first indoor grow

[stinkyattic]

then transplanting them into 5 gallon buckets. i should i drill a few holes in the bottom of the buckets and prop the buckets up on something high enough to fit like a pan underneath to catch water that drains out?

5 gallon pails have that solid ridge on the bottom so even if you drill holes in the bottom they won't drain unless you prop them up. I always drill holes in the SIDES of my buckets too.

and finally i planed on not using any ferts or nuts just watering about ever other day, but if i have any money left over after the soil and buckets and lights i plan on getting at least a little something...any ideas?

You have to fertilize if you want to make growing indoors worthwhile. Wait until the plants have at least 2 sets of leaves, not counting the cotyledons. Start them off with a weak solution. Fertilizer is CHEAP. Good fertilizer isn't, but it's worth it.

Oh, and you can usually find free buckets- Chinese restaurants get soy sauce by the 5 gallon pail. Mexican places get sour cream in big 3-gallon pails. Got any friends who are line cooks?

[dryst]

i bought 2 27 w cfl bulbs today to hold me over for a week or 2 is this enough or should i get a few more untill i get the hps in place?

the highest wattage bulb the hardware store had was 250 hps and it was 29.99 a bulb

[dryst]

* 2 26w cfl bulbs

[dryst]

ok so...bad news...i found out the person i was going to grow with just fell threw and doesnt want to do it anymore...w/e...so ill take the first 6-8 seeds that germinate and put them into a little started pot kit thing i bought for like $5 at the local hardware shop. id grow it all al my house but if my mom finds it im pretty sure she'd call the po on me...so...once they start to smell ill move them out doors...

i have a question with lighting...do u think 2 26 watt cfls and a 250 watt hps is enough to hold 6-8 plants with enough lighting for about 2-3 weeks until im able to move the grow outdoors?


oh btw i placed the ziplock baggy with the germinating seeds underneath a heating pad which i have to repeatidly turn on...and so far 3 of the 20 seeds have crackednd are showing a small sprout, should i take those 3 and plant them now or wait a little longer for a little more growth before i plant them?

[4x5]

Your lighting will be adequate, and plant those seedlings! Please be safe, don't get caught.

[dryst]

so i planted the 3 germinated seeds into the starter pot thing and watered it...thing is the water just collects on top of the soil...i thought about mixing the soil up but i dont want to hurl the seedlings...so u see my dilema...do i just wait and see if it finally soaks in?

i put together a grow box of sort..complied of a card board box about 2x2' and 3feet tall and turned it upside down and cut i hole in the middle of the top and on the side so i can fit my hand in there to water the plants the hole on the side i can just replace it when im finished so it closes the gap...the hole on top is only about an inch square so i could feed the extension cord down into it and then i plugged the 2 26w cfls in and lowered it to about 3 or 4 inches above the soil the only thing is the heat in there...is the any way i can keep the heat from building up to much in there, maybe like an extrmely small fan?

also i plan on puting foil on the inside of the box

ill post pics either today or tomorrow

[dryst]

or maybe cut holes in the box for air ventiliation?(sp?)

[chisme]

YES. Make sure your soil has about 30% minimum of perlite and alot of holes at the bottom and 2 inches up the side for good drainage.

And yes, prop it up so the water can leak out. I normally water untill its dripping from the bottom and then leave it.


Chisme, hows your plants doing man?

2 be honest mate.....really shit i dunno wtf is goin on right but they r a month old and not even a foot high!!!! loadsa nodes but theyre so frigging short its pissing me off....i think it the heat we had

[chisme]

lol if halogens worked trust me we'd all have a much easier life lol

[dryst]

heh...just looked on the box of my cfls and their soft white...thats bad isnt it?