Introduction
Hi Everyone,I'm newbie around here and this is going to be my first run with autos. I welcome any and all visitors, comments, suggestions, criticisms, whatever. I'm here to learn, have some fun, and help out where I can. Come along for the ride if you want. Thanks in advance.
The Set
This is a basement grow, in a 115 year old house with a stone foundation, out here in the Midwest. Temps can be alittle chilly down there at this time of the year. I don't expect it to cause any problems though. I've got a pair of 22 day old Fantasmo Express that I'll be following. My apologies to the boys at Mephisto if I blow this up. At this point they've done their part, now it's up to me. The two autos are part of a 8 plant assortment (grown organically) and they'll be joing the photos when they all make the move to the Flower Room. Soil: Black Gold Natural & Organic - 50% new / 50% recycled from previous grows. Coarse Perlite added. 1 part perlite, 3 parts soil. Small amount of dolomite lime.
Fertilizer: Fox Farm Trio - I'll start out following their printed schedule and modify if the plants call out to me.
Gnat Control: Diatec V
The Veg Box is 2' Deep x 5' Long x 36" Tall. It has two T5 HO fixtures each holding two bulbs. The box comfortably holds 8 plants in 2 gallon pots. The top opens to control any heat build up. Pretty straight forward. Works great as far as I'm concerned.
The Flower Room is 4.5' Deep x 9' wide and has 6.5' ceilings. The space has two 400w HPS bulbs and reflectors. I'm currently using Eye Hortilux Super HPS bulbs. I'll get some photos up as the girls make their tansition.
Here's the Sisters. PYT's.
The're 22 days old here and stand 4.5 - 5.5 inches tall. Their pre-flowers were already formed when I looked at 19 days. That was pretty amazing to see for an old photo grower. They're in two gallon pots right now, and about to take off. The stems look hearty and strong. "All Systems Grow!"
I'll update at least every two weeks and will put up lots of photos as things get more interesting. I appreciate everyone's help and/or interest. Let's grow!