First Time Grower (White Widow)

batmane420 · Oct 31, 2016

So I am a first time grower, I chose White Widow as my first strain. So I need help with soil choices, def going fully organic; also ideas for Organic Nutrients, I'm starting off in a PC grow box I made for seedling and vegetative stages, and then moving to a bigger tent.

https://www.amazon.com/Hydroponics-Indoor-Oxford-Cloth-Floor/dp/B0162FXN14/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0&th=1

Thats the tent I'm getting any ideas for good lighting for it ? Wanted to go LED

iHearAll · Oct 31, 2016

make sure you have a pest control method ready! i have lost some of my early grows to spider mites outdoors. theyre more controllable indoors of course.

you can mix a soil for much cheaper and be left over with ammendments to use in teas.

a base mix is equal volumes everything: compost, sandy loam, peat or coco, vermicastings,

i ammend bokashi and lime in my base mix. sometimes bone meal but infrequently since it lasts a while.

you then ammend with a full range organic NPK of stronger nutrients and trace elements for an adults mix. i wont tell you buy any specific thing because id advise you make everything as you live day to day.

jucee · Oct 31, 2016

Would be helpful information to know what your budget is. COB leds are amazing but more expensive than a hps/mh with ballast. I use the modified subcool soil recipe, https://www.rollitup.org/t/sharing-my-modified-subcool-super-soil-recipe.526665/

jucee · Oct 31, 2016

Do some research on training and mold control. Also, fungus gnats are a very common problem unless you take preventative measures, I use the hot water if I see adult fungus gnats (hot water kills the larvae on top of soil, if its not too hot it wont hurt plant), and I also dry out the soil completely like once a month (you might lose a lot of microbiology but just replenish with AACT and molasses). Powdery mildew is also one of my worst nightmares, have to be real careful about not misting before the lights shut off.

batmane420 · Nov 1, 2016

jucee said:
Would be helpful information to know what your budget is. COB leds are amazing but more expensive than a hps/mh with ballast. I use the modified subcool soil recipe, https://www.rollitup.org/t/sharing-my-modified-subcool-super-soil-recipe.526665/

Well since this is my first grow, and I only have 3 seeds; I'm starting one seed a month, and will have 3 to 4 plants in my tent. was hoping to spend under 150 for the lights.

batmane420 · Nov 1, 2016

iHearAll said:
make sure you have a pest control method ready! i have lost some of my early grows to spider mites outdoors. theyre more controllable indoors of course.

you can mix a soil for much cheaper and be left over with ammendments to use in teas.

a base mix is equal volumes everything: compost, sandy loam, peat or coco, vermicastings,

i ammend bokashi and lime in my base mix. sometimes bone meal but infrequently since it lasts a while.

you then ammend with a full range organic NPK of stronger nutrients and trace elements for an adults mix. i wont tell you buy any specific thing because id advise you make everything as you live day to day.

WOW !!! so this sounds like something I def would wanna do, but I wouldn't know where to began on making my own soil

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