New Grower First hydro grow!!!

[davisgirl]

I vote Girl Scout Cookies!!!

 

[MedCzech]

GSC is awesome stuff. Growing it again right now. Super tasty, strong weed!

 

[wes]

Very nice setup! That cabinet looks like it will be awesome for your hydro grow, I especially like the auto ph aspect. Can’t wait to see how this grow goes, good luck and I vote Girl Scout cookies also!

 

[Simplicio]

I am not an experienced grower, I grew autos twice in soil several years ago, but my cabinet was hacked together and not stealthy as I need it to be now. Fast forward several years, I purchased a prebuilt grow box, because I am not handy at all and have no time. I am a female and just never learned tools. I took the day off work today and assembled. Even that was a challenge lol.

I ordered 5 different stains from seedsman and will pick what I'm going to grow when they arrive. Or I might grow some leftover seeds from 3 years ago since this may be a big fail! Will be doing those hopefully next week.

I want to show the cabinet to start, the hydroponic set up was confusing and it also has an auto ph adjuster, also confusing. The cabinet is 1.5 ft ×1.5ft x 3.5ft. It has built in carbon filter , led lighting. I think I have the equipment to grow in hydro but not the knowledge but I'm learning. . Anyway, here's some pics, I hope you follow along and all advice is appreciated.

1. Grow box before setting it up
2. Finished set up (almost)
3. Auto ph system
4. Brown container on top is water reservoir.

Cheers!

I presume those are autos you ordered from Seedsman, and that you are planning on growing one plant.

You are going to have some severe height issues, unless you do Low Stress Training (if there's room) or topping (which is dangerous without experience).
3.5 feet, minus reservoir height, minus minimum light-plant distance might only leave space for a 1 foot tall plant.
That means the seeds you have might produce too-tall plants.
If that's the case, you need to look for some short autos, 30-60 cm.

Careful with the fertilizer.
Over-feeding will produce sickly plants.

 

[spikerbiker]

One thing I am going to have to work out is how to maximize growth in the space I have to work with. I think if I grow 4 plants based on some reading I have done it would be sea of green set up, if I put in a screen to direct the growth with 1 or 2 plants I have a scrog, there is also the option of extreme lst and even topping! I'm going to have to experiment through a few grows as I figure out growing in this small space. With my love of sativa, I'm going to have to be very clever! I'm not afraid of a good experiment though! Luckily I have plenty of smoke available so I will not freak out on a restart!

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[NorthernLights_420]

One thing I am going to have to work out is how to maximize growth in the space I have to work with. I think if I grow 4 plants based on some reading I have done it would be sea of green set up, if I put in a screen to direct the growth with 1 or 2 plants I have a scrog, there is also the option of extreme lst and even topping! I'm going to have to experiment through a few grows as I figure out growing in this small space. With my love of sativa, I'm going to have to be very clever! I'm not afraid of a good experiment though! Luckily I have plenty of smoke available so I will not freak out on a restart!

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If you do one plant, I'd top her at the 4th node. Let her grow a few weeks and lst the shit out of her. If I was growing all 4 I would grow natural with no topping but lst to keep them all lower still. I have done a big black tote homemade, I put 4 net pots in it and grew 1 grow with it only. All the roots got tangle together. If you grow different strains it can be no good if you have to harvest one plant but you can't get the roots out cuz there tangled so bad. With autos you might want to rock 4 at once of the same strain as I suggested. Or if your only doing 1 plant top, lst, supercrop and defoliate her lower 1/3 by lollipopping before flower. You should be able to pull 6 to 9 ounces off one plant in hydro if you have a strain that can yield and the proper grow environment when it comes to temps and humidity and a good grow light definitely helps

 

[davisgirl]

I’m with northern lights 420, keep to the same strain. I’d start with 2. Top and LST. That’s how I’d attack it. But I’m a total noob, on my first grow ever. Here is GG at 47 days rocking my 3’ x 3’ tent. I did some light LST to her around day 30 but that’s it.

 

[St. Tom]

what a superb little box i thought id pop in and say hi plus ive grown gsc a few times and shes a great smoke and smells awesome and good luck with your grow friend