SeedKing's 1st Grow Northenr Lights/ W Rhino

[SeedKing72]

Yeah, I worried there for awhile that I shocked them with my half ass transplant.. but I tend to them every day.. they are almost like children.. Good question about the heat, I am a bit worried about that.. Fortounately the weather outside is getting really cool, and there is a window in that room... I will watch the heat very closely.. I would be happy to keep it at 80, but it hovers around 85-87, but it is getting cooler outside.. so This saturday I will install the 400WATT light an see what happens, hopefully I will be employed soon and pass the piss test and I can afford a 600Watt HPS and smoke some sack weed..

[HARDDON]

The mid-western latitudes will end summer temps tonight.

From this point on you in that belt or north will no longer have heat problems.

The season change will occur this evening at about 11:30PM EST

[SeedKing72]

Im already seeing it, today I almost had to put on sweater.. This is good because my next grow will be in winter..

[seedbare]

how much cash has this grow cost so far seedking??

[SeedKing72]

Well the most expensive piece was the 400 Watt HPS w/Metal Halide Converter Bulb + Timer.. that was $205.00.. so I will estimate below for you

Roughly $420.00- Consider some of this I can use over and over, some of this I could have gottten cheaper, an ounce of weed around my parts is between $100.00 - $150.00, which is usuall crap with a bunch of seeds.. probably 5-6% THC.. all off this is supposed to be 15-20% THC (but I doubt it), so I am gonna say this would sell for $150 an ounce and this is all for my personal use (Perhaps even more, I am not an expert on these things maybe $200.00) so I need 3 ounces to basically get my money back and I am hoping to have 4-5 plants.. Of course I will get clones from this grow and next time I am doing HYDRO.. (If there is a next time I am paranoid)

1- 400 Watt HID + 2 Bulbs + Dig Timer $205.00
2- 5 2*40 Watt Flors fixtures from Sprawl-Mart $8.00 each = $40.00
3- Roughly $22.00 for seeds (I spent $65 for seeds only used 10)
4- 3-Fox Farm Fertilizers roughly $14.00 each (Grow Big, Big Bloom, Tiger bloom) $42.00
5- 5 cool white bulbs $1.75 each $8.75
6- 5 Warm bulbs $3.00 each $15.00
7- 2 bags of dirt $10.00 each = $20.00
8- 5 5 gallon buckets $1.00 each = 5.00
10- 10 6 inch pots $1.49 each = $14.90
11- PH Meter $7.00
12- Super Thrive $7.00
13- Large bag of Perlite $14.00
14- Misc $40.00 (Gas/Extenstion cords/Water bottle/etc/books)

[SeedKing72]

Tommorow my babies are getting the 400Watt MH and side lighting of Flors.. I hope to see quicker growth, hoping to get them to 18 inches in 2-3 more weeks, probably unlikely.. but I plan to flower when they all average 18 inches.. some will reach there faster...

[SeedKing72]

Added the light, man that suckers gets bright

1. How far should the light be from the canopy of the plants?

[HARDDON]

Answeered your question about the light in the other post where you asked it.

Since those are still babies....stay 24" from them for now.

I still say you are better off with proper CFL lighting, but your MH will work....just not as fast and you might get a bit more stretching.

Optimal growth rate I have been able to acheive thus far with CFL's is 3/4" - 1" per day without any stretch.

You can lose the CFL side lighting for now. It isnt and wont do anything but add to the heat. You can turn it off as the canopy of the plant is far too small to cast harmful shadows at this time.

Just a heat maker is all they are........

Ususally with a 400W MH you wont even need CFLs in your latter veg states either. You WILL need them in flower but not even in veg.....not at your current positions....

Good Luck

[SeedKing72]

I wasnt getting much growth with those lights I had.. I think if I had some better quality CLF's I would get that, those shop lights were weak!!

[HARDDON]

Yea, you are right...you made the right call....

although I personally would have hit the good CFL's myself

How many sq ft you have? and you have 10 plants, yes?

And you intend to flower how many females....ideally?