BlueSmoke
Michigan Caregiver
- Joined
- Jul 27, 2008
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Well we are back at this again. We enjoyed the first grow and harvest, and have really enjoyed the fruit of our labor. We got around 4 ounces from our last grow, and have been enjoying the smoke, and have even shared some with friends and family.
Last November as we were harvesting our first grow, I took a couple of cuttings from our top producer. We later found that of the 4 different types we happened to grow in the bag, this was also the one that we enjoyed the most. These cuttings became very nice mother plants. I only wish I had more room to let them grow. They are currently just over 3 ft tall, and I have trimmed them up quite a bit so that they still fit into our mother area. Unfortunately, we do not have room to flower a plan that size....at least until we get a grow license.
During the winter, I purchased a couple of the $20 150W HPS lights. After quite a few ideas, I finally took them apart and mounted the lights on a wood bar, and wired them so that the ballasts are outside the cabinet. The lights are not fan cooled, but that should not be an issue, since the grow area is a bit cool right now anyways. I also worked on a home built Hydro unit. It is basically a black plastic box with 6 3" netcups. I have a small submersable pump that pumps a constant flow of water through the cups. I keep about 3 gallons of nutrient mix in the box.
So far the plants are growing very well. Have not had the insect or nute issues that we had with the first soil grow. Plants seem very happy, and are growing very quickly. They were just put into flower today.
Last November as we were harvesting our first grow, I took a couple of cuttings from our top producer. We later found that of the 4 different types we happened to grow in the bag, this was also the one that we enjoyed the most. These cuttings became very nice mother plants. I only wish I had more room to let them grow. They are currently just over 3 ft tall, and I have trimmed them up quite a bit so that they still fit into our mother area. Unfortunately, we do not have room to flower a plan that size....at least until we get a grow license.
During the winter, I purchased a couple of the $20 150W HPS lights. After quite a few ideas, I finally took them apart and mounted the lights on a wood bar, and wired them so that the ballasts are outside the cabinet. The lights are not fan cooled, but that should not be an issue, since the grow area is a bit cool right now anyways. I also worked on a home built Hydro unit. It is basically a black plastic box with 6 3" netcups. I have a small submersable pump that pumps a constant flow of water through the cups. I keep about 3 gallons of nutrient mix in the box.
So far the plants are growing very well. Have not had the insect or nute issues that we had with the first soil grow. Plants seem very happy, and are growing very quickly. They were just put into flower today.