Pinktiger777
Well-Known Member
Well, folks, it is time to get serious about growing cannabis. I started out more than three years ago with a 2 X 2.5 X 5' 7"Gorilla Lite Line tent,under the stairs in the basement. Soon after, I added a propagation tent ( a 2 foot cube), where I learned to clone and raise seedlings. Like most people, it took me awhile to get decent at growing. I had to learn a lot of hard lessons. I grow with hydroponics - ebb and flow with a tray and reservoir. There was a steep learning curve. I soon realized that hydroponics was wonderful but also terrible, in that the plants grow fast and finish fast, but if you make one little mistake, your whole grow can come crashing down.
I battled mites, temperature swings, accidental revegging, and grows that stopped prematurely due to my own negligence. Finally I got good at this, and then decided to get legal after my state approved medical cannabis. I'm allowed to grow six plants at a time; which means I can have six seedlings or clones, six vegging plants, and six flowering plants.
Last Christmas, my stepdaughter, who lives with us, told me she was giving me her bedroom to grow in, and she was moving across the hall to a larger room that was used for storage of her hobbies, and for sewing. One wall had cabinets, with a counter and a tall cabinet on the end. We moved those to my new grow room, and plotted our moves.
My stepdaughter has a medical condition that requires her to live with family. She is a very nice person, and we are close; she helps me with my grows, and is the mastermind behind the setup. She doesn't smoke, but she enjoys the capsules we make with ground up and decarbed sugar trim. It is better for getting her to sleep well than opioids. The original plan was to move both of my tents in the room and get a new, bigger tent for flowering; I plan to put mother plants in the medium tent, and continue to use the smallest tent for propagation/clones. My dear husband is also helpful, as he helped us do the planning and setting up, and helps change the reservoir water when it needs it.
the new room is 12 X 14, with a closet. It is in the basement and is partially underground.
We decided on a 5 X 5 Gorilla tent. I wanted to have a 4 by 4 tray, inside dimensions, meaning I needed a larger tent. And because the basement ceiling is only about 7.5 feet high, I am not using the height extension.
Here are some photos:
I'm going to list the equipment and nutrients here for the new tent:
I battled mites, temperature swings, accidental revegging, and grows that stopped prematurely due to my own negligence. Finally I got good at this, and then decided to get legal after my state approved medical cannabis. I'm allowed to grow six plants at a time; which means I can have six seedlings or clones, six vegging plants, and six flowering plants.
Last Christmas, my stepdaughter, who lives with us, told me she was giving me her bedroom to grow in, and she was moving across the hall to a larger room that was used for storage of her hobbies, and for sewing. One wall had cabinets, with a counter and a tall cabinet on the end. We moved those to my new grow room, and plotted our moves.
My stepdaughter has a medical condition that requires her to live with family. She is a very nice person, and we are close; she helps me with my grows, and is the mastermind behind the setup. She doesn't smoke, but she enjoys the capsules we make with ground up and decarbed sugar trim. It is better for getting her to sleep well than opioids. The original plan was to move both of my tents in the room and get a new, bigger tent for flowering; I plan to put mother plants in the medium tent, and continue to use the smallest tent for propagation/clones. My dear husband is also helpful, as he helped us do the planning and setting up, and helps change the reservoir water when it needs it.
the new room is 12 X 14, with a closet. It is in the basement and is partially underground.
We decided on a 5 X 5 Gorilla tent. I wanted to have a 4 by 4 tray, inside dimensions, meaning I needed a larger tent. And because the basement ceiling is only about 7.5 feet high, I am not using the height extension.
Here are some photos:
I'm going to list the equipment and nutrients here for the new tent:
- Budget LED ( 50-500 watts), 3500 Spectrum). It has a 6 X 6 footprint, and is dimmable.
- AC Infinity CLOUDLINE T8, Quiet 8” Inline Duct Fan with Temperature Humidity Controller
- 8-inch carbon filter
- Fast Fit 706122 Tray Stand, 4' x 4'
- Botanicare 4 X 4 (inside dimensions) Ebb and Flow tray and 70- gallon reservoir
- Four little fans (one on each corner)
- High CFM poles for tent (two sets)
- Intake fan, 8-inch
- 5-gallon fabric pots
- Coco coir and perlite medium, topped with hydroton pellets
- GH Flora series nutrients, with components (I may change these).
tries to fight against cannabis prohibition laws and allow us to grow our own medicine. Some people on the internet take advantage of anything and price gauge the shit out of consumers
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