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PopeCrisco

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Hiya,

First real indoor grow here.
My objectives for this grow is to get one under my belt, and try to keep it as close to the K.I..S.S. method as my adhd riddled brain will allow.
I will be happy if I successfully get three plants through their life cycle. I will be ecstatic if I hit my goal of 3 ounces of dried flower from this grow.

. Please feel free to provide constructive criticism and guidance. I am here to learn.


My tent is a 4 by 4 by 6 vivosun tent.
I have an sf1000 and an s4000 for lighting.
2 - 6 inch fans.
Generic 6 inch inline fan and an AC Infinity filter.
All my cordage is above my lighting? And plugged into a

Lessons I've learned since popping my first bean that was not from bag seed:

1. I am not as dexterous as I think I am, and my workspace is disorganized. I lost 3 seeds due to the gravitational pull of my desk, which devours anything small and a little expensive.

2. Seedlings are more fragile than you think. Of the three Forbidden Fruit seeds (of which fantasies pounds of smoke-able perfection hinged on), only one did not get lost to the aforementioned desk. Unfortunately her tap root started to climb. The girl had to be removed and replanted. Despite taking as much care as possible to not damage her, I was unable to extract her unscathed.

3. LED lights can really get f@#$ing hot. The SF4k is an older model, prior to the dimmable controller. When testing the light out, on the hottest day of the year, I recorded 109 degrees.
This was before installing my inline fan and carbon filter. I think I need to test the light again, now with the additional ventilation to see how worried I should be about heat when the girls outgrow the sf1k that I am currently starting with.

Anywho, thanks fer taking a peep.
 

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Rocket Soul

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Do you hav a pic of the driver? You may be able to add a dimmer yourself. Any dimmer leads or connections? Or if you took a pic of its spec label?
 

PopeCrisco

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Do you hav a pic of the driver? You may be able to add a dimmer yourself. Any dimmer leads or connections? Or if you took a pic of its spec label?
The SF4K has a elg-240-48a driver, best I can tell there might be a means to adjust it manually, but would require dismounting the driver, not quite feeling that work around.
 

Rocket Soul

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The SF4K has a elg-240-48a driver, best I can tell there might be a means to adjust it manually, but would require dismounting the driver, not quite feeling that work around.
It should be fairly easy to do, but check with SF (they are here on the forum) regarding making modifications, it may null the warranty (even though it seems stupid to me, its just some screws and it will make your light last longer). The A type is screwdriver in hole type dimming, not ideal but weve managed like that for many years. You could also source another driver and a dimmer. Beats light burning your seedlings at least.
 

PopeCrisco

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It should be fairly easy to do, but check with SF (they are here on the forum) regarding making modifications, it may null the warranty (even though it seems stupid to me, its just some screws and it will make your light last longer). The A type is screwdriver in hole type dimming, not ideal but weve managed like that for many years. You could also source another driver and a dimmer. Beats light burning your seedlings at least.
That's why I was utilizing the SF1K :)
Good news, with the inline fan installed, the heat in my tent is staying in the high 80's, when using the more powerful light. I assume the further we get into fall, the temps will continue to be more suitable for my girls.

I finally have my plants in their final pots

I am using The Bomb as my medium (https://paoniasoilco.com/products/the-bomb/)
being new to the hobby, and not finding what I was planning on getting (promix or roots organic) I perhaps let my anxiety get the best in my, and was sold this as a "super soil," suggesting that I would "just make sure [my} water's PH was adjusted."

As far as results, my plants look mostly happy. I am seeing a small amount of yellowing on the most mature of the plants, and a little bit of leaf damage on the youngest of my plants.

As always, please feel free to provide any tips. Trying to keep my first grow as close to the KISS ethos as possible, but I am here to learn from the experience of the forum.
 

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PopeCrisco

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its been a quick minute but we're in week 4 of veg after 8-9 weeks in vedge. the canopy is a hair under 3 ft from the base of the plant. Terps are starting to smell, and trichomes are dusting the sugar leaves.

having a blast with this first grow, looking forward to my next run.
 

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PopeCrisco

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Nice!
Your on the home straight now, i'd be tempted to let them run a bit longer to ripen off a bit more, but it depends how bad your gnat problem is!
the gnats are not too bad, but I am also getting ready for my next run and getting my starts ready for the spring. I want to get them started so I can start flowing in my tent early spring, and get 6 girls intermixed (hopefully of clones from my next run) with my tomatoes and peppers outdoors.

and honestly, the excitement of being a step closer to smoking my first home grow makes me tingle.
 

futurebanjo

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Sounds good...yes, timing is also a thing if you have another run lined up, theres no one-size fits all solution, a lt depends on your schedule.

Looks very good for a first indoor grow!
 

PopeCrisco

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Last night and today I trimmed my plants and set them to dry before curing. RH is at 63.
wet weight was approx 1200g
Hulkberry - 344g
RedRuntz (1) - 480g
RedReuntz (2) - 440g

the range of how much predicted loss of weight during drying seems to be between 25 to as much as 70%. with 13 oz projected on the lower end, it will obliterate my 1 to 2 ounces per plant marker I was hoping to collect.

not included in my weight are collections of trim and larf. might add another 200g or so to the total weight.

Of course, all will be revealed in a week or so.
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I missed a couple stalks of the Hulkberry, which I will use to test dryness.
 
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