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From one beginner, to another.

Discussion in 'First Time Marijuana Growers' started by ArtyCannabis, Oct 7, 2011.

  1. I am new to the world of Cannabis farming. I started studying this type of horticulture about a year ago.

    I purchased videos, produced by many famous cultivators. I looked in youtube, and got a lot of great information there also.

    I read books, and more importantly, sawed knowledge from experienced growers.

    Now, the only thing I want to do in this thread is, give other beginners the benefit of what I have learned. I will be posting pics, and vids as the weeks past. Showing the items that I have purchased. Also, as my 1st baby grows. I also post pics of its progress.

    In the meantime, Lets me share with you, what I have done so far:

    1)I purchased a 600w Ballast
    2)1 Metal Halide bulb ( This is the ideal bulb, for the Vegetative stage)
    3)1 HPS bulb ( This is the ideal bulb, for the Flowering stage)
    4)1 Reflective hood (adjustable)
    5)2 small fans
    6)Pack of small rockwool cubed. Perfect for clones and seeds.
    7)One pack of the largest rockwool cubes available. Enough to hold a plant 4'-6' Feet in length.
    8) A set of General Hydroponics nutrients, Flora series: Micro, Gro, and bloom.
    9) Ph meter, with the calibrating liquid.
    10) A Humidity Dome, with tray. This is great for seedlings and clones. Which require a much higher humidity rate. Ideal, if you set a flourscent light over it.

    I'm setting up in a walk in closet. 8 ft Length X 36 in Wide X 36 Diameter.

    I ordered a pack of White Rhino seeds. Not feminized, so lets see how many live, and how many are ladies.
     
  2. pics and a journal or it never happen
     
  3. haha. tih, you make me chuckle... Arty, good luck on the grow sir. I have been doing my research as well. I'm looking at the aerogarden style setup because i'd just be growing for myself and wouldn't require any crazy amount. I look forward to following your grow log.
     

  4. got me an aerogarden grow running at the moment for my first grow :}
     
  5. good luck arty... make sure to start a journal. you are going to learn so much more actually doing it. and your going to get hook on growing. growing it is almost as good as smoking it.
     
  6. Whatcha growin? I can't believe how crazy expensive these seeds are that I bought... Fucking 60 bucks for 5 seeds?! talk about bending me over! lol I wish there was some sort of seed swap on this site or elsewhere. lol
     
  7. maybe someday... now we have to stay anonymous ...
     
  8. Yah I know... I'm on the shroomery site... they got a nice little spore ring trading ring... However mushroom spores are 'legal' because there is no active psycho ingredients in it so it's easier to help each other out... Oh how I long for a world where we can share with no issues.
     

  9. auto flowering blueberry almost 3 weeks from seed
     
  10. there is a reason seeds are expensive... multiple strains are fully grown and crossed to create the strain... then the same strain should, I will say that part again... should, be grow several times to ensure that it creates the characteristics their looking for

    all those lights/nutrients/and time is spend creating the perfect seed... there's alot more to it than, man thats bad ass lets sell some beans

    if you get a good strain clip some clones when you flip to flower... this way you can cut back on cash for a while

    a rumple cloner is a good cheap way to get good viable clones in as little as two weeks, and most times in less than a month

    but I know how you feel.... such a large amount of money for something so small.... but sometimes great things come in small packages... I've seen single beans go for more than 150, too rich for my blood, but hey i heard good things
     
  11. Sounds solid dude. Way to do your research and not take the cheap way out. With just those lights your chances at a great grow Just skyrocketed. Can't wait to see pics man. Goodluck
     
  12. You should do better than the typical "I put as little research, money, and effort into this as possible, why isn't it working?" guys. I did my homework thew time and money at it like an old boat first try, and all I'm worried about is optimizing my last few weeks and acts of god, not am I gonna get anything? You might wanna do some bagseed for practice though, I'm glad I personaly didn't buy seed, but most of my loses were slugs you don't have to worry about that. Good luck.
     
  13. Well... When you put it that way, fuck n a.... Makes sense... I guess I can grasp that concept. I'm under the impression that you can't clone lowryder autoflowers? I could have sworn I read that somewhere. If that's not the case please let me know because I'll be sure to look into that some more.

    Oh fuck yea... Blueberry! lol I gotta try that stuff, I love blue berry. Where did you get those seeds from?
     
  14. You cannot clone autos with any gain, if you pull it off the clones still flower same time as the mother. You can do prepetual autos with reg seed, buy seeds once and make your own as you go.
     
  15. Pullin up a chair!
     
  16. go here and search scrog Indoor Grow Journals - Grasscity.com Forums... should answer many of your questions. you should use a thread where you already have an audience to ask questions about this grow. not a rule or anything, but people (like me) are subbed so we will be informed when you have a question.
     
  17. I was trying to keep this thread, as a journal. First timer, showing everything as I go.

    Though some of the fellas are using it for the own thing. Its cool, though. As long as the Mods don't close it. Thanx for the info. I will check it out.
     
  18. There is a journal section
     
  19. From one beginner, to another... this section is just dumping ground for dummies basicly. You can string words together well enough and I'd assume decode them as well that you might get better input in more specific sections. The fact you didn't pick up on that makes me wonder? I cruise this section daily making a mental list of every way to fuck up a pot plant ;)
     

  20. Your wasting your time with the MH bulb. You can use either CFLS or you can get dual spectrum HPS for the entire grow. The MH's eat electricity, the HPS isn't too bad but the cfls are great. I have 2x 250 blue CFLS for my veg area, and the one 600w HPS for my main grow area. I can easily fit up to 17 plants in there :)

    I'm a few weeks into my second grow, but I have a lot of friends who've been doing it for years. They all say you'd be surprised what you can get away with. You don't need a lot of nutes, you don't really need to worry about humidity or anything like that if you have a good fan and an open-ish grow area. They're weeds remember, they're supposed to grow anywhere :p
     

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