CrimsonDesdem
New Member
I have not grown in 2 years but am starting again now. I thought I would post my past experiences and plans for the future. I was hoping some of you could give some feedback. I have boiled it down to a few questions at the end so feel free to skip to them if you like.
I started growing with bunk seeds over 5 years ago. I had a very crude set up in a spare bedroom.
Lighting
I ran 6, 40 watt, Fluorescent bulbs. Each one put out 2900 lumen. They put out a very bright white light. I really did not understand what I needed for lighting so I just got the one that put out the most light. I used the same lights for both veg and flower. For vegging I ran them under 24 hours of light.
Hydroponic System
I started with soil but soon developed a hydroponic set up. I found some plastic totes at Wal-mart. Two totes fit under the lights perfectly. They also held a total of 24, 6-inch planters. I used a 7 gallon bucket for a reservoir. The system cost less the $35 to make ($24 for the totes and $10 for the pump, fittings and tubing). It was a simple and effective flood and drain system.
Nutrients
As for nutrients I used Advanced Nutrients (Grow/Micro/Bloom). I did not use any other supplements or nutrients.
Once I Found a female I liked, I stated with bunk seeds remember, I started cloning and ended up making 3 more hydroponic systems and had all four pumping out decent herb.
The bud that I produced was extremely acceptable. The buds were small and not very dank. And it was virtually odorless. However it got you high and people always asked if I had any more.
I could have had at least 4 more systems up and running in a month. However at the peak of production I was forced to cut the power and virtually abandon the grow room all together.
It has been two years since my last grow and I am ready to start again. This time I plan to use fluorescent for just for vegetative growth. I have a 600 watt HPS for flowering. I am shopping for a LED grow light as well. I plan to use the same nutrients and some supplements as well.
That is my story, here are my questions:
1. My hydroponic system is just a reservoir, a tray for plants, some tubing and a pump. How could I improve this? How could I add CO2 to the system?
2. Will a 600 watt HPS cover a 3 foot by 3 foot grow area?
3. What should your lumen output be for a 3 foot by 3 foot grow area?
4. Based on my experience and what I have learned doing research, I believe that the reason I did not get large, dank, smelly buds was due to lighting and nutrients. I used fluorescents the whole time and I did not use any supplements like Bud Candy or Bud Factor X. Will using HPS lights and more nutrients give me those large, dank, smelly buds?
I started growing with bunk seeds over 5 years ago. I had a very crude set up in a spare bedroom.
Lighting
I ran 6, 40 watt, Fluorescent bulbs. Each one put out 2900 lumen. They put out a very bright white light. I really did not understand what I needed for lighting so I just got the one that put out the most light. I used the same lights for both veg and flower. For vegging I ran them under 24 hours of light.
Hydroponic System
I started with soil but soon developed a hydroponic set up. I found some plastic totes at Wal-mart. Two totes fit under the lights perfectly. They also held a total of 24, 6-inch planters. I used a 7 gallon bucket for a reservoir. The system cost less the $35 to make ($24 for the totes and $10 for the pump, fittings and tubing). It was a simple and effective flood and drain system.
Nutrients
As for nutrients I used Advanced Nutrients (Grow/Micro/Bloom). I did not use any other supplements or nutrients.
Once I Found a female I liked, I stated with bunk seeds remember, I started cloning and ended up making 3 more hydroponic systems and had all four pumping out decent herb.
The bud that I produced was extremely acceptable. The buds were small and not very dank. And it was virtually odorless. However it got you high and people always asked if I had any more.
I could have had at least 4 more systems up and running in a month. However at the peak of production I was forced to cut the power and virtually abandon the grow room all together.
It has been two years since my last grow and I am ready to start again. This time I plan to use fluorescent for just for vegetative growth. I have a 600 watt HPS for flowering. I am shopping for a LED grow light as well. I plan to use the same nutrients and some supplements as well.
That is my story, here are my questions:
1. My hydroponic system is just a reservoir, a tray for plants, some tubing and a pump. How could I improve this? How could I add CO2 to the system?
2. Will a 600 watt HPS cover a 3 foot by 3 foot grow area?
3. What should your lumen output be for a 3 foot by 3 foot grow area?
4. Based on my experience and what I have learned doing research, I believe that the reason I did not get large, dank, smelly buds was due to lighting and nutrients. I used fluorescents the whole time and I did not use any supplements like Bud Candy or Bud Factor X. Will using HPS lights and more nutrients give me those large, dank, smelly buds?
