TartanToker
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Hey y'all, last year i grew 5 super skunk plants from seeds donated to me by a friend, it was the first time i have ever tried growing and knew little about it... I purchased two 4ft flouros from an aquarium shop, 1 that was 40w with a strong blue colour and a second 30w flouro with a warm 'pinkish' glow. Of the 5 seeds i had, 4 survived, 1 gave up after a week or so, of the 4 survivors, 2 were females, after a total of a 3 month grow i got a yield of 50 grams, the plants were quite tall and a little bit stemmy but the whole building stank of pungent skunk! (wasn't good as the cops appeared at the door looking for some random guy i've never heard of and i was very lucky that they didn't investigage further as my girls were at the end of the flowering stage!!!).
The plants were grown in 9 inch pots all the way from seedling to harvest day using standard potting compost with a little vermiculite thrown in.
I'm now at the 'green fingers' stage again as times are tough and i resent paying £140 for an ounce of damp grass! I bought a packet of 'shiva shanti' seeds last year during a hop over to the 'dam' out of the sensi seeds shop and wanna make use of 'em now.
I know flouro tubes aren't really that great for growing with when compared to other high powered alternatives like 'HPS' however i dont have the cash or space to kit out a proper grow room with fans, exhausts etc...
I have also just found out today off my girlfriend that whilst she was cleaning up one day she accidently broke the 40w 'blue' flouro, so i now left with only a 30w warm glow flouro that i used for flowering and i now need to kit myself out quick with grow lights as i started germinating my seeds 2 days ago!!! So any advice that can be offered on lighting a tight space on a tight budget would be great!!!
My growspace is a closet thats about 6ft high, 4ft wide and 2ft deep, i'm not looking to grow 6ft plants, just a quick grow is all im looking for, possibly taking clones and producing a small monthly crop for personal consumption.
Also looking for a little advice on nutrients and soil as i find it difficult to find fertilizers that have a good balance of NPK, i'm in Scotland, so any advice here from UK growers is most welcome.
At the moment my seedlings are starting out in 5 inch pots filled 3/4 with 'John Innes Seed' compost.
Right...! i've rabbled on too long now!!!!! All advice is greatly welcome!!!
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The plants were grown in 9 inch pots all the way from seedling to harvest day using standard potting compost with a little vermiculite thrown in.
I'm now at the 'green fingers' stage again as times are tough and i resent paying £140 for an ounce of damp grass! I bought a packet of 'shiva shanti' seeds last year during a hop over to the 'dam' out of the sensi seeds shop and wanna make use of 'em now.
I know flouro tubes aren't really that great for growing with when compared to other high powered alternatives like 'HPS' however i dont have the cash or space to kit out a proper grow room with fans, exhausts etc...
I have also just found out today off my girlfriend that whilst she was cleaning up one day she accidently broke the 40w 'blue' flouro, so i now left with only a 30w warm glow flouro that i used for flowering and i now need to kit myself out quick with grow lights as i started germinating my seeds 2 days ago!!! So any advice that can be offered on lighting a tight space on a tight budget would be great!!!
My growspace is a closet thats about 6ft high, 4ft wide and 2ft deep, i'm not looking to grow 6ft plants, just a quick grow is all im looking for, possibly taking clones and producing a small monthly crop for personal consumption.
Also looking for a little advice on nutrients and soil as i find it difficult to find fertilizers that have a good balance of NPK, i'm in Scotland, so any advice here from UK growers is most welcome.
At the moment my seedlings are starting out in 5 inch pots filled 3/4 with 'John Innes Seed' compost.
Right...! i've rabbled on too long now!!!!! All advice is greatly welcome!!!
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