My first attempt at growing some white russian

HughDunit · Oct 29, 2011

Hello Fellow growers, this is my first attempt at growing some white russian.

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This is my first attempt at growing some white russian.

Growing 3.

Sativa / Indica
Origins - White Widow x AK-47
Flowering - 53-63 days

5x CFL 125 W lights
1 x 255mm pot (2 Gal)
2 x 200mm pot (1.5 Gal)

Soil:

70% Yates Professional Potting Mix
30% perlite/vermiculite

Nutrients:

Seasol Seaweed
Powerfeed

Left the seeds to germinate in a small bowl with mineral water. I placed it inside my propagator and covered it. Left it in complete darkness for 24 Hours.

Day Zero: (Sun 9/10/11)
Planted the germinated seed in small trays for now and placed it inside my propergator for 24 hours.

Day One: (Mon 10/10/11)
Nothing yet. Sprinkle some water.

Day Two: (Tue 11/10/11)
Small seed leaves start to appear sprinkle a tiny amount of water.

Day Three: (Wed 12/10/11)
They have grown a bit in the past 24 hours and the main leaves are starting to emerge. Sprinkled a tiny amout of water.

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Day Eight: (Mon 17/10/11)
Slowly growing, repoted all 3 in bigger pots..a 200mm pot in the mix she will grow up in. 70% Yates 30% perlite/vermiculite. Using CFL lights and Sun on a 20/4 light cycle.

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Day 14: (Sat 22/10/11)
Slowly growing not as fast as the other two but getting there. I have now repotted all of them and they are setting in a setting under 4 CFL, Feed them some nutes today, the smallest amount and very light watering.

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Day 17: (Tue 25/10/11)
Slowly growing not as fast as the other two but getting there. Water them and adding the smallest of nutes.

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Day 18: (Wed 26/10/11)
Grown a bit in a few days still not as quick as the other two. Full watering today.

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Day 22: (Sun 30/10/11)
Really starting to grow. feed her 500 ml of demineralised water to 3ml of progranics. Should i feed her more from now on?

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HughDunit · Nov 2, 2011

Day 25: (Wed 2/11/11)
Fed all three tonight 5ml to 500ml proganics growth nute. They have grown a bit more since last post. Will be spending time outside next week as a full week of sun is predicted..yay about time. Slow growers at this stage.

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smokinrav · Nov 2, 2011

They look good, but you really need to get a watering schedule in place. Healthy root growth begins with a thorough wet/dry cycle in the soil. It almost doesn't matter how much water you give them in a single application, you could pour a gallon through those little planters in an hour, and as long as you wait until the plants have used up most of the moisture in the soil, they'll be healthy and have a better chance to grow to their potential.

Jessy2287 · Nov 2, 2011

Subb'ed. I would like to watch this grow. I'm a CFL grower also, on my first grow. I am now in flower with 5 125 w 2700k's. I would like to try White Russian next fall...Good Luck !

HughDunit · Nov 5, 2011

Day 28: (Sat 5/11/11)
Fed all three 3ml proganics growth nute to 500ml mineral water. They have grown a bit more since last post. I am reducing the nute intake for now but will increase it late next week to 8ml to 1ltre.

They have been out in the sun all day with a high UV reading today inmy town. 29deg C.

I am worried about the leaf curl. Maybe i should water her more than just 500ml and go the 1 litre..but she drains well and it just escapes the holes. Also need a fan when they are under lights.

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HughDunit · Nov 5, 2011

smokinrav said:
They look good, but you really need to get a watering schedule in place. Healthy root growth begins with a thorough wet/dry cycle in the soil. It almost doesn't matter how much water you give them in a single application, you could pour a gallon through those little planters in an hour, and as long as you wait until the plants have used up most of the moisture in the soil, they'll be healthy and have a better chance to grow to their potential.

Thanks for the advice. I am now giving them more water every few days. They drain really fast and the soil when i do the knuckle test is usually drier than i expected.

HughDunit · Nov 5, 2011

Seems like all my girls like munching on the proganics growth nutes. Since i started using them during the week they have grown a bit. Has anyone else used it?

HughDunit · Nov 12, 2011

Day 32: (Wed 9/11/11)

Still growing slow. Watered them each tonight with a fed of proganics growth nute. Each girl got a small dose of 600ml to 2ml nute.

Maybe i should re-pot them? But i don't have the room.

There are 5 124w daylight cfls and the lights i am using have reflective mirror to spread more light. Also covered the box in foil. Lights on for 12 hours then sun for 12 hours.

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Day 35: (Sat 12/11/11)

Medium bushy growth at this stage not as fast as the other two. But the leaves all seem to be bunched up and i have read this strain is small and bushy. Have been watering all 3 every 2nd day with proganics growth nutes. They are at full strength feed now. Soil dries up quikly as it drains fast.

Today they have been all outside in the sun and they still are under cfl lightbox set up i made.
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