peachcowboy
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To begin, I have lurked here since September 2010...reading and learning and researching. I got a gift of seeds in a pill bottle that was marked, but no way for me to know the strains. I purchased through Nirvana several strains, and have now started a run of their Jock Horror along with some of the unidentified batch.
I had a previous bad experience in my first attempt. I got my batch moving along, but stupidly went out after lights out and did some work on my Mom room and light polluted my flowering ladies. I wasn't around much as I was working out of town, and things got out of hand. The plants seemed to revert to veg, growing another 4-6 inches in just a few days. I paniked of course, started checking to see if they had hermied. Sure enough, they had balls and those had exploded. Another panic attack and I started jerking plants and bagging them.
I then did a hospital level sterilizing of my total grow area. I also incorporated some suggestions given me on this site by some most helpful people. I see pretty much all comments that aren't out and out flames, as helpful. I am an absolute beginner and I know this, so all input is educational.
So, here it is. My space overall is 6x14, with a stealth space next to it that is a bathroom. Total is 6x22
Flower Room 6x10- I have a 3x6 flower tray with 2000 watts (2-1000 watt Sun System air cooled) In my first attempt the weather was much cooler and I saw my temps hitting 90 plus with just one light. I have since added an 8inch votex exhaust on a Phresh filter, a 6inch vortex on my light line, drawing intake from the bathroom and exhausting through the attic. All ballasts and exhaust fan are located in the attic and exhausting to a turbine vent installed in the roof. I added an AC due to the high temps and it exhausts into the same 8 inch line. Thinking I may have to put some type of scrubber on the intake side here.
Sorry the pics are bad and out of order, hoping with experience I can make more sense. Started everyhing from seed using paper towel and humidome. 8 of 10 jock horrors made it and are labeled in the pics. Had an even better rate with the unknowns.
I like the rapid rooter type plugs. I know they are organic in an inorganic system, but after they start the plants they are kind of just place holders, right? I also like the idea from someone elses grow to use them upside down and make your own hole. I lost a few seedlings due to the hole size from the factory. Though I tore off a piece to cover the sprout, when it popped above ground it just pushed the bit off and had no support. I also had some stretch problems, and at day 20 from germination they are still a bit spindly on the stems..HELP? They are on a 450 HID, should I have left them on flouros longer?
I had a previous bad experience in my first attempt. I got my batch moving along, but stupidly went out after lights out and did some work on my Mom room and light polluted my flowering ladies. I wasn't around much as I was working out of town, and things got out of hand. The plants seemed to revert to veg, growing another 4-6 inches in just a few days. I paniked of course, started checking to see if they had hermied. Sure enough, they had balls and those had exploded. Another panic attack and I started jerking plants and bagging them.
I then did a hospital level sterilizing of my total grow area. I also incorporated some suggestions given me on this site by some most helpful people. I see pretty much all comments that aren't out and out flames, as helpful. I am an absolute beginner and I know this, so all input is educational.
So, here it is. My space overall is 6x14, with a stealth space next to it that is a bathroom. Total is 6x22
Flower Room 6x10- I have a 3x6 flower tray with 2000 watts (2-1000 watt Sun System air cooled) In my first attempt the weather was much cooler and I saw my temps hitting 90 plus with just one light. I have since added an 8inch votex exhaust on a Phresh filter, a 6inch vortex on my light line, drawing intake from the bathroom and exhausting through the attic. All ballasts and exhaust fan are located in the attic and exhausting to a turbine vent installed in the roof. I added an AC due to the high temps and it exhausts into the same 8 inch line. Thinking I may have to put some type of scrubber on the intake side here.
Sorry the pics are bad and out of order, hoping with experience I can make more sense. Started everyhing from seed using paper towel and humidome. 8 of 10 jock horrors made it and are labeled in the pics. Had an even better rate with the unknowns.
I like the rapid rooter type plugs. I know they are organic in an inorganic system, but after they start the plants they are kind of just place holders, right? I also like the idea from someone elses grow to use them upside down and make your own hole. I lost a few seedlings due to the hole size from the factory. Though I tore off a piece to cover the sprout, when it popped above ground it just pushed the bit off and had no support. I also had some stretch problems, and at day 20 from germination they are still a bit spindly on the stems..HELP? They are on a 450 HID, should I have left them on flouros longer?
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