First time growing anything at all.

Discussion in 'First Time Marijuana Growers' started by ImpracticalToker, May 6, 2015.

  1. #1 ImpracticalToker, May 6, 2015
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    Hello all!
    Planning to start off with only 2 plants. Strains will be Short Ryder Auto and Papaya.
    I Will be using DWC in 5gal buckets. Would love advice on which ones to buy or how to make.
    I haven't gotten all the supplies yet as I'm taking it paycheck by paycheck. So far I have one 4in inline fan about 200cfm. And 1 carbon filter. Im getting the tent tonight. Planning on ordering the Apollo 48x24x60 tent. Although its going to be really tight in my closet. My closet is only 50x42 with the shelve at 63in. I plan on using 2 150w hps lights in reflective hoods.

    I suppose what I'm looking for here is and advice and reassurance that im not too far off. Thanks !
     
  2. I'm jealous of your closet. Haha. My tent is 24x30x71, and I STILL don't have any closets that can fit it(width wise), but it's a super old house.  I haven't done a lot of research on HPS lights, so I can't comment on that.  Air pump, air stones, water pump, a drip manifold, and some tubing are all pretty inexpensive, so I think you've gotten most of the expensive stuff out of the way.  Just don't forget a timer for the lights.
     
    I'm a newbie myself, so take any of my advice with a grain of salt.
     
  3. if you got the dough i'd go with a mh for veg and hps for flowering. you could also do a switchable ballast and have the best of both worlds. if i had to just choose one though it would be the hps as watt for watt it puts out more lumens than mh it's the correct spectrum of light for flowering where your girls will pack on the most size. hps will work for entire grow though if thats what you choose. 
     
  4. The closet is a good size. Just will have to wait till it is all set up to see what to do as far as ducting. Yes i found single bubble bucket set ups on amazon for about 30 each. Most likely will order those.
     
  5. I have the dough. Just planned on using hps to simplify my first grow as much as possible. Once i know what to expect ,ill be messing with variables.
     
  6. Understood. KISS & LITFA. I like your methods for your first grow most beginners go way overboard and do/buy a bunch of unneeded shit. What seeds are they? Bag seed or seedbank?
     
  7. Seedbank. I'm not familiar with bagseed?

    I haven't ordered them just yet. Was convinced to use a giftcard. Is this ok ?
     
  8.  
    Not going to advertise anything in particular here, but be careful with giftcards.  There may be fine print saying you can't use them internationally(which is the case for most of them. I tried finding some myself).  And many of the ones you can use internationally require you to register online with your full info, anyway, in compliance with federal regulations.  All of course assuming you're in the U.S., anyway.
     
    Just make sure wherever you're buying from does stealth shipping.  If it costs a few bucks extra, do it anyway.  Place I bought from was pretty clever about it, and I got it in less than 7 business days without incident.
     
  9. Thank you very much for your advice. I did not realize that about the international stuff. And yes i definitely have been shopping around for stealth shipping. I was just getting paranoid ,someone said my name would be on some list somewhere. I will make sure to look at privacy fine print on the site i order from.
     
  10. Go to the vault www.cannabis-seeds-store.co.uk/ they are very reliable seeds with very good stealth shipping. If your not sure what your looking for
    email jack or george they will help you out. Ask about how to get a 10% discount using head chefs code. And bagseeds are seeds you get
    out of a bag of weed you bought!! The vault will sell much much better quality.  
     

  11. Here is my set up. 4ft tall 17inwide 13in deep...I know its small but this is what I got for now.

    In the photo hydrometer is sitting on the light. I have moved it since then. With everything running its at 82f and 38% humidity.

    Still need to go to store today to get clay pellets. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
     

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  12. #12 ImpracticalToker, Jun 9, 2015
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    Alright figure I'll try and bring this one back. I ended up going with this very small cabinet. Yes I know its small and overpriced... but too late. I will one day have a beautiful 8x8 tent or an extra room to use but for now, I have a small closet in a rented town home... so yea... chill out.

    180w mars hydro LED
    2 site 20qt DWC res
    Intake fan
    190 cfm fan extracting air
    Carbon filter.
    Desk fan blowing slightly above plants.
    My tap water has a Ph of 7.5
    Ph stays at 5.8
    TDS of my tap water is like 237ppm if i can recall
    Whole this was around 600 last I checked.
    Temps range from 74-79f
    Humidity from 48 to 55


    So as of now I have an 18 day old Caramelicious, and a seedling that I just placed in the DWC yesterday supposed to be a Big Bud Auto.
    I'm not sure how much impact the late start will have n the BBA, but we shall see where this goes.
    I had some issues early on with the Carm's bottom leaves turning yellow from the outside in. Pretty sure due to the Ph being too high around 6.1 and even reaching 6.6. I've since then had it stable at 5.8. And new growth seems to be looking good. It is moving slow though.
    I am going to post a photo from today when my lights come on. For now I will post most recent photos. You will still be able to see the yellow on lower leaves.

    Photo 1 is from about 48 hours ago.

    Photo 2 newly placed Bba, yea I know I put her in there pretty early.. but she got too big for my makeshift germination station / brownie tin...
     

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