My First Organic Med Grow
I'm in the planning stages.
Probably will happen after the weather cools in late October or November and hopefully after some rainfall because I collect it in a 200 gallon barrel for watering my meds. No chloramine and low PPM.
I am a very small-time grower for personal medical use in a legal state.
My setup (for others to get ideas):
3'x3'x7' Gorilla Tent
6" HyperFan
Two Sun Blaze® T5 HO 24's
Sun System® LEC® Brand 315 Watt Fixture
3 gallon Root Trapper II fabric pots
Fox Farms Coco Loco
Kind Soil
Mephisto Genetics (seeds)
I like Autoflowers because they finish quick, are potent, and have gotten real good over the years.
I'll probably mix some worm castings into the Roots soil prior to using and of course with 2.5 lbs of Kind Soil at the bottom of each container. Maybe I'll add some blood meal, green sand, and more perlite also to the Roots Organics soil.
Gotta be careful with Autos however as they can burn in too rich of soil.
This is a "water only" type grow. No added nutes needed although I may add compost tea now and then or get me some Recharge or both.
I plan to start them in the RT containers they will grow in (important with Autos).
They will get the SunBlaze T5HO light for their first 3 or 4 weeks at a 20 on and 4 off light schedule (20/4). Then I will switch over and they will get the 315W LEC at an 18/6 schedule. I'm trying to save electricity a bit here as my rates are sky high or I'd go with the LEC from the start at 20/4.
I pull the air into my tent via ducting and two cardboard boxes with 12" x 12" HVAC filters attached. Keeps it clean in the grow space.
I'm looking at growing 4 total (if they fit...LOL). 2 - Hubbabubbasmelloscopes and 2 - Chem City Blues.
I expect 60 to 80 days from seed to finish as with most Autoflowers.
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I'll have try the open window trick.
I am working on getting it bigger, turn it into an additional income stream.
They will eat almost anything that was organic to start with, though onions, citrus, and meat should not be fed indoors - takes too long to rot. Produce stands and stores throw enough away for most small growers, and they like USED coffee gtrounds. You can buy worm food from purina, which is mostly corn flour,calcium, some vitamins, ground up very fine, not very expensive, for a boost.
I collect, microwave, and grind up eggshells to a find powder, that provides them with grit to grind their food. Aged horse manure - so they don't burn up - provides not only bedding but food, and is free in many places.
Any rinds of cantaloupe, watermelon, leaves, etc go into a bag and are frozen for a few days, then either buried (reduces smell) or put out in a compost pile - I then feed finished compost to the bin, and they break it down and turn it into useful fertilizer and humus.
I too was giving away some flower, but this also makes a timely gift, one more thing they don't have to buy. Especially here, as growing has become a much more reliable way of getting your meds. So until the fascists are out of power at the state level, the fact that they can't check every closet in the state every 4 months works to ones advantage, one I have used for over 40 years. 
The idea here is to spur side branch growth to maximize bud (flower) sites.
Very low stress. No cutting.
I run 4 sessions 8 hours each time during lights on.
It's making a difference so far.
I use pipe cleaner type wire that is soft. Gently pull up the bigger leaves at the top and bundle then gently with the wire.
It's my first attempt so I'm a bit nervous.
The two middle plants... it's their 4th night.
The others their first.
Bushier bushes make me...
I see a lot of potential flower (bud) sites now.
My tent is getting sweet and pungent smelling.
Coming along well.
I am very pleased with this grow.
Final total about 20 ounces or 1.8 grams per watt of light (315W).
This is my third grow...I think I'm getting the hang of this!
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