thatdudePA
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Yo Folks thanks for visiting my journal. The objective of my journal is to detail my processes and to get as much help a you all can give so that my first grow can be a sucess. I do not have any experience gardening but from what I have read you dont have to be a pro to get some quality green.
So I have been growing for 5 days I germ'd 17 seeds all have sprouted and they are between 1 and 21/2inches tall. My G.R is 4X2X4 with approx. 8sq ft, currently I have my G.R. split in half to maximize the light for my little ones( I am only using 4sq ft of space). I have decided to go with CFL's for my first grow b/c they are cheap and easily avaliable in most chain hardware stores. My lighting set up: 6 27watt(100w) with a output of 1750lumes and 5000k each; 2 t5 8 inch FL Tube 8w 400Lumes each; and 1 phillips plant light It is about 2ft from the plants I use it to keep the temp undercontrol. The total Lumes for my 4sq ft space is 11,300 or 2825 per squar foot. So I guess I am at the vegging stage now, I dropped all my seeds in jiffy pots to start and I plan on planting 3 or 4 of the best looking female plants in about 4 more days. Do you guy recomend I keep them in the jiffy for a longer period of time or shoud I be planting them sooner? Also, currently I have the lights on a timer on from 5am to 10:00 off from 10p to 1p on again 1p-2pm off 2p-5p then on for the day. I read that turning the light on for 1 hour in the middle of the night encourages more females. Is this lighting sechedual okay or should I go with the 24/7? Thats all for now thanks for your input.
So I have been growing for 5 days I germ'd 17 seeds all have sprouted and they are between 1 and 21/2inches tall. My G.R is 4X2X4 with approx. 8sq ft, currently I have my G.R. split in half to maximize the light for my little ones( I am only using 4sq ft of space). I have decided to go with CFL's for my first grow b/c they are cheap and easily avaliable in most chain hardware stores. My lighting set up: 6 27watt(100w) with a output of 1750lumes and 5000k each; 2 t5 8 inch FL Tube 8w 400Lumes each; and 1 phillips plant light It is about 2ft from the plants I use it to keep the temp undercontrol. The total Lumes for my 4sq ft space is 11,300 or 2825 per squar foot. So I guess I am at the vegging stage now, I dropped all my seeds in jiffy pots to start and I plan on planting 3 or 4 of the best looking female plants in about 4 more days. Do you guy recomend I keep them in the jiffy for a longer period of time or shoud I be planting them sooner? Also, currently I have the lights on a timer on from 5am to 10:00 off from 10p to 1p on again 1p-2pm off 2p-5p then on for the day. I read that turning the light on for 1 hour in the middle of the night encourages more females. Is this lighting sechedual okay or should I go with the 24/7? Thats all for now thanks for your input.