My First GROW! 2month qp set up

[420weedman]

Whats up fellaz, ive give up the idea trying to grow in my closet and went with the more practical in the basement.

grow room is 8.5 x 6 and i should have room for a drying box in there too
bow the flowering and veg boxes are about 3X4X5

with the pot sizes i plan to use (see picture) you guys think i can get zip per plant ?

also attached is my starter box

 

[420weedman]

ne input ?

 

[cluch]

more info on lights ,nuts ,etc

 

[420weedman]

i just started the room yesterday .. i should finish today .. just got my new light n hood !


its going to be a 400 hps/mh on the left

a small hood on the
right w 2 60w cfl daylight & 20w flo

ill be doing clones on the right and move them over to the left when they get to be about 7"
and puting them under MH for a week or 2 then switch to hps and force flowering.
depending on how they grow with the small hood i may just be able to go right to flowering ... ill have to see how it works


growing in soil .. i picked up the fox farms 3 pack, worm castings .. i got mg potting mix mixed with another potting mix & peralite

forgot to add that the pots are 5qt(1 1/4 gallon) ... what is the biggest yeild a plant in this pot can produce ?

 

[420weedman]

.....
well its day 6 since i started to germ the seeds
seeds germd after 3 days , planted them sat morning... and they started coming up sunday
yesterday(monday) i worked on my grow room till about 4AM, im mad tired !
got my easy cool hood up w/MH bulb and this will be their first day with the new light

how close should i keep the hood to the plants when they are so little ?

ill post more pics later day of my almost complete grow room
and my newbie plants

 

[420weedman]

Everybody can post in my grow journal if wanted !

 

[420weedman]

Here are the pics from today of the almost completed room
and my girls ! (hopefully)

what you guys think of the plants ?

 

[wyteberrywidow]

nice setup you have there..I like the way you hooked up your basement...nice and stealthy looks like a toolshack..

 

[420weedman]

thanks it still needs more work .. gotta fill in some spots and line the ceiling with plastic i took down that other flimsy little divider and im going put up a better one at the edge of table that way it will keep the light out of the flowering side better

 

[wyteberrywidow]

yeah post pics when you do..you are giving me some pretty good ideas for my basement...right now im using my closet because its the only way i can block light out..when i veg i leave my lights on 24/7 so i dont have to worry about light leaks..

 

[420weedman]

here is my redesigned room ,
oldest plants the burn victims, 2 new plants that are from good bud, and the one that was given to me

 

[420weedman]

i was just comparing temp/hum in my room .... 77 F 42%
out side the room in the basment 65F 52%
the light is not hooked up to the fan now either

 

[wyteberrywidow]

what kind of light you putting in there??

 

[420weedman]

im usin 3 of those 10" round clip on lights for now(you can see one hanging in the last pic)
65 Watt Compact Fluorescents
thinking of getting these bulbs but dont know if i should get the 5000k or 6500k ???


and that other reptile hood with 2 27watt 6500k cfl
and a 20 watt flo

ill add more 65w cfls with the same style hood as needed

i just stuck one small plant under the 27 watt cfl (6"away) to see how it grows compaird to my 400w mh in the other room


also for shits and giggles
the 6" duct work connected to my light hood with the fan pulling air through about 15' of duct keeps the hood temps from 95-104F
without the fan on it runs 130-155 which will raise the temp of the room a few degrees over time

if i knew what the perfect temp is for growing i can keep it at that ?

 

[420weedman]

damn theres alot of active journals on here

 

[wyteberrywidow]

why use all those cfls..why dont you just get a hps or mh..one light will cover a bigger area better and you will probably be using the same amount of electricity..

 

[420weedman]

what you think about a 200 watt MH .... ? that be better than 6 cfls ?

 

[wutter]

nice start good luck

 

[420weedman]

ok you talked me into it, im gonna get the LUMATEK 250w digital system, with hood and MH bulb ... but ill wait to the end of the month ... im spending too much money !

 

[420weedman]

fuck its only $40 dollars more just to get the same 400wat digital greenhouse system im using in the other room .............. but then its another 150watts on all day rasing my power bill .... decisions decisions ... !