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First Grow! 240w QB, Autos and Friends

Discussion in 'Indoor Grow Journals' started by xthursdayx, Feb 11, 2019.

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  1. #1 xthursdayx, Feb 11, 2019
    Last edited: Feb 11, 2019
    Hey folks, after months of reading and researching I'm just getting ready to embark on my first indoor grow. I figured I'd start a journal here as a way to keep track of everything. This grow will probably be considered a bit unusual because I am growing an autoflower strain (Sour Stomper by Mephisto) specifically because I am also growing super hot chile peppers in my tent (Aji Limon and Fatalii, for anyone interested). Because of this, I wanted to be able to keep the light schedule consistent, so autoflowers seemed like my best bet.

    Here is a description of my setup so far:

    Grow Space and Climate Control
    • 32"x32"x63" grow tent
    • 203 cfm 4" inline fan (inside tent) connected to a carbon filter (outside tent)
    • 12" Hurricane clip-on fan
    No AC or humidity control, which is proving to be somewhat of an issue, as my tent is sitting at around 25% RH with my exhaust fan at the lowest setting. If I don't run the exhaust fan the temperature jumps into the upper 80sF (with my lamp at half strength), so it has to be on. My apartment doesn't have central AC, so I may have to get a portable AC unit during the summer, but that is a concern for later.

    Lighting
    • 240w 288v2 Quantum Board Lamp with Samsung LM301b diodes (can pull up to ~280w from the wall).
    Right now I'm running this lamp at around 50% power (130w to be exact) at 30" above my pepper seedlings. I'll turn up the power as all my seedlings get a bit bigger.

    Medium and Containers
    • Solo cups, 3-gallon smart pots, and 5-gallon smart pots
    • Pro-Mix HP with 15% added perlite
    I have also built a 10-gallon low pressure aeroponic box with a PVC manifold, 10 EZ Clone Sprayers, and 4x 5" net pots with hydroton, but I think I may either skip using it this time around or run the chile peppers in it.

    Nutrients
    • General Hydroponics Maxigrow and Maxibloom, will probably also pick up some Cali Magic and possibly Amor Si.
    • Green Leaf Nutrients MegaCrop sample pack

    Genetics

    To begin with I will probably only start one plant - Sour Stomper by Mephisto, a 50/50 indica/sativa autoflower strain with GrapeStomper OG x Sour Crack parentage. However, I also have a couple of Forum Stomper seeds coming in the mail, so I may start one of them as well. I need to figure out how much space I will have in the tent with 2 chile pepper plants and 1-2 cannabis plants.

    I'll be starting my seeds sometime next week or as soon as they arrive. My chile pepper seedlings are already about a week old, so I'm having fun trying out the tent, light and temperature control with them. I'll update as things progress, but in the meantime I'd love to hear any advice or experiences from people growing in ProMix HP, using GH Maxiseries nutes, or growing cannabis along with other species of plants.

    Thanks for reading
     

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