Heya all

Just started my first *real* grow here so I figured I would make a log of it

The very first seedling I had attempted a few years ago died on me from lack of light on the window sil ( /slap-self-in-face )
I shoulda read before I tried... stupid me Oh well... live n learn I guess.


This one is just some bagseed since I didnt feel like dumping money on good seeds that I might F up for my first real grow attempt here.

At the moment I have just this one seedling started in a 2'W x 2 1/2'L x 2 1/2'H cardboard box (going ghetto style for the moment lol) and 3 other seeds that are still germinating in some paper towels. (Praying for at least 1 lady out of these)

I will be moving them into a grow cabinet very soon here, which I am still building, and hopefully I'll have it finished by tuesday night if all goes well.


I'm starting this one under 2 25w cfls (100 watt equiv) and 2 15w cfl's (60 watt equiv) both in the 6500k temp range which I picked up today. Unfortunately these were the only 5000k+ range cfl bulbs they had in stock at the small hardware store here locally.

Need to make a trip to home depot tommorow and I will be picking a few more up to help with veg. Figuring around 200watts worth of cfl's should be adequate for just one plant. I hope that will be enough for 1 (maybe 2) smaller sized plants. I'll get more if the others successfully germinate.

Not expecting too much since this is my first real attempt at growing, but I'm not gonna complain if it does better either

If I can do well with this grow I will definetly invest in a 400w mh and a 400w hps once this grow is done.

For flowering I plan on using the 8 25w cfl's I have that are in the 2700k temps. I will pick up more if I see this one really start to take off, but for now this is what I'm gonna start with. I cant really complain about costs yet, since I only paid .99c each for these ones. The 6500k cfl's were $11 a pop for the 25w and $8 each for the 15w.


Will it be ok to use a couple of the 2700k bulbs for veg along with these 4 6500k bulbs ?




I am currently using Schultz Cactus and Succulent Potting Mix. The wife had it around and she uses it for her houseplants so I had some free potting soil availible right away. I know Schultz makes some good products from what I've read around here and on a few other sites. Here's a link to check it out.

http://www.schultz.com/ProductCatego...ts/CactusSoil/

The bag says it contains 28-38% reed-sedge peat, sphagnum peat moss, perilite, and washed sand. The bag also says it provides excellent drainage, improves root aeration and contains organic matter.

Is this soil going to work out fairly well ?

Or should I switch to something different before I plant the others ? (assuming they germinate)


Luckily my tap water here is Ph'ing at just over 7 so thats all good. thumbsup:


Well here it is...

This seed germinated overnight. It took just over 16 hours to crack open and show roughly an 1/8th inch tap root. That was much, much, much faster than I expected LOL! So now I'm kinda rushing to get my grow box built within the next 2 days so it can have a nice happy life in there.


I've been able to maintain temps in the 72-76 F range inside the small box (with the 4 cfl's running) pretty good so far on that. Hopefully adding a few more cfl's isnt gonna drive temps up all too much. Since they will be going into a grow box roughly 2x-3x this size I dont think the heat will be too much of a problem. I have a few small multi-speed desk fans around to help with airflow for the box as well.





Heres a pic of my super fast sprouting baby on day 2 since it popped up out of the soil under 24/0.

Looking to be in good shape so far I think

Any tips and/or comments are welcome
Firebloom Reviewed by Firebloom on . My First Grow Log Heya all Just started my first *real* grow here so I figured I would make a log of it :) The very first seedling I had attempted a few years ago died on me from lack of light on the window sil ( /slap-self-in-face ) I shoulda read before I tried... stupid me :( Oh well... live n learn I guess. This one is just some bagseed since I didnt feel like dumping money on good seeds that I might F up for my first real grow attempt here. Rating: 5