MamaGrumpums
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After reading several Grow Journals, I've finally decided to document my own here on good ol' Roll It Up. My set-up is pretty much the bare-minimums as this is my first grow. Low-budget, to say the least.
Set-Up:
20 gallon tote
2 lights w dbl sockets
3 - 100 [27]watt CFL
1 - 40 [13] watt CFL
4" mini fan
July 28th - Soaked 10 seeds gathered from some of Papa Grumpums nug into a jar of distilled water.
July 29th - Began to germinate seeds with wet-paper-towel method. [I won't do the soak again in the future]
July 30th - 6 of 10 seeds popped! Planted then in organic topsoil and placed beneath 2x40watt CFLs.
July 31st - No visible growth
August 1st - 2 visible spouts. 1 questionable. GREW BEFORE MY EYES!
Started 13 mystery seeds found in Papa Grumpum's tray to germinate
August 2nd- 3 visible sprouts. 1 questionable. Drastic growth within hours!
August 3rd - Replanted 4 of the 6 planted nug seeds into Fox Farms Ocean Potting soil. Transplanted 1 nug seed into peat pot.
The organic top soil was a BAD IDEA -- it turned into MUD when wet -- had to chisel the tops off to allow the sprouts to bloom!
-Planted 4 of the 13 mystery schwag seeds into peat pots - placed beneath a 40watt lamp 1 inch away on a shelf. [SEE PHOTO] Placing the 4 peat pots in a dish directly under the lamp seemed much more effective than previous method.
Today, August 4th -- Added 4" mini fan to help with heat.
The nug-seed/root that was placed int he peat pot has risen; however, has yet to flip the starter leaves.
RECAP:
Grow Box: 4 nug-seed plants.
DOB range from 8/1 to 8/4.
Lamp: 4 schwag-sprouts!
**Lights 1-3 inches from each plant**
Unfortunately, my camera wasn't cooperating for close up photos -- but from the bird's eye view of my grow-box gives adequate display of growth. Everything in the box had germinated at the same time -- I've marveled at the differences of growth rate.
My plan is to just grow all 9 of these little buggers in my box -- yes.. all of them in my tiny 20 gallon tote on 24 hour lighting. I'll keep the new schwag-sprout-lings in their peat-pots for at least another week.
Once I'm able to differentiate males vs. females, I will set-up more of my $50 grow-boxes to accommodate the ladies -- 2 gallon buckets will fit in each tote. I have another tote I will add to the top, cutting the bottom, to accommodate the growth expected in flowering. I've read several grow journals that have hosted plants with ~10gal tote space/doubled tote height per plant. I noticed several comments that gave the grower's a tsk-tsk; however, they had photo proof of their success.
I do realize that I will most likely need 2 more 100watt CFLs; however, the 3x100 and 1x40 I have will suffice for now.
As for temperature concerns -- I had some moisture building up on the side of the totes and since then, the little fan seems to be doing a great job -- and it helps that I don't have the tote sealed anymore, either. I have yet to add a thermometer, but it is on my to-do list within these next few days. Same with an 'exhaust' hole -- but as I mentioned earlier, I rotate my lid for air-escape.
QUESTIONS:
-*-If anyone is reading, I just have to ask....are you aware of people harvesting male plants and using them for smoke?
Papa insists that a lot of weed he buys is from male plants, but... I'm not so sure. I believe he's referring to the low-quality schwag that's seed-laden. Based on my readings here, it's only used for hash?? Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated.
-*-I currently don't have any reflective material on the sides of the totes -- is it worth the investment??? I figured if I went any route it would be spray painting the sides of the tote flat-white. I don't want an entire roll of white mylar for $30, and I've heard the cons of aluminum foil. Insight?
I am under the mind-set that it will be 10 weeks from first sprout until I have matured flowers -- sound about right?
PHOTOS:
1- Schwag spouts - revealed just this morning!
2- Box set up of nug seeds - all germinated the same day, oddly enough.
3- The youngest of the nug-seeds to sprout -- the starter leaves have yet to flip.
4- Largest nug-seed plant. 'Mister Jiggles'. Working on 2nd leaf set.
--Again, I apologize for the low-quality photos.
Bah,
Mama Grumpums
Set-Up:
20 gallon tote
2 lights w dbl sockets
3 - 100 [27]watt CFL
1 - 40 [13] watt CFL
4" mini fan
July 28th - Soaked 10 seeds gathered from some of Papa Grumpums nug into a jar of distilled water.
July 29th - Began to germinate seeds with wet-paper-towel method. [I won't do the soak again in the future]
July 30th - 6 of 10 seeds popped! Planted then in organic topsoil and placed beneath 2x40watt CFLs.
July 31st - No visible growth
August 1st - 2 visible spouts. 1 questionable. GREW BEFORE MY EYES!
Started 13 mystery seeds found in Papa Grumpum's tray to germinate
August 2nd- 3 visible sprouts. 1 questionable. Drastic growth within hours!
August 3rd - Replanted 4 of the 6 planted nug seeds into Fox Farms Ocean Potting soil. Transplanted 1 nug seed into peat pot.
The organic top soil was a BAD IDEA -- it turned into MUD when wet -- had to chisel the tops off to allow the sprouts to bloom!
-Planted 4 of the 13 mystery schwag seeds into peat pots - placed beneath a 40watt lamp 1 inch away on a shelf. [SEE PHOTO] Placing the 4 peat pots in a dish directly under the lamp seemed much more effective than previous method.
Today, August 4th -- Added 4" mini fan to help with heat.
The nug-seed/root that was placed int he peat pot has risen; however, has yet to flip the starter leaves.
RECAP:
Grow Box: 4 nug-seed plants.
DOB range from 8/1 to 8/4.
Lamp: 4 schwag-sprouts!
**Lights 1-3 inches from each plant**
Unfortunately, my camera wasn't cooperating for close up photos -- but from the bird's eye view of my grow-box gives adequate display of growth. Everything in the box had germinated at the same time -- I've marveled at the differences of growth rate.
My plan is to just grow all 9 of these little buggers in my box -- yes.. all of them in my tiny 20 gallon tote on 24 hour lighting. I'll keep the new schwag-sprout-lings in their peat-pots for at least another week.
Once I'm able to differentiate males vs. females, I will set-up more of my $50 grow-boxes to accommodate the ladies -- 2 gallon buckets will fit in each tote. I have another tote I will add to the top, cutting the bottom, to accommodate the growth expected in flowering. I've read several grow journals that have hosted plants with ~10gal tote space/doubled tote height per plant. I noticed several comments that gave the grower's a tsk-tsk; however, they had photo proof of their success.
I do realize that I will most likely need 2 more 100watt CFLs; however, the 3x100 and 1x40 I have will suffice for now.
As for temperature concerns -- I had some moisture building up on the side of the totes and since then, the little fan seems to be doing a great job -- and it helps that I don't have the tote sealed anymore, either. I have yet to add a thermometer, but it is on my to-do list within these next few days. Same with an 'exhaust' hole -- but as I mentioned earlier, I rotate my lid for air-escape.
QUESTIONS:
-*-If anyone is reading, I just have to ask....are you aware of people harvesting male plants and using them for smoke?
Papa insists that a lot of weed he buys is from male plants, but... I'm not so sure. I believe he's referring to the low-quality schwag that's seed-laden. Based on my readings here, it's only used for hash?? Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated.
-*-I currently don't have any reflective material on the sides of the totes -- is it worth the investment??? I figured if I went any route it would be spray painting the sides of the tote flat-white. I don't want an entire roll of white mylar for $30, and I've heard the cons of aluminum foil. Insight?
I am under the mind-set that it will be 10 weeks from first sprout until I have matured flowers -- sound about right?
PHOTOS:
1- Schwag spouts - revealed just this morning!
2- Box set up of nug seeds - all germinated the same day, oddly enough.
3- The youngest of the nug-seeds to sprout -- the starter leaves have yet to flip.
4- Largest nug-seed plant. 'Mister Jiggles'. Working on 2nd leaf set.
--Again, I apologize for the low-quality photos.
Bah,
Mama Grumpums
? Did u get true the male / female period `?