My first grow… With pictures, any suggestions?

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greenfarmer

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I am growing in a cedar lined closet in my basement. It is pretty air tight so I don’t think anyone will notice any weird smells. I have (4) four foot florescent lights above the plants. 2 are soft white and 2 are day light. I have (1) 3 foot florescent cool white running down the middle between the 2 rows of plants that I turn on occasionally for extra light. I have the lights on 24/7. I water about every other day. I just added miracle grow all purpose plant food (24-8-6) half strength to my 6.4 ph distilled water. They have been in dirt about 2.5 weeks now. I have read a lot of great posts here. I feel like I have done my research.

Have I missed anything? Any suggestions?

Thanks all…..
 

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whatapothead

whatapothead

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yeah you'll be fine with this setup untill flowering.

if you're not going with HPS for flowering i'd at least get a few CFLs like 10+ of them, and surround your plants with them.

oh and nice table setup

also do you have any fans in there? should get something to circulate the air.
 
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greenfarmer

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I plan to start flowering when they get about 3.5 feet tall. Lights 12/12. Nutes miracle grow bloom booster 15-30-15. I’m not sure about the lights I should use for flowering. All soft white?????
 
HazyEyes

HazyEyes

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you do know that bloom booster 15-30-15 is a additive right sowatch out for nut burn i myself dont like MG i like to stall with foxfarm has not done me wrong yet
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greenfarmer

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whatapothead said:
yeah you'll be fine with this setup untill flowering.

if you're not going with HPS for flowering i'd at least get a few CFLs like 10+ of them, and surround your plants with them.

oh and nice table setup

also do you have any fans in there? should get something to circulate the air.
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[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Hey thanks for the reply….[/FONT]

[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']After looking up the prices for HPS lights $$$$ I like your idea of the CFLs. Should I get the cool white?[/FONT]

[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']I will be installing a fan tonight….. [/FONT]

[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Thanks again[/FONT]
 
DunLarkin

DunLarkin

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a friend of mine had a similar set up, he actually just had 2 more fluros then you do, we only ended up getting 22 grams dry.
My last grow I used a 400 w hps and got 3 oz per plant, so its really up to you!

Happy Growing!
 
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greenfarmer

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HazyEyes said:
you do know that bloom booster 15-30-15 is a additive right sowatch out for nut burn i myself dont like MG i like to stall with foxfarm has not done me wrong yet
:hump:
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Thanks for the reply Hazyeyes,
Yes I understand that the bloom booster is added to the water. I have read that it should be applied at half strenght. This is my first grow, if this works out OK I will spend more money on nutes, seeds, and probably lights too. I will watch for nute burn. Do you think I should start the bloom booster at quarter strength to be safe?
 
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greenfarmer

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DunLarkin said:
a friend of mine had a similar set up, he actually just had 2 more fluros then you do, we only ended up getting 22 grams dry.
My last grow I used a 400 w hps and got 3 oz per plant, so its really up to you!

Happy Growing!
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Wow!!! what a difference.....

how much does a guy usually spend on a 400 w hps?

Thanks for the reply...
 
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itrustme

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DunLarkin said:
a friend of mine had a similar set up, he actually just had 2 more fluros then you do, we only ended up getting 22 grams dry.
My last grow I used a 400 w hps and got 3 oz per plant, so its really up to you!

Happy Growing!
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I agree if you have the cash you should go with the hps, but i heard those t5 flos work pretty well also and there pretty cheap.
 
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greenfarmer

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Damn, I was hoping I could get through my first grow on little or no money, but it sounds like to test my ability and get something to smoke I will have to spend some cash…….
 
HazyEyes

HazyEyes

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greenfarmer said:
Thanks for the reply Hazyeyes,
Yes I understand that the bloom booster is added to the water. I have read that it should be applied at half strenght. This is my first grow, if this works out OK I will spend more money on nutes, seeds, and probably lights too. I will watch for nute burn. Do you think I should start the bloom booster at quarter strength to be safe?
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watch your plant


I would just to be safe so you can get the feel of what your plant thinks of it and if he likes it give him a lil more . just watch your plants
 
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fatherhood

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I dont know if i read it right but did u say ur going to start flowering at 3.5 feet....??id u did say that u cannot wait that long....they willb e like 10 ft tall when they finish..I stat 12/12 at 12"-14"tall and they end up about 4' to 41/2 ...so mabe u should rethink that...and yes hps is the way to go...HTG is a great store....200 dollars will gbget u what u need to get a decent crop..smoke on..peace...
 
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greenfarmer

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fatherhood said:
I dont know if i read it right but did u say ur going to start flowering at 3.5 feet....??id u did say that u cannot wait that long....they willb e like 10 ft tall when they finish..I stat 12/12 at 12"-14"tall and they end up about 4' to 41/2 ...so mabe u should rethink that...and yes hps is the way to go...HTG is a great store....200 dollars will gbget u what u need to get a decent crop..smoke on..peace...
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i did say 3.5 feet fatherhood. Thanks for saving me from that nube mistake :)

so flower at about 12''-14'' tall, anything else i should beware of?

Thanks again.....
 
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Murderin

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Hey whats goin on greenfarmer. I use the same Nutes for now since I cant get my hands on anything good. 15-30-15 bloom booster from MG. The only thing I can say is watch your PH after adding these nutes. They threw my PH WAY off, thank god I corrected it. There is a 10/52/10 bloom booster that MG makes also, but I cant find it anywhere. Do a half of a teaspoon that they give you per gallon. Then go up from there. So far my baby is liking the 15-30-15BB. I really want that 10/52/10 though..

Good luck, happy growing.:joint:
 
apasunee

apasunee

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No sh1t sherlock,,,, I dont have any reason for saying that other than I have been dyin to use that phrase,,, its nutin you said, just me bein high havin fun........:peace:......
Sherlock0824 said:
Looks good man, just sit back and wait till they start flowering.
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greenfarmer

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Murderin said:
Hey whats goin on greenfarmer. I use the same Nutes for now since I cant get my hands on anything good. 15-30-15 bloom booster from MG. The only thing I can say is watch your PH after adding these nutes. They threw my PH WAY off, thank god I corrected it. There is a 10/52/10 bloom booster that MG makes also, but I cant find it anywhere. Do a half of a teaspoon that they give you per gallon. Then go up from there. So far my baby is liking the 15-30-15BB. I really want that 10/52/10 though..

Good luck, happy
growing.:joint:
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thanks bro,

I will keep an eye on the ph. i'm thinking I should transplant to something bigger, or should I wait til i'm ready to flower? what type of lights are you using?
 
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