New Closet Grow/First Post- 400w MH

Garret25

Member
New to this so may need some tips and pointers... anything you guys can throw at me for tips and advice will be greatly appreciated! Hope to have a good grow and harvest here with you guys on RIU! I Will try to post some pics of what I got goin on here a little later. thanks!

:joint: Smoke on :joint:
 

kenzo420

Member
What strain are you planning on growing? How are you planning to grow these plants soil are hydro? What style of grow closet are you u using? What type of ventilation are you using? Start by giving us some more info like this and you will have beautiful plants in no time!
 

Garret25

Member
Cool cool... Yea Good weed is ALWAYS a plus! lol Yea I would love to see your setup. I also Just put a T5 in the closet as well. Im tryin to work on some pics.... I will add more info as I get things rollin. Im using soil as my medium and the strain is unknown... just some random seeds found in bags of good bud.
 

spliffbuddy

Active Member
Make sure you get a good soil and mix in some perlite. Make sure your soil is not too hot for seedlings or you'll start off with a problem. Read up on watering seedlings, overwatering is the main cause of seedling death. Get the right pot size for seedling and then have final pot for finishing. Do not go over the top on nutes, start on low doses and work up seeing the reaction of your plant each time, you see numerous posts on here from growers who mess their grow up by feeding too much nutes. Air ventilation should also be considered. And if and when you get to harvest wait until the plant has matured before chopping, it is worth the extra wait. Happy growing.
 

Big Trees

Well-Known Member
a little bit of dolomite in the soil never hurt either to keep the ph balanced. you can always add nutrients to the plants but if you burn them its permanent like nitrogen claw. you can tell the maturity by the trichomes but thats way down the road.
 

chunkylonin

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Another thing that should be mentioned and paid good detail to is a good dry and cure (when you want the BEST WEED).Alot of people dont do them right or skip the curing process because they dont want to wait a month,which is a shame.
 

Cascadian

Well-Known Member
Dolomite lime provides calcium and some magnesium. It also helps buffer the PH of your soil. Get the powdered not the pellets.
Also, look into adding epsom salt for extra magnesium. Try a search for super soil to learn more and about amounts to add.
 

Garret25

Member
Cool Cool.... Thanks everyone. I will definitely be doin this the right way.... no point in takin all this time to grow if you aint gonna do it correctly! Sorry bout not havin any pics up yet.... I will work on getting them up today.
 

Big Trees

Well-Known Member
supersoil is a good way to eliminate liquid nutrients

(6 bags of Roots 2 bags of Biobiz Light)
8 large bags of high quality organic potting soil with coco and Mycorrhizae
25-50 lbs. of organic worm castings
5 lbs. of Blood meal 12-0-0
5 lbs. Bat guano 0-5-0
5 lbs. Fish Bone Meal 3-16-0
¾ cup Epsom salt
1 cup Sweet lime (Dolomite)
½ cup Azomite ( Trace element)
2 Tbs. powdered Humic acid
*** If using an RO system add in 1/2 cup powdered Cal/mag
 

kenzo420

Member
In*horticulture, dolomite and dolomitic limestone are added to soils and soilless potting mixes as a pH buffer and as a magnesium source. Home and*container gardening*are common examples of this use. Thats the wiki explanation
 

dannyboy602

Well-Known Member
supersoil is a good way to eliminate liquid nutrients

(6 bags of Roots 2 bags of Biobiz Light)
8 large bags of high quality organic potting soil with coco and Mycorrhizae
25-50 lbs. of organic worm castings
5 lbs. of Blood meal 12-0-0
5 lbs. Bat guano 0-5-0
5 lbs. Fish Bone Meal 3-16-0
¾ cup Epsom salt
1 cup Sweet lime (Dolomite)
½ cup Azomite ( Trace element)
2 Tbs. powdered Humic acid
*** If using an RO system add in 1/2 cup powdered Cal/mag
that's a hot mix kiddo,,better let it sit a month....and put it in the bottom third of ur pot:)
 

Big Trees

Well-Known Member
tis the point of supersoil. you never put a plant in its pure form, well you can when a plant is vegged for a bit but not recommended. you can always top dress. And i forgot to add the fact of cooking it lol
 

Onekama

Member
I did a 400w closet for my first indoor grow as well. Feel free to check it out if you would like for idea's on yours. Its the first grow in my signature.
 
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