UpUpAndAway1
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Okay everyone!
Here it is!!!!
So I am currently I guess what you all would call a newb, although I feel far from a newb, I have had the knowledge for some time, just lacking experience. Soooo Let me begin here,
I am currently attempting a BlackJack grow. It will be my first indoor attempt and I will be doing so with limited resources. To begin I received my seeds last Friday, I put seeds strait into a damp paper towel not too wet just damp and let it sit in a plate in my drawer. Woke up the next day and the paper towel was extremely dry. I added a sufficient amount of water to keep the paper towel moist, this time placing in a plastic zip-loc bag and letting sit on my cable box (warmth) and sure enough within about 18hrs had a huge tap root sticking out of that sucker.
Next this is where it starts to get funny, due to the fact I am attempting a low budget, work with what you got grow,
I gathered a large box for a carseat maybe about 30inches in height, 1.5ft x 1.5ft. Also have a 42w 2700k cfl lamp. . . PLEASE , I know I need to upgrade 6700k . . again I wanted to work with what I have for now until I see some error in my babies which call for drastic measure. Also another reason for this thread is because I could not find any like it on-line. Now I used a metal food tray as a hood for my lamp. Covered my box in white paper and a tiny strip of dull aluminum foil going around the box one time. I made sure to keep aluminum foil on dull side and very strait, so it doesn't create hot spots. I didn't seem to have any plastic cups to put my seedling in so I cut a 12oz water bottle top off removed the paper and began in there with MIRACLE GRO!
Now after only 1 day my baby was already sticking up about an inch and a half and looking healthy as hell! (to me at least)
I am worried about this grow and excited at the same time, very exited to see the results and let other newbs know what kind of yield they should be looking forward to on a low budget grow.
For now after the first day or day and a half I have put an additional small box inside the big box, so that the white walls in the small box can use all the lighting and lumens more efficiently. (until I am forced to transplant) I would guess it is 8inx6in box.
I also take my plant out of her environment to let the box cool for a couple hours and let her get some direct sunlight on my window sill.
So far for 3-4 days old she seems to be happy.
The plan is to let this be as simple and inexpensive as possible. I purchased fox farm organic soil and some miracle gro moisture control from walmart for $6 and some change. Which I am going use to transplant my baby in about ten more days.
Also I added a tiny bit of epsom salt to a bottle of water today. Since the leaves were turning upwards, and watered a few hours later and she back looking healthy.
I will not be planning to add nutes during Veg since I am using miracle grow. And I will try to get away with only molasses during flower. Unless it absolutely calls for it.
Any ways hope you guys stay tuned and enjoy my project!
Thanks,
UpUpAndAway1
Here it is!!!!
So I am currently I guess what you all would call a newb, although I feel far from a newb, I have had the knowledge for some time, just lacking experience. Soooo Let me begin here,
I am currently attempting a BlackJack grow. It will be my first indoor attempt and I will be doing so with limited resources. To begin I received my seeds last Friday, I put seeds strait into a damp paper towel not too wet just damp and let it sit in a plate in my drawer. Woke up the next day and the paper towel was extremely dry. I added a sufficient amount of water to keep the paper towel moist, this time placing in a plastic zip-loc bag and letting sit on my cable box (warmth) and sure enough within about 18hrs had a huge tap root sticking out of that sucker.
Next this is where it starts to get funny, due to the fact I am attempting a low budget, work with what you got grow,
I gathered a large box for a carseat maybe about 30inches in height, 1.5ft x 1.5ft. Also have a 42w 2700k cfl lamp. . . PLEASE , I know I need to upgrade 6700k . . again I wanted to work with what I have for now until I see some error in my babies which call for drastic measure. Also another reason for this thread is because I could not find any like it on-line. Now I used a metal food tray as a hood for my lamp. Covered my box in white paper and a tiny strip of dull aluminum foil going around the box one time. I made sure to keep aluminum foil on dull side and very strait, so it doesn't create hot spots. I didn't seem to have any plastic cups to put my seedling in so I cut a 12oz water bottle top off removed the paper and began in there with MIRACLE GRO!
Now after only 1 day my baby was already sticking up about an inch and a half and looking healthy as hell! (to me at least)
I am worried about this grow and excited at the same time, very exited to see the results and let other newbs know what kind of yield they should be looking forward to on a low budget grow.
For now after the first day or day and a half I have put an additional small box inside the big box, so that the white walls in the small box can use all the lighting and lumens more efficiently. (until I am forced to transplant) I would guess it is 8inx6in box.
I also take my plant out of her environment to let the box cool for a couple hours and let her get some direct sunlight on my window sill.
So far for 3-4 days old she seems to be happy.
The plan is to let this be as simple and inexpensive as possible. I purchased fox farm organic soil and some miracle gro moisture control from walmart for $6 and some change. Which I am going use to transplant my baby in about ten more days.
Also I added a tiny bit of epsom salt to a bottle of water today. Since the leaves were turning upwards, and watered a few hours later and she back looking healthy.
I will not be planning to add nutes during Veg since I am using miracle grow. And I will try to get away with only molasses during flower. Unless it absolutely calls for it.
Any ways hope you guys stay tuned and enjoy my project!
Thanks,
UpUpAndAway1
