My First Grow EVER HELP Need advice

Discussion in 'First Time Marijuana Growers' started by Hopeihaveagreenthumb, Jul 9, 2015.

  1. Hey Everyone! I'm new to these Forums, and I'm in the process of embarking on my first grow ever! So I got some seeds from Herbies, and I decided to start out with 2 autoflowering plants. This is my first grow so I don't want it to be to big, and keep it easy to maintain. So I'm starting out with an Auto flower NYC Diesel from Advanced seeds, and a Auto flower Pryamid Purple (both are feminized).


    Now for potting my seeds I'm using :
    Grow Medium: Fox Farm Ocean Forest<br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);"><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">Nutes/Supplements: Fox Farm Grow Big, Big Bloom, Tiger Bloom

    as per the advice given in the link below
    http://www.420magazine.com/forums/auto-flowering/125208-bongtastic-s-beginner-s-guide-autoflowering-cannabis.html



    This grow will be done in my closet. My girlfriend and I share the master bedroom, so we have a very large closet. Its about 4 feet wide, it goes back 6 ft, and its 8 ft in height. The interior of the closet is a painted a mate white. I will put the plants near the back wall surrounded by a tent I made of reflective white material with the CFLs dangling about 3 inches above them.


    For lighting I'm going with CFLs. I figured this was best as they are cost effective and don't emit a lot of heat. I'm using 3 bulbs for my two plants: one 105w 3200k, and two 105w 6500k. Now I know that 2700k is best for flowering, so when my babies are getting close to that stage I may buy a 2700k to add to the mix. apparently the two 6500k are equivalent to 800w alone. Do you guys think the three bulbs with reflectors will be enough for two plants? Once again I'm a complete noob , so I'm not sure.


    My next Concern is ventilation. There is no proper ventilation in the closet. I plan on leaving the door ajar for majority of the day with two small fans inside the closet to keep air circulating. I don't want to cut any holes in the walls or ceilings. My window is right next to the closet so I will open that up periodically to get in more CO2 rich fresh air into the bedroom every now and again as well. I figure with the door open majority of the day enough air will be coming in and out of there, so they can breathe, I'm just hoping that it will be enough. what do you guys think?


    My final concern is the odor. I live with 3 other people, and all of us excluding one are moderate/heavy smokers. So my house smells like pot smoke majority of the time anyway. My landlords do stop by every now and again, and they are used to the place smelling. They are fully aware that Myself and my other roommates smoke in the house, and they expect it to smell a bit when they stop by. But I don't want this grow to be too obnoxious. I imagine that fresh herb smells more pungent than smoke, and I don't want the entire house reeking. I rather my landlords not find out what I'm doing ( although if they did I doubt they would be mad as they smoke themselves and are quite easy going, but they might make me get rid of my plants so I don't want to take that risk). I don't care if my room smells like weed, I just dont want it in the hallway and throughout the rest of the house. Do you guys think that two small autos will be too much? I did some reading on my NYCD and shes supposed to get REALLY dank and smelly.


    So what do you guys think? is my set up viable? I know the description is a bit vague, but any insight or advice would be greatly appreciated. The two seeds I picked have been germinating since this morning so I plan on potting tomorrow. I'm hoping that because they are both small Autos the ventilation and odor wont become too much of an issue. I'm not expecting a crazy yield, or to grow humongous plants. Honestly if i got 2-3 OZs off of them I would be happy. This is my first attempt so I know its not going to be perfect, but do you think it can work?
     

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