Old school grow advice "member cheap old basterd club"

Need low tech solutions to an overwhelming amount of bullshit? I can help! I don't use any meters, never check PH. I can help you achieve sucsess with the same tools available 30 years ago. I only use soiless medium, Mylar, 1000wt lights without hoods, exhaust fan, timers, good water, and cheap nutrients. The only thing I get at the grow shops is lights, bulbs, mylar. The rest is all bought on the cheap. Once you get a growroom set up right you will easily get back 5 to 1 on your investment. This includes your rent, electricity, and grow supplies.
Just like back in the gold rush days. The miners seldomly got rich, but the guys selling the picks, shovels, lumber, food etc. made the fortunes. Take some of that profit back. Low tech, low cost.

 

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To smokey Bernie,
Had 2 primary flower rooms. 1 is 9x16 7.5 ceiling and other is 9x10 x7.5. I like to utilize entire space right to the ceiling. When using mylar as a gaint hood the ceiling is the limit. I litterally have to tie back my jungle strains to keep from touching the ceiling.
I have just built another room for budding that I custom built for my grow style. It's got a 9.5ft ceiling. Underfloor insulated air supply. An overhead Built in plenum(exhaust vent) which also stores my ballasts. I always veg at 18/6 and flower at 12/12 which is the norm. I will be getting it planted this week. I will be doing a journal on this room start to finish. But I am going to save up info so I can compress the entire grow in a month of post instead of 3 months.

 

To DrD.
The room is it's own thermal mass. R30 underfloor, R21 walls, R57 ceiling. 900 CFM supply air from underfloor. The room has air pushed in, instead of sucked out. All excess heat is pushed out through louvers in ceiling to plenum. This is unlike any growroom you will ever see. 100% custom. Heat regulation involves lights on during night when coldest. Same for summer, lights at night avoids excess heat.

 

You have to understand something. 1st. I don't keep schedules and never have. If you live in a state that is still illegal to grow than 'ALL' written schedules are used as evidence against you. 2nd. I am a skilled observer and let my children tell me their needs. May sound like bullshit to a noob, but you have to look at each plant individualy and look at the color of the leaves, shape(curling, burnt tips, any yellowing of bottom leaves etc. And then make the call to give nute's. No schedules no routines.
Watering is the same, I pick up every pot everytime I water. My brain says something is too heavy so even if the top is dry I will let it go 2 more days until it needs water.
I always use the same size water pitcher to water so i can keep track of each water need. Oh yeah I also pick them up after watering to make sure it's right where it ought to be.

 

Just a little eye candy to peak your interest.
Expensive nutrient's "WHO" Fox Farm "WHAT"
Oh and what's so smart about a smart pot. My way 250 gallon grow pot total cost for 6 is $100. 1-250 dum, oops smartpot $100.
Sorry grow shops.

 

I've never used that expensive stuff. Buy my stuff by the yard for $47. from a local manufacturer that make soiless mixes for big nurseries. Good and cheap. I use the same set up in all my other grow rooms. Not my cutting table though. I use a 250wt cfl with a wing reflector. The room with bare bulbs posted are my new room that will be planted tomorrow. I will be posting this grow seperately and will condense it from 3 months to 1 month as not to put anyone to sleep. I know without a doubt that this room will produce 2 times the amount as the same room with 6 hooded lights. Stay tuned for another episode of 'cheap ole basterd'.

 

Well you know my opinion on reflecters,I like using my entire room to grow, not just under the hood. And as far as nute's I get those at Lowes or home depot. It's not so much what you feed, rather than 'WHEN' and HOW MUCH and when to stop. People get all freaky on what they put on their grow. Just like politics, Those with the biggest to gain are also paying for the misinformation. Being in the pot scene we all know how much misinformation the government smears on our favorite plant. So go figure that the same folks making the $200. a jug nute's puts alot BS on the ill affects of the cheap nute's. As far as heat issues, It's all about exhaust and timing your lights to work during coolest time of day. If this is a room in the living area of your house then obviously there is no cool time and then is all about exhaust. Remember though there are the laws of displacement. Doesn't matter how big your fan is if you don't provide a way to replace the expelled air. And as far as using blue spectrum I don't lean to the blue as much as the red. I just use 1000wt "warm" or redder spectrum for everything. In a 3 light room I will replace 1 light with 1000wt HPS when I start getting flowers.
When I start my new room I will also start a new thread in the indoor grow journal section. Just keep your eye out for SG1. Peace, love, and purple nugs.