drude1
Well-Known Member
Although I'm nearly 6 weeks into flowering, I thought I might as well start a grow journal so that I can reference back to it during my next grow. This is my first try, and I'm pretty happy with it so far.
The details:
2 x Critical Kush by Barney's Farm
100% coco coir
600w (MH for veg, HID for flower)
General Hydroponics Nutes (Lucas 6/9 Formula) with tap water
Started using GH Liquid Koolbloom in week 4 of flower
Started in solo cups, transplanted to 5G smart pots
I put the seeds into wet paper towel on Oct. 6. On the morning of Oct. 9, they popped, and I planted them in solo cups of straight coco. I read a lot about not providing any nutes (many said not even in coco) until the second true set of leaves grew, and so I didn't. I saw them struggle and barely grow, yet I was afraid to provide any nutes because of everything I was reading online. Eventually I decided that it wasn't working and common sense told me they needed something to grow on, so I started with a 1/4 strength nute solution, and voila. Growth!
I don't have many pics from early on, because...those are boring. But I decided to mainline them right from the get-go, and so here are some pics of the main-lining from early on to when I flipped them to 12/12. I vegged them a total of almost 2 months...partly because of the ridiculously slow growth they experienced at first:
Before being topped:
![20131111_160538.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083516-324107d617b72f8270fa11a3d47629a1.jpg)
![20131111_162514.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083517-831fdb86ed1d142f940869c9dc208044.jpg)
Topped for 2 mains:
![20131112_194932.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083519-2bad45b5a432c9d9e936342943a35638.jpg)
![20131112_194942.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083520-dac885e8c280f862b6c58d481939a005.jpg)
![20131112_194952.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083522-ca4ae0ec1202052c91069d79abd103c1.jpg)
Topped for 8 mains (apparently I didn't take pics of topping for 4):
![20131126_190549.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083524-90e14f537a91cfb867e42f977cb9727d.jpg)
![20131126_190553.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083525-5cb1dbc561e0be2750fe17aeabd3adce.jpg)
![20131126_190542.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083523-2882a3ba9b530156c45ab71a9a3b9e61.jpg)
A few shots in veg:
![20131203_183804.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083526-4b25d4edb740ff6e9af069b4cddea4fc.jpg)
![ck1b.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083527-f2866c95f329d1da0e8d5d559233a9c0.jpg)
Flipped to 12/12 on Dec.5:
![20131206_155045.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083528-4875778f5db160664474fb84302ee3d4.jpg)
![20131206_155059.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083529-5e7cc848c30260abf0a7c5047af5ca37.jpg)
![20131206_155739.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083530-eaf01364f642c98b0f3c567af624072e.jpg)
![dec9b.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083531-42991816f46e356a5dfd35a897c49bb0.jpg)
14 days 12/12 (trimmed up a lot of the understory):
![dec17.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083532-8df4b936786bccfd2566a1627313b34b.jpg)
![dec17b.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083534-e3f77bf03db463aa41bb4ec411b95237.jpg)
![dec18.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083536-2db128fa55e7ed5795b0e7a93723c7e6.jpg)
![dec18b.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083537-23d413fd1ee7974e7653f84c3ef1561c.jpg)
21 days 12/12 (the plants are developing very differently...noticeably different foliage/cola development):
![dec26b.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083540-2a238b097a1fa5a70fb8c6a6757b2849.jpg)
![dec26c.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083541-8011cdb4781d6dedecb399c096d9212a.jpg)
![dec26d.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083542-0172a43be151813dba7461fca57bfedc.jpg)
28 days 12/12:
![Jan3.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083543-661c0cebdd4659b4d54909c12a3cd145.jpg)
38-39 days 12/12:
![jan12.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083544-e9bf4a0b6ea8ead66ebe2703b1fc7c9a.jpg)
![jan12d.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083546-0dac03cf647ae1fe0cd5a880e8801107.jpg)
![jan12e.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083548-afb9b9282fca70be95303750f1e98c8f.jpg)
![jan15.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083559-3d1737890f1bf07d69c92ad3668e58d8.jpg)
And a few more from today...just to show the difference between the two plants. One has big colas that rise above the foliage, and the other...not so much. I mean, there's growth under as well, but they look very different. Wondering if it's a different pheno that just grows differently or if it's kind of a dud? I suppose time will tell:
![jan15c.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083563-c1b59ef384eef251b38a7748239817f4.jpg)
![jan15g.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083564-5ae2d18f0ae48439bd26bca3a3160567.jpg)
![jan15d.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083566-7586933618a90dc236b7d21726ae2c5f.jpg)
![jan15e.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083569-07969bae1b449756bf2a4984b78a4f42.jpg)
All comments, questions & constructive criticism welcome! If you got this far, you deserve a medal or a cookie or something. Thanks for reading.
The details:
2 x Critical Kush by Barney's Farm
100% coco coir
600w (MH for veg, HID for flower)
General Hydroponics Nutes (Lucas 6/9 Formula) with tap water
Started using GH Liquid Koolbloom in week 4 of flower
Started in solo cups, transplanted to 5G smart pots
I put the seeds into wet paper towel on Oct. 6. On the morning of Oct. 9, they popped, and I planted them in solo cups of straight coco. I read a lot about not providing any nutes (many said not even in coco) until the second true set of leaves grew, and so I didn't. I saw them struggle and barely grow, yet I was afraid to provide any nutes because of everything I was reading online. Eventually I decided that it wasn't working and common sense told me they needed something to grow on, so I started with a 1/4 strength nute solution, and voila. Growth!
I don't have many pics from early on, because...those are boring. But I decided to mainline them right from the get-go, and so here are some pics of the main-lining from early on to when I flipped them to 12/12. I vegged them a total of almost 2 months...partly because of the ridiculously slow growth they experienced at first:
Before being topped:
![20131111_160538.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083516-324107d617b72f8270fa11a3d47629a1.jpg)
![20131111_162514.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083517-831fdb86ed1d142f940869c9dc208044.jpg)
Topped for 2 mains:
![20131112_194932.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083519-2bad45b5a432c9d9e936342943a35638.jpg)
![20131112_194942.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083520-dac885e8c280f862b6c58d481939a005.jpg)
![20131112_194952.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083522-ca4ae0ec1202052c91069d79abd103c1.jpg)
Topped for 8 mains (apparently I didn't take pics of topping for 4):
![20131126_190549.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083524-90e14f537a91cfb867e42f977cb9727d.jpg)
![20131126_190553.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083525-5cb1dbc561e0be2750fe17aeabd3adce.jpg)
![20131126_190542.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083523-2882a3ba9b530156c45ab71a9a3b9e61.jpg)
A few shots in veg:
![20131203_183804.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083526-4b25d4edb740ff6e9af069b4cddea4fc.jpg)
![ck1b.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083527-f2866c95f329d1da0e8d5d559233a9c0.jpg)
Flipped to 12/12 on Dec.5:
![20131206_155045.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083528-4875778f5db160664474fb84302ee3d4.jpg)
![20131206_155059.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083529-5e7cc848c30260abf0a7c5047af5ca37.jpg)
![20131206_155739.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083530-eaf01364f642c98b0f3c567af624072e.jpg)
![dec9b.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083531-42991816f46e356a5dfd35a897c49bb0.jpg)
14 days 12/12 (trimmed up a lot of the understory):
![dec17.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083532-8df4b936786bccfd2566a1627313b34b.jpg)
![dec17b.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083534-e3f77bf03db463aa41bb4ec411b95237.jpg)
![dec18.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083536-2db128fa55e7ed5795b0e7a93723c7e6.jpg)
![dec18b.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083537-23d413fd1ee7974e7653f84c3ef1561c.jpg)
21 days 12/12 (the plants are developing very differently...noticeably different foliage/cola development):
![dec26b.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083540-2a238b097a1fa5a70fb8c6a6757b2849.jpg)
![dec26c.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083541-8011cdb4781d6dedecb399c096d9212a.jpg)
![dec26d.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083542-0172a43be151813dba7461fca57bfedc.jpg)
28 days 12/12:
![Jan3.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083543-661c0cebdd4659b4d54909c12a3cd145.jpg)
38-39 days 12/12:
![jan12.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083544-e9bf4a0b6ea8ead66ebe2703b1fc7c9a.jpg)
![jan12d.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083546-0dac03cf647ae1fe0cd5a880e8801107.jpg)
![jan12e.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083548-afb9b9282fca70be95303750f1e98c8f.jpg)
![jan15.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083559-3d1737890f1bf07d69c92ad3668e58d8.jpg)
And a few more from today...just to show the difference between the two plants. One has big colas that rise above the foliage, and the other...not so much. I mean, there's growth under as well, but they look very different. Wondering if it's a different pheno that just grows differently or if it's kind of a dud? I suppose time will tell:
![jan15c.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083563-c1b59ef384eef251b38a7748239817f4.jpg)
![jan15g.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083564-5ae2d18f0ae48439bd26bca3a3160567.jpg)
![jan15d.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083566-7586933618a90dc236b7d21726ae2c5f.jpg)
![jan15e.jpg](/data/attachments/2083/2083569-07969bae1b449756bf2a4984b78a4f42.jpg)
All comments, questions & constructive criticism welcome! If you got this far, you deserve a medal or a cookie or something. Thanks for reading.