Hi fellow growers alike,
Its been a long time since I have done an indoor grow. I certainly have enough 'buddage' to last a while BUT I ordered some seeds and am itching to start.


I have 17 kahuna? seeds and about 24 unknowns. 2 I got from a friend last week and the others I ordered an indoor seed selection from BCseedKing but unfortunately they did not come labeled.


I am going to grow some of the known seeds but I am also growing to grow about 5 unknowns from the seed bank and try and figure out which ones are which and with the help from you guys,I'm sure I will. Right guys?


I have only grown in the past with cfl's but LOTS of them everywhere but I want to build a 'grow room' or two. I have my cfl's for the seeds but now I am wondering about getting a 600 watt hps light for one room. We have a 'roughed-in' bathroom downstairs so I would like to build a grow room there. (this way i don't have to worry about drainage and additional mildew)
We even have the special dry wall etc to start.


I'm starting my seeds in 'miracle grow premium Seed Starting potting mix'. I know a lot of you sprout on the damp paper but I'm always scared that i might forget about them and they will get all dried out, plus I'm used to this method.


I know that the advantage of using a hsp light is that I can switch the bulbs once I want to flower. I also figure that a 1000 MH will be too big, plus hubby isn't impressed by this idea I think its too much also.............besides ...............

I'll just get another 400 hps later for another room.


I have done cloning in the past a few times but I just used that 'roots' liquid. I just realised the other day that i also have some cloning boxes that I got for cloning some clematis a couple of years ago. If I do find a special plant that is just the 'bomb' then I might consider cloning it just for fun. The only thing I don't like about this is that it increases my plant number with less yield
but I'm only concerned about that if and when i become legal. If that ever happens.

This is just a roughed out plan that I am starting. I'll add pictures and stuff later.


If anyone has any suggestions please do.
Thanks
lacy

Sounds like you have a good start Lacy! Lets see the pics when you get around to it!

LACY!!!!!!

If you're getting a 600w hps now and want to get a second smaller light later i would suggest a MH light. you can use that for vegging and the hps for flowering. you're plants will love you for it.

PIIXXX!!!!!

thanks dankie. oh i'm gonna picture you guys out.
lots and lots of pics!!!!!!!!

awww. i have a feeling you're gonna spoil us with pictures

Bud Bat!!!!!

So you recommend a MH light for vegging and the hps for flowering?
So I should be looking to get a MH now?
Why do you say this? I should do my research but I like to hear people's opinions and experiences.

Right now I just have the cfl's. I don't even have any sprouts so there isn't anything to show.

well the idea is, plants in the veg stage use much more of the blue spectrum of light. MH puts out primarily blue spectrum light so plants can more efficiently use the light. HPS lights put out primarily red spectrum which is used more efficiently by flowering plants. plants can thrive under both lgiht but it really comes down to how much of the light can plants use.

when people use 1 light the entire they choose hps because the plants spend more time in flowering so the most benefit would come from an hps light.

Hey Lacy I can probably help you identify at least one of the mystery strains from BCseedking, I ordered the same thing planted 8 and I know 3 were Mango, so if you get Mango I can tell you...pretty decent stuff too. And all 8 tunred out female, the other five are unknown to me but they all look decent and they are budding up nicely. Oh and I have a suspicion that a couple are also Sweet Dreams will know soon. Can't wait to follow your indoor trip...