Right then,
It`s been a long time since I`ve updated this diary and I`m sorry for that but the last couple of months of my life have seen a death, a birth and a serious accident involving my girlfriends mother so I sent myself on holiday last week and I`m now back and fully charged.
I`ve been keeping info on the grow so I`ll post it as it occured...
September 2nd
Well things are now finally starting to happen with this grow after what seems like forever and a day.
30 Af4 x Sk cutts have been taken this evening along with some Critical Mass and Sensi Star for a mate. Once rooted the best two will become bonsai mums and then I`ll pick a further 18 which will be vegged for a week or two before they get moved into the flowering room.
I`ve also popped 5 AfH2 x AS beans and 2 White Widow beans, those along with my Critical Mass and Sensi Star mothers should keep me busy for the next 12 months or so!
Back to the cuttings, the rockwool plugs were soaked for about 4hrs in a weak nute solution using Canna Substra A&B at 0.75ml/l and Rhizotonic at 4ml/l. Ec is 0.6 and ph 5.7. They were then given a foliar spray with Rhizotonic at 4ml/l (the only foliar feed they`ll get until they root )
Here`s a few pics of the plant before she got butchered and a few of the cuttings.
Now sitting under 2 x 55w compact flouros next to my mothers in my veg room, the sheets of paper are to diffuse the light for the first 3 days or so. Since I`ve done this I`ve knocked a couple of days off my rooting times and get no wilt whatsoever. Three to four weeks should see these babies entering the flower room.
September 18th
All the clones shown roots by day 10 and by day 14 (last Sunday) the Af4 x As cuttings were transplanted into 3" rockwool cubes and placed under 2 x 125 blue enviro`s on 20/4 along with some of the Af2 x As seedlings.
The plan is give them another day or two under the enviro`s until roots start to show from the bottom of the cubes and then put them onto the rockwool slabs and whack `em under the 400MH which is itching to be fired up where they`ll stay for 7 - 10 days before being moved into my flowering room.
Here`s a few pics taken on Sunday,
The 3"cubes were soaked for 6hrs in a in 25ltrs of water with Canna Substra Vega at 0.6 ec and Rhizotonic at 4ml/l, the ph was adjusted to 5.7.
Temps in the veg room are 24 degrees lights on and 18 degrees lights out with humidity at 42% and all the cuttings are looking quite happy with the way things are.
Af4 x Sk, bring it on
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September 22nd
The cuttings have been transplanted onto the rockwool slabs today and placed under a 400w Mh for the next week.
The slabs were presoaked in a solution with Rhizotonic at 4ml/l and Canna Substra Vega at 0.7 ec, ph was adjusted to 5.6.
Here`s a couple of pics,
October 3rd
The cuttings have been on the rockwool slabs under a 400w Mh for 11 days now. I left them under the care of a friend last week when I went away and the only problem there was when I got back was that they were seriously overwatered which had stunted their growth a little but the seem to be back on track now.
I`ve bought a couple of 600w Lumitek digital ballasts from my local hydro store and I`m waiting for a couple of mini grostar reflectors which should be here early next week, possibly this friday at the earliest, which I hope is the case because I was planning to put them into the flower room this weekend. And I`ve also bought some diamond reflective sheeting to replace the mylar I have in the flower room as it`s getting a bit tatty now to say the least.
Here`s a few pics of the clones along with a few seedlings in coco,
Temps in the room are 27 degrees lights on and 20 degrees lights out with humidity at around 35%. The solution their being fed at the moment is 0.7ec and ph 5.6.
The reflectors I`ve ordered are not made from myro as the normal grostar is, and their dimpled but at 30" wide they`ll fit into my space perfectly as it`s 32" wide and they`ve got to be an improvement on the reflectors I`ve been using since I started growing about 11 years ago, which as it happens I never peeled the plastic coating off and do look a bit of a mess to say the least!
Today!!!
Well the diamond reflective sheeting is up, the mini Grostars are fitted and the 2 x 600w Digital ballasts are fired up, and we`ve switched to 12/12, lets rock `n` roll folks!
It`s been a busy weekend getting things sorted in the growroom but it all went smoothly for a change and the flower room has had a bit of a makeover and looks so much better for it.
And as of last night the plants have been switched to 12/12 at about 10-12 inches tall.The diamond sheeting went up a piece of piss, nothing like the mylar I had before which was a bit of a ball ache and I still never managed to de-crease the stuff but this stuff is much sturdier. And the lights I just love, at 30" wide the mini Grostar is the perfect size for my room, the two of them fit inside like a hand in a glove, and I just think they look really cool. The thing I didn`t think of though is the depth of the reflectors, I`ve lost almost a foot of headroom with them! So I`m looking at buying a low level res and rebuilding the framework so I can get that foot back.
Anyway, back to the plants...
The cuttings are now well rooted into the slabs and were put into the flower room last night. I`ve being reading more into dripper times as I`m yet to get things right in that department and I`m going for less volume and more feeds, one minute every hour during lights on up until an hour before they go out.
Here`s some pics,
The res they`re being fed from contains 100ltrs with the following...
Canna Substra Vega @ 2.5ml/l
Rhizotonic @ 0.5 ml/l
Cannazym @ 2.5ml/l
Dutch Masters Max Flower @ 1ml/l
Ec is 1.4 and ph is 5.6. Temps lights on are 27 degrees and 20 degrees lights out with humidity at 40%.
So all is good at the moment, let`s hope it stays this way!
So now we`re up to date! Here`s a little info on my flower room. The dimensions are 8ft long, just under 3ft wide (34 inches) and 8ft high. Using 2x600w digital lights with mini Grostar reflectors. Extraction is a TD800 with a TD350 for intake and 2 x oscillating fans for air movement. The room is good for anything between 35-50 oz strain dependant
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Sorry again for the very late update, they`ll be once or twice weekly from here on in.
Burnage
It`s been a long time since I`ve updated this diary and I`m sorry for that but the last couple of months of my life have seen a death, a birth and a serious accident involving my girlfriends mother so I sent myself on holiday last week and I`m now back and fully charged.
I`ve been keeping info on the grow so I`ll post it as it occured...
September 2nd
Well things are now finally starting to happen with this grow after what seems like forever and a day.
30 Af4 x Sk cutts have been taken this evening along with some Critical Mass and Sensi Star for a mate. Once rooted the best two will become bonsai mums and then I`ll pick a further 18 which will be vegged for a week or two before they get moved into the flowering room.
I`ve also popped 5 AfH2 x AS beans and 2 White Widow beans, those along with my Critical Mass and Sensi Star mothers should keep me busy for the next 12 months or so!
Back to the cuttings, the rockwool plugs were soaked for about 4hrs in a weak nute solution using Canna Substra A&B at 0.75ml/l and Rhizotonic at 4ml/l. Ec is 0.6 and ph 5.7. They were then given a foliar spray with Rhizotonic at 4ml/l (the only foliar feed they`ll get until they root )
Here`s a few pics of the plant before she got butchered and a few of the cuttings.
Now sitting under 2 x 55w compact flouros next to my mothers in my veg room, the sheets of paper are to diffuse the light for the first 3 days or so. Since I`ve done this I`ve knocked a couple of days off my rooting times and get no wilt whatsoever. Three to four weeks should see these babies entering the flower room.
September 18th
All the clones shown roots by day 10 and by day 14 (last Sunday) the Af4 x As cuttings were transplanted into 3" rockwool cubes and placed under 2 x 125 blue enviro`s on 20/4 along with some of the Af2 x As seedlings.
The plan is give them another day or two under the enviro`s until roots start to show from the bottom of the cubes and then put them onto the rockwool slabs and whack `em under the 400MH which is itching to be fired up where they`ll stay for 7 - 10 days before being moved into my flowering room.
Here`s a few pics taken on Sunday,
The 3"cubes were soaked for 6hrs in a in 25ltrs of water with Canna Substra Vega at 0.6 ec and Rhizotonic at 4ml/l, the ph was adjusted to 5.7.
Temps in the veg room are 24 degrees lights on and 18 degrees lights out with humidity at 42% and all the cuttings are looking quite happy with the way things are.
Af4 x Sk, bring it on
.September 22nd
The cuttings have been transplanted onto the rockwool slabs today and placed under a 400w Mh for the next week.
The slabs were presoaked in a solution with Rhizotonic at 4ml/l and Canna Substra Vega at 0.7 ec, ph was adjusted to 5.6.
Here`s a couple of pics,
October 3rd
The cuttings have been on the rockwool slabs under a 400w Mh for 11 days now. I left them under the care of a friend last week when I went away and the only problem there was when I got back was that they were seriously overwatered which had stunted their growth a little but the seem to be back on track now.
I`ve bought a couple of 600w Lumitek digital ballasts from my local hydro store and I`m waiting for a couple of mini grostar reflectors which should be here early next week, possibly this friday at the earliest, which I hope is the case because I was planning to put them into the flower room this weekend. And I`ve also bought some diamond reflective sheeting to replace the mylar I have in the flower room as it`s getting a bit tatty now to say the least.
Here`s a few pics of the clones along with a few seedlings in coco,
Temps in the room are 27 degrees lights on and 20 degrees lights out with humidity at around 35%. The solution their being fed at the moment is 0.7ec and ph 5.6.
The reflectors I`ve ordered are not made from myro as the normal grostar is, and their dimpled but at 30" wide they`ll fit into my space perfectly as it`s 32" wide and they`ve got to be an improvement on the reflectors I`ve been using since I started growing about 11 years ago, which as it happens I never peeled the plastic coating off and do look a bit of a mess to say the least!
Today!!!
Well the diamond reflective sheeting is up, the mini Grostars are fitted and the 2 x 600w Digital ballasts are fired up, and we`ve switched to 12/12, lets rock `n` roll folks!
It`s been a busy weekend getting things sorted in the growroom but it all went smoothly for a change and the flower room has had a bit of a makeover and looks so much better for it.
And as of last night the plants have been switched to 12/12 at about 10-12 inches tall.The diamond sheeting went up a piece of piss, nothing like the mylar I had before which was a bit of a ball ache and I still never managed to de-crease the stuff but this stuff is much sturdier. And the lights I just love, at 30" wide the mini Grostar is the perfect size for my room, the two of them fit inside like a hand in a glove, and I just think they look really cool. The thing I didn`t think of though is the depth of the reflectors, I`ve lost almost a foot of headroom with them! So I`m looking at buying a low level res and rebuilding the framework so I can get that foot back.
Anyway, back to the plants...
The cuttings are now well rooted into the slabs and were put into the flower room last night. I`ve being reading more into dripper times as I`m yet to get things right in that department and I`m going for less volume and more feeds, one minute every hour during lights on up until an hour before they go out.
Here`s some pics,
The res they`re being fed from contains 100ltrs with the following...
Canna Substra Vega @ 2.5ml/l
Rhizotonic @ 0.5 ml/l
Cannazym @ 2.5ml/l
Dutch Masters Max Flower @ 1ml/l
Ec is 1.4 and ph is 5.6. Temps lights on are 27 degrees and 20 degrees lights out with humidity at 40%.
So all is good at the moment, let`s hope it stays this way!
So now we`re up to date! Here`s a little info on my flower room. The dimensions are 8ft long, just under 3ft wide (34 inches) and 8ft high. Using 2x600w digital lights with mini Grostar reflectors. Extraction is a TD800 with a TD350 for intake and 2 x oscillating fans for air movement. The room is good for anything between 35-50 oz strain dependant
.#Sorry again for the very late update, they`ll be once or twice weekly from here on in.
Burnage
