yeah DaC is right it will not hurt the plant to wait ot switch the light but if space is an issue i would switch it to 12/12 but if not stay on th 24/0 for about 6 to 9 weeks for some big plant and then go 12/12 for flowering and you can get fox farm for about $20 a bag but is heavy to ship so cost more go to fiffthseasongardening.com they have it the cheapest yet plus not to high on shipping cost either they are located in Raleigh NC and they also have a few other stores through out NC

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I used scotts potting soil for my first grow and switched back to it for my most current grow with great results. and for my first grow i used peters 20-20-20 it grew some of the best weed i EVER SMOKED, for my last grow i used earth juice meta-k and seabird guanno + worm castings. my second grow was 12/12 from seed i grew blueberry and it got just under a foot tall and i grew chem dawg which was about 3 feet tall but i did exterme lst so it grew in a circle and was a foot tall

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Excellent, thanks for the info everyone.

I'm going today to pick up some more outlet splitters, mylar and some other stuff.

I only have about 3ft of growing area so I'll switch to 12/12 when I get home, I'll also use that for my germinating seeds once they pop and keep them on 12/12 for the whole ride. I'll get some pics up this weekend.

Just outta curiosity, I know it depends on strain, conditions and such but how long should I keep it vegging and then flowering? Also how long am I looking at harvesting after seed-pop?

The seeds arn't from the greatest stuff, good normal mid high w/a little bit of energy, if that helps.

I'm also going to start building a 6ft tall box coming up soon, have some plans and the wood to do it in, that'll be my big one, when I actually get some good seeds.

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Checked on my baby, the other one (you really can't see it in the other picture) is dead.

I added another light and moved to 12/12. I also got mylar and pearlite for the new ones. I'm gonna search but incase anyone happens to stop by, what mix should I use with pearlite & miracle-grow? I'm thinking 50/50.

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i might would try 30/70 because MG has some pearlite in it already

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Excellent, thanks. I did some 40/60 and 30/70 mixes (doing a couple from seeds up on 12/12).

I changed the to 12/12 and have the daytime on the 12 "off" to help with heat. When lights come back on I'll take some pics. Got it all setup now, better airflow, cooling and I'm building a scrubber tonight to help when smell becomes an issue.

Growing is such a fun hobby, over a few plants and it'd get way unmanageable for me but 3/4 small plants is quite a joy.

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Yeah man sounds good. How are you building your scrubber i like to know because i am going to need one also. So if you could post some pics please.

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I have everything but the activated charcoal. I'm using metal dryer-duct (have extra) and some wire mesh to make the 'tunnel' for the air to flow then wrap the charcoal pad over the mesh. Kinda like this:

0 = duct
X = mesh
B = endcap

[BOX w/fan]0000XXXX0B

I'll be using cardboard to form the opening coming from the area and going to the dryer duct.

I wired up a few PC fans to a 12v wall-wart that sucks the air in and using a cheap wal-mart $9.00 clam fan to suck the air through the scrubber.

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Change of plans on the scrubber, decided to go with a 120mm fan I had extra, will build a connector with wood to inlay the 120mm fan in.

Didn't get a pic of the girls last night before they fell sleep, will try tonight. Two seeds haven't sprouted yet, put those in when I started the 12/12 cycle.

How long before I gotta start adding nutes to the soil? I know the soil has some in it, but don't know how long it'll be before the plant eats 'em up.

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