Poor Man's Outdoor Early Grow Photo Log

[Kauphaart]

Decided to try an illustrative cheapy grow using existing materials as much as possible. We do have a well established garden and compost pile. I mix my compost with used soil (if no diseases were of issue prior) and the remains of my perlite, some bone/blood meal and water with aerated aquarium water during vegging (N can be a bit high for some strains during flowering).

I tossed five unknown bag seeds into small pots on 31 Jan 2010, wrapped some saran wrap over the tops of the pots and kept them outdoors during daylight hours and under some freebie CFLs at night for 24h/day light. 4 seeds all sprouted by 2 Feb, except B2 which popped on 8 Feb.

So, here are a batch of pictures, hopefully in some sense of order....starting on 13 Feb:

 

[theloadeddragon]

only see one picture

 

[Kauphaart]

only see one picture

Yea, I'm a newb here on THCFarmer.com, so my posts are screened/approved before they'll appear in the forums for a few more posts. So bear with me..pictures coming as fast as my posts are approved.

Here's the group pictures taken every seven days or so from 20 Feb 2010 through 28 march (the file name contains the exact dates)

 

[Kauphaart]

and into April

from 3 April, photos of bud formation on B2

 

[Kauphaart]

the line up

from 5 April - all the plants, btw A2 was a male and was disposed of. I took a desperate cutting from B2 (already flowering :dull) and rooted it in distilled water, nothing else - this is a cheapy grow, so no hormone/B1/superthrive or anything that sucks $$$. This cutting is now under cfls 24hrs/day to bring it back into vegging, if its not an auto-flower strain..... I also took a cutting from A3 (a sativa strain?) and it is rooted and vegging just fine, she will be a mother for a while so I can get a few more plants going for the summer/fall crop

 

[Kauphaart]

from 8 April

8 April:

Cutting from B2 showing some root growth and some budlets on B2

 

[Kauphaart]

B2-1-1 planting clone

planting the clone from B2

 

[Kauphaart]

from 15 April

and here's everybody on tax day.....

and, yes, A1 is being LSTed.....

 

[Kauphaart]

A sign of Good Fortune on 17 April 2010

Managed to snap this pic of this lovely ladybug, just before it flew off of A3...one of the benefits of having an old, well established gardens is the natural pest control..ladybugs, preying mantis, spiders, along with plants that taste better or worse than cannabis :)

 

[theloadeddragon]

hehe.... looks like my neck of the woods :D good job so far :)

 

[hbstoner]

Wish i had a backyard like that for privacy! Ill be watchin

 

[Kauphaart]

Photos on 20 April

and here are the girls hanging out on 420...The 28th day of flowering for A3, B1 and B2

Regards,
Kau

 

[Kauphaart]

Wish i had a backyard like that for privacy! Ill be watchin

Yea, it does make things a bit easier to manage :winking0067: and Thanks!

 

[420stayblunted]

thats some fine looking ladys u got growing there great job.u said u r NOT using any nutrients?:joint:

 

[Kauphaart]

Day 32 Budlet Photos

on day 32 of flowering, the first 3 pics are from A3 and pictures 4,5, & 6 are from B2...have a great weekend farmers!

Regards,
Kau

 

[nor cali farmer]

looking good.

 

[jockbo]

Wish my neck of woods had nice view like you have there.
Anyway good luck, everything looking great so far

 

[Kauphaart]

thats some fine looking ladys u got growing there great job.u said u r NOT using any nutrients?:joint:

Oops, sorry I missed your question. You are correct, there are NO added nutrients beyond my soil mix and some aerated aquarium water during vegging and a tad of molasses during flowering..that's it. My soil consists mostly of re-used soil and my compost in equal quantities, some bone and blood meal, some well-aged chicken droppings from the coop (gotta make the hens more efficient than just producing eggs...) and perlite as needed (i still had most of a bag around for this run).

And my wife said my plants STANK this morning :icon_cookie:

I think B2 might be an early finisher, but then I'm probably just being impatient....

Regards,
Kau

 

[Kauphaart]

Midweek pics

And on the first day of week 6 of flowering for the older ladies....

 

[theloadeddragon]

somethin there in pic three.