First Hydro Grow...!!!

[westLAtoker]

What's up everybody...i've tried to grow bud in soil in the past, but was never experienced nor well informed on how to grow it properly. After countless hours of reading different material on growin the good shit, and a few years later, I decided imma give it another shot. To start off, here's the seeds i have:

Dutch Passion Feminized Blueberry...5 seeds
Greenhouse 'Arjan's Ultra Haze #1...5 seeds
Mandala Seeds 'Hashberry.'.............10 seeds
...and "Honeymoon"(purple).............15 seeds

As far as equipment/supplies, here's what i have:

1000W SunSystem Reflector w/ Hydrolux bulb...and ballast..
Waterfarm(8-pack) Hydro system
basic homemade hydro system...(i'll take pics of it later)...
Milwaukee pH reader..
100 liters of Hydroton rocks
20 -4" rockwool cubes
30-1" rockwool cubes
Super sprouter heating seed mat
6" tall snug fit dome (for seedlings and clones)
General Hydroponics assorted nutrients

......that's about it...i will be purchasing a flourescent fixture that holds 4 bulbs for vegetation...and of course...about 3 or 4 fans to get that heat out and get the air circulating. Unfortunately, i have to wait a couple weeks to start growing because i'm in the process of moving elsewhere...but hopefully once i get started, all of you can help me out along the way.

[BUDSLiNGER]

Welcome to the city.... You have come to the right place... many knowledable people here////

[westLAtoker]

thanks budslinger...saw your first grow...amazing...a QP from 3 plants...hopefully i get similar results!!!

[westLAtoker]

here's a few pics of all my equipment n shit:





this is a half oz i picked up a couple days ago...

[BUDSLiNGER]

thanks man, yeah the first wasnt bad but the second grow in process will be better,
when are you setinng up?

[westLAtoker]

i'll be setting up around the 15th of this month...the sooner the better lol...i'm getting really impatient haha...but time is allowing me to visualize the grow space more and read more lol..keep checkin back though!!! i'll need some help definitely.

[westLAtoker]

this one...



or this one...?

[thing]

you should definately go with the t5's. They are much more efficent watt for watt.

[westLAtoker]

thanks! i was leaning toward that one also. i'll probably have it by thursday. can't wait.

[westLAtoker]

i have my closet mildly set up now. i'm kind of intimidated by hydro still so i'm going to start doing that in about another week or two. either way, i started a few seeds in soil and they will be soil-grown for the rest of their life. i have 2 honeymoon seeds that already sprouted and 1 hashberry sprout. I also have a blueberry and ultra haze in germination. hopefully those fuckers sprout. we'll see. ...i took a few pics but my gf has my usb cable so i'll post them later!!!

[chimera]

Get a backbone man, you got all the shit to have a great hydro grow, most first timers screw-up by not getting all the goodies need for monitoring there grow and here you go and get it and get cold feet. I got money says that once you get over the intimidation of growing hydro, The only soil growing you'll do is to keep a mother plant.

My Hydro Grow:http://forum.grasscity.com/general-i...te-weekly.html

By the way, good job on getting adequate lighting and great seeds, and I hope you got good soil.

[mordgrow]

listen to chim! he's the man!

if i can do it (and put my plants through hell, but still turn it around) SO CAN YOU!

here's my try, hope u have a strong stomach
http://forum.grasscity.com/grow-jour...et-up-yet.html

[westLAtoker]

haha..alrite mord and chim...i'll probably grow some balls tomorrow and set my hydro system up. as far as rockwool goes, am i supposed to soak them in water for a certain period of time and adjust the pH to germinate seeds in them?

as far as the soil i'm using now, its a mixture of SCOTTS potting soil, peat moss, dolomite and worm castings with a slight emphasis on the peat moss and castings.

[BUDSLiNGER]

they make rockwool conditioner to soak them in it stabalizes the ph.
germ the seeds in the papertowel, when they crack then put them in 1x1 cubes with distelled water, then you are off and running..... Chimera has helped me allot he knows his shit...listen to him... gluck bro, once you start yoiull love it

[chimera]

Originally Posted by BUDSLiNGER

they make rockwool conditioner to soak them in it stabalizes the ph.
germ the seeds in the papertowel, when they crack then put them in 1x1 cubes with distelled water, then you are off and running..... Chimera has helped me allot he knows his shit...listen to him... gluck bro, once you start yoiull love it

Correct, 24 hrs in rockwoool conditioner or ph problems throughout your grow. Its going to be fun, you'll see. The soil growers will have 4 or 5 sets of leaves after a month and you'll have a bush that's ready to begin flowering.

Good luck and if you need some help PM me.