ok i havent had success at all in my previous attempts but now im motivated to give it another go! im too much a Hippie to not know how to grow my own bud.. lol but I think i had my light to close to the soil once i planted the germinated seeds and pretty much burnt the shit out of the soil and the plants before they had a chance to sprout good. But now i got: 1 - afghan and 1 og seed germinating. the afghan looks like it will be ready to get planted 2morro a.m. after reading the forums, i got rid off the coco idea and just went with 50/50 happy frog and ocean forest and then i added perilite to that. im going to post pics of my setup 2night. i pretty much just bought a 2x4 grow room from the hydroponics store! I aint that creative.. But lets see how this go! (PLEASE GIVE ME ANY ADVICE- I SUCK BADLY!!)
If youre using soil dont worry about nutrients until your plants show signs of under feeding even then only add small amounts. How many watts is your light, you dont need anything too big for 2 weeks. Oxygen is important, let your plants dry out before each water. Dont over think things and keep it as simple as possible, you are using soil so that will do a lot of the work for you, just maintain things by checking the run off. Theres a great thread for first timers or people with limited knowledge, I will try find it.
Got it. http://forum.grasscity.com/absolute-beginners/1293104-what-good-growers-already-know-top-5-lessons-new-growers.html
Not much that can go wrong 1: Not enough lite 2: To much nute or soil too hot 3: No water or not enough water Those are the greatest mistakes noobs do, try some study and some practice to avoid ending up frustrated
@[member="vostok"] @[member="Not Sure"] @[member="p42082"] i appreciate yall for tuning in! well i pretty much figured out that my room was to hot for my plants so i went and bought another fan.. once i install it i will upload the pics and see what yall think
One good trick is to mix in 30-40% perlite in with those hot soils, great for preventing nute burn and avoids root compaction ..
@[member="vostok"] yea i just finished putting some perlite in the mixture.. and now im just trying to get this temperature down in my setup.. its still too hot in there
ok these are the pics of my setup.. i got my soil pre watered ready for my seeds which aren't quite ready to go in pots yet. My temp to hot in my closet though with the lamp on so im thinking about getting 1 more fan to put on the outside of the tent to cool down temp. What you think?
I see your 150w hps... what size is your fan and what are your ambient temps (compared to your growroom temps)? Do you have a passive intake? Final question: is your exhaust ducted out of the closet? I ask because I get 9f above with a 250 in a 2x2x4 and would expect to see maybe 5f-6f above ambient with a 150, possibly less in a bigger space. I was under the impression that they were easy to keep cool. Nice setup btw
Lol O shit.. wait you lost me with the ambient temps bro.. remember imma rookie homie! Lol but I bought another fan to put outside the grow room and just leave the closet door open and now I get about 86degrees during the mid day Sent from my SGH-T599N using Grasscity Forum mobile app
If that's even what you're talking about.. lol Sent from my SGH-T599N using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Ambient temp is your overall air temperature, the ambient temp in my house is 74f and the ambient temp in my grow room is 79f. Normally your closet would be the same temp as your house but when you add the a grow light it would raise the ambient temp of that closet. I'm a noob so you don't have to listen to me.
for a few hundred dollars you could purchase a 1/2 ton window a/c unit...cool the bedroom and suck the cool air through the grow tent mount a inline fan at the top of the tent open an intake at the bottom of the tent I think in a small space like you are using I would set up a screen of green...
Haha no problem, I understand what you did now. Yea, just blow fresh air in there and you should be alright.
I actually thought about the a/c unit but ended up taking the cheaper way out... Imma hippie I dont have that much cash available! lol but whats the whole screen of green ordeal? maybe i should google it
shit you a noob that know more than me.. CLEARLY lol thanks!! but seriously feel free to help anytime bro i need alls i can get!!