Live Stoner Chat My first grow

[RnLmagicalColorado]

Excited
However I'm realizing how much more I need to know about being successful in reaching our goal :thank: derek420colorado for helping us out !!!

 

[derek420colorado]

Glad to see you made it RN, There is a lot of information out there and lots of stuff to learn. However I have found that if you take things in the right order it is easier to learn things in phases versus all at once. Right now I would learn everything possible and ask as many questions as you can in regards to Grow Room Setup an Design, and Ventilation. Those are the first two things that I address at the begining of any new grow project.

Check out my link in my signuature and you can take a look at my current setup

 

[RnLmagicalColorado]

Looking good Derek like the setup

 

[derek420colorado]

Yeah it took a lot of work but now everything is just right and I am loving it, watching the babies grow up each and every day! Check out the Grow Room Design and Setup forum as well, there is a lot of great info in those threads for sure!

 

[briman]

Welcome RnL! Any questions, feel free to ask away! Good luck!

 

[epenguin]

RN, a huge warm welcome to AFN. It looks like Derek has your back. He is sooo right about keeping it simple to start with. And never forget, this is supposed to be fun. And it is.
There is nothing like smoking your first home grown spliff. I envy you. Have a great grow. Here to help, eP.

 

[oldster]

Welcome to AFN Rnl, sounds like folks have you well covered, shout out if you need anything

 

[Banana]

Welcome RnL - have fun growing.

 

[Trapper]

Hey fellow Coloradan! (I assume )

Welcome to AFN, reiterating what has been said...simple is best to start. At least it was for me.
The fewer variables, the better. Makes it easier to diagnose stuff.

My 2 cents of wisdom....(As a result of my attempting to keep the spending down on my first grow)

1. Cheap 2-prong "garden pH soil meters" are not worth spending ANY TIME on. They give bad
data, unreliable data...that makes you react to that data, which causes a potential catastrophe...
Do yourself a HUGE, lifelong favor, and get a Control Wizard Accurate 8 soil meter. (if you're in soil,
I haven't checked your grow yet)

2. Get a well-reviewed electronic pH Pen/meter for testing water and solutions - pH strips are easily
misunderstood or misread and don't offer the level of specificity that it required for the task. I got
the Oakton EcoTestr 2....A lot of folks have them and rely on them....they hold calibration well and
aren't expensive as the general Hanna or Bluelab offerings (although I just checked on Amazon and
the Bluelabs aren't that expensive...)

Data is crucial and even more so for it to be ACCURATE data. Don't skimp on what that takes to get.

3. Get as much light as you can afford. These plants like light (duh...) and more equals better.
(While, of course maintaining desired temps)

That's what I got...again, Welcome!

 

[Woolly]

I agree with Trapper and my 2 cents is

Don't over water
Let the plants dry (not wilt though, the dry cycle is when the roots uptake oxygen, prolonged periods of moisture delays growth and promotes disease and root rots - yuck)

Good luck, stay positive, and stay safe and healthy !