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Hi there, checking in.
Unfortunately my camera is dead, and i have no idea how to use the hubby's so you are gonna have to take my word for the plants progress.
I flipped them Nov. 4/09. We are getting down to crunch time. They are doing beautiful. I was so surprised by this grow. Happily at that.
Since I started growing for myself i had been caught up in the "bigger is bigger" and bigger bigger is better or more, if you get what i mean. This time I was forced to go small. I did not use HPS or MHS. I used CFLs and 2 LED light strips. I have two plants in. One is primarily Indica, and I used bondage on her the most. I stripped her of most fan leaves, both primary and secondary prior to the flip. On top of that I nipped leaves that blocked buds as they developped. The Sativa really looks like a bush. Through manipulating the main steam, and tying her almost paralel to the pot I spun her the circumfrance of the pot a couple of times, and nipped all leaves off her as well.
I feed them with molasis and a bloom fert. (from Wal-mart) everytime I water, and I mist them wit molassis and water when I think about it. I vistit them when I can, but with a busy family i can go a couple of days without checking on them.
I AM SO PLEASED with them. I was expecting popcorn, and would be happy to have it. Hey free bud is still free bud. I think they will dry nicely and will keep me in my medicine until the next to that are waiting to flip are done.
Serephinn2000- I ihave a VERY paranoid husband. My little grow is triple ground, due to using CFL and LED's heat is minimal, and the fan is on low. Whole thing takes much less than 15 amps,(Did I get that right?) which is what that outlet is rated for. On top of this it is the only load on its own breaker. As too power use its minimal. Much less than a HPS or MHL. The computer system I'm running right now takes more. My family means the world to me, I would never put them at risk. If I had a reliable source for my means I probably wouldn't grow but with cannabis being lumped together with all the "nasties" that's not going to happen.
PH, what's that? lol I don't check it. I use new soil each grow and heave the soil into my veggie plot after I'm done. (Veggies are beauties from that garden.) I fill a couple of jugs with water, let them rest a day or two, and make molassis tea. They really seem to like it.
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grow. It's that easy.  Why is there always bloodshed on the road to change? Peace Gov
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