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First Grow! Diesel Haze Auto

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Week 1. Vegetation
8 years ago
24 hrs
22 °C
42 %
Very excited for my first grow! There are so many great resources online, I was encouraged to give this a try even though I was intimidated at first. The Kush Grow Kit put together a lot of the items which made it easy to get started. I added the grow tent and the fans and we're ready to grow. The kit recommended no nutrients for the first 2-3 weeks, so I'm waiting two weeks to add their vegetation nutrients. If anyone has a good reason to add them earlier, please comment! As far as light schedule, I was planning on doing 18 or 20 hours, but my buddy was like "what the heck?" let's just do 24/7. If anyone has a good reason to do less, please comment!
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Week 2. Vegetation
8 years ago
20 hrs
18 °C
6.4
244 PPM
65 %
After the initial setup last week, I realized some things I was missing. The pH kit and testers came, as well as some more ducting. I tested the water and it was somewhere between 7 and 8. Adjusted down to 6.4 and I'll check it tomorrow to see where it settled. I want to be at 6 or so, right? Also ran the ducting out to a vent and cleaned up the wiring a bit. Added a light timer and I'm doing 20/4 cycle now. Bummed no sprouts yet! It's been 7 days today. Hoping to see some sprouts soon :)
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Week 3. Vegetation
8 years ago
20 hrs
18 °C
5.1
244 PPM
60 %
17 days and no sprouts yet. I pulled a bunch of the pebbles off of the top of the rockwool to expose it to the light. Hoping that will help coax these little girls out of hiding. On the bright side, it does appear one of the seeds has broken out and hopefully we'll see it surface soon. It's pretty chilly and dry in the basement (~60-65*F) so I put a warm mist humidifier in their today. Instantly we were at 80% which is probably a little wet, but it's settled down to 60%. Also hoping that the warm mist will boost the temps a little bit. The pH has been kind of all over the place. Was at 8. Added pH down and it was 6.8. Next day 6.4. Today was 5.1. Hoping to stabilize that soon. Finally, I bought one of those $30 ip cameras so I can peek in on the tent. It was surprisingly easy to set up, and I've included a picture snapped from it above. So geeky and cool :) Send good vibes! I need these seeds to SPROUT!
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Week 4. Vegetation
8 years ago
2.54 cm
20 hrs
19 °C
6.3
252 PPM
58 %
We have sproutage!! One of the diesel haze seeds finally broke through after 3 weeks of hiding. Two questions: 1) Is it too cold? 2) Can the rock wool be too wet? The squares are totally saturated as you can see in the pics. Trying to figure out why it's taking so long to get sprouts.
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Week 5. Vegetation
8 years ago
7.62 cm
3 hrs
18 °C
7
343 PPM
45 %
Nutrients 1
Kush Grow Kit 0.326 mll
Why is this going so sloooooooooooooooooow?! Two of the seeds still hadn't spouted so I pulled them and put them in cold storage for another try later. Only one of the other seeds has poked up, the other has a root down into the water but nothing above "ground" yet. Started in with nutrients this week. Hopefully that will speed things up. My hunch is that it's the low temperature that's inhibiting growth. But if anyone has further guidance it would be appreciated.
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Week 6. Vegetation
8 years ago
20.32 cm
20 hrs
21 °C
6.8
700 PPM
30 %
Nutrients 1
Kush Grow Kit 0.326 mll
Coming along (slowly). Can anyone help me diagnose the slight discoloration around the edges of some of the leaves?
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Finitos
Finitoscommentedweek 18 years ago
Hey mate! Great set up, I get my tent tomorrow sometime noon and seriously hope she looks as good as yours. First off what I've seen is 1 week ph controlled RO water then slightly introduce your nutrients to your plants. I always referred to the dosing chart on my nutrients. I want to introduce a small amount of nutrients within the first week to harden my plant , but everybody has their ways and opinions when it comes to the propagation period, I like to hear them all out. As far as lights go, I've seen good results 24/7 but personally like 18-6 or 20-4 as I believe the plants deserve some rest.
thegersh
thegershcommented8 years ago
@Finitos, I definitely recommend the exhaust kit thus far. Very good price. The fan is quite substantial and it's surprisingly quiet.
Finitos
Finitoscommented8 years ago
Perfect mate ! I think you'll enjoy the 24/7 setting,really nothing to fringe about. I'll be keeping a close eye, I have worries about heat issues within my tent, I'll be keeping tabs to see how it goes for you! Happy grows mate !!! And if I may, do you recommend your exhaust kit? That's my next purchase.
thegersh
thegershcommented8 years ago
@Finitos, Thanks man! I just ordered a pH up/down kit so I'll get that sorted asap. And I'll look at intro'ing the nutrients maybe a little before 2 weeks. As I said, I was planning on 18-20 hours of light but my buddy was like "F it!". I may have to reel him in :) Looking forward to seeing your tent set up!
BigDaddyK
BigDaddyKcommentedweek 18 years ago
Hi , I think the plants might be a little close together , and I personally go 7-10 days before nutrients , and then slowly build up the concentration, it looks like you have thought it through , so good luck 👍 Ps oxygen to the roots is Very important 🌱
BigDaddyK
BigDaddyKcommented8 years ago
@thegersh, good luck 👍
thegersh
thegershcommented8 years ago
@BigDaddyK, thank you for your input. Looking around at other diaries, looks like you may be right about too many plants in this space. Well, this is my first grow so we'll see what happens :) I will wait 7-10 days to add nutrients. And I am going to keep an eye on my air pump to make sure that air stone is bubbling. THANKS guys!
BigDaddyK
BigDaddyKcommentedweek 28 years ago
If I were you I would use a root it cube for the seed and surround by pebbles , it helps keep moisture in , but you must remember to rip off corner and stick in top , so seed is in darkness , they are sprouted within 5 days
thegersh
thegershcommented8 years ago
@BigDaddyK, thanks. I will be much more careful next time I germinate
TaNg
TaNgcommentedweek 48 years ago
Tagging along for the ride.
thegersh
thegershcommented8 years ago
@TaNg, honored by your presence Master TaNg! If you have any wisdom to share, I'd appreciate it. Trying to figure out why my seedlings are so shy. Too cold in the tent? Rockwool too wet? Something else I'm not thinking of?
Jboogey34
Jboogey34commentedweek 66 years ago
it's looking like your roots are stretching vertically and not horizontally, therefore having your plant trying to stretch vertically and not horizontally stretching. honestly I would transpant into Coco coir, and look into floraflex drip systems for your next run.
hydroponicganja
hydroponicganjacommentedweek 66 years ago
try to get your ph to 5.6-5.9 let it rise to 6.5 then lower back to 5.6 repeat till harvest.
BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtonscommentedweek 67 years ago
make sure to cover the empty holes in your tub with tin foil to keep the light out of your bucket and make sure to PH your water to 5.8 or so. I think 6.8 for hydro is too high.
BigDaddyK
BigDaddyKcommentedweek 58 years ago
Temperature is important - above 23C ,
thegersh
thegershcommented8 years ago
@BigDaddyK, yea I figured. Thanks.
Excalibur
Excaliburcommentedweek 66 years ago
pH issues and maybe over watering. check the level of water in the Dwcoxy pots are great... good choice.well done and please send a message if I can help at all.Ex#StayLifted
psyych
psyychcommentedweek 66 years ago
looking nice ! good luck
stitchpasta
stitchpastacommentedweek 56 years ago
30 Watts lights? ain't that too low? probably that is the reason is going so slow bro. GL with it bro
anonykyo
anonykyocommentedweek 67 years ago
I would recommend turning off fan and trying to raise a temperature as your is quite low I would guess.
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