91 Chem Dog Closet Clone Grow!

OG215

Member
Thanks so much for the help man +rep forsure. I will definately give her 2 weeks more of growth, she deserves it! In 2 weeks time I should already be running my HPS so shell be loving me even more. Quick question, is there any certain way to keep soil moist or keep humidity up in a closet? I have a few open waters in there but is there any really good way to create moisture in there i mean its not sealed off so i dont think its possible, but what would one of those home made Co2 bottles do? I'm not really sure as to what the Co2 does I know plants breath Co2 but does it really make a difference? If so I will go to the store tomorrow and get the yeast and such!
 

GangaFarmer420

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Moisture is only good for brand new clones and seedlings, after that its best too keep the enviroment dry dry dry, because moisture promotes molds and fungi which you dont want to get started with, plus when your in bud you want it really dry because it makes the plant produce more trichromes and keeps it healthier, because plants let out moisture all on their own, thats why if you wrap a bag arounda branch it gathers moisture in that bag from the branch letting moisture out, so if your plant is rooted then think dry, a cost efficent way of drying the air is getting a few of those dry air crystal containers and putting some on the floor and some higher up, they are much cheaper then a dehumidifier so id go with that , thats what im doin ahaha

For the keepin the soil wet well perlite and peat moss work well for retaining water but for the most part its healthy for the plant to dry out and get watered you dont want the soil wet all the time or else there's a chance that root rot might accure, plus the plant in veg state drinks ALOT of water once its in bud you will notice the consumption slows quite abit.

And for co2 well its great for plants, more co2 will help you yeild abit bigger and have a healthier plant, those home made co2 things work not bad you need like 3 or 4 of em too make it worth while but they have come out with co2 pucks for small grow rooms so maybe if you have a store near by that sells that sorta stuff you might wanna dry that if its not too much i'm haven't priced it yet but its less stinky then a fermenting bottle of yeast hahah
but you can also if your brave haha burn a propane heater or lamp in the grow room and the brings up the co2 quite abit but the heat goes up aswell so thats a choice you have to make depending on your grow room..
and last but not least, we breath in o2 and breath out co2 so we in general are co2 generators, if you just chill with your plants and blow on them and spend abit of time in the room it will add to the co2.
 

OG215

Member
haha forsure, yeah the soil seems to retain water pretty well after i water it, but as soon as the lights come on it dries up pretty quick. so yeah as soon as she matures a bit more im gonna get her in some roots organic soil or FF ocean forest mixed with a bit of pearlite. I do have a bag of miracle grow moisture control and a bag of pearlite that i bought AFTER i planted her, I really wish she was in the pearlite/moisture control soil mix that my seedlings are in heh. seems to retain water way better! but when i get to the hydro store finally i think i will definately have better items to work with =)
 

OG215

Member
Just picked up my 150w HPS and hooked it up to the timer. Im sure the plant is going to be happy that I gave it to her =)
 

OG215

Member
No pics tonight sorry guys the camera is being used by someone. She has woken up from her daily nap and is under the 150w HPS for the first time! I got some Superthrive and fed her with that to see if that will spring her back to life from the browning and droopings. I think it was just stress, hopefully the HPS will calm her down a bit and get her on track! Thanks for followin guys!

Og215

Edit: Oh and P.S. the temperatures have dropped suprisingly from 85-87 down all the way to 81-83 by UPGRADING to a 150w HPS its the Sunsystems one with a built in ballast, I was going to get the one from HTG Supply with the remote ballast but I didnt want to wait for shipping so I went to the hydro store and got it for 87$ not bad!
 

saycheese

Member
i've found that miracle grow doesn't promote root growth and so plants grown with miracle grow can get over watered very easily so you are making a good move to transplant into another medium imo.
 
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