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Hello guys,
This is my first indoor grow.I am very experienced with outdoor growing, but this is something else and I am open to all suggestions and help.
During first two weeks(plants pop up from dirt at 07.02) I have few issues.First one is temperature which was 30c-31c during the day because I have a central heating sistem(can't turn it off) in my apartment and room temperature is very high (18-24c).My first setup was 400W MH lamp witch I had to change to 250W in order to fix temp. problem.
Second problem was humidity which was very low 20-30% during the day and 50-70% throughout the night.I hung wet towels, pouring water on the floor and spraying the sides of the tent with water several times during the day and menage to increase humidity to 40-50% -day 70-80% by night.Unfortunately I don't have money to buy humidifier.
I think the reason for temperature problems is a small tent 80x80x160cm.I have a passive intake and one vent which extracts air at top.One vent sucks hot air from cool tube and one small vent blows air across the plants.
I think the plats are doing just fine except one which was transplanted from the small pot(0.5l) to larger one(14l) two days ago.
Plants are very, very bushy.
They don't grow in height, but they are therefore dense and wide because of tent size, which is only 0.64m2 with very strong light(400W MH) for that surface.
I do a lot of LST's ... One Rd is TOP-ed, the other one is FIM-ed and Cheese is also TOP-ed.
I 'm satisfied for the first grow and I plan to switch light to 12/12 tomorrow or the day after.
What do you think is the best time to transfer them to the 12/12 regime because I am limited by a tent height(160x80x80cm) and temp. is going very hot? Also, which feeding schedule you recommend given that they grow in the soil? (AN"Jungle Juice","Sensizim","CarboLoad","BigBud")
Wait until you have filled the canopy then switch to 12/12. Nothing wrong with a short plant, the important thing is to have a full even canopy; a good, full, even canopy is what's going to give you a nice yield. Don't try to force a schedule on to your plants, it's better to learn to read them as their capacity to take nutrients depends on your ambient temperature and humidity and quantity of light. As a rule of thumb, feed with a strength of 0,7 to 0,8 EC /300-400 PPM once a week, Why? It usually takes 7 to 10 days for a plant to react to a feeding, you can't do too much wrong with that strength in soil. Did the foliage become light green or develop signs of deficiencies? next time use a strength of 1.0 EC/ 500 PPM, Did the foliage show signs of overfeeding? Go easier on the nutes next time, or use pure water. It's easy to compensate for a slight deficiency and it won't impair flowering, but a nutrient burn can seriously hurt your plant.
Finally only start feeding them once you notice your soil is not giving them what they need, a good soil mix can last the whole veg and part of the flower stage. For me 3 gallon/11 liter of soil can feed 5 weeks of veg and 3 weeks of flower with only water.
First week of 12/12 schedule.
Girls are very good responding to nuts(moderately) and looking for more water every day.Russian Doll which was fimmed grows up in height, and the other two remained very, very bushie 😀
Hello guys , excuse me for skipping one week. That's because I was very busy at my job.The ladies are progressing very well 😊👌.This is a third week of flowering.Carbo filter is mounted along new stronger turbine for better exhaust 💪😤 .Even if I did this I have a temperature problem(when outside temp. goes 24c, inside goes to 28c 😡) because of the small tent.
I'm planning to do some defoliating these days because plants are very, very bushie.Watering them every other day with 1l of PH balanced water with AN nuts.
I am satisfied for now, considering that this is my first indoor attempt 😀
Have some suggestions?
I defoliated the girls.Buds are extremely sticky.It's impossible to wash hands with regular soap .. only etil acohol do the job.I boost nutrients a little, but I'm not sure thats enough, because don't have EC meter.I also wonder whats a best time to start with AN Over Drive?.I didn't buy it jet because they have only 1L container in my shop and I consider does it pay off.I heard OverDrive makes miracles at the end of flowering stage.
Thanks guys, have a nice "smokie" evening 😀
I did some defoliation but I'm not sure thats enough.Shoud I trim some more leaves and small bottom buds?Few main buds are huge,but the rest are significantly smaller.Any idea how I increasing the yield of smaller ones.Shoud I increase dosage?and when is best time to start OveDri
Your plant is looking good I wouldn't defoliate any more instead expose lower bud to light try moving her branches around in order to open space for light go thru and reach the lower bud sites
Looking great! You’ve done enough defoliation. Just right if you ask me. You can start overdrive when the bud finishes developing and the pistils are browning. At least that’s when I use it and it works a charm, I do only use it for 1 week rather than 2 as I mostly grow Autoflowers.
For the little buds, you’re bound to have Smaller underdeveloped buds even after defol don’t worry about that you’ve done well. Hope that answers your question👍🏼
Hey shortest answer, expose bud sites to as much light as possible, trim away low leaves a tiny stems that aren't going to offer you much buds since they're so shaded. Nutes are always good for a boost, eventually you'll have to back off and flush them. I have heard though that plain old molasses from the grocery store can be added to your water to fatten and sweeten buds, I do not believe that this must be flushed out as it is a natural sugar.
The plants look amazing congratulations. Are you going to harvest and try for one of the diary entries this month?
There is some progress.Buds fattening up, but very slowely ... the outside temperature is getting very high, and riched almost 29c in the tent.I cut down some nuts and pray for the best.In spite of everything there will be nice nugs to smoke 👌.
Thanks guys, every advice is welcome.
Harvest is getting closer.Buds are fattenig up and gets sticky even more 😀
Unfortunately since I live in "third world countrie", I can not buy AN "Overdrive" in any way because it is sold out at my local store, so I will have to finish the whole growth with a "Big Bud".
Counting days to harvest Russian Doll.Flushing plants with pure water for 7 days now.Flowering cycle for this strain is quite short , 54-61 days.When I was growing outdoor this hibrid, girls finished in 54 days, but now I'm not sure ... don't have a microscope to see trichomes, but considering magnified pics taken with my phone I think the harvest day is coming very soon.Its gone 59 days from switching lights on 12/12 ... 52nd day I saw first sign of flowering ... here is few pics, what do you think guys?
I cant't resist any more and tried some buds ..... woow, smell, strenght and effect is very powerfull, longlasting and extremly energetic 💪😲😀 Keeps smile on my face for good 4 hours.Taste is oridinary and old-school ganja like.
@banema Usually, scrog growers tend to remove everything that's under the net, because it won't get enough light to fully develop. However, since your scrog is really high and all of your plants are not the same height, and you already have beautiful buds under the net --> I'd recommend not to throw away those little nuggets, but instead try an efficient defoliation onto the upper stems. I'll be around, good luck with these beauties!
Thank you guys for support. Since I've been breeding outdoor so far, these buds do not look so big and fat to me, but it looks like your comments suggest that this is a good growth for a beginner 😊
banema
