Hi guys !
So i've been wanting to grow for ages, i enjoy smoking alot, but really what i want to do is grow, not for profit, not even to save myself loads of money, just because the whole thing really interests me, infact my ambition is to retire to Canada/Cali and try and supply dispenseries etc (no idea of the practicality of this, il make another thread another time).
Anyway i've been doing some research and wanted to get peoples opinion on my theoretical setup (i hope to MAYBE be able to get set up next year, its a safe location i lack currently).;
First off the grow room;
120x120x200 (cm) Mylar tent
600w Dual Spec HPS in a 5" Cool Tube
5" inline fan w/ Buddy Carbon Filter
Ok so i was going to set up the ventilation like so Filter------->Inline Fan-------->Cool Tube------->Out of tent
After reading peoples opinion on here and Grasscity it seemed to be most common to pull through the filter and blow through the tube (as opposed to pulling through both).
Plant wise i was going to grow Northern Lights (from Homegrown Fantaseed), as i read it was a decent yielder with low odour and a reasonable plant to grow as a starter. I was thinking i would just grow 2 plants at once, this is due to being more interested in maximising yield off single plants, but i don't fancy just handling one. Also i thought with less plants il be able to spend more attention on them, something along the principle that more TLC will lead to happier plants ? I was going to grow x2 Northern Lights for my first harvest, x2 Northern Lights for my second and x1 Northern Lights (experimenting with LST, topping etc) x1 Critical Kuch (Barneys Farm) for my 3rd (was aiming to get 3 in a year).
I was thinking of growing using Biobizz Light-mix in 15L pots, using Biobizz grow during veg and then Biobizz flower during.....well flowering.
Now i have read about transplanting and alot of people seem to do so maybe 5 times. I was planning on just alowing the plant to get settled in a small potting pot, then once about 3-4" tall transplating straight to the 15L. Do people think this would work ok ?
I was initially planning on vegging until the plants were about 25" as i heard indicas (i read the NL from Homegrown Fantaseed is Indica dominant rather than some of the Sativa dom NLs) usually doubled in size, however i then read through a grow diary (sorry i can't remember who it was) and their NL (nirvana seeds) tripled in size. As my tent is 2m tall and i was thinking of allowing 50cm to account for light and pots, i can't allow anything to grow over 150cm, as such i plan to veg to 50cm or 19" to be safe.
As far as feeding is concerned i planned to feed every other water as this seems fairly common. I was thinking i would probably need to water twice a week (and so feed once a week), but maybe the size of the plants means it may have to be more than that ? I was thinking i will probably just have to keep a really close eye on them until i work out how fast they get through water.
I had been planning on flushing the plants twice, once just before switiching from Veg to Flower, and then again just before harvest. To flush i was simply going to remove feed so basically just water 5 times in a row (over the course of 2.5 weeks). A quick question i did have was with the final flush. I read on one guide that not feeding OR watering the plant for the last 2 weeks can help with the drying process after. Does this mean i could flush for 2 weeks, then not water or feed for 2 weeks then harvest ? Or would 4 weeks without any nutrients have a negative effect ?
When it came to harvesting i was going to try and trim before hanging the plants, and also to try and hang the plants whole (weight and space permitting).
Once dry i would put the buds into mason jars for storage until used. I was thinking (self control permitting) of putting 1/2 Oz in a mason jar and not touching it (except to air) until 6 months when i will allow myself maybe 7g and then not touching it til a year when i mite finish it, just because i heard that long term curing can produce really really good buds.
Thank you very much if you read all that, any advice on my plan would be appreciated. Im really sorry if i have posted this in the wrong section or anything, being a n00b this seemed the appropriate place to post !
Cheers Guys !
PG
So i've been wanting to grow for ages, i enjoy smoking alot, but really what i want to do is grow, not for profit, not even to save myself loads of money, just because the whole thing really interests me, infact my ambition is to retire to Canada/Cali and try and supply dispenseries etc (no idea of the practicality of this, il make another thread another time).
Anyway i've been doing some research and wanted to get peoples opinion on my theoretical setup (i hope to MAYBE be able to get set up next year, its a safe location i lack currently).;
First off the grow room;
120x120x200 (cm) Mylar tent
600w Dual Spec HPS in a 5" Cool Tube
5" inline fan w/ Buddy Carbon Filter
Ok so i was going to set up the ventilation like so Filter------->Inline Fan-------->Cool Tube------->Out of tent
After reading peoples opinion on here and Grasscity it seemed to be most common to pull through the filter and blow through the tube (as opposed to pulling through both).
Plant wise i was going to grow Northern Lights (from Homegrown Fantaseed), as i read it was a decent yielder with low odour and a reasonable plant to grow as a starter. I was thinking i would just grow 2 plants at once, this is due to being more interested in maximising yield off single plants, but i don't fancy just handling one. Also i thought with less plants il be able to spend more attention on them, something along the principle that more TLC will lead to happier plants ? I was going to grow x2 Northern Lights for my first harvest, x2 Northern Lights for my second and x1 Northern Lights (experimenting with LST, topping etc) x1 Critical Kuch (Barneys Farm) for my 3rd (was aiming to get 3 in a year).
I was thinking of growing using Biobizz Light-mix in 15L pots, using Biobizz grow during veg and then Biobizz flower during.....well flowering.
Now i have read about transplanting and alot of people seem to do so maybe 5 times. I was planning on just alowing the plant to get settled in a small potting pot, then once about 3-4" tall transplating straight to the 15L. Do people think this would work ok ?
I was initially planning on vegging until the plants were about 25" as i heard indicas (i read the NL from Homegrown Fantaseed is Indica dominant rather than some of the Sativa dom NLs) usually doubled in size, however i then read through a grow diary (sorry i can't remember who it was) and their NL (nirvana seeds) tripled in size. As my tent is 2m tall and i was thinking of allowing 50cm to account for light and pots, i can't allow anything to grow over 150cm, as such i plan to veg to 50cm or 19" to be safe.
As far as feeding is concerned i planned to feed every other water as this seems fairly common. I was thinking i would probably need to water twice a week (and so feed once a week), but maybe the size of the plants means it may have to be more than that ? I was thinking i will probably just have to keep a really close eye on them until i work out how fast they get through water.
I had been planning on flushing the plants twice, once just before switiching from Veg to Flower, and then again just before harvest. To flush i was simply going to remove feed so basically just water 5 times in a row (over the course of 2.5 weeks). A quick question i did have was with the final flush. I read on one guide that not feeding OR watering the plant for the last 2 weeks can help with the drying process after. Does this mean i could flush for 2 weeks, then not water or feed for 2 weeks then harvest ? Or would 4 weeks without any nutrients have a negative effect ?
When it came to harvesting i was going to try and trim before hanging the plants, and also to try and hang the plants whole (weight and space permitting).
Once dry i would put the buds into mason jars for storage until used. I was thinking (self control permitting) of putting 1/2 Oz in a mason jar and not touching it (except to air) until 6 months when i will allow myself maybe 7g and then not touching it til a year when i mite finish it, just because i heard that long term curing can produce really really good buds.
Thank you very much if you read all that, any advice on my plan would be appreciated. Im really sorry if i have posted this in the wrong section or anything, being a n00b this seemed the appropriate place to post !
Cheers Guys !
PG
