First Grow Opinions Needed!!!! 3

ohnoclydefrog

New Member
I'm starting my first grow in 2 weeks and i have been reading an hour a day on how to grow. My plan is to grow 1 plant in my closet. I ordered 3 auto flowering seeds called Green-O-Matics. they are supposed to be done in 60days Here is the breakdown



  • fox farms ocean forest 12 quart $19
  • Veg stage nutes Dyna-Gro Gro 8oz $10
  • Flower stage nutes Dyna-gro Bloom 8oz $8

I plan to not transplant at all. I'm using a 3 gallon pot. I will put one seed in a glass of water for 12 hours. then i will plant it in the soil a half inch down with the pointy tip facing down. The soil will be moist when the seed goes in and i will lift the plant to tell when the soil is moist. if it feels light i will water. I plan to not feed any nutes for the first 2 weeks. Then i plan to give Dyna-Gro Gro every other watering for 2 weeks 1/4 strength and then Dyna-Gro Bloom 1/4 strength every other watering for 3 weeks. By that time i will be 49 days in. I plan to then only give water for the remaining life of the plant as a flushing period.I am using distilled water. Now for lighting



  • 4 pack of 23w Cfls soft white 2700k 1600lumins $8
  • Amico Flexable light extension 60 cm $8
  • 8.5 inch clamp reflector $9
  • 4 socket adapter $8

I plan to set up the bulbs about 10 cm away from the top of the plant at all times.I will use a 24/0 light cycle. I will screw this into this and then screw both those into that . I will then have 4 working bulbs with an overall of 92 watts, 6400 lumins.
10800k.
To get rid of the smell i have

  • Fabreze free air freshner spray 27 oz $5
  • Damp rid odor genie odor eliminator $4
  • Fresh wave crystal gel 8oz $6

i plan to put the freshwave in the closet with the plant after the plant is 30 days old because the gel only lasts 30 days. I will spray the fabreze whenever and i will open the damp rid and keep it next to the door of my room for the duration of the grow. Miscelaneous



  • 4 pack of mylar emergency blankets $4
  • Ph soil test kit $6
  • A tiny fan had it already

I will use the blankets to line the walls, i will test ph with the strips and i will run the fan 24/7 aiming at the top of the plant and the lights.

Is there anything i left out or am i doing anything wrong?

Project total $95
 

BenFranklin

Well-Known Member
Do Not Feed Until. Plant Demands It.

4weeks w/Fox Farm probably.... Giver take....

after researching on here a bit, most people I see are not feeding their FoxFarm Ocean Forest for at least a month, and then only half strength when they do.
 

LuCKY527

Member
Very niice bro! Slick idea with the emergency blankets. I just started mine 2 weeks ago with what I had. I cant find any of the 4 sockets though, went to Lowes and Home De Pot??
 

lilroach

Well-Known Member
I am not an expert on auto-flowering plants, but everything I've read has said they don't care for too many nutrients during their entire grow. FFOF is a good soil.
 

lilroach

Well-Known Member
oh.....you'll need a fan blowing lightly over your plant. You'll probably need some sort of exhaust fan to pull the heat out of your grow area.
 

Stevieh

Well-Known Member
Everything looks good, only thing I will say is get a small fan blowing over your plant strengthens stems and the plants love it ....
Good luck
 

DankkAbuser

Member
I agree,
I use ffof also and i dont add any nutrients at all for about a month and a half.
other than that everything looms good
just an intake fan and a fan to remove hot air from grow room, ive grown with cfls their great for veg but to flower u might want to go with hps cfls can only do so much durin flower cycle, unless u have alot of 2700k cfls
Good luck tho bro ur on the right track dude
 

fir3dragon

Well-Known Member
Those smell maskers you got aren't going to work. But all new growers don't understand this and have to find out themselves. Take the advice or dismiss it, the choice is yours but I guarantee if a cop knocks on your door he will smell it when you open it, yes from one plant. What people don't understand is that even though it's in a enclosed space, the smell escapes and travels around the home and lingers. Also, people have a better sense of smell the others. Like me, Without a filter I can smell my plants during veg at my stairs and directly below the stairs is my front door which isn't good.
 

BenFranklin

Well-Known Member
What fire dragon said I totally agree with.... It's funny how fast you can get used to a smell that you do not find annoying. I've left for a few days to come back open the door and HOLY MOSES!! 10 minutes later, don't even notice it. That includes going out getting some fresh air coming back in.... Nothing... It takes a couple days to clear the ole factory.(fucking spellcheck, auto-correct, anyway to turn that stupid shit off??)
 
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