First EVER Grow - Prototype grow box

[MosesPMG]

Hello everyone, sorry its been a minute.
Well I was in my room last night and suddenly the light goes out. it was almost time for lights out anyways but I am worried about the light.

It is a complete system with the ballast and all attached and it was very hot. I dont know if it just got too hot and auto turned off, or if the bulb blew. Ive only had it 2 months at the most, so Im hoping the bulb isnt burned already.

Thanks

Moses

 

[MichiganMedhead]

you can buy ph test strips at your hardware store, be sure to test your run off water's ph too.

looking good! gratz on the girls

 

[MosesPMG]

thanks MedHead!
I am going to get some real soon, I just need to figure out if my lights messed up, im checkin when I get home.

pics later this afternoon when I get my camera back

 

[MosesPMG]

Just to let yall know, Im pretty sure my light is ok. I just turned it on
It seems to be working fine, but ill monitor it and make sure

Thanks

Moses

 

[MosesPMG]

Hey all, sorry its been a minute.

Just a few pics I got in with my cellphone :shocked: before I get my camera back.
My "big girl" is no longer my biggest, surpassed by the one in the corner - undergoing slight lst :woohoo:. haha I can now officially say girls...they are all showing pre-pistols but since they are bagseed I expect hermies.

First pic is the top of my old big girl, my new big girl undergoing slight lst, and one of my 2 small plants also undergoing slight lst
Second pic is my odd ball plant which has become quite bushy since lsting twice

I am gong to start flowering nutes tomorrow - quarter strength FF tiger bloom
More pics when I get my camera tonight

Thanks

Moses

 

[Jericho]

you can buy ph test strips at your hardware store, be sure to test your run off water's ph too.

looking good! gratz on the girls

I would not buy the ph strips, They are not good for reading ph for growing, You want something that be be more precise.

On ebay you can get a cheap hanna meter for about 15 pound delivered. I would check into them, mine is still running fine after a year or 2.

Looking good moses. I need to update my GJ, Will get camera tomorrow and get some pics. Trichs are showing up nicely now.

 

[MosesPMG]

hey Jericho!

I am wanting to get a ph wand or something like that to get a digital ph reading. i may have to use stripes for a minute tho until I can get one.

grats man! cant wait for mine to take off

 

[MosesPMG]

Just raised the light the last new inches I could. I am hoping to get the rest of the stretching out of the way early so they can focus on budding.
I am having to water them alot more often now that they are flowering they just cant get enough!

I am debating on whether or not to get rid of the small plant you can see in the pic I posted earlier - PLEASE HELP -
I am wanting to get rid of her so I have more room to focus on the other small plant, and possibly lst some branches of the big plants. IS THIS WORTH IT? or should I let it grow and see how it buds? Thanks

Moses

 

[MosesPMG]

Just turned on the lights, and my now biggest plant is either starting to bud or starting to grow balls. Its so small I cant tell. I know what balls look like on a plant but does anyone have a pic of a plant just starting to bud? do they look at all similar when its the VERY beginning? I really hope my biggest one isnt 100% male, I can deal with hermies. Thanks

Moses

 

[fruity86]

Moses LST it alway worth it in my eye's, you can tie them down, to the side even U turn then pointing them back at the ground, doing this mean's you can get the light closer to the bottom bud's resulting in better yield less airy popcorn, first couple grow's i did i when the natural way and just let them grow up yield were OK but the bottom bud's were airy, once i started useing LST my yield's double'd there was less popcorn and i could veg longer

 

[MosesPMG]

Hey fruity, thanks for stopping by.
I have been doing slight lst to all but one of my plants, and it has really paid off.
I am wondering though if I should get rid of one of my small plants to lst some braches of my big ones.
also, read my last post and if you can help me out with a pic that would be much appreciated. Thanks

Moses

 

[fruity86]

MOSES 4TH POST IN THIS THREAD I PUT PICS UP IN IT WONT LETME PUT THEM UP AGAIN JUST TYPE IN GOOGLE MALE/FEMALE CANNABIS, THEN CLICK IMAGES

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/forum/showthread.php?t=53124

 

[MosesPMG]

Thanks fruity, based on the pics u posted, I have to say its a hermie. Which I can deal with, especially since its my biggest.
It has the pre-pistols like a female on most of the nodes, but just today something else has started to grow out of the same spot. They are still very small, but I am pretty sure they are balls and not bud.
I am going to monitor very closely and make sure. Cant you pick the balls and make it not as bad? Just something I thought I read around here

 

[fruity86]

it will not be bud as bud is the calyx witch the pistil's come out of you, are probly looking at ball's LOL if this is the only bud you have growing i would say pick them off and check every day top to bottom for new one that have grown also look out for "nanner" little yellow thing something green that look like banana, you probly wont get them all but a couple seed's shouldnt do any harm

 

[MosesPMG]

Ya like I said from the very beginning - I expect hermies because they came from hermies. I am going to let it go simply because it is my biggest plant and will still produce some hopefully decent bud.
This is both a good and a bad thing to have happened. Obviously bad because it is a hermie, but I am still glad to know that I have grown these plants correctly enough that they are actually flowering.
I hope this is the only plant that hermies -HA- but if not, I know MP will be here to help me out. Thanks all.

Moses

 

[MosesPMG]

So I went ahead and did lst to some branches where I had a little space. I got about 5-6 brances so im hoping to see some growth in the next few days.
Thanks

Moses

 

[MosesPMG]

99% sure my new biggest plant has hermied. The "balls" are almost big enough to be picked so I will be monitoring closely and picking as they come.
That aside, all the plants are doing good, including the hermie. They seem to love the FF tiger bloom nutes and havnt shown any burn.
They are all growing about half an inch a night :shocked: They are really taking off. Pics tonight finally get my camera back

 

[Jericho]

You will be amazed with the stretch in flower. This morning i checked in the tent when i woke up and the HBD looks double the hight.

This is where things get interesting

 

[MosesPMG]

Hey Jericho! Glad yours are doin good too!
I cant wait to see what my other plants do

 

[MosesPMG]

Hello everyone

The plants are doing great, and loving the lst and nutes. I did lst to the tops of most of them and some branches on the big ones, where I had room.
My biggest plant is a confirmed hermie, and it looks sooo weird. I know what a 100% male plant looks like, and its not that, so I am hoping for some bud.
The other plants are starting to show signs of being hermies, but not as bad. Just the drawback of being bagseed, o well.

First two pics is of all the plants, top view and I tried to get a decent side pic - yes I accidently bent a branch to far on my oddball plant on the left

Third pic is my old biggest plant, doing well and growing quite nice and symmetrically

Fourth pic is my odd ball plant which has become pretty nice and bushy :aok:

Fifth and Sixth pics are of my hermie. Tried to get a good pic of the top because it looks crazy weird. Sorry its bad quality. and second is of the branches I did slight lst to.

Thanks

Moses