ok guys, how y'all doin'? anyway, down to biddness alright, so my bedroom is in the attic of my house, because its probably the coolest place ever. REGARDLESS, ive come to the conclusion that i need to quit buying bud, and i need to become self sufficient. the only sufficient space i have, is in a cabinet on the side of my Dresser. the cabinet is approx 2' tall x 13" wide, and 15" deep. i have saved a couple of seeds from my last bag, and have only found 3 of them to be acceptable. currently the seeds are germinating. i have a bunch of problems, but i want/need to grow and i HAVE to use the space available, i cant set anything up anywhere else, because my roommates don't want to get caught up in if i get busted. heres what i'm thinking, after the plants germinate, and i HOPEFULLY get a female out off the 3 seeds i have, i need to let them veg for 2 leaf sets or so before i transplant them. im going to leave 5 or 6 inches on the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket, and cut the top part off, and stick the whole thing in the cabinet and LST it all the way. As for lighting, i think im going to run a string or chain or something across the middle of the top of the cabinet and hang A SINGLE CFL for the plant. the following problems occur: Temperature: the current average for my room is upper 60's to lower 70's depending on the day....is this ok to grow some bud in? im not trying to grow killer bud, just something to catch a buzz off of for free Ventilation: i there is NO ventilation, how can i fix this? normally im pretty creative with these types of things, but im drawing a blank on this one. how important is the acidity of the soil and everything? yeah, yeah, i know, everything has to be perfect to grow reefer, but im just trying to grow some middies, nothing extravagant. thanks for all your help in advance guys, any alterations to the setup or general ideas would be MUCH appreciated stay thirsty Broseidons, kings of the Broceans
Youre going to want to keep the tem in the low 70s the lights should keep it warm if its to cold, heat is another issue. Vents are easy...get some computer fans and hook them up to your desktop or rig them to plug in with a...................god i lost the word................whatever...the big block at the end of most plugs to regulate the power. Or just open it up a few times a day is ok if its not to hot I havent had problems with ph in my grow yet so i could't say for facto....but ive heard the ph getting to low or high can stress the plant 6.8-7.2? something like that edit: stoned spelling errors
alright, well, i have class from like 9 to 3 straight thru, will it be ok if i cant get it open between then? and then just open it up and fan some new air in with a book 3 or 4 times? and the temp is not something i can control, normally its like 69 -72?? and 1 or 2 CFLs dont generate THAT much heat....do they?
personall i say get a tiny fan from walmsrt for 20 bucks.... but hmm.....that should be fine if you want to turn the lightrs OFF during that time it should be ok but make sure(!!!!!!), since its during the day, that there are no light leaks because that fucked up my firneds garden. no they dont create heat some say with proper ventilation that they can almost touch the plant they are good if you put them in the bottom part of the plant too because they give light through out the whole plant.
With that kind of space you cant expect much but a hobby. I would suggest go to youtube check out dude and his plant. He uses florescent energy saving bulbs work better than I thought.
so if i turn it on at 3 when i get home, and leave it on till 7 the next morning, that will be the 18 hours, and if its like 40 mins over or under will that effect the plant? and good idea with the CFLs through out the plant....what if i got xmas lights and strung em up? that way the entire plant is getting light
nah, nothing has to be exact. If someone says so they are desk jockeys..its a plant it has a will to live aslong as your nice and give it what it needs itll grow...18/6 is a damn good schedule...some use 24/0 for early stages. as for the xmas lights that sounds sketchy dude im not sure... but i wouldnt think they give out much power at all..
lol thanks, mundo help bro, i just have ONE more question, if my seeds havnt germinated yet, after 3 days, should i start over? could it be too cold for them to germinate?
It could some strains are finicky get a timer there cheap you never know when your running late this way you wont stress yourself. besides when you flower you want a steady 12 0n 12 off.
alright thanks ill keep that in mind. is it a good idea to pinch off all but one or 2 side stems so all the plant's energy is focused on 1 or 2 buds? or should i let it do its magic???