Hey All!
So, I'm on my first grow. I have done a lot of reading so I can hopefully get a nice crop on my first grow. However I've seen a lot of deviations in what is the ideal growth condition some times I wonder if it is a matter of opinion. I'm wondering what your 2cents are on my grow conditions. This is what I have extracted and applied to my grow groom/closet (4x3x6Ft):
General: I'm growing Northern Lights and some bag seed. I use supersoil potting mix with perlite, vermiculite, petemoss, wormcastings and mycorhizzal spores. I'm growing in 2 gallon pots and plan to grow 15 imature and upto 9 mature plants that is if I get so many chicas. I did'nt fertilize until the 4th week. And I have used Nitrozime (0-4-4) at 1/2 strength and Mircale grow (20-20-20) at full strengh. I plan to do so every two weeks with only the miracle grow and increase Nitrozyme again when starting the flowering then decrease it to water after week 6 of flowering. I think I'm going stay clear from foliar feeding for now. And as I have enough ceiling I don't plan to prune them. Hmmm...maybe later to get rid of the lower foliage and for clones....
Vegging:
400W MH 6500K 18-6 for 8 weeks from seed.
I've tired the following during light hours:
A.With 1000-2000ppM CO2 with dry ice day 81-87F with 1000-2000ppm CO2 and 50-75% humidity. Inlet/outlet vent shut off to maintain CO2. Down side humidity increases. I just vent it to reduce humidity twice a day when refilling dryice. By the way 50gramms of dry ice keeps the ppm levels above 1000 for over 8 hours in my closet. I could add silica gel or calcium cloride to absorb some humidity if it becomes a major problem.
B. Without CO2 suplement. Inlet and outlet vents runnig 75-83F and 35-50% humidity.
My dark conditions are: 69-75F and 40-50% humidity with fresh air. I let the oscilating fan running 24/7.
Flowering:
400W 4000K HPS 7-9 weeks. Strain dependent.
Well if the humidity remains high I may just do the CO2 supplement for the first 4 weeks so I can grow the budds under dryer conditions.
What da ya all think? How far off am I from the perfect growing conditions? what would you change?
I admit I have neglected the oxygene for the roots aspect so far? H202? Oxygynated water? how important is that?
Thanks for your input.![Joint :joint: :joint:](/styles/smilies/joint.gif)
p.s. they do get lots of love and attention.
So, I'm on my first grow. I have done a lot of reading so I can hopefully get a nice crop on my first grow. However I've seen a lot of deviations in what is the ideal growth condition some times I wonder if it is a matter of opinion. I'm wondering what your 2cents are on my grow conditions. This is what I have extracted and applied to my grow groom/closet (4x3x6Ft):
General: I'm growing Northern Lights and some bag seed. I use supersoil potting mix with perlite, vermiculite, petemoss, wormcastings and mycorhizzal spores. I'm growing in 2 gallon pots and plan to grow 15 imature and upto 9 mature plants that is if I get so many chicas. I did'nt fertilize until the 4th week. And I have used Nitrozime (0-4-4) at 1/2 strength and Mircale grow (20-20-20) at full strengh. I plan to do so every two weeks with only the miracle grow and increase Nitrozyme again when starting the flowering then decrease it to water after week 6 of flowering. I think I'm going stay clear from foliar feeding for now. And as I have enough ceiling I don't plan to prune them. Hmmm...maybe later to get rid of the lower foliage and for clones....
Vegging:
400W MH 6500K 18-6 for 8 weeks from seed.
I've tired the following during light hours:
A.With 1000-2000ppM CO2 with dry ice day 81-87F with 1000-2000ppm CO2 and 50-75% humidity. Inlet/outlet vent shut off to maintain CO2. Down side humidity increases. I just vent it to reduce humidity twice a day when refilling dryice. By the way 50gramms of dry ice keeps the ppm levels above 1000 for over 8 hours in my closet. I could add silica gel or calcium cloride to absorb some humidity if it becomes a major problem.
B. Without CO2 suplement. Inlet and outlet vents runnig 75-83F and 35-50% humidity.
My dark conditions are: 69-75F and 40-50% humidity with fresh air. I let the oscilating fan running 24/7.
Flowering:
400W 4000K HPS 7-9 weeks. Strain dependent.
Well if the humidity remains high I may just do the CO2 supplement for the first 4 weeks so I can grow the budds under dryer conditions.
What da ya all think? How far off am I from the perfect growing conditions? what would you change?
I admit I have neglected the oxygene for the roots aspect so far? H202? Oxygynated water? how important is that?
Thanks for your input.
![Joint :joint: :joint:](/styles/smilies/joint.gif)
![Peace :peace: :peace:](/styles/smilies/peace.gif)
p.s. they do get lots of love and attention.