Greetings and hellos all my brothers and sisters. I'm a private user establishing his first indoor grow room for personal use, and this will be my grow journal. At the moment, I have seeds that I ordered online that will be arriving in the next 2 weeks, but I'm also starting this now for input into my setup and suggestions that any of you may have.

I'm a scientist by trade, so I'm trying to be as exact as possible when it comes to the technical specifications of my grow area. So far, I have procured a grow light with a switchable ballast. That is, I have 2 Metal Halide bulbs that will go in it for the vegetative stage, as well 2 High Pressure Sodium bulbs that will go in the same ballast when it is time for flowering. Both are 1000W in size. For those not in the know, metal halide bulbs produce light at the proper frequency for vegetative growth, whereas high pressure sodium bulbs are excellent for flowering.

My intention is to shoot for 3 plants this first go round. With any luck one of them will be a fine lady. In particular, I'm trying the Caramelicious strain, an Indica/Sativa cross that has a decent yield but evidentially is good for a "first crop". I have a small propagation kit that will house my seedlings in rockwool cubes until such time they are ready for their final homes.

To this end, I have purchased some sterile organic soil, along with a large container of worm castings. Truthfully, I was considering growing in pure castings, but I wasn't sure if this would be advisable, so I figured that would be my first question to all of you. Do you think there would be any adverse affect to growing in pure worm castings, as some have suggested to me?

Furthermore, one of my other reasons for growing this strain is its unique smell. That is, rather than the usual skunk effect, this Caramelicious produces a nice sweet aroma that doesn't seem as conspicuous (or so I'm told). Still, just to be cautious and courteous to my neighbors, I've attached a fan and vent system to my light ballast which is connected to an active charcoal filter (or will be I should say, it hasn't arrived yet).

Finally, my room will be set off with a nice CO2 generator to assist with plant growth. Well, in a proper sense it's a propane heater that while burning produces carbon dioxide, but you see where I'm going with this.

Also, I'm using some highly diluted Earth Juice for my nutrient supply, mixed down to 25% strength as to not burn the plants chemically. I'm a little unsure about the feeding though. Do you guys think it's advisable to mix it in my water supply when I want to feed my plants, or would a spray bottle and "leaf feeding" be sufficient?

Anyway, stay tuned for pictures once I get the room completely setup. Any thoughts or criticisms are welcome, and I hope you enjoy this thread!
Clockwork007 Reviewed by Clockwork007 on . New Grower's First Journal Greetings and hellos all my brothers and sisters. I'm a private user establishing his first indoor grow room for personal use, and this will be my grow journal. At the moment, I have seeds that I ordered online that will be arriving in the next 2 weeks, but I'm also starting this now for input into my setup and suggestions that any of you may have. I'm a scientist by trade, so I'm trying to be as exact as possible when it comes to the technical specifications of my grow area. So far, I have Rating: 5