EyesofTheWorld89
Active Member
Hey everyone ive been lurking and reading off this site for some time now. About a month ago i started some bag seeds some were unknown and i got the other beans all from the same bag of buds and they are supposedly lemon skunk. right now im running 2 4ft t5 6500k (i think their agrosun. Its the company that also make the shitty incandescent grow lights) running on a cheap home depot fixture. (i didnt know anything about HO when i bought it) and than i went out and bought 2 24" pieces of that metal ducting they use for wood stove exhausts (i think) and bent them to create a reflector that looks a little dome around them. so i think im not even getting the max out of my bulbs but most of the plants seem to be doing fine atm. I also have 2 27w 65k cfls on a y socket on the side of the fixture to light up 3 plants that couldnt fit under it. my plan is to take these babies outside soon. ive been preparing a couple spots with ffof and happy frog and i mixed up some nice soil myself a mixture of basic dollar general potting soil with a little bit of jiffy manure some sphagnum moss vermiculite, perlite, i also mixed in a little bit of peace of mind starter and according to my cheap burpee ph meter and what ive read all is well. i also plan on lugging some containers around too since alot of the soil around here is full of rocks and has alot of clay. i live in the green mountain state and its still pretty cold up here at night. but i think i should be able to bring them out in the next couple of weeks. a couple weeks ago i burnt the shit out of a couple of them using a cheap organic fertilizer 5-5-5 i got from dollar general as well. but i flushed them and lately most of them have been looking good (now im giving them ff grow big a teaspoon per gallon and most of them look pretty healthy. oh and i forgot to mention i started some of them in a jiffy greenhouse and some of them in solo cups with nutrapeat seed starter mix (its a local company). i now have them all in solo cups and alot of the ones started in the jiffy thing are doing the best now that ive transplanted them. So anyways im on a pretty tight budget and i dont know how i should go about the bagseeds i just ordered 5 barneys lsd and 5 barneys bluecheese all fem + all the freebies they kicked in and i want to do them roseman bubble style im a dyi type of guy so i went out and got a wisp 30-60 gallon air pump an 8 gallon rubbermaid action packer tote from walmart and i have the rest of the materials in my shopping cart on amazon. i went shopping locally and its pretty limited around here our home depot is tiny our walmart is tiny the gardening store is way overpriced. so i decided to pick up a couple amazon gift cards to get a 185 gph water pump and the 6 outlet raindrip manifold and the rest of the hydro supplys i need right now, i think i also need a new light i want to get a 400w htg convertable but the show is in my 2x6x6-8 slanted ceiling closet and im worried about heat and ventilation. ill try to take some pictures later on so u can see what i got going on right now. i wanted to ask some questions like how far should i go with these bag seeds with the stress ive put some of them through. i dont know if its worth it to go all out and spend the money on good soil just to harvest a bunch of males, and also the tote thing its different quite a bit different than the stealth hydro tote but its the only one that comes in 8 gallons has anyone here made it work? or should i go get a cheap 10 gallon sterilite tote and modify from there? id love to get some help from the bubblegang but as this is my first grow after reading tons of info from here and reading the cervantes grow bible any input would help... thanks