GREENDREAMER
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Hi all,well here goes,
I germinated 10 ak47's & 4 ww & 3 himalayan gold 2 weeks ago,also some s silver haze but none germinated, they were cheap seeds! just as well really as i now have too many plants.
The hg have stretched a bit as i had them on a window sill for a few days as my new grow room was'nt ready. The rest are looking good.
I was hoping to sex the ak's before putting them in big pots but the tap-roots were starting to curl round the bottom of the pots,"note to self,bigger small pots next time!"
All the ak's sprouted within 2 days,1 is a bit of a runt,but i'm giving it a few more days to get its act together!
My grow room is an alcove in my bedroom,5ft deep+3ft wide+ 5ft high at one side slanting to 3ft high the other,its a bit difficult getting in & out as i'm quite tall,so i have to crawl in,my knees dont like it,think i'm goin to put some carpet down at the front,have put all the plants at the far end & left room at the opening for a oil,radiator & electrics,timers etc.
For now the opening has a sheet of b&w plastic & a lined curtain on top,seems to do the job,till i come up with somthing better.Have painted it flat white.
Got 1 250w cfl & 2 20w cfl's on the plants. ive also got a 150wcfl & a 250w red cfl i will add as the plants grow.
I know hd would have been better but that will have to wait till later or my next grow.
I havent got any extraction,but there is a good draught coming thru the floorboards & skirting,i'm 600ft above sea level on a hill & its nearly allways cool & windy! its too cold with 290w cfl's now hope the temp will be about right when i use the other bulbs. I'm not too bothered about the smell as i havent got any neighbours! "well 1/2 a mile away!" & can open a window in the summer "3 weeks a year" I might get a couple of cheap bathroom vents,but can only vent between the plasterboard & wall as the walls are 2ft thick granite! Will also get a small fan, but it will have to be quiet so i can sleep.
Got the plants on 20/4 till the autos have finished,will trim the others to keep them small if i need to,till i can go 12/12.
Am thinking of going 18/6 having seen others on here,but i dont save much on electric cos then i need the heater on??
The plants are in j.arthur bower's multi-purpose compost which is "nearly" organic,if the plants need food in a few weeks i will make them some comfry & compost tea, also got some bio-bloom. Getting some topmax seaweed too.
I'm keeping my expectations low,if i get 1/2 o a plant i will be happy, on my first grow,i guess i will need to become more efficient later as electric is so expensive. I havent smoked for a couple of years,but i used to only smoke abt 1/2 o a month
I like to think my thumbs are green,as i have grown lots of stuff over 30 years, but we shall see, "touching lots of wood"!!
Mmmm this has become a bit of an obsession the last month or so, i like my new hobby & i "hopefully" get a smoke at the end too!
Photos soon,i need new camera batterys & to learn how to upload them.
More soon------------
I germinated 10 ak47's & 4 ww & 3 himalayan gold 2 weeks ago,also some s silver haze but none germinated, they were cheap seeds! just as well really as i now have too many plants.
The hg have stretched a bit as i had them on a window sill for a few days as my new grow room was'nt ready. The rest are looking good.
I was hoping to sex the ak's before putting them in big pots but the tap-roots were starting to curl round the bottom of the pots,"note to self,bigger small pots next time!"
All the ak's sprouted within 2 days,1 is a bit of a runt,but i'm giving it a few more days to get its act together!
My grow room is an alcove in my bedroom,5ft deep+3ft wide+ 5ft high at one side slanting to 3ft high the other,its a bit difficult getting in & out as i'm quite tall,so i have to crawl in,my knees dont like it,think i'm goin to put some carpet down at the front,have put all the plants at the far end & left room at the opening for a oil,radiator & electrics,timers etc.
For now the opening has a sheet of b&w plastic & a lined curtain on top,seems to do the job,till i come up with somthing better.Have painted it flat white.
Got 1 250w cfl & 2 20w cfl's on the plants. ive also got a 150wcfl & a 250w red cfl i will add as the plants grow.
I know hd would have been better but that will have to wait till later or my next grow.
I havent got any extraction,but there is a good draught coming thru the floorboards & skirting,i'm 600ft above sea level on a hill & its nearly allways cool & windy! its too cold with 290w cfl's now hope the temp will be about right when i use the other bulbs. I'm not too bothered about the smell as i havent got any neighbours! "well 1/2 a mile away!" & can open a window in the summer "3 weeks a year" I might get a couple of cheap bathroom vents,but can only vent between the plasterboard & wall as the walls are 2ft thick granite! Will also get a small fan, but it will have to be quiet so i can sleep.
Got the plants on 20/4 till the autos have finished,will trim the others to keep them small if i need to,till i can go 12/12.
Am thinking of going 18/6 having seen others on here,but i dont save much on electric cos then i need the heater on??
The plants are in j.arthur bower's multi-purpose compost which is "nearly" organic,if the plants need food in a few weeks i will make them some comfry & compost tea, also got some bio-bloom. Getting some topmax seaweed too.
I'm keeping my expectations low,if i get 1/2 o a plant i will be happy, on my first grow,i guess i will need to become more efficient later as electric is so expensive. I havent smoked for a couple of years,but i used to only smoke abt 1/2 o a month
I like to think my thumbs are green,as i have grown lots of stuff over 30 years, but we shall see, "touching lots of wood"!!
Mmmm this has become a bit of an obsession the last month or so, i like my new hobby & i "hopefully" get a smoke at the end too!
Photos soon,i need new camera batterys & to learn how to upload them.
More soon------------