Serious Newbie growing

dankkid

Member
Ok so I am starting to grow here in a few weeks I dont have alot of expendable income but will have enough to atleast get started. I have some sweet island kush seeds probably about 20-30 seeds. Alot of them are tiger stripe looking, some are dark and some are light. I know the darker ones will germinate easier and I already understand how to germinate with the seeds wrapped in a paper towel with water and either in two plates one on top of another so it stays wetter or in a cup with about half an ounce of water, BUT I literally have no clue how to start growing or where to start or any of that. I need some help needless to say lol, if anyone in the endless wisdom of growing this wonderful plant we all enjoy so well it would be awesome :bigjoint:. Like where can i buy a small grow tent and how much room do I need for one plant mainly just for myself and what all do i need to get for the best dividends for me. I know im not going to get some bad ass strand of bud but I just want to have a good plant to where I can smoke my weed be high as fuck while i beast people in NBA2k13 lol
 

navyfighter04

Active Member
Ok so I am starting to grow here in a few weeks I dont have alot of expendable income but will have enough to atleast get started. I have some sweet island kush seeds probably about 20-30 seeds. Alot of them are tiger stripe looking, some are dark and some are light. I know the darker ones will germinate easier and I already understand how to germinate with the seeds wrapped in a paper towel with water and either in two plates one on top of another so it stays wetter or in a cup with about half an ounce of water, BUT I literally have no clue how to start growing or where to start or any of that. I need some help needless to say lol, if anyone in the endless wisdom of growing this wonderful plant we all enjoy so well it would be awesome :bigjoint:. Like where can i buy a small grow tent and how much room do I need for one plant mainly just for myself and what all do i need to get for the best dividends for me. I know im not going to get some bad ass strand of bud but I just want to have a good plant to where I can smoke my weed be high as fuck while i beast people in NBA2k13 lol

Hey man. Im new here so i dont want to tell you what to do, But build your own tent. They are ridiculously priced for the small size they are. Just puting that out there. You can also buy one online if you dont want to build one. Also, growing takes a long time as ive realized, so growing one plant is kinda an oxymoron in my opinion. Grow several of them to reduce the chances of having any males. Last thing you want is to grow one plant and have it be a male or end up as a hermie. Just my two....
 

dankkid

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Yeah I was going to make one from some stuff from lowes or home depot. and i guess i put that the wrong way lol, I am going to be growing enough to me to focus MY weed onto one plant and the others will be for experience in growing and selling and giving to friends and shit like that.
 

Bakatare666

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Ok so I am starting to grow here in a few weeks I dont have alot of expendable income but will have enough to atleast get started. I have some sweet island kush seeds probably about 20-30 seeds. Alot of them are tiger stripe looking, some are dark and some are light. I know the darker ones will germinate easier and I already understand how to germinate with the seeds wrapped in a paper towel with water and either in two plates one on top of another so it stays wetter or in a cup with about half an ounce of water, BUT I literally have no clue how to start growing or where to start or any of that. I need some help needless to say lol, if anyone in the endless wisdom of growing this wonderful plant we all enjoy so well it would be awesome :bigjoint:. Like where can i buy a small grow tent and how much room do I need for one plant mainly just for myself and what all do i need to get for the best dividends for me. I know im not going to get some bad ass strand of bud but I just want to have a good plant to where I can smoke my weed be high as fuck while i beast people in NBA2k13 lol
If you just want to do one or 2 plants, you could always do a closet grow if you have an empty closet.
For less than 30 bucks you can get enough CFL's to let you veg 1-2 plants for a month or so until you have more funding to upgrade or add.
I am doing one plant (crowded) in a 2x2 area with 305w of CFL's and have only spent $140 on lights, perlite, nutes.jan21pic7_zps51018f3e.jpg
 
There is a a lot of different factors when deciding to grow Personally i would build a small growing area out of a good sized cabinet that will veg the seedlings into plants you plan on growing with a intake and outtake fan to keep fresh air flowing to your plants at all times, next step is to choose your growing medium AKA the stuff your gonna grow in either that being soil or hydro, i would go with soil if you are a beginner i use happy frog cause it's cheap about 10 bux a bag at the Hydro Store, next your gonna need some small pots and your gonna need to line your grow cabinet with some reflective material like mylar AKA shiny gift wrapping material to make sure your plants are absorbing as much light as possible, now LET THERE BE LIGHT! :) Get you some cheap CFL lights to put in the box the more the merrier just make sure there's enough ventilation in your grow box to keep heat from building up but normally CFL's don't get that hot anyway choose the blue spectrum bulbs for VEG, Veg AKA the stage in which the plant grows leaves, okay now we got our grow box up and running with our small pots of dirt, now you need to germinate those sweet island seeds throw em in a small shotglass with purified water not tap water! never use tap water unless it has been set out in a container like a cooking pot for 24 hours to let the chlorine dissipate, you will also need to PH your water to 6.0 for soil get a small ph tester at the hydro store for cheap PH is important for the plant to be able to take up nutrients correctly Ok now you got your seeds germinated and now were ready to rock and roll baby! throw those seeds with the little white root tip facing down in the soil do not plant the germinated seed too deep! i get a pencil and plant it the depth of the eraser and cover it very lightly with soil do not press down on soil, remember to be very gentle these are your little baby's so be careful when handling the seeds i use a small plastic spoon to get the seeds out of the cup of water then i take a pencil and plant the root tip down to about the depth of the eraser on the pencil. in about 4 days to a week you should see your seedlings start to pop out of the ground! Congratualtions! You have gotten through the germination process and so now we move on to the seedling stage, i water my seedlings every morning with a teaspoon of water until they look big enough to transfer to bigger pots, now your grow cabinet or growing space will need to be big enough to fit the bigger pots in for the seedlings so that way they can turn into healthy plants, so now that your seedlings have been re-potted and put into slightly bigger pots we can go ahead and water them only when you can stick your finger into the soil and your finger comes back out with barely any dirt on it this means its ready to water your plants will also tell you when they are thirsty they tend to droop a bit, remember to never over water always remember that less is better every third watering we want to give them some fertilizer to keep them nice and green and healthy so what i like to do is get some seaweed and a bag of worm castings i make a gallon of seaweed water and let it sit for a couple days while i shake it each day i then get about a cup of worm castings and put it in the bottom of a 1.5 liter water bottle and fill it up to the top with seaweed water i shake it up like there;s no tommorow and let it sit a day or two and then its ready to water the plants with it THE PLANTS LOVE IT!, make sure your lights are also the correct distance above the plants to prevent the plants from stretching, ok so now your plants are big enough to start sexing them we wanna go ahead and switch the blue spectrum CFL bulbs to red spectrum CFL bulbs for flowering so that way we can sort out the males from the females we only want sweet sticky sinsemillan budz :) Your lighting will need to have changed from 18 hours on and 6 hours off for veg to 12 hours on and 12 hours off for flowering. You will need to get you a magnifying glass to check the nodes of the plant for little club like clusters these are what are called male balls there are plenty of pics on the net that will show you a male plant from a female plant, a female plant will have what is known as pistols little white hairs coming from the underarms AKA nodes of the plants. You want to destroy all the males and choose the healthiest vigorous growing females to make a mother plant with so that way you won't lose the genetics of this strain for later growz:) Now with the rest of the clones you can let them bud you need a fertilizer with high phosphorus and potassium instead of nitrogen, nitrogen is what is used on plants during the veg stage to keep the foliage green and grwoing nicely, and phosphorus and potassium is used in the flowering stage to trigger bud production and halt leaf production, so we stop giving nitrogen based fertilizer when we intend to switch our plants into the flowering stage, you need to get some neem oil also and mix that in a spray bottle with a small amount of dish soap to spray for spider mites give all your plants a good spraying of neem every three days for plant maintanence im trying to write this as quick as possible so if i leave a lot of stuff out please forgive me, do not spray any plants that are flowring with anything! it could cause bud mold and rot and we dont want that at all costs! You want the humidity down in the flowering room for obvious reasons. please forgive if i left anything out i couldnt really sit down and write this out good but i just wanted to try and help with what i can PEACE! There are many other ways to grow the herb so get creative so get your ganja goggles on and have fun! LOL
 
In a pinch i have even done full al cheapo grows out of a cardboard box and cfls with an intake and an outake and it worked just dont expect the biggest yield in the world or anything :) Have fUN!
 

dankkid

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awesome!, that was a good read hahaha you may have left some stuff out but like I said I wouldnt know I have literally not tried to grow something since I was in Jr.High. I was thinking about using the cabinets under my sink in the kitchen since its always warm in there and we keep our house around 74 degrees at all times anyways. that is a space thats about 2ft tall, 3ft wide and about 5 ft long is that enough room? I am going to watch all the growing videos when I get home. so that I can find exactly which way I think I like the best
 

dankkid

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How big of a cardboard box?? like I said before im not looking for some huge awesome plant since its my first time I am assuming I will fail once or twice before I can get a good plant and enjoy smoking my own shit lol. I am going to be on here posting a question probably every few days cause im not going to want to ruin it.
 

kagecog

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For best results germinating your seeds I'd definitely recommend putting the paper towels in a bowl with plastic wrap covering it rather than the plate method. Seems to keep the humidity in much better. Place the bowl in a warm dark place for around 25-30 hours before uncovering. make sure you plant the seed ROOT UP. Most people on here will recommend using the root down method but this will just cause the seed to use up more valuable energy as you can see in this picture
 

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Mcwhippin420

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If you are using CFL yes they are supposed to be 2-3" away anyway :) also read about LST plants its low stress training to help with height issues you could tie it and grow it horizontally around down there or whatever so height wouldnt be a issue just a thought ! good luck
 

dankkid

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If you are using CFL yes they are supposed to be 2-3" away anyway :) also read about LST plants its low stress training to help with height issues you could tie it and grow it horizontally around down there or whatever so height wouldnt be a issue just a thought ! good luck


nice thanks! where can I read up on all that? most of it is on this site right?
 

Bakatare666

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Yes.
Start with reading the "sticky"s at the top of each section, they are full of goodies and hints.
Then, read, read, read.
Undoubtedly, there is someone before you with the same problem or question, but if you get stumped, ask.
That's what the forum is all about.;)
 

navyfighter04

Active Member
If you just want to do one or 2 plants, you could always do a closet grow if you have an empty closet.
For less than 30 bucks you can get enough CFL's to let you veg 1-2 plants for a month or so until you have more funding to upgrade or add.
I am doing one plant (crowded) in a 2x2 area with 305w of CFL's and have only spent $140 on lights, perlite, nutes.View attachment 2494678
Is that tin foil in that setup??? I thought you shouldnt use foil because it doesnt evenly reflect light? Or have i once again been mis-informed.
 

dankkid

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ive read a few different places to use foil and other place to not use foil, not sure whether its true ot not true that is not supposed to be used but I am thinking that the difference it would make would not be significant enough to completely ruling foil out to be used??? but then again I have NO fucking idea about this so dont follow my advice lol bongsmilie
 

althor

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Right off, there is NO WAY to look at a seed and know which one will germ best... That is a myth.

DO NOT use FOIL. It will create hot spots and burn your plants.

Use Mylar or the easiest (best IMO) flat white paint. What makes flat white paint so good is because you can refresh it after every batch. Mylar will give you a bit higher reflection rate (like 94% compared to 86%) but it is so minor it really doesnt matter and you get to refresh your white coat as often as you want with paint.

If you are serious at all about growing a real plant that is actually worth the time, risk, soil, space, etc. etc. you need to invest in lights. 275 bucks will get you exactly what you need for a small grow and make it worth the effort of actually growing.

Think about it like this, let's say you go cheap, you spend 150 bucks total, then you spend the next 3 months growing the plant, another month curing so 4 months, and you end up with 3/4s of an oz of shwag.

You would have been 10x better of just taking that 150 bucks and buying and ounce and a half of shwag.

If it doesnt balance out your expense, then you have to ask yourself what is the point.

You need a minimum of 500 bucks to get things right. After that, the investment will pay for itself.
 

dankkid

Member
Yeah I just coated my small grow space with mylar and im buying the bulbs that everyone keeps telling me about so lighting and the mylar wont be an issue as far as that goes, I am not going to be growing for about another 4 weeks or so just getting ahead of the curve and trying to absorb as much information as possible before i start growing.
 

dankkid

Member
*bump Any helpful info would be greatly appreciated, I have heard from a few different sources conflicting information maybe someone can clear it up for me. I have heard that it basically takes about 500 dollars to get a decent set up that will barely produce any bud at all, but other sources are saying it takes around 1k and as little as 175 to get everything growing good. Then im hearing its about 250 to get a good set up that will get me good yeilds aslong as I take care of the plants and all that...I have been more conflicted on whose advice to follow...lol...maybe this will help, I am going to try and budget 250ish less if possible. Is it possible to grow decent bud from a set up that costs around 250? Again I am not trying to sell alot of it most of it will be for my own pleasure but some of it will be given to friends and family shit like that ....again like I said any input would be helpful at this point as I am completely lost again lol:weed:
 
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