My First Ever Grow

[Bigoletc]

After reading over the GC forums for quiet sometime now I have decided to try my luck at a grow myself. So far all is going quiet well but we'll have to see how it turns out. Listed below is the products that I am currently using and their approximate price. If you have any suggestions then please feel free to post them because this is MY FIRST GROW. So here it goes:

Future-Brite 400W HPS - $294.30
http://commerce.idmi.net/ecommerce/c...=1844&PI=17030

Sunleaves Lightwave Reflector - $29.95
http://www.sunleaves.com/detail.asp?sku=SLR190

Some organic plant soil - $4

Miracle Grow All Purpose Plant Food (24-8-16) - $3.94

SuperThrive - $7.86

Mylar Emergency Blanket - $2.94

Total Cost to date: $342.99

Here is a picture of my setup. Ifyou would like to see more just let me know.

[Anony]

Not a bad price for everything.
First I would do my best to flatten out that blanket.
Second, I think your hps is too close, did you measure how far away it is? What are your temp/humidity levels?
Your plant looks majorly heat stressed as a result of these 3 things.
Have you already given it ST or MG?

[Bigoletc]

Yea I just moved the light up right after I took those pictures. It started out under CFL's so when I put it under the HPS it grew rapidly and just now needed to move the light. The tempature stays around 90 degrees when the door is closed and 80 degrees with it open. As for the emergency blanket, I can't really flatten it out anymore because when I bought it, it came folded like that and I can't really get the creases out of it. I just started the MG and ST last night mixing a teaspoon of each in a 2 liter bottle of ph balanced water. Thanks for the suggestions.

[trixx]

sorry for the off topic post but can i get superthrive at wal-mart, homedepot, or lowes??

[hootskers420]

Personally, I would get some better fertilzer. I know people are going to say that theyve used miracle gro with good results, but it doesnt make any sense, to me at least, to spend over $300 on a top notch light, and only $4 on your fertilizer. I cant speak for anyone else, but in my experiance, the better the fertilzer, the better the bud. Ive smoked plenty of Miracle Gro bud, some of it is decent, but it cant compare to the bud that say Advanced Nutrients or Fox Farms products produce. Hell, I bet if you simply use kelp and bat guano (about $15 in fertilizer) along with your superthrive, you will get much better bud than with your Miracle Gro. Just my 2 cents

[Bigoletc]

I agree with you but I am already so far into the grow that it wouldn't be of any benefit to try it now because by the time I get it ordered shipped it won't do me any good. I just got what I have because it was quick and theres no place around here to get anything else but I will definetly get some good ferts for my next grow. Thanks for your advice and if you have a preferance that is yor favorite ferts please do share.

[Davy Jones]

I dont know about the time of ordering...you still have a very long way to go yet. I started using MG for the same reason, its just easy to find, & was using Shultz for the same reason. I did a search for FoxFarm products & found a local supplier from the store locator. Now I'm all organic - FF Ocean Forest soil / Tiger Bloom / Big Grow / Big Bloom & Cha-Ching. Its not cheap stuff, I walked out of that store with all that & $100 less in my pocket, you get what you pay for. I just couldnt see me spending so much time & effort into something if I'm not going to be serious about it.

If I'm not giving my plant the best I can, I cant expect my plant to give me the best it can.
The better you take care of your plant the less frustrating things will be.