ak47 Grow

[youngdog]

I got a 4x4x6.5 grow tent with 1000 watt lighting a 3x3 flood table and 7 ak47 1 super lemon haze. temps are staying around 77 humidity is sticking around 60% using GH keep it simple program with flora nova and floralisious plus. let me know what you think and give me some pointers this is my first grow.

 

[dtack]

For your first grow you went all out lol. You seem to have done your research.

 

[autoflow3r]

great set up for first time, keep me posted on the flood table and tent im looking to purchase one after i get more in touch with my green thumb.

 

[PeteSwitch]

let me know what you think and give me some pointers this is my first grow.

Keep your PH dialed in as close to 5.80 as possible. I'm running The Lucas Formula with GH right now & if the PH swings too high above 5.80 then the plant reacts badly. You have the same grow tent that I do and I'm only working with 200 more watts than you are. It's looking like you have done your research & are doing awesome. Regulate that PH everyday & stick to a 1/4 to 1/2 strength nutrient regimen gradually working your way up to full strength. If your plants begin to show stress after nutrient changes & you bumping up the ppm's, keep a trained eye on the problem and if it gets out of control fast, flush the system & dial your nutes back by 1/4 to 1/3 strength. Also remember to clean your grow space DAILY with a deep cleaning 1 time per week. One of the 1st things that kills your harvest is pests in the garden. Cleanliness is next to godliness & remember that when you are trying to produce killer bud. You should have no problem producing a killer 1st harvest by the looks of things you stay disciplined.

 

[youngdog]

thanks for the feedback. everything is working great my plants have been in for 2 days now and have grown a little over an inch. my ph has been siting at between 5.8 and 6.2 i check it everyday 2 times a day. How long should i be waiting between nutrient changing? Is it possible to lst in hydro? I really dont have anything to tie to but i was thinking maybe i could tie them down to the stand and wrap them around the stand.. if its possible or anyone has done it let me know ok thanks for the advice. keep it comin.

 

[youngdog]

Update on grow its been 10 days. I will start flowering these in 4 more days. Everything seems to be running perfect. I have one plant that seems to be not growing at all if he dont pick it up in 4 days im gonna trash him. let me know what you think and any ideas or thoughts.

 

[muckleby]

I'm no expert but 2 weeks seems quite young to be flowering? Are you in a rush? Op looks lush so far though!

 

[DrFever]

yea they do look a little small to be flippin in flower do you got height issues but in all seriousness i would veg a few more weeks

 

[youngdog]

Ive only got 36 inches from my table to the glass on my reflector. so i firgure if i flower them when they are 10 inches they will only get to around 30 inches then i wont have to worrie about them geting burned. I would love to have another foot so i can let them go 2 more weeks and get real bushy.

 

[Jozikins]

DON'T CALL IT A HE; IT'S A CURSE!! 10" sounds perfect if that is your height limitations, as long as the roots are good. . But I personally think I am a genius with good advice. lol.

So let me go ahead and put some pep in yer step and say, "good fucking job bro." That's right, I quoted myself on it because I said it out loud when I read your post. I'm subbing to this thread, because it is rare that I see someone do their homework, save their money, put together a working grow room, and then post some good questions. Props.

 

[youngdog]

Thanks for the compliments. The roots are awesome atm Im using 4x4 rockwool and my roots are coming out of that thing from every side. I didnt mean to call the plant a he they are all shes. got them as clones from a mother. I started flowering them and they are doing very well. no pics this time. I did realize that i was giving them 5 times the recomended does of floralisious plus. 5 ml per gallon rather than the 1 ml per gallon GH recomends. My plants didnt mind it at all in fact i think they liked it. again thanks for the compliments it made my day.

 

[Jozikins]

No problem, dude. The plants can absolutely gobble carbs right now, but still be careful with the floralicous. If too much is left behind in the medium and is not ate, it can cause pythium. I just lost a whiteberry to pythium, 6 1/2 weeks into flower, still got some nugs though.

 

[youngdog]

would a flush with something like florakleen take that out of the medium?

 

[deprave]

looking good nice first grow, you shoulda done a lot more plants if your already flippin, don't know your plant # limit but that looks perfect for about 12 that size or more. You are only going to get about 5 or 6 ounces when you could be getting a lb in this scenario by doubling up on the # of plants.

 

[Jozikins]

You don't need Florakleen, water would do just fine. Or simply remove it from your system next reservoir change until it is all used up. You can also add a earthworm tea to your reservoir and it prevents pythium. A tea would have the absolute most benefit, and it doesn't require a reservoir change. You can pick up VermiT mixed up already in most hydro stores.

 

[youngdog]

sweet. I wouldve loved to add more plants but seeing as its my first grow i didnt want to spend alot of money of plants then they didnt make it. so next time im going to definetly put in my max allowed plants. I do have 6 more plants in a bubbleponics in a seperate grow tent. there is a post somewhere around here about that. I will definetly look in to geting some vermiT. that isnt going to mess with any of my fertilizers will it?

https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/418122-apollo-13-grow.html

 

[Jozikins]

Ask your local grow store if gh will sour the tea. As long as your plants are eating rapidly the tea should stay fresh, reservoir should also stay cooler than 68 degrees. This option should be discussed by a pro in the shop.

 

[zunny10]

Props for your setup, that's pretty amazing for first time, make sure to keep us updated!

 

[youngdog]

my res sits on my basement floor so im sure its cooler than 68. How long should i flush with plain water. I got it feeding every 6 hours so. I was thinking of runing plain water for 2 days then going back to nutes. is that going to be long enough.

 

[Jozikins]

1-2 days should be ample. 1 day would do, no harm in 2.