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Discussion in 'First Time Marijuana Growers' started by hitman7594, Jan 19, 2010.

  1. ok so i have tried growing once before just for kicks when i was toking and it failed so im gonna start for real this time. I have 10 seeds from a O i picked up germinating in a wet paper towel right now. I was gonna just throw one or two plants into a big box with like 4 cfls and then put a little pocket fan or something in there. Any idea if this wlill work? btw will be some soil and do i need to do scrog or low stress?
     
  2. you should probably start with making sure that the shwag seeds are going to germinate. other than that u need light water dirt and fresh air. if u got those 4, ull be able to grow a plant.
     
  3. sweet thanks
     

  4. 4 CFLs (what wattage, and what color spectrum?) The plants require a minimum of 100-watts (actual watts, not equivalent watts) for the first plant, and 30-50 watts for each additional plant. Ideally, they'd prefer 100-watts per plant. With CFLs you want to keep the bulbs about 2" from the plant, as CFLs lose efficiency even at a very short distance. During the veg stage of growth (the beginning) you'll want to use CFL bulbs with a rating of 5500 - 6500k. When you're ready to flower, you'll want to change your bulbs to 2700k

    A Box (Light & Air Sealed -- or...?) Plants require fresh air... so you've got to provide a way for fresh air to enter into the box. BUT too much air moving through will prevent you from maintaining the right humidity level in your grow space (40-60% during veg). When you get into flowering, you'll want the box to be light sealed (no exceptions!) light leaks from the outside will turn the beautiful female plant that you've nurtured since birth into a very unfavorable hermie.... but during flowering you'll want to drop your humidity (30-40%)

    Pocket fan? (Is this pulling in fresh air or just moving the air that's in the box?) Air circulation is a MUST! moving air across your plants encourages strong root growth, and helps to move hot air (heated by bulbs) through the space so that it doesn't sit right on top of the plants.... but if you don't have fresh air coming in - you'll just be blowing hot are around and around and around.
     

  5. get everything sorted first enall fella! youll ave a nightmare if ya tryin ta do it as ya go along! get all ya shoppin done, set out ya growspace as above!!! then ya should be ready ta plant!
     

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