBizz Light mix soil
BioBizz Grow, Bloom and alga-mic
Lots of TLC......

So thats the setup, pics of this tomorrow, just deleted em' a few hours ago....

I wasn't going to start a grow journal until i was on my 3rd grow, but i figured why not have a crack at it now.
Ive posted my 1st grow on the 400watt club and the start of this grow is on there aswell so i thought i best get this going...

I germinated four seeds and placed them in soil in some small 4'' pots inside my grow tent. I left the light on the usual routine of 18hours and three days later...hay presto three of the four have popped up!
There are other seeds i have planted today but im focusing mainly on Big Bang for this thread.
anyway back to the grow..
so now its day 7 since they went into the soil and day 4 since they sprouted and ive staked dem up so they get in the right line of fire...
They look a little bit on the stretchy side so ive moved the light closer and ive a fan blowing in between my babies and the mighty 400watt!
The leaves are getting bigger faster than the stems are stretching, so i think thats done the job...if that makes sense
I'm a lil worried because ive heard alot of bad tings about green house seeds and that they dont germ and if they do then they most probly die a few days later so i'll just av to see how she blows...

First pic is the next day after sprouting..day 2... (if the pic is named day 6 this is because ive been following them since i put them in the soil and not since they popped up, same goes for 2 and 3...)

pics 2 and 3 - Day 3...

you'll have to excuse me if this is abit messy, its 1am here and im pretty tired..dont ask me why i decided to do this now.....i dont even know..

Any advice or comments etc welcome...+rep....

Thats all for now, gunna hit a and den ....



.G4J.

Day 4 and dey looking oldskool!!
Much healthier looking today i must say......indeed.

Pics with light off and setup i'll put on later...



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Pics aint the best, my camera int very good quality but im working on getting a new one, one day.....
They have grown so much, the leaves are getting bigger and the next set are starting to come through.....looks good so far.. thats all for now...

Quick update..i done an update last night but my pc crashed before i could post it! damn pc!

Anyway..day 8 today and they looking good, humidity is 50% - 60%, temps are roughly 25c - 30c and ive just given them their first feed...
Repotted yesterday into 20 litre pots so they are good to go now until harvest time...
One of the leaves is bending rather weird but it still seems ok, im not sure if this is because i got the fan blowing near it or what but im keeping my eye on it..
Quick question....if anyone wants to reply that is....
My nutes say to feed 2ml/1L...is this each plant? im using 20 litre pots...thanks...

2ml/1l means if you decide to pour 3 litres of water to use to water ur plants with, add 6 ml of ur nutes. Then water with that, as needed...

Your grow is looking great so far I might add. Ive got some GHS on the way also, I cant wait...

kronic1989 said:

2ml/1l means if you decide to pour 3 litres of water to use to water ur plants with, add 6 ml of ur nutes. Then water with that, as needed...

Your grow is looking great so far I might add. Ive got some GHS on the way also, I cant wait...

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Thanks man,
post some pics of your ladies, how long you got till harvest?

Anybody know why there is strange little worm like things, very small, probly bout 1mm, in my water? They wriggle about and curl up. Just got a litre out me rainwater resevour, which is fresh as theres loads of rain and there is loads..absolutly loads of em!! i didnt notice anything when i fed them earlier and i cant give em any of this for obvious reasons...
How do i kill them?
If add some nutes to the water ready for next feeding would that kill em??
Please help!


but not im my garden at tha mo.....


....ok so i just checked my water jugs and all the worms have sunk to the bottom...some have rolled together into a ball but they are all alive..

For some reason i cant post pics. The 'Manage Attachments' link has done a runner amd it wont even let me copy and paste my pics straight into the post! Also cant click on the smillies no more..they be there but i just cant click em'So anyway, day 11, looking good, fed some more biogrow earlier, they seem to love it! The strange bending leaf has sorted itself out now and apart from looking a bit fat from the low humidity, all three look really healthy! The only problem ive had is keeping my humidity up which is low but just in the safe zone....for now.....so thats it...if anyone knows why im having this attachment problem etc.. please fill me in cause otherwise i cant show you guys my ladies...peace



Edit: Looks like i can upload again...for now...

Pics are of earlier today, Day 11.

Anyone no how i can get my humidity up?
For some reason, when my light is on, i cant get the humidity up past 30%-40%,
at night its no problem..
ive got a bowl of water in there and i lightly sprayed some water in the air aswell now n then but its just drops again and again, it dont drop any lower than 30% though so it could be worse...



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Day 12 and they still looking healthy, nice and green and the stems are really starting to fatten up..
havent fed today cause they dint need any, the soil is still moist in the middle, but i have been misting them with plain filtered rain water.

Still my humidity is causing me problems, im going to buy a humidifier as soon as i can get the money for the cheapest one but untill then, if anyone has any ideas, they would be much appreciated, ive got a few wet socks in there and a plate of water, figured the water would evaporate quicker if it was shallow not deep....

Oh and i forgot to mention the strange infestation is still there but im filtering my rain water through whatever i can until i can get some proper filter paper...it seems to be doing the trick.

Cant believe ive only had one comment...
Nobody interested in the Big Bang?....
Maybe my next grow there will be more...gonna be growing either purple wreck or blackberry...

Day 14 and still looking good, they seem to be loving the nutes, and the fan has really beefed up their stems. Gonna give em some plain water 2moro just to get rid of any salt build up, instuctions say to feed every time you water but i dont think thats a good idea...
Humidity is getting better but still needs work..
Got my fan sucking air straight from outside into the grow tent..gotta pair of the missus's tights over the end of the ducting to stop unwanted pests ect, thats dropped the temp a few degrees

Looking great so far man. My Big Bang just popped through the soil last night. Glad to see someone growing it around the same time with almost the same setup. I'm vegging under 4x54W T5 HO 5000k's and flowering under 400W HPS. I will definitely watch your grow till the end! Will you be topping any?

Dr.RR said:

Looking great so far man. My Big Bang just popped through the soil last night. Glad to see someone growing it around the same time with almost the same setup. I'm vegging under 4x54W T5 HO 5000k's and flowering under 400W HPS. I will definitely watch your grow till the end! Will you be topping any?

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thanks man,
Good to see someone stop by and also someone growing the same..
How long you gonna veg and bloom dem for?
post some pics of your ladies when they start to get going...

I was going to 'FIM' all three but because im only vegging till the 1st december, i decided not to.. I didnt think just over 3weeks would be enough for them, although they are growing well at the minute..



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grow4joe said:

thanks man,
Good to see someone stop by and also someone growing the same..
How long you gonna veg and bloom dem for?
post some pics of your ladies when they start to get going...

I was going to 'FIM' all three but because im only vegging till the 1st december, i decided not to.. I didnt think just over 3weeks would be enough for them, although they are growing well at the minute..



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Sounds good, will def show ya some pics once it starts going. I'm planning to top the plant once it grows to about 5-6 nodes; either aiming for 4 tops or 6 tops depending on how much growth has been achieved. Will probably veg for 4-5 weeks & flower however long it takes to finish. (8-9 weeks I've read)

I am going to grow bigbang, trainwreck, and cheese soon! I just placed an order and seeds could arrive next week. I'm subscribed to your thread!

Dr.RR said:

Sounds good, will def show ya some pics once it starts going. I'm planning to top the plant once it grows to about 5-6 nodes; either aiming for 4 tops or 6 tops depending on how much growth has been achieved. Will probably veg for 4-5 weeks & flower however long it takes to finish. (8-9 weeks I've read)

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Good to know man, cant wait to see your topped results...
Ive heard that you can take Big Bang to 11 weeks, so thats why im vegging for just over 3 weeks, gonna bloom dem for around 10weeks i think, or just see how tings go....

Im jealous of ya man, wanted to FIM em so bad but i hant got the time on this grow maybe next time....
I would like to see the difference in yield it makes though, so when both grows are finished (providing they make it all the way through flowering) we should compare dry weight.

Argghh! i wanted to FIM!!!!

weedyweedy said:

I am going to grow bigbang, trainwreck, and cheese soon! I just placed an order and seeds could arrive next week. I'm subscribed to your thread!

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Sup weedy, +Rep for subscribing,
Good choice in seeds man, hope you got a good carbon filter for your cheese and Big Bang though...
My ladies are only 15days old and they starting to smell slightly already!!
Gunna be a pungent christmas!!!



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update pics coming up later.

Nice looking grow there. I wouldn't worry about the negative Green House comments you mentioned in your first post. The same type of comments had me worried when I grew out one of their fem mix packs... it was indica mix H. All five plants were healthy and vigorous and I keep several of these strains going in my garden still. The rumors that had me most worried were that these GHS fem seeds would hermie. I've never had a single hermie banana from any of them. So I'll think they'll treat you right. Best of luck ~/\/\ared

mared juwan said:

Nice looking grow there. I wouldn't worry about the negative Green House comments you mentioned in your first post. The same type of comments had me worried when I grew out one of their fem mix packs... it was indica mix H. All five plants were healthy and vigorous and I keep several of these strains going in my garden still. The rumors that had me most worried were that these GHS fem seeds would hermie. I've never had a single hermie banana from any of them. So I'll think they'll treat you right. Best of luck ~/\/\ared

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Thanks man,
yea, i too got worried. Apart from the fact that only 3/5 germinated they look fine, really healthy so im chuffed.
A friend of a friend grew out 'the church', got a seed out of that, but i suppose its all down to the grower and the elements...
My first grow was nothing but sensimilla, although i did notice a young seed starting to form on its own on a single bud but it disapeared a week later so all was well, i int planning on growing no seed from a hermie so i want good bud.
my first grow, (avatar pic) was grown from a bagseed and i was completely shocked at the results! Like some sort of kush or sumit, real danky!
I named her..Tuity Fruity...
my other plant was bagseed from another bag and i named her....'Dog S**t'...when she was halfway through veg and pre-flowering she smelt exactly like it sez on da tin!!! now she's dry its kinda like lemons, strange huh..



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grow4joe said:

Cant believe ive only had one comment...
Nobody interested in the Big Bang?....
Maybe my next grow there will be more...gonna be growing either purple wreck or blackberry...

Day 14 and still looking good, they seem to be loving the nutes, and the fan has really beefed up their stems. Gonna give em some plain water 2moro just to get rid of any salt build up, instuctions say to feed every time you water but i dont think thats a good idea...
Humidity is getting better but still needs work..
Got my fan sucking air straight from outside into the grow tent..gotta pair of the missus's tights over the end of the ducting to stop unwanted pests ect, thats dropped the temp a few degrees

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Im at day 5 and my seedlings leaves are still small.

Day 15 today and tings are getting better, gave them a little water, lowered the PH with some vinegar and the humidity has increased and is staying at a reasonable 50% so, happy all round today, temps havent even risen over 30c either!

plazplaya95 said:

Im at day 5 and my seedlings leaves are still small.

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Cuple of Q's for ya plaz real quick..
Got any pics?
Are you using any lights?

When i grew out my first seed I had them growing in a sunlounge without lights..temps were getting in the 95F-100F range! The seedlings grew very slowly for the first few weeks and the humidity was practically 100% at night!!!
Humidity at 100% will stop your plants growing completely, so high humidity doesnt help, neither does too little humidity.
If you havent got dem under lights then try to find the best spot in the sun as you can, remember to keep moving the pot it as the sun moves,
and maybe try putting a fan near it so it gets a gentle breeze this will help the stem gain strength,
Like i said in your thread, i'm no expert, but i do try and help..
But the main thing is getting some pics up of your ladies, setup etc.. it makes tings easier to diagnose..



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