First time grow, 4 Autoflower's. What do you guys think of the setup I have?

Ok, just got my seeds a few days ago and just planted them this morning. Just wondering if you guys think the setup is gonna be any good. I've done alot of reading and just want to make sure I'm not gonna be wasting my time and ending up with lousy plants. I tend to overthink things so just tell me if I dont have anything to worry about.

Pretty exciting experience though, I cant wait to see these ladies start sprouting.


Plants:

4 Nirvana Blue Mystic Feminized Autoflower in 5 gallon buckets with some generic Miracle Grow soil with a little bit of sand and dolomite lime mixed in.

Space:

Closet
Like 2x6x8

Temp varies between ~72-80

Everything was already painted white and I cleaned it out for the most part.


Light:

1 4ft Hood w/ 2 32w 2700K T8's. Fixed about 4 feet over the plants.
4 26w 6500k CFL's, adjustable height to hang right up against the plants.
2 30w 2700k CFL's, Lamps on the floor, about level with the plants.

Total Lumen output ~13,000

I just bought whatever was easy to find/cheap at the hardware store and got a mix of red and blue color temperatures. Since what I am growing now is autoflower I'm gonna leave them on 24/7. For my next grow I might try wiring up a timer to do regular flowering plants.

Other:

1 smaller oscillating desk fan on the ground, think i'm gonna set up CO2 tank to trickle in there too or am I just wasting my time since the room isn't even close to airtight?



Basically what i'm worried about is if the light is gonna be ok and if the co2 is worth doing. Also I know there are alot of factors but very roughly what could I expect as far as yield from these barring any major mistakes?

Also as far as watering, i've read to water them about twice a day until they aren't really seedlings any more then cut it back to just a couple times a week. Is that about right?

And as far as fertilizer, I got ones with the right proportions and stuff so when should I start feeding them? I dont plan on pushing them too hard, I'd rather they were a hair small from too few than die from too many.

sounds good.. Pics would be awesome!

Alias15927 said:

Basically what i'm worried about is if the light is gonna be ok and if the co2 is worth doing. Also I know there are alot of factors but very roughly what could I expect as far as yield from these barring any major mistakes?

Also as far as watering, i've read to water them about twice a day until they aren't really seedlings any more then cut it back to just a couple times a week. Is that about right?

And as far as fertilizer, I got ones with the right proportions and stuff so when should I start feeding them? I dont plan on pushing them too hard, I'd rather they were a hair small from too few than die from too many.

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ok, its great that you are planning this out. here is what i think:
you need more light your plants need at least 3000 lumens/ sq ft, optimal is 7000-10000.
you have 12 sq ft so i would get at least a 400w hps (50000 lumens)
you need a good exhaust fan and eventually a filter for the smell
your yeild will be based on may factors, but if you do everything right (good nutes, soil, proper water, etc.) your limiting factors will be your space and coincidentally the amount and kind of light you use. with an hps, you can get anywhere from .5g/watt to 1g/watt
as far as watering goes, only water when the soil is dry. i stick my finger up to the first knuckle and if it is dry i water.
for fertilizers, if you have good soil, then you should not have to feed the plant until the small seed leaves fall off.
for now i would focus on getting enough light to grow thick buds do some research on lighting and hps lights.

irieie said:

ok, its great that you are planning this out. here is what i think:
you need more light your plants need at least 3000 lumens/ sq ft, optimal is 7000-10000.
you have 12 sq ft so i would get at least a 400w hps (50000 lumens)
you need a good exhaust fan and eventually a filter for the smell
your yeild will be based on may factors, but if you do everything right (good nutes, soil, proper water, etc.) your limiting factors will be your space and coincidentally the amount and kind of light you use. with an hps, you can get anywhere from .5g/watt to 1g/watt
as far as watering goes, only water when the soil is dry. i stick my finger up to the first knuckle and if it is dry i water.
for fertilizers, if you have good soil, then you should not have to feed the plant until the small seed leaves fall off.
for now i would focus on getting enough light to grow thick buds do some research on lighting and hps lights.

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I cant say it better myself.

pretty much what irieie said

Just my opinion - so take it for what it's worth (not much)....
I'd highly suggest you start out with 2-4 plants on a smaller CFL scale and learn the plant.
There's a lot of shit besides equipment. Starting so big,, I think you very well may be setting yourself up for a frustrating adventure.
Good luck anyways. Sounds like you've got the gear alright.

I'll try for some pics.


And I don't think i'm starting that big, it's only 4 small plants. Maybe if they do real good i'll try for 8 next time and stack them 2 deep in there.

As for the lighting i'm gonna go with HID's if these plants arent happy with what they have. But i'm not using the whole room yet, the actual grow area is more like 1x4 since I got them butted right up against each other, so the light seemed like it would be ok.

And I rent the apartment from my parents so I cant go too crazy with like construction or anything with exhaust fans and stuff. Most I do now is just open the closet door a crack at night and leave my window open. The closet has sliding mirror doors so they dont really seal that well. The light that leaks out into my bedroom has almost been keeping me up at night

And good news, 3 of them sprouted this morning.

you will need more light