4twenty4all
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I haven't done a journal in a while and figured I would try to make it a good one. I tried outdoor growing for the first time this year and it is going great, check out my recent gallery pictures!
I wanted to make a new indoor space for my plants so I could organize everything in one spot. Now, I wish I went bigger but I am only growing my legal maximum number of plants for myself so the space will do. The weight, on the other hand, I hope is a different story ;-) The space will be very tight but I hope it will work and be efficient. I am shooting for .8 - .9 gm per watt. I hope I achieve it! Actually, I hope to exceed it but we can all dream right?
First the room:
I built a new workshop (home) for the girls....
9ft x 7ft x 7ft tall flowering side
9ft x 3ft x 7ft tall entrance control room
Insulation R 38 on walls and ceiling
R 6.5 aluminum foam board on floor
Air Condition 12,000 BTU window unit
Heat — portable 1500w ceramic heater with thermostat. I have other options but don't think I'll need it.
"L" Shaped table 42" wide lined with 20mil rubber pond liner
½ in PVC 28" tall with tomato trellis netting
4 — 1000w 240v HID HPS 8" air-cooled lights
8" insulated duct between lights
2 — 8" 750CFM centrifugal inline fans for lights (one draws fresh air at beginning of the row of lights and the other is at the end sucking and exhausting out a different hole)
2 — 16' oscillating fans for plants
Restoration dehumidifier with humidistat (if needed) (draws 8 amps)
CO2 enriched 1450ppm — 1800ppm depending on stage of plants
Room temps:
80* lights on
60* lights out
Humidity between 45% and 55%
Setup, Strains and Environment:
5 plants per light
Soil:
10 gallon pots
30% Fox Farm Ocean Forest
30% Happy Frog
30% Perlite
10% Lava Rock (50% — 60% pulverized)
Nutrients:
Cutting Edge 3 part
Cal-Mag
Foliar mix for vegetative stage:
Molasses, Seaweed Extract with Iron, Super Bat Tea green label, Super Thrive, Dish Soap
Foliar mix for flowering stage (first 3 weeks only)
Molasses, Seaweed Extract with Iron, Super Bat Tea Bud Swell, Dish Soap
Watering:
I alternate my watering schedule in this order:
1. Plain tap water from reservoir. PH is usually 7.2
2. Tap water from reservoir with ¼ tsp/gal molasses and 10ml/gal Seaweed w/Iron (Superthrive used in veg only)
3. Tap water from reservoir with Cutting Edge following their chart. PH with nutes is about 5.7 — 6.3 depending on strength
Strains:
Banana Kush — Indica (clone I had for 3 years now)
Maui — Mostly Sativa (early finisher) (clone)
Grape God — Indica (clone from seed I planted last year)
OG #18 — Indica (clone from seed I planted last year)
No pests, yet......
I'll upload pictures this weekend. I'm finishing the electric and still have to set up the drip lines.
I wanted to make a new indoor space for my plants so I could organize everything in one spot. Now, I wish I went bigger but I am only growing my legal maximum number of plants for myself so the space will do. The weight, on the other hand, I hope is a different story ;-) The space will be very tight but I hope it will work and be efficient. I am shooting for .8 - .9 gm per watt. I hope I achieve it! Actually, I hope to exceed it but we can all dream right?
First the room:
I built a new workshop (home) for the girls....
9ft x 7ft x 7ft tall flowering side
9ft x 3ft x 7ft tall entrance control room
Insulation R 38 on walls and ceiling
R 6.5 aluminum foam board on floor
Air Condition 12,000 BTU window unit
Heat — portable 1500w ceramic heater with thermostat. I have other options but don't think I'll need it.
"L" Shaped table 42" wide lined with 20mil rubber pond liner
½ in PVC 28" tall with tomato trellis netting
4 — 1000w 240v HID HPS 8" air-cooled lights
8" insulated duct between lights
2 — 8" 750CFM centrifugal inline fans for lights (one draws fresh air at beginning of the row of lights and the other is at the end sucking and exhausting out a different hole)
2 — 16' oscillating fans for plants
Restoration dehumidifier with humidistat (if needed) (draws 8 amps)
CO2 enriched 1450ppm — 1800ppm depending on stage of plants
Room temps:
80* lights on
60* lights out
Humidity between 45% and 55%
Setup, Strains and Environment:
5 plants per light
Soil:
10 gallon pots
30% Fox Farm Ocean Forest
30% Happy Frog
30% Perlite
10% Lava Rock (50% — 60% pulverized)
Nutrients:
Cutting Edge 3 part
Cal-Mag
Foliar mix for vegetative stage:
Molasses, Seaweed Extract with Iron, Super Bat Tea green label, Super Thrive, Dish Soap
Foliar mix for flowering stage (first 3 weeks only)
Molasses, Seaweed Extract with Iron, Super Bat Tea Bud Swell, Dish Soap
Watering:
I alternate my watering schedule in this order:
1. Plain tap water from reservoir. PH is usually 7.2
2. Tap water from reservoir with ¼ tsp/gal molasses and 10ml/gal Seaweed w/Iron (Superthrive used in veg only)
3. Tap water from reservoir with Cutting Edge following their chart. PH with nutes is about 5.7 — 6.3 depending on strength
Strains:
Banana Kush — Indica (clone I had for 3 years now)
Maui — Mostly Sativa (early finisher) (clone)
Grape God — Indica (clone from seed I planted last year)
OG #18 — Indica (clone from seed I planted last year)
No pests, yet......
I'll upload pictures this weekend. I'm finishing the electric and still have to set up the drip lines.