1st grow, done on the cheap.
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scroglodyte
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water whenever the pot feels really light. period. you don't decide when to water........it does. plants drink at varied rates. there can be no watering "schedule." i feel the same way about ferts. i read my plants, and support them. i never "force" things. others may yield a little more, but i wanna enjoy the grow, and connect with my crop. and avoid problems.
Thanks for the input throughout my grow dude.Trying my best to communicate with her. Have you any advice re LED bulds. Was thinking of getting a few 20w corns?
VinylJr
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View attachment 2204060 My lady at two weeks and two feet ` My own personal strain `
Dr Kynes
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Hi,
Just started my first grow about a week ago. I ordered some femmed short rider seeds and soaked it in warm water in the hot press for 24 hours and then planted it in all purpose compost. It broke soil about 3 days ago. I have it in a 5 litre pot under 2x85w (porcelain fittings) warm white cfls in a cardboard box lined with plasterboard and covered in reflective bubblewrap. Have extraction and a carbon filter(not connecting the filter til it starts to smell) and waiting on a cooling/circulating fan before I add more lighting(probably 2x25w cfl's). Box is about 1.25x1.5x2.5foot. Temp is currently 25ish. I'm not a very good verbal communicator so I hope to get a few pics up soon.
mind the cardboard doesnt start soaking up humidity, and growing mould, or worse collapse in the night. i wouldnt mount lights on cardboard without adding wood to the structure
Dr Kynes
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a long as the air passes through the carbon filter it doesnt matter if the air is pulled into the filter or pushed out. i would rather have it pushed into a filter can at the outside of my growroom, so anything caught in the filter (bugs, pollen and mould spores etc) are away from my plants. just be sure the air is going through the filter the right way for that particular filter. if you make your own from central air charcoal filters for home air conditioner systems, theres a in and out direction on the filter frame. make sure the arrow is pointing the right way for your airflow. outward if you are using a duct end can, or inwards for a blower intake mounted filter.
also with the spiral compact flourescents it doesnt matter if the bulb is vertical or horizontal for lighting purposes, the facing of the bulb is about the same all ways, but the lateral strain on the spirals at the ballast joint can make the larger horizontal bulbs break. unless you are using the straight tube CFLs keep them pointed down for safety.
Cheers Doc,Box is fireproofed with plasterboard(drywall) and this helps keep the box rigid. Lights are hung facing downwards from a wooden structure. Tried +reping you and scroglodyte but not sure if it went through (surfing through a proxy but it changes the behaviour of the site functionality a bit) Thanks for the input.
Dr Kynes
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NNNNNGGG!!!!
unless you used green-board the (moisture resistant, for bathrooms etc...) drywall will also soak up moisture, until it slumps over like undercooked pudding or starts growing mould. drywall also traps heat and holds it
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