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SHRED

(28,136 posts)
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 04:26 PM Apr 2015

Is it 4/20 yet?

Grow your own medicine!

I made this in honor of 4/20:



And another:





This is a personal medical grow that is legal in California. My hope is to make cannabis oil, butter, and vape the flowers to help with sleep and as a cancer preventative.

Ended up with 3 Northern Lights Autos (I put one outside) and 2 Fast & Vast Autos out of 6 Soaked for about 15 hours and then straight into 3 gallon fabric pots at about 1/2 inch deep. I kept the top layer moist but not too moist until they sprouted.

Northern Lights Autoflower:
http://www.herbiesheadshop.com/vision-northern-lights-autoflowering-feminised-seeds-4402

Fast & Vast Autoflower:
http://www.herbiesheadshop.com/heavyweight-fast-and-vast-autoflowering-feminised-seeds-4648

Soil:
50/50 mix of Fox Farm Ocean Forest and Happy Frog with a Happy Frog core in 3 gallon fabric pots. I added about 2 inches of perlite at the bottom of the pots first for drainage.

Lights:
For early veg: 2 - 2' x 4 bulb T5HO fixtures on 20/4 light cycle.
For veg/flower:
Mars Hydro 2 900w LED on an 20/4 light cycle.

Space:
Grow space about 30"x30" x 5 feet.

Nutes:
Using Grow More nutes starting very diluted. 16-16-16, Jump Start, and Maxi-Cal.
Also using rain water I gathered in my rain barrel.
http://plantsthatproduce.com/guide-nu...

Ventilation:
4" Ventec inline pulling exhaust
4" S&P TD-100 pushing at intake

Filter:
Phresh 4" x 12" carbon
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Is it 4/20 yet? (Original Post) SHRED Apr 2015 OP
Excellent guidelines! calimary Apr 2015 #1
Your Herbie links aren't working Go Vols Apr 2015 #2
fixed. ..thanks SHRED Apr 2015 #3
Looks fantastic.. Taylorz Apr 2015 #4
roughly SHRED Apr 2015 #5
I got my LED on eBay for 200 dollars SHRED Apr 2015 #6
I might scope it out when I get the extra cash.. Taylorz Apr 2015 #7
T'was the night before 420 AtomicKitten Apr 2015 #8
As read by Bill Maher... Ruby the Liberal Apr 2015 #9
that was awesome AtomicKitten Apr 2015 #11
I saw an article about the girl scout cookie sale Ruby the Liberal Apr 2015 #13
Looks great! Ruby the Liberal Apr 2015 #10
Thanks and. .. SHRED Apr 2015 #12
How awesome - thanks for the link! Ruby the Liberal Apr 2015 #14
Right on SHRED Apr 2015 #15
My son's really interested in cultivating weed. AtomicKitten Apr 2015 #16
getting thick SHRED Apr 2015 #17
Post removed Post removed Sep 2016 #18
 

Taylorz

(53 posts)
4. Looks fantastic..
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 04:45 PM
Apr 2015

What would it cost me, at a minimum to maintain a small grow?

So I can set aside some money to put together one at my shed - just have to figure out how to feed electricity there.

 

SHRED

(28,136 posts)
5. roughly
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 04:51 PM
Apr 2015

For around 5 to 6 hundred you could have a good system for a small grow. Including venting, light, etc..

Probably cheaper. Search online. They have tent kits available also.

 

Taylorz

(53 posts)
7. I might scope it out when I get the extra cash..
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 04:53 PM
Apr 2015

Thanks for the input!

Right now, kids comes first...

 

AtomicKitten

(46,585 posts)
8. T'was the night before 420
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 07:00 PM
Apr 2015

On Headband and Kushes, Mad Science and Dream Queen, on Girl Scout Cookies and Sour Diesel, Green Crack and Grape Skunk.

 

AtomicKitten

(46,585 posts)
11. that was awesome
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 07:17 PM
Apr 2015

My dispensary, the same place that hosted the Girl Scouts selling cookies outside, has all kinds of activities and special deals planned. My son is going to Hippie Hill here in SF too for the annual smoke-a-thon.

A good time is guaranteed for all.

Happy 420 tomorrow! Cheers.

Ruby the Liberal

(26,312 posts)
13. I saw an article about the girl scout cookie sale
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 07:38 PM
Apr 2015

Didn't realize it was in SF. That was awesome! Entrepreneurial spirit alive and well.

Happy 4/20!!!

Ruby the Liberal

(26,312 posts)
10. Looks great!
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 07:11 PM
Apr 2015

Thanks for sharing your garden. I have this bookmarked for the day our legislators wake the fuck up and smell the 21st century and we will actually be able to grow our own. I have volumes of notes on setups, but none as clear and concise as what you have documented. Thank you!

 

SHRED

(28,136 posts)
12. Thanks and. ..
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 07:31 PM
Apr 2015

Last edited Sun Apr 19, 2015, 08:35 PM - Edit history (1)

...Here's my ongoing grow
journal.
You may have to register to see it but it's a good site.
http://www.rollitup.org/Journal/tedeboy.892876/

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