My first grow

[Twinco]

Hi all

I read the Cannabis Grow Bible & built my own simple hydroponic system & my own light source using 2 hps 250w lamps, 2 because of redundancy if one lamp fails. There is also a timer installed on the lamp system.

I have ordered some White Russian from Serious Seeds but had numerous problems arranging payment & am waiting for the shipment.

In the interim, I took a chance & tried some seeds from a local crop from Swaziland called Rooibaard or Redbeard.

Most of the seeds germinated & so I transplanted the seeds into the only 2 grow mediums I could find, namely Oasis & potting soil.

Each one planted has survived & the seedlings are growing very quickly.

The only fertiliser I could get is Multifeed & I have only fed a small amount into the water for fear of over fertilising. I plan to increase the dose gradually until the plants thrive.

It may be premature but it seems the plants in the soil are greener at this stage.

I do realise that having 3 seeds per pot is too much, but hey, I can always transplant into my garden. My garden is private.

I have grown seeds a few times in the past just for laughs & having a massive tree was a gas.

Here a a few photos, I will update as there is progress. I cant wait for my seeds to arrive, at least I will have a bit more experience in growing.

The 1st pic is of the seeds (obviously not sinsimella) Most of them germinated in cotton wool

[Cerebro]

some nice oldschool genes
hope they work out for you
i'll be sure to watch how you go

as for transplanting
it's only doable before the roots become intertwinned
so; sooner, rather than later

[Twinco]

Thanks, for the advice, I will transplant within a week or so, as soon as the seedlings have grown the 1st set of leaves. I have about 15 germinated seeds which I am planting directly into pots with potting soil, under the lights for a few weeks & then out into the garden. I will leave 1 seedling per pot in the hydroponic setup & grow them to maturity. We are coming into our summer now, plenty sun & plenty water although my garden is irrigated by a borehole, also automated. Twill be interesting to see the difference between the hydroponic & garden grown seeds. I have to go back to work, back by midnight & will post the balance of the photos.

[Cerebro]

my vote goes prematurely to the garden

[mookie]

roi bart


grew some of those from South Africa Seeds. Great stuff.


And the Grow bible is what I've sent copies to literally thousands of folks over the years, as it is simple to follow/understand and it works.


smoking garden grown blueberry tonight.

[Twinco]

Got home a bit late last night, off to work now, will post photos later. Had a quick look this morning & they have grown 1cm in 1 day. I will post a pic of the harvest grow later. Cerebro, it will be interesting because the potting soil plants are growing better, contrary to Greg Greens opinion. it can only be nutrients. I will have to start experimenting. I am busy setting up a second hydroponic setup & will use a single plant with increases in fertiliser dose over the next few weeks. Mookie, I hope you enjoyed the blueberry. I envisage trying every brand out there over the next year or 2.

I have a home at the coast that I am going to for a short while in 2 weeks time. I will take a couple of plants with me to plant in my wild garden there. I will be going down for 4 weeks in december & maybe they will be ready for harvesting during my december break. I have transported plants by air befoore without pressurisation & they have survived the trip, lets see.

[Mercury]

way to go man keep up the good work

[Twinco]

These are the seedlings after a day planted in the oasis

[Twinco]

This is a pic of the one hps lamp. 500W seems to be ok.

[Twinco]

This is a pic of the seeds planted into the potting soil.

[Twinco]

This is a pic of the bubbler.

[Twinco]

Hehehe

Thought I would add a pic of one of my ex favorite sights to when I woke up in the mornings. My bedroom is the one to the left with the sliding door. Unfortunately, I smoked that plant

[Twinco]

Just had a peek now, this is the growth after 4 days of planting. I turned the lamp on to 12 hr cycles now. Tomorrow I will plant the rest of the seeds into potting soil & put them under the lights. Those plants will be transplanted into the garden when they are about 1 foot in height. I am going to cut off the bottom of the pots & slit the sides of the pots so the stems can simply expand.

Feeling relaxed after another long day at work, smoked a hubbly with some rooibaard mixed with molasses just now.

I will post a pic of an average buy, must dig out the photo somewhere. I have always bought 1/2 a kilo at a time. Smoking through molasses is not economical but I prefer the smoother smoke through the hubbly. I dont smoke cigarettes so I prefer it this way. When I find the pic, check the size of the one head, much bigger than my fist.:co ol:

[Twinco]

Sorry, forgot the pic.

[Twinco]

These photos were taken this morning, strange, these are the only 2 plants that are doing well. I should have seperated the 2 plants but I was worried that I would damage them so am taking my chances with 2 plants close together. I was quite amazed to see the size of the rootball by comparison to the plant size, looks healthy & seems to enjoy the environment. I am considering trying to plant the others outside next week if they do not show signs of recovery. I also have planted 15 seedlings in small pots which I am planting this weekend in the nature reserve next door to my other home. I will only be back there in december so am looking forward to seeing the results. I have also placed a seedling tray in the garden in direct sunlight & a couple of them have broken the soil surface & are looking good.

[Cerebro]

all good experiments
hopefully you'll have some luck

[Twinco]

I just took these photos this morning, they are doing quite well, the 2 plants that are thriving are approximately 400mm high now. The leaves are the size of my hand & it looks like it is starting to form heads in the nodes. Perhaps the gurus can tell me if this is the case. I am hoping the good ones are female

The growth seems quite rapid for 5 weeks since germination.

[Cerebro]

i think you may be right
looks like a girl
congrats to follow, once the news is confirmed

[Twinco]

Originally Posted by Cerebro

i think you may be right
looks like a girl
congrats to follow, once the news is confirmed

In the last few days the plants have grown at least 10 inches

Please check out the photos, number 13 is a close up of the previous plant, 14 is of the other large plant. Looks like the start of a head too.

I would say 13 is a girl, what say the pro's????????

[farmergiles]

boy




girl I think, it would be easier to tell if the bottom of the pic wasn`t quite so cropped.