Hey everyone,
This is my first grow so im trying to keep it cheap and have some fun while the stakes are low. im just trying to grow some to save some money. Any adivce would be great
What strain is it? just some seeds at the bottom of a bag
Is it in Veg or Flower stage? Veg
If in Veg... For how long? week 2 out of 5
Indoor or outdoor? indoor
Soil or Hydro? soil
If soil... what is in your mix? just some compost and potting soil
If soil... What size pot? small ones for now and ill change them to bigger ones later
Size of light? 80W CFL at the moment then a 400W HPS
Is it aircooled? yes 6" extractor fan, its exchanging the air like 18 times a minute so its a bit strong
Temp of Room/cab? aiming for 26 but the extractor is keeping it around 23
RH of Room/cab? 40-60
PH of media or res? havnt checked
Any Pests ? hell no
How often are you watering? once every second day, the extra breeze is drying them out a bit
Type and strength of ferts used? just going to get some cheap 2 part veg and flower ferts from bunnings
So i turned the bottom section of the shelves into the grow area, its not the biggest space but its all i really have to use. The total grow area is 1x1x0.3 meters. I took all the shelves out and lined it with panda film, i also made another shelf out of plywood and stuck the extractor fan through that. The plywood shelf sits at the top with the extractor sucking the hot air out. To cover the grow area i just cut out a square of panda film and wrapped it around the front. I then cut like flaps out of the square and stuck velcro on them so that they can be attached and taken off the shelves as i need to get into the area.
heres a picture of the shelves from the front. the black is the reverse side of the panda film.
Heres a pic of the top plywood shelf with the extractor fan
The velcro down the sides of the shelf so i can connect the panda film and have it super tight.
When i turn the fan on it creates negative pressure so the panda film gets sucked in and seals itself nicely. i cut a hole in the panda film down the bottom corner so the cords can come out and this is where the air is sucked in.
a pic of the fan from inside
To start them i have them sitting under some CFL's (80W at the moment. all 6500K). Its just two desk lamps i had sitting around and a flex cord with a switch and cfl socket. Ive got a 400W HPS set up but my space is way too small for the reflector let alone the heat it puts out, so im saving up to buy a cooltube so that i can at least flower with a proper light.
This is what is looks like now
I started them just over 2 weeks ago, one is going great, another is alright but 2 of them are straight retarded. They sprouted and grew their first 2 circle leaves then havnt done anything since then. I dont want to go digging around their roots to look at them but theyre still green and growing so ill let them sit there for now.
Also due to the small space im going to be playing around with some LST. I want to keep them low and wide (bushy), i think ill have enough space for 2 of them but it will definately be tight and hard to get enough light to the lower nodes.
Thats everything up to now. any questions or advice would be sick.
This is my first grow so im trying to keep it cheap and have some fun while the stakes are low. im just trying to grow some to save some money. Any adivce would be great
What strain is it? just some seeds at the bottom of a bag
Is it in Veg or Flower stage? Veg
If in Veg... For how long? week 2 out of 5
Indoor or outdoor? indoor
Soil or Hydro? soil
If soil... what is in your mix? just some compost and potting soil
If soil... What size pot? small ones for now and ill change them to bigger ones later
Size of light? 80W CFL at the moment then a 400W HPS
Is it aircooled? yes 6" extractor fan, its exchanging the air like 18 times a minute so its a bit strong
Temp of Room/cab? aiming for 26 but the extractor is keeping it around 23
RH of Room/cab? 40-60
PH of media or res? havnt checked
Any Pests ? hell no
How often are you watering? once every second day, the extra breeze is drying them out a bit
Type and strength of ferts used? just going to get some cheap 2 part veg and flower ferts from bunnings
So i turned the bottom section of the shelves into the grow area, its not the biggest space but its all i really have to use. The total grow area is 1x1x0.3 meters. I took all the shelves out and lined it with panda film, i also made another shelf out of plywood and stuck the extractor fan through that. The plywood shelf sits at the top with the extractor sucking the hot air out. To cover the grow area i just cut out a square of panda film and wrapped it around the front. I then cut like flaps out of the square and stuck velcro on them so that they can be attached and taken off the shelves as i need to get into the area.
heres a picture of the shelves from the front. the black is the reverse side of the panda film.
Heres a pic of the top plywood shelf with the extractor fan
The velcro down the sides of the shelf so i can connect the panda film and have it super tight.
When i turn the fan on it creates negative pressure so the panda film gets sucked in and seals itself nicely. i cut a hole in the panda film down the bottom corner so the cords can come out and this is where the air is sucked in.
a pic of the fan from inside
To start them i have them sitting under some CFL's (80W at the moment. all 6500K). Its just two desk lamps i had sitting around and a flex cord with a switch and cfl socket. Ive got a 400W HPS set up but my space is way too small for the reflector let alone the heat it puts out, so im saving up to buy a cooltube so that i can at least flower with a proper light.
This is what is looks like now
I started them just over 2 weeks ago, one is going great, another is alright but 2 of them are straight retarded. They sprouted and grew their first 2 circle leaves then havnt done anything since then. I dont want to go digging around their roots to look at them but theyre still green and growing so ill let them sit there for now.
Also due to the small space im going to be playing around with some LST. I want to keep them low and wide (bushy), i think ill have enough space for 2 of them but it will definately be tight and hard to get enough light to the lower nodes.
Thats everything up to now. any questions or advice would be sick.