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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 18 Entries.
Friday, April 11 View Page
Seeds started soaking: 2 each of 1727 Jacobus, 1832.5 Graham, and 2465.5 Sperry
 
Thursday, April 17 View Page
5 of 6 seeds up and in the grow tent.
 
Saturday, April 19 View Page
Up-potted into 1 gallon.
 
Tuesday, April 22 View Page
Broadforking the planting holes
 
Tuesday, April 22 View Page
Greenhouse structures erected
 
Thursday, April 24 View Page
Greenhouse plastic on
 
Friday, April 25 View Page
Lights and CO2 installed
 
Saturday, April 26 View Page
Plants in
 
Saturday, April 26 View Page
Patch 1: 2x 1727 Jacobus in 11 x 24ft greenhouse with CO2 and 300 W light
 
Saturday, April 26 View Page
Patch 4: 2465.5 Sperry and 2198 Sperry (planted a few days behind) in 13 x 24ft greenhouse with CO2 and 500 W light
 
Sunday, April 27 View Page
Patch 3: 2x 1832.5 Graham in 6x8 greenhouse, no light or heat, 150 square foot
 
Sunday, May 11 View Page
This is my 150 sq ft patch with 1832.5 Grahams. I'm going bare bones: no heat or supplemental lighting. Mainly because I don't want to risk blowing the breaker to one of my main patch plants.
 
Sunday, May 11 View Page
6' wide
 
Sunday, May 11 View Page
25' long
 
Sunday, May 11 View Page
The greenhouses of Patch 1 and Patch 4 are lit with a 19 hr on, 5 hr off cycle
 
Monday, May 12 View Page
Patch 4: 2465 Sperry on the left, 2198 Sperry (started around 5 days later) on the right. The 2465 is on the ground and is looking like my keeper.
 
Monday, May 12 View Page
Patch 1's 2x 1727 Jacobus. Currently growing kind of straight up. Moved the light in front of them to encourage them towards it
 
Tuesday, May 13 View Page
In Patch 4 the 2465 Sperry is the chosen one. It's down on the ground and about 4 ft long.
 

 

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