Stormfront
Well-Known Member
ok so I wasn't around long before, because my plants died, I suppose im the murderer in the end, they got to be about 6 inches tall and then poof, the plague got them....
that said, I'm back with my 100% cfl Setup, which consists of a newly added white vanity plate with 4 sockets each with a y connector(4 daylight cfl bulbs, and 4 soft white cfl's, which are subject to change at any point...) the soil has gone a long way too, the soil mixture is worm castings, play sand, and all organic moodoo soil-no more miracle grow for me!
so now things are going good, im on day 4 and the plants are much bigger than the last time i hit day 4...however, they still seem scrawny(wirey at the stems) and it looks like they may be stretching though the lights are about an 1" 1/2 away from the tops, I'm growing 2 plants to a container and as always this grow is just another experiment, i have no intention on selling or profiting, i just want to test new ways to grow, and maybe luck out and get something to smoke in the end....
all that out of the way, here's how the experimental shit is going, and any feedback would be greatly appreciated,
1. although the mixture contains sand, i thought i would add a layer of sand to the top, so that the stems protrude from about a 1/2 inch of sand, i know sand is good for drainage, but i dont want to suck all the water from the plant...if this is a bad idea, PLEASE TELL ME!
2. I've devised a strange aeration system that is peculiar even to me, i used some refrigerator hose i got at a hardware store, and made a shitload of holes in it with a needle, i then attached said hose to an aquarium pump, and before planting the seeds, i ran the hose thru both containers and turned the pump on, now air is being pumped directly into the soil....yet again...bad idea? who knows...i sure as hell dont!
3.I've lined the insides of my cabinet with a $1.89 emergency blanketswhich is wonderfully reflective and easy to cut....easy to tape up or mount?...not at all, but it's there, the heat is a problem when i have 8 lights burning in there so I cut it down to 4...1 light per plant, though if they make it out of this shitty looking runt phase i will likely give them more lights.
4. i added fans to my last setup, which was unfortunately too late it seems, as my plants died, and obviously plants dont talk unless you smoke really good herb, so they couldn't say if it was the heat that was doing them in, however i now have 4 computer fans spinning their hearts out in this little space and hey, it seems to work great, 2 intakes and 2 exhausts, i have them in different heights so when i do find my camera and take pics dont think i lied, if you don't see them right off the bat.
i think that covers updates and experiments so im going to let it be at that, please if there is any feedback, or anyone who knows from experience that what im trying is a bad idea let me know asap, i always feel terrible when my babies die-
thanks,
Storm
that said, I'm back with my 100% cfl Setup, which consists of a newly added white vanity plate with 4 sockets each with a y connector(4 daylight cfl bulbs, and 4 soft white cfl's, which are subject to change at any point...) the soil has gone a long way too, the soil mixture is worm castings, play sand, and all organic moodoo soil-no more miracle grow for me!
so now things are going good, im on day 4 and the plants are much bigger than the last time i hit day 4...however, they still seem scrawny(wirey at the stems) and it looks like they may be stretching though the lights are about an 1" 1/2 away from the tops, I'm growing 2 plants to a container and as always this grow is just another experiment, i have no intention on selling or profiting, i just want to test new ways to grow, and maybe luck out and get something to smoke in the end....
all that out of the way, here's how the experimental shit is going, and any feedback would be greatly appreciated,
1. although the mixture contains sand, i thought i would add a layer of sand to the top, so that the stems protrude from about a 1/2 inch of sand, i know sand is good for drainage, but i dont want to suck all the water from the plant...if this is a bad idea, PLEASE TELL ME!
2. I've devised a strange aeration system that is peculiar even to me, i used some refrigerator hose i got at a hardware store, and made a shitload of holes in it with a needle, i then attached said hose to an aquarium pump, and before planting the seeds, i ran the hose thru both containers and turned the pump on, now air is being pumped directly into the soil....yet again...bad idea? who knows...i sure as hell dont!
3.I've lined the insides of my cabinet with a $1.89 emergency blanketswhich is wonderfully reflective and easy to cut....easy to tape up or mount?...not at all, but it's there, the heat is a problem when i have 8 lights burning in there so I cut it down to 4...1 light per plant, though if they make it out of this shitty looking runt phase i will likely give them more lights.
4. i added fans to my last setup, which was unfortunately too late it seems, as my plants died, and obviously plants dont talk unless you smoke really good herb, so they couldn't say if it was the heat that was doing them in, however i now have 4 computer fans spinning their hearts out in this little space and hey, it seems to work great, 2 intakes and 2 exhausts, i have them in different heights so when i do find my camera and take pics dont think i lied, if you don't see them right off the bat.
i think that covers updates and experiments so im going to let it be at that, please if there is any feedback, or anyone who knows from experience that what im trying is a bad idea let me know asap, i always feel terrible when my babies die-
thanks,
Storm
