[dotcotton]

Welcome
Dot's Sweet Brew
Black Jack, Jack 47, SAD S1




Hello and Welcome to my first ever grow,

Up until a couple of months ago, I have had little to no experience with growing plants. Since embarking on my quest for the best, I have had untold number of problems with my grow. So instead of packing it in, I have decided to start a diary in the hope that some of you seasoned growers can get me through this.

At the very least, I hope that my diary will be of help to other beginners, but I also look forward to engaging with the great community here at UK420.

So, where to start?

Previous threads seeking help can be found here:

https://www.uk420.co...1
https://www.uk420.co...1

So far I have germinated 9 seeds:

3x SS Jack 47
2x SS Black Jack
2x SS SAD S1
1x Northern Lights X Skunk#1 (Attitude Freebie)
1x Indica Viper (Attitude Freebie)

Five of the above have either died or didn't germ.

Currently Vegging:

2x Black Jack - Planted 11th Jan 2012
1x SAD S1 - Planted 11th Jan 2012
1x Jack 47 - Planted 15th December 2011

Set up:

Secret Jardin DR120
600W Compact Dual-Spec Parabolic>10A Contactor
150x600 Rhino Pro>Ruck Step Controlled 150L High Power>3m Acoustic Ducting
Passive Intake
Wilma Big Pot 4 18L
Clay pebbles
PH Meter
EC Meter
Max/Min Digital Hygrometer

Nutrients & Additives to hand:

Ionic Grow Hydro
Ionic Bloom Hydro
Superthrive
Rhizotonic
Formulex

Environment:

Temps - min 18C (lights out), max 29C (lights on), average 26C
EC - Background 0.73, currently 1.0 with Ionic Grow Hydro
PH - 5.5-6.2
Watering - 15 mins every 4 hours
Light cycle - 20/4

The plan is to scrog four plants to take full advantage of my space and set up.

Thanks for stopping by, some retrospective updates to follow...

This post has been edited by dotcotton: 10 February 2012 - 12:35 AM

[dotcotton]

25th January (no pics)

BJ#1, BJ#2 & SAD - 14 days from seed, looking very strong and healthy, rooting through 3inch Rockwool, no cock ups yet.

Jack 47 - 41 days from seed, a fair bit of yellowing and a few dead leaves but picking up.

Plants moved from 125W CFL to Wilma under 600W dual spec.

EC 1.2 PH 5.5

Temps 18-29C

[Hiphip]

Good luck with it all Dot. Stay safe and well.

Cheers

[dotcotton]

4th February (no pics)

Jack 47 - 51 days from seed
BJ#1, BJ#2 & SAD - 30 days from seed

The first two to three days of being in the Wilma, the plants grew vigorously.

Then they just stopped, I pulled BJ#2 out to inspect what was gong on and found a large taproot forming (about 6 inches long). The next day BJ#2 started to look really rough. Obviously didn't like me uprooting it, and looked ready to die.

The other plants weren't growing and were showing minor signs of nute burn. I thought best to give them time.

10 days later (4th Feb) I noticed that the EC had climbed from 1.2 to 1.5. All of them apart from BJ#1 had shown little in the way of growth. Some searching lead me to believe that I had been over ferting.

I commenced with a res change (a real pain in the arse):

EC 0.9
PH 5.5

[dotcotton]

Hiphip, on 10 February 2012 - 12:42 AM, said:

Good luck with it all Dot. Stay safe and well.

Cheers

Thanks buddy, nice of you to stop by.

[Sweet Seeds-tommy]

Hi mate!

Welcome to the contest! Hope they do a good job for you Treat them kind

I'll keep passing by, good luck my friend!

tommy

[dotcotton]

9th Feb 2011 - Really slow growth

Jack 47 - 56 days from seed
BJ#1, BJ#2, SAD - 35 days from seed

All plants looking a little pale, really picked up for a day or two after the last res change but again very slow growth (apart from BJ#1 which is growing like mad).

EC has climbed from 0.9 to 1.0 but I have read that this will happen as the plants equalise with the res.

Some pics, looking crap at the moment because of WB, will work on this for future updates (also need to figure out how to attach large images to post).

Jack 47

[dotcotton]

SAD S1

[dotcotton]

BJ#1

[dotcotton]

BJ#2

[dotcotton]

So any thoughts on why I may be experiencing such slow growth and what can be done about it?

Feel free to ask any questions in case I've left something out.

Dot

This post has been edited by dotcotton: 10 February 2012 - 02:15 AM

[dotcotton]

Sweet Seeds, on 10 February 2012 - 01:23 AM, said:

Hi mate!

Welcome to the contest! Hope they do a good job for you Treat them kind

I'll keep passing by, good luck my friend!

tommy

Hi Tommy,

Great to have you on board. Hope you can help.

Dot

[dotcotton]

Set up:

[Army]

Good luck with the grow and competition dotcotton
NMA

[Saddam]

Hi Dot
Try setting your timer to water 15 minutes every hour while lights are on and no watering when lights are off. 15 minutes every 4 hours isn't enough for clay pebbles imo. Hope this helps m8.
sincerely
Saddam
eta- If you look at BJ#1.. the hose is quite close to the root-zone. Now look at where the hose is for BJ#2 and SAD, it's not watering your roots, just the side of the pot. Move the hoses so they're aimed at the roots and adjust your timer. Good luck m8.

This post has been edited by Saddam: 10 February 2012 - 05:53 AM