Ok.. so this is THE FINAL PLAN (Everything Included)
Required Things:
-LOWE'S-
4, 40w "soft White" cfl (3000k flower) 2600L $10.00/bulb=$40.00
1, 65w "Daylight" cfl (6500k veg) 3360L $10.00
2 Light Sockets $4.00
1 Extension Cord $3.50
$57.50
*****~~QUESTIONS~~*****
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1.) How many extension cords would I need to wire 2 light sockets????
2.) When I lst, is it true that if I run the main stalk around the edge, or around itself, really, pinned down to the dirt, the second branches will grow, and these will be the future bud sites?????
1 Node = 2 New, Budding Sprouts??
3.) Does anyone know what I can use to make a hood, that is 9" in height, that can fit over the cat litter bottom? As to have as much light as possible ON the plants???(When I close the drawer above the one I am using, I can see a slight ray of light, that actually CAUGHT my attention)
4.) What diameter would one bud have if flowered at 3"????
This is what I have figured out so far:
CFL HOOD
I will wire the lights to whatever I find works best (question # 3) using an extension cord(or 2??). When I have figured out what the hood will be made of, I will then cut a hole, to fit my wired up computer fan to the side BLOWING IN to the hood. I will also cut 6, small slits right where the dirt begins, on the inside, each 3" in length. I want the hood to be elongated 3-4" width-wise, to allow my thermometer to be close to the plants (to have better readings).
__Dimensions__
1'5" L x 1' W x 9" H
THE GROW(SPECS)
I will veg under the 1 "Daylight" bulbs for as long as it takes to wrap the main stalk around the pot to 3'2"(the plant will actually be 3'2" in height, just wrapped up) SO that's..
1 Node Every 1.5" of plant height
24 Nodes=48 Bud Sites???(probably have to chop some off in the beginning of flower, so the space isn't overcrowded, like, 15, I'd say)so 25-30 bud sites(all at 8"??)
All will be flowered at 3", so the stretch is minimal(Probably will end up at 6-8" finished) I'm thinking the diameter of each bud (or, technically, the width) would be around 2". Please correct me if I'm wrong.
MAYBE.. I could just veg it long enough to make 1 trip to the far right of the box, then to the left, making it at about 2 ft total height.
16 Nodes = 32 Bud Sites?(more like 15-25MAX)
When flowered, at 6 weeks, I will start a molasses regime (2tbsp/Gallon) every watering. Up until then, I will either be using no nutrients or using miracle grow, please say which would be better. Obviously, it would be better to actually buy good nutes, but there's nowhere in the area that sells anything other than miracle grow, and other brands NEVER mentioned for marijuana growing.
PLEASE!!!!.. Is anyone has ANY COMMENTS at all, feel free to express them. Tell me what could go wrong, ect.
Thanks, peace.
Also, please answer my questions, as they are the only thing that is hindering my process of getting the supplies.