ZaVe
Active Member
Hello all. I have been coming to this site for some time, and just never signed up. I've read (for months), and finally feel that I'm ready to try for my first grow. I'm a member on the Shroomery.org, and cultivated shrooms without any problems. I just want a new hobby.
Now, I don't have a shit ton of money to throw around. So, my initial grow is going to be pretty basic / cheap. I'm going to go through most of the stuff I'm going to buy, and how its going to be set up - in return, I'm asking for feedback of how you think it will go, and areas of improvement ($$ considered). I know I can spend a few hundred and get HPS, MH, Carbon Filters, and all that high end stuff, just can't fund it now.
I know a lot of people aren't necessarily AGAINST fluorescent lighting, but I've read that a lot of people that don't support the idea of the entire grow being lit by the fluorescent lights. But since I'm very tight for cash, I'm really limited to using them for the entire grow.
Now, I have a room thats 18ft x 7ft, with a slanted ceiling (angled roof messed with room's ceiling). I'm going to line the longest wall (18ft) with 25 3 gallon nursery pots. I found these pots for $1 a piece at a local plant nursery. They aren't the highest quality - but I think they will last a few grows.
I'm going to take 4 fluorescent lighting fixtures that can hold 2 40watt bulbs each. One bulb is going to be just a cheap fluorescent bulb, and the other is going to be an aquarium bulb from Aubachon's Hardware - they are going to be hooked up parallel with the long wall above the plants. They will be on chains, so they will constantly being adjusted. (as the plant grows, they will be lifted higher). I've read that if you NEED to grow with the fluorescent, that the 2 different bulbs will be sufficient.
I'm going to be doing a 18 on / 6 off cycle for the first few weeks, then probably go to a 12/12.
In addition of these 4 fluorescent fixtures, I'm going to have 4 mini fluorescent bulbs, that are rated @ 10.0 UVB. They are reptile lights, but I've read that they can be VERY beneficial, and have also seen people grow using ONLY these.
I'm going to be using Fox Farm Ocean Forest Organic Potting Soil for the seedlings, and ONLY for the seedlings. I don't have the money to fill 25 - 3 gallon pots with that stuff. I'm going to start the seedlings in 16oz party cups, and transplant when they are the same height as the cup. I'm only going to be transplanting once, I've read a lot of places that it's recommended to keep upgrading by doubling the size of the current pot size. (Transplanting from a 16oz, to a 32 - 1 gal to a 2 gal - etc.)
I'm not sure what kind of soil I'm going to be using for the permanent home, but I know what fertilizer I'm going to be using. Its the Fox Farm Treo. It has Big Bloom, Grow Big, and Tiger Bloom fertilizers. So I'm assuming even if I do use cheap soil, I can still make it a helluva lot better using those nutes. I'm probably going to do a soil mixture along the lines of 75% soil, 20% perlite, and 5% vermiculite.
I don't think I will have a problem keeping the room at good temperatures, It's not really a room, it's a nice walk-in closet. So it should revolve around the house temperatures. We keep the heat at 65-70 for winter.
In addition to all the main hardware, there will be power strips, a timer, fans, ya know all the basic stuff.
Once I start saving money because I wont be buying bud anymore, I will probably be buying something along the lines of:
High Tech Garden Supply
I know I will need more than one for the area I'm going to be covering. Like I said, with each grow, the hardware in the room will improve.
But, what do you guys (and gals) think? Should it work? If not - why? If so - what could I improve(keeping $$ in mind)? I'm probably going to be using ' Citral ' seeds found on:
Buy Citral marijuana cannabis seeds from Holland.
Now, I don't have a shit ton of money to throw around. So, my initial grow is going to be pretty basic / cheap. I'm going to go through most of the stuff I'm going to buy, and how its going to be set up - in return, I'm asking for feedback of how you think it will go, and areas of improvement ($$ considered). I know I can spend a few hundred and get HPS, MH, Carbon Filters, and all that high end stuff, just can't fund it now.
I know a lot of people aren't necessarily AGAINST fluorescent lighting, but I've read that a lot of people that don't support the idea of the entire grow being lit by the fluorescent lights. But since I'm very tight for cash, I'm really limited to using them for the entire grow.
Now, I have a room thats 18ft x 7ft, with a slanted ceiling (angled roof messed with room's ceiling). I'm going to line the longest wall (18ft) with 25 3 gallon nursery pots. I found these pots for $1 a piece at a local plant nursery. They aren't the highest quality - but I think they will last a few grows.
I'm going to take 4 fluorescent lighting fixtures that can hold 2 40watt bulbs each. One bulb is going to be just a cheap fluorescent bulb, and the other is going to be an aquarium bulb from Aubachon's Hardware - they are going to be hooked up parallel with the long wall above the plants. They will be on chains, so they will constantly being adjusted. (as the plant grows, they will be lifted higher). I've read that if you NEED to grow with the fluorescent, that the 2 different bulbs will be sufficient.
I'm going to be doing a 18 on / 6 off cycle for the first few weeks, then probably go to a 12/12.
In addition of these 4 fluorescent fixtures, I'm going to have 4 mini fluorescent bulbs, that are rated @ 10.0 UVB. They are reptile lights, but I've read that they can be VERY beneficial, and have also seen people grow using ONLY these.
I'm going to be using Fox Farm Ocean Forest Organic Potting Soil for the seedlings, and ONLY for the seedlings. I don't have the money to fill 25 - 3 gallon pots with that stuff. I'm going to start the seedlings in 16oz party cups, and transplant when they are the same height as the cup. I'm only going to be transplanting once, I've read a lot of places that it's recommended to keep upgrading by doubling the size of the current pot size. (Transplanting from a 16oz, to a 32 - 1 gal to a 2 gal - etc.)
I'm not sure what kind of soil I'm going to be using for the permanent home, but I know what fertilizer I'm going to be using. Its the Fox Farm Treo. It has Big Bloom, Grow Big, and Tiger Bloom fertilizers. So I'm assuming even if I do use cheap soil, I can still make it a helluva lot better using those nutes. I'm probably going to do a soil mixture along the lines of 75% soil, 20% perlite, and 5% vermiculite.
I don't think I will have a problem keeping the room at good temperatures, It's not really a room, it's a nice walk-in closet. So it should revolve around the house temperatures. We keep the heat at 65-70 for winter.
In addition to all the main hardware, there will be power strips, a timer, fans, ya know all the basic stuff.
Once I start saving money because I wont be buying bud anymore, I will probably be buying something along the lines of:
High Tech Garden Supply
I know I will need more than one for the area I'm going to be covering. Like I said, with each grow, the hardware in the room will improve.
But, what do you guys (and gals) think? Should it work? If not - why? If so - what could I improve(keeping $$ in mind)? I'm probably going to be using ' Citral ' seeds found on:
Buy Citral marijuana cannabis seeds from Holland.