Grow journal

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Drop That Sound said:

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Looks like a big soldering iron. That would be fun

So I was all eager and jumped in both feet and head first when I first started and have uv-b lights. Using them in addition to trying to learn how to grow indoors was a piss poor decision on my part.

I say that because I ruined the lining in 4 tents along with mangling plants. The uv is not going to be in use anytime in the near future. No plans to mess with it any time soon if ever again.

To clarify I was using uv-b t5ho bulbs. Last time I used them was at 5 min during middle of the day 3 days a week and still burned too much

The intake filter cut down and stuck on with velcro tape I had for tying up cords

300 watt light running 100% on 12/12 for 2 days. Lights are on 6pm - 6am. 2×4×5'9" tent

Ambient air. Will have to use additional heat to stay in the good grow zone. I have a small ceramic heater with a tilt switch that I can hook to a heat pad temperature controller. Will use it to start with in this tent but have oil heaters that I can use to supplement the room.

The room is not sealed but hope it will hold heat enough to keep temps in the right zone.

Have 2 portable dehumidifiers one 35 and one 50 to use depending on needs. Hopefully it won't be too bad. If humidity gets out of control then will vent the room with fans and duct to the outside and cut and opening in the foam board to install a filter. The air in the rest of the basement should be fine for intake Hopefully

The furnace-a/c duct has a vent already in the room so that should help alot as a base temp.

Looking back at that thermometer It must not have been reset since the room was shut. The low was lower than ambient air. Unless the breeze from the intake vent is cooling it down.
Reset and going to recheck the low but wither way still need a little heat.

How's the basement holding up? Did you get your temperature sorted?

Tvanmunhen said:

How's the basement holding up? Did you get your temperature sorted?

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Been offline for a bit. So far have the temps staying in the 75-85 range. Had issues this summer with heat and humidity. Have that worked out with dehumidifiers, exhaust ducting, and partitioning off areas with insulation board and plastic sheeting.

Finally started Harley's durban poison. All seeds germinated and sprouted. They grew fairly uniform in the cups with pure coco coir.

7 females, 6 males out of 13 seeds. Kept one male and reveged it.

These 3 females are still in veg. Will flip soon.

These 4 are in bloom, obviously. All seven females are uniform. The seeds were sprout and grown to sex under 12/12, then switched back to 24hr until veg growth started back.

Switched to 18/6 with the transplant from cups to 3 gal pots. Ran 18/6 until roots were sticking out the sides of the pot, then switch to 12/12. Here were are.

Kind of been neglectful to these poor plants. Life happens and I let them go too long in 12/12 as a seedling into sex, had to reveg and prune them down. They also dried up a few times in their solo cups. Not good, 100 percent my bad.
The plants have came back around for the most part. There were 8 males, 4 females. 3 females are in one tent in veg, one is in another tent in flower.

Nice looking garden. Glad to see you back.

Tvanmunhen said:

Nice looking garden. Glad to see you back.

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Thank you. Hopefully the major bugs are worked out.

Clyde loves to eat the leaves, so I let him eat the males.