1rst timer, 1st crop, first photos, 2nd post

Hi room,

Sorry they're not pics of giant beautiful plants, but they might as well be. I feel so stoked to have these awesome plants coming out of my tray.

I think I'm doing ok. I'm running a heat mat under my tray and lights on for 18 hrs giving my seeds a temp range of 76 to 83 degrees. I have co2 running pretty low right now timed with the lights. These White Widow sprouts are about 52 hours old and are currently standing tall and proud.

I plan to leave the dome on until my roots break through. The only question I'm having right now is what do I do with nutes while germinating? My mentor gave me some vitamin B...stuff that I added a few drops to the half gallon in my germination tray res. Beyond that, I have no idea what nutes if any to use at this stage. I have also been removing the dome 2 to 3 times a day to mist them.

Please comment on my cabinet and setup which is a hybrid (fog, bubble, aero) 6 site made completely from hollow core doors.

I have no controllers. I check temps with an I.R. thermometer, and the simplest kits for testing co2 and ph. It's only a 6 site farm and I'm enjoying giving it my attention.

Regards,
Okwa...

awesome and stealthy bro. i wouldnt nute until they get there first set of leaves or so. i like it a lot though man! what kind of light you using?

newb101 said:

awesome and stealthy bro. i wouldnt nute until they get there first set of leaves or so. i like it a lot though man! what kind of light you using?

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I'm using (4) small CFLs and have a couple of big bloom CFLs for when the time is right. I'm keeping them closer than the photo shows (about 12" right now. They're in a modified home light fixture surrounded in reflective bubble wrap. The top half of the cabinet has mylar.

Thanks for the comment. I'm pretty happy with the prototype and I don't think I'll change much on the next one. Stealthy is right. My wife hasn't even noticed it yet! Just looks like another crappy storage cabinet in the garage. Won't she be surprised!

Regards,
Okwa...

Hey man looks like we are just about at the same stage. I just started my first grow and it happens to be White Widow as well. I'm just as excited as you right now and we'll probably be smoking our first joint of this fine stuff around the same time.

My whole setup is in my signature if you want to take a look.

I think your setup is great. I too am running 4 42w cfls over my 5 plants. It's day 6 for them today and they're looking great with one especially strong one. Take a look and lets help eachother out on this journey! Cheers!