help with getting my project going

[chadthorton]

this is my first attempt to grow so i have some questions about everything

my set us is in a 3 by 3 by 9 closet, i'm growing nirvana ak 48, i plan on painting the walls white or should i use mylar

LIGHT?
i'm buying everything off of insidesun.com.
1. what type of light should i use after they sprout and for veg?
2. should i use 250 watt mh or 400 watt for my space?
3. when the veg is over and i want to flower should i use a 250 hps or 400 hps
4. do i need to buy another light or just get an hps bulb

AFTER GERMINATION?
5. what size pot do i need to plant them in?
6. how many should i grow for this area? 3ft by 3ft by 9ft
7. do i need different types of soil for getting it to sprout and the veg process?
8. what should the light cycle be in this stage


VEG?
9. should i let if veg for 4 weeks or 6 weeks?
10. what should the light cycle be in the stage?

sorry so many questions and thanks for the help, i'll post pics and other questions as they come

chadthorton Reviewed by chadthorton on 11-16-2006. help with getting my project going this is my first attempt to grow so i have some questions about everything my set us is in a 3 by 3 by 9 closet, i'm growing nirvana ak 48, i plan on painting the walls white or should i use mylar LIGHT? i'm buying everything off of insidesun.com. 1. what type of light should i use after they sprout and for veg? 2. should i use 250 watt mh or 400 watt for my space? 3. when the veg is over and i want to flower should i use a 250 hps or 400 hps 4. do i need to buy another light or Rating: 5

[stinkyattic]

Welcome to the boards...
All this info is on the FAQs but since you were nice enough to put it in a list, and I'm bored...

i plan on painting the walls white or should i use mylar

white. flat white. oil-based kilz primer is the cat's ass.

i'm buying everything off of insidesun.com.

Cool, spring for the house brand, not the 'econo'.

1. what type of light should i use after they sprout

Flourescents, as close as you can get them to the plants. If you want to spend some cash, a 2-foot T5 new wave fixture is AMAZING.

and for veg?

Cool white flouros, lots of them. Or a MH, but I use both and honestly I like flouros better.

2. should i use 250 watt mh or 400 watt for my space?

more watts is always better.....

3. when the veg is over and i want to flower should i use a 250 hps or 400 hps

The 400. Definitely!

4. do i need to buy another light or just get an hps bulb

You have to buy a conversion bulb. Don't put a MH bulb in a HPS fixture, and vis versa.

5. what size pot do i need to plant them in after germination?

party cups with holes punched in them are popular, but I like nursery 6packs that you buy ornamental garden flowers in.

6. how many should i grow for this area? 3ft by 3ft by 9ft

I'd do either 4 or 9 plants...depends how big you want them, but plan on finishing 9 smaller plants because the 400w doesn't penetrate to lower leaves of a tall plant. So start like 20... some will be runty and some will be male.

7. do i need different types of soil for getting it to sprout and the veg process?

no nutes for seedlings. Good rich soil for everything else. But you can use the same kind, just don't feed the seedlings.

8. what should the light cycle be in this stage

24 hours a day of light is fine.

9. should i let if veg for 4 weeks or 6 weeks?

I veg for 8 weeks.

10. what should the light cycle be in the stage?

24 hours a day of light in veg.

Now go read the FAQs.

[kindprincess]

heh, ok, ummmm, GE daylight flourecents are the ticket. never had better results for veg...

for flower, use the 400...

love, kp

[faithless]

Quote:
Originally Posted by chadthorton
9. should i let if veg for 4 weeks or 6 weeks?

I veg for 8 weeks.

If I may, I would suggest that depends on whether you're going 9 small plants (4-6 weeks) or 4 big plants.

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[Bodom Children Of]

Here's a great FAQ...http://www.drugs-forum.com/growfaq/G...c%20Topics.htm

:smokin:

[stinkyattic]

4 big plants should be vegged for longer.

[BONG0]

Stinkyattic said: "You have to buy a conversion bulb. Don't put a MH bulb in a HPS fixture, and vis versa."

thats not true, you can put a Metal Halide Bulb in a HPS Ballast if it is the same wattage. but you cant use HPS in MH ballast. :thumbsup:

[babystarbud]

Is that true! i didnt realise that....goes off tho look for mh bulbs

[jamstigator]

Or you could get a ballast where you just click a switch and use whatever type of bulb you want. That's how mine works, although I have yet to click it to MH and put an MH bulb in it...but it's nice to know I can, and I'm sure I will eventually.