I recently moved out to a rural part of the country, and decided to try my hand at an indoor crop. Picked up George Cervantes Grow Bible, and buds for less. With the two of them, I started out. At first I didn't have the net, so I dug into the grow bible, and decided to go the cfl route.
I have very little money, and cfl's offer everything I'm looking for. I started out by picking up a couple cfls. 27 watt, and a 30 watt. Figured the lumen output would be alright for what I was starting with. But then I got the net, and found out I was a bit mistaken when it came to lighting and lights. So I did my homework, and went out and found a 42 watt bulb for 16 bucks. Figured that could hold me off till another disability payment, where I could hopefully get a hold of some bigger cfl's.
I bought two waterproof light sockets, some 14 gauge wire, an outdoor light fixture that looked like I could find a use for. For the water proof socket it was about 3.50 a fixture. Thats socket, wire and, plug. I was on my way out the door when I seen the outdoor light fixture for 3 bucks. I was under my budget so I thru it in. Grabbed some zip ties, some organic miracle grow, pots, a ph/fertility checker and, a Jiffy 25 slot peat greenhouse.
I got a lot of that over the course of about 2 1/2 weeks. Grabbed what I needed as I learned. I've looked thru all the fertilizers out there, and think I'll stay organic. I've heard of a multivitamin that has pretty much everything needed for a plant. Im on a very tight budget and am keeping this as cheap as possible. I got caught up in all the hype about having to have a hid light / hydro / aeroponics what have you. I got wrapped up in that for a few days before common sense came back to me. I'm not trying to make a living off this, I plan on selling none of it. I just want good smoke year round, I'll know whats in it, and where it has come from.
I built a box that houses the cfls, timer, surge protector, and reflector. Got to wait till I get some money before I put in something reflective. For the moment I think I'll be alright.
Heres a look at the timer/surge protector.
Heres a look at the 4 I have. They were transplanted twice. I took them out of a milk jug that I had started them in. Then put them in a 18q pot. The next morning when I had sobered up a bit I realized I shouldn't have done that. I forgot the part about looking for females/males. So I transplanted a few days after. They are on day 18.
Just some bag seed I had on hand. I think they look alright, perhaps not and someone will point that out.
My tap water hovers right around 6.5-6.7 ph. The soil is neutral, so I'm sure my water will not be an issue. Its taken from a few wells in the surrounding area, I actually prefer it to store bought water. You can taste the minerals in it. So I'm pretty confident the water is pretty good. Oh yea, it has never smelled/tasted of chlorine. I figure theres a little in there, so I let the water stand at least over night before use. This may sound a bit over the top, but I use my squirt bottle to water. Try to get some oxygen in there with it. Plan on getting a pump sprayer down the line.
Fertility reading on the probe says its a little unfertile, but my plants look fine at the moment. I think I will go on a few more days and see what time brings.
This is just a start to something I have a feeling I'll be enjoying for quite some time to come. Any comments would be appreciated.
I have very little money, and cfl's offer everything I'm looking for. I started out by picking up a couple cfls. 27 watt, and a 30 watt. Figured the lumen output would be alright for what I was starting with. But then I got the net, and found out I was a bit mistaken when it came to lighting and lights. So I did my homework, and went out and found a 42 watt bulb for 16 bucks. Figured that could hold me off till another disability payment, where I could hopefully get a hold of some bigger cfl's.
I bought two waterproof light sockets, some 14 gauge wire, an outdoor light fixture that looked like I could find a use for. For the water proof socket it was about 3.50 a fixture. Thats socket, wire and, plug. I was on my way out the door when I seen the outdoor light fixture for 3 bucks. I was under my budget so I thru it in. Grabbed some zip ties, some organic miracle grow, pots, a ph/fertility checker and, a Jiffy 25 slot peat greenhouse.
I got a lot of that over the course of about 2 1/2 weeks. Grabbed what I needed as I learned. I've looked thru all the fertilizers out there, and think I'll stay organic. I've heard of a multivitamin that has pretty much everything needed for a plant. Im on a very tight budget and am keeping this as cheap as possible. I got caught up in all the hype about having to have a hid light / hydro / aeroponics what have you. I got wrapped up in that for a few days before common sense came back to me. I'm not trying to make a living off this, I plan on selling none of it. I just want good smoke year round, I'll know whats in it, and where it has come from.
I built a box that houses the cfls, timer, surge protector, and reflector. Got to wait till I get some money before I put in something reflective. For the moment I think I'll be alright.
Heres a look at the timer/surge protector.
Heres a look at the 4 I have. They were transplanted twice. I took them out of a milk jug that I had started them in. Then put them in a 18q pot. The next morning when I had sobered up a bit I realized I shouldn't have done that. I forgot the part about looking for females/males. So I transplanted a few days after. They are on day 18.
Just some bag seed I had on hand. I think they look alright, perhaps not and someone will point that out.
My tap water hovers right around 6.5-6.7 ph. The soil is neutral, so I'm sure my water will not be an issue. Its taken from a few wells in the surrounding area, I actually prefer it to store bought water. You can taste the minerals in it. So I'm pretty confident the water is pretty good. Oh yea, it has never smelled/tasted of chlorine. I figure theres a little in there, so I let the water stand at least over night before use. This may sound a bit over the top, but I use my squirt bottle to water. Try to get some oxygen in there with it. Plan on getting a pump sprayer down the line.
Fertility reading on the probe says its a little unfertile, but my plants look fine at the moment. I think I will go on a few more days and see what time brings.
This is just a start to something I have a feeling I'll be enjoying for quite some time to come. Any comments would be appreciated.
