Hello,
I have only recently come around to the idea of an indoor grow due to lack of availability, high prices and wondering around dark streets on a too regular basis. I have had friends who have grown and I have picked up certain things from all of them but had never taken any real interest, as I have decided to do it for the last few days I have been in full on research mode. A lot of what I take as good advice tends to be general consensus. I have and have had other interests over the years that have intricate levels of detail and their own problems like growing and have spent time researching them and the one thing they all have in common is you tend to find even the highest rated products have naysayers and you can always find negative opinions on everything. So I go with the general consensus and as such please forgive any glaring errors I have made, I did my best but there are so many options and variations all with their own merits and negatives. Some areas I am still looking into but am on a slight deadline due to my first holiday in years at the end of March (What a wonderful time to change my mind on the subject!).
I already have 6 Autoflower Feminised seeds bought from Gorilla seeds. Exceptionally fast delivery although....my friend had purchased from them before a few months ago and ordered two kinds. He received a call shortly after and was told one was not in stock but he could get a deal on some Auto AK's, he took the deal as he was impatient and couldn't wait a week but warned me I may receive something similar. I did and and was told the Northern Lights were not in stock and I would have to wait until mid/end of next week till they were shipped or I could have a deal on some AK's. I said I would wait as I hadn't ordered anything and have a few weeks wiggle room. Strangely, they dispatched the next day (yesterday) and were here this morning!
3 Northern Lights from Vision - Beginner friendly! And may actually see the Northern lights in March!
3 West Coast OG from FastBuds - Friends recommendation. I have a high tolerance and these have high THC!
I am going to start with 5 and in case one doesn't germinate I have a spare. Yet to decide on the combo.
I have been in contact with a store and have asked for a final price on the following kit (still waiting to hear). Most of it is is a package deal with some changes I have looked into:
HydroLabs 1.2M X 1.2M X 1.8M TENT (- 'General Consensus' solid well built and designed tents.)
600W MAXIBRIGHT COMPACT BALLAST
600W SUNMASTER DUAL SPECTRUM BULB (- Sunmaster seem well rated)
5" CoolTube Reflector (- Friends mentioned heating being an issue in all of their tents and reading up on it this seemed like a good choice to help reduce heating, allow the bulb to be closer to the plants without damage and negating the loss of lumens? It is replacing a Maxibright Reflector)
PLUG AND GROW LIGHT HANGERS
5"/300 RHINO PRO CARBON FILTER (- Rhino seems well respected and an improvement over most cheaper filters)
5" RVK A1 INLINE FAN
10M 5" ALUMINIUM DUCTING (- Originally 5m but asked for extra based on friend recommendation)
3X 5" JUBILEE CLIPS
1PK HEAVY DUTY ROPER RATCHETS
MIN/MAX HYGROMETER
PH TEST KIT (will order Ph up and down seperately as well as a PH meter)
PLUG + GROW HEAVY DUTY 13AMP TIMER
MEASURING JUG 1L (will order some seperate mixed sizes to make it easier)
5 X 30LTR ROUND POTS (- Deal was with 4 but going with 5 seeds - Please note the Soil and nutrients are part of the deal and I have asked the store if I need more (I haven't looked into the measurement part of soil yet!)).
5 X 37CM ROUND SAUCERS (Balls - realised writing this I had only asked to up the pots, forgot about the saucers)
3 X 50LTR CANNA TERRA SOIL (- Beginner here! Soil is most forgiving from what I can tell. Auto's apparently like Coco/Perlite but for simplicity on the first grow decided on soil. The Canna products are part of the kit but I found generally good opinions and for simplicity, just the 2. Again these are based on a 4 pot deal so I may need more?)
CANNA TERRA VEGA 1L (May need more?)
CANNA TERRA FLORES 1L (May need more?)
How does this look? Any glaring errors or things I should be really concerned with? I will order a couple of clip on 5" fans seperately and also have a larger 10" desk fan I can use if necessary. I went for 1.2x1.2 because it seems floorspace is a premium, I only want to try with 5 and will appreciate the extra space to move in to make things go as smoothly as possible I think. The tent will be situated in a fairly vacant 14 foot by 10 foot room with 2 windows but about 3-5 feet from a radiator so hopefully I can help the temperate humidity along a bit if needed with a combo of windows open/closed, radiator on/off etc
As for the actual growing part. Again I have looked, watched many videos and listened so I hope I have most of it right (and particularly for autoflowers). This is only a rough guide for myself and I am keeping it updated but any input welcomed.
1. Get tent and everything up and running and leave running for a good few hours (have been told 24?) to allow the air to clear and the tent to settle etc and also make sure everything works as intended.
2. Fill pots with soil and soak with water, enough so the pot is soaked all the way through. Push a 1cm hole into the middle of the soil and drop the seed in then 'brush' soil over the top, cover with clingfilm. Place under light which should be on a lower wattage or further away at this stage. 24/0.
3. Once seeds have sprouted, remove cling film. Do not water for roughly 10 days (and up light to full wattage between 7-10?). Then water roughly every 3 days? Doing finger test to see if damp, although not sure on amount of water for this kind of watering? Switch to 20/4 at this point.
4. Around 2-3 weeks in can start adding the Vega nutrient with the water (all ph tested). Around 4 weeks in (think this is when you notice they are not gaining anymore height?) start with the Flores Nutrient whilst also tucking leaves under flowering stalks to allow for most sun exposure. Due to the CoolTube I should be able to lower the light quite close to make sure they are getting the maximum amount of lumens - but still to be careful nothing is being burnt. I have read to use around half the reommended nutrients to see how the plants handle it and gradually build it up?
5. Around week 8-9 they should be looking good and filling out and should start flushing them with just pH tested water for around 10 days.
6. Around week 10ish they should be ready to be cut, trimmed, dried (7-10 days) and then cured (7+ days - It seems as if there isn't much of a top limit for this).
7. Enjoy?
The nutrient measurements etc I believe will depend on the provided bottles measurements but should be scaled down accordingly at least to begin with.
So any major issues or mess-ups. I know throughout I need to keeping an eye on the temperatures and humidity to keep them within optimal levels.
Any help appreciated!
I have only recently come around to the idea of an indoor grow due to lack of availability, high prices and wondering around dark streets on a too regular basis. I have had friends who have grown and I have picked up certain things from all of them but had never taken any real interest, as I have decided to do it for the last few days I have been in full on research mode. A lot of what I take as good advice tends to be general consensus. I have and have had other interests over the years that have intricate levels of detail and their own problems like growing and have spent time researching them and the one thing they all have in common is you tend to find even the highest rated products have naysayers and you can always find negative opinions on everything. So I go with the general consensus and as such please forgive any glaring errors I have made, I did my best but there are so many options and variations all with their own merits and negatives. Some areas I am still looking into but am on a slight deadline due to my first holiday in years at the end of March (What a wonderful time to change my mind on the subject!).
I already have 6 Autoflower Feminised seeds bought from Gorilla seeds. Exceptionally fast delivery although....my friend had purchased from them before a few months ago and ordered two kinds. He received a call shortly after and was told one was not in stock but he could get a deal on some Auto AK's, he took the deal as he was impatient and couldn't wait a week but warned me I may receive something similar. I did and and was told the Northern Lights were not in stock and I would have to wait until mid/end of next week till they were shipped or I could have a deal on some AK's. I said I would wait as I hadn't ordered anything and have a few weeks wiggle room. Strangely, they dispatched the next day (yesterday) and were here this morning!
3 Northern Lights from Vision - Beginner friendly! And may actually see the Northern lights in March!
3 West Coast OG from FastBuds - Friends recommendation. I have a high tolerance and these have high THC!
I am going to start with 5 and in case one doesn't germinate I have a spare. Yet to decide on the combo.
I have been in contact with a store and have asked for a final price on the following kit (still waiting to hear). Most of it is is a package deal with some changes I have looked into:
HydroLabs 1.2M X 1.2M X 1.8M TENT (- 'General Consensus' solid well built and designed tents.)
600W MAXIBRIGHT COMPACT BALLAST
600W SUNMASTER DUAL SPECTRUM BULB (- Sunmaster seem well rated)
5" CoolTube Reflector (- Friends mentioned heating being an issue in all of their tents and reading up on it this seemed like a good choice to help reduce heating, allow the bulb to be closer to the plants without damage and negating the loss of lumens? It is replacing a Maxibright Reflector)
PLUG AND GROW LIGHT HANGERS
5"/300 RHINO PRO CARBON FILTER (- Rhino seems well respected and an improvement over most cheaper filters)
5" RVK A1 INLINE FAN
10M 5" ALUMINIUM DUCTING (- Originally 5m but asked for extra based on friend recommendation)
3X 5" JUBILEE CLIPS
1PK HEAVY DUTY ROPER RATCHETS
MIN/MAX HYGROMETER
PH TEST KIT (will order Ph up and down seperately as well as a PH meter)
PLUG + GROW HEAVY DUTY 13AMP TIMER
MEASURING JUG 1L (will order some seperate mixed sizes to make it easier)
5 X 30LTR ROUND POTS (- Deal was with 4 but going with 5 seeds - Please note the Soil and nutrients are part of the deal and I have asked the store if I need more (I haven't looked into the measurement part of soil yet!)).
5 X 37CM ROUND SAUCERS (Balls - realised writing this I had only asked to up the pots, forgot about the saucers)
3 X 50LTR CANNA TERRA SOIL (- Beginner here! Soil is most forgiving from what I can tell. Auto's apparently like Coco/Perlite but for simplicity on the first grow decided on soil. The Canna products are part of the kit but I found generally good opinions and for simplicity, just the 2. Again these are based on a 4 pot deal so I may need more?)
CANNA TERRA VEGA 1L (May need more?)
CANNA TERRA FLORES 1L (May need more?)
How does this look? Any glaring errors or things I should be really concerned with? I will order a couple of clip on 5" fans seperately and also have a larger 10" desk fan I can use if necessary. I went for 1.2x1.2 because it seems floorspace is a premium, I only want to try with 5 and will appreciate the extra space to move in to make things go as smoothly as possible I think. The tent will be situated in a fairly vacant 14 foot by 10 foot room with 2 windows but about 3-5 feet from a radiator so hopefully I can help the temperate humidity along a bit if needed with a combo of windows open/closed, radiator on/off etc
As for the actual growing part. Again I have looked, watched many videos and listened so I hope I have most of it right (and particularly for autoflowers). This is only a rough guide for myself and I am keeping it updated but any input welcomed.
1. Get tent and everything up and running and leave running for a good few hours (have been told 24?) to allow the air to clear and the tent to settle etc and also make sure everything works as intended.
2. Fill pots with soil and soak with water, enough so the pot is soaked all the way through. Push a 1cm hole into the middle of the soil and drop the seed in then 'brush' soil over the top, cover with clingfilm. Place under light which should be on a lower wattage or further away at this stage. 24/0.
3. Once seeds have sprouted, remove cling film. Do not water for roughly 10 days (and up light to full wattage between 7-10?). Then water roughly every 3 days? Doing finger test to see if damp, although not sure on amount of water for this kind of watering? Switch to 20/4 at this point.
4. Around 2-3 weeks in can start adding the Vega nutrient with the water (all ph tested). Around 4 weeks in (think this is when you notice they are not gaining anymore height?) start with the Flores Nutrient whilst also tucking leaves under flowering stalks to allow for most sun exposure. Due to the CoolTube I should be able to lower the light quite close to make sure they are getting the maximum amount of lumens - but still to be careful nothing is being burnt. I have read to use around half the reommended nutrients to see how the plants handle it and gradually build it up?
5. Around week 8-9 they should be looking good and filling out and should start flushing them with just pH tested water for around 10 days.
6. Around week 10ish they should be ready to be cut, trimmed, dried (7-10 days) and then cured (7+ days - It seems as if there isn't much of a top limit for this).
7. Enjoy?
The nutrient measurements etc I believe will depend on the provided bottles measurements but should be scaled down accordingly at least to begin with.
So any major issues or mess-ups. I know throughout I need to keeping an eye on the temperatures and humidity to keep them within optimal levels.
Any help appreciated!