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Old 01-17-2007, 02:38 PM
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Hello everyone and welcome to my grow journal.

So far I have acquired a few things, but not everything I am going to need. As for soil I have obtained a 16Qt. bag of Miracle Gro Organic potting mix for container veggies, flowers, and herbs. The nutrient mix is .10% .05% .05% I planned on mixing in some perlite/vermacilite, but didn't see it at either HD or Lowes.

I plan on using CFL's for lighting during Vegging and possibly during Flowering. I just picked up a GE 29wt with 2200 Lumens CFL. I also have a 5 1/2" reflector for it.

I have a PH tester as well as a timer for the light.
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Old 01-17-2007, 03:06 PM
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Ok I just tested the PH of my tap water. It is at 7.6 If my knowledge is correct you want a 6.5-7 PH correct?
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Buy a ph kit at a hydro store. 7.6 is too high you are correct on the levels were you want it to be.
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Your grow room sounds very similar to what i've got. You didn't mention a moister meter there. It's not essential but a great tool to have.

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Your grow room sounds very similar to what i've got. You didn't mention a moister meter there. It's not essential but a great tool to have.

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Yes, I decided to use CFL's after reading your grow journal. I am on a budget as well as do not want increased electricity as much as a HPS would push it. I only have one CFL right now, but gonna check out Wal-Mart to see what they have. Lowes did not have any CFL's over 29 watts. Hoping to get some 45 watters like you have.

For the moisture meter I plan on getting one as well as a soil PH reader and thermometer.
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How many should I get per plant? Plan on having 2 plants, maybe 3.
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You need at least 1 light per plant with a shade/reflector, but you know what they say the more light the better. With the CFL's you are able to get the light nice and close. I hope this helps some

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For the cfl's i would use atleast 1 42w or 45w or 2 27w per plant, more is always better. Most people say to get the cool white 6500K cfl's for vegging those are the blue spectrum. The biggest 6500K cfl i could find at HD was 27w i think . For the perlite i got mine a HD in the gardening section.
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For the cfl's i would use atleast 1 42w or 45w or 2 27w per plant, more is always better. Most people say to get the cool white 6500K cfl's for vegging those are the blue spectrum. The biggest 6500K cfl i could find at HD was 27w i think . For the perlite i got mine a HD in the gardening section.
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Yes, I decided to use CFL's after reading your grow journal. I am on a budget as well as do not want increased electricity as much as a HPS would push it. I only have one CFL right now, but gonna check out Wal-Mart to see what they have. Lowes did not have any CFL's over 29 watts. Hoping to get some 45 watters like you have.

How many should I get per plant? Plan on having 2 plants, maybe 3.

For the moisture meter I plan on getting one as well as a soil PH reader and thermometer. Also, while at HD and LOWES, I did not see any perlite. Where exactly do they keep the stuff around? I want to mix in 25% perlite in my MG Organic soil. Possibly some vermiculite??

Will post some pics soon. Need a new battery charger for my digi.

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All that gardening stuff has been out of season, home depot has just recently started restcoking it, mine finally stocked perlite to the shelves. check back once a week, they will get it in eventually.
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Ok so I check out Wal-Mart and they had some 42 watt CFL but they only pushed 2700 lumens. The 29 watt CFL I allready have is giving off 2200 lumens. I plan on getting some more 29 watt CFL's based on the fact they give off more lumens per watt.

WM also did not have any perlite. Guess I will get some when I can and use it when I transplant later on.

The 42 watt CFL is giving off 64.28 lumens/watt while the 29 watt CFL is giving off 75.86 lumen/watt.

Pics coming soon once it sprouts!!
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