Early Skunk PC grow

This is my second grow and I've done this strain before

The PC is 16"L x 17"H x 7"W

Its was cut from another plant on Jan. 9



Plant size is 3"
Currently have a 10W florescent tube on it
The entire place is covered in mylar and reflective tape
I plan on LST this plant and maybe ScrOG

Items I have:

1 42W 2700k
3 15W 2700k
1 23W 6700k
2 12W computer fans
Many bulb sockets
Power bars and extension cords
Meter that reads pH, moisture, light
Light clocks that automatically turn on and off the lights
Extra mylar
And the odd things laying around the house

soil looks realllyy moist..what kind of soil??? good luck bro. i have a pc grow goin too...my buddy moved out of his house and needed someone to take care of it..check my sig

lee harvey said:

soil looks realllyy moist..what kind of soil??? good luck bro. i have a pc grow goin too...my buddy moved out of his house and needed someone to take care of it..check my sig

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Its random indoor potting soil and nice plant

Well I went ahead and added the 23W 6700k

are those fem seeds.. or u just running one normal seed??

weedmastatx said:

are those fem seeds.. or u just running one normal seed??

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It was a cutting from a plant that was a normal seed

Hi I changed the setup a little bit by adding a intake fan at the lower corner and a exhaust at the top corner, I raised the dome slightly with little ripped bits of cardboard for air flow to the plant to maybe help strengthen the stem, but I have to mention that its only been 5 days since the original cut from the mother and it might be still rooting so should I just seal it off and not get any airflow (I'm willing to air out the dome 2-4 times a day if necessary) or should I continue on with what I've got going. Also if I added a 2700k bulb would it do any different then a 6500k bulb? like would the 2700k bulb stretch the plant out more? or would it be on par with the 6500k bulb? I ask this because I don't have any 6500k bulbs. The regular temperature in there is around 27-30 degrees Celsius and the humidity in the dome with it sealed off is in the 80s. I don't know what it is now because I have a fan breezing through the crack at the bottom of the dome

I'd just stick to the 65k's for veg.. the only time you really need both spec's is when it's a auto.. nice box btw

Ole Red Eyed said:

I'd just stick to the 65k's for veg.. the only time you really need both spec's is when it's a auto.. nice box btw

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Ok thanks

Help please check out my plant issue I have just posted here is the link: https://www.rollitup.org/marijuana-plant-problems/401257-help-yellowing-plant-burning-tips.html

Hello I think the problem is resolved thanks to those who helped me out with the issue and if you would like to see the plant feel free to click the link in my previous post (I warn you it may be shocking).

But other then that my setups coming along fairly good, I took the 10W fluorescent tube out and put in a 15W 2700k bulb (I don't have any more 6500k) I took the tube out because light was leaking out because the tube couldn't fit in the PC and that part of it was sticking out of the box

I made a light trap on my exhaust fan, the traps dimensions are 4"L x 3"W x 3"H. I placed the first wall 1 inch in then the second wall on the edge and then I taped a piece of fabric over the hole to not allow light leaking through

I switch the lights from 24/0 to 20/4 on the 15th, they go off at 12am (midnight) and on at 4am

I'll most likely update this when the plant gets healthy

Day 8

Well I happen to get some Crosby's Fancy Molasses and a 45W 4100k bulb and a 40W 2700k bulb

Hi RIU my plant seems to be doing fine its day 16 but I don't really like how big its gotten. I have a 23W 6500k bulb and a 45W 4100k bulb going, you can see how I hanged the lights up. The plant itself has purple on parts of the leaf and I think it may be due to lack of nitrogen also the tips are almost whitish with a hint of burn. I'm also trying to LST by it growing where that first little kink is but I don't know I'll just have to wait and see. I'm also seeing like 6-7 roots being shown out the bottom hole.


Hello I think I figured out how much it cost to run electricity per month, here is what I think the formula is:

All your watts that is fans + bulbs + light clock + whatever else you have running to power the grow. Multiply. By the number of hours you have your equipment running. = The watts per day your grow takes up (answer will very if you keep your fans on 24 hours a day, unless you've got everything running at 24/0)

Take your watts per day. Multiply. By 30 (30 being the days in a single month) = Watts per month

Take your watts per month. Divide. By 1000 (1000 being how many watts are in a kilowatt) = How many kilowatts are using per month (answer may go into decimal places)

Take your kilowatts per month. Multiply. By the cost per kilowatt in your area (you find this out by being on your electricity bill or on your electric companies website) = How much it cost to run your equipment per month (answer may very if your fans are on 24 hours a day, unless your running 24/0)

If the fans are on during the dark period, take the number of hours those fans are on during the dark period and redo the formula. Then add that to how much it cost per month.


Example) 40W bulb + 35W bulb + 20W fan + 5W light clock = 100W

100W x 18 hours = 1,800W per day your pulling

1,800W x 30 days = 54,000W per month your pulling

54,000W / 1,000 = 54 kilowatt your pulling

54 x 0.10 (10 cents a kilowatt) = $5.40 a month that is if everything turns off after 18 hours, but if the fans are running 24 hours a day it would be

20W x 6 hours = 120W a day

120W x 30 days = 3,600W

3,600W / 1,000 = 3.6 kilowatts

3.6 x 0.10 = 0.36 cents for the lights being on during the dark period now add this to the other part

$5.40 + $0.36 = $5.76 a month to keep stuff going


This formula maybe wrong so don't get your hopes up its just something I tried to figure out, if you see any flaw please feel free to correct me.

Day: 19

Hi RIU community I've changed it up a little. I added a extra intake fan to blow on the plant and to hopefully strength the stem, in turn helping the plant take nutrients up better by having a stronger stem. There both wired to the same power supply and they both seem to function the same if they were wired to separate supplies. I went out and bought miracle-gro all purpose plant food with the NPK of 24-8-16, since having it the plant seems to be getting a nicer shade of green. I think the soils pH was high so I put little parts of orange that is found inside of each segment on the top of the soil, and used a turkey baster to drop water on each of the orange bits. Also inside that paper by the intake fan is the orange peels, hopefully it will get its fragrance onto the plant.

Day 58, veg 45 days from cutting, flower 13 days

Bought miracle-gro potting soil and I beat the shit out of the bag to pop all the slow release formula then watered the soil down to get rid of the formula then used it as potting mix

Containers 10"L x 6"W x 4"H and there are several holes in the bottom to allow drainage

2 42W 2700k bulbs so its around 5200 lumen

Lsted it and the plant has weird growth because instead of 2 shoots coming out at a time it goes only 1 at a time kind of like a zig zag pattern and at the end of each Z is the new node

Feeding it miracle-gro all purpose plant food 24-8-16 now switching to vigoro food 15-30-15 also with some Crosby's fancy molasses using a turkey baster to water it

Exhaust runs 24/0

Using lego to raise the container

Pistils are showing

Will probably update it when the pistils turn pinkish or if anyone has a request of some sort