TheInnocent
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I wasn't sure whether or not to start a journal or to post some pics in the plant problems thread.
I ordered feminized seeds from Nirvana and took pictures of them on 9/5/09. I tried to germinate three seeds using the paper towel method. Only one popped a root from seed. Once the root popped, I planted it into a 3 gallon container using Fox Farm soil + perlite. Funny story: as I was gently moving the seed with tweezers from the paper towel to the pot, I slipped and lost the seed in the soil. I thought all was lost!
I stirred the soil up but could not locate my little seed. I left the container outside hoping that the sunlight would work magic and somehow the plant would grow. I didn't even know if the seed was even IN the soil! Luckily, within a week, a tiny little shoot came up out of the soil! YAY!
I kept it outside for a week or so to allow it to grow before I moved it inside to my area. My area WAS about 2' X 5' using a self-made CFL fixture with six 42w 6000k CFLs.
I got some Buddha Grow organic fertilizer, mixed up a gallon of the stuff and pH balanced some water. I used about half of the recommended concentration on the neuts.
I nearly killed the plant when I changed my area from floor space to a grow tent (GrowLab). I tripped the timer while I was setting up the tent and forgot to reset the timer, so my plant was under 24 hours of light. Ugh.
With a little TLC, it came back to life! It is definitely true that these plants grow in spite of my goofy mistakes.
Some leaves started browning and curling, some got yellow around the rim of the leaf and I hav e these knat looking things milling about the soil. It doesn't look like the bugs are eating the leaves, but I went and got some stuff to mix into the water to kill them and I put up a sticky thing to capture the bugs as they did have wings. When I water my plant, I shake it out to stir up the bugs and try to drive them towards the trap.
Today I clipped off two lower branches and placed them in a cloning solution I got at the hydro store recently.
I ordered feminized seeds from Nirvana and took pictures of them on 9/5/09. I tried to germinate three seeds using the paper towel method. Only one popped a root from seed. Once the root popped, I planted it into a 3 gallon container using Fox Farm soil + perlite. Funny story: as I was gently moving the seed with tweezers from the paper towel to the pot, I slipped and lost the seed in the soil. I thought all was lost!
I stirred the soil up but could not locate my little seed. I left the container outside hoping that the sunlight would work magic and somehow the plant would grow. I didn't even know if the seed was even IN the soil! Luckily, within a week, a tiny little shoot came up out of the soil! YAY!
I kept it outside for a week or so to allow it to grow before I moved it inside to my area. My area WAS about 2' X 5' using a self-made CFL fixture with six 42w 6000k CFLs.
I got some Buddha Grow organic fertilizer, mixed up a gallon of the stuff and pH balanced some water. I used about half of the recommended concentration on the neuts.
I nearly killed the plant when I changed my area from floor space to a grow tent (GrowLab). I tripped the timer while I was setting up the tent and forgot to reset the timer, so my plant was under 24 hours of light. Ugh.
With a little TLC, it came back to life! It is definitely true that these plants grow in spite of my goofy mistakes.
Some leaves started browning and curling, some got yellow around the rim of the leaf and I hav e these knat looking things milling about the soil. It doesn't look like the bugs are eating the leaves, but I went and got some stuff to mix into the water to kill them and I put up a sticky thing to capture the bugs as they did have wings. When I water my plant, I shake it out to stir up the bugs and try to drive them towards the trap.
Today I clipped off two lower branches and placed them in a cloning solution I got at the hydro store recently.
Yours are looking nice too 
Is that a bit of nute burn at the tips? Although seems worst is over 
xxx
