Grow diary mission impossible (low to medium budget lol)

[MileHiGhost]

I’ll get in where i fit in chuck! I embrace my roll as resident derelict! not to take away from derelict99

I definitely stay in my redneck lane. I am happy in this lane.

 

[BearWater]

Well, you’re still one level higher than, a.k.a., pop some more, Cbrians! But it’s getting close!

these are for my second indoor and clone project! Hahahaha!

 

[BearWater]

 

[teddavid9]

What an impressive grow diary! It's inspiring to see how much you can achieve on a tight budget. Your detailed updates and photos show that with creativity and dedication, great results are possible. Keep up the awesome work!

 

[BearWater]

What an impressive grow diary! It's inspiring to see how much you can achieve on a tight budget. Your detailed updates and photos show that with creativity and dedication, great results are possible. Keep up the awesome work!

Thank you for the kind words! Im glad it’s out there for folks to see! Super happy you are able to get something from it! It was a rough go there the first few runs, i mean things are still touch and go but far better off than they were!
Tons and tons of help from the members here on the farm. I still get help : ) and appreciate every tip and trick.
thanks for checking the thread out!
Welcome to the Farm also! : ) you got any thing going on at the moment?

 

[Nobody.Special]

I know that I'm like a billion years late to the conversation, but if a low budget start-up indoor grow is the goal, then:
1.) A well lit room. (Without a well lit room, a simple knock-off light hung from the ceiling from eye hooks and ratchet ropes would be do the job)
2.) A pot for the plant
3.) Soil and drainage stuff (I would still choose hydro here but would raise initial investment accordingly)
4.) Nutrients
5.) An Autoflower seed

That would be pretty much all anyone would need to get a single plant off and running indoors. Probably around $250-375 depending on whether or not the person bought a light. Maybe $400 if they went light and hydro.

 

[BearWater]

I know that I'm like a billion years late to the conversation, but if a low budget start-up indoor grow is the goal, then:
1.) A well lit room. (Without a well lit room, a simple knock-off light hung from the ceiling from eye hooks and ratchet ropes would be do the job)
2.) A pot for the plant
3.) Soil and drainage stuff (I would still choose hydro here but would raise initial investment accordingly)
4.) Nutrients
5.) An Autoflower seed

That would be pretty much all anyone would need to get a single plant off and running indoors. Probably around $250-375 depending on whether or not the person bought a light. Maybe $400 if they went light and hydro.

Better late than never! : )

 

[BearWater]

Hey @Oldchucky i know Bugsby’s stance on light and it effecting the grow cycle. But do you think the little LED light from my camera would be enough to get my plants to re veg? I’ll get some pics today, it’s odd growth to my untrained eye. ( the camera is 10 or so feet away from the plants)

 

[Oldchucky]

Hey @Oldchucky i know Bugsby’s stance on light and it effecting the grow cycle. But do you think the little LED light from my camera would be enough to get my plants to re veg? I’ll get some pics today, it’s odd growth to my untrained eye. ( the camera is 10 or so feet away from the plants)

Not in my opinion!

 

[Bilber]

Definitely looking awesome !!!!!

The #3 perlite is the s meowwww!!!!!!!

Whatever you do, do not, I repeat, Do Not use powdered perlite!!!!!

Had to throw that in there!!!!!

Whichever medium you decide to use, you'll knock it right outta the park!!!!!!

Peat/perlite is pretty easy to use!!!!

It's the other environmental factors that put a damper on my grows......

 

[BearWater]

Not in my opinion!

Ok. I have one more theory, im going to check for some light pollution from the neighbors back porch. It’s a long shot, basically a few inch wide gap at the top of the fence. Going to see if their light lines up with that gap and the plants. And possibly if the light is just flat out over the fence line hitting the tops of those plants.

Here’s a pic of what im seeing. Is this not a funky looking leaf and bud combo or is that pretty standard?

Thanks chucky!

 

[BearWater]

Definitely looking awesome !!!!!

The #3 perlite is the s meowwww!!!!!!!

Whatever you do, do not, I repeat, Do Not use powdered perlite!!!!!

Had to throw that in there!!!!!

Whichever medium you decide to use, you'll knock it right outta the park!!!!!!

Peat/perlite is pretty easy to use!!!!

It's the other environmental factors that put a damper on my grows......

Thanks Bilber!

ok no powdered perlite! got it, thanks! : ) i didn something different for this little set of mix. i pre rinsed the perlite in its bag, so it got a pretty good rinse and soak. its really wet right now but im confident once it drys back the light warrior will help fluff it out a little! but still receive water a little deeper with less water (hope that makes sense) than the last mix.

 

[Bilber]

Thanks Bilber!

ok no powdered perlite! got it, thanks! : ) i didn something different for this little set of mix. i pre rinsed the perlite in its bag, so it got a pretty good rinse and soak. its really wet right now but im confident once it drys back the light warrior will help fluff it out a little! but still receive water a little deeper with less water (hope that makes sense) than the last mix.

I've never rinsed out peatmoss or perlite, but I can see the benefits!!!!!!!!

It would be like washing and rinsing clay balls for starting hydro.....

It gets rid of the dust particles that can bind a system up.....

 

[BearWater]

I've never rinsed out peatmoss or perlite, but I can see the benefits!!!!!!!!

It would be like washing and rinsing clay balls for starting hydro.....

It gets rid of the dust particles that can bind a system up.....

That and it has been sitting outside for a while hahaha!

ill spray everything really good before things really get going in the shed. I’ve already had some munching of plants

 

[Oldchucky]

Ok. I have one more theory, im going to check for some light pollution from the neighbors back porch. It’s a long shot, basically a few inch wide gap at the top of the fence. Going to see if their light lines up with that gap and the plants. And possibly if the light is just flat out over the fence line hitting the tops of those plants.

Here’s a pic of what im seeing. Is this not a funky looking leaf and bud combo or is that pretty standard?

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Yeah, the top pic looks weird! I don’t think the others do! If the whole plant is doing that, then you might have something to worry about! When you’re growing under questionable sunlight conditions, they can wonk out a little!

 

[BearWater]

Yeah, the top pic looks weird! I don’t think the others do! If the whole plant is doing that, then you might have something to worry about! When you’re growing under questionable sunlight conditions, they can wonk out a little!

thanks chucky! Yeah… thinking something is up (two fresh pics from this afternoon)

In other news! check this out! PPPUUUUURRPPLLLEEE! just found that today

 

[Greenadian]

Slightly mutated!? Weird.
Gotta love that purple bud.....I know I do

 

[BearWater]

Slightly mutated!? Weird.
Gotta love that purple bud.....I know I do

Ok so im going with its a freak like me! Hahaha!

Green! It’s my favorite stage of the purple coming on! I absolutely love that transparency of the hair with that purple line in there!

 

[BearWater]

I always come on here with shit to post for updates and every single time get side tracked! love all the content here on the farm! : )

got the freshly cracked seeds into the solos and moved out to the shed. im done messing around with leds and vegging plants, never again! busting out the fluorescent later today to get a good swathe of light over the table! i had the nicest plants I’ve ever had under my fluorescents! im finally able to dial in my expenditures vs equipment justifications! (on certain things) and running a fluorescent light to veg is 100% worth the cost)
i still don’t think im quite ready to play with the hps though. maybe by the end of this winter? I just dont want to smoke the power bill and not get the yield. kind of did that after i got my 1000watt LED ooops. did you know they dont need to be turned ALL THE WAY UP!? if @Captspaulding could come through a computer screen!

 

[Justlovetogrow]

Ok. I have one more theory, im going to check for some light pollution from the neighbors back porch. It’s a long shot, basically a few inch wide gap at the top of the fence. Going to see if their light lines up with that gap and the plants. And possibly if the light is just flat out over the fence line hitting the tops of those plants.

Here’s a pic of what im seeing. Is this not a funky looking leaf and bud combo or is that pretty standard?

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I reckon they all good buds always throw single blade leaves out the top you would think if it was trying to reveg it would go a bit fox taily if that’s a word I could well be wrong though it’s happened before