My VERY first grow.. in the closet, under cfls, skunk bagseed.

Alright, this is mostly for all the people that want a set up that's money conscious but want their babies to be kinda pampered. LOL... the running total of money I've spent thus far, with an itemized list (god I have too much time, LOL) Hope this helps!

Lights:
_4 42 watt cfls. Walmart. $8.00 per bulb. $32.00 total, thus far (more lights will be added as she gets bigger)
_2 bottle lamp kits. Walmart. $6.00 per set. $12.00 total, thus far (more will be needed as time goes on)
_2 y socket adapters. Walmart. $2.00 each. $4.00 total. (will need more, lol)

Soil:
_1 MG Organic. Walmart. $4.00. (Skip this! What a waste...)
_1 bag of Sunshine Organic soil. Hydro shop. $17.00 (Worth it, don't skip out and give your babies shyty soil! The perlite is already mixed in.)

Gadgets:
_3 way meter (gauges moisture in soil, light, and pH) Hydro shop. $10.00.
_Thermometer (got mine for free, though I'm gonna upgrade to a digital one with humidity and the high/low temps at Walmart for $11.00)

Yummy goodness:
_Superthrive. Hydro shop. $4.00.
_Grow Big. Hydro shop. $14.00.
_Big Bloom. Hydro Shop. $11.00.
_Yeast. Walmart. $4.00.
_Distilled water. Walmart. $.64 a gallon. (Gone through about 10 by now) $6.50

Misc.
_Small fans. Walmart. $4.00 each. $8.00.
_Mylar (it's not up yet, but I do have the roll. LOL) Hydro shop. $20.00

So Total I've spent about $150.

I don't think that's bad at all.. think about how much you spend on weed without growing, (lol, spent 100 dollars to have weed just for the past week.) then remember... most of this shyt you won't have to re-buy on future grows... This total is def. going to rise though before this is over, especially since I plan on cloning.

News, just got a couple new seeds. 2 different strains of random bag seeds. 6 seeds, 3 of each strain. 1 seeds looks a little light, so I doubt it'll pop, oh well worth the try. However, I am going to do a little personal experiment- 1 seed from each strain I'm going to put directly into the soil, the remainder I'm going to germ the paper towel way like I did with the last seeds. A new separate journal will be made for these babies. And name suggestions are welcome. =)

good luck on ur grow n keep us posted

Thanks hon.

_1 MG Organic. Walmart. $4.00. (Skip this! What a waste...)

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I have some MG Potting Mix with time release feeding pellets... Very bad... I thought i had removed all the pellets but one must have skipped me because one of my leaves started to turn brownish and dry up from the outside... I gave it a 5 min flush and clipped the leave back to stop more drying seems ok now... MG you could do without it... =]

Lights:
_4 42 watt cfls. Walmart. $8.00 per bulb. $32.00 total, thus far (more lights will be added as she gets bigger)
_2 bottle lamp kits. Walmart. $6.00 per set. $12.00 total, thus far (more will be needed as time goes on)
_2 y socket adapters. Walmart. $2.00 each. $4.00 total. (will need more, lol)

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For a huge selection of good priced lights go to Light bulbs, Rope Lights, Halogen and Fluorescent bulb - 1000-Bulbs - The Light Bulb Superstore You need to buy a few for it to be cost effective and outweigh the shipping...

Also i have noticed you will get more lumens per watt if you have more of lower wattage bulbs then if you have fewer of higher watt bulbs... The exception to this was the cfl's i saw at my grow shop they were higher in lumens then most high watt cfls...

Other parts are best bought at Lows or Homedepot well its not that much cheaper but a dollar or 50 cents here and there goes a long way...

_Distilled water. Walmart. $.64 a gallon. (Gone through about 10 by now) $6.50

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Your money is better spent on a ph kit and use tap water... =]

_Mylar (it's not up yet, but I do have the roll. LOL) Hydro shop. $20.00

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I think i will go with panda film instead cheaper and easier to work with...

Well thats it... Those are all just personal opinion as im new at this too... =]

Kiki is doing quite well now... =] Congrats...

Im off happy travels... =P

Took some pix today... here's the first few.

Oh my gosh!! She's grown soooo much since the last pic, that was ,what, 3-4 days ago? Holy crap!! Looking great!!

Tech209's avatar is freaking me out.

The last three pictures.

Kiki is exactly 1 month old today (from sprout)

She's got 9 nodes, and I think- looks just lovely. =)

She's now under 6 42watt cfls.

Just picked up some fuckin dank shyt, much love...

Rocketgirl said:

Oh my gosh!! She's grown soooo much since the last pic, that was ,what, 3-4 days ago? Holy crap!! Looking great!!

Tech209's avatar is freaking me out.

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The 8th, 3 days ago... I know... my little Kiki is a trooper!

Nice work girlie!!

Thank you.. seriously, knowledge grows weeds better than any single nute you can buy... thanks everyone!

Forgot to add, today was the first day I noticed my little baby had a smell... smells like fresh mint leaves...

The little baby takes after her mother...very good looking!

Aww.. thanx... I think she's better looking tho..LOL..

You've got a lil jungle goin' there good job you give us all hope... =]

Much love... =P

oh, shes gone smell lot more than mint leaves. prepare.

I know, just wanted to make sure I got it down on paper so I remember... lol...

today was the day i noticed my plants stankin. came in the house and just smelt straight chlorophyll and dank.

I've been keeping up with your thread, glad to see you've got one working out for you!!

Keep up the good work, you've taught me a lot as I'm new to growing. Looks like you've got a simple, yet effective setup that has good results.

Keep us posted!

Well done on the grow so far.
Really like what you have done with your ''adjustable light''

My first grow begins this weekend!!