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Hey all im new to this im planning on buying three 36" flourescent tubes tommarow there 40 w each and should put out 2500 lumens each. does this sound okay for 5-6 plants for the first stage? Also planning on using 6 CFL lights. For the veg and flowering stage a metal halide light sound okay? Also one crucial ? that I dont see ansrewd nywhere is which way do u plant the germinated seed sprout up or sprout down. Also the Strain of Seed im using is Red Dragon shit is pretty good.

THANKS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO POST ON MY ?S and ADD ANY TIPS thanks PIC TO COME THIS WKND

LOL the little white part sticking out of the seed is a tap root it needs to be placed downwards to go in the soil.

If you have the money use a metal halide light for veg and HPS for flowering. You plant the germinated seed with the white tail facing downward.

thanks also what would u recomend using for soil during the first stage (or whatever u call it) also id like to know if those lights would be enough for six plants. Or is there a standard amount of lumens for one plant.
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Also i will have alot of space b/c im groing in my freinds attic so should i build a small grow room or should i leave them in the open attic
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Make a grow room up there... so u can manipulate the tempeture to stay where you want... there is also humidity.... you gotta do a lot of reasearch before u grow... if you dident know which way the root went into the dirt... you got some homework to do on this site... like my sig says... browse threw the site

ive been looking through the site for the past couple of days but ill continue

pics to come within 2 days of the grow room

okay so today i bought

2 4 foot flourocsecnt lights 40 w each bout 2000 lumens each
4 CFLs i bout the ones that were 90w and said daylight for spectrum color

does this sound okay to start i know im going to need atleast 4-6 more cfls for 6 plants

THANKS for The Posts

bigtdawg1234 said:

okay so today i bought

2 4 foot flourocsecnt lights 40 w each bout 2000 lumens each
4 CFLs i bout the ones that were 90w and said daylight for spectrum color

does this sound okay to start i know im going to need atleast 4-6 more cfls for 6 plants

THANKS for The Posts

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that will get you going.

if you can get general hydroponics all-mix(bio-bizz) its the best(hard to find sometimes). for soilless sunshine#4 or promix hp are both good and very common

i thought hydro was growing w/out soil
But thanks for the tip nyways

naw those are all soils. gh makes the best soil ever calles all mix and promix hp is calles soilless just like sunshine mix#4 there made of about 65% peat moss and pearlite and lime n other shit. there all soil you would fill pots with

miracle gro is also soil-less as its composed mostly of peat moss

hell ya i finally am seeing the little seeds cacking and sprouting tomaroow i will plant them "root down" lol i should have some pics tommarow thanks for the help so far many more ?s to come as well as some fine ass weed hopefully (fingeres crossed)

so i planted we planted the seeds today and decided not to use the flourescent tube seeing as we couldnt get it set up it didng come pre assembled or with a cord. So for now were using 1 cfl per plant the 90w 1200lumen version daylight spectrum. i wouldve posted some pics but my freinds so paranoid dont worry though i will get some pics soon.

Also could nyone direct me to a good link abut the beniefits of co2 and how to make it

Goodluck with the grow. Happy growing.

Also could nyone direct me to a good link abut the beniefits of co2 and how to make it

ok so here's what I use for Co2 : take a couple of plastic bottles (coke or seven up will work fine , I use mountain Dew) , fill them 1/3rd with water add one teaspoon of yeast ( real yeast works best cuz it lasts longer, baking soda is ok..) add one teaspoon of sugar and let it sit for about 30 mins, poke a small hole through the cap of the bottles and close them tightly, cover the hole with your finger and shake it up ( u should see fizzy bubles forming at the top.. put the bottles in your grow room during lights on and you're done! easy, cheap and makes your plant's healthy speeding growth rate. shake the bottles every now and then (as long as there are bubbles theres C02)

Enjoy

thanks i will do that tonight pics to come dont worry

CO2 Boost - All-natural CO2 Generators for the purpose of CO2 enrichment and air fertilzation

I would say this is the best out there, because it gives off zero heat, its cheap, no big hook ups, little worries. it is odorless, and will get 6 plants more then enough c02.