hmmm123
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Yep i think they will stink your house out! I have one lowryder-2 female just over 7weeks in, a carbon fillter and you can still smell it around the house even though i have a filter and the window open most the time!
My CFL Lowryder 2 grow - first grow!
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QueenBee
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The 250 watt cfl should be fine, its been good for me so far. But is it a dual one coz youre meant to have blue light for the first few weeks then red light for flowering. Mine dont smell that much but then Im not bothered if they do so maybe Im not noticing it as much.
Anyways, I think they were getting too hot in the little cupboard and I think thats harmed them a bit, C in particular. Ive therefore moved them into a bigger cupboard. Ive managed to get the 250 watt cfl on its side too with some cellotape! The plastic isnt getting very hot now its on its side so Im confident the cellotape will be OK. Im going to get some electricians tape round it instead asap tho, just to be safe. The new cupboard doesnt get as hot so I think they'll like it better. Not sure how fast the buds are meant to grow but Im thinking theyv slowed down in developent, maybe coz of the heat. Theyre still OK tho, Im hoping theyl get back to normal soon.
Anyways, I think they were getting too hot in the little cupboard and I think thats harmed them a bit, C in particular. Ive therefore moved them into a bigger cupboard. Ive managed to get the 250 watt cfl on its side too with some cellotape! The plastic isnt getting very hot now its on its side so Im confident the cellotape will be OK. Im going to get some electricians tape round it instead asap tho, just to be safe. The new cupboard doesnt get as hot so I think they'll like it better. Not sure how fast the buds are meant to grow but Im thinking theyv slowed down in developent, maybe coz of the heat. Theyre still OK tho, Im hoping theyl get back to normal soon.
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QueenBee
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Just some more pics from tonight.
Pics are A, C, G and all together. C is the one Im most worried about, she has droopy leaves that dont look overly healthy. A and G seem fine now tho, I just want some major bud growth!
For anyone interested in the el nino; I let them get way too dry and it killed some of their leaves a bit. Theyre recoving fine but obv not the greatest thing to happen. Just repotted them tonight so hopefully theyll have a little growth spurt. Still not sure what Im doing with them, theyre more for something to play with when the lowryers are done. Does anyone know, can I veg them for 6 weeks? Will they only start showing sex when the light cycle changes? When the description says 9 weeks flowering, is that from when you change the light cycle or when they start showing sex?
Pics are A, C, G and all together. C is the one Im most worried about, she has droopy leaves that dont look overly healthy. A and G seem fine now tho, I just want some major bud growth!
For anyone interested in the el nino; I let them get way too dry and it killed some of their leaves a bit. Theyre recoving fine but obv not the greatest thing to happen. Just repotted them tonight so hopefully theyll have a little growth spurt. Still not sure what Im doing with them, theyre more for something to play with when the lowryers are done. Does anyone know, can I veg them for 6 weeks? Will they only start showing sex when the light cycle changes? When the description says 9 weeks flowering, is that from when you change the light cycle or when they start showing sex?
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wackymack
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lol,that sucks for u then bc orig lr has a very low yeild ratio
mr west
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Ive veged for 12 weeks b4 and they start showing pre sex at about 3 months when they get mature. ElNino is spozed to be a killer smoke. I got 5 fem seeds waiting for xmas lol or just after.
Are you feeding them anything?
QueenBee
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El Nino is a great smoke - I got the seeds out of a bag of it! Hope theyre not crossed with something crap! Feeding which? The Lowryders have had one feeding of some tomato plant nutes. The el nino are in miracle grow organic soil so they shouldnt need aything yet I dont think. I think Ill start 12/12 on the el ninos when the Lowryder are finished then, they should be big strong plants by then. Can I do it before 3 months of vegging? When the LR are done they will beee..... about 7 weeks old. Hmm.
Some close ups of A and C. C is by far the most advanced in the budding, shes always been ahead tho
Do you think the problem with C was the heat? Will it affect her still or will she make a full recovery? Her leaves are still a bit droopy and crepey (dont know if thats a work, like crinkly?)
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Dually
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Wow dude, ive read your whole grow. Ive just started my first grow about 3 weeks (started germination). Its exciting to see what others grows are like. Basically I been reading forums like crazy the past 3 weeks to learn everything, lol. Im excited to see how your yeild will end. My setup is nothing special, just some cfls and 3 plants. Havent determined sex yet. Was just some bag seed. Ive basically started my plants on 12/12. Well see how they end. =P. I want to make my own grow journal, just too lazy lol. Your first couple weeks reminds me of me. I kept running into my room checking on my plants every couple hours, taking pictures lol. This is too crazy...
jackonthebox
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dude, I read your whole journal about 2 weeks ago (I thought I had subscribed, I guess not) and you're plants have done great! did you move then to a different closet than what they were in at first? anyways, yeah you can put the el nino in 12/12 whenever you want (I guess after the lr2 finish) and 7 weeks will be great for veg. I normally only veg for 3-4 weeks.
ready to watch the rest of your grow now that I know I'm subscribed!
ready to watch the rest of your grow now that I know I'm subscribed!
QueenBee
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Hi new people!
Jackonthebox - They were moved a couple of days ago from my bedroom closet which which was square and quite small to the spare room closet which is longer so they have more room now. And coz its bigger its a bit cooler for them which they really need I think.
Dually - I hope your grow goes well. I havnt used anything special either so it does seem to be possible! I havnt heard of doing the 12/12 lighting from the beginning, tho I guess that should encourage them to show sex as soon as they can. The plants will probably be a lot smaller than normal tho wouldnt they? Tho thats not neccecerily a bad thing. You get so excited about them at first dont you?! Lol, all the pictures. If youre new to this too then Id defo recommend the Lowryders or some other automatic, they just get on and do it themselves! And obv theyre a lot quicker! I want some AK47 Lowryder or Lowberry (Lowryder crossed with blueberry) or even the Lowberry AK47 cross
Jackonthebox - They were moved a couple of days ago from my bedroom closet which which was square and quite small to the spare room closet which is longer so they have more room now. And coz its bigger its a bit cooler for them which they really need I think.
Dually - I hope your grow goes well. I havnt used anything special either so it does seem to be possible! I havnt heard of doing the 12/12 lighting from the beginning, tho I guess that should encourage them to show sex as soon as they can. The plants will probably be a lot smaller than normal tho wouldnt they? Tho thats not neccecerily a bad thing. You get so excited about them at first dont you?! Lol, all the pictures. If youre new to this too then Id defo recommend the Lowryders or some other automatic, they just get on and do it themselves! And obv theyre a lot quicker! I want some AK47 Lowryder or Lowberry (Lowryder crossed with blueberry) or even the Lowberry AK47 cross
Kludge
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No one seemed to answer your questions so here ya go:
Yes, you can veg any non-auto-flowering plant for eternity. Some of the big seed houses will keep a mother plant in veg for years.
Plants can show sex before flowering so yes they can show sex when vegging. Plants will begin to grow pre-flowers about 4 weeks into full veg. About 2 weeks later you might be able to tell if its sex and a full month later you should have no problem sexing. The first time I let a plant stay in veg for over a month, about two months worth, it showed itself to be female. I was so happy.
Oh, I did have a 12/12 from seedling that took 2 months to show sex while another 12/12 from seedling, grown at the exact same time, showed in 2 weeks. Go figure, bag seeds.
Generally speaking flowering begins when you put them under 12/12. Technically speaking the full flowering phase starts few days, up to two weeks, after you put them into 12/12 light but everyone just counts the start of 12/12 as the start of flowering so you should too. I think that's why they always say add a week to the flowering time to get more out of your buds. They really are a week younger in flowering.
I wonder if the real, old school growers count flowering when actual flowering begins, when the little buds start forming and you have a bunch of white pistils shooting out all over the place.
Dually
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Yea dude you can 12/12 from seed to flower. Its just going to produce one straight bud basically. When their done they will be over a foot tall. This is going to be my only grow. Its like the begining of the end lol. Yea I used some bag seeds, would have been that more intresting if I had some GOOD seeds. But here check em out 
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mr west
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what temps have you got your room at?El Nino is a great smoke - I got the seeds out of a bag of it! Hope theyre not crossed with something crap! Feeding which? The Lowryders have had one feeding of some tomato plant nutes. The el nino are in miracle grow organic soil so they shouldnt need aything yet I dont think. I think Ill start 12/12 on the el ninos when the Lowryder are finished then, they should be big strong plants by then. Can I do it before 3 months of vegging? When the LR are done they will beee..... about 7 weeks old. Hmm.
Some close ups of A and C. C is by far the most advanced in the budding, shes always been ahead tho
Do you think the problem with C was the heat? Will it affect her still or will she make a full recovery? Her leaves are still a bit droopy and crepey (dont know if thats a work, like crinkly?)
but its a lot cooler in the big closet. 
