New to indoor grow Journal

npsant said:

Here is what may project is looking like today from about 3 weeks ago, I am getting ready with sprouts for the BP system setup but that's in a few day's when the sprout get big enough the one thing I think I do have is plenty of room.

The buble bucket with a white rine strain is working out good also.

I rearranged the setup with the babies separated with white broads each facing to their plant, the bigger plants UK cheese and OG kush as you can see the white tab next to each that is the marker from 16 days ago I think it was.

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Made more adjustments

Bubba Kush smokes very good and tasty.

The 2 clones UK Cheese and OG Kush are in their 14th day with me so that should put them at say 19 or 20 days old and in the 14 days with me they have grown 7" at a rate of 1/2" per day and at 11" over all, they may have been a few inches taller if I had not topped them, the blue barry kush is gaining ground now to, and the sprouts are growing up and looking good but need to keep an eye on them for males at least it's only 3 sprouts.

For any newbe's to growing be smart and just read, research, research some more, I found some things that would have change some of the way I intended to grow and would not have spent some money needlessly after futher reseach and advise, so save yourself time, money and a whole lot of frustration and money! unless you have plenty of money to wast! then go for it, but reseach man, check out links posted on the threads find what clicks with you then reseach some more, you be gald you did, there is a whole lot of info on this site use it to save. Good Luck

Here is a thread you should go to if you plan on using hyrdponics the bubleheads will help you when you most need it. The creator of the thread
Roseman is well versed with this system and the others right along with him! great bunch of Humans beings, so save money, time, money and frustration. Be come a Bublehead:https://www.rollitup.org/dwc-bubbleponics/234626-rosemans-diy-bubbleponics-tutorial.html

I'll post some updated pic's after the light cycle starts at 9pm.

Nice strain clones np....the lil one in front...which clone is that? and how old? I just took 2 clones today...

Bluebarry Kush she has a real tight leaf's to, I had a bit of a problem with her because I transfered from a rock wool pad to soil, but with some tlc and help from you and the others I got her on the right track again.

I am trying to find a place to setup the bubleponics system I have! I'm worried the plant's in the tent are to far ahead now, and the heat issue's I am having right now!

I can only keep the tent in the mid to upper 70's on cool days but the tent runs normally around 77.8 to 84.8 or 87.6 so I know from all the posts on buble that that will not cut it, better to head off a potential problems for a buble system! but it's not for a soil grow.

This is the problem when you put something like this on a upper floor of a house the heat rises up and gathers so keeping the tent under 80 is a problem but I will figure something out.

Sorry about being so long winded.

Bluebarry Kush but they never really give me a last name for her so I say Kush, just know bluebarry? I am go to call them tomorror and ask though.

Take care bubblehead Bro.

Updated pictures of my first indoor soil grow and as you can see I have a lot of left over room but I hope to fill that with wide plants since by topping I can't grow high so grow out, I have a bubble system set for sprouts no water added yet, want to do that last thing before.

The Little clone is a Bluebarry Kush bottom right picture! got her on my birthday 10/11, she was grow by bubble but went in to soil. I have had her for 9 days but I had a transplant problem happening she got stressed for a few days but I toke care of her and now! she's doing much good even her growth has picked up, bottom right pic.

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Frack them and all who would cheat people who are down and out or anyone at that!

Back On subject: I know many others know this but now I do, waters PH will change in higher temps specially in a tent.

I thought I would checked my water be before feeding my plants, water stored in tent with them, good thing I did the ph had gone up from 5.9 ph to 6.7 big change there, so just to be sure I added more water to the containerand lowered the ph back to around 5.8. don't panic the is a soil grow, not bubble (For now)!

That's Proof enough for any hydroponics growers if it's worm in your grow area! check your res. ph.

Again this a is a soil grow not a BP grow for now.

Well I got the sh system up! so I had 2 white rino sprouts growing in ph'ed rock wool, they poped added those, I had 2 other skunk plants growing in soil, I decided to transplant them into the sh system, they have reacted well to the tranfer process! so far!? But I'll see not sure.

I have my soil grow to the right, I know your going to ask me what about heat from the hps 400wtt, well believe it or not! the temps holding at about 77.3! would like to see it down a little more, but that work's, and humidity is at about 45 / 50, and the area is confinded for better light. and deflect the heat from the tank.

I have the sh tank setting next to the air intake vent that draws air from outside! an on the inside a fan in front of it ! blowing on the tank so that should hold the tank temp down! right now it's setting at 72.9.

I have not put any nutes in the tank! the tank is ph'ed at 5.9 - 6.3 and is holding .

Oh the 2 bigger plants in the tank are the transplants.

Any input is welcome. Also time for a smoke break you know!!

Today after the transplanted from last night the sprouts are doing great, no sign of stress or shock, the tanks ph had changed from 5.9 or 6.1 to 7.4 so since it was just setup I adjust the water while in the tank back to 6.1.

When I got back from a doing a job today I did found the room humidity at 35 that's real dry! and the bigger plants UK and OG where not liking it at all! they wouldn't having any of it, so I had to get a humidifier for the room! it's all setup and running, now! it's just another thing I have to keep a watch on now!

Hay but all is gooing all right for now came back and see what problems I cause for myself lol, Hay newbe to newbe just by one from the start I was going to but thought I wouldn't need it, Wrong!!! needed it!!

Best advise I can give from this point on to newbe's like me! just spend time getting to know what you need to know, there is an old saying best laid plans, be prepaired, use this site RIU reseach then reseach more, have everthing you need from the begining you'll end up needing it anyhow.

Lights are out from 3pm to 9pm 18/6.

The latest picture from my grow, they are now 25 days on the 2 big, Bluebarry was a clone brought home on the 10/11/09.

All the plant in the bubleponics system 3 days.

It's called compensate for the power.

The best of going green is solar power connected to your home, if not to stay close to being green with the grow! unplug it!!! if you don't use it or do use it once in a while unplug it, did you know almost all appliances have a standby which means it comes on right away when you push the button all new TV's have this and most all electronics system do with only a few exceptions, what does standby means if you don't understand the term! it means there is constant energy flow (electrical power) running in the back ground on these devices, using power, running your electric bill up with equipment just setting doing ? Nothing, if you think it's to little amount to be concerned about! thing again my friend! it add's up.

What to do! start with plugging your cable/sat box and TV plug them in directly into the electrical outlet this way they will stay on, you can uplug the TV if you want! have a home theater system? if it's worth anything it should be plugged into a really good clean power surge protection strip, if you have that setup just shot off the strip off, unplug tosters, and other appliances not needed, if you have a extra frig plugged in, in the garage and can go with out! unplug it and use a tie down strap to secure and lock the door shut so knowone can get hert, the point as you see is to do our part as growers and be green or as close to green as possible this is a hard thing to do but we must.

One more thing please pass it on! this and any tips on saving energy.

If your new to growing this is intended to help, I know I wish had paid more attention I may have saved some money here and there!

If you have any questions just ask I'd be glad to help if I can.

Peace fellow humans.

Some thoughts on lighting

There is a lot of chit chat on lighting! whether to use cfl or hps or MH lighting, all is better! with a mix and you can't go wrong, but ends up more of a personal preference the electric bill will go up regradless unless you remove appliances! and that is what you should be doing to stay green as possible and keep the bill down or close to that?

I been using thus far a hps 400wtt and cfl's on the sides as a add on! the hydropnics grow just clf's and you see that in the pic's.

I found a 400wtt MH conversion bulb form a link posted on this sites threads, get one for $40, and begain using it last night! since then it has been on! I have noticed the top leafs and a over all responce from all the soil plants, being that MH lighting provides light in the blue spectrum it now is clear after using the hps and then switching to the MH there is a very real difference in the growth of my plants.

Now I have considered running both hps 55.000 lumens, an MH ? 55.000 with a total wattage of 800 watts with about maybe 110.000? lumens? not sure the MH packing and website didn't have the spec's available just not sure I want to face lectric bill of that magnatude.

But end result is I prefer using both but only can use 1 for now and that's the MH lighting the grow seems to have pickup and their reaching for the light quite a bit more than the hps 400wtt, no both would be better, I haven't gotton a electric bill since I started so we'll see then, hope it's not this,