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[orelan]

I'm very sorry that one of my first posts is an apology to someone but I reported someone's post by accident a little while ago and I don't even know where it was. There was nothing wrong with the post except that I wasn't paying attention to what I was doing. Maybe that's why my plant is sick huh?

 

[*BUDS]

Eventually I would like to/ am going to get the table set up with 4 LED purple lights. The ones that run as much energy on your bill as one 1000 he said!! ( I'm not sure of the exact term. I saw the set up at one of the seed banks in my area.) They were clones in rock well on a table which had water around the perimeter and a reservoir. The guy says he was getting 10 lbs yields all the time.

Right now, I am forced to do them in pots because of monetary reasons. Im hoping to re invest after the first or second or ninth go around...lol. I'm going to have 2 400's and 2 1000's.....soil (what type do you recommend?) fans and a honeywell air cleaner. 80 sq. feet. Room sprayed white. a little fan I got fits right in my chimney duct which obviously goes up the chimney.

What do you suggest i do/add?

Thank you so very much for what you do.

Who is he? a bullshit artist? you cant get 10lb every time off 4 fuckin LEDS, as soon as he said it he lost all credibility. You should be looking at HID lighting if you want to grow properly and dont fall for the con.

 

[budmikey253905]

yo what up RIU, Just wanted to make my first post and introduce myself. I'm just getting into the growing game and am learning constantly as this is a never ending journey... I dont really have to much to complain about with my current ganja status... but I just want to be able to bond with MJ a little diffrently these days and want to get to know her on a more personal level.. haha I want to start to be able to choose what strains I want and grow them plain and simple no bull. A dealer can tell you all day that what you're buying is White Widow,Headband,Platinum Og Kush, etc... but you wont truly know until you grow it yourself or live in a med state and can go into a shop and choose your buds from 50 different types. which i dont live in a med state YET... So what up all and happy growing to everyone on RIU.

 

[misshazeleyez87]

yes both of em are hahaha

 

[balactus]

Whats up budmikey and welcome . Glad you've become part of something awesome. I just started my first grow a couple days ago. Seedlings already sprouted and growing the little tiny marijuana leaves. So proud to be a daddy. Anyways I should be starting a grow journal that I plan to stick with so check it out . I don't know how to update a grow journal properly so I'm gonna start a thread under the stealth/micro/cab grow section.

And you are too right, when a street dealer throws you some strain names they don't mean shit. There's gotta be more to weed than just smoking it and getting high which is why I chose to grow. Won't have to wait on a dealer that is dry and won't have to look forward to a roulette of whether its going be good or bad bud the next time you pick up cause you'll know that with all the love you put into growing a tree from seed, no matter what strain, you'll know it will be fresh and sticky and get you high. Also just the fact that YOU made it makes it so much better. Its hard to keep to myself when the bud smokers I know would be amazed at what I'm doing. No more shake, no more worrying if you got your moneys worth, and no more bud runs at random times.

 

[bigfatbillyblunter]

heres a few pics of my latest grow folks tell me what u rkn. Soil grow > 250w HID. 4x exodus cheese(topped ) & 1 amnesia haze (should av topped ) 5wks 4days left for the cheese & an extra week or 2 for the haze. does any1 rate the ionics bloom & boost. seems ok i never had problems with ph. had a few good crops but its all i ever used so nothing to compare it to. its all my own smoke mwah mwah mwah

 

[newcultivator]

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You should be looking at HID lighting if you want to grow properly and dont fall for the con

Thank you man for telling me this. Can you give me any information on these HID lights? A link? An opinion? Thanks again.

I joined up so I could learn myself from people who really know what they're doing.

 

[newcultivator]

think u are talking about ebb and flow tables
got a forum here for that in hydro forum
for equipment check here
http://www.htgsupply.com/

what size fan u got how many cfm is it?
and forget air cleaner u need a carbon filter

Thanks for your reply.

I was just going to get a couple normal fans, like the ones you use in summer. What one/kind do you suggest? Can you please send me back a link or a picture? Thanks.

The air cleaner I was going to get has a "activated carbon pre-filter" in it. Is that good enough?

Or is it cheaper to get the filter itself. Where do I get a carbon filter from? Canadian Tire I imagine; and, once I have it, where do I place it in the room to get rid of the smell?

Thanks again for your help.

NC

 

[balactus]

Hey NC you really want to get fans with a high CFM. The intake can be less than the exhaust but for the exhaust you want to be able to push out warm air from the inside and pull in fresh new air roughly every 8 minutes or so. That's a Jorge Cervantes tip. I am doing a PC grow you can find in my signature so my fans are bit smaller than yours. You're going to want a good exhaust, intake, and another fan on the inside to circulate the air and depending on the space and what not I'd suggest having a fan or something dedicated to keeping your bulbs cooled down. My PC grow was pushing 100 with just 2 CFLs in the little space. I changed out the old exhaust and put in some new fans. Now I have all 3 lights inside and runs at a perfect 85 all day. You really just have to mess with it a bit.

As far as the carbon filter you may be better off building your own if money is an issue. Or even just get some carbon filter pads which are usually by the Britta water filters and what not at Walmart, you can cut those to fit over your exhaust. That's is another reason why you want a high CFM exhaust fan because you wanna be able to continuously move air through your carbon filter. But not too fast where the odor molecules won't have time to bind and stop at the filter. You can also get Ona Gel which reminds me I need to get some myself, its a strong odor eliminator. You can either order it or find it at an Organic Garden Shop maybe.

 

[Leapfrog101]

So I have a few things I want to say / talk about. First off what's up everyone I am glad to be part of this ever growing collection of knowledge! Second I have read many journals, posts, and everything else on this website and I must say there is a retarded amount of cool shit so keep it coming. Third I am still trying to figure out how to start a journal...either this website is really aggravating or I'm computer illiterate which is entirely possible. So good luck to all of you growers, entrepreneurs, and hobbyist alike!

 

[balactus]

Lol don't beat yourself up, I can tell you how to start one but I don't know how to update them properly so I just moved my grow journal to a threaded discussion instead. Do you have something growing right now? If so lets see some pictures when you can . And also welcome. I feel like I spend too much on here but I actually enjoy helping out when I can.

 

[Granny weed]

If you haven't posted yet, this is a place to introduce yourself and let us know your here. Don't be shy, and if you have any questions, start a thread, and ask away, we'll do our best to help you out.

This is my first grow and I'm still not sure if I should plant my seed pointing up or down can you help

 

[balactus]

You wanna gently and carefully place your seed about twice its width into the ground with the root facing down. What you can do is just place it in there enough so that the root is submerged that just put enough soil over the actual seed just to cover. It won't spend as much energy trying to find its way out of the ground resulting in a little faster growth imo.

 

[jamdin11]

Hi i just recently started growing in houston texas sprouted my seeds inside then now my plants are outside water them everyday growing pretty good i had 5 and now i got 2 plants left and i was wondering is it bad for my plants to get too much sunlight cause right now were at about 14 hours of sunlight a day here in houston and my plants are outside the whole time could that effect them i have one plant the biggest one maybe 6 or 7 inches and has 4 leafs on it.....can anybody help me out?? idk what to do at this point im just hoping they dont die

 

[Slipon]

what is your tempeture ther ?

if possible move em away from the mid day sun if temps is high (90ish)
can also make/buy some white linnen fabrics to shild them on hot day/mid day sun ...

specialy since you say you water evry day and your in texas I would think this might be your problem ? but more info would be nice and some pictures aswell ..

and its not the lenght of the day that is to much .. it need more then 13 hrs light a day to veg (grow big) once day time get shoter then night time it relese homones that tricker the flowering .. I bilive your problem might lie in hot temps and strong mid day sun .. maybe ?

 

[ethik421]

hey everyone first time grower here. bought a couple clones just about two weeks ago and i was hoping to get a bit of info on what to feed it anything would help. Also trying to do it organically opened a thread under newb central but havent really gotten any responses. thanks everyone

 

[Happycat72]

Hey there! Just wanted to say hello. I just joined today... Forums are a little new to me so bare with some silly questions like how do I upload photos to my album. Have tons of pics of my gardens over the years that would I would love to be seen.

 

[Happycat72]

Depends on what type of growing medium you are using. Fox Farm Grow Big and Big Bloom are liquid and organic and quite forgiving on the gardener starting out. Better to feed too light than too heavy. Following the directions on the product you are your best bet. Learning how to read your plants is my second bit of advice. Most important is to learn as much as you can. read, listen, learn!

 

[Leapfrog101]

So this is my setup that I have been working at the past couple of months. Now I'm up to a veg dresser with 6500 k CFLs and a flowering dresser with a 150w HPS. I have one plant flowering now 12/12 and two veg 18/6. For airflow in the veg I have two 120mm for intake and two 80mm outtake. The temps are a little high but that's because NC is retarded hot in the summer and there is no A/C in the room with the girls. Anyway here are some pics

 

[balactus]

Depends on what type of growing medium you are using. Fox Farm Grow Big and Big Bloom are liquid and organic and quite forgiving on the gardener starting out. Better to feed too light than too heavy. Following the directions on the product you are your best bet. Learning how to read your plants is my second bit of advice. Most important is to learn as much as you can. read, listen, learn!

I've been asking and no one has been answering, when is it okay to start adding nutes to the water? I've got a micro grow, my seedlings are about 3 days old since they've sprouted. I was going to wait at least a week. I've seen some people using very small amounts like 1/8th of nute to a gallon of water. I am just wondering when I can/should start that. I am also using FF nutes and fert.