Newbie closet grow..

V

vash179

Active Member
This is my first journal and id like to still consider this my first grow lol, my very first one went very bad and their like 6 feet tall in my closet with like a max yield of 2grams haha.. but ive learned a lot and have alot more knowledge with growing so hopefully this wil go better... here is what i have so far

25 bagweed seeds
Miracle potting mix soil
(2) 100w spiral bulbs
(1) 60w norm bulb- will replace with 100w spiral in few days
(2) 100w spiral bulbs i will add when they sprout.
(1) fan

pics camera good cam broke :(
 
V

vash179

Active Member
yea lol, i wont be keeping all or even half, last time i planted only half of them came up anyway, and ill eventually weed out the little ones when i run outta room lol
 
BobVila

BobVila

Active Member
Yeah you want to keep those lights close with fans, also when your weeding out plants I would be weeding out the males before I weed out the small ones that could be females, just a thought.

Also, with that many plants it may be smarter just to put a long tube fluorescent across the whole lot. Fact is that a brighter bulb farther away is worse than a smaller bulb that is close.
 
V

vash179

Active Member
yea i will def weed out the males first , but how can i tell if their male without running out of room before they get too big. ill be transplanting them into 1-2 gallon pots. so as many as i can fit in that 8ft closet is as many as ill have lol, ill def be adding 3-6 more lights in there when they get bigger, i have 2 more i can add now, but i spliced two sockets from porch lights into extension cords and need electrical tape before i put em up lol. and im broke.. 100 percent, seriously, like negative money haha litterly :-(
 
sgtpeppr

sgtpeppr

Well-Known Member
Be careful with your electrical work then.......also, If you put a set of selves up you could put more plants up there.
 
420chazz

420chazz

Well-Known Member
the "normal bulbs" probably will not work. if they have a filament that glows in them then you are doing it wrong. get more CFLs or a long tube.
other than that, good luck.
 
V

vash179

Active Member
here are two pics from day 2, only 2 sprouted up so far. im hoping to get some money here soon, finnally got a job haha, and upgrade to (2) 4ft shop lights that hold two bulbs each, and still use the other socket lights. if i dont go through with that i will at least get Y splitters and then have 10+ 40 w cfls , on hopefully like 4 plants. i know its not enough, but its what i got.
 
420chazz

420chazz

Well-Known Member
get those incandescents out, they will produce too much heat with no benefit. replace them with moar "spiral bulbs" and get some y splitters. have you got any ventilation?
chazz
 
V

vash179

Active Member
open closet door and a fan is all vent i will have. and yea im going to be getting rid of the round bulbs for now im backing them off a little so they dont burn em, its about 79F.
 
Tem421

Tem421

Well-Known Member
dude if you can afford those shop lights, you can definitely afford a 150W or 200W HPS, i got my HPS off eBay for $89 bucks. It would be worth it come flowering time.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top