Update
Here's a long overdue update guys. So since the original posting I have received all of my gear and seeds except the tent, which will be here tomorrow. It's been a very busy past couple days with a lot of work done. The spare bedroom that had been built by previous tenants (shoddy job with footers not even nailed in place, drywall and 2x4 false wall pretty much) was found to have black mold in the wall panels and 2x4's. Me and a couple buddies tore down all that crap and will be reframing on Monday evening and sheet rocking on Tuesday evening. We had to rip out the carpets in there and the original linoleum was covered with a lot of paint so I have acetone removal to do, then after the new drywall is up have to repaint the room so it probably won't be done and dry until wed morning realistically.
In the process of ripping apart the walls we discovered several patched 12" exhaust holes and electrical holes, we didn't tear up the entire ceiling but the part we did we found another 12" hole (possibly going to the chimney). I had suspicions about this house and garage being used as a grow before due to other evidence found but this confirmed it. Pretty shitty- the guys did terrible construction work and then left it, don't know the extent of the damage caused without ripping apart the ceiling and walls in other rooms. I suspect the mold was caused by a hydro system flooding. I wouldn't care as much but this property has been in my girlfriends family for decades, her father lives overseas and was renting it out, I don't know if it was the last tenants or the ones before but PLEASE people if you are running an op in a place you don't live, don't be an asshole and fuck it up for the next guy, have some respect in your work.
I may bring out an electrician while the walls are apart to make sure everything is kosher and possibly add another outlet. The bathroom next to this room is also all fucked up now and will need redoing but that is another rant.
The GOOD news: I did set up 9 airpots and mixed 50% fox farms OF with about 30-35% peat moss and the rest vermiculite (everyone was out of perilite and I'll be using that for the additional pots). I planted the seeds (3X blackberry kush, 3x afgan kush ryder, SODK, Tyrone Special, Tooth Decay) directly WITHOUT germination 1/2" deep on Thursday night (April 2) around midnight under two of the mars 1200's with a fan running. I woke up 10 hours later and found the room at almost 100 degrees! Realized my ventilation was shit, added a second fan and removed one of the LED panels. I quickly managed to stabilize the temps around 70-82, with an average of around 78-80 during lights on and as low as 65 lights off. Got my humidity stable around 50-60%, up from 22% that first 100 degree morning.
I was getting impatient and was concerned about planting a little too deep so last night I went digging for seeds. I was able to locate 8 of them, all of which had tap roots (most 1/4 inch but some 1/2 inch). Half of them were facing up so I placed the taproots down. I found the elusive 9th seed this morning and it has also popped a tap root. Expecting my first signs of life above the surface in the next 12 hours.
Once I get the room finished the tent will go up quick and I will plant the rest of the ladies (Red Posions, White Widows, Cheese Candy, White Cheese). I have decided NOT to SCROG and instead it will be a SOG grow with some light LST training. Alaska just O
ICALLY confirmed a house limit of 24 plants so I am going to do 18-20.
CHEERS!
Pics to come as soon as I have signs of life above the surface.
Here's a long overdue update guys. So since the original posting I have received all of my gear and seeds except the tent, which will be here tomorrow. It's been a very busy past couple days with a lot of work done. The spare bedroom that had been built by previous tenants (shoddy job with footers not even nailed in place, drywall and 2x4 false wall pretty much) was found to have black mold in the wall panels and 2x4's. Me and a couple buddies tore down all that crap and will be reframing on Monday evening and sheet rocking on Tuesday evening. We had to rip out the carpets in there and the original linoleum was covered with a lot of paint so I have acetone removal to do, then after the new drywall is up have to repaint the room so it probably won't be done and dry until wed morning realistically.
In the process of ripping apart the walls we discovered several patched 12" exhaust holes and electrical holes, we didn't tear up the entire ceiling but the part we did we found another 12" hole (possibly going to the chimney). I had suspicions about this house and garage being used as a grow before due to other evidence found but this confirmed it. Pretty shitty- the guys did terrible construction work and then left it, don't know the extent of the damage caused without ripping apart the ceiling and walls in other rooms. I suspect the mold was caused by a hydro system flooding. I wouldn't care as much but this property has been in my girlfriends family for decades, her father lives overseas and was renting it out, I don't know if it was the last tenants or the ones before but PLEASE people if you are running an op in a place you don't live, don't be an asshole and fuck it up for the next guy, have some respect in your work.
I may bring out an electrician while the walls are apart to make sure everything is kosher and possibly add another outlet. The bathroom next to this room is also all fucked up now and will need redoing but that is another rant.
The GOOD news: I did set up 9 airpots and mixed 50% fox farms OF with about 30-35% peat moss and the rest vermiculite (everyone was out of perilite and I'll be using that for the additional pots). I planted the seeds (3X blackberry kush, 3x afgan kush ryder, SODK, Tyrone Special, Tooth Decay) directly WITHOUT germination 1/2" deep on Thursday night (April 2) around midnight under two of the mars 1200's with a fan running. I woke up 10 hours later and found the room at almost 100 degrees! Realized my ventilation was shit, added a second fan and removed one of the LED panels. I quickly managed to stabilize the temps around 70-82, with an average of around 78-80 during lights on and as low as 65 lights off. Got my humidity stable around 50-60%, up from 22% that first 100 degree morning.
I was getting impatient and was concerned about planting a little too deep so last night I went digging for seeds. I was able to locate 8 of them, all of which had tap roots (most 1/4 inch but some 1/2 inch). Half of them were facing up so I placed the taproots down. I found the elusive 9th seed this morning and it has also popped a tap root. Expecting my first signs of life above the surface in the next 12 hours.
Once I get the room finished the tent will go up quick and I will plant the rest of the ladies (Red Posions, White Widows, Cheese Candy, White Cheese). I have decided NOT to SCROG and instead it will be a SOG grow with some light LST training. Alaska just O
ICALLY confirmed a house limit of 24 plants so I am going to do 18-20. CHEERS!
Pics to come as soon as I have signs of life above the surface.
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