waydee
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Hey all, took me a while to register here since og went down! I miss the place but this seems like a real good replacement, nice to see a thriving micro growing community again!
I recently moved into a new place and i'd like to start growing again, i've only got two previous grows under my belt and they were pretty ghetto - but they worked. I've got the basics down I think.
What i'm planning for this grow is a 140watt hps (2x70) soil grow. I'm not really interested in trying hydro, the initial setup costs seems a bit high - maybe sometime in the future.
The lights are in the post, they're just your average 70watt security light - I intend on making very little alterations to them, mainly just removing the polycarbonate covers and positioning them either side of the cabinet. They're on adjustable tilt brackets so getting the best footprint out of both lights shouldn't be too much of a problem.
The cabinet I have selected is 27.5" wide, 14" deep and 34" tall. Not exactly huge but big enough I think to handle the 140watts of hps and support 3-4 plants. Floor area is roughly 2.5sq ft making for 56watts per square foot - spot on.
Ventilation will be handled by 120mm pc fan exausts and passive intake, nothing complicated. I had considered getting a blower and carbon filter but once again the cost seemed too high for something that isn't really necessary, odour isn't a problem as long as they're not absolutely stinking - its just me and one other guy in this apartment and he's totally chill with me growing... if only because he knows he'll get stoned for free come harvest time
I'll go down to the local hydro shop for soil and ferts sometime soon, i've been looking at BioBizz AllMix soil and it seems like a decent buy - its a bit expensive locally (about £5 more than it is online) but i'd rather not be getting bags of soil delivered to my apartment, easier to conceal if I buy locally. Is this stuff a sound buy?
As for strains i'm undecided, i'd like to try growing two different strains if possible and have narrowed down my choices to three nirvana strains mainly because they're cheap and i'd rather not risk potential failure on expensive genetics. The strains i've been looking at are Northern Lights x Big Bud, Blue Mystic and Papaya. Are these sound choices? of course sativa dominant strains are totally unsuitable and i'd like to get the biggest yield possible out of my plants, hence the NLxBB is pretty much a safe bet, i'm just not sure about the other two.
How do you suggest I grow? The obvious choice is a scrog but i'm starting from seed and would rather not be taking clones, i'd like to get this finished within 3 months or so. For this reason I started considering sog from seed, planting a reasonably high density of all strains (maybe 5 of each), vegging for 2-3 weeks and then flowering at reasonably small height. This would make for around 5 females given a 50/50 sex ratio which I believe would be manageable in this cabinet if I make best use of the lights and LST.
Is the sog idea a bad one? i'd give the scrog a try if it is and just fish the inevitable males out of the screen come flowering time if needbe - its not like its going to be a huge screen, it'd be possible but i'm just looking to get the best possible yield the space can provide for me.
I'm just looking to procure some personal stash to keep me going, 140watts isn't much use for much else of course, the local bud supply around here is in a word very unreliable and i'd just like a couple of ounces for myself. I don't smoke a lot so 3 ounces would likely last me 3 months.
How do you guys feel about my plan? i'd especially like input on the strain and scrog/sog choice.
Just for reference, heres the cab:
I recently moved into a new place and i'd like to start growing again, i've only got two previous grows under my belt and they were pretty ghetto - but they worked. I've got the basics down I think.
What i'm planning for this grow is a 140watt hps (2x70) soil grow. I'm not really interested in trying hydro, the initial setup costs seems a bit high - maybe sometime in the future.
The lights are in the post, they're just your average 70watt security light - I intend on making very little alterations to them, mainly just removing the polycarbonate covers and positioning them either side of the cabinet. They're on adjustable tilt brackets so getting the best footprint out of both lights shouldn't be too much of a problem.
The cabinet I have selected is 27.5" wide, 14" deep and 34" tall. Not exactly huge but big enough I think to handle the 140watts of hps and support 3-4 plants. Floor area is roughly 2.5sq ft making for 56watts per square foot - spot on.
Ventilation will be handled by 120mm pc fan exausts and passive intake, nothing complicated. I had considered getting a blower and carbon filter but once again the cost seemed too high for something that isn't really necessary, odour isn't a problem as long as they're not absolutely stinking - its just me and one other guy in this apartment and he's totally chill with me growing... if only because he knows he'll get stoned for free come harvest time
I'll go down to the local hydro shop for soil and ferts sometime soon, i've been looking at BioBizz AllMix soil and it seems like a decent buy - its a bit expensive locally (about £5 more than it is online) but i'd rather not be getting bags of soil delivered to my apartment, easier to conceal if I buy locally. Is this stuff a sound buy?
As for strains i'm undecided, i'd like to try growing two different strains if possible and have narrowed down my choices to three nirvana strains mainly because they're cheap and i'd rather not risk potential failure on expensive genetics. The strains i've been looking at are Northern Lights x Big Bud, Blue Mystic and Papaya. Are these sound choices? of course sativa dominant strains are totally unsuitable and i'd like to get the biggest yield possible out of my plants, hence the NLxBB is pretty much a safe bet, i'm just not sure about the other two.
How do you suggest I grow? The obvious choice is a scrog but i'm starting from seed and would rather not be taking clones, i'd like to get this finished within 3 months or so. For this reason I started considering sog from seed, planting a reasonably high density of all strains (maybe 5 of each), vegging for 2-3 weeks and then flowering at reasonably small height. This would make for around 5 females given a 50/50 sex ratio which I believe would be manageable in this cabinet if I make best use of the lights and LST.
Is the sog idea a bad one? i'd give the scrog a try if it is and just fish the inevitable males out of the screen come flowering time if needbe - its not like its going to be a huge screen, it'd be possible but i'm just looking to get the best possible yield the space can provide for me.
I'm just looking to procure some personal stash to keep me going, 140watts isn't much use for much else of course, the local bud supply around here is in a word very unreliable and i'd just like a couple of ounces for myself. I don't smoke a lot so 3 ounces would likely last me 3 months.
How do you guys feel about my plan? i'd especially like input on the strain and scrog/sog choice.
Just for reference, heres the cab:
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