CandiceFerGreen Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Good Day I am so new to all this. Very excited to start the growing journey. Need quite a bit of advice thopugh if anyone is willing to help me. TIA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenkush Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Ask thine questions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JrMezz Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Hey there and welcome Its an awesome journey and theres alot of info on the forum and people willing to help What are your plans for your grow ? Soil / hydro Indoor / outdoor ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandiceFerGreen Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 (edited) Hi Thank you So I have been looking around and have decided to go hydro indoors I have a spare room thats not getting used. I need help with lighting not sure what to get and use. Then also what nutrients would be best. Will be planting in Cocopeit. Edited May 30, 2019 by CandiceFerGreen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JrMezz Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Well im an outdoor organics grower Only had abit of experience with a small indoor grow of just 2 runs and i was running CFL in half a cupboard Lighting depends on the amount of floor space you want to cover , as well as budget not only for the light but for the electricity to power said light LED lights are very popular these days and give you more light output per watt used generally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenkush Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 44 minutes ago, CandiceFerGreen said: Hi Thank you So I have been looking around and have decided to go hydro indoors I have a spare room thats not getting used. I need help with lighting not sure what to get and use. Then also what nutrients would be best. Will be planting in Cocopeit. Start with your budget and we can go from there, otherwise it's pointless us recommended 10K lights 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandiceFerGreen Posted May 31, 2019 Author Share Posted May 31, 2019 How many Watts per meter squared if I use Full spectrum LED. Havent Really thought about a budget yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenkush Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 30 minutes ago, CandiceFerGreen said: How many Watts per meter squared if I use Full spectrum LED. Havent Really thought about a budget yet. Depends on the LED, if you're going quantum boards you can do 30-35w/psf, what is the size of your grow area and do you plant to utilize the entire space? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandiceFerGreen Posted May 31, 2019 Author Share Posted May 31, 2019 The room is 9sm. How many plants fit into a sm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenkush Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 4 minutes ago, CandiceFerGreen said: The room is 9sm. How many plants fit into a sm? You're asking very open ended questions. What size pots do you plan to grow in? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JrMezz Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Agreed ... you can have a 9 sq plant or 9 1 sq plants ? Minus some working space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandiceFerGreen Posted May 31, 2019 Author Share Posted May 31, 2019 Sorry.. Would it be safe to start in small pots after germinating call it 1 gallon pots and transplant to bigger pots as they grow or would this not be recommended? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenkush Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 3 minutes ago, CandiceFerGreen said: Sorry.. Would it be safe to start in small pots after germinating call it 1 gallon pots and transplant to bigger pots as they grow or would this not be recommended? Okay, what do you intend your final pot size to be? (yes you should transplant, I start small once thee root's are established they go to their final pot) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JrMezz Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Well again ive never really attempted any sort of hydro But yes starting in smaller pots - with soil atleast - helps me control the amount of water the seedling has around it versus over watering a huge pot with a tiny plant that cant use all that water I usually start my seedlings after a soak in polystyrene or plastic party cups , they get their first and final transplant to 20 or 25l after about a week or 2 Hope this helps abit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenkush Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Just now, JrMezz said: Well again ive never really attempted any sort of hydro But yes starting in smaller pots - with soil atleast - helps me control the amount of water the seedling has around it versus over watering a huge pot with a tiny plant that cant use all that water I usually start my seedlings after a soak in polystyrene or plastic party cups , they get their first and final transplant to 20 or 25l after about a week or 2 Hope this helps abit coco and soil are essentially identical, one has nutrients and the other does not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandiceFerGreen Posted May 31, 2019 Author Share Posted May 31, 2019 Okay i will type out my whole plan from start to end a little later today and then see where i am wrong and what needs to change. Sorry just nervous to look silly here. Thanks this already helps alot. Will put my whole plan up then maybe it will be easier to help me. Thanks alot for everything so far 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JrMezz Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 (edited) @greenkush Agreed Sorry had a huge blunt for wake and bake for the fiances bday today and probably didnt word that correctly I gave my soil recommendation based on the idea of the grow being coco - but not sure if thats the final plan here Edited May 31, 2019 by JrMezz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JrMezz Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Just now, CandiceFerGreen said: Okay i will type out my whole plan from start to end a little later today and then see where i am wrong and what needs to change. Sorry just nervous to look silly here. Thanks this already helps alot. Will put my whole plan up then maybe it will be easier to help me. Thanks alot for everything so far And dont worry about looking silly we all start somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcidAlice Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 When I grew some small plants for a friend I soaked the seeds in a glass for 24h. Then put them into rockwool plugs, then put that plug into a bigger rockwool block (it has a hole for a plug to fit in), then put that block into an autopot with clay pebbles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highjinx Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 There is nothing silly about wanting to learn, and by describing your ideas, it might teach the rest of us that are also new to growing a lot. Before we end up here... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsyCLown Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 9 hours ago, greenkush said: Depends on the LED, if you're going quantum boards you can do 30-35w/psf, what is the size of your grow area and do you plant to utilize the entire space? As little as that? The HLG site basically works out to 4x 288 QB's for 1.2 sqm - unless I did not do the maths correct as their measurements are in squared feet I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger96 Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 This isbto big for your first grow. Start smaller? First enjoy a plant or two and work out your issues, you might get overwhelmed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dank Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 9 hours ago, CandiceFerGreen said: Okay i will type out my whole plan from start to end a little later today and then see where i am wrong and what needs to change. Sorry just nervous to look silly here. Thanks this already helps alot. Will put my whole plan up then maybe it will be easier to help me. Thanks alot for everything so far Welcome to the 420SA forum, no need to feel silly, nobody was born walking let alone running. I have one question, does it have to hydro? In my experience hydroponics has quite a steep learning curve as to just growing some weed in a good soil mix under lights. The equipment is also usually a little bit more expensive when going hydro. This depends a lot from person to person as what works for one grower might not work for another grower, personally I am not too technically minded so the hydro equipment is not always my first choice, I also prefer a bud from organic soil to smoke. With that said, It is a lot easier to get started with hydro than it used to be, a lot of good suppliers making equipment and nutrients more available in SA. There are good hydro growers here on the forum that can will certainly help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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