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JakeGrowsAlot

JakeGrowsAlot

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I have done a lot of research.. Trust me, i've gotten 10 hours of sleep the last four days. I have a few questions. Like; what is the best and cheapest lights to use, what should i use for reflection off of the walls and floors, the best way to germinate seeds, best plant soil mixture, best grow size for around six plants? Please help it will be greatly appreciated.
 
lakew00d

lakew00d

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The Cheapest lights to use are LEDs in cost of running them, but CFLs and florescent tubes are cheaper to buy and pretty cheap to run.

White paint is reflective. Or you can go to a hardware store and buy whats called Refectix. works really well.

the way I like to germ is let them sit in a shot glass of distilled water for about 12-24 hour. in a dark warm area. until they sink to the bottom. sometime you have to poke them. and just put them under about half inch or soil, they should sprout in 1-2 days

FoxFarm Ocean Forest is great soil. no need to mix anything.

and youll need about a 4'x4' area for 6 plants. thats minimum
 
kmksrh21

kmksrh21

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JakeGrowsAlot said:
I have done a lot of research.. Trust me, i've gotten 10 hours of sleep the last four days. I have a few questions. Like; what is the best and cheapest lights to use, what should i use for reflection off of the walls and floors, the best way to germinate seeds, best plant soil mixture, best grow size for around six plants? Please help it will be greatly appreciated.
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You still have these questions after four days of research??... Put each of your questions in google and tag it with rollitup at the end and voila... I bet in 4 minutes (or less) you will have the answers you seek...
 
Breeder

Breeder

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Best lights: HID (MH or HPS)
Reflective surface: white paint,panda film,mylar
Seed germination:,wet paper towel in a ziplock bag
Best soil: I like roots organic or harvest moon if it wasn't available maybe fox farms
Grow size: this depends on strain. Some stretch tons in flower and some don't. Gotta find the right strains for your grow area and skill level.
 
lakew00d

lakew00d

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kmksrh21 said:
You still have these questions after four days of research??... Put each of your questions in google and tag it with rollitup at the end and voila... I bet in 4 minutes (or less) you will have the answers you seek...
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Lol He could have used google. but you never know. Sometimes you cant find the answer your looking for. Ya know?
 
kmksrh21

kmksrh21

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lakew00d said:
Lol He could have used google. but you never know. Sometimes you cant find the answer your looking for. Ya know?
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Agreed, that's just my method when I have questions, and 9 times out of 10 there is a post answering it, especially ones similar to the OP. I just tag every search with rollitup otherwise a bunch of gardening sites usually come up first, but that's just me. Take it or leave it. ... Happy Grown...
 
darkdestruction420

darkdestruction420

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i use flat white paint for reflection. i dont germinate. i put them right in the soil. the best way to germinate if you want to do so is take some water and put a drop of peroxide in it then put in your seeds and keep in a warm dark spot. within 24 hrs most should be cracked and ready to go into the soil and within 48 all of them. you can leave any that dont in for another day or 2 if you want but after 48hrs its pretty unlikely they'll crack. i use 75% fox farm ocean forest with 25% pearlite for my grow medium. The rest of them are hard to answer, what do you consider cheap and what are the results you would consider "good"? I use a 400w hps and 200-400w of cfls for sidelighting, increased from 200w to 400w as the 3 or 4 plants i have get larger in my box thats 4 1/2 ft wide 21/2 ft deep and 5 ft tall. for 6 plants i'd get a 600w.
 
lakew00d

lakew00d

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kmksrh21 said:
Agreed, that's just my method when I have questions, and 9 times out of 10 there is a post answering it, especially ones similar to the OP. I just tag every search with rollitup otherwise a bunch of gardening sites usually come up first, but that's just me. Take it or leave it. ... Happy Grown...
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Hell yea. I posted a few threads cause I couldnt find an answer I wanted.. This Site is the shit.
 
lakew00d

lakew00d

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I bought one from a local nursery for around 20 bucks and it keeps the roots around 3-5 degrees warmer. I use it when they are just spouting, and about 1 week after
 
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