Just a girl who grows
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Karah
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I really appreciate this dude because I've been shitting bricks for the past 16 and a half weeks imagining that I did something wrong along the way, so thank you!
This is my very first grow, I have 6 of these beauties. They vegged for 9-10 weeks. I grow in my basement in a self-built set up (I didn't build it, I'm not that handy) in a townhouse
. This in itself has proven to be wayyyy more difficult than I could ever imagine but I made it work. I'm using 1000w cool tubes. I honestly don't know what I'm doing. I worked in a warehouse and helped another grower for the last 11 months and soaked up as much info as humanly possible.
Olive Drab Green
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You know what you're doing.
So what are you growing? What strain in what medium under what lighting using what for nutrients?
Olive Drab Green
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Looking at your pic, she actually might need a bit longer than a week. Her hairs are still a bit long, which tells me she hasn't swelled yet.
Karah
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Growing a few dif strains, mostly bubba kush, 20 gal pots under 1000w cool tubes.
Am I doing this right!? While I worked with a grower, I never really picked up on the lingo so excuse me if you ask me something twice because I failed to answer the first time.
Olive Drab Green
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You're doing very well. It's just going to need a bit more time. If you wanted the same result for less wattage and minus heat, you should check out COBs.
Karah
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I know even less about leds but I do know they're more expensive and I'm just a po girl ballin' on a budget.
Olive Drab Green
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Not if you DIY. You would be spending more a month using a 1kW bulb. Citizens are especially affordable and effective.
Olive Drab Green
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Karah
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My electric bill is disgusting.
Olive Drab Green
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I pay $80-100 every 5-month cycle. Maybe. Expecting to yield 10-12 ounces for 241w of light. That's for two plants. Definitely worth the investment.
Antgotaclue
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I'm dreading mine just gone from cfl to hps
Antgotaclue
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Although I'm spending about 80 pounds on it a week. And my last electric bill was 170 pound
Olive Drab Green
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That's horrifying, bruv.
Antgotaclue
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What is ha ha what I'm spending a week or the bill
Olive Drab Green
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That's a lot of money to be spending each week on electricity. You don't see an issue spending 400 quid a month?
Karah
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It's rougly $50 per light a month. It's rough as hell.
Antgotaclue
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No sorry lol ment my last grow cost 170
Olive Drab Green
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241w of COB puts out the same PPFD as 600w of HPS. That's $18 a month in veg and $8 a month in flower.
