Flowering Grow Journal

pothead · May 28, 2008

Hello everyone. I am starting my Journal today on the 1st day of flowering. I haven't been keeping up with the journal from the beginning because I made a lot of mistakes and it took me almost 3 months to get my babies to where they are now.

I am going to concentrate on the hydro baby that I have. I also have 3 soil babies but they're not doing as well as the hydro. My plan is to eliminate the soil and have 3 water farms running.

I am praying that the hydro baby is a female. I am going to keep a close eye on them and I will be updating pictures EVERY DAY so that everyone will be able to see the whole process...

All the feedback is very much appreciated.

Day 1:

Today all I did was set the timer to 12/12. It will take effect at 11:59PM tonight. I am also keeping the food as it is for now (1100ppm at 6.0pH) but in about a week, when the plant realizes what is going on, I will begin the flower feeding (1500ppm at 6.0pH).

Let me know what you guys think.

PeaceKiller · May 28, 2008

Looks nice and healthy pothead, good job.
Hope it's a girl, cause it looks like she'd really pack em' on.

What strain?

Runbyhemp · May 28, 2008

She (fingers crossed) looks very healthy :aok:

bigbudsbruddah · May 28, 2008

Nice looking plants. Goodluck with flowering, i will be here watching if u have any questions

smokybear · May 28, 2008

Very healthy looking plant. I hope you get lots of females. Definitely keep us posted on your progress. Take care and be safe.

pothead · May 28, 2008

Thanks a lot on the input. I am also keeping my fingers crossed. I have a 4" carbon filter, which feels like its about 20 lbs or so, and i hope that its enough to keep the smell down. I have a questions, also. I have a 80cpm fan and I am wondering if it is strong enough to pull that air through?

PeaceKiller said:
Looks nice and healthy pothead, good job.
Hope it's a girl, cause it looks like she'd really pack em' on.

What strain?

This started out as a seed out of my daily smoke bag. I have no idea but I wish I knew...:confused2:

MeNtAlPaTiEnT · May 28, 2008

Beautiful plant. Even if it didn't produce bud, that would certainly be an attractive table plant in the living room or something!

Timmyjg6 · May 28, 2008

No you need a bigger fan, get a 4" inline vortex fan.. Going run you around $100.00..
http://htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=52557

trillions of atoms · May 28, 2008

^yup, you will need a bigger fan. the plants look great! i have a supercropping thread that is in the sites growguides. i will dig them up if you need me to

other than that keep the ph around 5.6-5.8 and change the rezz every week. use distilled water with little ppm so your nutrient can buffer automaticly, adding nutes letting sit and get a baseline then ph if needbe then feed. making sure there is no light getting into the rezz and theres plenty of arreation. keep rezz temps around 65-72 degrees....anyhigher or lower can stunt growth and cause problems down the road. make sure your using a calibrated meter and a quality one at that- tds and ppm reading is a must. staying on top of your rezz will make your buds pour in.

pothead · May 29, 2008

trillions of atoms said:
^yup, you will need a bigger fan. the plants look great! i have a supercropping thread that is in the sites growguides. i will dig them up if you need me to

other than that keep the ph around 5.6-5.8 and change the rezz every week. use distilled water with little ppm so your nutrient can buffer automaticly, adding nutes letting sit and get a baseline then ph if needbe then feed. making sure there is no light getting into the rezz and theres plenty of arreation. keep rezz temps around 65-72 degrees....anyhigher or lower can stunt growth and cause problems down the road. make sure your using a calibrated meter and a quality one at that- tds and ppm reading is a must. staying on top of your rezz will make your buds pour in.

Hopefully today I can run by the hydroponic store and pick up a fan along with some other goodies. I'll post pics today and update you guys with Day 2.

What is supercropping? btw

pothead · May 29, 2008

Hello everyone. Well the baby had an outstanding reaction to the light change. I am keeping the nutes as they are for a few more days since I'm still trying to squeeze out a little more size before it actually flowers. I am keeping an eye out on sex. Male plants are goners.

Here are the Day 2 pics. Enjoy! :48:

pothead · May 29, 2008

Just got back from the store. I didn't have enough for the fan but I got the following nute:

Via Bloom 0-52-34
By Viagrow

It says that the concentrated nutrient additive provides tremendous flowering and fruiting.

Says to mix 1 tsp per 5 gals of water....

Has anyone ever used this?

pothead · May 30, 2008

Hello everyone. So it's day 3 already and my baby is doing so well. I can see the leafs turning bright bright green and the edges are turning darker color. The change is very minimal so it is too early to tell but I will keep you guys updated. I am going to post the Day 3 pics in 10 minutes.

Today I premixed the nutes in the water jugs and am just letting them sit for a day or so. The ppm count is 1150 in both of the jugs and the pH is at about 5.8.

pothead · May 30, 2008

Here you guys go. Enjoy!!! Let me know what you guys think...

pothead · May 31, 2008

Today I put in the newly mixed solution into the reservoir. This is day four of flowering.

I am actually beginning to freak out because I can see little buds beginning to grow but they are so tiny that I can't tell if thats a seed or a bud. I am praying that it's a girl.

Here are some pics of Day 4

pothead · Jun 1, 2008

So it is day 5 of flowering and I am still not sure of the sex. I would really like some help with identifying the gender.

Everything else is still the same.

Also, does anyone have any idea what strain it may be?

sportcardiva · Jun 1, 2008

wow shes looking really good so fair hopefully its a girl

pothead · Jun 2, 2008

sportcardiva said:
wow shes looking really good so fair hopefully its a girl

Yeah I am hoping that someone will be able to help me figure out its gender and strain.

FLA Funk · Jun 2, 2008

Are you just talking about whether its indica or sativa dominant? To me it looks like a hybrid that leans toward indica. I don't think you will identify the strain. In your pics I don't see any gender traits yet. It looks awesome though, I really dig the bushiness. Best of luck.

MeNtAlPaTiEnT · Jun 2, 2008

Hey man, I think it could be a male. But let's hope not! Healthy plant, good job.

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