Well folks haven't updated in a while as previously stated honestly ashamed of my current projects especially with such masters of ghetto riggin' around here on RIU but due to the support you guys provide I'll show off my crappy results so far.
Well the project has gone mini SOG I started flowering nearly a week ago. I know they need more foliage for optimal intake of light for the production of buds but there are 2 factors that played in there. 1 these PK plants are sativa dominant and my box is small 2 I have so many plants around here that this is a worthwhile experiment for me.
those light adaptors were 3 bucks each from wally world and well worth it, rated upto 260 watt's and I love how they allow the light to be totally horizontal saving space and using the light most efficiently. In a month maybe less I will add three 13 watters to the bottom section of my t joint lights to increase total light while still keeping heat down. Also I will be using 13 watters to make sure the light up top is stronger than the light at the sides, not trying to confuse the plants now.
Remember poor Melpomene? Look at her now! Not amazing but compared to the horrible looking stick she was a few weeks ago she is friggin' lush. Gave her a special spot in the mother closet and special attention and she has come back now. You can see I am supercropping her a bit so her tinyness can hold up the hopefully swollen cola she will produce.
(Note some of my plants got topped some didn't I didn't have them in veg long enough after they were topped for any decent new growth I am just hoping to avoid the V shaped bud pattern but hey it happens)
Here is the plant in the ghettofied speaker cabinet, she looks angry so we will be repotting her before she gets any farther into flower. She was repotted about 2 hours before her dark period to reduce stress and planted into a 3 gallon smart pot with FFOF then watered thoroughly. Yea it is hard to tell but there are baby buds on there, I need a loupe (creds to homer371 and microgrower for the loupe idea)
Here she is in her 3 gallon smart pot every day I will be adding a hint more soil as it takes a few days to settle in these here smart pots.
And here she is back in her cab, the 3 gallon smart pot is just barely small enough. Up there are 4 26 watters so 104 watt's at 2700K I'd add more light but I need an aggressive exhaust at the top before I can do that and my current exhaust is passive with an aggressive intake to double as a "air mover" along with heat exchange. And yes that is a dryer sheet in there. It helps block the little light that may get in and give the room a fresh scent... She looks angry still hopefully she forgives me for the stress.
Garbage bags are a must have for all growers, earlier if you noticed I used (and always use) a black one as a drop cloth with rolled up towels around the edges under the trash bag to make sure the water runs to the middle and not off the bag onto my carpet (dropcloths are a home growers necessity) and in here I took a white one to line the cabinet as these smart pots just drip and drip they are messy as hell but air to the roots is worth it. Happy roots means more fruits.
So thats that... any thoughts? And thanks again you guys for the support it's enough to stroke me ego.
