new2420grow
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I'm getting close to finishing up my first grow and decided to go ahead and pop the seeds on my 2nd attempt. Still going for semi-small in a pantry and going to use the same strains again, 1 NL auto from Nirvana and 1 PE auto from Barney's. I've already harvested and dried my PE, got a little over 1.5 oz dried, not counting a few grams worth of popcorns I took along the way for samples. I'm still letting my NL go a bit, so far I've dried and tested .75 oz from her.
I'm going to do some changing around this time around and would like some thoughts.
1. I'm still going to use CFLs from start to finish, but I think I'm going to add a 150 watt HPS when they start to flower. With my limited space(and funds) I can't really go much bigger, especially because of the heat. Will this help me get denser, heavier buds?
2. I'm going to up my bucket size. My first grow, I used 1 1/2 gallon pots, I'm thinking of going all the way up to 5 gallon this time, but at least 3gal. Is the yield gain from 3 to 5 worth the loss of space?
3. Nutes....Believe it or not, I used MG bloom nutes for my first grow. I had some cal/mag deficiencies, but that was really all. I'm thinking that I'm probably going to use that go box kit for this grow. Any thoughts there?
4. Medium....I used a mix of approximately 45% seedling starter from dollar general 45% MG brand Perlite and about 10% MG potting mix for my first grow. I really had no problems with the dirt mix, I know I can get a lot better, but I don't have a local grow store, and would have to order online. It's one thing to order nutes, lights, even beans online, but getting enough medium delivered might be problematic. So, I may just grab some organic MG and not feed them until week 3 or 4 like I did the first time.
I'm guessing with what's still on my NL, I'll end up with around 3 oz dried combined from both plants. For my second grow, I'd like to double that. I know that may sound like I'm reaching, but I'm thinking that with bigger pots, better lighting and better nutes, it's doable. I've learned tons from this site so far and I'm really grateful for all the advice and I would appreciate some more input on the adjustments I'm planning. Thanks guys and gals!
I'm going to do some changing around this time around and would like some thoughts.
1. I'm still going to use CFLs from start to finish, but I think I'm going to add a 150 watt HPS when they start to flower. With my limited space(and funds) I can't really go much bigger, especially because of the heat. Will this help me get denser, heavier buds?
2. I'm going to up my bucket size. My first grow, I used 1 1/2 gallon pots, I'm thinking of going all the way up to 5 gallon this time, but at least 3gal. Is the yield gain from 3 to 5 worth the loss of space?
3. Nutes....Believe it or not, I used MG bloom nutes for my first grow. I had some cal/mag deficiencies, but that was really all. I'm thinking that I'm probably going to use that go box kit for this grow. Any thoughts there?
4. Medium....I used a mix of approximately 45% seedling starter from dollar general 45% MG brand Perlite and about 10% MG potting mix for my first grow. I really had no problems with the dirt mix, I know I can get a lot better, but I don't have a local grow store, and would have to order online. It's one thing to order nutes, lights, even beans online, but getting enough medium delivered might be problematic. So, I may just grab some organic MG and not feed them until week 3 or 4 like I did the first time.
I'm guessing with what's still on my NL, I'll end up with around 3 oz dried combined from both plants. For my second grow, I'd like to double that. I know that may sound like I'm reaching, but I'm thinking that with bigger pots, better lighting and better nutes, it's doable. I've learned tons from this site so far and I'm really grateful for all the advice and I would appreciate some more input on the adjustments I'm planning. Thanks guys and gals!