"How To" $350 LED Grow Set-Up / yeild 4-10oz

Smokeywalker

Smokeywalker

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CBDgold01 said:
Figured I'd type up a quick guide for fun. "How to" guide on getting started with a $350 set up. (Excludes ~$15 Mo. Electricity costs, Excludes seed costs)
If enough people like it I'll add to it

Supplies: (eBay)
600w Bloomspect LED - $98
2x2 Apollo Horticulture Tent - $60
iPower 4" inline fan and carbon filter - $80
Light timer - $7
Temperature gun - $10
Fox Farms Trio nutrients - $22
FFOF soil - $30 for 1.5 cubic feet (cheaper if available locally)
Perlite - $5-10 (buy locally, avoid MG fertilized perlite)
x4 (3 Gal.) Plastic or Smartpots - $10-20
Fan control switch - $15

Total: ~350

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Germination: paper towel method, temp inside plates 75-77 degrees f, paper towel moist/wet but not dripping, after 2-2.5 days usually ready to plant in soil. Tap root should be 1/3 to 1/2 an inch long.

find 12-20 oz paper/plastic/Styrofoam cups (not clear) poke adequate drainage holes, mix soil with 40% perlite. Wet bottom 1/3rd until run off, then moisten every added inch with or two with a couple sprays of water from spray bottle until you reach the top. poke hole deep enough so the top of the seed is a little over 1/8th inch under the surface, gently pack down and cover seed. gently pour between 25-50 ml (1/2-1 oz) water over the seed.

Cover with dome (plastic bag, clear cup etc) if you'd like, put 36 inches under light. Don't mess with sprouts for at least 48 hours. After 2-3 days they should be ready for water. slowly water until you get a few drops of run off. They shouldn't need water for about 4 days. start lowering light an inch or two a day, with the goal of having the light roughly 20 inches by week 2/3. back lights off if seedlings get bleached leaves and move a little closer if theyre stretching.
continue watering every 4 days or whenever cup feels dry and light. after about 2-3 weeks when leaves overhang sides of cup transplant into 3 gal containers, mixed with soil and 20-40% perlite. water until you get runoff. let transplant settle for a day or two and start feeding according to the fox farm nutrient schedule beginning next watering, starting at under a 1/4 of their recommended dosage working up to about half. try to get a feel for container weight and water once light and dry.

at about 4-6 weeks from seed depending on how large you want your plant, flip to flower.

This is probably enough info to start people off, try to keep temps between 70-80. Idk if anyone will even look at this lol but this should help out anyone looking to grow with LEDs. This is a guide for educational purposes remember to follow your states laws
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canadian1969

canadian1969

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Dude , coming here and posting stuff like that isnt going to come off the way you think it is. To this board you are just "yet another brand new expert" no track record on the board and nothing the vast majority on this board dont already know/have seen a thousand times. Its sort of a combination of "who do you think you are" and "preaching to the choir". Just saying. However there are tonnes of idiots over at grasscity that could probably use your advice. :-)
 
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CBDgold01

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canadian1969 said:
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Love how people here just start raggin on you because they think they know more than everyone lol.

If I wrote something that is incorrect by all means correct me! but it seems you want to be a dick just because you have no use for a primitive set up/ starter guide
 
Kushash

Kushash

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CBDgold01 said:
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Your attempt to help seems sincere but you have a lot of growers that will disagree with some of the info you are listing.

What stands out as bad advice to me is this:
continue watering every 4 days or whenever cup feels dry and light. after about 2-3 weeks when leaves overhang sides of cup transplant into 3 gal containers, mixed with soil and 20-40% perlite. water until you get runoff. let transplant settle for a day or two and start feeding according to the fox farm nutrient schedule beginning next watering, starting at under a 1/4 of their recommended dosage working up to about half. try to get a feel for container weight and water once light and dry.
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Newbies please disregard this part of the post above.
When you transplant into a 3 gallon pot of fresh ffof the last thing you want to do is fertilize for a few weeks especially with Grow Big.
Big Grow + fresh ffof = N tox.

Also. a $98 600W LED?
Everybody knows a $98 LED will not be equivalent to 600W.

Nothing wrong with helping but I'd spend more time reading vs writing. :peace:
 
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CBDgold01

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Gilligans Island said:
And you deleted your post for what reason?
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Because
Kushash said:
Your attempt to help seems sincere but you have a lot of growers that will disagree with some of the info you are listing.

What stands out as bad advice to me is this:
continue watering every 4 days or whenever cup feels dry and light. after about 2-3 weeks when leaves overhang sides of cup transplant into 3 gal containers, mixed with soil and 20-40% perlite. water until you get runoff. let transplant settle for a day or two and start feeding according to the fox farm nutrient schedule beginning next watering, starting at under a 1/4 of their recommended dosage working up to about half. try to get a feel for container weight and water once light and dry.
^^^^^^
Newbies please disregard this part of the post above.
When you transplant into a 3 gallon pot of fresh ffof the last thing you want to do is fertilize for a few weeks especially with Grow Big.
Big Grow + fresh ffof = N tox.

Also. a $98 600W LED?
Everybody knows a $98 LED will not be equivalent to 600W.

Nothing wrong with helping but I'd spend more time reading vs writing. :peace:
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No, its 268 Watts and adequately cover a 2x2 area.

If you follow the fox farm schedule, you only start out using worm castings and whatever else is in the big bloom bottle for their first week of scheduled feeding. by week three this will be perfectly acceptable at less than a quarter strength.
 
gwheels

gwheels

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Thicker skin. Better lights. And even with that get ready for a war.

:)

Basic basic grow get a 400 watt MH and let it rip. Cheap as it gets.

Get more cash get something better. I am running 500 watts of cob and quantum at the moment. I upgraded and my downgrades could light the next tent i buy. :D All the blurples become veg lights dont they?
 
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CBDgold01

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gwheels said:
Thicker skin. Better lights. And even with that get ready for a war.

:)

Basic basic grow get a 400 watt MH and let it rip. Cheap as it gets.

Get more cash get something better. I am running 500 watts of cob and quantum at the moment. I upgraded and my downgrades could light the next tent i buy. :D All the blurples become veg lights dont they?
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What kind of Cobs do you use? They seem like a cool light to try out
 
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