Hello everyone and welcome to my first grow.....well maybe that's not quite true...I grew up around cultivation of cannabis, had a few family members that were personal growers so I do start this journal with some good knowledge of the plant, lighting, and the basics of growing. I know that I will make some mistakes along the way, that's part of the process, but hopefully with the vast knowledge and experience of the members on this site it can be what I would consider a successful first grow.
I know this is going to be a lengthy first post but i'm 15 days into this grow and this may take a bit....here we go. For my first grow I really felt like I needed to keep it simple and not put alot of expectations on the end product. I feel that if I can do that and get the help I may need from the community in the end I will at least have something respectable for a first grow. How much, how good, we shall see in the end. I hope that some may find this grow interesting, informative, and a good read. I would really be stoked if something in this journal was helpful to someone else.
Goal number one: KEEP IT SIMPLE
Here are the specs:
Cabinet is 36" x 32" x 41" tall
AH 190 cfm fan
Phat 4 inch carbon filter
8 x 55w pl-l ( 27k and 65k ) I know i'm going to hear about this ( i know i know hps this led that ) the majority of this was salvaged from a local shopping center remodel with permission....its amazing what you can get if you just ask they would rather give it to you than carry it to the dumpster....cost of lighting $45
soil is ff happy frog mixed with about 25% perlite
nutes: ??????
light schedule: 20/4 veg
Goal #2 Have fun and meet people...follow their grows...we all love the same plant no matter how we grow it.
Strains: Wow this is really a mixed bag of stuff going now ( sour d, birthday cake kush, and some general bag seeds) with some autos on the way ( gdp, caramelicous, and pineapple kush ) originally the autos were suppose to be here at the start of the grow but due to my bank being ##### it took 16 days for the transaction to clear. They are on the way and i should get them maybe this week. All the general bag seed is expendable, more of a dry run kind of thing...they have another home to go to. These are the ones I get to do some experimenting on until the autos start going and go... here ya go you can have these...lol
The cab is not 100% complete but should be by end of this weekend. I need to move the fan and filter outside of the cab to maximize all the space. Only 4 bulbs on at the moment, going to turn the other 4 on soon.
Some pics at the beginning, pre-germ some seeds in wet paper towels and zip lock on 11-17. Turned on the lights on 11-21 and put seeds in starters with hf mix.
The one on the left is a seed I pulled from a bag of sour diesel the others are unknown at this time. They are bag seed from some pretty good stuff that i have saved over the last couple of years.
Gotta take a break, be back soon with some more pics and posts and bring this grow up to date so I can start asking some questions.
I know this is going to be a lengthy first post but i'm 15 days into this grow and this may take a bit....here we go. For my first grow I really felt like I needed to keep it simple and not put alot of expectations on the end product. I feel that if I can do that and get the help I may need from the community in the end I will at least have something respectable for a first grow. How much, how good, we shall see in the end. I hope that some may find this grow interesting, informative, and a good read. I would really be stoked if something in this journal was helpful to someone else.
Goal number one: KEEP IT SIMPLE
Here are the specs:
Cabinet is 36" x 32" x 41" tall
AH 190 cfm fan
Phat 4 inch carbon filter
8 x 55w pl-l ( 27k and 65k ) I know i'm going to hear about this ( i know i know hps this led that ) the majority of this was salvaged from a local shopping center remodel with permission....its amazing what you can get if you just ask they would rather give it to you than carry it to the dumpster....cost of lighting $45
soil is ff happy frog mixed with about 25% perlite
nutes: ??????
light schedule: 20/4 veg
Goal #2 Have fun and meet people...follow their grows...we all love the same plant no matter how we grow it.
Strains: Wow this is really a mixed bag of stuff going now ( sour d, birthday cake kush, and some general bag seeds) with some autos on the way ( gdp, caramelicous, and pineapple kush ) originally the autos were suppose to be here at the start of the grow but due to my bank being ##### it took 16 days for the transaction to clear. They are on the way and i should get them maybe this week. All the general bag seed is expendable, more of a dry run kind of thing...they have another home to go to. These are the ones I get to do some experimenting on until the autos start going and go... here ya go you can have these...lol
The cab is not 100% complete but should be by end of this weekend. I need to move the fan and filter outside of the cab to maximize all the space. Only 4 bulbs on at the moment, going to turn the other 4 on soon.
Some pics at the beginning, pre-germ some seeds in wet paper towels and zip lock on 11-17. Turned on the lights on 11-21 and put seeds in starters with hf mix.
The one on the left is a seed I pulled from a bag of sour diesel the others are unknown at this time. They are bag seed from some pretty good stuff that i have saved over the last couple of years.
Gotta take a break, be back soon with some more pics and posts and bring this grow up to date so I can start asking some questions.