tyke1973
Well-Known Member
[SEEDLINGS]
Roll of kitchen roll,or toilet roll
water mister
sealer bag,or small carry bag and sticky tape
2 x small plates t saucers
Take about 4/5 pieces of toilet roll or kitchen roll then mist it with water
till the roll is wet press till the excess water runs out of it and its damp.
place the seeds on top of these,then repeat the wetting of the same
amount of rolls.place these on top of the seeds then put into a sealer
bag,or carry bag if useing a carry bag seal with tape.Once in the bag
i place on one of the two plates and place the other on top,this just
gives you the protection of the seeds.I would then place into a sock
draw or some where like this,some where not to hot but at a nice temp.
After 2/3 days i check the seeds if there from a well known seed company
then some may have split and have tails now.The next step i do is get some
soil,place in a pot and water let the run of stop then i use a tooth pick to make a small hole.Only 5mm deep,place the seed in the hole with the tail faceing down
and use the tooth pick to pull some of the soil over the top of the seed.Don't press
the soil down but make sure the seed is covered.Put under a low intence light something like a t5 or a cfl,make sure that the top does not dry out if it starts to dry use the misting spray and give a little water.Once the seedling sprouts above the
surface of the soil keep adding water till the first set of true leaves come through
this is when i add a very small amount of nutes.Any seeds that did not split after 2/3 days will come through the day after of a few days after so just put them back into the bag re seal and keep a close eye on them.
[Clones]
Propagator
water mister
rock wool cubes or soil
rooting gel clonex
sharp razor blade
plant start nute
The day before the clones are to be taken i use the recomended dose of plant
start to soak the cubes in or the soil in a pot,follow the clone from the stem of a mother plant,make sure that there are a set of nodes comeing out just below
where the 45 degree cut is gonna be made.Look for a clone that has a nice big head
and the nodes are healthy.Follow the head down till you come to the first set of nodes,make your cut just below the nodes then cut the nodes tight to the stem.
I also like to take the skin of one side of the clone be carful though not to cut into the stem.Dip into the clonex,if you are takeing all the clones at ones then put them in either clonex or water till your ready to work with them.The reason for this is air can get trapped in the stem and cause all kinds of problems.I leavein the clone x for a few mins,makeing sure that the cut and the cut nodes a stripped skin gets a good coating of rooting compound.I use a tooth pick again,i first messure the stem that will be going into the cube or soil then make the hole,i always do these so there about 1cm from the bottom of the rock wool or soil,but some clones are smaller than others if this is the case put the clone in at a angle so the roots will come through the side of the cube,then carefully put the tooth pick down the side of the rock wool and push the rock wool tight to the stem of the cube in soil use your fingers to do this.Make sure that when you do this the tooth pick does not touch the clone.There is a hole in rock wool cubes when you buy them but i never use these because i want the clone to have a tight fit.Once at this stage i mist the clone and place into the propagator repeat this with all the clones you need,then close the vents for 2 days misting 2 times a day when i wake up and before i go to bed.Make sure that you mist the inside of the propagator lid every misting.I mist 2 times a day for the first 5/7 days,the clones will fall over and go limp for the first 24/48 hours this is normal
they will stand back up so dont worrie if it takes a little longer,the propagator may look has though the water has all evaperated out of it after a hour after misting this is also normal,after 2 days open the vents to full keep a close eye on the cubes and soil you need to keep them damp but not wet through,also don't over mist or you will find that this can lead to mould
At day 7 the clones should be standing up some times clones will grow at funny angles due to them going limp but they will straighten out in the end.After 7 days i cut the misting down to once a week,this seems to make the clones root that bit faster.Make sure that the misting spray is on a fine mist,at around 7 /14 days the first roots will start to appear i get them straight into the next size cubes if useing rock wool uping the plant start,once there through the first cube i then get them on 1.1 ec,soil is a little bit harder that is why i use a clear cup so i can see the roots same has the rock wool once roots appear straight on 1.1 ec.From the time the clones are took i have them under a t5 light this is on 24 hours a day in winter and 18/6 in summer,in summer they can be took on a window cill,but i like to keep all my growing clinicle so there is no chance of any insect infestation so they go in with the mother.Once the clones have rooted they are now plants so i put them on 1.1 for 1sr week after rooting then 1.2 2nd week 1.3 3rd week 1.4 4th week.
[Vegging]
I have just gone through cloneing,i grow hydroponics auto pot i never do more than 2 plants per 600 watt hps light.Nothing is gained by doing more i have tested this and the more plants the more they fight for light causeing streching in the end less bud.I put them in there final pots has soon has the roots appear on the clones,i use 80% coco and 20% clay balls,i water just around the base of the clone not the whole pot i'm wanting the roots to grow straight down and reach the bottom of the pot.I have the hps lights has close has possible without burning the young clones out about a ft for the first week then 6 ince for the 2nd same through out rest of grow.At the start i put them on 1.1 for first week then 1.2 2nd 1.3 3rd 1,4 4th.nute wise i use canna the best nutes out there in my opinion and i have tried most if i was doing a soil grow i would do the same ec but use advanced.I add rhizatonic to the canna a/b for the first 2 week in soil i would add superthrive.
[Flowering]
The first week of flowering i leave the plants on 1.4 ec useing just canna a/b,but if i was doing a soil grow then i would add bud blood to advanced sensi pro flower a/b but still at 1.4 ec.I flower at just under 2ft this is what size they will be at if you stick to the feeding sced.At week two i add big bud from advanced 2ml per ltr always add your pk spike first then the base nutes take the ec up to 1.5 this is what the plants stay at all way from week 2 till week 10,i flower all my plants for 10 week.
Big bud is used for 4 week along with the a/b,once the end of week four is done i flush for 2 days with just water,in soil i would flush and feed something i have done a lot a tip i learnt of a old gardener its works great you just put the plants in a bath or better a shower and run the water through the soil untill the run off is clear,then i leave them for about a hour or so then add a fresh mix of nutes.This flushh will be at week 4 so set the nutes at 1.5 you can add overdrive now if you want but i add it at week 6 at the recomended dose with the advanced base nutes a/b.back to the hydroponic grow i add pk 13/14 3 week before the harvest this stuff is the bees knees the buds swell like no tomorow,i think that so many new growers lose so much weight through not letting the plants have enougth flowering time,its week8,9,10 that the buds get dence and you would be amazed how much bigger they do get during this stage of growth.At the start of week nine i use just water but if there is any nutes in the tank,lets say a ltr or so i will leave this in and just put water in the tank for 7 days,if there is a good amount of nutes i never throw it i let it grow on till it is emty then add just water.The same applys to soil i would only flush when the pots are dry i only water when the pots are dry light in weight.The other thing you will have noticed is i do not ph,i used to but no longer,i was shown over the last 2 year how to grow in this way by a grower that claimed to get 12 bone dry per plant and he was right he did and now so do i most of the time.I would only ph if the water was really bad but in most of our countrys now its really good,the advanced is ph perfect so they say this normaly sets around 5.9.6.2 in my area fine for soil.the canna that i use in my grow is around 5.7/6.2
At last time to dry
The best tip i was ever given was cut the plants at the base and hang the plants up side down and prune once dry,you will not belive how much thc that you are throwing by pruneing while wet.some how the thc on the leaves seem to come of onto the buds rather than been thrown away,the smaller leaves that are covered in thc tend to form a case around the buds incaseing the buds.The last grow that i did was posted on here week by week,i was gutted that i only got 28 oz 7g.I only normaly do clones this was a seed grow thats why i think the 4 plants only produced this amount,but still not bad for 4 plants i got 38 and 9g the grow before clones jack herer.the last grow was pineapple chunk,bubba kush,exodus cheese,super lemon haze if you want to have a look on general mar growing.
I hope that this helps any one new or old to growing who are not hitting the yeilds they want stay green tyke.............................................................
Roll of kitchen roll,or toilet roll
water mister
sealer bag,or small carry bag and sticky tape
2 x small plates t saucers
Take about 4/5 pieces of toilet roll or kitchen roll then mist it with water
till the roll is wet press till the excess water runs out of it and its damp.
place the seeds on top of these,then repeat the wetting of the same
amount of rolls.place these on top of the seeds then put into a sealer
bag,or carry bag if useing a carry bag seal with tape.Once in the bag
i place on one of the two plates and place the other on top,this just
gives you the protection of the seeds.I would then place into a sock
draw or some where like this,some where not to hot but at a nice temp.
After 2/3 days i check the seeds if there from a well known seed company
then some may have split and have tails now.The next step i do is get some
soil,place in a pot and water let the run of stop then i use a tooth pick to make a small hole.Only 5mm deep,place the seed in the hole with the tail faceing down
and use the tooth pick to pull some of the soil over the top of the seed.Don't press
the soil down but make sure the seed is covered.Put under a low intence light something like a t5 or a cfl,make sure that the top does not dry out if it starts to dry use the misting spray and give a little water.Once the seedling sprouts above the
surface of the soil keep adding water till the first set of true leaves come through
this is when i add a very small amount of nutes.Any seeds that did not split after 2/3 days will come through the day after of a few days after so just put them back into the bag re seal and keep a close eye on them.
[Clones]
Propagator
water mister
rock wool cubes or soil
rooting gel clonex
sharp razor blade
plant start nute
The day before the clones are to be taken i use the recomended dose of plant
start to soak the cubes in or the soil in a pot,follow the clone from the stem of a mother plant,make sure that there are a set of nodes comeing out just below
where the 45 degree cut is gonna be made.Look for a clone that has a nice big head
and the nodes are healthy.Follow the head down till you come to the first set of nodes,make your cut just below the nodes then cut the nodes tight to the stem.
I also like to take the skin of one side of the clone be carful though not to cut into the stem.Dip into the clonex,if you are takeing all the clones at ones then put them in either clonex or water till your ready to work with them.The reason for this is air can get trapped in the stem and cause all kinds of problems.I leavein the clone x for a few mins,makeing sure that the cut and the cut nodes a stripped skin gets a good coating of rooting compound.I use a tooth pick again,i first messure the stem that will be going into the cube or soil then make the hole,i always do these so there about 1cm from the bottom of the rock wool or soil,but some clones are smaller than others if this is the case put the clone in at a angle so the roots will come through the side of the cube,then carefully put the tooth pick down the side of the rock wool and push the rock wool tight to the stem of the cube in soil use your fingers to do this.Make sure that when you do this the tooth pick does not touch the clone.There is a hole in rock wool cubes when you buy them but i never use these because i want the clone to have a tight fit.Once at this stage i mist the clone and place into the propagator repeat this with all the clones you need,then close the vents for 2 days misting 2 times a day when i wake up and before i go to bed.Make sure that you mist the inside of the propagator lid every misting.I mist 2 times a day for the first 5/7 days,the clones will fall over and go limp for the first 24/48 hours this is normal
they will stand back up so dont worrie if it takes a little longer,the propagator may look has though the water has all evaperated out of it after a hour after misting this is also normal,after 2 days open the vents to full keep a close eye on the cubes and soil you need to keep them damp but not wet through,also don't over mist or you will find that this can lead to mould
At day 7 the clones should be standing up some times clones will grow at funny angles due to them going limp but they will straighten out in the end.After 7 days i cut the misting down to once a week,this seems to make the clones root that bit faster.Make sure that the misting spray is on a fine mist,at around 7 /14 days the first roots will start to appear i get them straight into the next size cubes if useing rock wool uping the plant start,once there through the first cube i then get them on 1.1 ec,soil is a little bit harder that is why i use a clear cup so i can see the roots same has the rock wool once roots appear straight on 1.1 ec.From the time the clones are took i have them under a t5 light this is on 24 hours a day in winter and 18/6 in summer,in summer they can be took on a window cill,but i like to keep all my growing clinicle so there is no chance of any insect infestation so they go in with the mother.Once the clones have rooted they are now plants so i put them on 1.1 for 1sr week after rooting then 1.2 2nd week 1.3 3rd week 1.4 4th week.
[Vegging]
I have just gone through cloneing,i grow hydroponics auto pot i never do more than 2 plants per 600 watt hps light.Nothing is gained by doing more i have tested this and the more plants the more they fight for light causeing streching in the end less bud.I put them in there final pots has soon has the roots appear on the clones,i use 80% coco and 20% clay balls,i water just around the base of the clone not the whole pot i'm wanting the roots to grow straight down and reach the bottom of the pot.I have the hps lights has close has possible without burning the young clones out about a ft for the first week then 6 ince for the 2nd same through out rest of grow.At the start i put them on 1.1 for first week then 1.2 2nd 1.3 3rd 1,4 4th.nute wise i use canna the best nutes out there in my opinion and i have tried most if i was doing a soil grow i would do the same ec but use advanced.I add rhizatonic to the canna a/b for the first 2 week in soil i would add superthrive.
[Flowering]
The first week of flowering i leave the plants on 1.4 ec useing just canna a/b,but if i was doing a soil grow then i would add bud blood to advanced sensi pro flower a/b but still at 1.4 ec.I flower at just under 2ft this is what size they will be at if you stick to the feeding sced.At week two i add big bud from advanced 2ml per ltr always add your pk spike first then the base nutes take the ec up to 1.5 this is what the plants stay at all way from week 2 till week 10,i flower all my plants for 10 week.
Big bud is used for 4 week along with the a/b,once the end of week four is done i flush for 2 days with just water,in soil i would flush and feed something i have done a lot a tip i learnt of a old gardener its works great you just put the plants in a bath or better a shower and run the water through the soil untill the run off is clear,then i leave them for about a hour or so then add a fresh mix of nutes.This flushh will be at week 4 so set the nutes at 1.5 you can add overdrive now if you want but i add it at week 6 at the recomended dose with the advanced base nutes a/b.back to the hydroponic grow i add pk 13/14 3 week before the harvest this stuff is the bees knees the buds swell like no tomorow,i think that so many new growers lose so much weight through not letting the plants have enougth flowering time,its week8,9,10 that the buds get dence and you would be amazed how much bigger they do get during this stage of growth.At the start of week nine i use just water but if there is any nutes in the tank,lets say a ltr or so i will leave this in and just put water in the tank for 7 days,if there is a good amount of nutes i never throw it i let it grow on till it is emty then add just water.The same applys to soil i would only flush when the pots are dry i only water when the pots are dry light in weight.The other thing you will have noticed is i do not ph,i used to but no longer,i was shown over the last 2 year how to grow in this way by a grower that claimed to get 12 bone dry per plant and he was right he did and now so do i most of the time.I would only ph if the water was really bad but in most of our countrys now its really good,the advanced is ph perfect so they say this normaly sets around 5.9.6.2 in my area fine for soil.the canna that i use in my grow is around 5.7/6.2
At last time to dry
The best tip i was ever given was cut the plants at the base and hang the plants up side down and prune once dry,you will not belive how much thc that you are throwing by pruneing while wet.some how the thc on the leaves seem to come of onto the buds rather than been thrown away,the smaller leaves that are covered in thc tend to form a case around the buds incaseing the buds.The last grow that i did was posted on here week by week,i was gutted that i only got 28 oz 7g.I only normaly do clones this was a seed grow thats why i think the 4 plants only produced this amount,but still not bad for 4 plants i got 38 and 9g the grow before clones jack herer.the last grow was pineapple chunk,bubba kush,exodus cheese,super lemon haze if you want to have a look on general mar growing.
I hope that this helps any one new or old to growing who are not hitting the yeilds they want stay green tyke.............................................................
