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.


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!






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!
Dawg56 Reviewed by Dawg56 on . Dawgarten 1 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 Rating: 5