before you read this, we've been going on an extra low college student budget, and this is our first time trying to grow. We fu**ed up off the bat by not using fox farm soil, then we realized we had been using the wrong type of CFL bulb for the first two weeks.
We started off using two 42w/150w equivalent CFL's, 2700k, rather than using a higher, 6000k bulb. Now, our plants are a little bit older than 2 weeks and we just switched to two 26w/100w equivalent 6000k CFLs.
Our set up is in an approx. 1' by 2' cardboard box, the inside is coated with white posterboard, there are holes cut in the sides for venthilation and there is a small fan circulating air at the bottom. There is a photo of the whole set up, and both plants.
Our question is, how would we go about switching the plants into the fox farm soil? Should we wait until they get bigger or do it immediately?
Also, were considering trying to up our budget and go to a local hydroponic store and buying around a $100 set up, any opinions or suggestions on what equipment we should buy, and how these plants are looking so far? help some newbs out
We started off using two 42w/150w equivalent CFL's, 2700k, rather than using a higher, 6000k bulb. Now, our plants are a little bit older than 2 weeks and we just switched to two 26w/100w equivalent 6000k CFLs.
Our set up is in an approx. 1' by 2' cardboard box, the inside is coated with white posterboard, there are holes cut in the sides for venthilation and there is a small fan circulating air at the bottom. There is a photo of the whole set up, and both plants.
Our question is, how would we go about switching the plants into the fox farm soil? Should we wait until they get bigger or do it immediately?
Also, were considering trying to up our budget and go to a local hydroponic store and buying around a $100 set up, any opinions or suggestions on what equipment we should buy, and how these plants are looking so far? help some newbs out