macattack420
Active Member
High all, my caveman friend has been reading the forums for quite some time and finally decided to start growing for himself! I am just merely transmiting this information to all of you for his pleasure =)
Sorry for the pix all I have is my phone and I dont really feel like buyin a camera either. Ok his growbox:
2 22 gal rubermaid ( sterlite w/e) containers
6x 26 Watt CFL's
1x 120 MM computer fans.
soil-
Inside of the box is painted flat white (few coats).
Box- also has 2 2 inch pvc elbows for passive intake
I know its not light proof. Its in his cave which has a padlock and weatherstrip on the inside
Top-
On to the plants..
he germinated a shit ton of them, had like 15-20 from a bag of some decent mids he was smoking. Put them in the paper towel, rubbermaid container method. Took up 2 days and almost all of them sprouted. He picked the 6 biggest ones and put them in 6 solo cups. Put them in the box with a bunch of books and stuff stacked so they are about an inch from the light.
About 4 days later one of his ladies sprouted and all but one of them followed her after (RIP).
Its been about 10 days and he feels like they are doing alright? Haha.
He waters about every 3-4 days when I feel that the soil is dry. Its just tap water that he leave in a water bottle for a few days. He really need a pH tester but he dont have the money for a pen one, can he just buy the pool ph testers? He feels like his plants have a pH problem, because the leaves are kinda retarded. He hasent used any nutes, any suggestions? HesKinda on a budget because geico doesnt pay so hott, so hopefully not to expensive suggestions.
One of his plants is having a little bit of a tough time. Hes not sure whats wrong with her. He feels like some of her leaves are like tacos, and shes just really droopy. Can anyone give me a hand?
[img=http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/2562/0916081859sr1.th.jpg]
Any suggestions, would be awesome
The other little ladies.
Temps stay at between 74-85F. Hummidy from about 40-55%.
Lights are on 18/6 on a timer.
Planning to change to 6x 42 watts for flowering.
Gonna weatherproof the sides of the boxes so no light will leak during flower and build a DIY scrubber/filter.
Now my noob questions:
1. pH Tester? Where can he get a cheap one or what can he use?
2. Anything wrong with his plants? I feel like they dont look right.
3. How many plants can he comfortably grow in that box?
4. ..And what size pots? Scrog or LST for maximum yield?
5. If he takes 1 22 gal rubbermaid, and put a fan/lights in there.. Can he veg clones in there long enough(height and growth size) while the plants in the big box flower and then switch them out?
6. When should he add nutes? Ive heard 3rd week should I wait till then?
7. When should he switch to their new pots?
Also, when I came home today. One of my plants lower leaves ( i think their called cotalydons? or something, the first set of leaves on the plant, are turning yellow and have little brown spots on them. Normal?
I also think I may have to get nutes now? not sure waiting on a response from someone.. Also waiting on someone to help me decide what size pots i need to transplant to from the cups
Ive tried to search a bunch for the questions, but I couldnt find stuff related to my specific grow. Any suggestions, tips, comments, or if you just wana sit along and enjoy the ride of a stupid noob then fine by me
- Mac
Sorry for the pix all I have is my phone and I dont really feel like buyin a camera either. Ok his growbox:
2 22 gal rubermaid ( sterlite w/e) containers
6x 26 Watt CFL's
1x 120 MM computer fans.
soil-
Inside of the box is painted flat white (few coats).
Box- also has 2 2 inch pvc elbows for passive intake
I know its not light proof. Its in his cave which has a padlock and weatherstrip on the inside
Top-
On to the plants..
he germinated a shit ton of them, had like 15-20 from a bag of some decent mids he was smoking. Put them in the paper towel, rubbermaid container method. Took up 2 days and almost all of them sprouted. He picked the 6 biggest ones and put them in 6 solo cups. Put them in the box with a bunch of books and stuff stacked so they are about an inch from the light.
About 4 days later one of his ladies sprouted and all but one of them followed her after (RIP).
Its been about 10 days and he feels like they are doing alright? Haha.
He waters about every 3-4 days when I feel that the soil is dry. Its just tap water that he leave in a water bottle for a few days. He really need a pH tester but he dont have the money for a pen one, can he just buy the pool ph testers? He feels like his plants have a pH problem, because the leaves are kinda retarded. He hasent used any nutes, any suggestions? HesKinda on a budget because geico doesnt pay so hott, so hopefully not to expensive suggestions.
One of his plants is having a little bit of a tough time. Hes not sure whats wrong with her. He feels like some of her leaves are like tacos, and shes just really droopy. Can anyone give me a hand?
[img=http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/2562/0916081859sr1.th.jpg]
Any suggestions, would be awesome
The other little ladies.
Temps stay at between 74-85F. Hummidy from about 40-55%.
Lights are on 18/6 on a timer.
Planning to change to 6x 42 watts for flowering.
Gonna weatherproof the sides of the boxes so no light will leak during flower and build a DIY scrubber/filter.
Now my noob questions:
1. pH Tester? Where can he get a cheap one or what can he use?
2. Anything wrong with his plants? I feel like they dont look right.
3. How many plants can he comfortably grow in that box?
4. ..And what size pots? Scrog or LST for maximum yield?
5. If he takes 1 22 gal rubbermaid, and put a fan/lights in there.. Can he veg clones in there long enough(height and growth size) while the plants in the big box flower and then switch them out?
6. When should he add nutes? Ive heard 3rd week should I wait till then?
7. When should he switch to their new pots?
Also, when I came home today. One of my plants lower leaves ( i think their called cotalydons? or something, the first set of leaves on the plant, are turning yellow and have little brown spots on them. Normal?
I also think I may have to get nutes now? not sure waiting on a response from someone.. Also waiting on someone to help me decide what size pots i need to transplant to from the cups
Ive tried to search a bunch for the questions, but I couldnt find stuff related to my specific grow. Any suggestions, tips, comments, or if you just wana sit along and enjoy the ride of a stupid noob then fine by me
- Mac
