Hello!
Long time lurker, first time posting. But, I have to say I've learned more from this site and the members then any other, so thank you already! I hope that coming out of the closet, will be even more beneficial. Except for my wife, but, well, anyway. So, this summer I got eleven ladies from some bagseed, let a couple grow out, topped a few, broke one -- ducked taped that girl back, tried different sized pots, but it was all grown in miracle grow and, well was fun and a learning experience -- but a lot of unnecessary work for bagseed. Or maybe not since I learned a lot for free So, after a few years of trying it outdoors, with some luck but mostly working on technique. I am now committed to growing my own indoors. I wanted to grow in my basement but my situation doesn't allow, small cottage, low ceiling. So, since I live in a remote area with plenty of land I decided to use an old shed. Well built 7x7' thats insulated, in that I have a 4x4x6 grow tent, I live an area that now has cold climates, let's say north of NY and south of NH. On the east coast, of course.In that shed I have:
4x4x6 grow tent 4" fan set up, vents, cup holder, pipe tray, real hiGH end
400 dimable mh/hps with gullwing
One intake system powered with two computer fans, one on each end. Right now I have 4" rubberized vent hoses/lines. I might switch to different ones, metal or aluminium? when I install the 190 cfm ventech exhaust fan. One end in the tent down low, the other exiting the shed
One exhaust system same as above
The fans are powered by a 500kw computer power supply that I rigged.
One humidifier, one adjustable floor fan, and a small clip on.
I have a C02 sensor, and two hygrometers
sm space heaters in the tent and in the shed area
On 11/7 I put two beans, fem lemon kush photos, from Herbie, that had soaked overnight, in jiffy pots. On 11/10 & 13 those two girls were born, huray!
On 11/15 I put three beans, fem auto candy kush, from attitude that had soaked over night, in rockwool. On 11/18 & 19 all were born, huray!!
After the roots hit the bottom of the jiffy and rockwool I moved them to 4" cowpots.
I've used the cowpots before for outside grows, and for my tomatoes, and I noticed later the roots at the bottom of the bucket once I chopped the mj plants and inspected was always more spread out with less balling. Anyway, I put some fox farms ocean forest in the cowpots and after about a week, I saw the roots at the bottom of the cowpots and then I moved them to their final resting spot.
The lemon kush is gonna be growing for a while, thinking I'll veg for 10 /13 wks.
At the same time the the lemon is vegging I'll be pumping 20hrs at the auto candy which the sellers says takes "as little as 65 days" I expect more, but I'm gonna keep the lights low and see what happens.
I think at week four or sixish I'm going to switch from the mh to the HPS and go to 18/6?
I moved the lemon kush to 5 gallon air pots that fit perfectly in a milk crate, which will come in handy when i start topping and tying.
The auto candy, I only got two to make it past the cow pots, one I torched overnight from taking the top off my greenhouse. I have two of them going and they are in 3 gallon air pots. Moved them in there today actually!
My soil mix for the airpots is basically:
4 parts foxfarm ocean forest
1 part black gold
1part ancient forest
1/2 part each perlite and hydryton
Mixed all that up in a bag, added some PHd water that has SUPERthrive in it.
I have pictures coming.
I hope to max out the autos while I train the lemon kush. I want them girls to be spacial. Im hoping for a halfer in each. But if I do it right i might get a full pound, each? In a 4x4?
I have many questions.
I love this site. I thank anyone who reads this, and anyone who comments can rest assured you're passing down the tools and techniques to a grateful individual.
Thanks folks. I probably screwed up somewhere, apologize for spelling errors and typos in this post since I'm doing from my phone while my wife snores, sorry
Long time lurker, first time posting. But, I have to say I've learned more from this site and the members then any other, so thank you already! I hope that coming out of the closet, will be even more beneficial. Except for my wife, but, well, anyway. So, this summer I got eleven ladies from some bagseed, let a couple grow out, topped a few, broke one -- ducked taped that girl back, tried different sized pots, but it was all grown in miracle grow and, well was fun and a learning experience -- but a lot of unnecessary work for bagseed. Or maybe not since I learned a lot for free So, after a few years of trying it outdoors, with some luck but mostly working on technique. I am now committed to growing my own indoors. I wanted to grow in my basement but my situation doesn't allow, small cottage, low ceiling. So, since I live in a remote area with plenty of land I decided to use an old shed. Well built 7x7' thats insulated, in that I have a 4x4x6 grow tent, I live an area that now has cold climates, let's say north of NY and south of NH. On the east coast, of course.In that shed I have:
4x4x6 grow tent 4" fan set up, vents, cup holder, pipe tray, real hiGH end
400 dimable mh/hps with gullwing
One intake system powered with two computer fans, one on each end. Right now I have 4" rubberized vent hoses/lines. I might switch to different ones, metal or aluminium? when I install the 190 cfm ventech exhaust fan. One end in the tent down low, the other exiting the shed
One exhaust system same as above
The fans are powered by a 500kw computer power supply that I rigged.
One humidifier, one adjustable floor fan, and a small clip on.
I have a C02 sensor, and two hygrometers
sm space heaters in the tent and in the shed area
On 11/7 I put two beans, fem lemon kush photos, from Herbie, that had soaked overnight, in jiffy pots. On 11/10 & 13 those two girls were born, huray!
On 11/15 I put three beans, fem auto candy kush, from attitude that had soaked over night, in rockwool. On 11/18 & 19 all were born, huray!!
After the roots hit the bottom of the jiffy and rockwool I moved them to 4" cowpots.
I've used the cowpots before for outside grows, and for my tomatoes, and I noticed later the roots at the bottom of the bucket once I chopped the mj plants and inspected was always more spread out with less balling. Anyway, I put some fox farms ocean forest in the cowpots and after about a week, I saw the roots at the bottom of the cowpots and then I moved them to their final resting spot.
The lemon kush is gonna be growing for a while, thinking I'll veg for 10 /13 wks.
At the same time the the lemon is vegging I'll be pumping 20hrs at the auto candy which the sellers says takes "as little as 65 days" I expect more, but I'm gonna keep the lights low and see what happens.
I think at week four or sixish I'm going to switch from the mh to the HPS and go to 18/6?
I moved the lemon kush to 5 gallon air pots that fit perfectly in a milk crate, which will come in handy when i start topping and tying.
The auto candy, I only got two to make it past the cow pots, one I torched overnight from taking the top off my greenhouse. I have two of them going and they are in 3 gallon air pots. Moved them in there today actually!
My soil mix for the airpots is basically:
4 parts foxfarm ocean forest
1 part black gold
1part ancient forest
1/2 part each perlite and hydryton
Mixed all that up in a bag, added some PHd water that has SUPERthrive in it.
I have pictures coming.
I hope to max out the autos while I train the lemon kush. I want them girls to be spacial. Im hoping for a halfer in each. But if I do it right i might get a full pound, each? In a 4x4?
I have many questions.
I love this site. I thank anyone who reads this, and anyone who comments can rest assured you're passing down the tools and techniques to a grateful individual.
Thanks folks. I probably screwed up somewhere, apologize for spelling errors and typos in this post since I'm doing from my phone while my wife snores, sorry