triprey
Concerned Medical Patient
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Hello all...
Welcome to my first grow journal. I am an old time user, but stopped for awhile, then got medical problems in my life. Now I use for medical purposes. Since I do not know anyone around to supple me and my state government is still ignorant about how useful Mary is for my condition; I have to grow it myself. I am sure some of you on this forum are in the same boat I am in. With that said...
Grow Room set up:
a 2x4 area in a small closet. Using 4 x 40watt 4' florescent aquarium - plant T-12.
using bag seed this time. (any one now the safest may to get seed on the internet in the US, let me know)
germinated 10 seed (wet paper towel method), got 6 to start
Planted in 3" containers with natural potting soil (no ferts added) and perlite mix.
Using rain water when possible, otherwise, tap water with a little white vinegar to bring the PH level into range, standing for 24 hours.
Adding a little Superthrive
Everything has gone well and I have pictures below. I am at 21 days and started adding a .02-.02-.02 pour on fert yesterday. Plan to use that bottle up by adding fert every 4 days (is that to much or not enough), then start using Schultz 10-15-10 added to water every 5 days. (same question)
I will also add the Schultz to a spray bottle and spray leaves when I go into the flower stage.
I plant to transplant into 8" containers in about a week.
I want to put into flowering in 2 weeks, which will be six weeks from start. I have done a bunch on reading about lighting and know that everyone feels that HPS is the best to use during flowering, but I am still up in the air over this? I am only doing this grow for personal medical, so do not need a massive yield, as I will start another grow as soon as this one is harvested. As I have a ton of medical bills, money is a little tight! But I've been looking at the new CFL's and it looks like, if my calculations are right, that I would need a ton of them. 2x4=8x6000lum=48,000/2400 per 150watt CFL = 20 CFL's. That to me seems like an overkill. I would rather have the low monthly electric bill from the CFL's and the lower heat issue, but the set up cost looks like it would be as much as a 400watt HPS? Anyone have a word on this?
On to the next issue. I have some pics below. I was checking my babies this morning and notice that one looks like it is a male. Look at pics one and two and tell if I am right. I know it is hard to see, but they look like little balls to me. I have pulled it for now, until I get a yes from one of you more experienced growers. Also, a couple of them have purple on the tips of the bottom leaves, I do not think this is a issue, but if it is let me know what it is and how to address it.
Thanks in advance for all your help. I will keep you posted as the grow goes on.
Welcome to my first grow journal. I am an old time user, but stopped for awhile, then got medical problems in my life. Now I use for medical purposes. Since I do not know anyone around to supple me and my state government is still ignorant about how useful Mary is for my condition; I have to grow it myself. I am sure some of you on this forum are in the same boat I am in. With that said...
Grow Room set up:
a 2x4 area in a small closet. Using 4 x 40watt 4' florescent aquarium - plant T-12.
using bag seed this time. (any one now the safest may to get seed on the internet in the US, let me know)
germinated 10 seed (wet paper towel method), got 6 to start
Planted in 3" containers with natural potting soil (no ferts added) and perlite mix.
Using rain water when possible, otherwise, tap water with a little white vinegar to bring the PH level into range, standing for 24 hours.
Adding a little Superthrive
Everything has gone well and I have pictures below. I am at 21 days and started adding a .02-.02-.02 pour on fert yesterday. Plan to use that bottle up by adding fert every 4 days (is that to much or not enough), then start using Schultz 10-15-10 added to water every 5 days. (same question)
I will also add the Schultz to a spray bottle and spray leaves when I go into the flower stage.
I plant to transplant into 8" containers in about a week.
I want to put into flowering in 2 weeks, which will be six weeks from start. I have done a bunch on reading about lighting and know that everyone feels that HPS is the best to use during flowering, but I am still up in the air over this? I am only doing this grow for personal medical, so do not need a massive yield, as I will start another grow as soon as this one is harvested. As I have a ton of medical bills, money is a little tight! But I've been looking at the new CFL's and it looks like, if my calculations are right, that I would need a ton of them. 2x4=8x6000lum=48,000/2400 per 150watt CFL = 20 CFL's. That to me seems like an overkill. I would rather have the low monthly electric bill from the CFL's and the lower heat issue, but the set up cost looks like it would be as much as a 400watt HPS? Anyone have a word on this?
On to the next issue. I have some pics below. I was checking my babies this morning and notice that one looks like it is a male. Look at pics one and two and tell if I am right. I know it is hard to see, but they look like little balls to me. I have pulled it for now, until I get a yes from one of you more experienced growers. Also, a couple of them have purple on the tips of the bottom leaves, I do not think this is a issue, but if it is let me know what it is and how to address it.
Thanks in advance for all your help. I will keep you posted as the grow goes on.