Newbie questions

[joejusttyped]

I'll try but as of right now it looks like it'll be 6 CFL's @ 26w each.


Can anyone please clarify things for me on the second part of my post above? ^^ ^^ ^^

 

[fonzee]

auto plants CAN make auto seeds. They usually need a few generations to stabilize.
Some vendors tried it and got seeds that some of them autoflower while some doesn't.
(and for some odd reason they keep selling them)

You can't know what seed is what unless it got a VERY distinctive trait like some kind of leaf mutation or something.
You can only guess, and usually you won't be too close.


Haven't seen that part of your post :-X

 

[joejusttyped]

As I sit here and wait for my order from Attitude and Nutes from eBay, I just got done taking a few pictures of my experimental/impatient grow with some bagseed I had using tap water, 3x26w CFL with not a lot of exposure to a breeze.

Germ'd then put in an Aerogarden sponge on 12/17/2010... Wish it was an auto, I'd be half way there by now =\ It's been on 12/12 for 5 or 6 days now...

 

[Ty_Kaycha]

Germ'd then put in an Aerogarden sponge on 12/17/2010... Wish it was an auto, I'd be half way there by now =\ It's been on 12/12 for 5 or 6 days now...

You know you can do 12/12 from seed, right? Would almost be halfway done then too...

 

[joejusttyped]

Found that out about 20 days into growin that -_-..... Wasn't sure if I could or not haha. 26-27 days old it is now, when can I expect to determine sex? I don't see any balls or ball formations yet on it..

 

[Ty_Kaycha]

It's a bit strain dependent but would bet within about two weeks maybe a little less.

 

[joejusttyped]

thanks for the wise words, Ty

 

[fonzee]

You know you can do 12/12 from seed, right? Would almost be halfway done then too...

You can, but they wouldn't flower.
non-AF plants need at least 3 weeks of veg before they start flowering. Even if you go 12\12 from seed.

I've tried it on my previous run.

AF strains are bred to go faster to flowering, but they as well got a veg period.

 

[Ty_Kaycha]

You can, but they wouldn't flower.
non-AF plants need at least 3 weeks of veg before they start flowering. Even if you go 12\12 from seed.

I've tried it on my previous run.

AF strains are bred to go faster to flowering, but they as well got a veg period.

I'm guessing you tried with an Indica dominant strain, because you are correct. Indica strains aren't going to do well at all under 12/12. Sativas, especially equatorial strains are 12/12 naturally - heck some need even less light than 12hrs! I should of qualified my comment earlier.

 

[joejusttyped]

My beans finally shipped, it's been about two weeks I was getting worried it got lost in the mail!

 

[fonzee]

I'm guessing you tried with an Indica dominant strain, because you are correct. Indica strains aren't going to do well at all under 12/12. Sativas, especially equatorial strains are 12/12 naturally - heck some need even less light than 12hrs! I should of qualified my comment earlier.

2/5 were sativa dominant.

 

[joejusttyped]

Looks like my plant sexed.. Looks like a girl, creamy pistils emerged today when the lights came on =)

 

[joejusttyped]

My purple mazar pack came today. Hoping for a male so i can pollenate this fem auto powerplant bean they also sent me. Perhaps ill make a log in a week or two when things start to take off. It appears my nutes got lost in the mail so now i need to get refunded and buy something else.

 

[Sandnut]

man you cant go wrong with any of those strains

 

[joejusttyped]

What are some good websites to look at/buy an LED? I know of Gotham Hydro and had some others but my computer broke and am now on an ipod and would be searching for this info. Also am looking for sites that have good air scrubbers, i googled mountain air filters but dont even know where to start......How do they work? I dont have to run anything to the outside of my house do i? I am considering upping my grow setup greatly and would love the help. Being on an ipod for yoyr only internet source sucks lol

 

[Sandnut]

What are some good websites to look at/buy an LED? I know of Gotham Hydro and had some others but my computer broke and am now on an ipod and would be searching for this info. Also am looking for sites that have good air scrubbers, i googled mountain air filters but dont even know where to start......How do they work? I dont have to run anything to the outside of my house do i? I am considering upping my grow setup greatly and would love the help. Being on an ipod for yoyr only internet source sucks lol

1000bulbs.com has loads of lights not sure about LED's tho, check it out. And no you dont need to run anything outside of your house, I mean how big setup are you thinking?

 

[joejusttyped]

My walk in closet is roughly 6.5ft wide by 5ft high my ceiling is sloping. Inside of a HomeBox XS grow tent. I just need to make sure the scent never leavea my room. Ive come across a nice 180w led on gotham hydro that ive come to like and its only 15 bucks more than the 90w

Also are air filters loud?

 

[fonzee]

Air filters aren't loud, the vent is usually the loud part.
If you'r only going to use a 180W LED light you shouldn't need to vent the air out of the house.
Be sure to get OVERSIZED carbon filter, at least 30% higher than your vent rating.
And still with very smelly plants you can smell them after the oversized carbon filter and you'll need some ona block or something to mask the smell.
If you'r dealing with such smelly plants (I do) you might wanna vent the air outside of the house to keep your room from stinking up.

 

[joejusttyped]

Yeah i am considering secondary help with some ona blocks.... I see some filters, mainly phresh filters, say i buy one of those what else do i need? Im not too sure if i fully get what a filter actually is.

If i go through with this i wouldnt have more than four or five fems in the tent at once.

 

[fonzee]

A filter is a heavy piece of metal filled with activated carbon.
The air is sucked through the carbon which removes the smells.

If the air flows too fast the air stays with some of the smells.
If the air flows too slow the vent doesn't push enough air.

If you need a good coverage use a bigger scrubber than the one that matches your vents rating and get some air fresheners on stand by if things get smelly.

You can also aim to less smelly plants.