Lacy's Indoor Grow??? (lots of questions)

[Lacy]

Sorry???? Oh gosh no! Please don't be sorry. I was totally blown away when I saw your post and am very very grateful.

$200 bucks I can deal with.
The list you had seemed like it would have cost a fortune but thats extremely reasonable.

I am jotting this down and having my hubby look it over 'cause I dont know what all of it is.

Thanks so much again for all your help. I am so gonna give you a rep for this one.

And yes Canada is great any season.

Glad you enjoyed it, quite a bit of info sorry haha. I would love to be fishing in Canada right now .

As for money, it's always an issue. The setup I listed is probably around $150 for 6-8 plants. The lights are the biggest cost, luckily HTGS has came into the market. I just suggest you weigh your budget AND your plans, granted if right now you can only afford $200... well I would wait. The reason is you will probably end up upgrading soon to bigger and better things. If you don't plan well your $200 investment may all be useless stuff you aren't using anymore.

Just PLEASE get a solid system, lights are easily worked out... however don't get a cheap hydro system, it will be too small and a pain. I like the buckets, scalable system, cheap and easy, allows you to move plants where you want them!

Now I am off to finish my coffee, blunt and pet the girls.

 

[Chiceh]

Lacy, are you planning to do clones from your mothers to plant outside in the spring? I just designed a cool idea for a cloning table, very cheap too. I finished my rooms in my basement now too. One area will be clones and the other mother under a 1000 watt with a refelective hood. The clones will go on a table I made with flouro grow/aqaurium lights in shop light hoods (cheap at canadian tire $20), hanging from chains. All but the 1000 watt was cheap to do. I found a garden centre that still had some promix so I could re-pot my mothers. I ended up killing 3 ,. But the rest will survive and be even stronger now.
Have you planted yours yet? Germinated the seeds? I have 10 White Widow to germinate this winter, it is so exciting eh?

 

[crazy-mental]

Glad you enjoyed it, quite a bit of info sorry haha. I would love to be fishing in Canada right now .

As for money, it's always an issue. The setup I listed is probably around $150 for 6-8 plants. The lights are the biggest cost, luckily HTGS has came into the market. I just suggest you weigh your budget AND your plans, granted if right now you can only afford $200... well I would wait. The reason is you will probably end up upgrading soon to bigger and better things. If you don't plan well your $200 investment may all be useless stuff you aren't using anymore.

Just PLEASE get a solid system, lights are easily worked out... however don't get a cheap hydro system, it will be too small and a pain. I like the buckets, scalable system, cheap and easy, allows you to move plants where you want them!

Now I am off to finish my coffee, blunt and pet the girls.

htgs ??? more info please,
lacy how many plants are you planning to grow, all together, are you going to grow in stages?. so you get a harvest every few weeks. id get a 600 hps cos if you get somthing smaller, i bet youll wish you got a bigger lite, did you say you had a small bathroom to grow in?. you also cud use a garage ar shed?. just a suggestion.

 

[r32]

High Tech Garden Supply. Hydro shop out of PA, guy has killer prices on light kits (well on everything). I HIGHLY suggest them. Lacy, I may do a DIY post with photos if you think that may help some eh? All of this stuff can be bought at a local hydro shop.

High Tech Garden Supply

 

[Lacy]

This just keeps getting better all the time.
Yes i do have a hydro shop not that far away so i'll take in my list.
Thanks for the offer on the DIY post but I haven't even got sprouts yet. I just have my cfl's for them right now and am looking for somehting to get as far as lighting.
right now it looks as though I'm going for the 600 watt light that converts from MH to hps.
Thanks again

High Tech Garden Supply. Hydro shop out of PA, guy has killer prices on light kits (well on everything). I HIGHLY suggest them. Lacy, I may do a DIY post with photos if you think that may help some eh? All of this stuff can be bought at a local hydro shop.

High Tech Garden Supply

 

[Lacy]

I have 10 seeds planted as of last night. I put them in soil because I have a cat that likes to knock over things like that and just might eat them.

Space isn't an issue where I am. I have a huge basement and a roughed-in bathroom. Its not even a grow room yet but I can still hang lights etc. I was planning on growing these, finding the best ones and making half a dozen or so clones of many 2 or 3 fav's.

A second room is certainly in future construction planning.

The garage is being used as a garage and hubby would not like that.

htgs ??? more info please,
lacy how many plants are you planning to grow, all together, are you going to grow in stages?. so you get a harvest every few weeks. id get a 600 hps cos if you get somthing smaller, i bet youll wish you got a bigger lite, did you say you had a small bathroom to grow in?. you also cud use a garage ar shed?. just a suggestion.

 

[Lacy]

Yes! Absolutely! Can you imagine the monster plants I could have then?
Waaa Whooooo!!!!!

I know that I'm gonna have too rooms. One for flowering and one for vegging once I get going but I am sure I will change things around once I know better.

Sorry for your loss.
May God Bless Their Dear Souls!!!

Thats better. I wanted to go 1000 watts but I am still 'negotiating' with hubby. He is saying that 1000 watts will show up on a hydro bill.
Why do you think I am stalling?

I really want some of that white widow. I've read so much about it and the pictures are to die for.

Yumm. I am hoping that I have a couple of them in my indoor selection. I got the mixed seeds. Live and learn!

Lacy, are you planning to do clones from your mothers to plant outside in the spring? I just designed a cool idea for a cloning table, very cheap too. I finished my rooms in my basement now too. One area will be clones and the other mother under a 1000 watt with a refelective hood. The clones will go on a table I made with flouro grow/aqaurium lights in shop light hoods (cheap at canadian tire $20), hanging from chains. All but the 1000 watt was cheap to do. I found a garden centre that still had some promix so I could re-pot my mothers. I ended up killing 3 ,. But the rest will survive and be even stronger now.
Have you planted yours yet? Germinated the seeds? I have 10 White Widow to germinate this winter, it is so exciting eh?

 

[crazy-mental]

w.w are good but if its your first time grow, i find there hard to keep from turning hermie, i dont want to put you off, but there quite prone to the hermie trait. but i have full faith in you lacy, what ever you grow. after the plants you grew this year, outdoor. im sure youll do great. shame you couldnt of had a harvest b4 xmas. i think i will have?. and were supp to be going away.mmm and i have 3 girl dogs, terriers all cumming to season around then. we breed.. going to be a buzy one.

 

[Kant]

Yes! Absolutely! Can you imagine the monster plants I could have then?
Waaa Whooooo!!!!!

I know that I'm gonna have too rooms. One for flowering and one for vegging once I get going but I am sure I will change things around once I know better.

Sorry for your loss.
May God Bless Their Dear Souls!!!

Thats better. I wanted to go 1000 watts but I am still 'negotiating' with hubby. He is saying that 1000 watts will show up on a hydro bill.
Why do you think I am stalling?

I really want some of that white widow. I've read so much about it and the pictures are to die for.

Yumm. I am hoping that I have a couple of them in my indoor selection. I got the mixed seeds. Live and learn!

if your hubby is worried about the increased power consumption, tell him to think about all the appliances in the house that run. computers, furnace, water heater, refrigerator, stove, tv's, lights. a 1000w light won't even be a blip on your power use.

 

[Chiceh]

I agree with the consumption thing. So you have to divert the energy and be more effienct elswhere. I done the following to avoid and spikes: tuen off al lights when not is use, turn off appliances when not is use ie: big freezer, extra fridge, wash in cold water and try to hand clothes to dry when possible, switched to all new light bulbs indoor and out, keep the temp inside lower, make sure all windos and doors are sealed good, my hot tub is set lower, etc. All these little lthings can help adjust to 1000 watt no problem.

 

[Lacy]

w.w?? Not sure what you mean.
If you are talking about cloning them I won't have a problem. I won't ever clone from clones but will always clone off the mother plant.

I'm trying to recall if I have ever even had a hermie out of all the plants I've grown, i'm not sure I have.


I don't have to worry about a harvest before christmas with all the stuff i have here. I think I have enough for a small army.

3 girl terriers all coming into heat. Ha! i don't envy you.
Oh Lord!
I LOVE dogs but I'd pass on that one.

w.w are good but if its your first time grow, i find there hard to keep from turning hermie, i dont want to put you off, but there quite prone to the hermie trait. but i have full faith in you lacy, what ever you grow. after the plants you grew this year, outdoor. im sure youll do great. shame you couldnt of had a harvest b4 xmas. i think i will have?. and were supp to be going away.mmm and i have 3 girl dogs, terriers all cumming to season around then. we breed.. going to be a buzy one.

 

[Lacy]

Yes I know. I told him that just a regular computer alone can run that much. Could you imagine them investigating all the people for that kind of the jump in hydro.
Its pedley. I know that. I want to show this to him but he will just get pissed saying that I am saying too much.

I originally wanted a 1000 watt light. He said 400. I then jumped in with 600 watt before thinking so now I don't want to rock the boat so to speak.
I'm really syrprised because generally hubby isn't so much of a .
Maybe I'll just order one off ebay and use my paypal. Can I still get the kind that convert in a 1000 watt?

You guys DO realise that you are total enablers but I love ya anyway!!!!!

if your hubby is worried about the increased power consumption, tell him to think about all the appliances in the house that run. computers, furnace, water heater, refrigerator, stove, tv's, lights. a 1000w light won't even be a blip on your power use.

 

[Lacy]

Yeah. I know that but....
Men!
Ok not all men.

if your hubby is worried about the increased power consumption, tell him to think about all the appliances in the house that run. computers, furnace, water heater, refrigerator, stove, tv's, lights. a 1000w light won't even be a blip on your power use.

 

[Kant]

tell him the time to get away with it is now. once people start turning on the heaters the power consumption will naturally go up. so how will they know that a 1kw increase is not just a heater? heaters run all winter anyway so they'll easily mask a grow light.

 

[Lacy]

Yeah. So true so true. He's an electrician by trade so there is no telling him anything when it comes to electricity

I think what I might to is 'accidently' have too many sprouts growing and realize that oh my, I have too many plants for just a 600 watt light
I think i'm gonna need a 1000 watt instead.

I guess that kinda sneaky huh?

tell him the time to get away with it is now. once people start turning on the heaters the power consumption will naturally go up. so how will they know that a 1kw increase is not just a heater? heaters run all winter anyway so they'll easily mask a grow light.

 

[Kant]

hahaha....i have one last suggestion. cry. crying is blackmail. it always works.

 

[Lacy]

Oh yeah! You're right. I CAN do THAT one.
But honey ......all my plants will die ...and..everyone at rollit up will call me a loser......it will All be YOUR fault ...

yeah that'll work.

Ok think of somethin' sad.

Thanks Kant
Oh the things we do for our weed.
you are a 'bad bud bat'

hahaha....i have one last suggestion. cry. crying is blackmail. it always works.

 

[Lacy]

But seriously I can't do the spontaneous crying thing and even if I could thats kinda low.
My guys been very reaonable able my grow and I have become a bit greedy lately.

I've got my seeds planted in an old cooler that we used for camping. I only just planted them last night so I'm not expecting anything for a while yet.
I've added a 'not so exciting' pic below.
(I know, yawn)

I got a bit of help from my friend whom I've also added a pic of.

I recently remembered that I had these cloning boxes that I originally got for cloning some of my clematis but never got around to it so i now have about 24 of them.
BONUS!

I talked to hubby about it tonight and we both agreed that a 600 watt is the largest light I will have.

Later I'm just gonna add a 400 watt for another room.

Some pics below but nothing too exciting.

hahaha....i have one last suggestion. cry. crying is blackmail. it always works.

 

[Chiceh]

Looking good Lacy, you grow girl, lol I can't wait to germinate my WW, determine sex and so forth. I am used to the current strain I am growing so time to try something harder. My cabinet grow will be done in december so the WW will go in then. I think I may try some hydro and some soil. We will see how many females I get. Are your seeds fem? Or do you have to do the sexing thing?

 

[Lacy]

I forgot to add that I planted:
6 Kahuna seeds
and 8 of a mixed selection;

the choices being a possibility of these:

white widow
hash queen
haze
bc big bud
blueberry
god bud
northern lights x haze
bc shunk
kush
northern lights
bc mango
bc great white shark
sweet dreams
or bc ice

I don't know if I've ever grown any of these since all mine have been unknowns from bagseed BUT I am hoping that I get some:

white widow, bc shunk, and northern lights x haze

Whether or not I will be able to identify them is another thing.