First Timer Getting Started

[Mark Green]

I do not like to talk about it, because people will flame and what not... I ran a few of my first grows in MG potting mix. The time release nutes where hard to deal with, never really knew how much to feed them. However the only real probablem I had was ph, if you watch it you will be ok.

I know lows/homedepot should have things to mix your own soil.

 

[Siscokid]

PERLITE, that's all you really need...the roots need to have oxygen around them and heavy soils are...too heavy.

Perlite will do that for you and the soil you have. Just be tender with the little girls when transplanting, the tap root will be the one to look out for.

 

[ShadowGrow]

We looked for it today. My wife and I searched high and low We couldn't find anything but soil. We couldn't even find fans. Some sales guy couldn't believe they didn't have any fans and called about it... I ended up spending $45 dollors for something stupid the wife wanted for the bathroom! Ahg!

 

[Siscokid]

I find minez @ Home-du-pot... always have it next to the Orchid mix. Small bags but you don't need much...unless you want to go Hempy

 

[ShadowGrow]

We got a couple smaller hardware stores around here. I'm gonna check around some more.

 

[SmokzAlot]

In my local area I find Wally World has a selection in stock out back in the garden area.

 

[IGrowGrass]

I use Pro Mix....do you have a Agway where you live?...If so they might have Pro mix

 

[Mark Green]

They should have some peat moss, perlite, EWC, Doc Earth type stuff. If they don't now they should closer to the season. I know about trying to find fans right now, tis hard i looked! You can get a cheap @$$ heater though...

 

[ShadowGrow]

Agway closed up a few years ago. Wally world was the first place I checked. I'm sure the selection is better in the spring. Lowes did have some other brand of soil, Sun something or other it said feeds for 9 months! Thats worse the MG! I looked for some OC+, they had the regular stuff but not +.

They are growing beautifully right now so BPN and horse manure are working good together. They are just newly transplanted and taking off so...the soil...sucks but it's working. I will grab some perlite as soon as I find it.

Here are a few pictures.

Got the new cart and light in use Made a vent box from the only fan I had and some duct tape. It has 2 light baffles in it that don't exactly work right. It blocks 95% of the light, the box was to short so you can see some light you look in the holes on the outside. I want to build one out of a better fan and a larger box as soon as I can find a nicer fan. It actually works fairly well for what it is.

Lots of growth for 2 days!

I need this after my shitty Lowes trip!

 

[ilikebike]

plants look way better and so does that hash! My first completed grow i used lowes brand soil with perlite and got a decent yield from 2 plants

 

[Mark Green]

I love that last pic! The other ones defiantly show an improvement, good color. I think they will do fine.

 

[ShadowGrow]

Woke up today and all was still good! Found a 20" box fan we had in the attic, got that running..It blows my plants and light around lol. Temps hit about 90* with the dryer running in the basement this morning. That should be the hottest it ever gets down there.

 

[Fetch]

Great job shadow the plants look awesome, how old are they now?

 

[ShadowGrow]

Thanks man! Today the larger ones are 30 days old. Some of the smaller ones you can just barely see are about 2 weeks.

I just mixed up my 2nd batch of BPN's. Using the Veg 2 feeding shedule for BPN Organics.

I used a 5 gallon bucket with about 4 gal of water. 40ml of Grow, 25ml of Bloom, 20ml of Micro, 15ml of Bio-Juice, and 10 ml of Superthrive. My ppm=750.

I've been feeding every other day. Today I won't feed, tomorrow they get flushed with tap water, then fed.

 

[209 Cali C.G]

I want to try this^^ when I'm gone with my other nutes

 

[209 Cali C.G]

We looked for it today. My wife and I searched high and low We couldn't find anything but soil. We couldn't even find fans. Some sales guy couldn't believe they didn't have any fans and called about it... I ended up spending $45 dollors for something stupid the wife wanted for the bathroom! Ahg!

lol, happens all the time to me with the wife.

 

[ShadowGrow]

I want to try this^^ when I'm gone with my other nutes

I'm very happy with BPN Organics right now. You can't beat the price either. I got 4 bottles for the price I'd pay for 1 bottle of anything else! I may try thier other line next time around because I'd like to try a hempy soil.

 

[SmokzAlot]

Looking great man!


I am thinking of going organic on my next coco run, once I exhaust this current OC+ trial. Watching how the BPN organic does for you.

I would try to keep those temps from climbing so high. Also watch the humidity when running the drier. Don't need any mold problems. It's all stress they don't need for max growth. They will tolerate it, don't get me wrong.

It may help with the fan if you let it bounce of the ceiling perhaps. Experiment if you haven't already.

Keep up the great work!
+reps

 

[ShadowGrow]

Today I gave fed them thier first dose of BPN @ 750ppm. Growth has been very good. I decided to go ahead and top the 4 largest ones again. Wanted to give the smaller ones a chance to catch up. Will add pictures in a few days.

 

[ilikebike]

shadow grow, what formula are you giving your plants like what stage in the plants life are you giving the corresponding nutrients (how many ml to gal) because i dont have a ppm meter but there must be some kind of basic conversion.