First time indoor grow: Need help friends!

[scrumpdilly]

Are you soaking the pot when you water? I would go grab some distilled water from the store. It PH's around 5.8-7.0 Should be fine.

 

[1st Maximus]

Are you soaking the pot when you water? I would go grab some distilled water from the store. It PH's around 5.8-7.0 Should be fine.

Brilliant really appreciate your help. Distilled won’t affect the grow?

 

[scrumpdilly]

Brilliant really appreciate your help. Distilled won’t affect the grow?

All I used is distilled. My well water sucks.

 

[1st Maximus]

All I used is distilled. My well water sucks.

If it’s good enough for a top grower then it’s good enough for this novice lol thank u for the help

 

[scrumpdilly]

If it’s good enough for a top grower then it’s good enough for this novice lol thank u for the help

Hahaha. I am by no means a top grower. Just have some experience and a lot of reading under my belt. Thank you though and good luck! I recommend starting a journal and this will make it easier for everyone to help out in the future.

 

[1st Maximus]

Hahaha. I am by no means a top grower. Just have some experience and a lot of reading under my belt. Thank you though and good luck! I recommend starting a journal and this will make it easier for everyone to help out in the future.

I will start journal ASAP thank you again

 

[scrumpdilly]

I will start journal ASAP thank you again

People in this community are always willing to help!

 

[M4rco2t0ned]

I have a couple 10L smart pots coming. Together with PH- and some coco a&b nutrients. I have also purchased some ZAMNESIA Monster Bud mix, I'll be using it for the next auto I'll plant. COB led has yet to come, I have my third set of serrated leaves coming out

 

[M4rco2t0ned]

Hi fellow growers,

I am posting an update with my new lamp and ph levels. Here is the lamp: Cree CXB3590 3500K 100W.My current temperatures have risen already to 21.5-22.5 C from the lamp, humidity levels fluctuate from 70-80% depending on when my fan is on.
For the nutrients Top coco A+B from Top crop and Bac Ph Down since my tap water ph is 7. I have given a watering today with a tiny bit of nutrients and with a Ph level of 5.78. The runoff from the bottom of the pot was at a Ph level of 6.15.
I was wondering if I should purchase Cal mag or any other product.
Thanks for the replies, any tips and comments are always appreciated.

 

[1st Maximus]

Welcome friend. Nice garden.
Have you had a chance to look at some journals?
All you need to know is there. Use ph up or down to set it. In coco you want as close to 5.8 as you can get.

Just question how do I start journalnewbie lol

 

[scrumpdilly]

Just question how do I start journalnewbie lol

Start a thread here-->Journals in Progress

 

[Buds Buddy]

Cheers bud, I appreciate your help. My guess for the tent size is what you said 2x2x4. I have looked into Mars lights and COB leds. I have decided to purchase a COB, I will test it out and see how it goes. For nutes and making the ph more acidic, do you have any more suggestions apart the cal mag?

As said, most use pH up or Down to adjust pH. You can also use Lemon Juice to lower pH & Baking Soda to raise pH.

 

[Buds Buddy]

Any recommendations on what I could do to bring them up? What heating methods would be the most affordable? @CO Finest
I have a small tent so I doubt it would take a lot to go up 5 degrees
I am waiting for my LED cob to come in and see how it'll go. Thanks for the replies and help

I think the COB light will probably raise your tent temp the 5 degrees. I'd wait and see before adjusting things. You might have to adjust back if you do.

 

[Buds Buddy]

Photos no nutes yet. Was gonna start nutes at 4 weeks.watered 3 days ago

No, No, No ! Never feed just water to plants in Coco. Treat it the same as Hydro. Nutes every time, every day.
Do you have Coco nutes ? Some are pH perfect (really not perfect, but pretty close); so you could feed & not worry too much till your pen gets here.
Keep in mind those cheapo $10 - $15 pens aren't worth a shit. I tested my nutes with 3 different cheapos and got 3 different pH readings that were quite different. That was the end of cheapos for me. Just bought a BlueLab the other day.

 

[Buds Buddy]

Hi fellow growers,

I am posting an update with my new lamp and ph levels. Here is the lamp: Cree CXB3590 3500K 100W.My current temperatures have risen already to 21.5-22.5 C from the lamp, humidity levels fluctuate from 70-80% depending on when my fan is on.
For the nutrients Top coco A+B from Top crop and Bac Ph Down since my tap water ph is 7. I have given a watering today with a tiny bit of nutrients and with a Ph level of 5.78. The runoff from the bottom of the pot was at a Ph level of 6.15.
I was wondering if I should purchase Cal mag or any other product.
Thanks for the replies, any tips and comments are always appreciated.

Don't let those drops of water stay on the leaves during lights on. You will get leaf damage & think it's something else. Plants drink from the underside of the leaves. Not the top.

 

[Oldhippie59]

Welcome my friend!

 

[Buds Buddy]

If you want to keep things simple with excellent results buy a bag of Mega Crop All Purpose Plant Food, Cal Mag & pH down. All you need for the entire grow.

 

[Tbe]

As said, most use pH up or Down to adjust pH. You can also use Lemon Juice to lower pH & Baking Soda to raise pH.

But lemon juice coukd kill good bacteria, so small Amounts is what ive read, correct me if im wrong??? And delete if nonsense lol

 

[Buds Buddy]

But lemon juice coukd kill good bacteria, so small Amounts is what ive read, correct me if im wrong??? And delete if nonsense lol

I've never heard that; but maybe. I've used Lemon Juice for a few days at a time when I ran out of pH down. But just till payday when I bought a new bottle. Never had a plant issue from using it. I'll have to research to find out if it effects it or not. I actually got that info from one of my grow magazines. Now to find the magazine to see what it says.

 

[M4rco2t0ned]

Thanks @Buds Buddy , I have Top coco A & B nutrients by the company Top Crop, ph of nutes Is 6,5. Together with PH- which uses nitric acid. I will buy Calmag for the coco. About the temperature it is not really going higher then 22. I have had the new light on overnight and same temps. I was thinking of getting another lamp, due to purchasing some more fans to have ventilation inside the grow tent.