BuddhaDawg
Active Member
This is summary of my earlier posts up to current Day Five of grow:
I wanted something very simple, quick and user-friendly for 1st time grow. My goal is provide enough decent product for myself. After reading on the subject for awhile, I came to the conclusion that Lowryder #2 Feminized Auto would be a good selection.
Picked up 4 - five gallon silver paint buckets at Lowes for 2.59 a piece.
Poke a hole in the side at the bottom and viola...
Now to get a good pan to catch the excess water underneath the buckets...
I picked up ph tester ph up/down and GH nute trio. I also got a manual moisture tester from Lowes for 5 bucks.
I have decided to use a mixture of perlite and vermiculite instead of soil.
I am going to grow in a closet which is painted white, it is 36 inches deep, 66 inches tall (to a built in rack), and 66 inches wide. It is open closet, so it is more like a large cubby. I have an overhead fan which will be running on the lowest setting to help strengthen plants and keep the room cooler if needed from the added lights. Have A/C in room if needed. I might put down aluminum foil if needed in closet for more light reflection.
I might used unsulfured molasses in the last stage(s), I have been looking at it. I am also looking at drying/curing methods at the moment.
Got my delivery from Attitude. Got in 7 business days. Being kudos for shipment time. Had a nice XXL NYC Diesel white t-shirt and smarties.
I ordered on Friday and got it this morning from HTG. I am impressed with the quick turnaround. The packaging of the fragile components was done very well. I set up the light and viola, I have light. It is a very nice and strong light (4 grow bulbs). The 4 flowering bulbs work beautifully as well. I hope this will translate to happy, happy, happy plants.
I also picked up a two sided three pronged timer for my lights. It has manual on/off switch on top which gives me control of the lights at one spot without the all the unplugging and turning off several switches.
Well, finally got the little gals in some coco fiber under the lights hoping they will pop up in the next few days and say hi to the world. I soaked my coco fiber as per instructions in water for 30 minutes. The water pH was adjusted to between 5.5 - 6.0. My tap water is over 8.5, I was surprised. So after the nice soak, the coco fiber swelled up with all the water. I took my 3 inch net pot and put them in coffee cups. They fit nicely but do not touch the bottom of the coffee cup. I took my coco fiber, squeezed lightly then put in my 3 inch net pot (then put the net pot in my coffee cup). I make a small hole with my pinkie about 1/6th of the inch down put the seed pointy side down and covered (but did not pack down). I put my seedlings in my closet underneath my lights (12/12), they are over 3 feet up. They make the closet nice and warm. I figure this is basically as normal as normal can be inside. I have heard about papertowels, dunking in water, and so forth. I surmise the seeds should germinate in the environment I put them in.
All four said hello to the world between last night and this morning. I have between giving them a little water each since Friday afternoon (around 5.5 pH), 12/12 light with a little bit of mylar. I added a fan today, figure it is good to start the gals off with a little breeze. I will have finish up the closet and get those little bundles of joy into their permanent home in the next couple of days. I will also will increase the lighting to 18/6 and probably to 24/0 throughout the cycle until the last couple of weeks. Anyway, it appears I am off to an excellent start.
Day Three
I moved my 3" plastic net pot from my coffee cups to my Lowe's paint buckets (with 2 holes on sides at bottom) which sit on plastic drainage trays on top of mylar sheet. I have my chain and s-hooks set up in order to adjust light up and down as needed. I put a 50/50 mix of vermiculite/perlite in my buckets making sure to put a layer of perlite on top. I figure the white will be help the little gals a bit as well. My plants are: Layla, Leela, Lola, and Lulu. All are growing well, but I dropped Lulu when taking her out of the coffee cup. I think she should recover just fine. Leela is not a Lowryder #2, she is a freebie (Short Stuff Super Cali Haze -auto). It will be interesting to see what she will do inside. Anyway, so far so good. I have kept coco peat moist on a daily basis (always around 5.5 pH). The new Lowe's buckets were cleaned out and the perlite/vermiculite was moistened. I dug a little hole, inserted the 3" pots and covered. Tomorrow I will water the bucket until just a little bit of water comes out of the bottom, then we are off to the races. Next stop will be increasing dosages of nutes until full strength, but that is a little bit in the future.
Day Four - GH nutes
1 gallon water pH 5.5: Micro 0.15 (5 ml), Grow 0.075 (2.5 ml), Bloom 0.075 (2.5 ml).
I plan staying on this until end of week, then on a slightly modified nute schedule from the GH website because this is 7 to 8 week grow instead of a 10 week standard grow.
Any suggestions on Lowryder grow is most welcomed.
These are my materials and grow space, I will put pics of grow up to present time on next post
I wanted something very simple, quick and user-friendly for 1st time grow. My goal is provide enough decent product for myself. After reading on the subject for awhile, I came to the conclusion that Lowryder #2 Feminized Auto would be a good selection.
Picked up 4 - five gallon silver paint buckets at Lowes for 2.59 a piece.
Poke a hole in the side at the bottom and viola...
Now to get a good pan to catch the excess water underneath the buckets...
I picked up ph tester ph up/down and GH nute trio. I also got a manual moisture tester from Lowes for 5 bucks.
I have decided to use a mixture of perlite and vermiculite instead of soil.
I am going to grow in a closet which is painted white, it is 36 inches deep, 66 inches tall (to a built in rack), and 66 inches wide. It is open closet, so it is more like a large cubby. I have an overhead fan which will be running on the lowest setting to help strengthen plants and keep the room cooler if needed from the added lights. Have A/C in room if needed. I might put down aluminum foil if needed in closet for more light reflection.
I might used unsulfured molasses in the last stage(s), I have been looking at it. I am also looking at drying/curing methods at the moment.
Got my delivery from Attitude. Got in 7 business days. Being kudos for shipment time. Had a nice XXL NYC Diesel white t-shirt and smarties.
I ordered on Friday and got it this morning from HTG. I am impressed with the quick turnaround. The packaging of the fragile components was done very well. I set up the light and viola, I have light. It is a very nice and strong light (4 grow bulbs). The 4 flowering bulbs work beautifully as well. I hope this will translate to happy, happy, happy plants.
I also picked up a two sided three pronged timer for my lights. It has manual on/off switch on top which gives me control of the lights at one spot without the all the unplugging and turning off several switches.
Well, finally got the little gals in some coco fiber under the lights hoping they will pop up in the next few days and say hi to the world. I soaked my coco fiber as per instructions in water for 30 minutes. The water pH was adjusted to between 5.5 - 6.0. My tap water is over 8.5, I was surprised. So after the nice soak, the coco fiber swelled up with all the water. I took my 3 inch net pot and put them in coffee cups. They fit nicely but do not touch the bottom of the coffee cup. I took my coco fiber, squeezed lightly then put in my 3 inch net pot (then put the net pot in my coffee cup). I make a small hole with my pinkie about 1/6th of the inch down put the seed pointy side down and covered (but did not pack down). I put my seedlings in my closet underneath my lights (12/12), they are over 3 feet up. They make the closet nice and warm. I figure this is basically as normal as normal can be inside. I have heard about papertowels, dunking in water, and so forth. I surmise the seeds should germinate in the environment I put them in.
All four said hello to the world between last night and this morning. I have between giving them a little water each since Friday afternoon (around 5.5 pH), 12/12 light with a little bit of mylar. I added a fan today, figure it is good to start the gals off with a little breeze. I will have finish up the closet and get those little bundles of joy into their permanent home in the next couple of days. I will also will increase the lighting to 18/6 and probably to 24/0 throughout the cycle until the last couple of weeks. Anyway, it appears I am off to an excellent start.
Day Three
I moved my 3" plastic net pot from my coffee cups to my Lowe's paint buckets (with 2 holes on sides at bottom) which sit on plastic drainage trays on top of mylar sheet. I have my chain and s-hooks set up in order to adjust light up and down as needed. I put a 50/50 mix of vermiculite/perlite in my buckets making sure to put a layer of perlite on top. I figure the white will be help the little gals a bit as well. My plants are: Layla, Leela, Lola, and Lulu. All are growing well, but I dropped Lulu when taking her out of the coffee cup. I think she should recover just fine. Leela is not a Lowryder #2, she is a freebie (Short Stuff Super Cali Haze -auto). It will be interesting to see what she will do inside. Anyway, so far so good. I have kept coco peat moist on a daily basis (always around 5.5 pH). The new Lowe's buckets were cleaned out and the perlite/vermiculite was moistened. I dug a little hole, inserted the 3" pots and covered. Tomorrow I will water the bucket until just a little bit of water comes out of the bottom, then we are off to the races. Next stop will be increasing dosages of nutes until full strength, but that is a little bit in the future.
Day Four - GH nutes
1 gallon water pH 5.5: Micro 0.15 (5 ml), Grow 0.075 (2.5 ml), Bloom 0.075 (2.5 ml).
I plan staying on this until end of week, then on a slightly modified nute schedule from the GH website because this is 7 to 8 week grow instead of a 10 week standard grow.
Any suggestions on Lowryder grow is most welcomed.
These are my materials and grow space, I will put pics of grow up to present time on next post
