fictionalgrower
Well-Known Member
This will be my first grow. I like many of you have decided that spending good money on bad weed is a complete waste.
Since money is always an issue (at least for me) I am trying to do this as cheaply as possible while still maintaining a good grow. Since I have never grown ANY plant I hovered around RIU for a few months, purchased the "Buds for Less" book from amazon and started planning my setup.
I am currently at work so this starter post wont have any pics but I will post some this evening.
Anyone who has read the "Buds for Less" book will notice that 99% of what I am currently doing comes directly from that book. I have built the light fixture from the book with the overhead and 2 side lights. In total I am running 6x42w 2700k CFL's for a total of 252 watts in an open closet like area.
After reading Hookdoncronic's journals I have decided that I am going to attempt to try out his LST technique. His general setup is similar to mine and his results are exactly what I am looking for. I am currently using an open closet type setup but after seeing some of the grow cabinets on here I think I could maximize my light by building a reflective lined box with ventilation. I have some plans in my head but haven't started building anything yet. I will update as things progress.
I currently have 2 Killing Fields seeds started (still seedlings atm) I planted them on 8/10 and they came through the soil on 8/14. For 5 days old they are looking healthy, they have started developing their second set of "True Leaves" (the first set of leaves are roughly an inch long and 1/2 inch wide). The plants themselves are roughly 2 inches tall.
I am using Miracle Grow soil and my water I am still setting to a PH of 7.4 (I think this was the recommended PH from the "Buds for Less" book when using MG soil, whatever the number was I went by the book ) My side lights are roughly 1 inch above each pot with the "top light" another 6 inches or so above that. If the whole side light / top light thing seems confusing it will make more sense when I post pics later this evening. The plants are currently on a 24hr light cycle for the Veg period and I will be changing to my 12/12 cycle for flowering on 8/30 (using the same 16 day veg as in the BFL book).
I have tried to include as much info as possible so folks can get a good idea of what I have and what I am doing. Please feel free to let me know if you see something I am doing is "wrong" or could be done more efficiently. This Forum contains a lot of very knowledgeable people with much more experience than me and I hope to learn from you all.
Since money is always an issue (at least for me) I am trying to do this as cheaply as possible while still maintaining a good grow. Since I have never grown ANY plant I hovered around RIU for a few months, purchased the "Buds for Less" book from amazon and started planning my setup.
I am currently at work so this starter post wont have any pics but I will post some this evening.
Anyone who has read the "Buds for Less" book will notice that 99% of what I am currently doing comes directly from that book. I have built the light fixture from the book with the overhead and 2 side lights. In total I am running 6x42w 2700k CFL's for a total of 252 watts in an open closet like area.
After reading Hookdoncronic's journals I have decided that I am going to attempt to try out his LST technique. His general setup is similar to mine and his results are exactly what I am looking for. I am currently using an open closet type setup but after seeing some of the grow cabinets on here I think I could maximize my light by building a reflective lined box with ventilation. I have some plans in my head but haven't started building anything yet. I will update as things progress.
I currently have 2 Killing Fields seeds started (still seedlings atm) I planted them on 8/10 and they came through the soil on 8/14. For 5 days old they are looking healthy, they have started developing their second set of "True Leaves" (the first set of leaves are roughly an inch long and 1/2 inch wide). The plants themselves are roughly 2 inches tall.
I am using Miracle Grow soil and my water I am still setting to a PH of 7.4 (I think this was the recommended PH from the "Buds for Less" book when using MG soil, whatever the number was I went by the book ) My side lights are roughly 1 inch above each pot with the "top light" another 6 inches or so above that. If the whole side light / top light thing seems confusing it will make more sense when I post pics later this evening. The plants are currently on a 24hr light cycle for the Veg period and I will be changing to my 12/12 cycle for flowering on 8/30 (using the same 16 day veg as in the BFL book).
I have tried to include as much info as possible so folks can get a good idea of what I have and what I am doing. Please feel free to let me know if you see something I am doing is "wrong" or could be done more efficiently. This Forum contains a lot of very knowledgeable people with much more experience than me and I hope to learn from you all.