My Very First Grow Journal

[Capt's Farm]

Would the Mars-Hydro TS-1000 LED Full Spectrum Grow Light flower a 32in x 32 x 60in tent?

No...........Like I said save some $$$ and buy a Light in the next 4 wks or so...
stay away form mars you can get more on sale if you look around.....

 

[The Hash-Slingin Slasher]

No...........Like I said save some $$$ and buy a Light in the next 4 wks or so...
stay away form mars you can get more on sale if you look around.....

I don't plan on using it for flower but just in case I need the room to flower in. Thanks, I'll look at HLG instead.

 

[The Hash-Slingin Slasher]

I received a tip today to check out a website for lighting. I will update with any changes. I have a pack of Red Runts from Exotic Genetics arriving any day. I would really like to start one of those as well but I do not want the other plants to get too crowded.

 

[ricky_simples]

Just throwing it out there that the Quantum Board I ordered from Alibaba back in January is still running like a champ. I picked it up for $192 to my door, see the specs for yourself. It's one of the two lights I currently have in my 4x4.

I will say that with covid going on I'd look other places, but just know there are some aggressively priced lights out there.

 

[TitoM]

I am new to the entire journaling thing and growing. I have done alot of research prior to getting ready to start my grow when it comes to light, nutrients and strains. I have to say, it is very nerve racking having seeds sent to your house, well at least for a first time. I waited about 2 weeks before even opening the package. I was going to say it was the wrong address and I have not had the chance to get it back to my post office. Or at least that was the plan. I have been smoking medicinally for some time now and the costs are just too much in the long run. I had a very nice welcoming post and it seems I am in the right place. I tried a forum prior to this one, called Roll It Up and it was a nightmare there. I was there trying to learn and it seems people are more interested in bashing you rather then help guide you. Hopefully, this is not the place that does this as well. I started to soak my seeds last night and I think I am ready to get this grow going.

I will be growing using LED lighting along with 2 grow tents. One is a 48in x 48in x 72in tent and the other is a 32in x 32in x 60in tent. I plan on using the smaller of the two for vegetative stage and the larger one for flowering stage. In the smaller tent I have a Mars-Hydro TS-1000 LED Full Spectrum Grow Light and in the larger tent I have a Mars-Hydro TSW-3000 LED Full Spectrum Grow Light. I did not think soil would matter much so I bought a few bags of Miracle Grow Potting Soil but soon realized this was a mistake so I replaced it with Fox Farms Ocean Forest Potting Soil along with their trio of nutrients called Grow Big, Tiger Bloom and Big Bloom. I also currently have a bottle of General Hydroponics Cal-Mag Supplement as I was told I will need this using LED as a grow light.

The strains I will be doing my first grow with was very hard to choose from and frankly, very costly. I will compile a list just below this paragraph of the seeds I will be using. I found Neptune was a very common place to use when it comes to discrete and safe purchases. All seeds below listed were from this bank.


Mass Medical Strains - Star Pupil *
In House Genetics - White Giant
In House Genetics - Deluxe Sugar Cane *
Dragon's Flame Genetics - Dragon's Stash F2's

* = Feminized Seeds

I will be starting 1 each of the Feminized seeds and 2 each of the Regular seeds. Below is the picture of each pack that I received.
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this looks familiar @TheSadBadGrower is that u?

 

[TitoM]

I got these in the mail today. Going to start 2 of the Ice Cream Candy as well.
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Ok now this is to much of a coincidence. ur buying the same gear at the same time and posting the same day ?.if I'm wrong my bad.

 

[HydroRed]

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