I think I've assimilated enough info so as not to embarrass myself, but I'll be dead when I quit learnin'. Sooo..... just keep reading and you'll find the stupid questions!!
OK, the grow room. About an 8 ft by 16 ft cinder block addition to my garage. No windows and open rafters. I'm using an area that's about 4 ft by 6 ft at one end.
Lights.... Two 400W MH's, with 4 ft fluorescents on three sides. Currently on the vegetation stage I'm running them 20/4. (I just hung the flo's a few days ago) The plants set on an electrical lift table, so I've played with the distance and found that I can have them as close as 6 or 8 inches. I think it's because the ventilation carries so much heat out.
Ventilation.... Intake is through a 16 inch by 8 inch vent (removed a block), and has a fiber type filter inset. For exhaust, a 12 inch turbine on the roof with a panel underneath the rafters below it. Directly attached to the panel is ducting from my reflector. I used an old 4 ft fluorescent fixture to mount the bulbs with an 8 inch exhaust fan between and put half of a regular fan type reflector on each end with a piece of ThermaPly for the sides. I also put a piece below each flo. fixture and joined them so as to form a reflector from below.http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/y...growlog047.jpg
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Temperatures have been running between the high 50's to the low 70's.
Water and food... I'm using tap water that has set in a 5 gal bucket for a few days and using Botanicare nutes which I've fed only once and some high nitrogen Miracle Gro once prior.
Genetics??? Six are an assortment of "some good meds, man!" from a friend of a friend, three are volunteers that showed up in a flower bed around the time I was getting started. I'm sure that I was probably stoned enough to interpret their arrival as an omen, so naturally they're invited!
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Through my travels I've come up with an aeroponic clone machine which I'd like to use once I find the jewel of this bunch. This development, along with the fact that I am probably growing 3, 4, or even more different strains leaves me in a little bit of a puzzle, and I hope to gain some knowledge from you. It's a timing thing. It's nearly 6 weeks of veg now and the plants range 8 to 15 inches. I was thinking that it would be logical to keep vegging the small ones while I started the bigger ones to flower, but I made no provisions for two separate lighting areas. I started with the intention of growing only from store bought seed and (some of my better thinking!) thought that two lighting areas weren't necessary but I couldn't afford the seeds and finances made it simple to start out with these donations. Since then, I've been able to order and receive a dozen feminized White Widow seeds. I would like to start them now , but that's not at the top of the list. I have been wondering if I were to put these outdoors would they be able to come to maturity?
Also, everyplace I've found talking about cloning says to take cuttings while the plant is in a vegetative state. How could I know which plant to take cuttings from unless they flower first?
Damn!, guess I orta light one and contemplate this scenario!
More pics in a short. (I hope) Maybe I can figure out how to do this!
