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SAFARO

Member
I am a glass artist too, So I have been lucky enough to run into growers a bit now.. They all had seeds and wanted art...Trades build my seed collection real nice :D

I have DNAs kosher kush cut, it is super dank! I know they are a great company to buy seed from! Honestly all of those places/breeders are on point, moondance!
 

Thomas Gardner

New Member
Hello ALL!
I'm really excited to join this site! I have been lurking for about 18 months trying to gain as much knowledge as possible. So, about a year ago I purchased a closet with "all" the hardware (this was a lesson learned within itself, btw). Although I appreciate the do it yourselfer, this was not a logical option for me as timing, stealth and space all factored into the "turnkey" solution, which equates to more $, upfront. So given all that, after a full year, I wanted to share my experience with the group, to pay it forward so to speak. My set up: A DWC w/ small 2.5' x 1.5' (3.5' vertical) using a combination of
of (Kind) LEDs and CFLs I've had 4 grows thus far, first was a mix of strains total of 4 plants - was an absolute failure (came back from a vacation to find 4 plants on their death beds) Was a pretty shitty day..My second grow, 3 Pineapple haze ... Sativas that seemed to take FOREVER (welcome to sativas noob lol), but I really enjoyed this grow without any interruptions but plenty of challenges and I yielded about 4 ozs / I feel that I cut these down a bit pre mature as I never really got that potent smell from the finished product but the effects absolutely hit the mark...Then the 3rd grow a single White Widow auto, should have been easy peezy right? Wrong !(for me) I had another vacation (poor me) that gave me a 5 day absence which resulted in me having vertical grow space issue (which I handled incorrectly) and another pre-mature cut - I got very little and the quality was horrible...totally on me- Now fast forward to today I'm growing 2 AK 47s autos and this is probably going to be my best grow to date - I'm about a week out, maybe sooner - The smell is a sweet piney smell and the f'ing Colas on these girls are fat and juicy (See pics) / I have found my passion, this is something I want to do bigger and better and with good quality results - When my state ever decides to make this legal, I'm going to strongly follow this passion in some way...I have SO much more to learn and am considering even taking some college courses in horticulture...Thanks to sites like this one I actually DID have success, in what I later found out is a challenging environment, and it was a lot of fun (it's my hobby now)...Not sure what I'm trying to get from this post, other to say Thank you! Also, the people that constantly stated to keep an open mind and try new and different things (find your own little successes) ...It was that mentality that really kept it fun! I look forward to sharing my future successes and failures on here moving forward! IMG_5441.JPG IMG_5445.JPG IMG_5449.JPG IMG_5452.JPG IMG_5453.JPG IMG_5455.JPG IMG_5441.JPG IMG_5445.JPG IMG_5449.JPG IMG_5452.JPG IMG_5453.JPG IMG_5455.JPG IMG_5441.JPG IMG_5445.JPG IMG_5449.JPG IMG_5452.JPG IMG_5453.JPG IMG_5455.JPG
 
Hiya all, from the soon-to-be-legal Northeast. I'm a rank newb just getting my feet under me. I've grown other thing successfully outdoors, but planning my first indoor garden. Organizing the basement, upgrading my water, boosting my electrical, tent (2x4 has arrived), seeds should be here soon and LED is on its way. I expect to be off and running by mid-December. Going to grow in soil to start. Just wanted to thank you all for the info I've already gained and I am looking forward to all the help and advice yet to come. Not expecting perfection out of the gate, but hoping for enough success to feed the fire and try it again. Pretty stoked to get started. Cheers.
 

fullauto

Member
Heeey Hey RIU!! Long time lurker and new member of RIU here! I've been on a hiatus from growing for a few years now and its time to climb back in the game. I live in a not so friendly herb state in the northeast and I have experience in growing autoflowers but have never tried photos. Have tried soil,soilless,and hempy style growing and experimented with pollen chucking to make a few of my own auto strains. For years I grew in a rental apartment and needed small plants,thus the autos but now I own a place in the boonies and looking to broaden my horizons to the photos and trying my hand at growing some trees indoors. Currently working on planning and building of my new grow room and looking forward to being a productive and helpful part of the community here!
 

Alwayslearnin

Well-Known Member
If you haven't posted yet, this is a place to introduce yourself and let us know your here. Don't be shy, and if you have any questions, start a thread, and ask away, we'll do our best to help you out.
hello everyone I am a first timer as well as almost totally tech illiterate so I hope I can figure this sight out. lol
for my fist grow I got ambitious and started with 4 then added 6 more for extra added room to screw up. two blue dream, two pineapple express and 6 LA confidential. for the pineapple that I started first were 2 weeks ahead of the LA con, and the two blue dream were just a couple of half dead clones I put in for the hell of it. the pineapple's I had to have my buddy take over cause they got big too big for my room, the blue's actually grew but they look lanky and not alot of leaf but growing like crazy now. and the LA con's are looking good.
I switched to 12/12 on the 22nd of this month and am exited to see how they do. So far the only thing I really messed up on was accidentally giving one a double dose of Fox farm wholy makrel that gave her a nitro toxicity issue that almost made me flush her out but I just held out till it was time to flush before the switch and she came into it. I've been around grows most of my life and have seen alot and read a lot about the art of the grow but I've found that I seem to have a natural green thumb. when the lights come on this afternoon I will post some pics if I can figure out how.lol
I used alot of techniques that are recommended for advanced growers as well as beginners, such as lst training, topping,fiming , supercropping. but I also have been defoliating and trimming nd removal of small inner shoots that are great for cloning. so far so good but from I've been told veg is the easy part very forgiving, flowering a bit more testy so I probably shouldn't be so confident in my natural green thumb quite yet. I look forward to hearing anything anyone has to advise my new found obsession for I am determined to learn to be one of the best growers around. can't wait to see how far I come in the years, decades to come.
 

Leezard73

Member
Hey y'all! Licensed legal Hemp farmer in TN here...
I grew industrial hemp for extraction this past season. Random flowers tested for cannabinoids ranging from 6.5 to 12.75% CBD-A and less than .3% thc!
Currently, there are no processors in TN...
According to the Tennessee department of agriculture, it is legal to leave the state as long as the product contains NO viable seed.
Does anyone know of an avenue for moving this product? Tried contacting some extractors in KY who seemed really interested but they are dragging their feet while I need to move this crop!
 

Alwayslearnin

Well-Known Member
Heeey Hey RIU!! Long time lurker and new member of RIU here! I've been on a hiatus from growing for a few years now and its time to climb back in the game. I live in a not so friendly herb state in the northeast and I have experience in growing autoflowers but have never tried photos. Have tried soil,soilless,and hempy style growing and experimented with pollen chucking to make a few of my own auto strains. For years I grew in a rental apartment and needed small plants,thus the autos but now I own a place in the boonies and looking to broaden my horizons to the photos and trying my hand at growing some trees indoors. Currently working on planning and building of my new grow room and looking forward to being a productive and helpful part of the community here!
Hello there, ironic that I also just posted my intro and I had some questions on auto's . first is I was going to go that route for my first crop but was advised to just go with traditional type strains for lack of better words.
So my first question is because auto are genetically designed for a quicker way to buds, are they as potent as regular plants? If so why was I strongly advised to go with a traditional grow by guys I've known for years that grow? please don't think I'm being condescending about your choice to grow with autos I'm really just curious. I would much rather harvest every 70 days as apposed to 12 weeks. But I am obsessed with becoming a pro and eventually hopefully having the opportunity to be a part of the weed revolution that is coming about being known for kickass smoke as well as oils, edibles ect.
 

fullauto

Member
Hello there, ironic that I also just posted my intro and I had some questions on auto's . first is I was going to go that route for my first crop but was advised to just go with traditional type strains for lack of better words.
So my first question is because auto are genetically designed for a quicker way to buds, are they as potent as regular plants? If so why was I strongly advised to go with a traditional grow by guys I've known for years that grow? please don't think I'm being condescending about your choice to grow with autos I'm really just curious. I would much rather harvest every 70 days as apposed to 12 weeks. But I am obsessed with becoming a pro and eventually hopefully having the opportunity to be a part of the weed revolution that is coming about being known for kickass smoke as well as oils, edibles ect.
Alwayslearnin I learned to grow growing with autos and yes I think they are just as potent as photo plants. I had many friends who always grew and smoked photo plants and I got the same from them-go with the photos if your going to grow. When I finished my first grow and dried and cured my first crop I of course shared with a bunch of friends who had never tried autos-many who described themselves as "pot snobs". The general consensus was it was some of the best stuff they had tried and they were shocked an autoflower plant could produce that level of weed. Since then,i've produced a bunch of seeds from breeding and a great bunch of them went to those same friends to grow in their gardens. Now,i will say this,autos are NOT as forgiving as photos,they don't like transplanting and are prone to stunting. autos have a short life cycle and it is a one way street,if you screw up you will reduce your final yield. Photos definitely yield more per plant,although some of the super autos can definitely run with photos,there are some pretty impressive auto grows on AFN where I was a member for a long time. I love auto plants and probably will always have them in my grow room. I will say that I came here to RIU to learn to grow photo plants as well if not better then I know how to grow autos. I have a desire to grow some some trees lol and I've heard this is the place to learn how to do it,so here I am. If you choose autos to grow and you have any questions,feel free to ask and i'll do my best to help you out.
 

SoCalCraw

Member
Hey guys! I'm fresh to the site and happy to be a part of it! I'm from Canada, a personal medical grower under the ACMPR and am super pumped to see the feedback and future posts and info everyone has to share!

A little about my set up right now..

Currently in a closet, 4x3 and 6 feet tall with a 1000W HPS Agrolite on a 18/6 cycle and a wal mart fan circulating air around the area.

In a sense I made a box with plywood inside of the closet since it's a big closet and I use it for other materials also, the ceiling is unfinished so the hot air has a chance to creep out between the ceiling of the basement where the closet is and the floor of the main floor. The negative side is that the only way to get cool air in is to cut a hole at the base of the door opening the closet, if anyone has other suggestions please fell free to shoot away!

I have two plants in the area, one Critical Mass ("feminized") that I plan on training and turning into my mother plant since I'm not going to me limited to the closet in a few weeks. The other plant I have is a autoflower feminized Northern Lights by Greenhouse Seed Co. and is on day 54 of its life cycle. Unfortunately I didn't pay close attention to when it started to flower so I can't give an exact date on how many weeks into flower it is but my estimate is 2-3 weeks already.

I had to tie the NL down since the cola was 11" from the 1000W so now the plant is sitting around 1.5-2f away from the light on all tallest nug sites. Here's a pic of my setup!

Please if you have any suggestions don't hesitate to throw them at me! Constructive criticism is key in this and I'll take all I can get!! Just please don't be too too rude lol

PS: the other plants seen in the picture (lanky ass Critical mass, and a bagseed flowering and clones) are my friends who is picking them up today since he was out of town. I know I shouldn't have his flowering on my 18/6 but it's been there for only a day and it's being chopped down tomorrow :)
 

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Alwayslearnin

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Alwayslearnin I learned to grow growing with autos and yes I think they are just as potent as photo plants. I had many friends who always grew and smoked photo plants and I got the same from them-go with the photos if your going to grow. When I finished my first grow and dried and cured my first crop I of course shared with a bunch of friends who had never tried autos-many who described themselves as "pot snobs". The general consensus was it was some of the best stuff they had tried and they were shocked an autoflower plant could produce that level of weed. Since then,i've produced a bunch of seeds from breeding and a great bunch of them went to those same friends to grow in their gardens. Now,i will say this,autos are NOT as forgiving as photos,they don't like transplanting and are prone to stunting. autos have a short life cycle and it is a one way street,if you screw up you will reduce your final yield. Photos definitely yield more per plant,although some of the super autos can definitely run with photos,there are some pretty impressive auto grows on AFN where I was a member for a long time. I love auto plants and probably will always have them in my grow room. I will say that I came here to RIU to learn to grow photo plants as well if not better then I know how to grow autos. I have a desire to grow some some trees lol and I've heard this is the place to learn how to do it,so here I am. If you choose autos to grow and you have any questions,feel free to ask and i'll do my best to help you out.
Thank you, I recently fell on hard times I'm a single dad raising two boys 9 and 6. one of witch has been a bit difficult as of late as a result I haven't been able to work due to being called by the school several time a week to come there and pick him up. it's not his falt he has something going on upstairs that I am determined to get straightened out he is 9 and I'm all he has and it's my job to help him.
so for now this is my only viable option to supplement my income needs since it's now legal for recreational use here in my state. autos was my original plan and was talked out of it wish I knew about this site before. but you can bet on it that when this one is done autos will be next my room isn't huge but I spared no expense on the renovation though ran short on cash and had to get open hoods and went with 1000watt hps. way more heat than I anticipated so I put a kick ass ventilation system in and have it set up to use outside Temps to keep things cool. but that will only work for the winter, I'm in the northeast so cold weather is abundant.
I have a 14'×16' room with 9' ceiling and I have 8 in there now that I just switched to the 12/12 cycle on the 22nd so they will be stretching out here in the next few days if they didn't start to last night. I had 10 but had to give two to my buddy due to space and I may still yet have a problem with that. But I need to be able to have constant harvest ideally every other week if not every week and autos seem to be the answer to that. do you agree?
 

fullauto

Member
Hey guys! I'm fresh to the site and happy to be a part of it! I'm from Canada, a personal medical grower under the ACMPR and am super pumped to see the feedback and future posts and info everyone has to share!

A little about my set up right now..

Currently in a closet, 4x3 and 6 feet tall with a 1000W HPS Agrolite on a 18/6 cycle and a wal mart fan circulating air around the area.

In a sense I made a box with plywood inside of the closet since it's a big closet and I use it for other materials also, the ceiling is unfinished so the hot air has a chance to creep out between the ceiling of the basement where the closet is and the floor of the main floor. The negative side is that the only way to get cool air in is to cut a hole at the base of the door opening the closet, if anyone has other suggestions please fell free to shoot away!

I have two plants in the area, one Critical Mass ("feminized") that I plan on training and turning into my mother plant since I'm not going to me limited to the closet in a few weeks. The other plant I have is a autoflower feminized Northern Lights by Greenhouse Seed Co. and is on day 54 of its life cycle. Unfortunately I didn't pay close attention to when it started to flower so I can't give an exact date on how many weeks into flower it is but my estimate is 2-3 weeks already.

I had to tie the NL down since the cola was 11" from the 1000W so now the plant is sitting around 1.5-2f away from the light on all tallest nug sites. Here's a pic of my setup!

Please if you have any suggestions don't hesitate to throw them at me! Constructive criticism is key in this and I'll take all I can get!! Just please don't be too too rude lol

PS: the other plants seen in the picture (lanky ass Critical mass, and a bagseed flowering and clones) are my friends who is picking them up today since he was out of town. I know I shouldn't have his flowering on my 18/6 but it's been there for only a day and it's being chopped down tomorrow :)
I would paint that plywood white or cover it in panda film for light reflectivity back on your plants. I started in a 27"x27"x7' closet,painted the walls flat white,had a 4" intake hole on one side of closet for fresh air and had my carbon filter exhausting thru the ceiling into an attic. What are your temps like in there with that 1000w'er?
 

fullauto

Member
Thank you, I recently fell on hard times I'm a single dad raising two boys 9 and 6. one of witch has been a bit difficult as of late as a result I haven't been able to work due to being called by the school several time a week to come there and pick him up. it's not his falt he has something going on upstairs that I am determined to get straightened out he is 9 and I'm all he has and it's my job to help him.
so for now this is my only viable option to supplement my income needs since it's now legal for recreational use here in my state. autos was my original plan and was talked out of it wish I knew about this site before. but you can bet on it that when this one is done autos will be next my room isn't huge but I spared no expense on the renovation though ran short on cash and had to get open hoods and went with 1000watt hps. way more heat than I anticipated so I put a kick ass ventilation system in and have it set up to use outside Temps to keep things cool. but that will only work for the winter, I'm in the northeast so cold weather is abundant.
I have a 14'×16' room with 9' ceiling and I have 8 in there now that I just switched to the 12/12 cycle on the 22nd so they will be stretching out here in the next few days if they didn't start to last night. I had 10 but had to give two to my buddy due to space and I may still yet have a problem with that. But I need to be able to have constant harvest ideally every other week if not every week and autos seem to be the answer to that. do you agree?
I think you could do a perpetual grow with autos and have it planned so you can harvest a plant or plants every week but I think your going to have to have a pretty good number of plants to do that. The average harvest time for any autos I grew were between 70-85 days and that depends on how you like your trichs-clear,milky,amber. That is a pretty big room,i can see all kinds of possibilities but its all up to you and how many plants you want to deal with. How many plants are you allowed to have?
 

SoCalCraw

Member
I would paint that plywood white or cover it in panda film for light reflectivity back on your plants. I started in a 27"x27"x7' closet,painted the walls flat white,had a 4" intake hole on one side of closet for fresh air and had my carbon filter exhausting thru the ceiling into an attic. What are your temps like in there with that 1000w'er?
Temps are In the 30's that's why I'm stressing out a bit.. I'm looking for dense nugs but i know that they'll be airy like that. Before the 1000w i had cfl equalling 125w but I knew that wouldn't cut it for dense nugs either..
 

Alwayslearnin

Well-Known Member
I think you could do a perpetual grow with autos and have it planned so you can harvest a plant or plants every week but I think your going to have to have a pretty good number of plants to do that. The average harvest time for any autos I grew were between 70-85 days and that depends on how you like your trichs-clear,milky,amber. That is a pretty big room,i can see all kinds of possibilities but its all up to you and how many plants you want to deal with. How many plants are you allowed to have?
I think you could do a perpetual grow with autos and have it planned so you can harvest a plant or plants every week but I think your going to have to have a pretty good number of plants to do that. The average harvest time for any autos I grew were between 70-85 days and that depends on how you like your trichs-clear,milky,amber. That is a pretty big room,i can see all kinds of possibilities but its all up to you and how many plants you want to deal with. How many plants are you allowed to have?
I hate fact I'm so illiterate with technology how do I post my pics?
 

fullauto

Member
I haven't posted any here as of yet but looking at the screen i see an upload file button next to the post reply button. Once you have your pics saved to your device and you post a reply i'm pretty sure you hit the upload a file button,choose what pic you want to post and attach it to your post with the upload a file button. I suck at explaining the technical stuff pertaining to computers so maybe someone else can explain it better.
 
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