Two Dime Tokes 1st CFL Grow Journal

Hello all at RIU!

This grow journal is going to be documented as detailed as possible as it will be a good source to look back on when we start our second grow. Learn from our mistakes and such. We will will be growing 5 plants to start out. It is all mystery bag seed from the same source, pretty sure all the same weed seeds. GOOD weed too.

The light set up:
SEE MORE BUDS light mount set up.
(4) 42 watt CFL
(1) 23 watt CFL
(1) 23 watt Flood light CFL (kinda poopy)
(2) 9 watt cfl (better than nothin)
(1) 20 watt blue light fluorescent tube and fixture.

We have a cute little clamp fan attached to the big plant right now as it is a bit over a month old. It's name is Otishia.

So here it is DAY 1 GERMINATION of 4 seeds

Beans!These were just placed between damp paper towels in tupperware and placed in a dark warm place for a few days.

Promptly popped them halfway into plantable pots root up to give em strength.

We dont check PH as of yet but it hasnt been a problem..so far.

Oh and I'm sure some of you guys saw my other thread when i posted as EMPYR. Well, now that me and my girl are in this together we both started this account and will be documenting together! Here is the plant that i have been slaving over for the past month and a bit!!

I'm gonna put this one into flowering at the same time as the other four, unless it turns male on me!!


thanks for reading,
TWODIMETOKES

Some of you may have noticed the bananas at the base of the plant. Bananas are a natural source of ethylene gas as the fruit ripens. It is a scientific fact that ethylene gas feminizes plants..google up 'BANANA RELIGION' and see what i bes a talkins aboot.

Thats bananas!! lmao Wonders never cease! My first thought was- Oh look at this ...some monkey is tryin to grow a pot plant! Hahahaha lmfao
So how often do you change the banana? Do you just eat it before its bad, and then replace it with a green one?
What? I cant hear you, I have a banana in my pot plant. lol
or Is that a banana in your plant or are you just happy to see me?
sorry cuddn help myself.
Hey best of luck on the grow, sounds like something worth following!

I put two bananas in about a week ago. You are supposed to let it sit in the pot til it is almost completely black. Keep in mind, I have never tried this before so I am not saying it works..I read a lot about other people doing it and they have had 10/10 female success rates!! pretty nuts.

I laugh every time i see the bananas too..

I just noticed that Otishia has grown its first 11 set of serrated leaves. Is this a sign of good health? She has nodes poppin out of all of the secondary growth branches, but she is not a confirmed 'she' yet..I just cant wait any longer..AARGH!

If your not going to flower Otishia untill you flower the other 4 you might wanna consider toping her or tying her down. Other wise she'll be pretty big when the others are ready. Just a thought...
How big is your grow space?

my grow space is about 3.5'x3.5' and about 12 feet tall..its just a small closet. I may just have to do something about her height, cuz i dont plan on flowering these guys for 16-20 dayss.. how would you suggest tieing her down? i dont really wanna top her again as she has heads poppin out er'rywhere!!

i have my four new germinated seeds under a 23 watt flood light with a nice white hood and a 23 watt cfl Y adapted with a 9 watter cfl. is this enough light to make em pop up or should i centralize a 42 WATTER over the four of them?

Ohh.. well if you're only going to veg the others for 20 days you won't need too. Besides with 12 ft height you have plenty of room. I didn't realize you already topped it and its a little tall to tie down now forget I mentioned it. lol
It's just that I have some plants (from random seeds) that are really short and some that are getting really tall and its been tough trying to keep good light proximity to all of them. It would be sooo much easier if my plants were all the same size.
Good luck!!

looking good but lights alittle close . fucking the leaves up big time

THANKS!! One of my germinated seeds just cracked thru the soil thismorning! smooth!

Yeah, the 42 watts do toast those leaves every now and then, its hard to avoid at times with such a small set up.. once the seeds pop up i'll have more floor space to work with.

Is it good to just use a spray bottle every day and give each one a few shots each?

LOL init lol

Are you high too?

??? you mean am i stoned ...

DAY 2

Today i spritzed each seedling with equal amounts of distilled water (about 3 tablespoons each).

I also spritzed Otishia's base stem just for fun..

Today, I also rearranged the lights around a bit. I put the 24 watt flood on top of Otishia to give her a little rest from all the heat from the (5) 42 watters that have been blasting her. You can also see that i put a tube underneath her for some bottom lighting.

I took the one 42 watter and Y adapted it with a 24 watt cfl and put it over the 4 seedlings because TWO have popped thru!

Does it look like they need more water?


THANKS!!!
TDT

you wanna give it about 250ml a day mayb more sometimes

are you talking about the seedlings or the big plant? 250ml is over half a can of pop if you put it into that perspective..seems like a lot of H2O a tiny seedling..

Yh not the seed lol they dont need alot but a big plant needs alot. the more you can give it a drink the faster it uses the h20 FOR NRG the better so the faster it grows

trust the first time it might go a little floppy but soon after it will start to pump the shit up real fast