Onlyoneman
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Why do all your plants keep budding so early? It's kind of...cute.
My First Grow... Outdoor on tight budget
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Copycat
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Yea, I agree with you that a entire stick disolved in water would probably be too much, so im just going to poor a little bit of the disolved solution in a gal of water each time to cut it. 6$ is out of my budget but if I had 6$ id probably by bat guano instead of cow manure compost.
Yea, ive been meaning to change the aluminum foil to mylar for a long time now. But still each material is going to reflect light and heat back at the plants but mylar is more efficient at reflecting light than aluminum foil. But I dont think switching from aluminum foil to mylar will lower my temps.
I think I was because I put them outside during the wrong time of year when there was less then 12 hours of light so as soon as they poped up they started budding a week later.
twistedranks
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dude im a noob but i love your enthusiasm, i hope it works our for you and i'll be watching and learning..
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Copycat
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I R A NOOB too... I'm trying to stay super low budget to prove that anyone can do this with a little bit of time and effort. Ive spent less than 50$ total on my set up... 50W HPS light fixture was 40$ and soil and nutrients 7$. And its only 50W light so im not using a lot of electricity, maybe a dollar more a month to run the light and fan.
Copycat
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This is the first one I planted...
This is the second one I planted...
It might make it after all... even after up-rooting its self and having to be replanted.
This is the third one I planted...
The first 2 were planted in miracle grow soil that had been flushed for 2 days before planting anything in it. The third one was planted in soil I got at the dollar store for a buck. I flushed that soil for 2 days too before I planted anything in it.
Copycat
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keeping my fingers crossed that I dont burn them to the point where they die. I give them about 1 fluid oz of a solution of water, half a dissolved nutrient stick, and 40 drops of liquid nutrients. I have no idea what the Ph or PPM is... I know this is very risky, but im going to try it anyway as a learning experience.
Copycat
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Finally, 1 of the 5 that originally started out in a shot glass soaking with water and then moved to a wet paper bag has poped a tap root...
Its too short right now for me to plant it so the seed is above ground and the tap root buried. I dont want to risk another one up-rooting its self, so I will wait till the tap root is about 1 cm long.
the last 2 that remain in the wet paper bag that started out in the wet paper bag still have yet to crack open.
Its too short right now for me to plant it so the seed is above ground and the tap root buried. I dont want to risk another one up-rooting its self, so I will wait till the tap root is about 1 cm long.
the last 2 that remain in the wet paper bag that started out in the wet paper bag still have yet to crack open.
Copycat
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Welcome Upwayup,I like the frugal nature of your grow. I keep trying to be cheap but then I get stressed out and buy something! I'll be watching.
I dont have to try to be cheap... I am... HA. But I eventually will spend more money on a similar setup as cruzer101's cabs. Im just poor at the moment.
Copycat
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Might be, but ive seen people run 50 W of CFL 2-4" from plants and mine are 4" from the bulb. My light is only 50W HPS. I just copy people...
but the timer is not a bad idea..no stess for u and the plants i think.. ill keep watching and the best of luck.. here my 4 new babies that i started like 2 o 3 weeks ago..im having some trouble with 3 of them..
