FloridaSunset
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Well, wish me luck! I'm almost ready to start my first grow in a couple of decades and my first hydro grow ever - yay! Had a little experience back in the day with indoor, but it was all soil and things have really changed since then!!
I think, finally, I've resolved the 'heating' issues with my 2x2x4 grow tent (would like to have had a larger one all around, but space is extremely limited so had to go with this little guy) and my 300w Mars Hydro LED (from all the reading I'd done I was under the mistaken impression that they ran a whole lot cooler than the actually do).
Still a little above where I'd prefer it to be, but the best I can do for now until I can rustle up another fan. Have a 100 CFM inline venting out the top now and two of the side view windows open for extra ventiliation (I plan on building light boxes for them well before flowering starts) but the temps still hang in the mid-80s. Had hoped I'd be able to get it under 80 by a bit, but the average light-time high continues to be about 84.5. Oh well...
As I said this will be a hydro grow (1 single plant/5 gal modified bubble bucket/no drip ring) using Advanced Nutrient nutes. Right now it's just the 300w Mars Hydro LED, but I plan on adding a couple CFLs for side-lighting later. The 'modification' on the Bubble Bucket is that I didn't use a 5 gal bucket - used a storage tote instead to save on height.
As for seeds I'm still trying to decide between Female Seeds BubbleGummer Feminized and Royal Queen Seeds Critical Feminized that I got from Bonza Seeds. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated from anyone who has experience with either of these two strains.
Plan on running a scrog to try to help compensate for the lack of headspace I've got with the tent. That and any other training method I can come up with that will accomplish the same goal - limit height of the plant.
Planning on popping the bean either later today or tomorrow! Bonzai!!
So, again, wish me luck! And any comments or suggestions on any aspect of my planned grow will be greatly appreciated. I'll be trying to keep everyone up to date on my progress as time goes by and hope to have a 'Grow Journal' going before to far into the grow.
I think, finally, I've resolved the 'heating' issues with my 2x2x4 grow tent (would like to have had a larger one all around, but space is extremely limited so had to go with this little guy) and my 300w Mars Hydro LED (from all the reading I'd done I was under the mistaken impression that they ran a whole lot cooler than the actually do).
Still a little above where I'd prefer it to be, but the best I can do for now until I can rustle up another fan. Have a 100 CFM inline venting out the top now and two of the side view windows open for extra ventiliation (I plan on building light boxes for them well before flowering starts) but the temps still hang in the mid-80s. Had hoped I'd be able to get it under 80 by a bit, but the average light-time high continues to be about 84.5. Oh well...
As I said this will be a hydro grow (1 single plant/5 gal modified bubble bucket/no drip ring) using Advanced Nutrient nutes. Right now it's just the 300w Mars Hydro LED, but I plan on adding a couple CFLs for side-lighting later. The 'modification' on the Bubble Bucket is that I didn't use a 5 gal bucket - used a storage tote instead to save on height.
As for seeds I'm still trying to decide between Female Seeds BubbleGummer Feminized and Royal Queen Seeds Critical Feminized that I got from Bonza Seeds. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated from anyone who has experience with either of these two strains.
Plan on running a scrog to try to help compensate for the lack of headspace I've got with the tent. That and any other training method I can come up with that will accomplish the same goal - limit height of the plant.
Planning on popping the bean either later today or tomorrow! Bonzai!!
So, again, wish me luck! And any comments or suggestions on any aspect of my planned grow will be greatly appreciated. I'll be trying to keep everyone up to date on my progress as time goes by and hope to have a 'Grow Journal' going before to far into the grow.