I will try to post my progress every week.
Sadly I can't post pics via this iPad :/ I'll try to find a camera so I can post via computer.
So, I've been lurking in the shadows of RIT for about a month now. I have spent almost every waking minute of the day researching how to grow this lovely green plant. (Remember, a weed is anything a gardener DOESN'T want in the garden, this includes trees, daffodils, and other silly things.)
After all my extensive research, and over a hundred hours of forum reading (no joke), I decided to grow my own little stash. I had an old pc case (atx I believe) that's about 2 feet tall, 2 feet wide, and about a foot deep. Now, I know this isn't optimal but its what I had at the moment. I had a savings bond that was worth a hundred bucks and spent it on soil, lights, the works.
My setup is a powerstrip attacked via 2 screws to the back of the PC case. I wanted them horizontal because I read that Cfls emit light from the sides. I had planned for 6 Cfls on a 6 outlet powerstrip, utilizing the use of y splitters for bulbs. I have 4 in there since the depth of the case doesn't allow the bulbs AND splitters. Awe well at least if I get serious I have them there. I'm doing 12/12 from seed so the lights are for flowering. (2700k)
I found a couple of plant pots my great grandmother had in her storage closet. I heated up my homemade hot knife (a soldering iron with its tip hammered flat
) and made four holes on the bottom for drainage. Only two fit in my case so I did it to two. I plan on having two plants per pot, I don't want them that big, maybe a foot at most. (Again, this is just my first grow so its a trial, I know if I want good quality bud I need one plant per pot as to avoid tangling roots)
I read two different ways to germinate seeds, so I decided to do both the glass of water and the paper towel methods. The water defn had the seed open faster than the paper towel method, but they wouldn't spurt out any further, so I put them all in with my paper towel ones, which had longer "tongues" than the water ones. (Btw, it's just random bagseed so idk what strains I'm working with.)
The soil I'm using is a combo of FF Happy Frog and FFOF. I bought it off of eBay so I'm not sure if there's perlite in it or not but it drains well. I'm too poor for nutes so I don't have any, hoping the natural stuff in Fox Farms will do justice.
I also don't have a ph tester, so I'm using tap water. I let it sit for 24 hours so the chlorine in it can evaporate.
Days 1-5
About 2 days after planting, one of my babies (Angelica) (i hope its a girl) sprouted I was so excited I kept checking up on her every 5 mins as told by the First Grow Bible (lol) I watered around her because I want her roots to reach for it. I only planted one seed in this pot because her seed had a nice long tail going. Didn't want her competing at all.
On day 5 (yesterday) I was looking at my other pot, no seedling sprouted (I planted like 6 lol) so as I was thinking about chucking the seeds, I see something in the other pot. As I look at my beautiful, healthy girl, I see another seedling sprouting at the edge! I don't even remember planting another seed but low and behold, there's a seedling lol. I'm just gunna work with it. As for the other pot, I chucked the seeds and germinated more.
Day 6
Just planted 2 other seeds today in the empty pot. I can already see the growth from my first node on Angelica and the first node leaves on the surprise sapling. (Still haven't named it yet lol) they had their second watering today, just plain ol tap water. They are growing up so fast
Hopefully by next week I can post pics. Thanks for reading guys
TL;DR: first grow up and running, seems good so far
Sadly I can't post pics via this iPad :/ I'll try to find a camera so I can post via computer.
So, I've been lurking in the shadows of RIT for about a month now. I have spent almost every waking minute of the day researching how to grow this lovely green plant. (Remember, a weed is anything a gardener DOESN'T want in the garden, this includes trees, daffodils, and other silly things.)
After all my extensive research, and over a hundred hours of forum reading (no joke), I decided to grow my own little stash. I had an old pc case (atx I believe) that's about 2 feet tall, 2 feet wide, and about a foot deep. Now, I know this isn't optimal but its what I had at the moment. I had a savings bond that was worth a hundred bucks and spent it on soil, lights, the works.
My setup is a powerstrip attacked via 2 screws to the back of the PC case. I wanted them horizontal because I read that Cfls emit light from the sides. I had planned for 6 Cfls on a 6 outlet powerstrip, utilizing the use of y splitters for bulbs. I have 4 in there since the depth of the case doesn't allow the bulbs AND splitters. Awe well at least if I get serious I have them there. I'm doing 12/12 from seed so the lights are for flowering. (2700k)
I found a couple of plant pots my great grandmother had in her storage closet. I heated up my homemade hot knife (a soldering iron with its tip hammered flat
) and made four holes on the bottom for drainage. Only two fit in my case so I did it to two. I plan on having two plants per pot, I don't want them that big, maybe a foot at most. (Again, this is just my first grow so its a trial, I know if I want good quality bud I need one plant per pot as to avoid tangling roots)I read two different ways to germinate seeds, so I decided to do both the glass of water and the paper towel methods. The water defn had the seed open faster than the paper towel method, but they wouldn't spurt out any further, so I put them all in with my paper towel ones, which had longer "tongues" than the water ones. (Btw, it's just random bagseed so idk what strains I'm working with.)
The soil I'm using is a combo of FF Happy Frog and FFOF. I bought it off of eBay so I'm not sure if there's perlite in it or not but it drains well. I'm too poor for nutes so I don't have any, hoping the natural stuff in Fox Farms will do justice.
I also don't have a ph tester, so I'm using tap water. I let it sit for 24 hours so the chlorine in it can evaporate.
Days 1-5
About 2 days after planting, one of my babies (Angelica) (i hope its a girl) sprouted
I was so excited I kept checking up on her every 5 mins as told by the First Grow Bible (lol) I watered around her because I want her roots to reach for it. I only planted one seed in this pot because her seed had a nice long tail going. Didn't want her competing at all. On day 5 (yesterday) I was looking at my other pot, no seedling sprouted (I planted like 6 lol) so as I was thinking about chucking the seeds, I see something in the other pot. As I look at my beautiful, healthy girl, I see another seedling sprouting at the edge! I don't even remember planting another seed but low and behold, there's a seedling lol. I'm just gunna work with it. As for the other pot, I chucked the seeds and germinated more.
Day 6
Just planted 2 other seeds today in the empty pot. I can already see the growth from my first node on Angelica and the first node leaves on the surprise sapling. (Still haven't named it yet lol) they had their second watering today, just plain ol tap water. They are growing up so fast
Hopefully by next week I can post pics. Thanks for reading guys
TL;DR: first grow up and running, seems good so far
