MightyMonte88
New Member
Ok this is my first ever attempt to grow so here we go..
Medium
I'm using soil as my medium, i didn't want to try and dive into something like hydroponics. I'm using miracle grow and i wish i hadn't but its what i had to use for now, next grow i'm using better soil.
I'm using the nutes - What to use and how guide. "If You Used MG soil, do NOT nute at all during veg... and use only additional P-K and supplements without "N" during bloom..." this is because the soil I'm using has time released nutes so when should i start feeding my plants and should i use the miracle grow feed like the guide says?
Strain
My plants are an unknown strain, with my next grow i want to buy some seeds. I figured i'd use what i have for the "Trail and error" process. I don't know if this makes a difference but i used seeds i found from some reallly quality bud, first time i had ever found seeds in this kind of bud before and there where only 6 or so in a half ounce.
Age/State
I'm at day 25 since they sprouted up out of the soil, still in Veg state and i'm unsure how long to keep them in the veg state. My tallest plant so far is 10 1/2" tall, the others are only an 1" behind her. I took the measurement last night, i just took another one this morning and my one plant grew another 1/2" overnight it's crazy how fast plant life grows haha.
Room Temp/Hum
I keep the Room temp around 75-80 F during the day and try to taper it back to 72-75 F at night. I have a fan constantly blowing on the plants.
I've come up with another way to regulate the temp in the room and its really working. We live in an area were we don't need A/C so its never on, i closed all the vents in my house except the grow room vent and the A/C hardly runs and keeps that room at the exact temps i want it at.
I'm trying to keep humidity around 45-60% but sometimes it drops down to 20%, i'm going to have to get a humidifier. Rarely have i ever got it up past 45%
Buckets
The plants are in 5 gal buckets i think, they are either 3.5 or 5 gal. I put rocks at the bottom to help with drainage.
Watering
I water twice a day, i feel like i'm watering too much but i always wait until the soil is just about dried out at the top. Whats the best way to go about watering? I was using distilled water but i was told because i won't be nuting that i should switch to spring water so i did, i always let the water sit with the cap off to let anything i don't want in the water evap off.
PH Testing
I don't have a PH testing kit yet but i'm ordering it this week. I was supposed to have it already but didnt have the money.
Amazon: Luster Leaf 1601 Rapitest Soil Test Kit
That's the one i'm picking up, it also comes with a soil moister meter so i can keep a closer eye on watering.
Lighting
I'm using a 600 WATT MH buld for veg right now, when i start flowing i have a 600 WATT HPS bulb to use.
Pests
A curious cat, none other than that.
Pics
My phone takes terrible pictures, the plants are actually a much brighter green than that. That picture was taken about 2 hours before lights out, sometimes the plants like to sag and i was told that was probably from heat, so that's why i started air cooling the room with A/C.
Help and advice would be muuuuch appreciated, thanks guys.
Medium
I'm using soil as my medium, i didn't want to try and dive into something like hydroponics. I'm using miracle grow and i wish i hadn't but its what i had to use for now, next grow i'm using better soil.
I'm using the nutes - What to use and how guide. "If You Used MG soil, do NOT nute at all during veg... and use only additional P-K and supplements without "N" during bloom..." this is because the soil I'm using has time released nutes so when should i start feeding my plants and should i use the miracle grow feed like the guide says?
Strain
My plants are an unknown strain, with my next grow i want to buy some seeds. I figured i'd use what i have for the "Trail and error" process. I don't know if this makes a difference but i used seeds i found from some reallly quality bud, first time i had ever found seeds in this kind of bud before and there where only 6 or so in a half ounce.
Age/State
I'm at day 25 since they sprouted up out of the soil, still in Veg state and i'm unsure how long to keep them in the veg state. My tallest plant so far is 10 1/2" tall, the others are only an 1" behind her. I took the measurement last night, i just took another one this morning and my one plant grew another 1/2" overnight it's crazy how fast plant life grows haha.
Room Temp/Hum
I keep the Room temp around 75-80 F during the day and try to taper it back to 72-75 F at night. I have a fan constantly blowing on the plants.
I've come up with another way to regulate the temp in the room and its really working. We live in an area were we don't need A/C so its never on, i closed all the vents in my house except the grow room vent and the A/C hardly runs and keeps that room at the exact temps i want it at.
I'm trying to keep humidity around 45-60% but sometimes it drops down to 20%, i'm going to have to get a humidifier. Rarely have i ever got it up past 45%
Buckets
The plants are in 5 gal buckets i think, they are either 3.5 or 5 gal. I put rocks at the bottom to help with drainage.
Watering
I water twice a day, i feel like i'm watering too much but i always wait until the soil is just about dried out at the top. Whats the best way to go about watering? I was using distilled water but i was told because i won't be nuting that i should switch to spring water so i did, i always let the water sit with the cap off to let anything i don't want in the water evap off.
PH Testing
I don't have a PH testing kit yet but i'm ordering it this week. I was supposed to have it already but didnt have the money.
Amazon: Luster Leaf 1601 Rapitest Soil Test Kit
That's the one i'm picking up, it also comes with a soil moister meter so i can keep a closer eye on watering.
Lighting
I'm using a 600 WATT MH buld for veg right now, when i start flowing i have a 600 WATT HPS bulb to use.
Pests
A curious cat, none other than that.
Pics
My phone takes terrible pictures, the plants are actually a much brighter green than that. That picture was taken about 2 hours before lights out, sometimes the plants like to sag and i was told that was probably from heat, so that's why i started air cooling the room with A/C.
Help and advice would be muuuuch appreciated, thanks guys.
