Ok, I'm the fool who does things as cheaply as possible, and sometimes has some rather "strange" ideas about lighting, etc, and like finding cheap as hell solutions for growing a plant that some may find useful.
So the experiments started here but I felt it was just turning into a grow journal so, well here we are, the new "comedy of errors" thread where I find new ways to kill a plant.
At the moment, I'm sticking to what I know is working, and that is a mix of a common or garden "bio" compost over here with perlite. The reason for the compost I use is because it is "soft", have to be careful about K deficiencies, and can be picked up in local DIY stores. The plant below, a Paradise Seeds Auto Maria II (Why Paradise? There was a seed shop across the narrow street from a coffee shop in Amsterdam and there was a multipack at what I thought was a reasonable price to me. No other reason), is now 13 days old, 8" wide and 3.5" tall and is in a 5l pot for now but will be transplanted into a 17l fabric pot in a week when she will go from being under a single 230v 14.5w 6500K deglobed LED replacement bulb to the panel in the DIY LED thread.
So, let the circus begin. There will be smiles, and tears, and fun because this is all about the enjoyment and learning at this time, slowly improving techniques (a 10l plastic pot is NOT enough) and yield, but doing it on a budget that costs less than some BAD "grow lights" and that means string is mandatory.
Enjoy the ride with Maria. I think I best raise the light up a bit.
So the experiments started here but I felt it was just turning into a grow journal so, well here we are, the new "comedy of errors" thread where I find new ways to kill a plant.
At the moment, I'm sticking to what I know is working, and that is a mix of a common or garden "bio" compost over here with perlite. The reason for the compost I use is because it is "soft", have to be careful about K deficiencies, and can be picked up in local DIY stores. The plant below, a Paradise Seeds Auto Maria II (Why Paradise? There was a seed shop across the narrow street from a coffee shop in Amsterdam and there was a multipack at what I thought was a reasonable price to me. No other reason), is now 13 days old, 8" wide and 3.5" tall and is in a 5l pot for now but will be transplanted into a 17l fabric pot in a week when she will go from being under a single 230v 14.5w 6500K deglobed LED replacement bulb to the panel in the DIY LED thread.
So, let the circus begin. There will be smiles, and tears, and fun because this is all about the enjoyment and learning at this time, slowly improving techniques (a 10l plastic pot is NOT enough) and yield, but doing it on a budget that costs less than some BAD "grow lights" and that means string is mandatory.
Enjoy the ride with Maria. I think I best raise the light up a bit.
