JWoop
Active Member
Welcome one and all!
As the title may suggest, this is my first time attempting to grow! Many factors led to my decision to try and grow a few plants, primarily the cost of the buds around here (getting mostly crap for around $300 an ounce, I live in a smallish country town) and the reliability of the people who sell the aforementioned crap. The second being my girlfriend and her health. She was diagnosed with stage three ovarian cancer in October of 2017 at the age of 22, and underwent major surgery in December of that same year to remove a 600 gram tumour, as well as other complications/surgeries along the way, followed by chemotherapy, only to be told last year that was in fact back, and still growing slowly... Medications are of course a given, endone, tramadol etc, but the most effective pain relief she finds is smoking pot, almost entirely eliminating the need for harder stuff, a much better option I'm sure most of you could agree. So here we are! We're constantly buying shitloads of pot (we smoke min 1-2 ounces a fortnight) and since only I can work, damn it's getting expensive for the crap quality pot!
Expect tons of noob questions, mistakes etc, so constructive criticism is entirely welcomed, every bit of help is appreciated!
What strain is it?
I'm going to try and run 4 different strains, 2x Northern Lights Blue Feminised Autoflowers, 1x Northern Lite Blue-Glue Feminised Autoflower, 2x Glu Scout Cookies Feminised Autoflower and 1x Power Punch Feminised Autoflower, all by S.A.G seeds and purchased from Caveman Seeds. They have all currently been sitting in water for about an hour.
Indoor or outdoor?
I'm going to attempt to grow indoor, in a 4x4 grow tent kept in the spare bedroom of our house. We have our own place in which we don't have to worry about real estates etc knocking on our door, mainly just snoopy neighbours and family members we need to keep away, and we don't plan on "getting commercial" with it, so we won't have to worry about millions of people coming by either.
Soil or Hydro?
I purchased a 5kg block of pre-buffered coco coir which this morning I rehydrated, and am currently pre-buffering with a cal-mag solution even though it says buffered on the package, and I plan on rinsing with tap water this evening when the soak is finished, and plan on running 6 x 5 gallon fabric pots. This will be mixed with 30% perlite after the soak.
Size of light?
I purchased a QBL 6 690w COB LED (draws max 450w from the wall) for the 4x4 space, I didn't want to go cheap, I didn't want to go super expensive, and QBL lights offered afterpay, which suited my needs perfectly. If someone could check this light out and let me know whether or not I made a huge mistake would be appreciated haha! Got these set up with a 6" fan and exhaust system attached to a carbon filter, all which exhausts into the room the tent is in.
Temp of Room/cab?
I've literally only just turned the light on for the first time about an hour ago, and on the seedling setting at full power so far it's sitting at about 73°f with the exhaust turned off.
RH of Room/cab?
Sitting around 60% with the light turned on over an hour, will check and update as needed.
Type and strength of ferts used?
Using the General Hydroponics Flora, Micro and Bloom, as well as CalMag, want to try and keep it simple for my first grow.
So yeah, as fresh a grow (and grower) as you could ask for! If you think I've forgotten anything, or have any helpful advice, drop in and say hey!
Cheers guys!
As the title may suggest, this is my first time attempting to grow! Many factors led to my decision to try and grow a few plants, primarily the cost of the buds around here (getting mostly crap for around $300 an ounce, I live in a smallish country town) and the reliability of the people who sell the aforementioned crap. The second being my girlfriend and her health. She was diagnosed with stage three ovarian cancer in October of 2017 at the age of 22, and underwent major surgery in December of that same year to remove a 600 gram tumour, as well as other complications/surgeries along the way, followed by chemotherapy, only to be told last year that was in fact back, and still growing slowly... Medications are of course a given, endone, tramadol etc, but the most effective pain relief she finds is smoking pot, almost entirely eliminating the need for harder stuff, a much better option I'm sure most of you could agree. So here we are! We're constantly buying shitloads of pot (we smoke min 1-2 ounces a fortnight) and since only I can work, damn it's getting expensive for the crap quality pot!
Expect tons of noob questions, mistakes etc, so constructive criticism is entirely welcomed, every bit of help is appreciated!
What strain is it?
I'm going to try and run 4 different strains, 2x Northern Lights Blue Feminised Autoflowers, 1x Northern Lite Blue-Glue Feminised Autoflower, 2x Glu Scout Cookies Feminised Autoflower and 1x Power Punch Feminised Autoflower, all by S.A.G seeds and purchased from Caveman Seeds. They have all currently been sitting in water for about an hour.
Indoor or outdoor?
I'm going to attempt to grow indoor, in a 4x4 grow tent kept in the spare bedroom of our house. We have our own place in which we don't have to worry about real estates etc knocking on our door, mainly just snoopy neighbours and family members we need to keep away, and we don't plan on "getting commercial" with it, so we won't have to worry about millions of people coming by either.
Soil or Hydro?
I purchased a 5kg block of pre-buffered coco coir which this morning I rehydrated, and am currently pre-buffering with a cal-mag solution even though it says buffered on the package, and I plan on rinsing with tap water this evening when the soak is finished, and plan on running 6 x 5 gallon fabric pots. This will be mixed with 30% perlite after the soak.
Size of light?
I purchased a QBL 6 690w COB LED (draws max 450w from the wall) for the 4x4 space, I didn't want to go cheap, I didn't want to go super expensive, and QBL lights offered afterpay, which suited my needs perfectly. If someone could check this light out and let me know whether or not I made a huge mistake would be appreciated haha! Got these set up with a 6" fan and exhaust system attached to a carbon filter, all which exhausts into the room the tent is in.
Temp of Room/cab?
I've literally only just turned the light on for the first time about an hour ago, and on the seedling setting at full power so far it's sitting at about 73°f with the exhaust turned off.
RH of Room/cab?
Sitting around 60% with the light turned on over an hour, will check and update as needed.
Type and strength of ferts used?
Using the General Hydroponics Flora, Micro and Bloom, as well as CalMag, want to try and keep it simple for my first grow.
So yeah, as fresh a grow (and grower) as you could ask for! If you think I've forgotten anything, or have any helpful advice, drop in and say hey!
Cheers guys!
