I guess this is going to be the journal for my first grow! Basically I got a Bubble Gum clone from a club down here in SoCal. It stands about a foot tall and seems to be pretty health Here is a picture of the plant:


I have it sitting under 4 x 100w CFL's that are a few inches from the plant. I have the CFL’s running like this so that they cover four points of light:


It is are in a BOX I made in the closet that is painted all white in the inside for maximum reflection, has a fan bringing air in and I even made a CARBON SCRUBBER myself in 30 minutes with 30 bucks, it has a fan that is pumping air out. Here is a picture of the CARBON SCRUBBER I made myself:


I am putting it on a 12/12 lighting cycle to induce the flowing stage because this is my first grow and I want to do things SMALL and work my way up once I know more. I will keep you all UPDATED on how the grow is going!

What is a good FERTILIZER to get my Bubble Gum plant? It is currently on a 12/12 lighting because I want to get it to start flowering.

fox farm is the best hands down...and dont trip its only 15 dollars for a big ass bag.... worth every penny.

this is my first closet grow too. i use just 1 plain 100 watt soft whit light bulb and it work perfectly fine. i also used a box but put tin foil on it to reflect light. i have a fan that i put in a box with a hole to blow on the plants and nailed to the wall. i also used two 2liter bottles and behind the fan to suck fresh air from a hole in the ceiling. i am interested to know how you built that carbon scrubber.

Tiger Bloom is what you need. Make sure that you maintain a pH of 6.3. to 6.8 to prevent lock-up and to reduce stress on the plant. And if you can get your hands on them get the Open Sesame Soluble Fertilizer (5-49-15) , Beastie Bloomz Soluble Fertilizer (0-50-30), and the Cha Ching Soluble Fertilizer (9-50-10). Those three fox farm nutes are meant for flowering and you can usually get them in a tri pack if you look in the right place. My plant is still in week 2 of veg and im using Big Bloom Liquid Plant Food (.01 -.3-.7) which is safe enough to use everytime you water. And also Grow Big Liquid Plant Food (6-4-4) which can be used at the start of week 2. Notice the difference of the NPK levels...Interesting stuff. www.foxfarmfertilizer.com if you want to read more...

Which one of the 3 fertilzers do I use and when do I use it?

for veg, high nitrogen....less phosphorus and potassium....u know n-p-k about 10-7-6
or 15-10-5....for flowering the ones Dr chronic suggested....low nitrogen about 5-20-20 or 0-20-15... about any he mentioned from fox farm...

i like your "4 point" light setup, i'll be using that in the future. did you also get the hps, or just cfl? i'm curious about the details of your carb scrub if you don't mind sharing. a full set up shot would be nice too. + rep

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A closettrooper.....Your using one bulb and tin foil...???? Are u serious.....I dont even want to know what soil you use.... a carbon filter????? forget it... It wont even smell considering your setup...a hate seeing people depriviving theyre plant...get on it...

all a plant needs to live is light, water, air and dirt. its his first grow so cut him a little slack. the yield won't be much, but trooper i hope you learn from it and enjoy your grow.

how's yours cheezy?

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