My First Grow

xGreenxThumbx

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Finally moved into a house with a basement and decided to make one of the rooms in it a small-scale grow room. I'll be using an Aeroflo2 20 with a T5 for veg and a 1000wHPS for flowering.

This is the basic idea of my setup (bit dark as I haven't got a heavy duty extension cord yet to turn the T5 on) IMG_0499.jpgIMG_0500.jpg

I still need a few components (plywood, staples (to finish putting the mylar up), extension cord, bit more venting hose and maybe some chicken wire) but I'll upload more pics when I get it completed.

Any constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated as this is my first time growing.
 
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Thanks guys, I was afraid one 1000w HPS wouldn't be enough lighting for 20 plants BUT I figured the mylar would allow it to be at full potential which I figured would maybe make it sufficient. Any thoughts?
 
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I saw some at the hydro store when I picked up some of my stuff, I really thought about getting one, guess I should've at the time. Oh well, I'll pick up that and a few more items and finish constructing it tomorrow then post some pics tomorrow night.
 
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Alright guys, I have a couple questions:
1.) I have 0 power outlets in the room I'll be growing in and I'm not really feeling running an extension cord from a light socket to power a 1000w light (fire hazard waiting to happen I think) so what should I do exactly?
2.) Do I need to put mylar above my lights? It would be a major hassle for me to do so in the room I'm using.

Answers will be appreciated.
 
DSB65

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Just get a roll of 12 2 electrical wire and some plugs and make a power cord ..its whats inside the walls any way..no mylar above the lights....happy growing...
 
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So I decided to switch rooms and it turned out to be a great idea though it required me building a structure which only costed me about 75 bucks.

Here are some pics:
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Thoughts or comments appreciated.

I hope to be receiving my seeds soon so I'll be able to get rollin' (literally).
 
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I broke a branch today while cleaning my drain, but I put a twist tie around it and hope it heals back up.
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These are a few of the others:
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Also setup a new veg system (props to Stinkbuds' guide):
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Ignore the red cups, haha.

Gave them nutes today for the first time (besides the first time when I fucked up) at 5.8ph and 740ppm.
 
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I think I'm getting the hang of this, haha.
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The big one is ready to clone, but I'm gunna wait another week so I can take 12 at once, then go another 2 weeks in veg then flower.


These are babies, I don't know the strains of any of them, but they are supposed to be high quality.
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Thanks guys.

It took me some time to get used to mixing up the proper nute solution but I got it going good now, though I had to throw away about 3 or 4 plants because they looked pretty feeble.
 
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Been about a week since my last update.
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Big one is about 22' tall now, gunna have to move them to a new location soon and I'll update as soon as I put em into flower.
 
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