Jointsmith
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OK,
My first move, after joining this site of course, was to purchase some gear.
From my local grow shop I procured a 125W Ecolight (blue spectrum), a 400W HPS lamp with ballast and reflector, and 10 WhiteWidow seeds.
On the evening of Sunday 05/01/2008 I germinated all 10 seeds in expanded peat pellets and put somewhere dark and warm. Within 48 hours all 10 seeds had cracked and were showing tap root so I planted them in 10 small plant pots using B&Q (UK chain of garden and hardware store) Multipurpose Compost mixed with 20% perlite, Pots labelled A - J.
I put these in an upturned chest of draws which I can use to hold the 125W light up in an area sectioned off from the rest of the bedroom using breathable roof lining lined with Mylar (i.e. Taped on).
After 2 days under the 125W light all but 2 plants had sprouted showing double leaves. After prodding through the soil a little I found the other two sproutlings but they hadn't got fully form leaves yet. After a night under the lights both of these had developed leave one of them (E) has 3 leaves instead of 2, I figure this can only be a good thing?
On 10/01/2008 the plants grew a little too close to their light to I have lowered them. One of the plants, which had all started to grow serrated leave has some heat damage and half of a serrated leaf seems to have gone pretty dead, the plant seems to be doing OK.
By a week in, 14/01/2008, all plants seem to be developing and are are least 2" across each so I have started them under the 400W hung approx 30" above the plants. There is a 7" fan sucking air from a hole in the curtain leading to a window for cooling and CO2.
Today, the plants seem to be developing reasonably fast, all are showing signs of new leaves developing and the existing leaves getting bigger.
The pictures below show 1. A germinated seed. 2. a plant at 2 days after planting. 3. Plant E, by far my favorite, three sets of leaves. 4. All plants under both 125W and 400W and loving it. 5. My grow setup.
Feel free to post any questions, advise or suggestions.
Peace out.
My first move, after joining this site of course, was to purchase some gear.
From my local grow shop I procured a 125W Ecolight (blue spectrum), a 400W HPS lamp with ballast and reflector, and 10 WhiteWidow seeds.
On the evening of Sunday 05/01/2008 I germinated all 10 seeds in expanded peat pellets and put somewhere dark and warm. Within 48 hours all 10 seeds had cracked and were showing tap root so I planted them in 10 small plant pots using B&Q (UK chain of garden and hardware store) Multipurpose Compost mixed with 20% perlite, Pots labelled A - J.
I put these in an upturned chest of draws which I can use to hold the 125W light up in an area sectioned off from the rest of the bedroom using breathable roof lining lined with Mylar (i.e. Taped on).
After 2 days under the 125W light all but 2 plants had sprouted showing double leaves. After prodding through the soil a little I found the other two sproutlings but they hadn't got fully form leaves yet. After a night under the lights both of these had developed leave one of them (E) has 3 leaves instead of 2, I figure this can only be a good thing?
On 10/01/2008 the plants grew a little too close to their light to I have lowered them. One of the plants, which had all started to grow serrated leave has some heat damage and half of a serrated leaf seems to have gone pretty dead, the plant seems to be doing OK.
By a week in, 14/01/2008, all plants seem to be developing and are are least 2" across each so I have started them under the 400W hung approx 30" above the plants. There is a 7" fan sucking air from a hole in the curtain leading to a window for cooling and CO2.
Today, the plants seem to be developing reasonably fast, all are showing signs of new leaves developing and the existing leaves getting bigger.
The pictures below show 1. A germinated seed. 2. a plant at 2 days after planting. 3. Plant E, by far my favorite, three sets of leaves. 4. All plants under both 125W and 400W and loving it. 5. My grow setup.
Feel free to post any questions, advise or suggestions.
Peace out.
