fauxsho02
Active Member
Hey, So this whole adventure started when I found a few (3) seeds in a bag of my friends weed (I haven't seen a seed in years) so I thought I'd throw it in a planter and see where it takes me....
My Set Up: For seedlings and Veg. I am using a small space in my hall closet roughly 18in deep X 26in high x 36in wide, very compact and already painted white.
I have (3) 24" fluorescent bulbs (17 watt, 7800k) about 3 inches above them and (2) 26 watt CFL's @ 6500K on the sides.
I germinated the 3 seeds for 36 hours and they are currently 9 days old in my MG Organic Potting Mix. I was running the lights 24/0 until the 8th day when I read about a million articles pro and con for 24/0 or 18/6 and I ended up changing to 18/6 for the remainder. I have not added any nutrients yet (partially because I don't really know what to add or when)
This pretty much describes my set up, although I broke down and ordered some White Widow that should arrive any day, I figured I'd use these first 3 unknown seeds as a trial grow while my dank shizzy stays a comfortable month behind...
I have a few questions:
When and with what should I begin fertilizing with, I've heard good things about Jacks' Classic and Rapid Grow, but am also debating using urine diluted 20-1 for its Nitrogen benefits? Should I use urine along with fert, er what? or not at all?
Question 2: My potters are clay with a round 1" hole in the bottom but when I water nothing comes out of the bottom by the time I feel I've given them enough water. Should I keep watering until water drizzles from the hole in the bottom or am I just being paranoid and because the soil is new its just absorbing it, i mean I couldn't possibly have a puddle of water hanging out in the pot somewhere drowning the roots could I?
Question 3: I have a small computer fan (you can see it sitting on the top dvd in the right of the pic, with the 24" fluors. resting on it but not blocking the intake) and its a very gentle breeze that when I direct it towards the plant it causes them to "shake" constantly, really subtle though I can barely feel wind current on my hand, is this good for the stem development or is it too early to have "wind" on my girls?
My Set Up: For seedlings and Veg. I am using a small space in my hall closet roughly 18in deep X 26in high x 36in wide, very compact and already painted white.
I have (3) 24" fluorescent bulbs (17 watt, 7800k) about 3 inches above them and (2) 26 watt CFL's @ 6500K on the sides.
I germinated the 3 seeds for 36 hours and they are currently 9 days old in my MG Organic Potting Mix. I was running the lights 24/0 until the 8th day when I read about a million articles pro and con for 24/0 or 18/6 and I ended up changing to 18/6 for the remainder. I have not added any nutrients yet (partially because I don't really know what to add or when)
This pretty much describes my set up, although I broke down and ordered some White Widow that should arrive any day, I figured I'd use these first 3 unknown seeds as a trial grow while my dank shizzy stays a comfortable month behind...
I have a few questions:
When and with what should I begin fertilizing with, I've heard good things about Jacks' Classic and Rapid Grow, but am also debating using urine diluted 20-1 for its Nitrogen benefits? Should I use urine along with fert, er what? or not at all?
Question 2: My potters are clay with a round 1" hole in the bottom but when I water nothing comes out of the bottom by the time I feel I've given them enough water. Should I keep watering until water drizzles from the hole in the bottom or am I just being paranoid and because the soil is new its just absorbing it, i mean I couldn't possibly have a puddle of water hanging out in the pot somewhere drowning the roots could I?
Question 3: I have a small computer fan (you can see it sitting on the top dvd in the right of the pic, with the 24" fluors. resting on it but not blocking the intake) and its a very gentle breeze that when I direct it towards the plant it causes them to "shake" constantly, really subtle though I can barely feel wind current on my hand, is this good for the stem development or is it too early to have "wind" on my girls?
