Stoukie

Hey guys.

Update time. Jack Herer doing very well, I modified the Future Farm Freedom pot a bit by adding eyelids to the rim of the material pot and tying down the branches with wire and hooks, I call it the Titan Tying Technique (T.T.T), inspired by Attack on Titan

Glueberry now on week two, also looking good (left hand side, right is Jack Herer from top):

Also decided on putting the pots on plastic crates, holes in the bottom mean air get to the bottom of the material pots also.

Not sure if it is allowed to post a link but 'The proper way to water a potted plant' thread on 420 Magazine was really a eye opener, I watered basically every second evening but now wait until the pots are basically feather light, feels wrong but as the thread states building a root ball is important in veg phase... wait rather just read it yourself, its brilliant: 

https://www.420magazine.com/community/threads/the-proper-way-to-water-a-potted-plant.266274/

Have a few beans that I bought from Seedsman.com, currently growing the Jack Herer and Vision NL Auto. I stuffed up the Diesel Auto (did not germinate)... Got two Glueberry beans from a friend that is a week into the grow.

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Hey guys,

Almost two weeks since my last post. Things are going quite good, the family has grown, I germinated two Glueberry seeds the other day.

Jack Herer the trainee is doing okay, grown quite allot, but some leaves are starting to curl on the sides, see picture. I subsequently moved the light a bit higher, but read it could also be temperature and humidity, the last couple of days was brutal and the little zink room was on 40 degrees with 20% humidity at one point, this morning it was on 21 degrees with 85% humidity. As you can see it fluctuates tremendously. Days are getting colder so hoping my temp issue will go away.

Little Vision Auto also grown allot, decided to not bother her to much so only stretched her arms a bit so the side colas get a little more light. I see there is a bit of nute burn on the tips... oops...

Right pictures:

Jack Herer with curling leaves, training method is a bad example of manifolding, basically just keeping her horizontal:

New additions, Glueberry:

Vision Auto, going strong, bit of nute burn on tips.

Today is a nightmare, hottest it's been in a while. I like the idea of wetting the floor, will give that a go, for humidity surface area not the amount of water is key, we see that in small scale in the egg incubator also. 

Thanx for the replies guys, appreciate. 

Right, up the humidity, will add some water in a bucket next to the plants, should do the job.

Keeping in mind it was quite hot today and the room has no ceiling and a zink roof the readings are as follows, this is with light on:

In other words 30 degrees and 42% humidity. 

Not sure if it's good, bad or okay...?

Right so I did a bit more reading and went with the following training technique (followed the diagram posted in previous thread):

Side:

Above:

Probably not perfect but bent the main stem horizontal and tried to tie the side branches out from under the main stem to the side and back exposing the branches to light from above.

Let's see what she does when the lights go on again, load shedding from 12:00 to 14:30 today

32 minutes ago, CG420za said:

What's your ambient temperature like bruv? and with lights on?

Not sure... have a temp meter lying around here that the wife uses for egg incubation, will check...

Hey guys, thanks for the feedback. 

The light bracket is currently attached via ratchets:

Was just easier to put a crate under the tray to lift the ladies, but obviously using the ratchets for what they are meant for is also a good idea

Yeah okay so I stuffed up the training part a bit... was going for something like this (see pic below) but sort of did it half way... and wrong... 

(Not my diagrams / pictures so not taking any credit for it)

Did a bit of Googling and found cool ideas of making a standing Scrog net with PVC piping, will try that next time, this grow I will just try keeping them ladies alive... with a little training...

Schedule now on 18/6, light off from 12 to 6 in the morning meaning 6 hours of complete darkness.

24 minutes ago, Dr. Green said:

Definitely get you some rope rachets to adjust the light hight it's much easier than a crate and crates won't work so well when your plants get tall. 

 

The way you train your plant also looks a bit odd. You supposed to die down the upper growth tips to encourage the bottom ones to get light. 

 

All the best

Light is currently on ratchets, crate was just the easiest at the moment...

Odd... right... let me Google Low Stress Training again

24 minutes ago, greenkush said:

I got my quantum sensor from Campbell Scientific Africa (Pty) Ltd, but you're going to pay.

Wow okay, that is quite expensive... less expensive making friends and borrowing a sensor

Thanx man, yeah I know, I like to fiddle... to much... I'm with you on the ph meter, will rather get one of those. 

Maybe if I get to know a few people here I can borrow one for a day or two as the PAR meter would really just be a once off...

Okay, so where do one get a PAR meter, they seem to be quite difficult to find...?

Right, so raised the ladies a bit closer to the light by resting the drip tray on a crate, worked very well. I also started with some basic Low Stress Training by bending the lowest branches with some U shape wire (see pic), wanted to attempt Scrog but not quite sure how I will fasten the netting above the ladies, so went with what I thought would work okay'ish....

Will check efficiency of the lights by running them 100% for few days then lowering to about 80%... Do not know what to expect as I never used indoor lights, so bit of experimentation needed... Might even invest in a PAR meter, but those light meters are quite expensive so it's on the wishlist.

Low Stress Training attempt:

No no please continue the chat, some valuable information that might seem obvious that I have picked up. 

So I will raise the ladies a bit closer to the lights tonight, check. Will change my light schedule to 18/6 and see how it goes, check...

Now you guys mention not running your lights at 100%?? Last night I started out at minimal light but before I left the room I cranked it to 100% and stumbled in the dark to the house, those lights are tough on the eyes... why not 100%, has it something to do with the electricity vs effectiveness of the lights at 80% or does the ladies enjoy the 80% more than full power? 

Hey guys, thanks for the kind words.

@CG420za, not sure, read somewhere it is the way to go, more light means more growth... yes? Why would one go 18/6 instead of 20/4? I set my timer to switch of between 1 and 4 giving the plants total darkness over that 4hour period.

Hey guys,

Going to start with a disclaimer. I'm growing for personal use, I do not sell what I harvest and do not intend to do so in the future.

I have a outside pool pump room, yes you guessed it, it's where the pool pump lives The room is about 2.5 x 3.5 with vibecrete walls and a zink roof with no ceiling. Started off quite dirty but with some TLC and help from the wife we turned it into a space I think would work nicely for a small grow.

Light is a 240 QB from GrowOpz: https://growopz.com/products/qb-240-dimmable-quantum-board-v2

Plants are a Vision Auto and Jack Herer from SeedsMan.com, was outside for a month basically but due to bad medium I decided to start with them and reported them in two 10L Freedom pots with Freedom Farms Premium Classic potting medium. I know repotting the auto was a bad idea but he was going nowhere outside.

Nutrients I'm going with BioBizz Grow and Bloom, 2ml per liter Grow per watering.

I have a fan in the corner on 1 blowing gently and oscillating towards the two plants, I hope this is fine?

Light cycle on 20 / 4 for now with QB at about 80cm above the plants, thinking I should drop it a bit to 60cm?

Please see pictures of the before and after project. I would appreciate any advice or comments.

Thanx.

Before:

After:

Hey guys, been dabbing in a few outdoor grows in the last few years, nothing hectic, couple of bagseed grows.

This year I decided to go indoor. Friend pointed me to GrowOpz and I invested in a Quantum Board. Will start a grow diary, please I need your advice!!! 

Excited for the future of our culture / lifestyle/ hobby