GhettoGro
Well-Known Member
Welcome Farmers! I plan to run several strains in a perpetual grow so I intend to cover them all here rather than bounce around several different journals. Everyone feel free to ask questions, give input or just call me a dumbass if you feel it is warranted.
I grew some plants as a teenager growing up in the sticks in the 1970's. All I did was put beans from my brown Mexican dirtweed in the ground and water them. Surprisingly, I actually had a few good harvest of some pretty good weed. Anything was better than the dirt brick back then though. Then it was off to college and into the workforce in the city. I continued to smoke over the years but it wasn't until much later in life that I decided to try my hand at growing again. By this time I had met and married my second wife and moved in with her. Under our house was a crawl space that her previous boyfriend had set up with multiple terrariums for raising pythons, boa constrictors and the mice to feed them. I spent a few days clearing his mess out and brought in some pots, dirt and a few small lights and began this wonderful hobby.
I popped my first seeds on April 20, 2005. I had no idea what I was doing so when the plants were almost dead I got on the interwebz and found a forum similar to this one. With the help of some people like y'all, the grow was salvaged and I ended up with about 6 onces of some decent home grown. I was hooked on growing in no time. I invested in "real" lights and equipment and learned a lot over the next five years and cranked out lots of killer stash.
About six years ago I had to shut it all down as my wife's grandson became a teenager started getting hip to the operation and was having lots of his friends over. Broke my heart, it did. It was like my dog had died not having a grow to tend. About two years ago the grandson left for college and I cranked the grow back up. I wrestled with my first couple of grows after starting back and realized that it wasn't as easy as I remembered. I then got back on the interweb and found you guys. Thank you all for being here and willing to share your knowledge. I have met many great people here so far. Too many names to mention. You know who you are!
My Setup:
Indoor Perpetual Grow
Soil - Current mix= 50% ProMix BH / 50% Fox Farms Ocean Forrest / extra perlite added
Pot sizes — 16oz Solo for seedlings / 1gal for veg / 3.5gal or 5gal for flower
Lighting — CFL for seedlings and clones / fluorescent tubes for veg / HPS for flower
1000W and 600W HPS in air cooled hoods vented by 430CFM exhaust fan
Temps - Low temp 60F lights off (winter) / 80F lights on (summer)
RH - 40% to 80% depending on season and weather
Water - Using tap water adjusted to 6.2-6.5 PH / Water as needed when the pots get light
Nutrients — Currently using Advanced Nutrient trio, Grow/Bloom/Micro
Pests — Only the wife's mooch-ass grandson trying to sneak in and snatch a bud when he's here
Let's get this party started!
First up: Bomb — THC Bomb (regular)
Type: Indica/Sativa Mix
Indoor/Outdoor: Indoor/Outdoor
Plant Height: Short (65-90cm)
Indoor Flowering: 7-9 Weeks
THC: Very High (20-25%)
Yield: Very High (550-650g/m²)
Stoned/High: Strong, all round buzz
10 out of 10 beans popped and going! Grab a bong and hold on! It's going down!
~GG
I grew some plants as a teenager growing up in the sticks in the 1970's. All I did was put beans from my brown Mexican dirtweed in the ground and water them. Surprisingly, I actually had a few good harvest of some pretty good weed. Anything was better than the dirt brick back then though. Then it was off to college and into the workforce in the city. I continued to smoke over the years but it wasn't until much later in life that I decided to try my hand at growing again. By this time I had met and married my second wife and moved in with her. Under our house was a crawl space that her previous boyfriend had set up with multiple terrariums for raising pythons, boa constrictors and the mice to feed them. I spent a few days clearing his mess out and brought in some pots, dirt and a few small lights and began this wonderful hobby.
I popped my first seeds on April 20, 2005. I had no idea what I was doing so when the plants were almost dead I got on the interwebz and found a forum similar to this one. With the help of some people like y'all, the grow was salvaged and I ended up with about 6 onces of some decent home grown. I was hooked on growing in no time. I invested in "real" lights and equipment and learned a lot over the next five years and cranked out lots of killer stash.
About six years ago I had to shut it all down as my wife's grandson became a teenager started getting hip to the operation and was having lots of his friends over. Broke my heart, it did. It was like my dog had died not having a grow to tend. About two years ago the grandson left for college and I cranked the grow back up. I wrestled with my first couple of grows after starting back and realized that it wasn't as easy as I remembered. I then got back on the interweb and found you guys. Thank you all for being here and willing to share your knowledge. I have met many great people here so far. Too many names to mention. You know who you are!
My Setup:
Indoor Perpetual Grow
Soil - Current mix= 50% ProMix BH / 50% Fox Farms Ocean Forrest / extra perlite added
Pot sizes — 16oz Solo for seedlings / 1gal for veg / 3.5gal or 5gal for flower
Lighting — CFL for seedlings and clones / fluorescent tubes for veg / HPS for flower
1000W and 600W HPS in air cooled hoods vented by 430CFM exhaust fan
Temps - Low temp 60F lights off (winter) / 80F lights on (summer)
RH - 40% to 80% depending on season and weather
Water - Using tap water adjusted to 6.2-6.5 PH / Water as needed when the pots get light
Nutrients — Currently using Advanced Nutrient trio, Grow/Bloom/Micro
Pests — Only the wife's mooch-ass grandson trying to sneak in and snatch a bud when he's here
Let's get this party started!
First up: Bomb — THC Bomb (regular)
Type: Indica/Sativa Mix
Indoor/Outdoor: Indoor/Outdoor
Plant Height: Short (65-90cm)
Indoor Flowering: 7-9 Weeks
THC: Very High (20-25%)
Yield: Very High (550-650g/m²)
Stoned/High: Strong, all round buzz
10 out of 10 beans popped and going! Grab a bong and hold on! It's going down!
~GG