Firsttimer1299's journal

[HippieRunner1]

I like to start the seeds in clean solo cups with drainage holes in the bottom. This clear cup then gets slipped into a red solo cup This helps in three major ways. .

1. Easily allows you to monitor the roots.

2. The red cup blocks all light from the root zone. Roots don’t like light.

3. The red solo cup acts as a water catch for the drainage. Making it super easy to move and position.

[Firstimer1299]

yeah good idea with the clear cups, I will be putting the cups with holes inside other cups without holes so roots are always covered from light

I went with paper cups because ill just put them inside final home with the plants still inside as not to shock the plant too much since they are auto

Thanks for the advice

[Firstimer1299]

Time for updates

now its a waiting game

I checked umols with photone app and they are getting 310 right on the cups

since i think 5 gallons pots are too small even for autos im getting 4 30 gallons pot ( i Will Be using only 2 for this grow, starting next year ill change room and get a bigger One to use as grow room and i Will use 4 30 gallons pot 1 per plant )

I have Also added extra drainage(expanded clay,red lapilli), worm casting

I Also started a compost bin
I’ll post pics of how its going soon

[Firstimer1299]

@Bunger64
I ended up making a journal in the indoor category,
First grow went well still waiting for the buds to dry before weighing them

[Bunger64]

I think most of us tried to journal the one way but most just use their thread as a journal mine started 1/22 there are alot of great grows going on its a great place

[Firstimer1299]

Yeah hahaha pretty much

[Firstimer1299]

Alright here they are
One has already opened up the cotyledons leaves

[Firstimer1299]

Alright my dog last night got into my grow room long story short one seedling got a good chance at making it the other 3 probably won’t

I started a moby Dick auto from Barney and 2 do sweets dos photos which I’ll try and clone and breed

[Jaysittinback]

Gotta love them, he sees you poking arou d there and wants to be like owner. Kids. I mean pets

[Firstimer1299]

Hahahahaha just hoping he doesn’t find a way to do it again

[Firstimer1299]

@TransplantedFarmgirl here ya go

[Firstimer1299]

Do sweet dos photo are finally out

[Roadsideorganics.ok]

I know im way late to the party but as i was reading through the beginning i wanted to toss out this trick i turned a buddy onto for his autos. You can take a net pot for hydro (like the one pictured, they come in all sizes down to solo cup size, and slip it into a similar sized solid plastic pot to start your auto seeds, then once ready to move up can stick the whole net pot into the next pot amd keep on growing.

[Firstimer1299]

That’s smart, thanks I’ll use it for next grows

[Firstimer1299]

Just a little update 2 do sweet DOS both 9 days old
2 big bud auto one 8 days old and on 1 day old

And I also have this yet to be indentified plant growing here
Could be a sunflower or a zucchini either way I’m letting it grow beside one of the do sweet DOS

[DoneDeal]

Oh boy do I know that feeling… It’s like watching water boil lol

[Firstimer1299]

That’s exactly it hahahaha,
I’m checking these mf 2 times a day to see if they are growing hahahha

[DoneDeal]

I’ve been twisted sideways thinking about my G13 seeds all day wondering if they have popped through the soil yet. I turned the light up on the Bruce banners yesterday by accident and one of them is drooping this morning I’ve called home twice today just to see if she has picked her head up yet .

[Firstimer1299]

a very worried father

[Firstimer1299]

Btw the other day was doing some stuff here in the grow room and this mf came out to keep me company

He’s a big boy