First Grow: LED Lowryder #2

[ruska]

This is my first grow. It is feminized Lowryder #2. I also have a bubbakush that isn't doing so well (more on that later.) The lowryder is 3 days old from sprouting. It was germinated using the paper towel in a ziploc method. At the first sign of roots, it was placed tail down in a Jiffy 7 pellet. It is growing under a 225 LED 3/2 blue/red light (comparable to 100watt hps.) I'm currently using aluminum foil for reflection but I'm going to get some mylar soon. Lighting cycle is 20/4 Low breeze on 24/7 from the pc fan. This is a test run, if all goes well I plan to order a batch of unfeminized seeds so that I can pollinate the females with males (Lowryder #2 is an autoflower and can not be cloned.)

The Bubbakush was inserted tail up in a Jiffy 7 pellet and after several days of not sprouting I investigated to find that it was basically lost in the dirt and had twisted itself around several times trying to find light. I gently took it out and replanted it so that the leaves (which were yellow) were in the open air. I don't think it is salvageable, but any help would be appreciated.

 

[Stonercool]

This is my first grow. It is feminized Lowryder #2. I also have a bubbakush that isn't doing so well (more on that later.) The lowryder is 3 days old from sprouting. It was germinated using the paper towel in a ziploc method. At the first sign of roots, it was placed tail down in a Jiffy 7 pellet. It is growing under a 225 LED 3/2 blue/red light (comparable to 100watt hps.) I'm currently using aluminum foil for reflection but I'm going to get some mylar soon. Lighting cycle is 20/4 Low breeze on 24/7 from the pc fan. This is a test run, if all goes well I plan to order a batch of unfeminized seeds so that I can pollinate the females with males (Lowryder #2 is an autoflower and can not be cloned.)

The Bubbakush was inserted tail up in a Jiffy 7 pellet and after several days of not sprouting I investigated to find that it was basically lost in the dirt and had twisted itself around several times trying to find light. I gently took it out and replanted it so that the leaves (which were yellow) were in the open air. I don't think it is salvageable, but any help would be appreciated.

Eh, I'm all for trying to replant anything that looks like it might grow. The plant is probably yellow because it's been growing down and away from the sun, so it can't produce chlorophyll to make itself green.

Plus, it's young and much more likely to have troubles growing well.

I would try to replant it, but don't hold your breath. Unless I'm being a total idiot, why did you plant it upside down? That sounds like you were asking for trouble, doesn't it?

 

[ruska]

Unless I'm being a total idiot, why did you plant it upside down? That sounds like you were asking for trouble, doesn't it?

Some say planting root up allows the root system to be stronger. The idea is that it grows up and then over and back down due to gravity and this springs the sprout up. Last time I try that lol.

 

[datasafe]

i would get rid of them led panels i used to have them and the plan blue ones i found they would grow ok but they made the plants strech to much however i use my 225 leds now for cloning if you can get some cfls or a hps light

 

[ruska]

i would get rid of them led panels i used to have them and the plan blue ones i found they would grow ok but they made the plants strech to much however i use my 225 leds now for cloning if you can get some cfls or a hps light

They are 3 blue led to 2 red led lights. I have the plant very close to a blue led right now and you can see it has kept stretching to a minimum. It will be lowered down when it gets bigger, but for now I think the stretching is under control I might consider starting some bagseed under a cfl box as an experiment. Keep in mind this is an entire LED panel devoted to a single plant.

 

[ruska]

Looking for comments, suggestions, help LED growing is a fairly new concept.

 

[legalizeitcanada]

Hey DUDE, don't know where your at but you can go to the dollar store and get and emergency blanket for like 50 cents, their made of mylar, its a 4 x 6 sheet , i put it in my little box and it worked great!! I'm sure walmart has em too!

 

[ruska]

Hey DUDE, don't know where your at but you can go to the dollar store and get and emergency blanket for like 50 cents, their made of mylar, its a 4 x 6 sheet , i put it in my little box and it worked great!! I'm sure walmart has em too!

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I'm currently using aluminum foil for reflection but I'm going to get some mylar soon.

:3 I'm working on it lol

 

[ruska]

No flaws, she's gorgeous

 

[ruska]

moar! MOAR!

 

[ruska]

3rd pair of leaves coming in nicely. I'm really sorry about the shitty quality but my camera is broken so I'm using a cheap cameraphone.

 

[ruska]

Under the light. Does this look like normal growth for a lowryder autoflower? 9 days after sprouting. I figured I'd see a little more growth out of her.

 

[thatdjsnow]

looks pretty normal to me