step by step help please

staycaptivejake said:

im wanting to start growing but i only really want 1 plant. I know i need to grow a few but idk why. I need to know how to go about this, what kinda soil, lighting, all that and its on a low budget.
i have seeds from previous bags. Ive been told to wrap one in a wet paper towel to start.
Anyone that is willing to take the time to help me i thank you now and its much appreciated

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nmcpher said:

First of all, I wouldn't start with bagseeds. Some people say to, just to test your strategies. The way I look at it is start with shit, end with shit.

Get some good seeds, hit the seeds button up on the top of the forum and hit up nirvana for some seeds.

Purchase 5 feminized seeds so you know your not working for nothing.

Buy a HPS/MH lighting system, I bought one that you can just change the bulb and your good to go.

250w is enough for one plant, but I recommend a 400 so you can expand if need be.

Buy a bag of Fox Farm Ocean Forest organic soil, soak the soil until you have 10% runoff, make sure all the soil is soaked.

Place seed in soil sharp side down, about 1/4 inch down. Put saran wrap over the top of the small pot and tape to the sides to keep humidity in.

If you have a furnace that doesn't get too hot, place the pots on that, just to keep them warm.

Within 24 hours it will probably break the surface, then you need to get them under light immediately, and as soon as the top dries out, lightly mist with a spray bottle. (say 3-4 times a day) Keep a the mh light about 14" away from the tops of the small plants.

This should get you started.

Good luck.

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staycaptivejake said:

im wanting to start growing but i only really want 1 plant. I know i need to grow a few but idk why. I need to know how to go about this, what kinda soil, lighting, all that and its on a low budget.
i have seeds from previous bags. Ive been told to wrap one in a wet paper towel to start.
Anyone that is willing to take the time to help me i thank you now and its much appreciated

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nmcpher said:

First of all, I wouldn't start with bagseeds. Some people say to, just to test your strategies. The way I look at it is start with shit, end with shit.
Good luck.

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nmcpher said:

First of all, I wouldn't start with bagseeds. Some people say to, just to test your strategies. The way I look at it is start with shit, end with shit.

Get some good seeds, hit the seeds button up on the top of the forum and hit up nirvana for some seeds.

Purchase 5 feminized seeds so you know your not working for nothing.

Buy a HPS/MH lighting system, I bought one that you can just change the bulb and your good to go.

250w is enough for one plant, but I recommend a 400 so you can expand if need be.

Buy a bag of Fox Farm Ocean Forest organic soil, soak the soil until you have 10% runoff, make sure all the soil is soaked.

Place seed in soil sharp side down, about 1/4 inch down. Put saran wrap over the top of the small pot and tape to the sides to keep humidity in.

If you have a furnace that doesn't get too hot, place the pots on that, just to keep them warm.

Within 24 hours it will probably break the surface, then you need to get them under light immediately, and as soon as the top dries out, lightly mist with a spray bottle. (say 3-4 times a day) Keep a the mh light about 14" away from the tops of the small plants.

This should get you started.

Good luck.

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whiterhyno420 said:

soil; fox far oceans forest-12qurts=7 bucks
lighting;cfls-one pack of 4=10bucks
and ur gonna need a ph tester 10 bucks
and a ph kit another ten bucks
good nutes 20 bucks
mg nutes 6 bucks
-whiterhyno

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redivider said:

i started with bagseed, 2 26 watt cfl's, and no idea what I was doing.

If you want one plant i can tell you what to do, so you have relative success, on a budget of 120-ish...

Get the following from walmart:
4 Clamp Lights - 5 bux a piece - 20
3 42 watt softwhite CFL - 8 bux a piece - 24
1 4 pack 26 watt softwhite CFL - 5 bux - 5
1 4 pack 26 watt daylight CFL - 6 bux - 6
1 9 inch fan for exhaust of circulation, it's cheaper to get it here - 8 bux
Emergency Blankets, get two just in case, camping section - 6 bux
Elmer's Spray glue, - 3 bux
Duck tape - 4 bux <-- your best friend

*the emergency blankets are to install withing your box, to help with reflectivity. install this with the elmer's glue, as flat as possible.


from Home depot

Scotts Garden Soil - 3 bux for a square foot <-- very cheap and it didn't burn my plants, light on nutes, no bugs in mine...

Y splitters - 4 - 2 bux a piece - 8

5 gallon bucket - 3 bux. (I found this in Lowes, but i'm sure they have them at HD too).

4 extenders - 2 bux a piece - 8

Now you need to build a box. that's up to you.


to install the clamp lights + bulbs:

clamp light - extender - y splitter - light bulbs. <-- so the bulbs will fit inside the reflector.

Now just put the bulbs on the clamp lights as follows:

C. Light 1: 42W Softwhite; 26 Watt Daylight
C. Light 2: Same as above
C. Light 3: 1 26 W daylight; 1 26 Watt Soft White
C. Light 4: Same as above.

Now find out how to install these puppies around 1 plant and put them on 18 hrs on 6 hours off for 45 days.

During your grow, top them at the 4th node, and use LST <-- look these terms up.

When you switch to 12/12 for flower, take all the Daylights you can off and switch for softwhites, and switch 12 hrs on 12 hrs off...

do this and you will have a good harvest.

Total invested: $20+$24+$5+$6+$8+$3+$4+$3+$8+$3+$8= $92

Now you need a PH testing Kit for the Water you use, and the nutes...

Find a local Hydro shop and get the REAL PH drops, 10 dollars.

Nutes, it's up to you, you can use the expensive shit, or the cheap shit... "it's not the bow or the arrow, it's the indian"

I can guarantee you will fail if you start out not knowing anything. I suggest you start reading, and reading and reading and reading and reading and reading. This is a cool hobby, but it's work, and a lot of details go into it.

stay thirsty my friends....

p.s. this photo is my first grow, bagseed, ain't looking too "bag" now...

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