Let me preface this Journal by setting up the scenario for you.
1. I took on a hydroponic grow with absolutely no idea what I was getting into aside from what I've read in 420MAG's forums.
2. I have limited computer skills which makes the simplest tasks a monumental chore!
3. I have no idea how to navigate this site and find posts and journals I'm interested in.
So with that in mind, let me lay out what I have so far and where I'm at ...... mentally. I set the room up not really knowing what temp or humidity ranges I was going to get into so some things may seem unnecessary and still others may be missing. I started the grow with 3 clones before I started this journal, so at this point I'm two and a half weeks into this stuff. Feel free to point out where I went wrong and should have stopped hitting the bong. Mistakes are gonna happen.
The room: 30" X 60" X 78". Lined with a bubble wrap material with a reflective, shiny surface.
The floor: Is covered with a 1-1/2 Styrofoam board to dampen noise and insulate.
The Hydro setup I have is a plastic tray 3X2, holding about 15 gallons of water. On top of that sits a tray roughly 40"X6"X6" with a rockwool (log?) slab in it. A submersible pump with 3 feeder tubes.
Lighting: I started with 1 PlatinumLED P-300 for the first 2+ weeks and added a P-150 and a 6500k CFL Blue light for veg process.
Air circulation: one small-ass fan that doesn't move a hell of allot of air.
Ventilation: none. Until such a time where hi temps are going to be a problem, I'm not going to do anything. Smell is not an issue since it's just me and Ma here.
Heating: I have a small 1500 wt electric / digital heater with a differential preset to about +/- 4 degrees (f).
Humidity: A small humidifier that I will probably never have to use.... Lights and water in a small space!! Duuuuuhhhh!!
Plants: sorry if I get the names not quite right, but I'm new at this. One Pineapple ________, One Master Kush, And one L A Confidential. You may see in my pics that there is a plant in dirt in a corner. That is, what I believe to be, A Blueberry Strain of some kind. It was thrown in the ground last summer and had absolutely no care at all. I chopped it down to nothing after it flowered and now I want to see if I can get a veg cycle to start so I can clone it and give it a real try. (another thing I have never done before)
Water: Well water from Hell!! I have a water treatment system for removing iron and to bring the Ph down to neutral. NO water softener. (no salt)
Feeding: I'll take a couple pics of the different things I have and the schedule for feeding. I bet there is huge amount of room for improvement there!
Okay, Just a couple pics to start with.
This all started a few months ago. I quit drinking about 10 months ago after drinking a liter or more a day of vodka or rum. I was very good at it! Well it damn neer killed me. As it is I will be on meds of some kind the rest of my life as a result. So here I am, 50 and sober for the first time in decades and I'm just not fond of the world sometimes. I like a little escape, Ya know? Sooo... here we are. I can honestly say I will never drink again. The pain it put me through is all it takes. Maybe champagne at new-years, but that's it. So lets grow POT. I was a heavy smoker from my very early teens to my mid 20s where all the grownup things started happening and I just drifted away from it. I've always smoked a little at parties (when I didn't have to drive) or when we go camping, but that's was the extent of it. Now I smoke about every day, back to working hard again and done with having to rely on others for some bud.
Please bear with me as I hope to get better at both navigating this wonderful web site and posting pictures and information. If there is anything I need to share with you all about my setup to get some advice, please let me know!
I don't mind being talked to in a childish manner if that's what it takes! Just leave out any condescending remarks. lol
May all your grows be healthy and happy!!
P.S. It took me a month to figure out how to post this!! lol
1. I took on a hydroponic grow with absolutely no idea what I was getting into aside from what I've read in 420MAG's forums.
2. I have limited computer skills which makes the simplest tasks a monumental chore!
3. I have no idea how to navigate this site and find posts and journals I'm interested in.
So with that in mind, let me lay out what I have so far and where I'm at ...... mentally. I set the room up not really knowing what temp or humidity ranges I was going to get into so some things may seem unnecessary and still others may be missing. I started the grow with 3 clones before I started this journal, so at this point I'm two and a half weeks into this stuff. Feel free to point out where I went wrong and should have stopped hitting the bong. Mistakes are gonna happen.
The room: 30" X 60" X 78". Lined with a bubble wrap material with a reflective, shiny surface.
The floor: Is covered with a 1-1/2 Styrofoam board to dampen noise and insulate.
The Hydro setup I have is a plastic tray 3X2, holding about 15 gallons of water. On top of that sits a tray roughly 40"X6"X6" with a rockwool (log?) slab in it. A submersible pump with 3 feeder tubes.
Lighting: I started with 1 PlatinumLED P-300 for the first 2+ weeks and added a P-150 and a 6500k CFL Blue light for veg process.
Air circulation: one small-ass fan that doesn't move a hell of allot of air.
Ventilation: none. Until such a time where hi temps are going to be a problem, I'm not going to do anything. Smell is not an issue since it's just me and Ma here.
Heating: I have a small 1500 wt electric / digital heater with a differential preset to about +/- 4 degrees (f).
Humidity: A small humidifier that I will probably never have to use.... Lights and water in a small space!! Duuuuuhhhh!!
Plants: sorry if I get the names not quite right, but I'm new at this. One Pineapple ________, One Master Kush, And one L A Confidential. You may see in my pics that there is a plant in dirt in a corner. That is, what I believe to be, A Blueberry Strain of some kind. It was thrown in the ground last summer and had absolutely no care at all. I chopped it down to nothing after it flowered and now I want to see if I can get a veg cycle to start so I can clone it and give it a real try. (another thing I have never done before)
Water: Well water from Hell!! I have a water treatment system for removing iron and to bring the Ph down to neutral. NO water softener. (no salt)
Feeding: I'll take a couple pics of the different things I have and the schedule for feeding. I bet there is huge amount of room for improvement there!
Okay, Just a couple pics to start with.
This all started a few months ago. I quit drinking about 10 months ago after drinking a liter or more a day of vodka or rum. I was very good at it! Well it damn neer killed me. As it is I will be on meds of some kind the rest of my life as a result. So here I am, 50 and sober for the first time in decades and I'm just not fond of the world sometimes. I like a little escape, Ya know? Sooo... here we are. I can honestly say I will never drink again. The pain it put me through is all it takes. Maybe champagne at new-years, but that's it. So lets grow POT. I was a heavy smoker from my very early teens to my mid 20s where all the grownup things started happening and I just drifted away from it. I've always smoked a little at parties (when I didn't have to drive) or when we go camping, but that's was the extent of it. Now I smoke about every day, back to working hard again and done with having to rely on others for some bud.
Please bear with me as I hope to get better at both navigating this wonderful web site and posting pictures and information. If there is anything I need to share with you all about my setup to get some advice, please let me know!
I don't mind being talked to in a childish manner if that's what it takes! Just leave out any condescending remarks. lol
May all your grows be healthy and happy!!
P.S. It took me a month to figure out how to post this!! lol
