First grow - Attic Room - UK

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mattlethargic

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Hi all, noobie here. This is my first post and my first grow. I got fed up of paying silly prices and getting random measures / quality so i thought i'd give growing my own a shot.

I've been given seeds by some friends who grown in a green house and have no idea what seeds I've got! I've built myself a small grown room inside my attic conversion and bought a 400w HPS from a friend of a friend, I only paid £10 for it so am v happy.

Anyway I thought I'd do a grow journal to show peeps what I've done and get advice as until a few weeks ago I knew nothing.

I'm about 4 weeks in for my first plant, I realise now that I wish I'd marked some dates down so I know where I am with things. I started with just one plant to see what happened then after reading about the chances of males I thought I should start another over a week ago.

I'm waiting for my extractor fan to be delivered before my room will be finished and I hope to tidy up the wiring situation sometime soon. The air from the extractor will be vented out to the left into the attic void, you can see on the left where the hole is for this, there is a board to cover the big gap which I'll cut a hole in the size of the ducting (4").

I've attached some photos let me know what you think. Also if anyone could tell me what the brown spot is on one of the pictures that'll be great as I think I've over watered but am not sure.

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mattlethargic

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So after being on holiday for 10 days I came back and found that my friend hadn't watered them as much as I like and some of the leaves have turned brown and crispy. After a few days though they are back to full fitness.

The room is nearly ready, I have an extractor fan that is going in the attic void and directly out through a vent in the roof tiles and the front door to make it stealth is 90% ready. Just waiting for thermo/hydrometer

I have also now named then, the larger being Hope and the smaller Glory.

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mattyblade1

mattyblade1

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Mattle,

Looking ok just watch the overwatering !! I also live in the U.K and am growing in the roof space. the main thing to watch is heat mate, get that fan working and make sure that you have a fresh air intake also.

good luck mate
 
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mattlethargic

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spliffbazz said:
nice grow space man ...what light were they started under ? ..im subscribed...:peace:

spliffbazz they are under a 400w HPS.

mattyblade1, the biggest problem that I've had so far is overheating, been going up into the 30's way too many times for my liking.

Its all kinda irrelevant now though, both plants were from seed and both were males. Not that happy because of the time spent, but I have learned loads of stuff and the next lots is going to be better. I have a redesign to do of my grow space that I'm going to do that has a better intake as well as better out take system. And I'm going to get a small NFT system on the go, having to look after them everyday is a bind to say the least.

I'll link to next grow diary from here and update it more.

I'd like to get cuttings from somewhere, but don't know anyone else who grows. Any ideas anyone?
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