Indianbud

@Lewis, I got the best possible solution. I gave then to my friend to take care off and water every day so I'm sorted on that front. The new problem is the heat wave that heat wave that hits India every summer, especially the area I'm in. The temp here rises to 45°c (almost 113 F) whereas my home town, Himachal Pradesh is perfect for growing. I just wish I was closer to home. The hear already killed on my plants and the seeds are pretty weak anyway. It's turning out it be a futile endeavour 😅

@Indianbud,ehm do you have some pipes? for water? You could make a drip system otherwise, i would just go with a good amount of water and maybe let them stay outside in the shadow, they wont grow as much, but they will surive :)

@Lewis, day after morning man. And now.my trio has been extended to 5 days. The panic is setting in :p

@Lewis, http://www11.zippyshare.com/v/ZD7zC2QV/file.html

@Lewis,maybe I could email them to you or something, if you're okay with it of course.

@Indianbud, do you have some photos of those, i can help you better ;)

@Lewis, hell yeah man. I changed my pots yesterday so I have some photos. Although I'm not sure on how to upload them or show it to you in the comments section...any ideas ?

@aRecreationalist, aah damn that sounds sweet and sour man, at least you got a little taste man. I can't wait to see the buds poke out their hairy heads and let me smell the terp.

@Indianbud, had a little sneak smoke and she is very potent (my tolerance is also low, haven't smoked in a long time). Sadly I got called out on a work trip and had to leave the buds in the paperbag for a little too long. Hoping a Boveda pack can help re-hydrate it for the curing (now around 50%, aiming for 60-65%)

I'd love to order some seeds man, but the shipping charge is double the cost of the seeds themselves.

Thanks a lot for the advice bruv. I keep updating myself and reading as much as I can about the light sources and nutrients and keep following the diaries. These really are a great help so I'm definitely going to start my own. I think I get some really helpful tips from this entire forum, plus I'm kind of excited to share my set up of my own grow room with only the equipment I have. It's a little intimidating to have so many growers cultivating marijuana at such a professional level but I think what I have I kind of eccentric and if it works, I would definitely want to share this with others and even inspire them to grow just to have the pure of joy of being self dependant. Also, I just found out that my friends got some sick seeds from Amsterdam and I'm going to get my hands on those ASAP. Apparently they're great white shark and chem dawg so I can't wait man. Those strains are perfect for an indoor grow.

I'm thinking I'll give drench the plants completely and let them be outside to gather 3-4 hours of sunlight and stay in the cool temperature at night. I'm hoping it'll be enough to keep them stable till I get back. I was thinking of adding a layer of perilite on top to try and keep the moisture retained. Any thoughts ?

Also, your plant looks so sweet. She looks fat and ready for a good session man. So jealous and so happy for you !

Well, I've been doing a lot of my own research and seeing a lot of DIYs to get the lighting and watering in place. Thing is, I'm a doctor in internship stage in India and I try to keep the medicine as natural as I can, which is another reason why I'm trying grow my own and hopefully it'll be my topic of research in future years. That being said, it's still frowned upon in India and I'm trying to change that thought in my own way. My monthly budget is of about 2K and that's also stretching it really thin. I provide sunlight whenever possible and keep the CFL light as a supplement for night. Also, I've realized that what I have is a sativa strains and since they're not hybrids or indicas, I'm going to have a longer flowering period so I'd say that I'm looking to harvest around September or October. I tried to get feminised seeds from one of the seed companies as well as sensei pH perfect supplements cause the water quality sucks too and the right grow lights but it's all out of budget man. That's the reason I haven't started a diary cause I can't even fill.up half the boxes that they have here. This is like an all personal grow but I love marijuana so fucking much, it changed my life for the positive man. So I really really want to do this, purely for the love of weed and I'm hoping this grow will allow me to gather some money and help me set up my next grow, which will hopefully be with hybrid or feminised seeds and with the right supplements. I thought of starting crowd funding, but turns out that most people would rather smoke it in secret than be associated with it in any way, so I'm all on my own bruv :p. Also this is my 4th try with seeds I picked out of previous scores, so I'm hoping this finally works out.

And your watering cycle ? As in, how much water do.you add every day ? I'm a first time grower so kind and of nervous I might be drowning my roots

Sorted, thanks bud. I'm trying to grow in my college hostel cause I'm sick of shit weed sold in India and I have limited resources and funding. I don't even have feminised strains, just the seeds I got from my previous score so it's really tough trying to figure out how to go about this cause half the journals I read just aren't suited to Indian standards in terms of nutrients and equipment, even the legal aspects, so I'm just trying to do my own thing. Appreciate the tip man. Hopefully this grow will help me gain funds for the next grow, I'd love to get some sick seeds from any of the companies and be able to actually have a proper setup :). Herb is life man.

It's my first time growing and I'm using a 15w 6500k CFL bulbs, but since I get quite 4-5 hours of direct sunlight in my room, I tend to alternate between sunlight and the CFL bulb. Is this wise or should I stop and stick to just one light source ?

I have to leave my plants for 3-4 days while I travel and I'm concerned about watering them. Since this is a solo project I'm wondering if it's okay to let them be with just adequate light and ventilation. Since they're still in week 2 of veg stage, I'm concerned. What do you think ? Is it safe ?

How come ? I thought the light spectrum of CFL bulbs was better. The reason I ask is because I'm trying to grow for the first time and I'm using a 15w 6500k CFL bulb I'm so confused man. I don't whether to go LED of CFL. I guess it's just first time jitters but what would you recommend from experience anyway ?

You're using a single cfl bulb ?