OP 3 Grand Daddy Purple

[r2thizzl3]

OP 3 Grand Daddy Purple 90watts CFL

Hello all. I am already on day 22 of vegging. Comments, questions, advice is welcome. Here we go.
-07-23-2010-
Veg Light schedule: 24h
Veg Bulbs: 2 daylight 30watt (1,920 lumen) 1 warm white 30watt (2,600 lumen)
Flower Light Schedule 11/13 First half. 12/12 second half
Flower Bulbs: 2 warm white 30watt (2,600 lumen) 1 daylight 30watt (1,920 lumen)
Soil: Fox Farm
Insulation: Styrofoam
Reflection: Black/White plastic
Fans: 2x 80mm 2 back (intake); 1x 92mm top (exhaust); 1x 120mm front customized (intake)
Power: Rigged a Power Supply to Motherboard.
Vent: Flexible Dryer Duct
Nutrients: Fox Farm's Trio.

This is a Grand Daddy Purp clone i got from the club. Later today I plan to transplant it into my customized pot.

 

[r2thizzl3]

-07-25-2010-
Day 3

I transplanted my baby, and i added perlite to the top of the pot. I haven't water her with the nutes yet, but when I do I plan to start at 1/4 strength for the first week. Than bump it to full if I don't see signs of nute burn.

This is going to be the first time i am using nutes, so any advice would be coo.

 

[r2thizzl3]

-07-27-2010-
Day 5
I just watered her. I added 1/2 tsp of grow big and 1/2 tbl of Big Bloom. I used 4 cups from my 1 gallon water container. When next week rolls around I think i will either go 1/2 or full strength depending on how my baby is looking.

 

[r2thizzl3]

-07-27-2010- 1 Hour Later
A little update. I plan to follow this chart for my feeding schedule. You can download the PDF from fox farms website.

 

[r2thizzl3]

-07-29-2010-
i checked on my baby and there is signs of SLIGHT nute burn. So looks like i plan to water with nutes every other water. And maybe keep it 1/4 or less strength till she is root bound.

 

[r2thizzl3]

-08-01-2010-
Day 10
The nute burn was slight so i am going to keep on with the 1/4 nute feeding. I think by day 20 or so is when i will top her.

 

[r2thizzl3]

-08-03-2010-
I am starting to think i will redo the mod. Too much heat is getting on my baby, and now i think she will love me more if i had the 120mm in a "free" position. Stoner mistake . The mod is covering 2 80mm intake holes, so more work for my 92mm fan. What you think?

Other than me modding; She is doing great. The lst technique is 3 pieces of string. When i use up the 3rd i remove the last 2 and wait 2-3 days for new growth. From what I see if i had her growing vertically i think she would be short and fat

 

[r2thizzl3]

Day 13
Pics. Any ever had a fan leaf turn itself upside down.

 

[r2thizzl3]

-08-07-2010-
Day 16
I just topped 3 of her lower arms. I could have done more, but i think by the time the 3 lowers start to grow i will be able to top my main stem. I also switched to full strength nutes. I saw my very first bug today. It looked like a TINY orange worm. It was sitting on my babies arm under the 2700k bulb. Anyone know the intruder? I will be spraying her with my spray bottle more frequently now. Other than that she is looking great so far. Tiny smell, but could build up if it's windy.

 

[r2thizzl3]

-08-11-2010-
Day 20
I tied most of her arms down for better light penetration. And she's a thirsty girl. Recovery is looking good too. I think i am going to switch to flowering saturday or sunday. Enjoy.

 

[r2thizzl3]

Day 22
Flower Day 1
Today I changed the lights and the time from 24/0 to 11/13. This one thread the guy said that 11/13 will produce more bud, but less resin. So I plan to have them on 11/13 for half the flowering process than switch to 12/12. Fingers crossed for a new approach .

 

[r2thizzl3]

:volcano:

 

[NorCaliConnect]

nice growth on her with the small watt lights

 

[r2thizzl3]

Thanks. It's due to the nutes. My last grow i used only water. And she had in no way the same growth/time as this one. I am very happy with the fox farm nute combo.

 

[r2thizzl3]

I am also thinking to snipping off her big fan leaves. I think that would help her to get more light to the tops and the inside. I know that the leafs hold nutes, and when it's the end the buds will absorb those nutes. But I think in this point in her life she would want to grow more bud sites. I also think it would allow her to grow a bit quicker. I wouldn't have done this with my last grow since she got root bound a lot quicker with out food.

 

[BakedasBeans]

Looking good man! Those floros can do surprisingly well sometimes.

 

[r2thizzl3]

Thanks bake. So far i have had great results. Only thing is sometimes she will grow faster than i expected so she will hit my lights. A little burn isn't to bad, but still not good.

 

[NorCaliConnect]

im waiting to see how bushy you can get her

 

[r2thizzl3]

me 2 :D

 

[r2thizzl3]

Day 25
Flower 4
Water her with flowering combo. 1 tsp tiger bloom (so she gets used to it). 1 tbl big bloom.

IT SAYS to feed with ever other watering. But i haven't been following that direction. From what i see if i followed that, i wouldn't have nute burn. so that's the cost to do business.