Rookie's Journal

update coming tonight!!

 

day 40 or so and day seven of 12/12:

i still have ten plants ranging in size from 13 to 20 inches in height. they look and smell great. after a week of 12/12 i have identified at least four for-sure females, but haven't been able to say if any are males with enough confidance to through them out of the garden.

i turned on the dehumidifier to keep humidity below 50% and right now the room is running fine at 46% humidity at about 75 degrees with the lights on and dips down to about 60 with the lights off. it's getting cold here, but the dehumidifier keeps the heat up nicely when the lights are off.

damn camera took a hit (fell off the counter) and is out of commission for the time being, but other than that negative the growing experience is going great.

i'm starting to plan for the next grow and am hoping to start it within a couple of weeks so that my light never cools off between harvests.

really not much to update since it's going exactly as i had hoped: perfect!!

 

removed five males.

 

yeah perfection can be kinda boring. i was downright giddy when i had a cal def a few weeks back. luckily i have gnats to keep me busy. you really got the temps/rh dialed in. here comes the best part of the trip...

btw those pics are awesome. don't downsize in the future! I love how they just jump right out at ya...

 

day 49

out of ten seeds i have four females that have been on 12/12 sixteen days and are really starting to bud. two of the girls were topped once so i have a six potential colas. i am really starting notice a lot of flower growth on the plants - i can't believe how beautiful they look or how easy this has been so far.

when i started this grow i said i would be happy with a single female, but i have to tell you it wasn't easy tearing six plants out of the garden. it makes it easier knowing i will likely never have to buy grass again. with my job, this is really huge.

i have been able to control conditions pretty well with humidity between 40 and 45 percent. temps are just under 80 with the light on and down to 62 or so at night, and i think i have conquered the odor issue with an aquarium stone and pine sol. amazing how i spent $75 on a carbon filter, another $80 on an ionizer, and solved the problem for $1.95. that is a lesson learned.