Put a first-timers mind at ease

I'm sure a lot of you more experienced growers have dealt with thousands of new growers asking the dumbest questions but I'm about to start my first grow and want to make sure I start on the right foot.

So with my given situation I'll be growing 3 autos in a small tent (2.5x1.5x3) using 2 gallon smart pots, hydroponically. I'm going to use some grow stones at the bottom but mostly will be using coco and watering as needed.

-For lighting I'll be using a G8LED 240watt bloom model, seems like it should be enough for a small space yes? I'll be running lights 20/4.
-For nutes I'll be using Fox Farms trio, though I'm pretty for this one I'll only need the flowering/bloom ones.
-I'll have a fan going in there for air circulation as well as space heater and humidifier in the same closet to adjust the climate as needed

As far as the strain goes it'll be 3 Autoseeds Trans Siberians. I'm pretty familiar with the White Russian strain and am excited to grow some myself.

I've done a fare amount of reading and research as far as diagnosing problems but the one thing I'm a little bit unsure about is the nutrient schedule for autoflowers. Any advice or words of encouragement are much appreciated! Once I germinate the seeds I'll probably start a grow journal. Just need to get another extension cord to get power into the closet.

I'm excited to start posting and browsing here more and can't wait to soak up the knowledge. Any constructive criticism is welcome.
 

Liddle

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big bloom is a catalyst just remember. works with both the grow and tiger too help uptake nutes.
 

frizzlegooch

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I dont know much about LED's but i know that youll want 100 w per sq foot or plant, and you have 3.75 sq feet of floor, or 3 plants so you might want to supplement the lighting a bit.
Also never grown auto's but i wouldn't call them a waste of time... A close friend of mine grew for the first time with auto flowers and was quite pleased. It still helps you learn so why not right?
Everything looks pretty good to me as long as you take it easy on nutes. Got any pics?
 
What's up MTND...., I just started my grow on the 27th of Jan first time as well. My opinion might not be the best because of this but I don't wanna fuck up either. Our set ups sound similar I have the G8600 and a bigger space but you might need those booster for $150 during flowering (I'm loving the led by the way), but on the nutrients I was worried about this too, seeing this is my first grow. So I've talked to a bunch of people and read lots of info. I don't know what's nutes your using but I use general hydroponics flora grow and when I get to flower I'll use the flora bloom the site is the feeding charts for these nutes and I've been following them over the last week for my seeds and they look good to me ill post pics later today. http://generalhydroponics.com/site/gh/docs/feeding_sched/GH-FloraNova-REC-Charts.pdf
Hope this helps a little.
 

Illegalbreather

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For the first time out I say to keep it simple. I wouldn't have started with an auto strain but too late now. Nutes which are excellent and simple is dyna-gro and dyna-gro bloom. There is a set guide to follow and you'll get great results. Good luck.
 
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