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12/22/18 - 1/27/18
Planted the cubes in 5 3-Gallon Pots from Amazon I forgot to add I had ordered a 1500 Watt LED light that came a few days before this. Actually I bought a whole bunch of additional stuff listed below. Will show more of these items soon.
Date Amount Where Purchased Description What For 12/16/18 $140.00 Amazon LED 1500 Watt Light The most important part and it will pay for itself in electrical saving in this first grow alone 12/19/18 $18.00 Amazon 4 of Soil pH Meter 3-in-1 Soil Test Kit For Moisture,Light & pH,Great For Garden,Farm, Lawn,Plants,Herbs & Gardening Tools,Indoor & Outdoor Plant Care Soil Tester(No Battery needed) 4 PH, Light, Meters, I had one already 12/19/18 $39.99 Amazon Fitfirst 1200W/600W Ceramic Space Heater, Portable Electric Heater Fan with Adjustable Thermostat, Auto Oscillate, Tip-over And Overheat Protection, Carrying Handle, for Home Office Use Works ok using the digital thermometer, it has helped me dial in the exact temperature, but would research further a better option. 12/19/18 $7.91 Amazon Houseables Spray Bottle Cleaner, Plastic, 24 Oz. Professional Sprayer, Adjustable Nozzle, Pack of 3 Got to have a few 12/19/18 $13.99 Amazon VIVOSUN 5-Pack 3 Gallon Plant Grow Bags, Premium Series Thichkened Non-Woven Aeration Fabric Pots w/Handles - Reinforced Weight Capacity & Extremely Durable (Black) Grow Bags 3 Gallon, should have gotten 5 Gal to start 12/21/18 $20.13 InnerGrow Potters Gold Soil Soil for the 5 3 Gallon pots. Should have packed a bit more in and gotten 3 bags, after dirt settled,condensed down about 3 inches should have packed the dirt a bit. 12/21/18 $12.97 Amazon iPower GLFANXCONTROL Exhaust Variable Speed Adjuster for Duct Inline Fan Vent Blower, HVAC Controls, 350W, Black Exhaust Fan speed controller 12/21/18 $7.98 Amazon iPower 4 Inch 8 Feet Non-Insulated Flex Air Aluminum Ducting Dryer Vent Hose for HVAC Ventilation, 2 Clamps included to vent exhaust fan outside 12/21/18 $17.93 Amazon iPower 4 Inch 100 CFM Booster Fan Inline Duct Vent Blower for HVAC Exhaust and Intake 5.5' Grounded Power Cord Fan, it did not have a low enough speed but kept in case and shipping back was half of the cost 12/21/18 $75.99 Amazon Wifi Temperature Humidity Monitor for iPhone/Android, Govee Wireless Digital Hygrometer Indoor Thermometer, Humidity Gauge, Wireless Temperature Sensor with Alerts(Data Log and Calibration Available) WIFI Temp and Humidity Monitor, next to the camera my favorite thing to check on my phone. 12/21/18 $20.99 Amazon Purple Reign 125V 24 Hour Hydroponic 8 Outlet Power Strip Grow Light Timer Power Strip with timer, it sucks but using it as a power strip, do not buy this get a wifi smart plug or smart power strip 12/22/18 $14.95 Amazon Happy Hydro 2 Pack Straight Tip Trimming Scissors Spring-Loaded Comfort Grip Handles Titanium Coated Blades Trimming Scissors 12/22/18 $9.89 Amazon Missry Associates Misco Plastic Watering Can, 2-Gallon, Lime Green the spout fell off about the 2nd week, POS don't buy 12/22/18 $4.20 Amazon Bulbrite 105425 25W Transparent Green A19 Bulb Green Light for going in the dark times in tent 12/23/18 $5.99 Amazon Samsung 32GB 95MB/s (U1) MicroSD EVO Select Memory Card with Adapter (MB-ME32GA/AM) For Wyze Camera 12/23/18 $25.98 Amazon Wyze Cam 1080p HD Indoor Wireless Smart Home Camera with Night Vision, 2-Way Audio, Works with Alexa Wyze 1080P wireless Smart Camera to monitor tent 12/24/18 $10.05 Tractor Supply Zip Ties and Vent Always need zip ties and got a reducer for the vent fan 13 Photos
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12/14/18 - 12/21/18
I started the seeds in paper towel and then Sunday a friend who grows came over to help me get the tent setup. I was surprised how fast the roots grew when I took them out of the egg carton the roots had already attached to it. I should have cut it up and planted the whole thing?
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First Time Grower - I really needed a hobby!
Hi everyone, with MI passing recreational usage, and timing perfect a friend that had grown for a while was moving out of state and gave me what he had. That along with a lot of free time at work I have read just about everything I can find and then when I think I understand a topic I read about 3 other opinions.
I am kind of a techie person so I have setup a WYSE WIFI enable 1080I camera on my 1500 LED Light, i like to watch my plants grow. I also bought a Goove H5051 WIFI Enabled Hydrometer it has enabled me to keep my heat and humidity levels consistent. In addition I have purchased 3 Kasa WIFI Smart Plugs 2 monitor power. The first Kasa device I bought did not have energy monitoring, so I bought 2 more and used that one to turn on and off my dehumidifier. All of these devices I can monitor on my smart phone and will make a post just about that and include some screen shots. The Kasa smart plugs also were big (too big for my power strip I bought some 8" Dongles that solved the problem.
I have also built a spreadsheet with all my cost and have built a formula to calculate the almost exact cost per OZ when the grow is done. but too early and I am buying stuff for next grow right now as well.
As for the plants, I don't know what they are, but the story goes that the guy I got the weed from did have a light problem and they hemed a bit but the bud was really good. So I saved the seeds. The guy that gave me the tent, grew 4 of them 3 of them turned out to males so I was worried about not have fem seeds, but first grow just go for it. I had 6 seeds and they all sprouted, but one got damaged while I was planting it in the cube and it died.
They are currently in the middle of week 3 flowering since going to 12/12 after 36 hr blackout.
I will post a ton of pictures that I have taken up through today and will post what I have been doing with them. I am open to any advice and like to research stuff so this has been a great new hobby it fills my down time. I will add post in chronological time from seed to now.
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11/28/18 - Friend gave me all the stuff he had.
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