New Grower Any help Is apperciated

[Majorstoner420]

there is mnay styles of light i run T5 HO 2foot 4 buld with the grow blubs 6500k and i have a few LED additions .....BLackstar LEDS are the best just got a UFO and it covers really good area and the 4 plants i have it on seem to love it after 2 days ...they are a bit pricey but they are the best bang for the buck and very good on energy and production

Ebay has used lights usually for around 100 but not always and its USED ~!!!! so good luck bro NL is some geat smoke to me as welll

Thanks swampman thats real helpful and yea dude I think I really fucked the nl but its all in the expirence but im keep tring and yea I want to try an indoor but my space is kinda limited so would them lights work in like a closet grow and yea ima do differnt by the soil ima try what you said but were would I purchase those items bc if my nl doesnt pan out then im moving on to super skunk auto and that will be a total indoor grow so this time I want to be 100% ready for the grow and would I have to change lights from 6500k or could it be that for entire grow thanks again buddy for everything

 

[Majorstoner420]

Hi majorstoner. I too am a novice and am still learning how to best grow my medicine. I would suggest that you get a ph test kit from your local Aquarium Store, they have a solution that will test up to 250 times. And it isn't very pricey. Of course this is just until you can get a ph meter. Believe me, not knowing your ph can compromise the plant's ability to consume the nutrients effectively. Check your water's ph before you water. You want it at 6.5 for max benifit. Then water your plant. Check the runoff's ph. You want this to show 6.5 or even 6.3, if actual ph is out of range, you have to adjust your water's ph to get the right result from your run off. I hope I'm getting this right, as I'm just learning it myself.
I guess we learn by screwing up, so I should be the most knowledgeable fool around, lol.......I am still trying to get my plant to the proper ph after ignoring the issue. And my poor plant is showing the result. I'm hoping I can get her to the finish line....
CFL's would be a cheap way to start growing your plants inside and maintain temperature control. I don't know where you live, but here in MYGODIT'SKANSAS, the temperatures have been over 100 degrees for several days and we still have the whole month of August. If marijuana does best at 85 degrees, are you stressing your plant if you put her in an enwsvironment where the temps could be 20 degrees higher? There are lots of successful CFL grows on this forum, Stone Dragons, Cream Caramel and a Lowryder by a grower with the user id of Noods is an excellent example of a complete CFL grow.
Good luck on your grow

Thanks slitherly yea I never even knew about ph testing like my water source is well water prob. has a bunch of not healthy shit for my plant but ima get it straightened out and ill check out that forum bc even from back in the day the saying has been knowledge is power and hell I want my girls as powerful as possible tired of shwagg and overpriced shake bags so thanks again its lot of help

 

[Muddy]

Lots of different lighting options to choose from. A lot will depend on your space and your budget. Give us the dimensions of the space and we can make some recommendations. Some other things to consider when setting up an indoor area. Proper ventilation is key. Besides the obvious need to bring in fresh air, temperature control is critical as well as odor control. So besides lights, you will also need a good extraction fan, a passive intake, and a carbon filter. Also a desk top type fan for circulation within the grow area.

 

[Majorstoner420]

Lots of different lighting options to choose from. A lot will depend on your space and your budget. Give us the dimensions of the space and we can make some recommendations. Some other things to consider when setting up an indoor area. Proper ventilation is key. Besides the obvious need to bring in fresh air, temperature control is critical as well as odor control. So besides lights, you will also need a good extraction fan, a passive intake, and a carbon filter. Also a desk top type fan for circulation within the grow area.

Ok my budget isnt all that great but cfls would be more in my range like the closet dimensions are 2x3x7 its not rel big but I just want to grow one at a time im kinda slow and new to this so id want to get the hang of it first before I tried to master a multy plant system so any tips is apperciated thanks for real muddy

 

[swampman]

Hi majorstoner. I too am a novice and am still learning how to best grow my medicine. I would suggest that you get a ph test kit from your local Aquarium Store, they have a solution that will test up to 250 times. And it isn't very pricey. Of course this is just until you can get a ph meter. Believe me, not knowing your ph can compromise the plant's ability to consume the nutrients effectively. Check your water's ph before you water. You want it at 6.5 for max benifit. Then water your plant. Check the runoff's ph. You want this to show 6.5 or even 6.3, if actual ph is out of range, you have to adjust your water's ph to get the right result from your run off. I hope I'm getting this right, as I'm just learning it myself.
I guess we learn by screwing up, so I should be the most knowledgeable fool around, lol.......I am still trying to get my plant to the proper ph after ignoring the issue. And my poor plant is showing the result. I'm hoping I can get her to the finish line....
CFL's would be a cheap way to start growing your plants inside and maintain temperature control. I don't know where you live, but here in MYGODIT'SKANSAS, the temperatures have been over 100 degrees for several days and we still have the whole month of August. If marijuana does best at 85 degrees, are you stressing your plant if you put her in an environment where the temps could be 20 degrees higher? There are lots of successful CFL grows on this forum, Stone Dragons, Cream Caramel and a Lowryder by a grower with the user id of Noods is an excellent example of a complete CFL grow.
Good luck on your grow

well atleast another novice has the apprecation or f learning ....i wish i would of been on this site 2 weeks prior to sowing auto seeds ....made 3 turrible mistakes with dirt and the ph....man best suggestions to to search grow that mimic yours as far as strains and cfl grows

i basically get stoned and read 7-8 different threads a day on the soils ...fixing the soils ..proper ph of the flowering stage to how much nutes are good at feedings .........if ya like to read and study this is the best place

I successfully got 4/7 seeds into good dirt after i made a few slight mistakes but whats done is done .......
Happy growing bro
all ya can seriously hope for is NO MALE!!!!!

 

[Majorstoner420]

well atleast another novice has the apprecation or f learning ....i wish i would of been on this site 2 weeks prior to sowing auto seeds ....made 3 turrible mistakes with dirt and the ph....man best suggestions to to search grow that mimic yours as far as strains and cfl grows

i basically get stoned and read 7-8 different threads a day on the soils ...fixing the soils ..proper ph of the flowering stage to how much nutes are good at feedings .........if ya like to read and study this is the best place

I successfully got 4/7 seeds into good dirt after i made a few slight mistakes but whats done is done .......
Happy growing bro
all ya can seriously hope for is NO MALE!!!!!

Yea ive been reading all morning I just found this site and already doubled my knowledge so im feeling pretty good about my next attempt but I have a question on the soil I like the coconut fiber and biomax seaweed compost like do I let the seedling come up before the perlite or put the perlite in and let it come up thur it all or what bc I dont want to mess up again lol and ima try out a cfl set up but I got to figure out how many lights I need and there watts like its some wild shit but ill get it but this site kicks ass and I really apperciate all the help tips and info that everyone has given me

 

[Nelson]

You are going to find a lot of different people with different answers and all of them swearing their method is the best. Really if you are going to feed your pots with fertilizer as well the only thing that really matters is that it holds water deceintly. Can you grow in a mix of gravel and perlite? I never have but I know it would work if I tried it. I actually use about 6" of promix in the bottom om my container and fill up the rest with a potting mix that has compost in it. I add cal/mag supplement. I top dress with lobster compost and use some 28-14-8 water soluble to boost them during grow. Yea they do well. Many other methods do well also. Like Budda says "There are many rivers that all lead to the sea. Someone I am sure will you send you their mix of 20 different items and it probably works great but is it all necessary - probably not.

Yea ive been reading all morning I just found this site and already doubled my knowledge so im feeling pretty good about my next attempt but I have a question on the soil I like the coconut fiber and biomax seaweed compost like do I let the seedling come up before the perlite or put the perlite in and let it come up thur it all or what bc I dont want to mess up again lol and ima try out a cfl set up but I got to figure out how many lights I need and there watts like its some wild shit but ill get it but this site kicks ass and I really apperciate all the help tips and info that everyone has given me

 

[Majorstoner420]

You are going to find a lot of different people with different answers and all of them swearing their method is the best. Really if you are going to feed your pots with fertilizer as well the only thing that really matters is that it holds water deceintly. Can you grow in a mix of gravel and perlite? I never have but I know it would work if I tried it. I actually use about 6" of promix in the bottom om my container and fill up the rest with a potting mix that has compost in it. I add cal/mag supplement. I top dress with lobster compost and use some 28-14-8 water soluble to boost them during grow. Yea they do well. Many other methods do well also. Like Budda says "There are many rivers that all lead to the sea. Someone I am sure will you send you their mix of 20 different items and it probably works great but is it all necessary - probably not.

Thanks nelson thats very helpful and I apperciate your input and what do you mean by water solube and cal/mag im fairly new and would like a proven method bc im going to be tring out a sensi white label super skunk auto grown indoors under cfls and I want the best for it but im on a tight budget so Im kinda limited

 

[Majorstoner420]

Water soluble just means dissolves easily in water. It's preferred to use fertilizers/nutrients/supplements that are water-soluble with Autos as the timeline/life cycle is short. It should say right on the package whether or not the fert is water-soluble or not.

Cannabis also tends to love cal/mag so you should pick some up just in case you need it - which you probably will.

I recommend finding the simplest way for you to grow that makes sense to you, that's also easily obtainable locally. Check out your local home improvement stores, garden centers and nurseries.

Thanks a lot buddy like this will be my first attempt at this and just want to get it right but there are so many optioms out there so im just gonna pick one and try to go with it I really like the coconut fiber but dont know much about but thanks for your time and input it is very much apperciated

 

[swampman]

I shop at HTG ( high tech garden ) .....but there is tons of different garden store bro ....and i have read alot of different sucess from different soils ....depends on whats available to you ...I spent alot of a ph meter and then bought shitty soil to compensate which i could of got the coco fiber and some perlite and made my own successful soil for cheaper .....
I had said earlier i wish i woulda joined 2 weeks prior so its been a stumble put my grow still looks good .......I already have prepped the next grow soil so when they hit it hopefully will be very sucessful from start to finish without the possibility of so many ph problems ...I have had a great time trying to fix everything i did wrong but hey its How U Learn .....

I also read in a few different plAces some auto strains are bred to not like too much nutes so u dont have to feed them they respond well enough from the breeders to grow good yeilds w/o all the unnecessary adding shit .....

happy growing bro and good luck on the next im sure it will be alot better for u