I have been feeling nostalgic. What better way to explore these feelings than a retro grow with some of my favorite ladies? And what better place than ICMag? I am hoping to get comments, criticisms, suggestions, and camaraderie. As the title suggests, this is a retro grow. Everything about it is retro: the equipment, the techniques, the herb, and the grower.
I decided to grow three strains, one from the 80s (White Widow), one from the 90s (Warlock), and one from the 2000s, (Cheese). All 3 are cup winners, and 3 of my favorite strains. The White Widow comes from The Greenhouse, and they are from feminized seeds. Warlock is from Magus genetics, and Cheese is from Homegrown Fantaseeds, and these are from regular seeds, not fems. The room is 67 inches by 65 inches. The medium is soil. Kind of an old fashioned grow, as I like to keep things simple. Also, not a lot of expensive stuff. 10 year old buckets from Home Depot. My light is from 1994- still works, so why buy a new, fancy one? I did a little DIY on the light. Cut some holes in it, attached some dryer ducts, and that's my cooling. The lamp has two fans exhausting heat from the hood-one is a regular $12 bathroom fan from HD, and one is a Panasonic Whisper Quiet in line fan, which is the only new thing purchased for this grow, replacing my other bathroom fan which finally gave out after 10 years. Here are some pictures of my light:
And here is a picture of the girls and guys under the hood:
Obviously, the babies are vegging under 1000 watts of metal halide. There are actually two groups here: group 2 were started 16 days after the first, as I didn't like the looks of the original sprouts, although things have changed. All of the White Widows girls were in the first group. There are 7 White Widows out of 10 seeds, and there are 10 each of Warlock & Cheese in the first group, and 10 each in the second group. I am hoping to take some clones to help find some excellent mothers, and am also thinking of making some beans, and would like to have suggestions in that area. Group one is 38 days in this photo, and group 2 is 22 days. I'll explain more on that later. Here are some shots:
Hope the photos show up in the thread like others I have seen, but not sure if I did this right. Photos go in the gallery first, right? Or can I drop them directly in the post? Won't know until I post this first installment. Any help/ suggestions appreciated.
Getting ready to start flowering, as the White widows are now about 14 inches, while the Warlocks and Cheeses are only about 6-7 inches. Would like to get the Warlocks to about 12 inches before flowering, but that may change.
O.K. Tried to submit, but got this message:
"Your Post contains one or more URLs, please remove them before submitting your message again". Duh! It says "click on image to add to your post", but then you can't post it. O.K. I'm lost already. Help, please.
I decided to grow three strains, one from the 80s (White Widow), one from the 90s (Warlock), and one from the 2000s, (Cheese). All 3 are cup winners, and 3 of my favorite strains. The White Widow comes from The Greenhouse, and they are from feminized seeds. Warlock is from Magus genetics, and Cheese is from Homegrown Fantaseeds, and these are from regular seeds, not fems. The room is 67 inches by 65 inches. The medium is soil. Kind of an old fashioned grow, as I like to keep things simple. Also, not a lot of expensive stuff. 10 year old buckets from Home Depot. My light is from 1994- still works, so why buy a new, fancy one? I did a little DIY on the light. Cut some holes in it, attached some dryer ducts, and that's my cooling. The lamp has two fans exhausting heat from the hood-one is a regular $12 bathroom fan from HD, and one is a Panasonic Whisper Quiet in line fan, which is the only new thing purchased for this grow, replacing my other bathroom fan which finally gave out after 10 years. Here are some pictures of my light:
And here is a picture of the girls and guys under the hood:
Obviously, the babies are vegging under 1000 watts of metal halide. There are actually two groups here: group 2 were started 16 days after the first, as I didn't like the looks of the original sprouts, although things have changed. All of the White Widows girls were in the first group. There are 7 White Widows out of 10 seeds, and there are 10 each of Warlock & Cheese in the first group, and 10 each in the second group. I am hoping to take some clones to help find some excellent mothers, and am also thinking of making some beans, and would like to have suggestions in that area. Group one is 38 days in this photo, and group 2 is 22 days. I'll explain more on that later. Here are some shots:
Hope the photos show up in the thread like others I have seen, but not sure if I did this right. Photos go in the gallery first, right? Or can I drop them directly in the post? Won't know until I post this first installment. Any help/ suggestions appreciated.
Getting ready to start flowering, as the White widows are now about 14 inches, while the Warlocks and Cheeses are only about 6-7 inches. Would like to get the Warlocks to about 12 inches before flowering, but that may change.
O.K. Tried to submit, but got this message:
"Your Post contains one or more URLs, please remove them before submitting your message again". Duh! It says "click on image to add to your post", but then you can't post it. O.K. I'm lost already. Help, please.
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