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It really depends on what type of grow you want to do: hydroponic or soil? Soil and rockwool are nothing more than growth mediums; as long as the proper nutrients are being delivered they serve no purpose other than to support and protect the roots, a function both perform equally well. My...

If you got room I'd throw another light in there. Anything less than 3k lumens per sq ft is going to yield fairly low. Do you have a pic of the case or its dimensions? The limiting factor really is going to be the width for how many plants you can fit. If a 6" pot is the widest pot you can...

Pruning is done to remove unwanted leaves, aka usually dead/diseased leaves. Personally there are only two situations I will prune. One, when the lower leaves yellow out and can easily be pulled off the main stem. Two, if I have a massive fan leaf that is blocking light to lower bud sites...

Stay away from the HPS light, it is going to give off a lot of heat which could actually be a fire hazard in that box. Also, you'll run into a problem as your plants start growing too tall. Eventually you'll hit a point where you can't raise the light anymore but the plant is still going to...

Apparently, it's best to harvest when the majority of the trichromes are milky/translucent in color. Here's a link to help http://www.buy-the-cheapest-viagra-online.com/pic/dru/mjgrow9ca.html If you don't have a magnifying glass to help, I've also been told that when 3/4ths of the hairs have...

For fans, it's always better to have more exhaust than intake because fans pull air better than they push air (air compresses.) 80 degrees should be fine IMO, I would only worry when it gets close to 90 and above. As far as space, it looks like you have a 1x1 ft area. That's really only...

Just keep an eye on it and make sure it gets plenty of water. Other options that might help: adding root activator to your water or vitamin B nute formulas (available at nursery's/HD/Lowe's, usually not wal-mart.) This will help get those roots going, and they are formulated to reduce...

The lights are not necessary until the sprouts break the soil. All they'll really do at this point is dry out your soil. For germing you should be fine with those lights, but personally I'd upgrade to more/bigger lights once they get a couple nodes going. Till then, just make sure the soil is...

Best bet, either drop your lights or raise your plants so they are as close as possible without the top leaves showing any burning. The standard "test" for this is to put your hand as close as you can comfortably to the light to where you could leave it there. Find that range where it's about...

I have 3x105w CFLs in my veg box; one 2700k and two 6500k's. Every night at midnight the 6500k's kick off, then come back on at 6:00am. The 2700k stays on 24/7, so I do something kind of similar. (The reason for this is I haven't picked up another power strip and only have 2 outlets available...

I just reread your post so before reading the rest of this, here's some advice. The humidity of your box is controlled by your exhaust. If you don't have a thermo, go to walmart/lowes and get a cheap white thermometer that has a barometer at the bottom. Put it next to your plants and check...

When I build my box, I was trying to figure out the same issue. Instead of going through all that work, I bought this power supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152019 and these fans http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185092 The power supply...

Use ferts with lower N values, and higher PK values. They vary by brand, but things like 5-15-15 or 5-20-15 are pretty common. I believe phosphorous is your most important nute during this phase. Also, about 2 weeks out from harvest stop adding nutes and just water. You want to give the...

Your plants are still pretty young, if you wanted to change soils I'd do it now before they develop extensive root systems. Once that happens it's going to be a major beeyotch to clean and move them without damaging them. I wouldn't stress out too much about the soil though, I am using...

I'm doing my first grow in soil, and a lot of people have good experience with organic soils, FF, etc...I am using miracle gro the whole way through, with miracle gro fert. I'm no pro grower, but here's my 2 cents on soil. The only things that matter about soil is that it supports the plant...

If you're growing in soil and want to be cheap like me, just use miracle gro. They make both growth and bloom types. I know everybody groans about it but I am growing in miracle gro soil and fert, because it's my first grow and I am poor. No recent pics, but these are my girls about 2 weeks...

I grow in soil also, about 1 month into my first grow. My biggest advice for you at this stage is to make sure the sprouts are as close as possible to your lights without burning. I sprouted under 2 20w tubes, but the lights were a little high and they were growing too tall and flimsy. I know...

Peat moss and vermiculite will both retain water, if you had retention issues I would leave them out totally. I only add things that help drainage because I've never had too much drainage, and I would rather water my plants more often than watch them rot from water I can't get out. Here is a...

I originally thought about getting an aerogarden when I first looked into growing. A few things to keep in mind though... 1) You'll need a pro or deluxe model, which will run at least $170 new 2) Aerogarden bulbs only provide 1350 lumens per bulb, and not all of that hits the plants 3) For...

A very low cost solution I use is white posterboard. Mylar is better, but I chose posterboard because it's only $0.97 and it was easier to cut and manipulate inside my box. With the lights off, you can see the effect between having posterboard and not. I just propped up a piece on my current...