Oldtimerocnrol & M_C's budget grow

[M_C]

Must be getting the bug for mentoring again... 3rd time this year, not too bad for the guy who retired from mentoring!

Anyway, oldtimerocnrol is a new member to the site from the US & is growing a few autos & is on info overload... easily done! So, I see it as my job to circumnavigate issues for him & return the info in a straight forward, easy to follow fashion...

So I'll let oldtimerocnrol tell his setup & then we shall get to work & get some growing done There may be a few things that need to be sorted but let's not lose sight of the fact that this is a budget grow so costs are to be minimal (if any!)

[oldtimerocnrol]

ok here i go. a little background may help. im 54 , married with severe back issue, unable to work and use marijuana for pleasure and pain relief.
what i have is a room. a variety of lights,
1 4 bulb 4 ft t5 ho
1 8 bulb 4 ft t5 ho
bulbs in both 6500k and 3000k
led strip lights 6500k
led spot lights 3000k
fans fans and more fans
portable ac/dehumidifer if needed
fox farm nutrients the trio in liquid form
fox farm happy frog soil
hydroton clay pellets
totes and buckets galore
molasses
plants have so far been under tf flourescent only
i have a bucket with water and ona with small fan blowing in it to help with odor
and lots of time and willingness to try

[oldtimerocnrol]

would projection screen material/ blackout cloth flat white, be better on the walls than that panneling or does it matter?

[oldtimerocnrol]

i guess i should of added where im at as well.
the soil is mixxed with hydroton pellets and about 3inches in the bottom is all hydroton the buckets are 5 gallon US
i have been adding .5ml of molasses every 3rd water/feeding
i started feeding sunshine and penelope on aug 8th fed 2ml big bloom with one US quart of water each plant
aug 13th i fed 1.25ml big bloom and 1.25 grow big 1 quart each

aug 22nd 1.7ml big bloom and grow big per quart each
aug 26th 1ml big bloom .6 ml grow big .6 ml tigerbloom per quart each
aug 29th 1ml bigbloom 1 ml tiger bloom 1 ml grow big per quart eachsept 3rd 1ml tiger bloom 1 ml big bloom 1 ml grow big per quart each
sep 5th .6ml tiger bloom .6ml big bloom .6 ml grow big per 2 cups of water each
i am using tap water that has ph of 7.5 and have been using a little vinigar to lower to 6.5-7.0 it when not adding nutrients, i find that after adding the nutrients it is usualy below 7.0 and no need to adjust. i keep a 5 gal bucket full of water to let chlorine burn off before using

[M_C]

would projection screen material/ blackout cloth flat white, be better on the walls than that panneling or does it matter?

Panda film or mylar would be great but matt white emulsion paint comes in a recommended 3rd place choice... with projection screen material/ blackout cloth flat white somewhere behind... but we need to use what we have

[Gaz]

He we go then, the old boys club lol Im in

[oldtimerocnrol]

part of the issue is i have to order almost everything i live in backasswards hick town but let me see what i can come up with. maybe emergency blankets or car sunshield with mylar coating?

[oldtimerocnrol]

is this better or worse?

[oldtimerocnrol]

i have no idea why it flipped the picture it is correct on my phone and computer. so much to learn

[M_C]

part of the issue is i have to order almost everything i live in backasswards hick town but let me see what i can come up with. maybe emergency blankets or car sunshield with mylar coating?

Yeah, that'll be fine

is this better or worse?

Growing plants out of the ceiling is never recommended

But on a more serious note, they look fine & fairly happy too... nothing really to recommend at this point plant wise