Katilah
Active Member
First Grow ever attempted. Long time smoker, first time grower Ill try to keep you up to date if anything interesting is going on. I really have the itch going on. Basically I got the idea to grow when my buddy was gonna give me a clone. I ended up germing a seed from a bag of his finest and it took off. Now that this has taken off a lil bit I am gonna experiment with this as my first experience and then take him up on the clone when I am better with these things! Enjoy, and Please help me out!
P.s. I know the downsides of tin foil Ill fix it one day.
1 week from beginning germination
Brass Tax
- 1 x Cheapest thermometer I could find.
- In-Line Electric Timer
- Heavy duty power bar
- 1 x 42watt CFL Daylight ( 2700 lumens)
- 2 x 13watt CFL Blue Spectrum (850 Lumens)
- 2 x 18 watt CFL Daylight (1100 lumens)
- 2 x 23 watt CFL Daylight (1600 lumens)
- 1x 500 watt Computer Power supply (Hot jumped Green wire to grounding wire to
create an always on effect.)
-2 80mm fans @ 2600 rpm (built into supply.) (Intake/Outtake)
1x 60mm Stealth Fan @ 2600 rpm 20Db (Intake)
1x80mm Nexxtech fan @ 3000 rpm 30db (Outtake) (120v Wall plugged computer fan!!!)
1x60mm (?) asian after market fan @ 3600rpm 26Db (Intake)
1 Seed White Widow (However found in a bag, so who knows what will happen again, my buddy was meticulous in keeping his strands separate.)
Day X
The Smoke that started it all
I roll over to my friends house like any other day to pick up a couple gs of his finest. He informs me that over Christmas hes been growing some really fine crop , however it was at premium dollar. He showed me the operation he had going I say looking back he had 1 mothers, 4 flowers and about 20 clones with 2 hid lights. Certainly, he had a set of Strawberry pure breds, as well as a set of WW. We discussed possibly setting me up with a small setup and a clone one day Anyways back to my story. On my walk home I realize just how dank this bud is, I could smell 2 grams in my hoodie pocket through my jacket and through my hoodie. Of course its winter time here, with lots of snow on the ground so That was an impressive smell through my snow gear! I couldnt wait to try this. Upon walking into the apartment my roommate informed me I reeked of weed when I walked in at which point I still had my jacket on.
We sit down to smoke, both really stoked. After talking for a while about getting a clone, and a couple bowls into the session I go to light the bowl and see a beautiful seed sitting right on top of my bowl. I quickly plucked it up, and using the Ziplock + papertowel method I got it straight onto the radiator to begin germination.
Day X2
If you build it, they will bud
[FONT="]While I waited for my seed to germinate, checkin it regularily, I hit up the local Canadian Tire and got some supplies to work with. I ended up with a 3000 lumen CFL, Tin foil, and a computer power supply with a couple auxillary fans. The initial set up was in a tall mattress box lined with tinfoil with the CFL on a clamp light midway through. This was enough to bring the fresh seedling, now germinated, to the surface and crack its cotyledon. I felt this was efficient but The worry wart got to me and I decided cardboard wasnt good enough. I disassembled the original unit and began work on my now existing structure. I removed all the books from a nearby bookshelf (about 1.5x3x3) and began lining it first with garbage bags, and then with tin foil. From there, I added my power supply, auxiliary fans, a sub floor for open bottom venting of fresh cool air. I will diagram this later in the post. Lets get on too the good stuff Images:
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[FONT="]Whats that noise? oh its the fan on my desk. nothing to worry about.[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Vent covers Closed.[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Vent covers open! ...hey its my foot, how did that get there...[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Nothing looks as ghetto as home made. And I love it. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]View of my light structure. Home made of course.[/FONT]
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p.s. I am now 8 days after I first put it on the radiator for germination, and since the last pic not much growth has occured. 1 of the two cotyledons was choked off by a shell casing and fell off. The first leaves however have begun and I assume the photosynthesis available from the two leaves should more than make up for the coty... but who knows. anyone got any experience with this? Thanks and enjoy.
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P.s. I know the downsides of tin foil Ill fix it one day.
1 week from beginning germination
Brass Tax
- 1 x Cheapest thermometer I could find.
- In-Line Electric Timer
- Heavy duty power bar
- 1 x 42watt CFL Daylight ( 2700 lumens)
- 2 x 13watt CFL Blue Spectrum (850 Lumens)
- 2 x 18 watt CFL Daylight (1100 lumens)
- 2 x 23 watt CFL Daylight (1600 lumens)
- 1x 500 watt Computer Power supply (Hot jumped Green wire to grounding wire to
create an always on effect.)
-2 80mm fans @ 2600 rpm (built into supply.) (Intake/Outtake)
1x 60mm Stealth Fan @ 2600 rpm 20Db (Intake)
1x80mm Nexxtech fan @ 3000 rpm 30db (Outtake) (120v Wall plugged computer fan!!!)
1x60mm (?) asian after market fan @ 3600rpm 26Db (Intake)
1 Seed White Widow (However found in a bag, so who knows what will happen again, my buddy was meticulous in keeping his strands separate.)
Day X
The Smoke that started it all
I roll over to my friends house like any other day to pick up a couple gs of his finest. He informs me that over Christmas hes been growing some really fine crop , however it was at premium dollar. He showed me the operation he had going I say looking back he had 1 mothers, 4 flowers and about 20 clones with 2 hid lights. Certainly, he had a set of Strawberry pure breds, as well as a set of WW. We discussed possibly setting me up with a small setup and a clone one day Anyways back to my story. On my walk home I realize just how dank this bud is, I could smell 2 grams in my hoodie pocket through my jacket and through my hoodie. Of course its winter time here, with lots of snow on the ground so That was an impressive smell through my snow gear! I couldnt wait to try this. Upon walking into the apartment my roommate informed me I reeked of weed when I walked in at which point I still had my jacket on.
We sit down to smoke, both really stoked. After talking for a while about getting a clone, and a couple bowls into the session I go to light the bowl and see a beautiful seed sitting right on top of my bowl. I quickly plucked it up, and using the Ziplock + papertowel method I got it straight onto the radiator to begin germination.
Day X2
If you build it, they will bud
[FONT="]While I waited for my seed to germinate, checkin it regularily, I hit up the local Canadian Tire and got some supplies to work with. I ended up with a 3000 lumen CFL, Tin foil, and a computer power supply with a couple auxillary fans. The initial set up was in a tall mattress box lined with tinfoil with the CFL on a clamp light midway through. This was enough to bring the fresh seedling, now germinated, to the surface and crack its cotyledon. I felt this was efficient but The worry wart got to me and I decided cardboard wasnt good enough. I disassembled the original unit and began work on my now existing structure. I removed all the books from a nearby bookshelf (about 1.5x3x3) and began lining it first with garbage bags, and then with tin foil. From there, I added my power supply, auxiliary fans, a sub floor for open bottom venting of fresh cool air. I will diagram this later in the post. Lets get on too the good stuff Images:
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[FONT="]
[FONT="]Whats that noise? oh its the fan on my desk. nothing to worry about.[/FONT]
[FONT="]
[FONT="]Vent covers Closed.[/FONT]
[FONT="]
[FONT="]Vent covers open! ...hey its my foot, how did that get there...[/FONT]
[FONT="]
[FONT="]Nothing looks as ghetto as home made. And I love it. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]View of my light structure. Home made of course.[/FONT]
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p.s. I am now 8 days after I first put it on the radiator for germination, and since the last pic not much growth has occured. 1 of the two cotyledons was choked off by a shell casing and fell off. The first leaves however have begun and I assume the photosynthesis available from the two leaves should more than make up for the coty... but who knows. anyone got any experience with this? Thanks and enjoy.
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