Florida Growers Thread
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Pureblood89
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2 seedling about 9 days old, they are growing on my patio, one was dormant til a couple days ago, how do they look?
MakinProgress
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So much better than mine.
Mine's well over two weeks old and looks nothing like the left one. It's only just started getting it's second two leaves... and it's still tiny.
MakinProgress
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Any tips/sites you have for people to go check them out for a first time? I've lived here for pretty much ever, but only last year (after harvest time) heard about this. Thinking of heading out to search for some this year.
obamasmokesweed
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is it to late to start some seeds i have cole train and pineapple chunk
got a vanilla kush that is about 6 weeks old but damn what is with this rain
got a vanilla kush that is about 6 weeks old but damn what is with this rain
MakinProgress
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I'm doing everything inside. If you live alone, I think that'd be the better option with the shit weather we've been having.
It cost me less than $40 to get all set up for a WAY basic one-plant grow. I could easily toss 2-3 more in my box though, at least at the current pot size.
It cost me less than $40 to get all set up for a WAY basic one-plant grow. I could easily toss 2-3 more in my box though, at least at the current pot size.
WeSmkDro
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yeah fuck the rain. Those two seedlings up there look pretty decent. The one on the left is lookin nice but the other one looks like its barely past its cotyldons. I used to have a cow field right behind this home depot in my area. The mushrooms were sooooo good. I dont know where any are now though. I wish i could go pickin again : D . Trippin is tighttttt. ( just once a year though )
WeSmkDro
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yeah the cost is def per person. Im doing my first grow inside and i spent about 2k-3k on this first grow. lol. fuck : ( . But ima get around a lb : D
MakinProgress
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Damn. A pound? That's crazy. If you're planning on selling, I think you'd easily make the investment back. Now that you've got all the equipment, I'd say go for more next time!
obamasmokesweed
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will 5 23 watt soft white cfls =500 watt maybe like 12/12 from seed and how can i keep the temps in the box down it hits like 97 in the day
MakinProgress
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I'm by far not an expert on this... but I think that you could just put ice in a cup and set it in your box - or just add more fans. Should help.
Str8 Smokin
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5-23w cfls = 115W
xXLalauraSXx
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First off Id just like to say that a FL thread is an awesome idea!
I started a single girl, in a 4 gallon pot outdoors, in mid/late april. for a while it seemed i could conceal here well enough. but now that shes grown to about a foot tall ive, unfortunately decided that the only safe way to continue her life cycle is indoors. I cannot risk discovery by a wandering neghibor or random lawn technician. I have no working setup indoors, as far as light, so on. My idea here is to put her in front of a pair of windows, moving her slightly as the sun progresses through the sky....
Most everything ive ever read or heard has lead me to believe that this is a fairly bad idea. People openly disregard sill growing as a terrible idea.
However, I have heard of a few examples and even seen a few pictures of people growing on "sills" or rather just behind windows in places like south england...
Here in north florida, I have an east/southeast facing window and a south/southwest facing window. I would assume that we recieve... about as much light here in the sunshine state as they do in dreary old england (no offense to anyone, im just saying, its rainy there)...
Furthermore, while living outside, its not as if she recieved total and direct for an entire day period. trees, clouds, and shade from other objects creates a less than perfect photoperiod, a hurdle i suppose all, if not most outdoorsmen are faced with when cultivating the herb. Yet ive seen some amazing outdoor...
Inside, it seems she recieves a more regular amount of light, although the light seems weaker, (i suppose because of the lack of heat?) the only factor keeping sulight from her is the angle of the sun to the window as to where shes placed in the room... and well, clouds...
Most importantly shes out of sight!
I figure what im doing is pretty much the same as growing directly outdoors since it isnt as if i had overhead sun *all* the time out there anyway, and seem to be getting enough light to keep my 12 incher from drooping , so far...
So does anyone really think theres a big difference in the amount of energy a plant can draw from direct sun as opposed to direct and indirect light coming through a window? Personally, I cant really see how the window glass could reduce luminosity at all. Does anyone have any experience with this (window growing, moving from outdoor to a window) at all or am I a lone fool sailing without a proper chart?
While Im rambling on the subject, Im also concerned about light pollution now that shes inside. since its in my living quarters, she'll be exposed to the 26 watt cfl I use to light my quarters at night. I have a closet which remains extremely dark, and my thought is to put her in there to simulate night untill I go to sleep, at which time ill place her before the window to catch the rising sun that next morning, and turn off my lights for totall darkness. The only flaw with this design is that my closet is not the best ventilated room. its probably 3x3, and the most recent gRobox attemt i made in there resulted in a roasted plant and moldy soil.....
So Im worried that for the few hours I stowe her in the closet each night, she may be exposed to some kind of leftover fungus spores, although i long ago cleaned out the moldy soil (though not the now defunct box, which contained the plant with moldy soil in its pot..) I am still paranoid about mold. I will be placing her high above where the box was situated and placing a fan in there to increase airflow.... does anyone think what im planning to do could result in mold?
Other ideas Ive had are simply placing a black trash bag over the plant and leaving it where it is to protect it from the room light for a few hours. But I still have concerns about mold, and wonder how much light this actually will keep out as oppose to the closet idea...
Realize I just threw alot out there, understand if this thread gets reposted or recategorized or whatever... If anyone has ANY useful input, especially fellow floridians, PLEASE let me know!!!!
I started a single girl, in a 4 gallon pot outdoors, in mid/late april. for a while it seemed i could conceal here well enough. but now that shes grown to about a foot tall ive, unfortunately decided that the only safe way to continue her life cycle is indoors. I cannot risk discovery by a wandering neghibor or random lawn technician. I have no working setup indoors, as far as light, so on. My idea here is to put her in front of a pair of windows, moving her slightly as the sun progresses through the sky....
Most everything ive ever read or heard has lead me to believe that this is a fairly bad idea. People openly disregard sill growing as a terrible idea.
However, I have heard of a few examples and even seen a few pictures of people growing on "sills" or rather just behind windows in places like south england...
Here in north florida, I have an east/southeast facing window and a south/southwest facing window. I would assume that we recieve... about as much light here in the sunshine state as they do in dreary old england (no offense to anyone, im just saying, its rainy there)...
Furthermore, while living outside, its not as if she recieved total and direct for an entire day period. trees, clouds, and shade from other objects creates a less than perfect photoperiod, a hurdle i suppose all, if not most outdoorsmen are faced with when cultivating the herb. Yet ive seen some amazing outdoor...
Inside, it seems she recieves a more regular amount of light, although the light seems weaker, (i suppose because of the lack of heat?) the only factor keeping sulight from her is the angle of the sun to the window as to where shes placed in the room... and well, clouds...
Most importantly shes out of sight!
I figure what im doing is pretty much the same as growing directly outdoors since it isnt as if i had overhead sun *all* the time out there anyway, and seem to be getting enough light to keep my 12 incher from drooping , so far...
So does anyone really think theres a big difference in the amount of energy a plant can draw from direct sun as opposed to direct and indirect light coming through a window? Personally, I cant really see how the window glass could reduce luminosity at all. Does anyone have any experience with this (window growing, moving from outdoor to a window) at all or am I a lone fool sailing without a proper chart?
While Im rambling on the subject, Im also concerned about light pollution now that shes inside. since its in my living quarters, she'll be exposed to the 26 watt cfl I use to light my quarters at night. I have a closet which remains extremely dark, and my thought is to put her in there to simulate night untill I go to sleep, at which time ill place her before the window to catch the rising sun that next morning, and turn off my lights for totall darkness. The only flaw with this design is that my closet is not the best ventilated room. its probably 3x3, and the most recent gRobox attemt i made in there resulted in a roasted plant and moldy soil.....
So Im worried that for the few hours I stowe her in the closet each night, she may be exposed to some kind of leftover fungus spores, although i long ago cleaned out the moldy soil (though not the now defunct box, which contained the plant with moldy soil in its pot..) I am still paranoid about mold. I will be placing her high above where the box was situated and placing a fan in there to increase airflow.... does anyone think what im planning to do could result in mold?
Other ideas Ive had are simply placing a black trash bag over the plant and leaving it where it is to protect it from the room light for a few hours. But I still have concerns about mold, and wonder how much light this actually will keep out as oppose to the closet idea...
Realize I just threw alot out there, understand if this thread gets reposted or recategorized or whatever... If anyone has ANY useful input, especially fellow floridians, PLEASE let me know!!!!
WeSmkDro
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dude i dont know how the other fl growers do it. But for me the only way to keep the temps ideal is by using a portable a/c in my room : / . sucks.
WeSmkDro
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Wow dude ... you are not ready to grow.
1. Sill growing does not give consistent full strength light to the plant. Saying what i just said is just skimming the surface.
2. if you plan on moving the plant daily from point a to point b then at night to point c you are going to find yourself doing A LOT of work ... like FAR MORE than the average grower experiences. Also have you thought about what you will do when you need to go somewhere and cant move it? you gonna have your roomate move it? you just gonna let it sit on the windowsill until you get home to put it into dark? Can i predict hermie yet? Sounds like your about to stress the shit out of that plant.
you should get a few cfls and start a cfl grow. What you are contemplating doing with the windowsill will be Far more work than you should be doing for what i anticipate will be far less than the average grower yields ... even off cfls.
Personally if i were you and had transportation. Id find a spot somewhere in the woods or somewhere out of the way and put the plant in the ground for a guerilla grow. they work , can be exciting , and will yield better than your idea.
I mean ... what was your investment in this project that your taking on?
Dro
Phase420
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gator bait!
obamasmokesweed
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the ones i have say 23 watt =100 but im not talkin bout that im talkin bout the soft white each is 1600 lumens
Str8 Smokin
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ya i know i use the same ones,the are 100 w equivalent,not 100 w.....i have ten of them and it uses about 230 w...and work pretty good....later