OK, I will post pics up to this point. Which will be first day of flower! Veg state is boring for me, yet exciting when determining sex. Today my best baby sprouted pistils every where! So I am back on again!!! 
Up until this point, I have used soil. This will NEVER happen again. That is just in my experience. I am using a Top feed system, which circulates water! Only nute source at the moment is Fertilome 20-20-20, this is all I have, and have at moment! This system is a constant drip(24/7). I have 3 Gal. buckets, with Hydroton for median.
The light source is 5, 26 watt 2700k CFLs. (24/0,VEG) For flower, I will use a total of 20, 26 watt 5600k CFLs. I like the CFLs, cuz I can put them where ever I want on the plants. I will be getting a HPS 150 watter within 2 weeks as well. I will hang the HPS above, and fill in the lower spots with the CFLs. I have a feeling I will obtain a few more CFLs through out the growth! From personal experience, YOU JUST CANT HAVE ENOUGH LIGHTS!!! My lighting will be what my budget permits at the moment!
I am sure I left out some info, just ask. I will fill you in. Well here are pics up to now! This will be of only 1 plant, as the other fill out. I will post! This grow was started on 9-27-10
Also, you will see where I have had the pleasure of trying to dial in the nutes! I believe for me pH levels, and nute levels, where the most difficult out of the whole process for me!
Up until this point, I have used soil. This will NEVER happen again. That is just in my experience. I am using a Top feed system, which circulates water! Only nute source at the moment is Fertilome 20-20-20, this is all I have, and have at moment! This system is a constant drip(24/7). I have 3 Gal. buckets, with Hydroton for median.The light source is 5, 26 watt 2700k CFLs. (24/0,VEG) For flower, I will use a total of 20, 26 watt 5600k CFLs. I like the CFLs, cuz I can put them where ever I want on the plants. I will be getting a HPS 150 watter within 2 weeks as well. I will hang the HPS above, and fill in the lower spots with the CFLs. I have a feeling I will obtain a few more CFLs through out the growth! From personal experience, YOU JUST CANT HAVE ENOUGH LIGHTS!!! My lighting will be what my budget permits at the moment!
I am sure I left out some info, just ask. I will fill you in. Well here are pics up to now! This will be of only 1 plant, as the other fill out. I will post! This grow was started on 9-27-10
Also, you will see where I have had the pleasure of trying to dial in the nutes! I believe for me pH levels, and nute levels, where the most difficult out of the whole process for me!
I can say going from soil to hydro, is like learning all over again. Yeah the principals are the same, but details are different! This hydro method is so quick. It caught me unprepared! LOL I love it tremendously more then soil, at any rate!!! Thanks to everyone who tunes in with me on my adventure. All my trials and tribulations will be shared in this tread. I have another thread I am about to start soon with a, as I call it, a marijuana patient! LOL I have a another project up my sleeve with a poor little plant that has suffered Nute burn, root bound issues, cal/mag difficencies, pH lvl issues, and a light that shifted and landed right on top of it! (I know, what else could I have done to this poor thing! I KNOW!) Not to mention a different hydro method as well. Thanks to all who have browsed my thread! See ya soon.....
