Grow Plan and Questions

Riddler420

Active Member
Alright I'm planning out my first grow. I've been reading everything I can and still have a few questions.

I will be growing in a utility area under my house. I'm going to use a grow box, not sure what size (suggestions would be appreciated).
Will either start seedlings in small cup, or transferrable pot to 3 gallon pot.
I'm going to go with 400w mh/hps system.
I will use the mh during vegging and hps during flower. Will it bother the seedling or have any negative effects if I use the mh then too?
Light Cycles will most likely be, 24-0 for first few weeks, then 18-6 for few more weeks, then 12-12 to flower. Any take on 24-0 vs 18-6 during veg?
Going to go with two 4-5in fans, one bringing in fresh air, the other blowing out used air through a carbon filter to eliminate odor.
I will be growing ak47 x northern lights probably around 5-6 plants for 2-3 females.
Anyone have any experience or tips for growing this strain?
Should I use the same soil from seedling to flower or switch? And any soil reccomendations? I can't get foxfarm btw.
At about 3 weeks I will start using nutes, probably just some organic miracle grow, unless other suggestions? lol
Buying pH test kits from wal-mart.
Plan to veg for 35-45 days, flower for 50-60 days.
Will germinate in moist paper towels, in a plastic bag, in a dark place.
Will monitor temperature and rh with gauge. Might invest in a heater if it gets to cold during dark time.

So, my main questions are:
Soil suggestions? and should I use the same soil from sprout to flower?
What kind of light to use for seedling, will mh be okay?
24-0 light cycle vs 18-6 during veg?
Best nutes after 3 weeks or so?
Grow box size suggestions and cheap reccomendations?
To produce some seeds for future grows and to get the best bud, should I just try to pollenate one female or all of them?

Sorry for all the questions, just wanna make sure I have everything planned before I start.

Will probably have follow questions and thanks for the time and answers :blsmoke:
 

dr.greenthumb85

Well-Known Member
sounds like a solid plan, avoid mg nutes too many salts, as for size of grow box each plant will prob be around 2ft tall if not more, so with the lights your looking at a few feet up by a few feet around. just depends on how many plants you end up with.
 

GrimReefa

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i wuddnt gop with grow tents either, i jsu baugtyy plaster boad and beams and built my iown box bvery nice 5x5 ft over 6ft high plenty of room for my 6 plants, im gonan grow some huge buds, i using 600w MH 600w hps :D:D:D:D
 

faser

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yea lights fin time realy dosent mate and u can keep 24/0 on ontill flowering if u wont but wouldnt recumen dont use miracle grow organic has tuns of mites in it if u can get fox farmer do it
 
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