Hello to all, I am a new member here and currently starting my first grow. This will be my second attempt. My first attempt the plants barely 1 week old died due to my mistake in buying a cheap $1 rooting soil. Wouldnt hold any water. LMAO. Good beginner lesson learned. I build a stealth grow box out of a 30gal. Rubbermaid container. I have a total of about 2.5 square feet to work with and about 1.5 feet of height. So I'm a little space limited....My temps stay consistant around 75-80%, with about 33-36% humidity. I'm using temporary fans from walmart for intake/exhaust until I can get some pc/case fans. They work fine for now. The inside of Rubbermaid container is lined with car window reflector material. It definantaly reflects a lot of light. Here are my details of my grow, along with my grow cab and my fresh girls (I hope). Only a few days old.
STRAIN: Unknown killer bag seed
LIGHTS: Veg - 4x27 watt 5500k cfl's Flower - 6x27 watt 2700k cfl's, 2x27 watt 5500k cfl's (216 actual watts--6,400 lumens per sq. ft.!!!)
SOIL: MG Organic Choice--yes I know so many ppl are against MG, but I have seen badass grows when you know how to use the soil correctly. 50/50 mix perlite/MG, with 1 Tbsp dehydrated lime for ph. ( soil def. holds water more, and is clumpy)
POTS: Still deciding. They are germing in 16oz. party cups due to my previous idea of SOG usinn 2 week veg then flower with 6-8plants in my grow area. A good micro SOG. Will prolly go 1.5L.
NUTES: Veg - No nutes for 2-4 weeks due to the N in the MG Organic. Just distilled water. Will let plants tell me when they are hungry for more. Will add in Schultz Plant Food Plus Micro-nutrients (10-15-10) at 1/4 strength, and Fish Emulsion (5-1-1) at 1/8 strength. Building up strength.
Flower - First 2 weeks I will use Shultz Plant Food again at 1/2 strength, building to full strength. When plant shows preflowers, will weed out males then give give females first 1/4 strength nute mix using Shchultz Bloom Plus Plant Food (10-54-10), 1/4 strength Fish Emulsion (to provide a bit more nitrogen since veg will more than likely be shorter. and molasses will be used 1 Tbsp./gal of water every other watering alternating with nute mix.
GROWING METHOD: Been back and forth on this one due to height restrictions, approximately 1.25ft) First thought was 2 week veg then 12/12, but I think I may try 2-3 plants (4 would be great if I could fit them) in a LST Scrog. With using cfl's due to light penetration, I figure this is the best chance with my amount of space and lighting to yield maximum yield. Will build a reflector come flower time to house all 8 cfls. With 12,800 lumens in that small space, and being able to get the lights 1-2" from the plants, I should (hopefully) be able to get decent results for my first grow. Need help on pot size for my goals and size...26" L x 14" depth....1.5L?
Enough of the boring stuff. Here is some pictures...only day 2 so nothing too exciting...2/3 seeds have sprouted that I have germed, still germing some more, to increase female chance......BY THE WAY: ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE OUTCOME WOULD BE TO VEG SAY 6-8 SMALL PLANTS IN SCROG STYLE, WEED OUT MALES THEN TRANSPLANT FEMS INTO BIGGER POTS? TOO MUCH TROUBLE IN A SCROG TO DO THIS? I THINK I KNOW A WAY TO DO IT WITHOUT MESSING THE SCROG GROW, ONLY SWITCHING POTS, THE IDEA OF SUSPENDING MY PLANTS, ROOTS AND ALL AND THEN JUST PUTTING ANOTHER POT UNDER THEM???
Will post pics later tonight, charging my camera batteries.
But any info on the sexing question or pot size?
STRAIN: Unknown killer bag seed
LIGHTS: Veg - 4x27 watt 5500k cfl's Flower - 6x27 watt 2700k cfl's, 2x27 watt 5500k cfl's (216 actual watts--6,400 lumens per sq. ft.!!!)
SOIL: MG Organic Choice--yes I know so many ppl are against MG, but I have seen badass grows when you know how to use the soil correctly. 50/50 mix perlite/MG, with 1 Tbsp dehydrated lime for ph. ( soil def. holds water more, and is clumpy)
POTS: Still deciding. They are germing in 16oz. party cups due to my previous idea of SOG usinn 2 week veg then flower with 6-8plants in my grow area. A good micro SOG. Will prolly go 1.5L.
NUTES: Veg - No nutes for 2-4 weeks due to the N in the MG Organic. Just distilled water. Will let plants tell me when they are hungry for more. Will add in Schultz Plant Food Plus Micro-nutrients (10-15-10) at 1/4 strength, and Fish Emulsion (5-1-1) at 1/8 strength. Building up strength.
Flower - First 2 weeks I will use Shultz Plant Food again at 1/2 strength, building to full strength. When plant shows preflowers, will weed out males then give give females first 1/4 strength nute mix using Shchultz Bloom Plus Plant Food (10-54-10), 1/4 strength Fish Emulsion (to provide a bit more nitrogen since veg will more than likely be shorter. and molasses will be used 1 Tbsp./gal of water every other watering alternating with nute mix.
GROWING METHOD: Been back and forth on this one due to height restrictions, approximately 1.25ft) First thought was 2 week veg then 12/12, but I think I may try 2-3 plants (4 would be great if I could fit them) in a LST Scrog. With using cfl's due to light penetration, I figure this is the best chance with my amount of space and lighting to yield maximum yield. Will build a reflector come flower time to house all 8 cfls. With 12,800 lumens in that small space, and being able to get the lights 1-2" from the plants, I should (hopefully) be able to get decent results for my first grow. Need help on pot size for my goals and size...26" L x 14" depth....1.5L?
Enough of the boring stuff. Here is some pictures...only day 2 so nothing too exciting...2/3 seeds have sprouted that I have germed, still germing some more, to increase female chance......BY THE WAY: ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE OUTCOME WOULD BE TO VEG SAY 6-8 SMALL PLANTS IN SCROG STYLE, WEED OUT MALES THEN TRANSPLANT FEMS INTO BIGGER POTS? TOO MUCH TROUBLE IN A SCROG TO DO THIS? I THINK I KNOW A WAY TO DO IT WITHOUT MESSING THE SCROG GROW, ONLY SWITCHING POTS, THE IDEA OF SUSPENDING MY PLANTS, ROOTS AND ALL AND THEN JUST PUTTING ANOTHER POT UNDER THEM???
Will post pics later tonight, charging my camera batteries.
But any info on the sexing question or pot size?