1 closet jock horror feminized auto grow

first grow jock horror..closet grow..minimal equiptment and cost....getting started






started my grow n a paper towel i kept damp set in a small plate and left alone....had to check once twice daily to make sure paper towel stayed damp ..not over wet ...and never dry out.....when seed started getting a white hair poking out of one side i knew this was the root start so i planted it root start bottom in rapid rooter plug....




WASH AND SANTIZED EVERYTHING FIRST...including pots ..pellets...everything...




my bucket.....a regular 5 gallon bucket can b purchased at walmart or home depot in paint section for a few bucks....painted bucket black .....bucket lid i traced a net pot ....cut the trace out...made sure pot fit nice and secure so when the plant gets bigger and heavier the pot wont drop thru the lid from the weight....installed a a drain tube on the side for easier water changing....the pots can also b purchashed at walmart for a few bucks in the garden section...got some clay growing pellets ..can also b purchased at walmart garden center...placed the pellets bout 1/4 to 1/2 way up the pot...put in rapid rootr with seed planted n it centered in pot...filled open space round rapid rooter with clay pellets....got an air stone which can b purchased at walmart pet section and a submersible watr pump..also walmart pet section..or ne aquarium supply store....put pump n bucket....put air stone n bucket...put end of pump hose up thru he lid and taped it to lid so that end where watr would flow out would b on my rapid rootr but not on my on plant stem or where my plant stem would eventually b...lights i started with florecent grow lights...also form walmart...got two cabinet mount ones put them parallel each othr made sure by plants where only bout 6 inches from light....looking back i should have had it closer ...maybe wouldnt have stretched as mcuh so early..i prefer a short thick bushy plant....also got a timer for my lights.(can u guess from where...Walmart!!)..walls of my closet....car windshield reflectors...i lined my closet with many of these reflectors...these i got from deals for a dollar..got 10 of em...for a dollr rather have to many then to few...


once the roots grew threw the bottom long enough to reach water i removed the water pump..it was no longr needed ..plant will continue to grow towards the watr to feed at that point...kept air stone in...




this is how it was kept for few weeks ..every day check to make sure plant wasnt growing into light and make sure it was growing healthy...checking ph which i kept at bout 5.6 ...and checking ppm which depending on watr type and plant intake will need adjusted accordingly...i learned this the hard way....




not gonna fib dnt no what ph does besides kill ur plant but i do no this 5.6 or so is a good ph to keep it at so raise or lower it accordingly....


ppm...ppm is how much nutrients or something to that effect that ur plant is getting or taking in depending on what ur measuring for...now dont take this as a total fact...im very new but this is my understanding from adjusting my own ppm and having hard watr issues .....i do no if not ne thing else that ppm is very important to plants health..my plant had some issue with spots on leaves ....it was due to ph and tds issues aftr i adjusted these issue and monitored them more closely seems the spots have stopped appearing....




at this point in time i havent checked room temps or watr temps or ne thing like that..just been using room temp watr not filtered or ne thing straight from the tap......also been using 3 basic nutrients.....flora gro..flora bloom...flora micro....and an app...grow buddy for android that has been helping me keep track of everything ...this app also allows me to input the type of bud im growing ..the chemicals im using then will tell per gallon thru each stage of grow how much of each nutrient i need....check this app out ..its great....




of course water changes and adjustments had to b made thru it all...


aftr a few weeks of leaving plants that way lights where switch to cfl lights two..kept bout 3 or 4 inches from plant..cfl bulbs where got at home depot or walmart as well...just got two cfl bulbs ...a two side plug in thingy(excuse the fancy words ...but u can c pics...)....hooked two sided socket thing for bulbs to a small piece of 2 by 4 ..the had to use a nothr small piece nailed unevenly to anothr to one side of that board to keep light balanced when hung....not pretty but does it job well and cheaply....all piece for this can b got at home depot and most walmart....put to eyelet hooks on side of board that light were not attached to ..got two pieces of chain cut to size frm home depot ..long enough that it could b adjusted higher or lower when attached to my lights....hung it from my closet top by the chains...






plant was started oct 20th..light cycle 7 pm to 11 am.....nov 23rd started to bloom....switched light to a 150 hps...7 pm to 7 am....this light i dnt have a cheap solution for...also put a small fan on it to keep it cool since hps throws off more heat then the othr lights ive used til this point....




my plant main stock got broke on nov 28..few days into flowering...splinted break with a paper clip and tape ...palnt is growing towards light still and seems to still b healthy ...at this point tho the spllnt has broke once and made plant rebreak where it was healing ...still doing good tho....it is now nov 30th ...will c what happens ..thinking bout leaving the break broke and plant bent over and see what happens ...my understanding is its not much different then techniques they use for bigger yield to make the canopy grow even.....
since flowering been keeping watr temps at room temp...
was kept this way til it starting flowering




nov 24th 1 day into flower...changed watr added 2 gallons water 2 gallons water and chemiclas since had earlier ppm issues .....adjusted ph to 5.8.....8 inches from plant...150 hps...watr temp 72.8....ppm right now is 550....7 pm to 7 am light cycle...


nov 26th...ppm 773..ph was 7.8..adjusted to 5.7...need ro system....temp 72..light 6 inches..




nov 28th....ph...6.8...ppm...700...temp 78...added watr and nutes as per gallon as needed...1 gallon....ph now 6.2...temp 78...ppm 858....this is also day found plant broke and stilted it...




nov 29th...stilt came undone and plant rebent at break..re stilted it...noticed spots on plant..checked ph...its 7.1 ..lowered it to 5.5....770 ppm...74.7 temp....prob add nutes tomorrow....




pics n profile....evrything except boot leg cfl light will add latr when i find em...

What happened chic??? Where u go??

smokegreenshlt said:

What happened chic??? Where u go??

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Off to the land of mad pH swings due to pythium!

Ahhhhhhh that's shitty

smokegreenshlt said:

Ahhhhhhh that's shitty

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You have to admit that root picture looks pretty rough for GH flora series.