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I use an "eve" smart outlet to show me how much the total watts are presently being consumed. really helps to dial it in for flower. (picture in week 3)
Looks like I had a small deficiency of sorts (calcium I think) and I'm feeling optimistic about the corrective actions I took. However, I think it is time to change my nutrients up, the sooner the better.
plants are sagging and are in need of soil to hold the nutrients so ill re-pot mid week
hard week due to the seedling mix and timing, will rethink this in the future. the roots were there but the soil just collapsed during the move. so now I am waiting it out. I still need to top but after the recovery.
happy growing!
lights up to 66w, 28 inches from the top of the plants, fox farm nutrients for this grow..... already anticipating my next grow...
start to the the Peet Pods I used were/are garbage, first and last time I will use them
all 3 plants are the same strain from the same seed provider. I used Peet pellets for the first time and I am extremely disappointed. they all popped within 18 hrs, it was a promising start, but I think the webbing holding the pods together is constricting the roots on the plant to the left. there was a devastating transplant that had damaged some roots but the other 2 plants seem to be....ok
patience...
if you noticed I had a heating mat for about the first full month of growth, I live in an old apartment and we have old windows that don't hold the heat, I wanted the plants to grow and develop enough before I took it out of the room. this may have stunted growth for a few days this past week but I believe it was a must to keep the plants health... they were my last 3 seeds
SPIDER FARMER... I have had this light for under a year and was very lucky to get the adjustable dimmer when I did order it...its an incredible tool for growing and since we don't want light in the tent we can't have a digital readout showing power from the dimmer and this is why I got the "EVE SMART PLUG"... it works perfectly with the SPIDER FARMER light and will help me perfect my future grows.
SECRET JARDIN.... y'all need to do something about these loud 6" oscillating fans....I thought one was a fluke until I plugged the second in..... terrible, absolutely garbage...
Back to the Grow
PH was at 7 when the pots were dry and returns to 6.5 after the feeding. I'll let the foliage build one more time so I can transplant into their 7 gal pots for flowering, this will add a tremendous amount of new fresh soil for the roots to thrive in during the early budding stage
lights up to 95w about 60% on the dimmer.
I hope you are having a great holiday season and a very happy grow.
114w after a series of jumps this week. plants reacted well and I'll continue to bring the watts up for the next few weeks so they're ready for fllower
12/29 plants went into their 7 gal pots
trimmed and netted the plants last night, 12/30, and the energy pushed the plants to stretch another 1/2 inch+
this will be the last week of vegetation as I prep this light leaking tent for flower, not a fan of mars hydro at all right now. their poles are the weakest I've encountered yet, too many light leaks and this is the first grow with it. My high cfm fan , which is only a 4", is pulling the fabric too much and causing the leaks to grow a bit. This is not new, its been happening with indoor tents for a while now but I thought a grow company such as MH would have a decent, respectable tent. My solution is Blackout Curtains draped over the sides. However, I am hesitant to do this with the MH tent as the poles for the tent are too weak as it is, tsk tsk tsk mars hydro.
will continue to increase the watts the next 6 days
HAPPY NEW YEAR
a combination of light and fresh soil has made the plants stretch so I will finish tightening up the MH tent today and ill start flower tomorrow, day 62.
while adjusting the height I must have nudged the dial for the dimmer and sent it to 184w. this would have been a big jump but manageable but I lowered the light 7" and the plants took a bit of a hit. I adjusted the light back down to 160w and I'll let the plants recover before anymore adjustments.
175w just over 80 on dimmer
cfm kit added from Gorilla Grow and it is impressive.... its the little things..
plants are looking decent will up the watts later
just a couple quick product reviews
SPIDER FARMER SF2000. YES YES YES
THE SEED PHARM, 3 OG Kush fem seeds down and I have 3 OG Kush in flower and they ARE females. Everything's looking great here!!!
Secret jardin oscilating monkey fans...Happy when I found em, but the noise... nothing secret about them...SQUEAK, whirl, whirl, SQUEAK forget about 2 of them!
Jiffy peat pellets ...DON'T DO IT....
Gorilla Grow CFM kit YES!
Fox Farms Nutrients....plants seem to like it so....
Mars Hydro 2x4 tent ... nope, there seems too be 2 types of grow tents, cheap and expensive. ill buy a Gorilla Grow Tent (expensive) for my next grow but for now ALL TENTS LEAK LIGHT, so just grab a tent that is sturdy, has vents in place for your grow space and is safe for you and the plants.
relaxing and enjoying the show
almost at max watts
SPIDER FARMER SF2000 is now maxed out at 207w , 16"-18" from the plants and I will need to keep up with pruning to allow more air flow and more light to penetrate deeper into the plant.
2, 6" oscillating fans on 100%, may be on low or just one stationary but at this point in the grow air flow is a MUST, specially for the thick, dense vegetation of the OG Kush.
trying my hardest to stick with the 4" ventalation til the end of the grow. Right now I have to replace the exhaust ducting due to tiny pin holes leaking more than a bit of light.
12 on 12 off, missing my girls... I spent about 35 mins tops with them during the week, and then I love giving them the attention they deserve on the weekends, what else is there to do when the worlds gone mad?
2nd grow on the "smart plug cycle" and the cost is so low..I am extremely happy with the SPIDER FARMER SF2000, but there's times I just want to plug in the 1000w to penetrate deep into the plants but the reasons for the LEDs is to grow some heady herbs for less. LEDs can get expensive but its just start up costs, after that you don't have to change bulbs and you don't notice the pull on the electric bill. WIN WIN
the ladies have been busy this week and producing which means i'll need to go in tomorrow and do a clean up.
happy growing!
...GOOD VIBES here!!!
HAPPY GROWING!!!!!
1/26/21 had to switch up watering today due to demands from the plants. This is where it gets tricky, 2 weeks left of feeding before flush and all I am trying to do is keep as many leaves possible to feed all those buds. I am usually just a big bud person but I recently purchased a hash machine and I know a couple old heads that still love bubble soooo...
THE SEED PHARM.... I will be going back very soon for more of this nice plant and something different.
THERE IS NEVER ENOUGH ROOM!!!
1/30/21Saturday morning had me lounging, watering, pruning and a photo shoot. I am hoping for a quick recovery from the middle plant after some pruning was done. I was hoping it would stretch one last time so I could move the light but I am parked there for the time.
ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!
1/31/21Yesterday’s work paid off and the plants look a bit more on the dank side today.
Today’s feeding day which mean the last for week 11.
Happy Growing
happy growing!!!
its just been a shit week and I am just trying to make time to see the girls everyday before lights out.
last week of nutrients and then its flush. I didn't go heavy at all on the nutrients, tried to stay organic for the most part using FOX FARMS soli and nutrients.
2/6/2I I try to stay away from chems to beef up the buds and I am relying on the light, bit of CO2 and the organics. problem is, I love my SF2000 so how to get more light out of this LED? do i I add another SF1000 to the mix? should I look to another lighting group to help enhance with another light bar? I don't want to get rid of a perfectly good light, I just want to enhance the buds with more light...,MAYBE if I ask SPIDER FARMER to build a custom light ( and I DID) I could get something to run down the side of the SF2000......fingers crossed
2/11/21 time to flush
HAPPY GROWING!
2/13/21. lol this grow may finish in another month, straight water and chill.
I bought the carbon filter earlier in the grow and I know it's helping BUT the KUSH scent is seeping out of the many pinholes in this mars tent and now I am in the candle business ...I have a AC INFINITY T6 ordered but I am thinking of holding back until a more reliable tent is here.
Enjoy the weekend!
Plants coming along..
flower week 8,
2nd week of flush and my 15th week of crappy sleep due to this VIVOSUN 4"high cfm fan. I would just get rid of it as it does not owe me anything (2 full grows) but I am planning on gifting my old complete set up to someone I know that's in need.
and shit.... Spider Farmer never even got back to me....so my next grow will include my first HLG to supplement the Spider....
no contest this month due to...... well I gotta move. I don't think id be winning any contest but on the off chance I would.... address change. lol
HAPPY FRIDAY
PATIENCE, cooler temps and straight water for 2 weeks, girls smell sweeter each time I have a look inside.
getting close to $60 for 2 complete grows with my SF 2000. my next grow I will factor in all costs from dirt, seeds to all electricity and nutrients.
Some amber showing, won’t be too much longer
I’m ready but the girls have other plans apparently, so I wait...waiting for the sun, waiting for the sun....
2/28/21. .... well shit, the girls won't be ready together, which means I will need to use another tent to start drying. my place will be packed up in boxes ready for the movers except for a drying tent for the kush...its gonna be close.
Later that day... one plant harvested at 1.4lbs wet (22.5 oz)
Life is good
They’re still doing their thing so it’s chill time, until I have to chop em because the place I’m renting will be on the market and shown starting Monday. I already have 1 plant in a drying tent on day 4. So it’s candles and candles and hope for more amber by Sunday.
HARVESTED!!!!!
harvested the remaining two plants on 3/6/21
ill update when I have the answers
3/13/21 Still curing, still hanging, and today I just had to sample a tier 2 bud. Everything seems to be on point.
There were errors made throughout this grow, but I was just looking to keep it as simple as possible. Can not wait to start the next. Hope you have a WICKED grow!