220W CFL Closet Grow 1 Random Bagseed and 1 AF Sweet Seeds Fast Bud

relic12

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Sup RIU. Got a ton of good info from this site but I've never posted so I decided to start a grow journal mostly for myself but anyone can feel free to comment.

The bagseed is from some horrible dirtweed but its been growing steady for ~5 weeks so it's my baby (just crossing my fingers its a girl) and the Fast Bud is 6 days from seed. I decided, since I don't have enough light to make another room for flowering the bagseed, I'd just let it keep vegging until the AF is harvested.

Lights are 1 125W 2700K CFL, 3 23W 2700K CFLs, and 2 13W 2700K CFL's. Might add a 150 or 250 Watt HPS for flowering depending on budget and heat issues.

I don't have an intake/exhaust system yet but I have a large fan blowing on them all day and I'm constantly opening the door to check on them so circulation and heat aren't really problems. PH, humidity, and temperature are within recommendation too.

Using ~2 gallons Fox Farms Ocean Forrest for the Fast Bud and ~1.5 gallons for the bagseed. I haven't used nutes for either but I've added urine to my water a few times on the bagseed. I'm broke til payday in a couple weeks but I plan on getting the Fox Farms trio and following their nute schedule.

Here are some pictures of the setup and the plants. I know its a piece but it's the best I could do with stuff I had laying around the apartment and no money. I'll make sure to update often. Criticism/Suggestions welcome.
 

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just a little update. threw the bagseed under 12/12, turns out it was male so i chopped it today after taking some funeral shots :-(. the fast bud is 20 days from seed and i gave it its first nutes (ff big bloom and grow big) yesterday and it seems to be responding well. also LST'd this morning. everything seems to be going well i just probably need more lights.
 

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Decided to take a few pictures today of the Fast Bud 27 days from seed. Its now around ~5 in. tall. I also planted two more of the Fast Bud seeds and they both germed (100% success rate with these seeds) and they are both looking healthy so need for pics of them. Also added 6 more 26W cfls to really illuminate all three. Been using ff tiger bloom and big bloom on the oldest and she seems to love it. Overall I am very pleased with this grow. Just have to be patient. :mrgreen:
 

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More pics from 31 days from seed. It has grown two inches in the last few days and the buds are looking quite frosty. The two seedlings are coming along normally as well. Friday i get paid and plan on getting either a 400w or a 250w sun system all in one hps. My grow room is about 2.5' x 2' x 5' so I think the 400w might be overkill and/or too hot, but they are the same price so it's hard to decide. If anyone has any experience with the sun system 2 it would be nice to know how hot they normally get.
 

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35 days from seed. Ended up order a 250W HPS/MH system with a remote ballast for a few more than the sun system and it should be here mid-week. I'm interested to see how the little ones respond to the HID lights, especially the already-dominant one. Put a jewelers loupe over the camera lens and took some shots today before watering.
 

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Got my 250w hps set up and the two smaller girls have grown 3-4 inches in two days. It feels nice not to have to organize 5-6 cfls everyday and to be able to move the plants at will. Took some pics of them all underneath the lights.
 

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