Originally Posted by happycamper15

Hey folks!
Glad to be here. Ive been hanging around here for a good while. Finally made an account and decided to initiate my first grow. (I have experimented with growing bag seed before, but it was essentially neglect, and I ended up with decent bud out of luck.)

I have ordered 5 Russian Rocket Fuel feminized seeds, by Short Stuff seeds, from dope-seeds.com. Still expecting them in the mail.


I plan on doing one plant for my first attempt. I will do the moist paper towel method of germination.




Few questions first off.

I am using CFL bulbs. I plan to use
a) one 42+ watt CFL in 2700k, as well as a few 26 watters in the 6500k.
or
b)four 23 watt in 2700k with 1 or 2 in 6500k.


Went to walmart and they only had this in stock.




I that one number is 2700 lumens, not 2700k. Does anyone know what color temp this runs at? If not, I will probably order a 105 watt 2700k bulb online



The plants have about 24" of space to grow upright, although I highly doubt it will reach 18"!

I am using a 1 gallon tropicana orange juice jug cut off at the top as my pot. I think this will be neat, being about to use the handle as way to water the roots directly, instead of from the top of the soil. I know light is bad for the roots, so should I paint the jug so light cannot pass through at all?


I am not expecting much from this plant. If I get 7g from it I will be more than happy.

Any tips/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.





Here are some pics of my setup so far. I am adding a fan for circulation, and obviously more bulbs/lighting.

Originally Posted by happycamper15

Well, I am going to use a powerstrip setup with the 65 watt (300 equiv 2700k) and 2x 42 watt (150 equiv 2700k). That is 149 actual watts, which should be more than enough for one plant! I have purchased all the bulbs, and a couple of space blankets made of mylar to use. I am not going to use a grow box or cabinet. I will just put the single plant in the corner of my closet, which has flat white walls.

I will then construct a piece of cardboard that is tall and folded in the middle, so I can box it in to the corner of the closet. This too will have reflective material on it. I will but a 4" desk fan on the floor, blowing upwards toward the plant. Considering it will be in open air, I think ventilation should not be a major issue.


Still not certain to go 24/7 or 20/4.


I will probably go with a 3 liter soda bottle as a pot, and I will use Sta-green potting mix.






I am still unsure of whether to use nutes or not.

I know it will only benefit, but I still am worried I will screw something up.

Are they easy to comprehend? Can anyone suggest a good flowering nute that is readily available at, say walmart, lowes, or home depot?



Thanks everyone.