AsianKatie's First Grow (Indoor)

[Gygax1974]

High Tech Garden Supply

They are cheap and reliable. The guy who runs it is a good guy and he will not jerk you around. Also Filthy Fletch turned me on to Maryland Hydroponics too, cheap lights that work. You can get a HPS 400 watt for about 160.00USD after shipping and what not. If you can afford it an HPS will be well worth it, gets you the best bud. However I see you had some electrical overload, can you handle 400 watts?

 

[bongspit]

Ok here's the roots: 2 pictures on of sort of all of them... and the other one is the roots of the survivor.

Dont worry about the water, it's like that from the Flora Nova.

those roots are wild Katie!! I added a new air pump the other day and could not believe how big the roots were, must be doin something right....

 

[asiankatie]

Im really bummed right now, i just read somewhere that male plants tend to grow faster and stronger than the females. does this mean that my huge one is probably a male.

 

[bongspit]

Im really bummed right now, i just read somewhere that male plants tend to grow faster and stronger than the females. does this mean that my huge one is probably a male.

I think males may grow faster after you start the flowering process...but I think when you have one that is ahead of the others I think it sucks up more of the nutes...

 

[14pimp]

nice roots! you've only changed your water once right? Suprised theres no root rot, since thats an issue with these. Are you doing anything to prevent it??

 

[wafflehouselover]

nice roots! you've only changed your water once right? Suprised theres no root rot, since thats an issue with these. Are you doing anything to prevent it??

the best way to prevent root rot is to supply it with all the oxygen that the roots need, just a tad least oxygen then what he need and you'll start developing root rot.

 

[asiankatie]

nope not doing anything other than keeping it cool.

& telling my plants i love them ^_^

 

[jonnyblaze24]

MD Hydroponics is def a great place to get lights....Not sure about shipping costs but they have great online specials on lots of HPS and other lights.

 

[asiankatie]

Oh turns out I AM going to borrow the 400 watt hps. and he's gonna borrow one of my 175 watt MH works out great.

 

[hazeyindahead]

Thats good, are you adding h2o2 daily? That will almost guarantee root rot elimination.

I just changed my res for the 2nd time, and looked at the water and roots, were BEAUTIFUL!!! Nothing icky in the nute water either! hardly even a bad smell, except the dying smell of bad bacterias

I added another bubble stone and air pump, and add 1 ml per gallon to the res each day of h2o2.

What exactly is your budget AK, are you on an income, or fixed if you cant afford the stuff thats ok, but preventing root rot without that stuff could be a bit more difficult without changing the res a lil more. Just watch for the ph to start lowering or raising, thats when its time to change it.

 

[skunkushybrid]

Yes, males have a tendency to grow taller, thinner than the girls, even in veg'. Although this sytem is not cut and dried, as it can catch you out sometimes... but the chances are your big one's a male.

Are you a betting person?

 

[widowman64]

I had 3 and two grew taller than the one and I was confident those two were males. Ended up that the tallest one was a girl!! Cheer up if your not flowering than consider it 50 50 chance

 

[widowman64]

Katie you are going to have a problem however once you find out which ones are males. The roots of the males will be tangled with the female roots. I had the same problem so I cut the roots of the males right off the bottom of the pots. I was told that leaving dead roots in the water with the other plants would cause a desease to the females. luckly 4 u I have already had to solve this problem so that I could share the solution with you. BUY SOME HYDROGUARD. That will clear up any nasty dead roots. also read my new grow journal. It might be of some use?

 

[asiankatie]

lucky for me none of my roots are even touching eachother. i lucked out

please dont say the big ones a male.

So i got my 400 watt HPS that im borrowing today.

I really wish i knew if the big one was a male or female. if it was a male i would leave the 2 smaller ones in veg a little longer. if i knew it was female i would switch to flower now. argh!

 

[asiankatie]

Thats good, are you adding h2o2 daily? That will almost guarantee root rot elimination.

I just changed my res for the 2nd time, and looked at the water and roots, were BEAUTIFUL!!! Nothing icky in the nute water either! hardly even a bad smell, except the dying smell of bad bacterias

I added another bubble stone and air pump, and add 1 ml per gallon to the res each day of h2o2.

What exactly is your budget AK, are you on an income, or fixed if you cant afford the stuff thats ok, but preventing root rot without that stuff could be a bit more difficult without changing the res a lil more. Just watch for the ph to start lowering or raising, thats when its time to change it.

not adding antyhing. i have no money right now!

I change the res pretty often. the pH is not flucuating at all . so thats good.

im gonna changing when i switch to flower (obviously) which should be soon

 

[asiankatie]

its not so much that its taller, i mean its just BIGGER, and FULLER! its a beast.

a beastly girl hopefully though. FINGERS CROSSED

 

[widowman64]

if it was mine it would b a girl. i just have a green thub for those kind of things.

 

[asiankatie]

UPDATE!

I think i should switch to flower soon. that big one's getting out of control. once again it is pressed up against the glass. do you guys think the two smaller ones are ready to flower?

I will be away for the weekend so methinks i should set up the flowering for tonight? or tomorrow, if im going to do it.

I got the 400 watt HPS.

LET ME KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS.

in the pictures:

there is a top view of the survivor, and a side view of the top half. the other picture is on the 2 on the right side of the system. the top right being the runt and the bottom right being the one from round 2. under the glass is still the snapped one, i took a look @ it yesterday and it appaers to be beginning to root. but i dont know what i should do with it. it looks like its gonna be at least another week. another week that i dont think i have.

 

[Micheal Kelso]

I would, they seem big enough - especially the big one. I think I remember reading in a previous post that you were leaving town around christmas time or some shit - that's only 7 weeks away anyway so you will just barely be able to finish them before then..or harvest early..

$0.02

 

[asiankatie]

I would, they seem big enough - especially the big one. I think I remember reading in a previous post that you were leaving town around christmas time or some shit - that's only 7 weeks away anyway so you will just barely be able to finish them before then..or harvest early..

$0.02

This is true.

Im gonna be gone this weekend. so i want to set them up for at least a night or so with the HPS before i leave to make sure the timer's working okay etc. Which would mean i would be doing it tonight.

So, tonight i need a 2nd extension cord. I ordered one from online but i need one now so ill go buy one and return it when the other one arrives. sneaky but desprite times call for desprite measures.

I need a fan

and.. how high should i make the HPS from the plants? just barely above the big one? 1 in? 2 in?

I dont want the little ones stretching more than they have to.

HELP