First Time grower.

[dustinroy30]

Hey guys Dustin here. This is my first grow. I am starting with a 2*4 tent, mars hydro 250, auto flowering seeds (2 Chemdog 2 Zkittles) using general Hydro fora trio, Calimagic (General Hydro), have a carbon scrubber and fans. My lung room is just the spare room in my house. I am wondering if anyone has any advice maybe they worked with a Mars Hydro sp 250 before. I am just kinda worried that I will ruin this. I know that it is very easy /oo, I am using COCO COIR and Pearlite 70/30 mix. Thank you for taking the time to read the ramblings here.

 

[Daxtell]

Welcome. I'm pretty new but there are some experts here that will chime in soon. You came to the right place.

 

[Keef]

Dustin - Welcome to MP !-- Jumping right into water farming on your 1st grow is bold !-- U got everything U need but I would suggest using Fox Farm Ocean Forest dirt on your 1st grow !- It will make it easier !- Then U can move on to water and some feminized photo period plants if U wish !-- I'm a cloner --root sprayer and work with mostly indicas -- Good luck on your grow !- There are some who grow autos that can steer U better than me!

 

[Daxtell]

One thing that I've read is that the amounts of plant fertilizer/ nutritions is high of you follow directions on the bottles. I burned my first seeds by having too strong a mix. They recovered but it put them back a little while. With auto plants, you want to prevent set backs. Dilute it by half of more. Let your water sit out a day before using it if you are using treated water. It lets the chlorine off gas, or evaporate out in air.

 

[Locked]

Welcome to MP. Make sure you have a good PH meter as well as a PPM meter. I am a dirt farmer so I can't help with Hydro. Green Mojo.

 

[burnin1]

Welcome!

 

[Lesso]

I use sp 250s. Let us know if you have questions

 

[dustinroy30]

KEEF. Thanks man for the tips. I usually do that (jump in the deep end) I went with coco as i have learned about it and it seems actually easier. I was told that I should do a bit of coco then go to the dirt. I Love how you clone my brother. I have a ton of questtions when i get there on my next grow. Have a killer week KEEF and all of you brothers and sisters on here

 

[dustinroy30]

Daxtell you bring up a huge point. I am using a quarter right of the "reccomended" amount. I only have one plant that has came up from the four i planted. I never used any for the first week. I also planted two in coco and two in soil. I did a whole bunch of thingst that people told me. I really like the coco. Easier for me.

 

[Keef]

Dustin when U start seed use a seed starting mix the plant needs no food for awhile !- It comes with it's built in nutrition- The seed starting mixes have no real nutes in them - it encourages the roots to grow faster !-- Then U can put them in a grow medium that has some nutes !- With Coco coir you'll be feeding with a dilute nute solution !- U may need a little cal/mag - My plants never know dirt !- I start them in some biofoam cubes - Then when they tall enough to fit thru one my aero collars they get an aero basket and collar and go into a grower box !-- I'll take them to bloom when I can pinch the top out and they still 6-8 tall !-- I pinch out the top grow point to encourage branching - I give them a week or so to recover then off to 12/12 bloom to be sexed !-- The girls show themselves I can take bottom limbs as clones and I got the girl locked in !- Sometimes I let the little things finish while I'm making clones to run a mess of it !--

 

[Steve1]

Welcome! These plants we love to grow can be finicky but as I've learned they can be very resilient. You will get some great advice here