medmanmike
Well-Known Member
Welcome to my grow journal!
This is my first journal and though I've been growing (the second time around) for the past five years, I've never posted a journal, so we'll see how this goes. LOL!
For some background, I'm a medical patient in a midwest state and currently have four patients I grow for. My first grow was in 1973. Yes, I'm old! I got back into growing because of a medical condition and am enjoying our wonderful plant once again.
To celebrate my 10th High Brix grow, I decided to make some major upgrades to the grow room. This includes "sealing" the room (for CO2), new intake fan, new environmental controller and the crowning addition - a new SPYDRx Plus grow light from Fluence Bio-enginering. I will be posting pics, descriptions, etc. as time goes on.
I feel fortunate that I discovered Doc Bud's High Brix method during my first grow. I had already planted so I was unable to use his soil mix, but I incorporated his nutrient line from the get go. My first grow room was underneath the basement steps. The area was enclosed as it was previously used to house the well (until it went dry) and pump for our underground sprinkling system. The space has a dirt (sand) floor, was insulated and it worked well for three grows. I purchased a 6 unit CFL fixture which I doubled the capacity with "y" adaptors and ran 12 100w (26w actual) mix of 2700K and 6500K bulbs. I located a used C.A.P Air 3 controller for $75, added a four inch fan and filter that exhausted to the outside and was in business.
I quickly outgrew that space and then built a 10' x 12' room in a corner of the basement. I insulated the walls and ceiling, caulked every crack I could find, etc. and moved the existing equipment over. I added a larger exhaust fan and filter, intake fan, two DormGrow LED 450s and 90W booster (Red) lights and used the CFL fixture to supplement. This room worked out well, but as hard as I tried I couldn't get it sealed so come flower time, oders leaked into the basement and occasionally up into the house. I also wanted to add CO2, which led me to my current upgrade.
In future posts I will document the room layout, upgrades, new equipment, etc. and detail my current grow.
I hope you will join me!
This is my first journal and though I've been growing (the second time around) for the past five years, I've never posted a journal, so we'll see how this goes. LOL!
For some background, I'm a medical patient in a midwest state and currently have four patients I grow for. My first grow was in 1973. Yes, I'm old! I got back into growing because of a medical condition and am enjoying our wonderful plant once again.
To celebrate my 10th High Brix grow, I decided to make some major upgrades to the grow room. This includes "sealing" the room (for CO2), new intake fan, new environmental controller and the crowning addition - a new SPYDRx Plus grow light from Fluence Bio-enginering. I will be posting pics, descriptions, etc. as time goes on.
I feel fortunate that I discovered Doc Bud's High Brix method during my first grow. I had already planted so I was unable to use his soil mix, but I incorporated his nutrient line from the get go. My first grow room was underneath the basement steps. The area was enclosed as it was previously used to house the well (until it went dry) and pump for our underground sprinkling system. The space has a dirt (sand) floor, was insulated and it worked well for three grows. I purchased a 6 unit CFL fixture which I doubled the capacity with "y" adaptors and ran 12 100w (26w actual) mix of 2700K and 6500K bulbs. I located a used C.A.P Air 3 controller for $75, added a four inch fan and filter that exhausted to the outside and was in business.
I quickly outgrew that space and then built a 10' x 12' room in a corner of the basement. I insulated the walls and ceiling, caulked every crack I could find, etc. and moved the existing equipment over. I added a larger exhaust fan and filter, intake fan, two DormGrow LED 450s and 90W booster (Red) lights and used the CFL fixture to supplement. This room worked out well, but as hard as I tried I couldn't get it sealed so come flower time, oders leaked into the basement and occasionally up into the house. I also wanted to add CO2, which led me to my current upgrade.
In future posts I will document the room layout, upgrades, new equipment, etc. and detail my current grow.
I hope you will join me!
