first time grower..EVER!!...bag seed...pics...tight budget!!

alp2420

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so here i am starting my very first ever grow journal!!! yay im excited! anyways lets get to the point....

-12 bag seeds
-12 plant pots
-1 fluor. light(aquarium hood)
-1 fluor. plant&aquarium light(aquarium hood)
-1 lazyboy recliner box
-clear plastic
-white duct tape
-sliver lining(emergency blankets)
-maxigrow nutes
-potting soil
-pea gravel
-outdoor thermometer

alright so i know that some of this shit is ghetto as all get out but who cares im seeing how cheap i can possibly do this. next grow will be hydro. anyways ill post some pictures up and you will see what i started with. realized that box wasnt going to cut it for me. so i went to the local home furnishing store and snagged a lazyboy box.(49x47x53) taped the nessisary to the sides and bottom of the box. its just bag seed and i know that but im runin 12 cuz i know that not all of them are going to be fems so well see im hopin for atlest 4-5 fems out of this but well see. alright well all and all i spent about 30 bucks on this whole thing and i still need to get some bloom shit if i make it that far but im not going to buy it if i dont get these plants there in that stage. anyways comments advice anything is welcom.

plz excuse grammer and spelling im tired as fuck and im high as hell! so ya there ya go
 

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StreetRider

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alp2420 said:
one in the back (grow light) is like 25 and i think the front fluoro is 15-20.

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You can get much larger CFL at any hardware store cheap. You will need much more tight in even that small of an area.

Run 2 X 120 Watters and you will lke the results much better. More light equals more grams.
 
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StreetRider said:
You can get much larger CFL at any hardware store cheap. You will need much more tight in even that small of an area.

Run 2 X 120 Watters and you will lke the results much better. More light equals more grams.
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well thats what i plan on doing when i get paid on wed but for now these little lights are keepin them alive and growing....slowly but still growing thats why there on 24/7 light cause im not giving them alot of light yet
 
alp2420

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damn it i hate being on a tight budget after reading last night ive come to the conclusion that i need alot more light!!! these hoes are almost 3 weeks and they look like everyone elses 1 1/2-2weeks this is going to piss me off!!!!!

so there still lookin good a few are starting to shed there little clover leaves so there going slowly but surly i just mixed my nutes and im going to start with 1/4 power for a couple days to see if that will help them grow a lil faster.
 
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alp2420 said:
damn it i hate being on a tight budget after reading last night ive come to the conclusion that i need alot more light!!! these hoes are almost 3 weeks and they look like everyone elses 1 1/2-2weeks this is going to piss me off!!!!!

so there still lookin good a few are starting to shed there little clover leaves so there going slowly but surly i just mixed my nutes and im going to start with 1/4 power for a couple days to see if that will help them grow a lil faster.
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The sad truth is that you can never have too much light. As long as you can control the temperature in your box, put as much ight on them as possible.

If you box was only a little bit bigger you could fit some 4 foot T5 fixtures. You can pick them up for under $20 at the hardware store.

A small grow like this would love 6 40 watters. You can hang 3 2 bulb fixtures side by side and have a light bank eual to the commercial fixtures at a price of like $65 dollars.

That is the cheap way out. As much as it sucks it does take money to set up even a small grow.

Keep fighting the good fight and you will be fine.
 
alp2420

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StreetRider said:
The sad truth is that you can never have too much light. As long as you can control the temperature in your box, put as much ight on them as possible.

If you box was only a little bit bigger you could fit some 4 foot T5 fixtures. You can pick them up for under $20 at the hardware store.

A small grow like this would love 6 40 watters. You can hang 3 2 bulb fixtures side by side and have a light bank eual to the commercial fixtures at a price of like $65 dollars.

That is the cheap way out. As much as it sucks it does take money to set up even a small grow.

Keep fighting the good fight and you will be fine.
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ya i was checkin the dimentions last night and was like shit im off by like 5 inches!!!! but oh well i have read other posts on here that people have used surge protectors and turned them into a light bar with six something bulbs on it warm and daylight so i think ill just try and run two of those with 12 bulbs total with these two lights lol....so how much can u run on one household outlet???
 
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alp2420 said:
ya i was checkin the dimentions last night and was like shit im off by like 5 inches!!!! but oh well i have read other posts on here that people have used surge protectors and turned them into a light bar with six something bulbs on it warm and daylight so i think ill just try and run two of those with 12 bulbs total with these two lights lol....so how much can u run on one household outlet???
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You can put around 10 -15 amps on one outlet. It depends on the outlet installed and the wiring up to it.

More important is how much is on that circuit. If the breaker box has a 20 AMP breaker in it and you have a fridge on the same line you will not be able to run the full load.

I can tell you that a 600 Watt HPS and 300 Wats of CFL can run off of its own circuit. <g>

You should still run the biggest output bulbs you can afford. More smaller bulbs are less effecient than a few larger ones.
 
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I agree. But i'm also in the same position as you. Trying to grow like gangsters and were just peons. On my budget i've found that 3-5 regular 100 watt equiv. CFLs, if moved around right, are the answer to your prob. I'm running mine through a cheap timer and even cheaper ext. cord.
 
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BigChillin said:
I agree. But i'm also in the same position as you. Trying to grow like gangsters and were just peons. On my budget i've found that 3-5 regular 100 watt equiv. CFLs, if moved around right, are the answer to your prob. I'm running mine through a cheap timer and even cheaper ext. cord.
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If you buy the cheap sub $10 work lights you will get a cheap aluminium reflector and a way to mount them.

Just a sugestion.
 
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Even big growers then to have a few around for the sake of extra light or clones. It's an investment that you can use for some time. And they will handle a large wattage bulb.

Remeber that when they say that it is a 100 Watt CFL it is normally a 100 Watt equivalent running on like 23 watts. That is why so many people love them.

Also, remeber that you can have them almost touching the plants even early one. Once you have a couple of sets of leaves move your lights up close and kkep a little fan on them. The fan will keep your little guy cool and iff you are carefull to have it only strong enough to tremble or shake your plant not blow it over it wil strenghten you stems.

Keep up the good work. I wana see this little lady grow.
 
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Pop cans... Wow.... That IS g-h-e-t-t-o. I must bow to your determination. Keep looking in the dollar stores for some work light fistures. I think you will be much happier. But, you have to work with what you have now. Get a cheap thermometer. Stay above 76 and below 82. Like I stated before. Always maximize the good and minimize the bad.
 
alp2420

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thank you for all your responses....im going to home depot today to see what i can find. ill post pictures up later when i get home from work
 
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well i got a hood and what not for free from a local grower....but....it didnt work, and after checking prices to fix this light(400w hps) i said FUK that and bought two shop hood fluoros with 4 40w bulbs shit is really bright at they are already growing faster then befor!!! so il get some pictures up later of it...an take some of the plants!!
 
LimitedTimer

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I'm finding me and you in the same spot .


i bought 2 , 2 bulb 40 watt fluro's but they arnt quite dense enough light for later in veg.

You should look into Y brackets and a few lamp set ups with CFL's 26w or greater

6500k for veg
2700k for flowering ( which is the color of the bulbs)



i have 4 6500k and 2 2700k atm for veg on top of the 2 fluro fixtures. about a 90 dollar investment. (adding them slowly over timer helps to since us newbies are tight on cash, 2 a week or so.)

hope this helps you.
 
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