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I can't remember in the digital age of ever doing a grow journal. Soooo here we go! Old gardener that likes to keep it simple. But this is going to be a interesting grow with equipment upgrades and with me not being to impressed with any of the new and improved goober weed strains out there I don't get into it like I use to. I've been growing since the 5th grade, been convicted of cultivation in redneck Oklahoma and am now 61. So set in my ways I am.
This grow is going to be:
One, Bubba Kush, 5 Seeds, photo
Three, Cherry Cake, elev8, photo
This will be a soil grow of 50% Nectar for the Gods #8 and 50% Fox Farm Ocean Forrest in No.5 Nursery Pots.
Tent is a 3' x 3' x 6' 11" Gorilla with a 1' Extension for 7' 11".
Fans were three 6" Monkey Fans. Those things are junk and have all went to the trash can. Now have one 6" Hurricane and two Amazon cheapies that I took apart and put good lube in. Ventilation is a iPower 6" cheap blower and carbon filter. The iPower setup will be replaced with a 6" AC Infinity S6 and carbon filter next week. Going to pull the old system out of the tent and put the new one on the outside top of the tent.
Lighting is being upgraded also. Two HLG 100 4000K will handle seedlings through mid to late veg. In the past I flowered with one HLG 260 3000K. But the 260 is being upgraded to the current Rspec kit 260 specs and I have another 260 Rspec kit inbound for a pair. And this morning I ordered a HLG 30 UVA that I will fit between the two 260's. May do some roll your own CO2 like I do for fish tanks,,,, Hummmm.
Nutrients are going to be a simple affair. Water is out the tap ran through a RV filter and PH down to 6.6-6.8,,, been working like that for 30 years in this house. Will be using simple Bloom City dry ferts with Cal-Mag, Silica and Molasses. With other stuff used if needed. All popped seeds, seedlings and transplants always get a dose of Great White Mycorrhizae. The goal is a simple grow.
I've had a hell of a time finding and popping good seeds the last 3 years. Right at a 50% success rate. And then only 50% of those make healthy sprouts into seedlings. It's got really bad here in Oklahoma since we made Medical Legal. Even though I've been through the ringer getting busted, jail and all that crap over growing. I liked it better in the old days. Just to much greed and flimflam men that need to be knocked down a few pegs.
So,,,,,, now to the grow,,, lmao! Got 4 seedlings in cups all setup in there grow pots with water bottle domes. Temps running 77f to 82f with humidity running 40 to 55. And that's just how it's going to be. With it being winter here and 9f one night and 78f two days later and humidity swinging all over the place I'm lucky to get those numbers in this old house. The Bubba Kush seedling is stunted. It was the only truly viable seed out of five. So while I was running around trying to get more seed I kept her a bit cold and low light,,, just hold tight girl,,, got to get you some siblings. So she's in need of some TLC she's getting now. Next few days will be important to her future.
Bubba Kush getting her fight on.
This grow is going to be:
One, Bubba Kush, 5 Seeds, photo
Three, Cherry Cake, elev8, photo
This will be a soil grow of 50% Nectar for the Gods #8 and 50% Fox Farm Ocean Forrest in No.5 Nursery Pots.
Tent is a 3' x 3' x 6' 11" Gorilla with a 1' Extension for 7' 11".
Fans were three 6" Monkey Fans. Those things are junk and have all went to the trash can. Now have one 6" Hurricane and two Amazon cheapies that I took apart and put good lube in. Ventilation is a iPower 6" cheap blower and carbon filter. The iPower setup will be replaced with a 6" AC Infinity S6 and carbon filter next week. Going to pull the old system out of the tent and put the new one on the outside top of the tent.
Lighting is being upgraded also. Two HLG 100 4000K will handle seedlings through mid to late veg. In the past I flowered with one HLG 260 3000K. But the 260 is being upgraded to the current Rspec kit 260 specs and I have another 260 Rspec kit inbound for a pair. And this morning I ordered a HLG 30 UVA that I will fit between the two 260's. May do some roll your own CO2 like I do for fish tanks,,,, Hummmm.
Nutrients are going to be a simple affair. Water is out the tap ran through a RV filter and PH down to 6.6-6.8,,, been working like that for 30 years in this house. Will be using simple Bloom City dry ferts with Cal-Mag, Silica and Molasses. With other stuff used if needed. All popped seeds, seedlings and transplants always get a dose of Great White Mycorrhizae. The goal is a simple grow.
I've had a hell of a time finding and popping good seeds the last 3 years. Right at a 50% success rate. And then only 50% of those make healthy sprouts into seedlings. It's got really bad here in Oklahoma since we made Medical Legal. Even though I've been through the ringer getting busted, jail and all that crap over growing. I liked it better in the old days. Just to much greed and flimflam men that need to be knocked down a few pegs.
So,,,,,, now to the grow,,, lmao! Got 4 seedlings in cups all setup in there grow pots with water bottle domes. Temps running 77f to 82f with humidity running 40 to 55. And that's just how it's going to be. With it being winter here and 9f one night and 78f two days later and humidity swinging all over the place I'm lucky to get those numbers in this old house. The Bubba Kush seedling is stunted. It was the only truly viable seed out of five. So while I was running around trying to get more seed I kept her a bit cold and low light,,, just hold tight girl,,, got to get you some siblings. So she's in need of some TLC she's getting now. Next few days will be important to her future.