Stealth Grow Mommy

hope your plants are doin better

skervy said:

thats just funny all i can say on that your forgetting the point some people wanna grow for a few bucks not 500$ as for the soil just mix in some perlite and your good to go. you cant get by with no nutes i tried and around 2-3 weeks they needed it. you can get some schultz 10-15-10 all purpose from walmart or whatever has a small garden section still left in winter. its only like 5$ and doin me good so far. using it through flowering to but adding molasses so ill see how it turns out as a flowering nute

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My reading comprehension/memory is quite good. But I think if newbies would ask themselves, how many times and monies have been spent on so called "good shit" weed in the past from some dickhead that is turning profit? I think a $200 Windtunnel/Can Fan ventilation would be a drop in the bucket toward a sustainable bud making machine compared to the wasted money. Just trying to motivate that's all.

Thanks for the tip skervy. I did cave and buy some all purpose plant food so hopefully that'll be good enough once they start needing it.



"it's good in the ghetto" eh?

I'm not from the ghetto sweetie. I'm actually a little bit of a spoiled bitch. Grew up in a nice neighborhood, went to the best schools, 4 year college degree and my husband makes enough for me to stay home with our son comfortably. I've got nothing against the "ghetto" or anyone who lives there, but you should never assume you know anything about people on these boards. Just for the record. xoxo.

Ok, now that I've made myself look like a complete bitch it's time for an update!

So this morning I got the roaster pan put in to reflect the light a little better. So far it's working really well. My only concern is that it's going to get too hot in there because just after a few minutes the pan was warm to the touch, but I have a big box fan blowing on it (on low so it doesn't knock anything over) so hopefully that'll keep the temp down in there. So here are some before/after pics. You can definitely tell how much light is being blocked by that pan.

My first plant to ever sprout is finally bouncing back. The bottom leaves are falling off and on top I FINALLY have my first 3 point leaf. Took for-fucking-ever.

And the runt of the last litter is looking a little off to me. For some bizarre reason it just doesn't look like the rest of the plants did when they first sprouted. The rest had short looking clover leaves then 2 MJ leaves, this one has 2 really long leaves and 2 possible MJ leaves. I don't know how it could be anything else but it just looks a little off to me...maybe different strains look different, I'm honestly not sure. If you have any thoughts let me know.

So there may not be an update for a while. Not really much to show until the new sprouts come up. I'll post a pic and do an update as soon as that happens. Everyone have a good (and safe) New Years.

um are ya sure that last one is WEED and not A WEED lol it looks a bit off ^^ ive seen flat leaves like that but on clones and it has no starter thingies. it looks like these little weeds t hat grow in my soil but yours is alot bigger lol. anywho notice how much brighter is it over the cups now with a reflector trim the side some so air can pass up the sides. like cut it back to where its just longer then the lights

lol read the entire thread.. Sorry about your luck so far, the more i read the more i feel lucky to have not had any major (or minor really) problems. Ima scribe to this thread, you u have any questions feel free to pm me, i work from home and check my email 2x hour so it wont take long to get a response..

Im not sure if u scribed to my thread but u did comment on it.. if not, heres a link for ya.
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/274992-first-grow-cfls-stealth-7.html

Best of luck, and happy growin!

hey, i looked on walmart.com to give you a parts list so your 2nd attempt will be successful..

This is what i recommend.

Light bulbs-42w-2,700k, 2,800 lumen, $8.44 per bulb.
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5684723



Light Bulb to Socket Adapters: $2.00 Each


Power Strip:
Im sure u have one of these laying around.






Between the lights u have now and those 42w'ers you will be on your way to some nice homegrown. All for less then $25 bucks.

Hey agent, nice to see the plants are coming along, I am new here too, but I have learned more on this site then any where else!!! I am on my second grow and the first was a great learning experience!!! I am subscribed and looking forward to see how this turns out for you!!!

Scrapdizle - I'll def be looking to expanding my light setup after next harvest. I like that little setup you got there too.

Newgreenhobby - I agree, RIU has been my best source by far. Let me know how yours goes. You got a journal?

well my point was mainly that u wont make it to harvest with ur current light setup.

Woke up this morning and checked on the plants. They're growing beautifully thus far. It's crazy how I can actually see how much #1 grows everyday. All 3 of the little plants already have some really thick stems on 'em. The only thing I'm worried about is that I kept them on 18/6 from the beginning instead of doing a week of 24/0 like everyone says. I just didn't want to leave the lights on 24/0 for the one plant that I have in there that's already in it's 4th week...even if it does look like it's only 2 weeks old.

scrapdizle - I get what you're saying though I must say I really hope you're wrong. I've already put more $ into this grow than I originally intended, though not by much, and I'm trying not to spend anything else. I know, I know, if you want good weed you have to spend some money...but the point of this is to be an economic grow. Sure, $25 is a drop in the bucket, no big, but my original goal was $50 and supplies anyone can find around the house. And if I did use the kind of setup you showed me it would involve adjusting my setup completely and finding a way to raise and lower the powerstrip with ease. Basically what I'm trying to get as is the grow I have now is small and simple. I don't want to overcomplicate (or overspend) with my first try. If you look at the very first pictures I posted you'll see this is already a huge step up for me, lol. That's not to say that when these plants go into flowering and I (hopefully) add a 2nd cabinet I won't be stealing that lighting setup.

i hear ya, im as thrifty as they come haha.. Whats the word on the vent system? I remember you saying ur hubby found a fan or something, but was it ever installed?

AgentMcFeather said:

Yep. Xbox and Super Nintendo in the bedroom. Play Station 2 and Wii in the living room. The husband wants a PS3 or 360 but I figure we have enough for now.

Thank you for the advice! I've got them replanted as deep as I can now...given that their roots were almost as deep as the original pot. I've got a box fan in front of the trunk with the trunk door blocking most of the breeze. Just enough to make them sway without knocking them over. The lights are about as close as I can get without burning the tips. I'm going to add a couple more bulbs as soon as I can get out of my driveway. SO sick of snow already.

Here are some pictures of the new setup. I want to set up some kind of exhaust system but I may wait and see how well this box fan works first. Opinions welcome!

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Where did you get your cfl light fixture from?

scrapdizle - Ah, the exhaust fan. Subject of much debate in the household, lol. The husband has one out in our shed that I've been nagging him to bring in but it's still freezing balls here and there's literally 3 feet of snow in front of the shed doors and he doesn't wanna shovel. The fan seems to be working ok for now and I'm concocting a plan for a 2nd grow cabinet for the flowering stage when the smell gets real bad so I may just wait and use it on that one. This cabinet is going to be planned out much better than the current one...which was set up on a whim and a prayer.

hall420 - I bought everything at Home Depot. You know those work lights with the plastic around the bulb that you use when working on cars? Well it's one of those, minus the plastic, and adding a Y splitter...only now I added 2 more Y splitters so instead of 2 bulbs I have 4. And in that picture I was only using the 60wt equiv. and now I have 4x100wt. It's working a lot better now. But it's still not as good as some other setups I've seen. Looking to do better with the next build. I was just trying to keep it cheap with this one. Everything for the grow from dirt to bulbs was under $50.

Mini-Update:

It's just like...well...watching plants grow.

Hey Agent,

You're making good progress and knowledge gained is never a waste of time. Keep it up!