MFB
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I decided to start a grow journal, so I can get some input (constructive) on my grows. No grammar Nazis please.
My very first grow was a disaster, but a great learning experience. I tore out my old grow room after realizing how flawed it was and slapped some boards and gorilla tape together and made a grow box in the back room. Got another light, lined it with Mylar, and will have my second harvest from it in late December.
The new cooker is below. Put the last batch in on the 27th of October. Created with 10$ worth of gorilla tape and 30$ worth of wood and screws. Has 2 doors for the bud box and 1 for the veg. The bud box doors are Mylar lined. I put the blanked up to stop any possible light leaks because I am a terrible carpenter.
Veg box is below. 10 plants between 2x10 gallon buckets. They will go to 2x15 gals once they go into bud. Purchased them at Home Depot and the lids fit both 10,15, and 25 gal buckets and there only 10 bucks. This little box is packed tight with green leaves by the time they pop into the bigger box.
My system has plants start from seed and they veg until the bud box harvests. So 2 months from germination to bud. Everyone tells me to do clone but I like seed and I can get fems for 5$-10 bucks a seed which is perfect for my budget. Started some cheese seed late (red bowl) but they are going straight to bud with the bigger girls once the last one pops anyway. No room for them in the little veg box. Well actually one of them is going to a fellow grower once it gets stable.
AMS from Greenhouse Seeds below. They seem to be doing better than the other babies.
The Church from Greenhouse Seeds below. They share a bucket with the AMS, they are also performing ahead of the others.
5 different strains in this bucket. Snowbud and Underdawg OG from THSeeds, The Doctor from Greenhouse Seeds, and 2 Skunks that I can never remember the name of. Doctor is not doing too bad. It seems all the Greenhouse Seed Co. seeds I acquired are doing the best. Which is odd because I hear a lot of people running them down; And hell $5 and something cents for a seed.
This is the bud box. 8 Strains in a 27 Gal bucket. This bucket will be gone after this harvest and the plants will be more spread out because they will be between 2 seperate buckets. Nonetheless they are doing alright right now. The biggest plants where topped during veg to make 2 main colas. The others where pruned for single colas. I am looking for bigger single cola trophy buds. Box is going to packed in a couple more weeks. The plant on the far left turned yellow from nitrogen shortage but I fixed that and he is bouncing back. The leaves that where yellow stayed yellow unfortunately but its 2 buds are still growing decent.
Here are pics of every bud. 16th night of bud so far. You can see my distorted face in the Mylar on some of the pics, I am not worried so no reason to tell me. Unfortunately I do not know the names of 7/8 strains. They are random skunk seeds I ordered and mixed together and a couple are from friends. The middle plant of the bucket is the biggest even after topping it, that is a strain called "Power Skunk". Grew it last season also, Gave a nice heavy bud just a couple weeks of veg so I cannot wait to see this baby finish. That bud is the first pic below (that is right after trimming it before shrinking from curing). Bubba Cola is a registered trademark of Save-A-Lot food stores. Find one in a ghetto near you.
Below is the power skunk. Both buds are from same plant. They have about 2 foot until they hit the ceiling and I can guarantee they will. They have had a huge stretch already. I will worry about that when it gets to it.
Here are the roots and stalks. 2 inch net pots getting tore up this is going to take a lot of gorilla tape lol.
I will try to update this weekly so you guys can follow me on my path to marijuana enlightenment, for better or worse.
My very first grow was a disaster, but a great learning experience. I tore out my old grow room after realizing how flawed it was and slapped some boards and gorilla tape together and made a grow box in the back room. Got another light, lined it with Mylar, and will have my second harvest from it in late December.
The new cooker is below. Put the last batch in on the 27th of October. Created with 10$ worth of gorilla tape and 30$ worth of wood and screws. Has 2 doors for the bud box and 1 for the veg. The bud box doors are Mylar lined. I put the blanked up to stop any possible light leaks because I am a terrible carpenter.
Veg box is below. 10 plants between 2x10 gallon buckets. They will go to 2x15 gals once they go into bud. Purchased them at Home Depot and the lids fit both 10,15, and 25 gal buckets and there only 10 bucks. This little box is packed tight with green leaves by the time they pop into the bigger box.
My system has plants start from seed and they veg until the bud box harvests. So 2 months from germination to bud. Everyone tells me to do clone but I like seed and I can get fems for 5$-10 bucks a seed which is perfect for my budget. Started some cheese seed late (red bowl) but they are going straight to bud with the bigger girls once the last one pops anyway. No room for them in the little veg box. Well actually one of them is going to a fellow grower once it gets stable.
AMS from Greenhouse Seeds below. They seem to be doing better than the other babies.
The Church from Greenhouse Seeds below. They share a bucket with the AMS, they are also performing ahead of the others.
5 different strains in this bucket. Snowbud and Underdawg OG from THSeeds, The Doctor from Greenhouse Seeds, and 2 Skunks that I can never remember the name of. Doctor is not doing too bad. It seems all the Greenhouse Seed Co. seeds I acquired are doing the best. Which is odd because I hear a lot of people running them down; And hell $5 and something cents for a seed.
This is the bud box. 8 Strains in a 27 Gal bucket. This bucket will be gone after this harvest and the plants will be more spread out because they will be between 2 seperate buckets. Nonetheless they are doing alright right now. The biggest plants where topped during veg to make 2 main colas. The others where pruned for single colas. I am looking for bigger single cola trophy buds. Box is going to packed in a couple more weeks. The plant on the far left turned yellow from nitrogen shortage but I fixed that and he is bouncing back. The leaves that where yellow stayed yellow unfortunately but its 2 buds are still growing decent.
Here are pics of every bud. 16th night of bud so far. You can see my distorted face in the Mylar on some of the pics, I am not worried so no reason to tell me. Unfortunately I do not know the names of 7/8 strains. They are random skunk seeds I ordered and mixed together and a couple are from friends. The middle plant of the bucket is the biggest even after topping it, that is a strain called "Power Skunk". Grew it last season also, Gave a nice heavy bud just a couple weeks of veg so I cannot wait to see this baby finish. That bud is the first pic below (that is right after trimming it before shrinking from curing). Bubba Cola is a registered trademark of Save-A-Lot food stores. Find one in a ghetto near you.
Below is the power skunk. Both buds are from same plant. They have about 2 foot until they hit the ceiling and I can guarantee they will. They have had a huge stretch already. I will worry about that when it gets to it.
Here are the roots and stalks. 2 inch net pots getting tore up this is going to take a lot of gorilla tape lol.
I will try to update this weekly so you guys can follow me on my path to marijuana enlightenment, for better or worse.
great looking buds!