New to hydroponics.. Got the caddy cabinet..

ImmortalTechniqu

Active Member
Hello all.. Well I just invested in a caddy and it cost me 2000 dollars.. Big stupid mistake on my behalf, I should of built my own cabinet.. Anyways Im new to growing hydro, never done it before.. I only grew one time before and out of 3 plants, one turned out to be a female.. Anyways I got a few questions like how long would the vegetative stage be? How long would the flowering stage be? How would I know how much nutrients are needed and when to put it? I have a TDS meter but dont know how much nutes are needed depending on the plant size.. How many plants should I put in the cabinet? Any help would be great and I would appreciate any feedback my fellow growers :peace:
 

bigbudeddie

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Hey dude. Dont know to much about the hydro side of things, im a dirt grower. But il help as much as possible.

Vegative Stage - Its upto you, you could start on 12/12 if you really wanted, i dont recommend this but. I normally flower at around 10-14 nodes or around 4 weeks and normally end up with a few ounces per plant. This sort of thing take a few grows to find what you like. If height is a restriction you may want to do it earlyier remembering plants double/triple in size when flowering.

Flowering Stage - I would flower until the trichromes turn amber. Indicas can be from 6-10 weeks, sativa can take something like upto 16 weeks iv heard. Get yourself a 60-100x Magnifier/Pocket Microscope off ebay or something so you can examine them. Theres a few posts about it in havesting and curing and GrowFAQ.

Nutes - Im not to sure about all that ppm stuff.

Hope this helps:D
 

O40

Active Member
Is it the sunlight shed cool caddy? If so check out the grow journals for I think Chiceah. If it is sunlight shed it should have a dvd or you can go to the web site and there is a step by step directions....
 

VictorVIcious

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And don't beat yourself up about buying it. Having it all together saves time. Welcome from you fellow growers. VV
 

ImmortalTechniqu

Active Member
how many plants would fit in the caddy? someone told me only 7 but would it be alright to put 10 seeds and then cut out the female or would that be too much?
 
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