Hey what's up guys, just became a MMJ patient back in July and began my first grow. I could not have come int this knowing less but thankfully the guys at DeepRoots Breck CO offered great advice. I started with 1 White Widow, 3 Jilly Bean, 3 Blueberry, and 6 Skunk #1. the Widow began from a feminized seed and took the brunt of my ignorance as did 2 of the Skunks. As a result I lost both. The rest were clones
Set Up: 2x1000w HPS in XXL hoods (for veg & flowering due to cash flow at the moment, only one of the lights was used), Carbon filter running through lights for heat exhaust. (I realize it should be suspended, next time) Basically took a couple of camping tarps and put one on the floor to isolate the carpet, then put up the other tarp as a wall dividing the room in half. The remaining walls were already white so i disinfected them along with the tarps and left them as is. Temperature control was managed through an A/C, Dehumidifier, Fan unit. Everything ran through studio power conditioners, I did no modifications to the electric wiring of the house, and everything in the grow ran off of what i assume was one fuse, so i guess it helped.
Nutes: Slightly modified Fox Farm sched Big Bloom, Grow Big, Tiger Bloom +some bonus goodies. I personally feel their sched is just created to steal your $$$ so I went a little easier than suggested.
The room was kept at 76/day and 60/night during the early months, 56-ish most recently at night. Unfortunately due to some security concerns that basically governed this grow we had to harvest early than we would have liked,8 weeks of 12/12, otherwise we had 16/8 for veg (would have done 24 hrs but unless ya'll are going to pay my electric bill lol)
FOR ALL YOU JUST GETTING INTO YOUR PLANNING STAGES
what i learned:
-Stick to one type of plant for your first time, it makes it a shit ton easier to isolate/treat problems.
-Be reactive not proactive, you can read the plants like books so take advantage of the fact and don't get carried away.
-Cleanliness is next to godliness. You'll be happy you took the time to keep things pretty when your buddies grow is battling mites, mold, and madness.
-You can ONLY learn by doing. EVERYONE you talk to will "know" what's going on, and have the "best" advice, and best nutes, best w/e. take most advice with a grain of salt. do your reading.
I think that just about covers it, I'll put up some pics. Let me know what you guys think.
