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ML75

ML75

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nanookofeclectic said:
Man, mine is stone age. Due to the fact that I'm broke as hell. LOL. Right now I have 6 plants under a 4ft, 2 bulb flouro fixture. I'm using 6500k bulbs for that one. I also have 2 1ft cool white flouros shining from the side.
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I think you are already doing better than me. HA
I am broke to.... first I started with the I believe they are called T5. 24 inch flouresents.... (what a joke!) then I added 2 5000k CFL. I have 6 plants. I am thinking I need more lights
 
nanookofeclectic

nanookofeclectic

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ML75 said:
I think you are already doing better than me. HA
I am broke to.... first I started with the I believe they are called T5. 24 inch flouresents.... (what a joke!) then I added 2 5000k CFL. I have 6 plants. I am thinking I need more lights
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I just used enough light to make it look like dayligh on the plants. I could be wrong, but this is an easy way for me to gauge light. Take your plant outside, if you can, and look at the leaves. You want them to have the same amount of light on them in your room. Anyone feel free to correct me if I'm worng. :)
And my 4ft bulbs are t12s and my 2ft bulbs are t8s. My whole setup cost me about $40. My babies are still in styro cups. LOL. It's about time to move them to some bigger pots.
 
ML75

ML75

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nanookofeclectic said:
I just used enough light to make it look like dayligh on the plants. I could be wrong, but this is an easy way for me to gauge light. Take your plant outside, if you can, and look at the leaves. You want them to have the same amount of light on them in your room. Anyone feel free to correct me if I'm worng. :)
And my 4ft bulbs are t12s and my 2ft bulbs are t8s. My whole setup cost me about $40. My babies are still in styro cups. LOL. It's about time to move them to some bigger pots.
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Im learning a lot. its empowering and also slightly discouraging. the more I learn the more I realize everything Ive been doing for the past week is fucked up. I just need more lights, thats the real problem. the more lights I get the more I realize I need to change the entire set up of my 4x 3x grow room. I have already invested about $40 into lights . the point of me using the CFL was to be cheap about it. I waisted my money on the T5 .. it is what it is
 
nanookofeclectic

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ML75 said:
Im learning a lot. its empowering and also slightly discouraging. the more I learn the more I realize everything Ive been doing for the past week is fucked up. I just need more lights, thats the real problem. the more lights I get the more I realize I need to change the entire set up of my 4x 3x grow room. I have already invested about $40 into lights . the point of me using the CFL was to be cheap about it. I waisted my money on the T5 .. it is what it is
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Don't get discouraged man. The first grow is a learning experience. I know mine is! LOL. I ordered some Ganja Dwarf Lowrider seeds but held of on planting those. I just used bag seed for this one. I didn't want to fuck up and waste the lowriders. Right now my plants are about a month old, give or take a week, and the biggest one is only about 6 inches tall. They all look healthy for the most part. One of the bigger ones is starting to look kinda weird though. Its like the middles of the leaves is dark brown, but the outside edges or a shade lighter. I don't know what that is. I really wish I had a camera so I could post some pics up.
 
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classy

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New indoor box growers first time ?'s please help!
Heres whats going on, I have a box. 3 feet wide, 2.5 feet long, and 5 feet tall. Its inside of a closet. I have two holes cut to ventilate air, one located at the bottom left hand side wall, and one on top. I can fit 3 five gallon buckets comfortably inside which is essentially what im going for 3 full size healthy females. As far as lighting i have 6 cfl bulbs that I bought from target, and a way to raise or lower them depending. I have a thermometer inside the box, lights on i can maintain about 80 degrees F lights off its anywhere from 68 to 70 degrees F. My first concern is worst case scenario but i want to know if my lights will create a fire hazard with this set up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxVPYB4_TH0 . Secondly i didnt have the money to get a humidity tester should i be concerned? Im using soil obviously and after i germinated several seeds i planted them mostly in halfed plastic soda bottles that were cleaned and disinfected. I used miracle grow seed starting mix from True Value and watered it appropriately. I put them in the box lights out two days ago 11/5. Question 3, when they sprout how long should i let them grow before trasplanting to a bigger pot, and what size pot would you personally recomend? The reason i planted 5 seeds when i only have room for 3 adults is because i thought since im using bag seeds, some might be more aggresive and healthier sprouting first before others etc. So i was just going to take the most progressive 3 out of 5...meh? What are your opinions on that. After transplanting my seedling sprouts to a bigger pot I was planning on using miracle grow regular organic potting mix, and i was going to mix in a bit o blood meal. Should i add anything to that soil mix? I dont have a ph tester yet so im just keeping my fingers crossed that all is well. I have hydrated lime, ph up and ph down but the ph up and down are both in a dry form so i was also wondering if i should mix in a bit of each kind for good equal measure.

Please Help if you can. Ill add more when i have more questions thanks. I really appreciate all constructive criticism first time ive read alot but now i have specific ?'s
 
nanookofeclectic

nanookofeclectic

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Sounds like your setup is a lot more techy than mine, and mine seem to be doing fine. A general rule for transplanting is when the leaves start to hang out over the edge of the container theyre in. as far as CFLs being a fire hazard, I would lean towards no. They put off very little heat as far as I know. I couldn't afford Miracle Grow soil so I went with Stay-Green all purpose+ fertilizer mix. I just have mine on the floor in a brown closet with the floros leaned over them. I planted them on 10-20-11 and theyre about 6 or so inches tall now with 3 or 4 nodes depending on the plant. You should be fine man.
 
Batman83

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Alright people.......

I brand new to this website and farming, but i'v got a few tricks up my sleeve ;-)......

Right now got some "Cheese Rhino" on the go...... If you think cheese is nice.... This stuff is siiiiiiiickkkkk!!!! Also some "Critical Mass"..... Got to love that stuff!!!!!

I'm looking into doing some "Great White Shark" Anyone know anything about it..???????

If you got any pointers or just fancy a chat shout me up.... I new and i want to make some friends ! Without sounding gay!!! Lol..... Also whats this "Stranger" business about????
 
rollandtoke

rollandtoke

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ML75 said:
I think you are already doing better than me. HA
I am broke to.... first I started with the I believe they are called T5. 24 inch flouresents.... (what a joke!) then I added 2 5000k CFL. I have 6 plants. I am thinking I need more lights
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To be honest, I half-assed it...that was the biggest problem...I went with droppin seeds at the start of the summer, and leaving the babies on the porch until thanksgiving, then puttin em in a closet to flower....I thought natural light would be good...obviously learned better...lol
 
nanookofeclectic

nanookofeclectic

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Those are some damn fine looking plants. LOL. I wouldn't stress to much about making the grow room fancy. Like I said, mine are in a closet with brown walls and brown carpet with the lights just leaned over them and they're doing just fine. The biggest is about 8 inches now. I planted them on 10-20. Don't worry about getting the maximum yield out of your plants yet. Just get down the basics, yah know? With it being your first grow you're luck they are still alive. LOL. I would suggest trying to return the CFLs and fixtures you bought and use the refunded money to get a 4ft fixture. I've had great luck with it so far. Also, make sure those babies are getting fed. Are you using any sort of nutes yet?
 
nanookofeclectic

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I can't believe he started flowering them when they were that small and ended up with those beasts! How much does a plant grow after you switch it to 12/12?
 
ML75

ML75

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nanookofeclectic said:
Those are some damn fine looking plants. LOL. I wouldn't stress to much about making the grow room fancy. Like I said, mine are in a closet with brown walls and brown carpet with the lights just leaned over them and they're doing just fine. The biggest is about 8 inches now. I planted them on 10-20. Don't worry about getting the maximum yield out of your plants yet. Just get down the basics, yah know? With it being your first grow you're luck they are still alive. LOL. I would suggest trying to return the CFLs and fixtures you bought and use the refunded money to get a 4ft fixture. I've had great luck with it so far. Also, make sure those babies are getting fed. Are you using any sort of nutes yet?
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thanks, thats the most laid back response Ive heard.
nutes.... well I fucked up and used Miricle Grow, so I dont think I will be adding any nutes. I think your right, instead of trying to do some big ass fancy set up , I should just get longer lights, it will be cheap and effective. :weed:
 
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