E's first indoor grow

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Finally. My first indoor grow

Set up

2 30 gal Silite totes- sprayed flat white inside.
24" 4 bulb T5 Light
230 cfm 6" Inline fan - I needed to get a variable speed controller. The
230 cfm was too strong, would have pulled the
leaves off the plant. LOL

I had to spray the outside of the totes with 3 coats of flat black. When I turned the lights on, the totes glowed. Didn't think I could see through grey plastic, but I did. Hope I don't fry the plants. Those T5s pump out the light.

Started germination of 5 Nirvana Papaya (some call it Mango) seeds in paper towels.

Will plant in seed starter soaked with water and Miracle Grow Quick Start to help boost root development.

My soil will be an adaption of Vid's recipe.
40% Hyponex potting soil
30% MG organic potting Soil
30% Perlite
5 lbs Organic Worm Casings
1 cup Organic Bone Meal

Will keep you posted and will get pictures when seedling go into totes

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jangel

E, just use plain RO water. No miricle grow starter, or you will burn them. Just water hon, until they have lost the first water leaves.

One other question: what is the ph of your water? You must know this or risk problems down the road. My water is very hard and ph is high. I have to buy jugs of water from a water place, RO water.

Peace

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Thanks Jangel for all your help.

I have a water purification system in my home. Three part filtering. First is a particulate filter. Second is carbon filter. Third is a deionizing filter. It removes all particulates, chemicals, and heavy metals. Comes out to be about 98% pure. Ph is between 6.9 - 7. Hopefully this will suffice.

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scott06

that's some nice water E....wishing all the success in the world on this grow and looking forward to following it

jangel

That sound just fine, E. But no nutes till those first leaves, the round ones, dry up and fall off. You really will kill them, hon.

peace

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natural lady

jangel

You are not crazy! It is such fun to grow! I just will never be able to stop. Take a look at the links in my signature and then also look at different threads. PM me if you need any info and I can point you in the right direction. More than happy to help you, sweetie. Also, check out the cfl club. E has done a ton of research as well before he started growing. He is a kind soul so I am sure he will help you if you like, so just ask q's and we will chime in.

BUT don't do it in his grow journal, that is just deregare.

Peace

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Hey Natural Lady,
I went with about the cheapest way to get started so I could get experience before going bigger. I got the Silite 30 gal totes at Walmart for about $10.00 each. The light was the most expensive. I went with a T5 from HidHut. It was a little pricey. It is also very bright. May be overkill for a tote, probably could have done CFLs as well. I went that way because I will incorporate it into a bigger cabinet later. The cheapest way on lights would be to go to Home Depot and pick up two 3 or 4 light bulb fixture depending on your tote area. You will use CFL bulbs in those fixtures. I got a 230 cfm fan, from HidHut for ? I think about 15.00,but that fan is way too strong for a tote box I found out. The 100 cfm is about 10.00. I was really surprised at the quality of these fans when I got it. I picked up the paint for the totes at Walmart. They were the cheapest at 2.99 a areosol can. 2 cans of white primer for plastic (very important) 4 cans of flat white.
Use Videoman's soil recipe. You can get every thing in 20 pound bags instead of the 40 pound to save money. I have a worm bin since I compost all organic waste so I don,t know what worm casing would cost, but the soil will be another 20.00 and the bone meal was 6.00. It will go a long way.You can pick up cheap ph and water meters at Home Depot for another 8.00 each These are probe types. Starters until you can afford better ones that run around 80.00 + I already had a water purification system. so count on buying water. Distilled at the least - Walmart for 1.99 / gal. I would want more control of my grow area. So I would do it inside instead of a outside closet even if it locks. I think you could get into this for about 150.00. The lights are going to be your biggest cost. I don,t think that a shop light would give you the amount of lumens that you need. If you go with the CFL / tote box there is a thread " DIY Grow Totes" that is very informative. I hope this helps.
Peace and happy growing

Feel free to PM me with any questions. I don,t have all the answers but I can find out if I need to. We can learn together.

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See Natural Lady, I told you he was very kind. Yes,E, you are a sweetie.

Peace

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Hey guys,
I think I need to go to Vegas. I germed 5 seeds and all 5 popped. Not bad odds. I hope that I have the same odds when it comes to sexing. Seedlings are under CFLs until tomorrow. Then I switch to T5s.

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