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cmasfca · #1 (**permalink**) Dec-17-2007, 19:08

Hello All!

This will be my third attempt at creating a grow log. The first one was posted in the wrong section and the second log was lost when I hit submit and the server was down. Doh!

Anyways, do not be deceived by my grow log composition. I am in fact a newbie and if it were not for Weedhound, Pharmacan, and MVP I would be even more clueless than I am now. So, here's to you guys and gal!

Basics:
Aeroponic (sprinklers x3)
400w HPS
2 Atomic Haze (F1 Atomic NL x Haze)
6 Arctic Sun (F1 Whitewidow x Skunk #1)
Botanicare ProGrow
Botanicare ProBloom
Botanicare CalMag

For the first 18 hours of their lives, my babies were sitting in my tap water that came out at 8.6 ph and 400 ppm. Eew!

I am now running RO water with the calmag and either ProGrow or ProBloom at a 1:1 ratio. Thanks for the tip Weedhound!

I vegged the babies for one week before flipping the light schedule to 12/12. Need to flower early as I am attempting a SCRoG grow.

29 November 2007 - "Planted"
6 December 2007 - Started flowering

Tomorrow I am completely flushing my system (15 gal) and switching nutes over to ProBloom. The ppms will be 500 calmag and 500 probloom with a total of 1000.

I will also try and edit this post tomorrow to add pictures to this log from my posts in the "Plant Problems" section. Unfortunately I have spent much more time in that section than any other haha.

I wish I had my gf's camera to upload some pictures; these girls are to the point where I want some confirmation that they look and are developing alright.

My sativas seem to develop buds and grow slower than my hybrids. Is this normal?

MVP · #2 (**permalink**) Dec-17-2007, 19:49

cmasfca, good to see you getting your Grow Log on... I finally did the same but have yet to bring in the plants! I'll stay tuned and chime in when something catches my eye.

MVP

Shovelhandle · #3 (**permalink**) Dec-18-2007, 07:21

Are these clones, cmasfca?

Shov

cmasfca · #4 (**permalink**) Dec-18-2007, 20:12

Shovehandle,

Yes, they are clones bought from a club in San Francisco, CA.

Today I did a full res flush and added 500 ppm calmag and 500 ppm probloom to ro water. Waiting to see the results

cmasfca · #5 (**permalink**) Dec-19-2007, 16:52

So I am going to try and get a camera from my roommate today so that I can post new pictures for you guys

Today I have removed much of the lower foliage that wasn't getting much light and removed a couple fan leaves that were covering bud sites.

PH is 5.8 and ppms is 1010. 77 F and 60% RH

cmasfca · #6 (**permalink**) Dec-19-2007, 18:07

Pictures! I borrowed my roommate's camera. Sorry for the quality, I haven't gotten used to all the buttons on it yet

How do they look?

cmasfca · #7 (**permalink**) Dec-19-2007, 18:18

One more, this one is a little better.

Weedhound · #8 (**permalink**) Dec-19-2007, 18:49

Wow! Those are really starting to go....yes yes switch them over and up their numbers!! They look GREAT!! Good work.

Weedhound · #9 (**permalink**) Dec-19-2007, 18:50

One tip.....go easy on the pruning...too much of it WILL slow down the plants growth and if you do WAY too much (as I did once.....WAY WAY too much) it compromised the yeild of my plants quite a bit.

cmasfca · #10 (**permalink**) Dec-19-2007, 19:23

Weedhound,

Thanks for the advice. I have kept it in mind while pruning and I am done with pruning under the screen for the most part. The only other pruning that will need to be done is when bud sites are being covered by leaves coming out of the bud; or so I read.

One thing to note for beginners or at least beginners in terms of aeroponics...

Check the reservoir level! When I flushed mine last time I was ready with three 5 gallon bottles and I only filled 1.5 up with water! The scariest part is that right before I flushed I added at least 2.5 gallons, so that means there were only around 5 gallons in my 15 gallon reservoir! Luckily there was enough so my pump didn't burn itself out, but I need to be better at checking res levels...I am pretty sure that was starting to cause volatile ppm and ph levels because it is super stable now with 15 gallons...

What do you think? Thanks for all your help!

cmasfca · #11 (**permalink**) Dec-19-2007, 19:29

Here are my babies when I first put them in the system, this was on 28 November 2007. The new pictures above are from today, 19 December 2007.

So for three weeks of growth, how do they look? I have no comparison, because this is my first time!

Weedhound · #12 (**permalink**) Dec-19-2007, 19:33

Yes its easy to forget that they drink alot of water....and yes.....it certainly WILL mess up your numbers.

cmasfca · #13 (**permalink**) Dec-19-2007, 19:40

I finished my semester! No school for a month! This means my ladies get my full attention for 4 weeks; that should take me right up to curing stage! Besides working and sleeping, I will be staring at my ladies! No more herb though until harvest

Well at least right now; that means that I have been smoking roaches and taking resin hits. Maybe that is why my throat is a little sore

MVP · #14 (**permalink**) Dec-19-2007, 21:08

Sorry to hear that they are drinking too much. If you wanna solve that problem you can just bring them over to my place sometime and I'll take care of them for you... really no problem, I'm generous that way!

MVP

cmasfca · #15 (**permalink**) Dec-19-2007, 21:19

Haha thanks for the offer MVP I'll keep that in mind

Would it be stupid to mail weed in a bag that is inside of a coffee jar that has coffee in it?

Weedhound · #16 (**permalink**) Dec-19-2007, 21:56

MVP · #17 (**permalink**) Dec-19-2007, 21:57

That is an individual decision. I don't recommend it but if you must, use Fedex than using the USPS for ALL sorts of stuff (including meds) since they are the most reliable outfit when it comes to shipping IMO. Also drop it off within 10 minutes or so of their cutoff time so that it gets into transit immediately. Personally I like gifts of coffee, cologne, and sweatshirts with the smell of freshly dried laundry with lots of dryers sheets. How is that for an xmas gift list....

cmasfca · #18 (**permalink**) Dec-19-2007, 22:24

I have a friend growing medicine up in norther cali and I guess it will be better to just drive up there than to risk mailing it

Weedhound · #19 (**permalink**) Dec-19-2007, 22:40

yes....drive.....you'll be happy you did....not worth getting caught over and get attention focused on you or your friend....that's one of those things that once you appear on the radar you'll never get off.......

Someone awhile back had a great saying......it's the paranoid ones that will be visiting us in jail.....i try to live by that since once the mistake is made you can't take it back.

Weedhound · #20 (**permalink**) Dec-19-2007, 22:42

which gets me to wondering ......my hydro guy sells something called "bear proof camping gear" guaranteed to hide any smell completely....odor proof plastic bags...has to be vaccum sealed to work etc.....that's the ONLY thing I would consider getting by a drug dog with ANY sort of confidence......and I'd STILL worry......