New Grower 1st time, growing 3 types of autoflower

[TWH21]

Hey everyone, ok so i am only able to grow one at a time cause of my situation, its not going to be the best set up but it will get the job done.the first one (which i already started) is thunder bloody mary auto, holy grail 69, and big buddha auto. ive been around marijuana my whole life and i always tought the plant was fuckin beautiful when it flowers ^_^ wish me luck. any advice would be nice but keep in mind i dont have the extra money to get fox farm soils or any of that really good stuff so hopefully ill have some people who want to follow this and help me lol. the thunder bloody mary should be done germ. in two days.

 

[agito]

Nice 1 mate if you want advice can you post your setup

 

[Muddy]

Welcome to AFN. Lots of experienced growers here willing to help. As others have said, post your setup so we know how you're growing them.

 

[TWH21]

Nice 1 mate if you want advice can you post your setup

alright man well i have an area thats closed off its about 5' tall and 3' wide. the lights im using are just basic 26W flouros (i will be using 4). i did line the walls of the area with tin foil to reflect more, idk if thats bad or good to do that. and the soil i havent got yet but i was thinking a basic miracle grow. now i do get paid tomorrow so please make a list of some things i should get or change lol

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Welcome TWH, i never heard of the first two autos, i have heard of buddha. What kind of setup are you running? Lights? PH of water? Containers? Also any pics will help more seasoned growers spot any issues and can help you get them fixed.

Best of luck

yeai know my mother has my camera right now lmao. and see the set up i have now is not very good at all so tomorrow when i get paid im picking up better lights and soil. now the whole "PH" thing lol i do not understand that at all, i know people talk about PH pens but thats about it haha

 

[TWH21]

you will want to get rid of that tin foil, as it will cause lighting to burn your plants. Get some reflective mylar or just paint the sides flat white if you can. Stay away from Miracle Grow

ahhh thank you!! ok well ill pick up some mylar for sure. yea i know but i live in a very small town, ive looked online to order fox farms but damn man shipping is insane lol. do you have like a soil mix of your own?

 

[Muddy]

Ditch the tin foil and go with white paint or mylar. Tin foil doesn't reflect light evenly and can create hot spots. While some have used MG products they really aren't made for growing MJ. There are much better products available but you probably won't find them at the big box stores. Check garden centers or nurseries. If you do use the MG, I'd recommend their organic soil. Also, stay away from any of their products that are pre fertilized. Again, not made for growing MJ. You can easily mix your own with readily available products like Sphagnum peat moss, perlite and composted manure. Also, have you given thought to what kind of nutrients you are going to use?

 

[TWH21]

Ditch the tin foil and go with white paint or mylar. Tin foil doesn't reflect light evenly and can create hot spots. While some have used MG products they really aren't made for growing MJ. There are much better products available but you probably won't find them at the big box stores. Check garden centers or nurseries. If you do use the MG, I'd recommend their organic soil. Also, stay away from any of their products that are pre fertilized. Again, not made for growing MJ. You can easily mix your own with readily available products like Sphagnum peat moss, perlite and composted manure. Also, have you given thought to what kind of nutrients you are going to use?

as far as the nutrients go i have no idea, what should i use?

---------- Post added 10-06-2011 at 07:01 AM ----------

This is the soil mix that i use.. now this is "hot soil" or known as admended soil... not good for seedlings. I start my seeds in jffy seedling soil and use the stacking method


Soil Recipe
25lb bag of black kow compo soil
18Qt Bag perlite
3 cups of Blood and bone Meal - purchased
1.5 cups of powdered oyster shells
1.5 Cups of Epsom salt
1/2 cup of sea weed kelp - purchased
1 cup of powdered baby cereal

That is the mix of a well known grower here known as Full Duplex which can be found here
http://www.autoflower.org/f5/grow-one-fd-2916.html

Read though that post it is VERY HELPFULL

very nice! thanks man! ill def. check that out!

 

[Muddy]

Depends of you want to buy them locally or order off the net. Locally about the best bet is Better Gro Orchid Plus and Bloom Booster. Off the net there are all kind of options but the Fox Farm line is a good place to start.

as far as the nutrients go i have no idea, what should i use?

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very nice! thanks man! ill def. check that out!

 

[TWH21]

i know you guys are probably like " this dude cant grow" haha well dont lose hope yet i have grown twice outdoors but never indoors

---------- Post added 10-06-2011 at 07:08 AM ----------

Depends of you want to buy them locally or order off the net. Locally about the best bet is Better Gro Orchid Plus and Bloom Booster. Off the net there are all kind of options but the Fox Farm line is a good place to start.

awesome well ill pick up some Gro Orchid Plus and Bloom Booster, i looked at fox farms stuff but theirs so much lol i dont know what i need and dont but im thinking of ordering some things from them

 

[Muddy]

No worries, we welcome new growers here. You'll find there are many people here who are more than willing to help anyone who shows interest and is willing to listen to the advice given. That's why I moved your thread to the New Growers forum. Joe Dirt and I mod this forum and will be here to give you any help you need.