Hey so here is the situation. I Have 15-20 plants that are 2-3 feet tall from top of bucket. I have 3 available lights and so far plan on having 2 HPS lights and 1 MH in the middle for flower. I have a decent amount of space- 10 feet by 5 feet. I have a 10 inch blower fan- that should be good enough for 3 lights right? It will be blowing cold winter air into the 10x5 room. Or is that too much air? So I know that the plants are already big for indoor- especially since I have so many.. But I will begin LST tomorrow and bend them down to flower in 2 days. This way they will all be same height and all the tops will start growing up in a line of tops. Anyways what I am mostly asking is what nutes I should use/get. I am going to a store to buy 2 ballasts, PH pen, new bulbs, and some other random stuff for the setup. I do not want to play with AN.. unless there are a few ‘must haves'. So which nutes should I buy for this first indoor grow? I can foliar feed or water- I planted in soil. Am thinking about Lucas. Or just maxibloom the entire time-up till 2 week flush. That should be everything.. If you see any advice or points you see that might be problematic then let me know! Thanks
I'd suggest a 1 part grow formula, it makes it easier. I've personally used both CNS17 and Dyna-Gro. CNS17 is cheap, and awesome. Only downside is that you MUST mix it very well before you put it on your plants. It's a thick chunky nutrient system. All I did was stick a small pump in a 5 gallon bucket and let it run overnight in RO water. Dyna-Gro is pretty awesome too. I've gotten decent results with it, and it's simple to use. No need for mixing like the CNS 17. The CNS17 is cheaper I think. If you've got a pump or a way to mix this, like a cement mixer on a drill, then go for the CNS17. If not, I'd suggest the dyna-gro. I run rooted clones with no veg into flowering. I run my EC with dyna-gro around 1 EC the entire cycle and I have really great results.
For your first grow, go with something not too expensive, so that if you damage the plant or it is a male, you don't feel that you have thrown money away. A nute package that is fairly even in all nutes will work well for first time growers. 18-18-21 Miracle Grow Tomato has never let me down. I'm not new to growing, but it is all I use, with great results for years!
I ended up buying maxibloom.. A guy who yields well and has grown for years feeds his plants 1 tsp maxibloom per gallon of water from seed to flush. Last 5 days before flush he uses like 1/2 tsp of koolbloom... I was at the store and saw these.. so for now this is the method I will try. If you see something I should do differently or add to the formula let me know.. I will also look into your methods if this grow does not go well..
Few questions though, I do not know all the abbreviations yet.. So can you explain what EC is? Also, The CNS17 and Dyna-grow.. Are they single bottles/bags of nutes or are they a few different things mixed? And also do you SOG? Because you said you flower clones right when they root... What is your setup/yeild... Also plants per light? What lights? Thanks!
Aha Ok.. Ya, sounds super simple and especially good for a beginner.. Though same question to you, what is your light set up/plants under in flowering? And what do you yield per plant? Thanks!
Check out my log, it's in my sig. Simple setup, usually 1-3 ounces depending on the size of the box I make. I try out every stealth grow box I find feasible. Right now I'm using stacked Rubbermaids. I don't need to be stealth, as I own a couple homes, but I prefer that no one except you blades knows what's going on in my closets! After each grow I sell the grow boxes! Also, I use CFL's, at least 130-ish watts per plant.
Ah ok.. But I am not growing stealth now.. do not need to, so our set ups will be completely different..