Kingsnake235
New Member
Hello! This is my first personal grow, i'll be learning a lot and hopefully getting a bit of bud out of the deal; definitely planning on upgrading from a closet to a tent for hopefully the next grow, but my budget is up on this one, so what I have is what I have; Thanks for checking in, I'll try to be as thorough as I can.
3 Hash-Plant - Feminized - CropKing - 80% Indica, high CBD, moderate THC
3 Black Indica - Feminized - CropKing - 80% Indica, high CBD, moderate THC
Currently (11:00pm/PST) 16.5 hours in soil after 48 hour germination as per CK instructions
all popped and planted with 1/4-1/2 taproot, except one - which i left in the paper towel and accidentally dried out a bit, it was re-wet and seemed to show a bit of growth, so its planted as HP-3. So far 5/6 are over the soil, with one still having the seed on it a bit.
Soil mix - 2/3 Seasoil Original, 1/3 worm castings
I will aerate larger pots with lava rock, and use the same in a bottom layer for drainage.
Starting in 16oz cups - finishing in 2 gal buckets
Running an aircooled 600W MH dialed to 50%,
cooled with 6" 160cfm inline duct fan, pulling from DIY carbon scrubber through light to exhaust. (hoping to get the temps dialled in so i can up the wattage later on.)
Temp Lights ON - 84-86F
(peaks at 88-90F if i leave the ambient heat on, might use a mash bucket for DIY co2)
Temp Lights OFF - 68-74F
I have a medium sized oscillating fan in the corner on the lowest setting, set to the same timer as the lights, currently 20/4 to keep temps up. Experimenting daily with airflow and ambient temps outside closet - have added a second filtered intake since photo below was taken.
RH Lights ON - 34%
RH Lights OFF - 45%
i leave a dish of water and adjust levels with ambient temp/rh when i can by leaving the door open a bit and sometimes opening the window to outside, but its cold (2*C) and very wet right now (70%RH), so not that often.
Watering with Local Tap water PH 7.0
Spraying top of soil with mist bottle, as needed to maintain moisture and humidity under seran (where applicable)
No nutes.
I have some bone meal, but i tested a mix of soil with some basil seeds and found some white webby mold on top, after reading determined it to be from the bonemeal not having a chance to cook in the soil, so figured i might just leave it out this time.
My space is a 2x5x5 section of a 2x5x8 closet, divided with a shelf thats about.. 18" deep, so there is airflow between the 2 sections. My ballast and timer, etc are on the shelf, so everything is contained and powered from a single extension cord plugged into a surge protected hub on an otherwise unused 15A circuit.
So far so good, watchful of my temps and RH, experimenting to get a good balance with my room and my closet before too long. If i have forgotten or left out any pertinent information, let me know and ill post an update!
and thanks to everyone here on the forums for compiling this wealth of valuable information I have been pouring over I have no doubt your experience will continue to prove invaluable throughout my journey.
3 Hash-Plant - Feminized - CropKing - 80% Indica, high CBD, moderate THC
3 Black Indica - Feminized - CropKing - 80% Indica, high CBD, moderate THC
Currently (11:00pm/PST) 16.5 hours in soil after 48 hour germination as per CK instructions
all popped and planted with 1/4-1/2 taproot, except one - which i left in the paper towel and accidentally dried out a bit, it was re-wet and seemed to show a bit of growth, so its planted as HP-3. So far 5/6 are over the soil, with one still having the seed on it a bit.
Soil mix - 2/3 Seasoil Original, 1/3 worm castings
I will aerate larger pots with lava rock, and use the same in a bottom layer for drainage.
Starting in 16oz cups - finishing in 2 gal buckets
Running an aircooled 600W MH dialed to 50%,
cooled with 6" 160cfm inline duct fan, pulling from DIY carbon scrubber through light to exhaust. (hoping to get the temps dialled in so i can up the wattage later on.)
Temp Lights ON - 84-86F
(peaks at 88-90F if i leave the ambient heat on, might use a mash bucket for DIY co2)
Temp Lights OFF - 68-74F
I have a medium sized oscillating fan in the corner on the lowest setting, set to the same timer as the lights, currently 20/4 to keep temps up. Experimenting daily with airflow and ambient temps outside closet - have added a second filtered intake since photo below was taken.
RH Lights ON - 34%
RH Lights OFF - 45%
i leave a dish of water and adjust levels with ambient temp/rh when i can by leaving the door open a bit and sometimes opening the window to outside, but its cold (2*C) and very wet right now (70%RH), so not that often.
Watering with Local Tap water PH 7.0
Spraying top of soil with mist bottle, as needed to maintain moisture and humidity under seran (where applicable)
No nutes.
I have some bone meal, but i tested a mix of soil with some basil seeds and found some white webby mold on top, after reading determined it to be from the bonemeal not having a chance to cook in the soil, so figured i might just leave it out this time.
My space is a 2x5x5 section of a 2x5x8 closet, divided with a shelf thats about.. 18" deep, so there is airflow between the 2 sections. My ballast and timer, etc are on the shelf, so everything is contained and powered from a single extension cord plugged into a surge protected hub on an otherwise unused 15A circuit.
So far so good, watchful of my temps and RH, experimenting to get a good balance with my room and my closet before too long. If i have forgotten or left out any pertinent information, let me know and ill post an update!
and thanks to everyone here on the forums for compiling this wealth of valuable information I have been pouring over I have no doubt your experience will continue to prove invaluable throughout my journey.