Hello EDIT. I'm NoVA, and this is my first grow.
I am using...
Hydrofarm Emily's Garden
2 2 ft flourescents for seedlings/clones
400w HPS system (this one) for veg and flower
A timer (some timex one, doesn't really matter)
5ml Flora Nova Bloom for veg
8ml Flora Nova Bloom for flower
Nirvana Northern Lights seeds
Basically, the idea is to grow these 3 littluns into 3 females, which I can snag clones from for the other 3 slots in this Emily's Garden (EG). Then, if the planets are really aligned in my favor, I'll be able to switch all 6 of my healthy, hearty, horizontally gifted cannabis plants in to a 12/12 flowering period, and they'll all yield shitloads. Obviously,this is optimistic to say the least. But even if I get a male or two, I hope to be able to clone the females for a few. My goal is to harvest at least 4 plants.
When the seeds first arrived from Dr. Chronic, 4 were smashed to bits. Awesome. I threw the other 6 in a shot glass filled with 6.5 ph water. Didn't make the water that way, that's how it comes out of my faucet(s). I think adjusting pH in a tiny grow is a bit overkill, and the Flora Nova Bloom (FNB) seems to keep the pH of my reservoir close to 6. Anyways, after soaking the seeds for 15 hours (again, this is not a precise science, I am feeling it out rather than following set formulas for the most part) I wadded them up in a moist paper towel and out them in a small tupperware container. I placed the container on top on my computer to keep it warm/humid. I checked every few hours to gauge progress/give the seeds oxygen. After about 24 hours, 3 plump dark seeds had some hefty white root tips shooting out. I placed them stem down about 1/4" into rockwool cubes. The cubes were placed in an Applebee's take-out tray because it had a black bottom, clear top, and tiny holes for oxygen. And because I had just gotten Applebee's take-out. The take-out tray was placed under my flourescents 20/4 to begin simulating life on the blue orb.
Within 2 days, all three had sprouted, and one had pushed off it's seed shell already. I gently removed the other 2's seed shell with my fingers, being really fucking gentle. Soaked the rockwool cubes halfway in water every day for about 3 seconds, then shook it dry. I didn't squeeze, because only retards squeeze rockwool. Don't be a retard. At this pointin the, the cubes were still thriving in the Applebee's tray.
On day 4 all the rockwool cubes had roots poking out of the bottom. I was stoked, seems like these might actually grow. I put them into their respective pots in my EG, putting a layer of hydroton balls (lol) above the cube. The EG has about 2 and a half gallons in it at this time, as to not overwhelm to seedlings with water, but put it close enough so that they can sip on it.
That was July 1st. So, it's now day 10, I guess. Should I start from when I put the plant in the medium or when the seeds sprouted? Someone get on that...
I now have about 3 gallons in the EG, so that the plant can flourish. Once the roots show out of the pot, I will drop the water level down to 2 gallons. The plants are currently on 5 ml FNB/gal. They seem happy.
Here are the pics as of today. Let me know if anything looks askew.
A glance at the grow setup
Plant 1
Plant 2
Plant 3
I am using...
Hydrofarm Emily's Garden
2 2 ft flourescents for seedlings/clones
400w HPS system (this one) for veg and flower
A timer (some timex one, doesn't really matter)
5ml Flora Nova Bloom for veg
8ml Flora Nova Bloom for flower
Nirvana Northern Lights seeds
Basically, the idea is to grow these 3 littluns into 3 females, which I can snag clones from for the other 3 slots in this Emily's Garden (EG). Then, if the planets are really aligned in my favor, I'll be able to switch all 6 of my healthy, hearty, horizontally gifted cannabis plants in to a 12/12 flowering period, and they'll all yield shitloads. Obviously,this is optimistic to say the least. But even if I get a male or two, I hope to be able to clone the females for a few. My goal is to harvest at least 4 plants.
When the seeds first arrived from Dr. Chronic, 4 were smashed to bits. Awesome. I threw the other 6 in a shot glass filled with 6.5 ph water. Didn't make the water that way, that's how it comes out of my faucet(s). I think adjusting pH in a tiny grow is a bit overkill, and the Flora Nova Bloom (FNB) seems to keep the pH of my reservoir close to 6. Anyways, after soaking the seeds for 15 hours (again, this is not a precise science, I am feeling it out rather than following set formulas for the most part) I wadded them up in a moist paper towel and out them in a small tupperware container. I placed the container on top on my computer to keep it warm/humid. I checked every few hours to gauge progress/give the seeds oxygen. After about 24 hours, 3 plump dark seeds had some hefty white root tips shooting out. I placed them stem down about 1/4" into rockwool cubes. The cubes were placed in an Applebee's take-out tray because it had a black bottom, clear top, and tiny holes for oxygen. And because I had just gotten Applebee's take-out. The take-out tray was placed under my flourescents 20/4 to begin simulating life on the blue orb.
Within 2 days, all three had sprouted, and one had pushed off it's seed shell already. I gently removed the other 2's seed shell with my fingers, being really fucking gentle. Soaked the rockwool cubes halfway in water every day for about 3 seconds, then shook it dry. I didn't squeeze, because only retards squeeze rockwool. Don't be a retard. At this pointin the, the cubes were still thriving in the Applebee's tray.
On day 4 all the rockwool cubes had roots poking out of the bottom. I was stoked, seems like these might actually grow. I put them into their respective pots in my EG, putting a layer of hydroton balls (lol) above the cube. The EG has about 2 and a half gallons in it at this time, as to not overwhelm to seedlings with water, but put it close enough so that they can sip on it.
That was July 1st. So, it's now day 10, I guess. Should I start from when I put the plant in the medium or when the seeds sprouted? Someone get on that...
I now have about 3 gallons in the EG, so that the plant can flourish. Once the roots show out of the pot, I will drop the water level down to 2 gallons. The plants are currently on 5 ml FNB/gal. They seem happy.
Here are the pics as of today. Let me know if anything looks askew.
A glance at the grow setup
Plant 1
Plant 2
Plant 3
