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Mrs. Letitgrow

Mrs. Letitgrow

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Hey everyone,
Have a HUGE problem, and need lots of help to just dig myself out of this mistake of a purchase.
So..... I am a girl and have problems making purchases without thinking them through. Hence I now have a prefabricated grow closet.....

Really should have built, but now I am head first into growing and climbing my way out of a 3ftX2ftX20in. problem. I have 2 clones(Blue Dream) in 8x8 rockwool cubes, sitting in circular clear plastic runoff dishes.
I have a box of arm and hammer(not that it matters yet) and one of the lamest co2 boosters(i've seen yet). I have 2 CFLs both 850lumens, 14w=60w about 15in. away. with a fan and carbon filter hooked to the back. This particular model is called Grandma's secret garden 3. My temp is 76-78, pH is 5.8 and on a 16/8 light schedule. Will post pics as soon as I can get enough likes to start a journal. My step dad is n some pretty crumby health and this medication will be taking(hopefully) the financial burden off of me, him, and my younger brother who all medicate due to issues such as paralyzation, heart conditions, and bipolar. I don't think anyone lives forever. But with cannabis in our lives we have been able to live a bit happier and healthier. Hello grower community! I am eager to make your acquaintance! any likes or advice on how to improve yield or temps(if you did in fact google my growbox model) will be much apprecited. ps gh flora nutes 3.2.1 would like to know if it's possible to vertically incline netting in a box to scrog a sativa? if that is a clear ?
 

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ForestCityHydroponicsguy

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Mrs. Letitgrow said:
Hey everyone,
Have a HUGE problem, and need lots of help to just dig myself out of this mistake of a purchase.
So..... I am a girl and have problems making purchases without thinking them through. Hence I now have a prefabricated grow closet.....

Really should have built, but now I am head first into growing and climbing my way out of a 3ftX2ftX20in. problem. I have 2 clones(Blue Dream) in 8x8 rockwool cubes, sitting in circular clear plastic runoff dishes.
I have a box of arm and hammer(not that it matters yet) and one of the lamest co2 boosters(i've seen yet). I have 2 CFLs both 850lumens, 14w=60w about 15in. away. with a fan and carbon filter hooked to the back. This particular model is called Grandma's secret garden 3. My temp is 76-78, pH is 5.8 and on a 16/8 light schedule. Will post pics as soon as I can get enough likes to start a journal. My step dad is n some pretty crumby health and this medication will be taking(hopefully) the financial burden off of me, him, and my younger brother who all medicate due to issues such as paralyzation, heart conditions, and bipolar. I don't think anyone lives forever. But with cannabis in our lives we have been able to live a bit happier and healthier. Hello grower community! I am eager to make your acquaintance! any likes or advice on how to improve yield or temps(if you did in fact google my growbox model) will be much apprecited. ps gh flora nutes 3.2.1 would like to know if it's possible to vertically incline netting in a box to scrog a sativa? if that is a clear ?
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ForestCityHydroponicsguy

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Hi C02 is pretty advanced it requires a lot of know how and usually a controller that can get expensive. Some things to help maximize yield is LST. I personally made a grid that I lower into the grow area and can yield quite a bit using a 600 HPS. In veg in such a small room I'd suggest running some T5 flouros and pulling the tops down and try to keep the plant as low as possible
 
ruderalis420

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ralter50 said:
Welcome, sounds like your off to a great start !
Peace
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not a bad start. lol mostly been reading alot. learning all kinds of awesome, interesting things about my favorite plant. now to put some of what i've learned to the test. i kind of fell in love with auto-flowering strains even though i never seen one in person. bout to finally see one up close. i think its more about thier growing period, and smaller size. plus i dont have to change my light timer. looking forward to learning and sharing knowledge. and looking forward to november when washington d.c. votes to legalize freedom and health. :)
 
ForestCityHydroponicsguy

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ruderalis420 said:
not a bad start. lol mostly been reading alot. learning all kinds of awesome, interesting things about my favorite plant. now to put some of what i've learned to the test. i kind of fell in love with auto-flowering strains even though i never seen one in person. bout to finally see one up close. i think its more about thier growing period, and smaller size. plus i dont have to change my light timer. looking forward to learning and sharing knowledge. and looking forward to november when washington d.c. votes to legalize freedom and health. :)
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Don't you want to keep a mother around and keep the cycle going? I personally hate starting from seed it takes too long and I like to upkeep the mom and watch her mature so when she gets too big I can get her in there and let that beast go!
 
ForestCityHydroponicsguy

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Also I give it 5 years before it's completely legal everywhere. You fig 20+ states medical and 2 states
Legal already. It's just a matter of time. My state just started our pilot program and they already are talking about just making it legal. It will happen. Something this good that helps so many cannot be stopped
 
ForestCityHydroponicsguy

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Mrs. Letitgrow said:
http://www.htgsupply.com/Product-2-Pack-of-GrowBright-2-Foot-Single-Lamp-T5-Light
what do you think about a combo of bloom and veg of these t5's?
Thank you Forest for the advice! also I have some co2 pads that you hang and spray with water. would that work for now? fully understanding that it's not that simple.
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Thanks for responding mrs letitgrow! As far as t5's they are excellent for veg but once you bloom your gonna need more light with a grow that size I'd recommend getting a 600 hps and get a good exhaust fan. When it comes to Co2 it's all well and good to have but it won't amount to much without giving your babies adequate light. Now I don't know where you live but there is a indoor grow shop or hydro shop near you I'd suggest going in there and getting a 600 hps and a inline fan. It can be an expensive purchase but it's what your gonna need plus most hydro shops get used equipment and a newer used ballast will last you years and if the thing does take a crap then you can have it easily fixed :)
 
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Mrs. Letitgrow

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noted on the co2, you are quite helpfulllll!
Also in my link to those bulbs at the bottom of the page. there is an option to get a mix of two diff lumens and spectrums (veg/bloom) im on a budget(for now) do I buy the combo? both bloom? and get started on a teen from a prop d shop? Or stick with my cfls(close to canopy) and wait till bloom to get hps. and even then my box is so small, do I have to mount it inside? cut open my box to mount? inline fan will be more energy. and wanting to cut down. If its not an option i fully understand. trying to make it work until i have proper fundage

again a million thanks
 
ForestCityHydroponicsguy

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Mrs. Letitgrow said:
noted on the co2, you are quite helpfulllll!
Also in my link to those bulbs at the bottom of the page. there is an option to get a mix of two diff lumens and spectrums (veg/bloom) im on a budget(for now) do I buy the combo? both bloom? and get started on a teen from a prop d shop? Or stick with my cfls(close to canopy) and wait till bloom to get hps. and even then my box is so small, do I have to mount it inside? cut open my box to mount? inline fan will be more energy. and wanting to cut down. If its not an option i fully understand. trying to make it work until i have proper fundage

again a million thanks
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No problem I love to help kinda been doing this awhile helped a lot of friends locally. People know me I have many leather bound books lol jk. I know the money thing is a problem so if you pull your plants down using a technique called LST basically what you wanna do is pull the tops down so the plants don't stretch into the light this provides more light to the lower branches and keeps the canopy low and flat enough where you can maximize light getting to the plants also your using this low stress to promote branching. I use a grid I made from hollow green yard stakes at Menards and cut them to size and put them in my room to push the branches down. The key is to get them flat and spread them babies out. If you do it this way it'll help but the yield will still be small. Better than letting them just grow tall but untill you get funds for a proper light it's your best option.
 
ForestCityHydroponicsguy

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Also I'm starting a Kickstarter campaign here in 2 days it called the Forest City Hydroponic System. What's coo is if I get funding for it in the next 30 days I'm gonna start a website where I'm gonna show people how to grow using my system. Have you ever considered DWC or bubble buckets? It's cheap and really is the way to go I've done everything from flood trays to aero to ebb n flo and never having to but rockwool cubes or coco is great!
 
Mrs. Letitgrow

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well my real aim is to have two girls in there, with two vertically inclined nets meeting in the middle around the canopy. and getting the t5 to throw on one side.
looking at all my options. I am in beginning of week 3 of veg, and get paid the 19th. weighing it out is tough
 
Mrs. Letitgrow

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really? even indoor? what can i do about mold/fungi? when and how ill i get rid of the cubes? (other then after crop) they are quite cheap in comparison to running the pump. I think i would like to switch if beneficial though.
 
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