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The bulb you were interested in would work just fine. 7200K should produce some great results.
I would probably go with 60/40 OF/Perlite, I've seen OF compact pretty badly. And with that, you could likely do almost the entire veg phase and only need to add nutes come flowering time.
Never heard of the paint you're talking about, though I would wager since it would work on a roof, it would work on other rough surfaces, you just need to worry about even application.
I would not bother with that paint. You are going to be dealing with a very messy product there and a hell of a lot of effort getting in on to the walls. Plus it will take days if not weeks for the smell do dissipate. It is a lot of effort when plain white paint will be nearly as good. Better yet, go to home depot and get some Reflectix. It is highly reflective and you can hang it in 1/2 hour and your are done.
The benefits of repotting far outweigh any stress to the plants. You put them in a big pot and the roots are going to stretch and stretch as they never meet any resistance. You want dense root development to support a dense canopy. You will have significantly better results starting in a small pot, moving up to 1 gallon and then into the 5 gallon pot.
you made a good point about the paint. I will paint the walls gloss white and use reflectix over that. How easy is it to make whole's through the reflectix with a hole saw? I don't want to tear it. As for the pots, I been doing a bit research on potting seedlings in cups and in 5 gallon pots and the results are the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigsby
60/40? When I was doing my research on mixing the soil with perlite everyone using FFOF used 30% max. The people who used 20% said they had no problems. I'm going to put at least 1" of perlite on the very bottom then the soil/perlite mix on top.Quote:
Originally Posted by khyberkitsune
There is still a bit of soil compaction that happens when you water, the added perlite is to keep the overall density regular to avoid that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Malsor
I'll keep that in mind. What's your input on veg state, should I veg vertical as well since I'm going to veg in 5 gallon pots?Quote:
Originally Posted by khyberkitsune
Full thing veg and flower. Set and forget :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Malsor
got ya! Now I'm trying to figure out what plant I want to grow :stoned:Quote:
Originally Posted by khyberkitsune
You can punch holes in it with a nail. Use tacks or a staple gun. It's fairly durable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Malsor
You're wrong about going straight into 5 gallon pots. You can do it and you will likely get results but you will get better results by repotting over time. Here is why. You do not want your plant to focus more energy underground than necessary otherwise you sacrifice canopy growth for root growth. With a large pot you end up with stagnant zones of soil that retain water and provide a breading ground for pests, harmful molds, and conditions ripe for root rot. You want the root ball surrounded by fresh, nutrient rich soil. It is important to note that the ability of peat-based mediums to buffer pH degrades over time. As the buffer degrades you may face pH swings and nutrient lockout.
See this sticky on the importance of repotting. I'm going to add it to my signature as I see this question raised quite a bit.
I will deff keep that in mind, bigsby. I'll continue doing my research. Since I started this thread I've been nonstop online researching on everything about growing. Even though its going to be my first grow, I want to go into it know exactly what is needed to be done and grow my plants to their full potential. I don't want to rush into it just because I'm excited to get started. It's like knowing how to take off a plane but no clue as to landing it. I'm doing a whole lot of reading and learning from other people's mistakes.