ZTEC
Medicinal Grower
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I have a box fan I was using this summer to blow air from outside the room (temp around 65 humidity around 70%) into the grow area but I have to leave door open for that then the light shines up the whole room (outside of grow area) which is obvious (trying to keep it secretive). I have a 12 volt computer fan about 5" x 5" sucking air from outside (temp range now is 40 - 65 degrees), down a 4" tube and expelling out where another small fan blows it towards plants. Hoping this will give it some outside air, better then my basement air? (any other suggestions welcome). But then I have two fans 5" x 5" computer fans next to eachother, sucking hot air from the bulb into a 3" duct and expelled outside. Wondering if I place it more towards ceiling will it expel more hot air then down by light? Since I have it on the source of heat am I expelling the most hot air already? Also placed near plants is an oscillating fan on low, blowing air around. I would like to make my room air tight and just be able to have constant air movement. There is some yellow growth from when they were younger I was gone for a few days and they got a little close to the light and got burnt some have nute burn from me adding a little to much of some organic fertilizers when I transplanted them three weeks ago (three weeks into flowering). The only thing I have added since the transplant is garden lime because the ph of the soil was in 6's and one was almost 5 (I think the ph of peat moss is around 5) and also the nutes I added probably dropped it a bit. I got some pics of the nutes I use wondering what I should give them next time I water? I have triple phosphate (0-52-0) also a bone meal with a bit of nitrogen (1-11-0). But I also have some fertilizer that is (5-5-3 w/ micro-nutes) Don't know which to give them and when's a good time? Does organic fertilizers stay in soil a while because it has to break down and then be used by plant or do they get used up pretty quick? I know they need other micro-nutes and maybe nitrogen in small dosage? Or should it just be full phosphate til done? So far the growth is green and no signs of illness or pests (had a fly strip in there this summer because flies were horrible). Its been 3 weeks since the last treatment of triple phosphate and garden lime. I am seriously looking at buying my soil and ferts from foxfarm but didn't know if there was another brand just as good, maybe cheaper? I know you get what you paid for most of the time but I guess it's not always true? I've been watering these one gallon pots about twice a week and the soil seems really light when dry so the roots should be penetrating the soil very well. I am trying the SOG method this round because of the light situation only 1 400 watt HPS. These plants are a little over a foot tall and are 3 weeks into flowering, there is seven of them flowering (indica's). Hopefully I did everything correct and the photos post with this reply but I'm down for any suggestions I got a bit of money coming up not much, thinking about buying some worm castings and adding that to the peat moss with perlite and maybe invest in foxfarm fertilizers. Does that sound like a decent soil mix? Well i'm done talking finally, all ears! Thanks!