Hi all, new to the forums, new to growing on my own(have helped friends in the past, but this is my first.) Figuring since I finally got my card, love farming, and have quite the green thumb I should get going on growing my own and enjoying the entire life cycle.
I setup a closet that I had spare that is 2.5' x 3.5' x 6' as a grow room. I don't really have the space at the moment in my house to have seperate veg and flowering rooms and since this is for personal use it will be all in one!
Walls are covered in Orca Grow Film and this stuff is just down right amazing. I've used Mylar in the past and it really doesn't hold a candle to this. The extra $20 was well worth it! The closet was a bit awkward as it was just stud and seems to have been randomly built so i did my best getting all 6 sides covered with a 25ft roll.. Defiantly could have done a better job here, but I shouldn't have any problems and i'm getting plenty of light.
I purchased a Apollo Horticulture 250w CFL and this thing is crazy bright producing near 11k lumens. Loving it and if this grow goes well with it, I plan to purchase a second to give me 500w in my closet if its not to much? The heat is perfect right now, but living in a place with no A/C in 99% of houses a bit worries in the summer when it hits high 80's. I have a portable AC i can use in the room if need be.
I put 2 Jack Herer Auto Fem's into soil on 4/24. HERE WE GO! I also have a single bag seed that I found in some unknown that a buddy gave me that I started about a week and a half ago. I know I already made some mistakes with that bag seed as I went straight from a seedling pot to a 2 gallon and probably should have stepped it up. I also added my full neut mix to it and didn't let it sit at all. A bit concerned about it as I quickly learned about over watering and the leaves began to curl down at such a small tender stage. All a learning process and so far i'm down right loving it!
I'll be growing in organic soil mix that I'm making myself since I own a micro farm and have most of the stuff on hand. Had to pickup Bat Guano, and Steamed Bonemeal.
Plan is to start seedlings in 2/1/1 Peat(canadian), Perlite, Worm Castings/Compost and then transfer into larger containers with my own soiless mix of Peat, perlite, Worm Castings, Compost, Azamite Rock Dust, Steamed Bonemeal, Dollamite Lime, Mycorrzial, Bat Guano, and a bit of gypsum.(i think this is everything don't have the entire list in front of me.)
I've been mixing it 2/1/1 and adding the neuts based on the bags. I created a couple pots and am letting them sit while the babies go for the next couple weeks in their current pots.
Anything I am missing that I should consider adding?
I setup a closet that I had spare that is 2.5' x 3.5' x 6' as a grow room. I don't really have the space at the moment in my house to have seperate veg and flowering rooms and since this is for personal use it will be all in one!
Walls are covered in Orca Grow Film and this stuff is just down right amazing. I've used Mylar in the past and it really doesn't hold a candle to this. The extra $20 was well worth it! The closet was a bit awkward as it was just stud and seems to have been randomly built so i did my best getting all 6 sides covered with a 25ft roll.. Defiantly could have done a better job here, but I shouldn't have any problems and i'm getting plenty of light.
I purchased a Apollo Horticulture 250w CFL and this thing is crazy bright producing near 11k lumens. Loving it and if this grow goes well with it, I plan to purchase a second to give me 500w in my closet if its not to much? The heat is perfect right now, but living in a place with no A/C in 99% of houses a bit worries in the summer when it hits high 80's. I have a portable AC i can use in the room if need be.
I put 2 Jack Herer Auto Fem's into soil on 4/24. HERE WE GO! I also have a single bag seed that I found in some unknown that a buddy gave me that I started about a week and a half ago. I know I already made some mistakes with that bag seed as I went straight from a seedling pot to a 2 gallon and probably should have stepped it up. I also added my full neut mix to it and didn't let it sit at all. A bit concerned about it as I quickly learned about over watering and the leaves began to curl down at such a small tender stage. All a learning process and so far i'm down right loving it!
I'll be growing in organic soil mix that I'm making myself since I own a micro farm and have most of the stuff on hand. Had to pickup Bat Guano, and Steamed Bonemeal.
Plan is to start seedlings in 2/1/1 Peat(canadian), Perlite, Worm Castings/Compost and then transfer into larger containers with my own soiless mix of Peat, perlite, Worm Castings, Compost, Azamite Rock Dust, Steamed Bonemeal, Dollamite Lime, Mycorrzial, Bat Guano, and a bit of gypsum.(i think this is everything don't have the entire list in front of me.)
I've been mixing it 2/1/1 and adding the neuts based on the bags. I created a couple pots and am letting them sit while the babies go for the next couple weeks in their current pots.
Anything I am missing that I should consider adding?
.. Ready to go for the JH.
can't wait to meet you!
