yet another first timer grow log

[xmk]

i started my first grow about 4 days ago now, im using a rubbermade grow tub, two 45 gallong tubs on top of each other(pictured below) for lights right now im running 6 100w cfl's(26 actual watts each) my temps are hanging around 78-80 degrees

for soil im using 50% fox farm ocean forest potting soil mixed with 50% perlite

for ferts i will be using general hydroponics floraMicro, floraGrow and FloraBloom

for nutrients i will be using cha ching, open sesame and beastie bloomz

on the first i put my seeds in moist paper towels, by the third i had a 100% germination rate, and put them into the soil mix, gave them a VERY VERY small dose of floraMicro and "tented" my pots by pulling saran wrap over them to increase humidity and hopefully my chances of getting some good females, i checked on them early this morning(may 5th) and they have already broken through the soil and are showing their seedling leaves, ive taken the humidity tents off now and did a second watering with just plain water

and last but not least im growing blue mystic and papaya from nirvana seeds, ive got four plants total, two of each.

xmk Reviewed by xmk on 05-05-2007. yet another first timer grow log i started my first grow about 4 days ago now, im using a rubbermade grow tub, two 45 gallong tubs on top of each other(pictured below) for lights right now im running 6 100w cfl's(26 actual watts each) my temps are hanging around 78-80 degrees for soil im using 50% fox farm ocean forest potting soil mixed with 50% perlite for ferts i will be using general hydroponics floraMicro, floraGrow and FloraBloom for nutrients i will be using cha ching, open sesame and beastie bloomz on the Rating: 5

[hydrocannabis]

looks great so far.

[r00tdoctor]

Ive had good results vegging my plants with cfls , was going to flower with them but I decided to get a hps. I will be watching your grow keep us updated ! lol

[faithlessxxx]

Lights, temps, medium, all sound good.

[ZeldaG.]

Nice! Good Luck!

[UMrocksmysocks]

i really like that storage bin design alot of people have been using lately, looks very effective for smaller grow ops nice work, ill be here watching and commenting the whole way :rasta:

[xmk]

yeah the grow tubs are GREAT, im using one double the size of the one in the orig. how to post so im hopping i can cram two plants in each, the papaya strain is an indica so if i put one of each in each tub i should have pleanty of room, thanks for all the help in advance, i picked up a copy of the bible about a month ago so with some luck and reading i dont anticipate running into too many problems, also forgot to mention in the first post that im running my lights on a 17/7 light schedual... now this is where im kind of conflicted, the bible said a 15 hour light period would produce more females but then like 5 pages later says that plants need 18 hours of light. what do most of you start your lights at? Ive seen that most do 18/6 so i figuer 17 is kind of between the two

[Tim7587]

Looks good man, my first grow to one thread down from you im only a few days further into the grow cycle than you. Cant wait to see the outcome of this.

[xmk]

ok, ive got one more thing im unclear about, when were talking temps are we talking soil temps or air temps? moved my therm. around today and the temp on the soil is only about 72 but the temp of the air is around 80, should i get that soil temp up to around 80? if i do that my air temp will be around 90 does that make much of a difference?

[blank_21]

No dont worry about soil temp, keep the temperature in the box between 72 - 82 and youl be fine