Sardonic's First Grow

[Sardonic]

I figured out the ballast and it's in the closet and everything.

used this guide: http://www.onlinepot.org/grow/wiringlights.htm

I'll be taking some pictures of everything tomorrow ^_^
all is well now

and as far as your guess of over-watering, could be right, the mom of the house is always trying to hose them down, I tell her not to but she doesn't listen. women.

 

[oz1811]

hi sardonic just stoppin in cant wait to see the closet interesting that u used the case i was looking to buy it on tigerdirect for a stealth grow.. may ask u for some details on the interoir of the case... but for future reference use a pair of tin snips for the metal work will cute it like paper.. anyway i used cfls for my grow almost everything i used was bought at walmart or home depot so if uve got any questions hit me up... other than that ill sit back with dr dog and smoke a fatty

 

[Sardonic]

thanks for dropping in, Oz

the interior of the pc case is lined with aluminum foil tape. other than that, there isn't much to be said about the interior. i have the light hanging horizontally, it's held up by electric tape (the tape acts like a harness).


here are a few pictures of the closet & such:

I tried to get a clear picture of the sick ones, but i'm no photographer :|. i'll try again tomorrow.

as far as the closet goes, I'll be painting the insides white. until then I'll coat the thing in aluminum foil tape. I just bought a fan to blow on the closet (the doors don't need to be closed, the room is lightproof), so we'll see how the temps are tomorrow.

I'll be using this for odor control.

Oh, I also plan on buying a reflector for the light so it can rest horizontally (i hear that's better).


Question
I'm going to be getting some clones tomorrow, I was wondering if it'd be alright to just throw them in with the rest of the plants (12/12 lighting regime), or if I should put them in the computer case first.

 

[Dr Dog]

well done, you got it! It was easy wasn't it.

As for your clones, I would personally, grow them for about 2 weeks then flip them. I would also probably grow out one into a mother plant, for future clones

 

[Guest]

how will you be cooling your new light?

 

[Sardonic]

well done, you got it! It was easy wasn't it.

As for your clones, I would personally, grow them for about 2 weeks then flip them. I would also probably grow out one into a mother plant, for future clones

it would have been a lot easier if they shipped instructions

what do you mean 'flip them'?

how will you be cooling your new light?

right now I just have a fan in there with the window open. later on I'll be installing an intake fan and an outtake in to the closet (gotta wait for some more money ~_~)

 

[greenhead]

what do you mean 'flip them'?

I'm not him of course, but 'flip them' means switching the light cycle over to 12/12. Good luck with your grow !

 

[Sardonic]

ah i see, thanks ^_^

 

[Sardonic]

the closet is at 90 degrees, even with the fan on it, the window open, and the doors open.

I don't know what to do.
any suggestions?

 

[Dr Dog]

Well seeing you are in Cali, the outdoor temps may have something to do with it. Is that room hot? do you have ac? if not you are going to need to mod your box a bit, whcih is going to require money, not much, but you will need some intake fans and outtake fans, quite like a computer.
90 degrees is not really an issue for plants that size yet, it will dry your soil out quickly though.

 

[Sardonic]

new pics:

 

[Sardonic]

anyone know how I should go about putting this little one into some Fox Farm Ocean Forest soil? I'm not sure how adequate the dirt it's in is.

also, I'm going to be setting up 2 more closets. I was thinking one closet would go to each: males; clones & seedlings; females.

should I go with another 400w HPS for the clones, or do they need cfl's first?

 

[hazy]

hey sardonic,
just read your thread, and was thinking about how the first grows are just classroom. what i mean is you end up wondering at times if it will ever be worth it? it will be.
there's really a lot to learn, though. read a lot of threads here at icmag. we've all made mistakes and a lot of us start out ghetto as hell. but pretty soon it starts to come together.
i've done half a dozen grows under flourescent lights starting with some oaxacan back in 79.
you've already made the move to good lighting.
mainly now it's just learning how to do the physical things like handling plants during transplanting, etc., and learning how to use nutes, and of course the terminology we use like 'flipping' our plants.
i'd get a solo cup and put some of your good ff soil in it. then reach right into the soil, make sure it's a little moist, like the day after watering, so it holds together, and scoop that baby out of there.
it won't have big roots, though the taproot may be a little long. place it gently while still kind of holding it and add more soil around it. a little water to settle it in, and you should be good.

be like riding a bike soon.
these skush plants went a month in the cups.

 

[Sardonic]

Thanks for the great advice, Hazy!

It gets frustrating, but I know it's completely worth it ^_^.

you didn't answer one of my questions though; Could I put the clones under the 400w HPS, if not, what light should I use?

 

[oz1811]

might wana consider putting the clones under a cfl or in ur lil case for a bit seem to remember reading that in a few places...

 

[guest5703]

u can put clones under an hps, just make sure there far away

 

[Sardonic]

well, my friend just gave my 40 'Rosebud Kush' seeds. They're medical. I've never smoked it, so we'll see how it goes.

I've planted 10 of them ^_^. I'll have a pic update on Tuesday

 

[Sardonic]

update:

all of the Rosebud kush seeds sprouted (10). It's been 3 days. I didn't take any pics of them because it wouldn't be too exciting anyway.

i've started preparing the second closet. it's almost done. i'll be putting visqueen plastic in all of them and installing fans.

 

[Dr Dog]

There we go, we are seeing some growth now, good luck with your rosebud Kush

 

[inverse]

shits pretty sardonic. how long has your biggest plant be on 12 12 for? 2 weeks?