Boggs McLoud
Member
Well, I've been wanting to grow for years and have read up on countless threads and books and I decided to finally give it a shot. However, I live in Japan and some of the things I need are not readily available. My current space is a 2X4X6 and I am running a 400W switchable HID with a small fan at the base to circulate the air. I've got my MH for veg and HPS for flowering. I painted everything white and got a sheet, similar to pandafilm, for the door. My goal is to have around 6-10 plants growing in the closet.
Unfortunately, it's in the dead of winter right now and the outside temperature where I live is around -15 C (5 F) but, with the light on, I am able to keep it around 28 C (about 80 F) in the closet. I got some really, really old seeds and am having some problems getting them to germinate. After about 10 days, I finally got two of them to germinate using a coffee mug with newspaper over the top. For soil, I am using a mixture of: soil, peat moss, bark and lava rock. I was able to find a fertilizer at a ratio of 10:10:10:1 (NPKMg). Japan is a very seasonal country, so, finding the things I really need for growing is a bit difficult.
Do you have any advice?
Unfortunately, it's in the dead of winter right now and the outside temperature where I live is around -15 C (5 F) but, with the light on, I am able to keep it around 28 C (about 80 F) in the closet. I got some really, really old seeds and am having some problems getting them to germinate. After about 10 days, I finally got two of them to germinate using a coffee mug with newspaper over the top. For soil, I am using a mixture of: soil, peat moss, bark and lava rock. I was able to find a fertilizer at a ratio of 10:10:10:1 (NPKMg). Japan is a very seasonal country, so, finding the things I really need for growing is a bit difficult.
Do you have any advice?