Hi, this is my first real grow, I live in Mexico so my choices of what I can use will be slightly different because of the lack of availability here. Here's my el cheapo setup. My cabinet is 12Lx12.5Wx13H (free) with 4x23w(5000k); 1x32w(5000k) CFL's. I have the cabinet lined with tin-foil for reflection. It has a removable top with a butter tub size hole in the center for air flow, this is my starter cabinet. Would like cheap suggestions for something bigger once they take off. I do live near a Home Depot and Wal-Mart. Here's my cabinet and lights:
The seeds I'm using I got from a friend who called them Spaceballs, I have researched online and found very little information on it, she also told me it's a Sativa strain (% unknown).
My growing method is Indoors with cfl's and also sunlight on the window sill. The growing medium I'm using is Nutrigarden Tierra Negra, that says " Black Land Nutrigarden Mountain is selected, disinfected, and enriched with minerals balanced allowing proper attachment of root development of the plants," Made in Mexico. Basically, Natural Black soil.
I currently have no fan, but need one.
The temperature of the cabinet is 80-85F with RH at 40-45% using Acurite Digital Humidity gauge.
I water now when the soil is dry down to the bottom of the recycled cardboard grow containers I bought at home depot. I have made the mistake of over watering AND adding nutes to early.
When i added nutes early i ruined 3 plants and saved 2 buy pulling them out of the soil, rinse the roots in clean water, replanted in soil, and trimmed off the dead leaves (cutting at angles to keep shape of leaves).
Plant 1 & 2 are nute burn victims that are 11 days old, I replanted #1 in soil with a SMALL amount of beach sand that i rinsed, rinsed, rinsed, and rinsed then let to dried out. #2 is in black soil, 3-7 in black soil, and #8 in half soil and half sand.
#1 With sand, 11 days old
#2 Black soil, 11 days old
#3-7 All in black soil, 7 days old
#8 Is growing in 1/2 soil, 1/2 rinsed beach sand, 2 days old.
This is my grow journal and all advice, comments good/bad will be appreciated, I am growing for the sole reason that the weed here in Mexico is cheap ditch weed and i want something better.
Thanks,
Cruizer
The seeds I'm using I got from a friend who called them Spaceballs, I have researched online and found very little information on it, she also told me it's a Sativa strain (% unknown).
My growing method is Indoors with cfl's and also sunlight on the window sill. The growing medium I'm using is Nutrigarden Tierra Negra, that says " Black Land Nutrigarden Mountain is selected, disinfected, and enriched with minerals balanced allowing proper attachment of root development of the plants," Made in Mexico. Basically, Natural Black soil.
I currently have no fan, but need one.
The temperature of the cabinet is 80-85F with RH at 40-45% using Acurite Digital Humidity gauge.
I water now when the soil is dry down to the bottom of the recycled cardboard grow containers I bought at home depot. I have made the mistake of over watering AND adding nutes to early.
When i added nutes early i ruined 3 plants and saved 2 buy pulling them out of the soil, rinse the roots in clean water, replanted in soil, and trimmed off the dead leaves (cutting at angles to keep shape of leaves).
Plant 1 & 2 are nute burn victims that are 11 days old, I replanted #1 in soil with a SMALL amount of beach sand that i rinsed, rinsed, rinsed, and rinsed then let to dried out. #2 is in black soil, 3-7 in black soil, and #8 in half soil and half sand.
#1 With sand, 11 days old
#2 Black soil, 11 days old
#3-7 All in black soil, 7 days old
#8 Is growing in 1/2 soil, 1/2 rinsed beach sand, 2 days old.
This is my grow journal and all advice, comments good/bad will be appreciated, I am growing for the sole reason that the weed here in Mexico is cheap ditch weed and i want something better.
Thanks,
Cruizer