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I'm New To Growing

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Seamaiden said:
Seriously? Do you have any idea how much time those of us who post have spent doing just that? And I will remind you that the site admin spent a good deal of time, probably months, putting together and maintaining the GrowFAQs, which I will point out yet again are free and available for anyone to use. You want us to spoonfeed you. We're totally into helping out, but spoonfeeding isn't how.
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Sorry I'm not looking for spoon feeding mam
 
#23
Help me out with what else I can use to get a good crop? I also learned about topping? Is it a good thing to do or no?
 
#24
GoodVibesMat said:
I'm also using fox farm soil and humbolt county nutrients?? Is that a good mixture to get nice flowering
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Yes, but go easy because the FF soils are known to be 'hot' (too heavy with nutrients). :)

Assuming you're starting with seedlings and growing indoors, you're probably going to want to start topping them when they grow 6-8 nodes tall.

It's difficult when you're getting started, but don't overthink it, definitely don't overlove the plants and you'll get a good first crop. Then your next crops will be even better than that. For now, get this first grow under your belt.
 
#25
GoodVibesMat said:
Ok..well I have a serious question for you guys than, should I use fans or swamp coolers for indoor growing? It gets about 80 to 115 where I'm at, the green house is insulated and I have a 13 ft long x 7 ft wide grow space
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Use at least one fan to move the air around in the room so that all plants are feeling the breeze. But don't make it too intense like a windstorm for them.

Room temperature should be 70-80 degrees. This is real important. You will need an air conditioner for that. If your air temp is above 80 your quality will suffer. I prefer low 70s. The people with the pics of their plants that look the healthiest with the xlnt leaf color are the ones who pay attention to the air, both the movement of it and the temp. If you disregard this, your growth rate will slow and the plants will not look their best. The fan or fans should be 24/7 on. The air conditioner should be connected to an atmospheric controller which should be set to 70-80. Then you want an exhaust blower to vent out the room's air with a filter to remove the odor.

You need to ask your grow product supplier or hydro product supplier to provide details on how big of an air conditioner or how big of an exhaust blower.
 
#26
Seamaiden said:
Yes, but go easy because the FF soils are known to be 'hot' (too heavy with nutrients). :)

Assuming you're starting with seedlings and growing indoors, you're probably going to want to start topping them when they grow 6-8 nodes tall.

It's difficult when you're getting started, but don't overthink it, definitely don't overlove the plants and you'll get a good first crop. Then your next crops will be even better than that. For now, get this first grow under your belt.
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Thank you, an I wanna start with babies that are about knee tall? If that's a good idea..or should I just grow them from seedlings??
 
#27
Bill22 said:
Use at least one fan to move the air around in the room so that all plants are feeling the breeze. But don't make it too intense like a windstorm for them.

Room temperature should be 70-80 degrees. This is real important. You will need an air conditioner for that. If your air temp is above 80 your quality will suffer. I prefer low 70s. The people with the pics of their plants that look the healthiest with the xlnt leaf color are the ones who pay attention to the air, both the movement of it and the temp. If you disregard this, your growth rate will slow and the plants will not look their best. The fan or fans should be 24/7 on. The air conditioner should be connected to an atmospheric controller which should be set to 70-80. Then you want an exhaust blower to vent out the room's air with a filter to remove the odor.

You need to ask your grow product supplier or hydro product supplier to provide details on how big of an air conditioner or how big of an exhaust blower.
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Awesome! I will keep this in mind because I really wanna try an Ace this for my first time around..thank you for the advice
 
#28
i learned on Fox Farms. go for it. If you've never grown a plant before and aren't willing to do serious research, be prepared to fry your first crop.

1) Less is more. feed your plant when they ask for more food until you get the hang of things.
2) pH your nutrients. in soil, in hydro, in coco, pH your nutirnets. I'm purposely not going to tell you what the pH should be for each.
3) I've been growing underground and carefully for 10 years. That's not long compared to many people I know. We all read each others journals, we read the FAQ's, we all read new techniques, we all read about each others fuck ups and sometimes have a great laugh over it, cuz it does happen. We support each other, but we don't spoonfeed noobs, because there are things you can't learn by reading or being told what to do. I can tell you to plant some seeds in Ocean forest soil, and water when they're dry and don't overwater, but you won't learn what an overwatered plant looks like unless you overwater a plant and watch it, you have to do them and maybe fuck up a few times to learn the right way for the environment you create for your grow.

start reading. once you get past the basics, we'll help you out with real questions.
 
#29
GoodVibesMat said:
Thank you, an I wanna start with babies that are about knee tall? If that's a good idea..or should I just grow them from seedlings??
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Whatever feels most comfortable to you. If you get knee-high clones, you're cutting a bunch of time off your timeline to get product. But, you may want to get your hands dirty from the start, go ahead and see how it goes with seedlings. Your call!
 
#30
Seamaiden said:
Whatever feels most comfortable to you. If you get knee-high clones, you're cutting a bunch of time off your timeline to get product. But, you may want to get your hands dirty from the start, go ahead and see how it goes with seedlings. Your call!
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If I go towards seeds how do I know for sure that they will be females?? Isn't that what I need is female plants
 
#31
GoodVibesMat said:
If I go towards seeds how do I know for sure that they will be females?? Isn't that what I need is female plants
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Buy feminized seeds. If it was my first grow, I'd use clones.

You really need to read a book on growing, e.g. Jorge Cervantes wrote a classic on indoor growing years ago. All of your questions will be answered there or in another book. At this rate, you will be asking a massive number of questions. Nothing personal, of course. #sorrynotsorry
 
#33
To @GoodVibesMat:
Here are some things to file away.

Nutrients: After so many years of research and development in the industry, there is not much difference in the quality of various nute brands, in my humble opinion. Just pick a major brand and stay with it.

Lights: minimum of 33 watts per sq foot.

Air: I already mentioned this. The temperature might be the major determinant on quality (besides genetics), since the quality of nutes and lights are pretty much standardized these days. Don't skimp here. Ideal Air is one brand. I saw a High Times article that said room temp should be 68-78 which corroborates my preference for low 70s
 
#35
Ok..so now I'm into this, should I cover the walls with reflecting paper (like the chrome paper) for light reflecting?? Or just paint the walls an ceiling white??
 
#36
Also what size of carbon filter do I need for a 20x10 room? Also what size a/c unit for this room??
 
#37
GoodVibesMat said:
Also what size of carbon filter do I need for a 20x10 room? Also what size a/c unit for this room??
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Ask your hydro store.
GoodVibesMat said:
Ok..so now I'm into this, should I cover the walls with reflecting paper (like the chrome paper) for light reflecting?? Or just paint the walls an ceiling white??
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This should be covered in your Jorge Cervantes book. Just think, once you read that book you will know as much as everyone else. :speechless:
 
#38
GoodVibesMat said:
Ok..so now I'm into this, should I cover the walls with reflecting paper (like the chrome paper) for light reflecting?? Or just paint the walls an ceiling white??
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I prefer white over something like Mylar. It evens out light distribution and allows easier cleaning of the area. If you don't want to paint, you can use thin sheets of Styro (the stuff made for laying under drywall).
 
#40
One grow I used some inexpensive emergency blankets to help reflect light back. It didn't perform as I had hoped. White shower curtains did the trick.
 
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