Beginner to growing Autoflower in an apartment

Roger A. Shrubber

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i've been playing with large lights in small areas for a while now, you need a taller tent. that light is too large for the tent you have it in, both in wattage and in physical size. your plants have nowhere to stretch, you can only lst so much.
you don't have to go up in the square footage, but you better go up on the cubic footage or you're gonna have major problems.
your tent is 5 foot 8, you have maybe 10 inches of pot. your light is about 10 inches. if you hang that filter where it ought to go, thats another 10 inches. so you just went from 68 inches to 38 inches. you need at least a foot, maybe more between the light and the tops of you plants. that leaves you 26 inches........

as far as smell, you can vent outside if you have a decent filter, you just have to make sure that your fan is slightly under the cfm your filter is rated for, get a 300 cfm filter and a 290 cfm fan, that way you can never overpower it.

these inline ozone generators work really well, but they aint cheap. you blow your exhaust through them and it kills all the odor.
https://www.google.com/search?q=inline+ozone+generator+grow+room&num=30&source=lnms&tbm=shop&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwic0dOOtovQAhVFKCYKHXYsB3kQ_AUICCgB&biw=1200&bih=613
 

Tigerweed09

Member
i've been playing with large lights in small areas for a while now, you need a taller tent. that light is too large for the tent you have it in, both in wattage and in physical size. your plants have nowhere to stretch, you can only lst so much.
you don't have to go up in the square footage, but you better go up on the cubic footage or you're gonna have major problems.
your tent is 5 foot 8, you have maybe 10 inches of pot. your light is about 10 inches. if you hang that filter where it ought to go, thats another 10 inches. so you just went from 68 inches to 38 inches. you need at least a foot, maybe more between the light and the tops of you plants. that leaves you 26 inches........

as far as smell, you can vent outside if you have a decent filter, you just have to make sure that your fan is slightly under the cfm your filter is rated for, get a 300 cfm filter and a 290 cfm fan, that way you can never overpower it.

these inline ozone generators work really well, but they aint cheap. you blow your exhaust through them and it kills all the odor.
https://www.google.com/search?q=inline+ozone+generator+grow+room&num=30&source=lnms&tbm=shop&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwic0dOOtovQAhVFKCYKHXYsB3kQ_AUICCgB&biw=1200&bih=613
Haha I could get that because amazon was a dick and didn't get the package to me until 4 days later and I was sent another incline fan and filter for free and ended up with two. :blsmoke::blsmoke:
 

Roger A. Shrubber

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my tent is 80 inches high, and i like it a lot, have room for the filter, the light, decent sized pots, and can still grow plants over 4 foot tall if i want
 

Tigerweed09

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my tent is 80 inches high, and i like it a lot, have room for the filter, the light, decent sized pots, and can still grow plants over 4 foot tall if i want
My closet isn't that big and a retarded floor plan threw out the whole apt.I hate it so much I only have two windows in the whole apt one behind the entertainment center in the living room and in the dinning room....like wtf.... I'm looking to move to colorado springs next year as well because I'm just fed up with assholes drivers from Texas they fucked up my car 3 times within 4 weeks grrr!!!

Anyways I really wanted a gorilla tent I should of sticker to my first choice the Apollo 4x4 tent , but went with the 36x26x68 instead...
 

whitebb2727

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i've been playing with large lights in small areas for a while now, you need a taller tent. that light is too large for the tent you have it in, both in wattage and in physical size. your plants have nowhere to stretch, you can only lst so much.
you don't have to go up in the square footage, but you better go up on the cubic footage or you're gonna have major problems.
your tent is 5 foot 8, you have maybe 10 inches of pot. your light is about 10 inches. if you hang that filter where it ought to go, thats another 10 inches. so you just went from 68 inches to 38 inches. you need at least a foot, maybe more between the light and the tops of you plants. that leaves you 26 inches........

as far as smell, you can vent outside if you have a decent filter, you just have to make sure that your fan is slightly under the cfm your filter is rated for, get a 300 cfm filter and a 290 cfm fan, that way you can never overpower it.
I suggest the filter be rated way more than the fan. Double if possible
these inline ozone generators work really well, but they aint cheap. you blow your exhaust through them and it kills all the odor.
https://www.google.com/search?q=inline+ozone+generator+grow+room&num=30&source=lnms&tbm=shop&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwic0dOOtovQAhVFKCYKHXYsB3kQ_AUICCgB&biw=1200&bih=613
 

Roger A. Shrubber

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don't know your financial situation, an excellent alternative for you would be a good array of cobs, produce a lot less heat and take up way less room, but they don't give em away
 

Tigerweed09

Member
Hi i meant a liquid kelp juice to feed with I use it all the time for my babies and teens, It's organic and they love it, never burns but gives them all kinds of good stuff. Your setup looks pretty good. Get a good quality juicer, the cheap ones break quicker at least on me they do LOL.View attachment 3820169
How do I mix this? I also still need help with a watering schedule for when to add the nuts.
 

moondance

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How do I mix this? I also still need help with a watering schedule for when to add the nuts.
It mixes into water at like 25ml per gallon, I would have to remember read the label. Feed a little every watering, especially in soil less medium like promix
MD
 

moondance

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I do, I add it in when ever I see they need a little. I use the Kelp juice from seed to harvest most times, i just do it automatically now. The concentrate lasts me almost 6 months, but we use it on the vegetables too. All the radishes and lettuce we planted is up and growing very well.
MD
Here is a few shots of what I use, just realized I have to order a new gallon jug next week, finally getting low!
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Tigerweed09

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I do, I add it in when ever I see they need a little. I use the Kelp juice from seed to harvest most times, i just do it automatically now. The concentrate lasts me almost 6 months, but we use it on the vegetables too. All the radishes and lettuce we planted is up and growing very well.
MD
Here is a few shots of what I use, just realized I have to order a new gallon jug next week, finally getting low!
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I'm a bit worried now....the new set of leaves look like they are having a problem forming...help!
 

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Roger A. Shrubber

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.....remember when you were fresh and new, and so was the world?
cannabis is a dicot plant. that means it has two cotyledon leaves when it grows from a seed.
cotyledon leaves are kind of like the yolk in an egg. they hold all the nutrients that were packed into the seed when it was formed. they feed the seedling until it can get itself established, then they get sucked dry, turn yellow, and fall off. its ok. its time to start feeding the seedling now, because its used up all its internal stores.
 

Tigerweed09

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.....remember when you were fresh and new, and so was the world?
cannabis is a dicot plant. that means it has two cotyledon leaves when it grows from a seed.
cotyledon leaves are kind of like the yolk in an egg. they hold all the nutrients that were packed into the seed when it was formed. they feed the seedling until it can get itself established, then they get sucked dry, turn yellow, and fall off. its ok. its time to start feeding the seedling now, because its used up all its internal stores.
So I have foxfarm nuts and feed them some regular water yesterday with no nuts...can I still feed them the nuts today?
 

Roger A. Shrubber

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it doesn't look like its starving, let the soil dry out good before you give it anything. let the pot get very light between waterings.
 
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