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PeaceTurtle · 11-04-2009, 02:46 PM

So I am back to Yahooka, and some one mentioned that perhaps I should have a grow log. Why not

Hmmm I currently have four plants. Two were started in early September, and two were started on the 26th of Sept. They are in soil (some sort of miracle grow stuff, and I'm NOT loving it) Beginning of this week I potted them up a couple of sizes and added compost from my compost bin, bugs and all.

I have a space restriction. My cab size is about 2.5 feet wide, five feet tall, and 2 feet deep. That's it. The plan is to flower two at a time, hopefully I'll have a perpetual garden, were I produced enough to cover my needs until the next batch is ready. I have yet to accomplish this. I am having to use seeds, so it's taking time to develop the plants. I have stripped most of the main fan leaves, to allow more light to hit the cola sites. So of course it's slowing the overall growth of the plants.

I have been indulging in my love of bondage with the first two, they would stand a good two and a half to three feet high, but they are in fact less that a foot tall. I have been using clothes pins and musky fishing wire to tie them up, and as the branches approach the lights I tie that branch down the the sides of the pot. It's working, when the plants cover my biggest pot I'll be flipping them (after I've clipped branches for clones) I am hoping to develop alot of buds on the branches into lovely colas, I have about 15 potential colas on my bushiest one. So hopefully instead of popcorn we will get hard bud.

Lighting issues cause martial discord at my house. I have a lovely soni-grow 430 with HPS/MIH I don't remember which. BUT I CAN NOT USE IT. So I am growing right now with three CFL's 100 watts, and two LED strips that have three clusters per strip. I also have a squirell fan with a carbon can filter to control the smell (I now actually use it on my whole house, my kids have allergies, and I have asthma, it does wonders on air quality in the house as well)

Feeding, right now I'm using a balanced general purpose plant food, which I mix with water, and add black strap to it. They are growing well, and I'm hoping the compost will give them a kick as well. I can not afford the super food stuff, so it's basics for me. Whatever I can find at the department store is what I am forced to use.

I am not having luck with cloning thus far, hopefully someone can offer advice. I have been zooming around the net, and have yet to find a good definitive answer to my LED question, but hopefully someone out there will know. CAN I GROW DECENT BUD ON LED. I know the technology is rapidly advancing, so hopefully I will be able too.

That's it for today, please comments are encouraged, hey a girl likes to get a comment on her big....buds too.

I am sweet talking my camera to take a few pics, hopefully I can get them up this evening when I can at last put my apron away.

11-04-2009, 02:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
PeaceTurtle Grow'n Mamma Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Where it snows Posts: 469 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Little seeds, forgotten plants. So I am back to Yahooka, and some one mentioned that perhaps I should have a grow log. Why not Hmmm I currently have four plants. Two were started in early September, and two were started on the 26th of Sept. They are in soil (some sort of miracle grow stuff, and I'm NOT loving it) Beginning of this week I potted them up a couple of sizes and added compost from my compost bin, bugs and all. I have a space restriction. My cab size is about 2.5 feet wide, five feet tall, and 2 feet deep. That's it. The plan is to flower two at a time, hopefully I'll have a perpetual garden, were I produced enough to cover my needs until the next batch is ready. I have yet to accomplish this. I am having to use seeds, so it's taking time to develop the plants. I have stripped most of the main fan leaves, to allow more light to hit the cola sites. So of course it's slowing the overall growth of the plants. I have been indulging in my love of bondage with the first two, they would stand a good two and a half to three feet high, but they are in fact less that a foot tall. I have been using clothes pins and musky fishing wire to tie them up, and as the branches approach the lights I tie that branch down the the sides of the pot. It's working, when the plants cover my biggest pot I'll be flipping them (after I've clipped branches for clones) I am hoping to develop alot of buds on the branches into lovely colas, I have about 15 potential colas on my bushiest one. So hopefully instead of popcorn we will get hard bud. Lighting issues cause martial discord at my house. I have a lovely soni-grow 430 with HPS/MIH I don't remember which. BUT I CAN NOT USE IT. So I am growing right now with three CFL's 100 watts, and two LED strips that have three clusters per strip. I also have a squirell fan with a carbon can filter to control the smell (I now actually use it on my whole house, my kids have allergies, and I have asthma, it does wonders on air quality in the house as well) Feeding, right now I'm using a balanced general purpose plant food, which I mix with water, and add black strap to it. They are growing well, and I'm hoping the compost will give them a kick as well. I can not afford the super food stuff, so it's basics for me. Whatever I can find at the department store is what I am forced to use. I am not having luck with cloning thus far, hopefully someone can offer advice. I have been zooming around the net, and have yet to find a good definitive answer to my LED question, but hopefully someone out there will know. CAN I GROW DECENT BUD ON LED. I know the technology is rapidly advancing, so hopefully I will be able too. That's it for today, please comments are encouraged, hey a girl likes to get a comment on her big....buds too. I am sweet talking my camera to take a few pics, hopefully I can get them up this evening when I can at last put my apron away. __________________ grow. It's that easy. Why is there always bloodshed on the road to change? Peace Gov