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Hi everyone!
At 47 years old, I finally got myself a grow tent with all the accessories and will start growing indoors for the first time once I feel I have a good grip on this.
For now, a few questions, maybe someone can help out.
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Stupid question #1
Should I place the pots on the floor of the grow tent? Or on top of a table or tray of some kind?
I'm going for those textile pots I see around, if that helps anything. I'm guessing they don't need plates?
The tent has 200cm (~6ft) height, 120cm (~3.5ft) on the sides. Will be using a Lumatek LED 465W system that doesn't occupy much height.
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Stupid question #2
I will be starting out with an automatic strain (Northern Lights) that were offered when I purchased the grow tent.
This one here in this link: Northern Lights Automatic
Read somewhere in this forum yesterday from someone advising that if using automatics, might as well let them germinate, grow and flower in the same one big pot, instead of transplanting them from pot A to B to C.
The reasoning is that automatic strains, apparently, are too jumpy and tend to initiate the flowering process if their roots happen touch the interior of the pot; hence the need to use a very large pot to begin with and stick with it.
May I ask what's the general consensus on this? Several pots and transplants for automatic strains? Or just one big pot and we're done with it?
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If you think I need to transplant, here is question 3:
Stupid question #3
If using ScrOG method, how to transplant?
I'm considering training and using the ScrOG net that came with my grow house to have the "screen of green" effect, with most tops getting the same uniform light once they flower.
Question is: if I start training/bending the branches which - as far as I know - should roughly begin at week 2 or 3, how is the transplant possible if the leaves are already attached to the net?
Won't I break the leaves or stems if I try to do that?
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If you think I don't need to transplant and just use one big pot, here is question 4:
Stupid question #4
If using just one big pot for the entire plant cycle, what kind of soil and add ons should I use?
I hear about perlite, but that seems like an inflating agent to allow for more air to pass through.
What about the kind of soil itself?
Already a mildly fertilized mix, and then a few add ons for the flowering process?
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And that's if for now.
But I will be back with more questions.... oh, I definitely will!
Thanks!
André Toscano
At 47 years old, I finally got myself a grow tent with all the accessories and will start growing indoors for the first time once I feel I have a good grip on this.
For now, a few questions, maybe someone can help out.
-------
Stupid question #1
Should I place the pots on the floor of the grow tent? Or on top of a table or tray of some kind?
I'm going for those textile pots I see around, if that helps anything. I'm guessing they don't need plates?
The tent has 200cm (~6ft) height, 120cm (~3.5ft) on the sides. Will be using a Lumatek LED 465W system that doesn't occupy much height.
-------
Stupid question #2
I will be starting out with an automatic strain (Northern Lights) that were offered when I purchased the grow tent.
This one here in this link: Northern Lights Automatic
Read somewhere in this forum yesterday from someone advising that if using automatics, might as well let them germinate, grow and flower in the same one big pot, instead of transplanting them from pot A to B to C.
The reasoning is that automatic strains, apparently, are too jumpy and tend to initiate the flowering process if their roots happen touch the interior of the pot; hence the need to use a very large pot to begin with and stick with it.
May I ask what's the general consensus on this? Several pots and transplants for automatic strains? Or just one big pot and we're done with it?
-------
If you think I need to transplant, here is question 3:
Stupid question #3
If using ScrOG method, how to transplant?
I'm considering training and using the ScrOG net that came with my grow house to have the "screen of green" effect, with most tops getting the same uniform light once they flower.
Question is: if I start training/bending the branches which - as far as I know - should roughly begin at week 2 or 3, how is the transplant possible if the leaves are already attached to the net?
Won't I break the leaves or stems if I try to do that?
-------
If you think I don't need to transplant and just use one big pot, here is question 4:
Stupid question #4
If using just one big pot for the entire plant cycle, what kind of soil and add ons should I use?
I hear about perlite, but that seems like an inflating agent to allow for more air to pass through.
What about the kind of soil itself?
Already a mildly fertilized mix, and then a few add ons for the flowering process?
---------
And that's if for now.
But I will be back with more questions.... oh, I definitely will!
Thanks!
André Toscano