420Rx
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Hey everyone,
First time grower of MJ and wanted to start a journal to pull feedback from all the pros out there. Any input is GREATLY appreciated so thank you in advance. Needed to find a spot for my babies to thrive so started geekin' out and looking around while sitting at my work bench. I looked down and said "Bingo".
6.5' wide x 4' deep x 3.75 tall... Perfect for a small grow. So I started the build out... Closed it in with 1/2" ply, put a floor in with a 1" void under so I could treat for pest and deal with run off and then lined it with mylar.
Took some time to read and educate myself on hydroponics setups and decide to try it on some pepper plants while my seeds were in route from Nirvana. Ended up with root rot and believe it was from the top feed setup.
So ditched the hydro for now on the MJ and went with soil. I ordered Bubbalicious, Master Kush and Swiss Cheese. They arrived sooner than expected and germinated fast. Wanted to try the florescent lighting to conserve power and keep the heat signature down. After doing some research i found a article on T8s and boosting the output by double up ballasts. You can actually go 2x, 3x or even 4x on the ballasts meaning on the high side you can take a 4 light electronic ballast and wire it into 1 bulb. I ended up using two 4' fixtures and pairing them together into one fixture and then wired each with a 4 light ballast increase the output 70% which is a higher output than T5s for a lot less $$$. Been using the 6500k from Phillips running on 24hr cycle and seem to be getting excellent results.
Here are a few pics of my progress...
This is about 3 weeks in after germ and first green and the first toppings.
4 weeks in and have been topping, FIMing and pruning. I have made some mistakes but that is how we learn.
I am at about 5 1/2 weeks now and am sculpting them for short bushy baby girls with lots of colas.
This is Master Kush #1 and she is thriving big time!
Master Kush #2 has taken a hit from me cropping and topping to much I think. One time when I had a couple to may cocktails. May turn into a big bud on a stick.
Meet Bubbalicious... This is my favorite so far. We seem to have this connection almost like a transfer of energy. LOL *Chanting*
And this is Swiss Cheese. She is a beautiful young lady that loves her daddy very much.
For soil I am using just some cheap stuff from HD. For nutes I have been using the CannaVeg from my hydro experiment at half strength every other watering and increasing slowly. Using the clay pellets on top of the soil to hold moisture and it looks purdy, lol. Did hook myself up with a rain barrel outside which was an awesome move. A little low on the PH and haven't really messed with it. My bad...
Plan on switching over to 2700k and adding some 2700 CFLs on the sides.
Questions for the pros:
When should I "flip the switch" to 12/12 and 2700Ks?
Should I worry about PH being low? Rain water is around 4.5-5.
Should I be using the Canna products for nutes?
Just give me some feedback please and let me know how I am doing please? I have a God given green thumb from being raised with a garden. My outside veggies plants and flowers are all very healthy but as we know the MJ is a little bit of a different grow. Any feedback would be helpful.
Thanx in advance,
420Rx
First time grower of MJ and wanted to start a journal to pull feedback from all the pros out there. Any input is GREATLY appreciated so thank you in advance. Needed to find a spot for my babies to thrive so started geekin' out and looking around while sitting at my work bench. I looked down and said "Bingo".
6.5' wide x 4' deep x 3.75 tall... Perfect for a small grow. So I started the build out... Closed it in with 1/2" ply, put a floor in with a 1" void under so I could treat for pest and deal with run off and then lined it with mylar.
Took some time to read and educate myself on hydroponics setups and decide to try it on some pepper plants while my seeds were in route from Nirvana. Ended up with root rot and believe it was from the top feed setup.
So ditched the hydro for now on the MJ and went with soil. I ordered Bubbalicious, Master Kush and Swiss Cheese. They arrived sooner than expected and germinated fast. Wanted to try the florescent lighting to conserve power and keep the heat signature down. After doing some research i found a article on T8s and boosting the output by double up ballasts. You can actually go 2x, 3x or even 4x on the ballasts meaning on the high side you can take a 4 light electronic ballast and wire it into 1 bulb. I ended up using two 4' fixtures and pairing them together into one fixture and then wired each with a 4 light ballast increase the output 70% which is a higher output than T5s for a lot less $$$. Been using the 6500k from Phillips running on 24hr cycle and seem to be getting excellent results.
Here are a few pics of my progress...
This is about 3 weeks in after germ and first green and the first toppings.
4 weeks in and have been topping, FIMing and pruning. I have made some mistakes but that is how we learn.
I am at about 5 1/2 weeks now and am sculpting them for short bushy baby girls with lots of colas.
This is Master Kush #1 and she is thriving big time!
Master Kush #2 has taken a hit from me cropping and topping to much I think. One time when I had a couple to may cocktails. May turn into a big bud on a stick.
Meet Bubbalicious... This is my favorite so far. We seem to have this connection almost like a transfer of energy. LOL *Chanting*
And this is Swiss Cheese. She is a beautiful young lady that loves her daddy very much.
For soil I am using just some cheap stuff from HD. For nutes I have been using the CannaVeg from my hydro experiment at half strength every other watering and increasing slowly. Using the clay pellets on top of the soil to hold moisture and it looks purdy, lol. Did hook myself up with a rain barrel outside which was an awesome move. A little low on the PH and haven't really messed with it. My bad...
Plan on switching over to 2700k and adding some 2700 CFLs on the sides.
Questions for the pros:
When should I "flip the switch" to 12/12 and 2700Ks?
Should I worry about PH being low? Rain water is around 4.5-5.
Should I be using the Canna products for nutes?
Just give me some feedback please and let me know how I am doing please? I have a God given green thumb from being raised with a garden. My outside veggies plants and flowers are all very healthy but as we know the MJ is a little bit of a different grow. Any feedback would be helpful.
Thanx in advance,
420Rx