Smokerjoes 2nd Journal

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Hello SmokerJoe. I've read many of your posts on other threads & am subscribing.

 

[PeytonManning]

Subscribed. How them steelers doing? You excited for football? Can't wait to see how this grow comes along.

 

[SmokerJoe]

Hey Peyton welcome aboard. Just about to post the initial pics.

 

[SmokerJoe]

This is the growroom all cluttered with various items and grow supplies. Had to hide it somewhere for the inspection so hid it under laundry baskets and stuff.

 

[SmokerJoe]

All clean. Took about 10 minutes to move everything out. I already vacuumed and wiped the walls after I took everything down.

See that black ring on the wall? It was there before we moved in. I was mentioning this my last grow because its in a circle so is this a sign of the previous occupant growing for piping or something? It just seems odd to me

 

[PeytonManning]

Whew, that looks like a lot of work. But this is a labor of love, so it'll be fun. I'll have to go back to the start and read what strains you got for this grow.

 

[SmokerJoe]

Here is the growroom all ready for the lights to be put in tomorrow. This is a 4 mm thick anti heat detection mylar. It goes up fairly easy and wrinkle free. It took about 45 minutes to hang it.Simple tacks do the trick.

police use flir scanners that detect heat. This heat shows a thermal image and is used as evidence of grows. They can driveby to do this or more commonly flyby in a helicopter. This mylar reduces the heat footprint to show nothing that can be used because there are no hotspots to detect. It also is 96-98% reflective and is better then a flat white paint and much better then a mirror.

 

[SmokerJoe]

Whew, that looks like a lot of work. But this is a labor of love, so it'll be fun. I'll have to go back to the start and read what strains you got for this grow.

Havent mentioned a strain yet. Its still the northern lights bagseed, although this time they are seeds I made and since I put all badseeds into 1 container to be planted it could be a mix of strains we will find out. I was supposed to be getting a nice lump sum of cash and was going to order seeds and more lights BEFORE this grow but it seems it wont be doable until during or the next grow sadly.

 

[SmokerJoe]

This is just a sample piece I tacked to the door to show you. This stuff comes in a roll which was 100.00 but the roll will last me years as this stuff is reusable and is washable.A bit to pay but the benefits will be seen in 1 grow and the value is easily made up for after then.Thats how I choose to view it anyways. Well thats all the pictures for today.

 

[PeytonManning]

That's a sweet grow space. I feel you on the seed money dilemma, I've been trying to order more seeds for months but always end up delayed. It'll be cool to see what you pull out of the genetics bag.

 

[daTenshi]

Great start Joe Loving the clean space!!!

 

[SmokerJoe]

Thanks. Lots of work hate it when im doing it makes me rethink growing but when im done im glad again.

 

[KingJohnC]

Subscribed.

 

[budnoob2]

Thanks for the invite Joe, can't wait to see some more of your magic

 

[budnoob2]

Cool, I'm building out new grow room(s) soon. Still have a lot of cleaning up to do first but I'll be posting some new grow room pics in my journal soon too I hope.

 

[SmokerJoe]

Hey everyone just cleaning and putting the lights up then filling the buckets with soil. Will put up pictures after. Have a nice day

 

[SmokerJoe]

Have to wait for the gf to get home to tell me where the powercords are but im still here.

 

[SmokerJoe]

Here is the room with the g8 450 watt led and the 600 watt hps/mh unit. I switched to a less used bulb thought it be the white but its the auburn ugh so I may find the one I was looking for idk. The auburn just completely overpowers the light from the G8. Eventually the hps will be removed as I go to all led. When you rehang your lights make sure to use windex to clean all the glass and the bulb. You can lose up to 20% of your lights from smudges from fingerprints and dust. If you have a hps light you can take off the glass plate from the light fixture and it will increase the light by 10% This is because when light hits glass it bounces and gets trapped.

 

[PeytonManning]

Aside from the auburn, everything is looking great! Room will look even better when you get a few plants in there.

 

[SmokerJoe]

Well if I cant find the white mh I will have to make due. Its more in the red so its gonna cause some stretching but I am pretty aggressive with my training so it wont be a issue but still would like the white so it looks more like a closet light and not a sunset going on in my closet. Plus its higher in the blue spectrum which helps promote better vegetative growth but since I didnt think id be able to get going until november I will make due even if I replace the 600 watt with 200 watt of cfl it will be fine since im not set on how long I will veg just yet.I for sure want smoke before the end of football season or for sure by the playoffs. Its been to many months since I had anything to smoke.