GROWING MARIJUANA IN YOUR FRIDGE OR CLOSET

This will help the new or experienced closet grower set up a simple space, at least 2 ft by 4 ft and 5 or more feet tall, into a "private" cannabis Farm. You may use an existing closet, a movable box type closet, or even an old fridge works excellent. Divide the closet into two light proof sections, one smaller than the other, if you use a fridge this is perfect.

For lighting you will need at least one set of 4 ft fluorescent tubes and ballast for Vegetative growth.
You also need a 250 or 400 watt HPS bulb and ballast for your flowering period. If you can afford it, use LED lighting for low electricity usage and less to worry about with heat during your flowering stage.

I recommend a small fan to remove air from your closet and to gently blow the plants when the lights are on. this is to keep the room cool (25*C) and supply fresh CO2.
This can be a fan sucking air from the room or an exhaust fan that draws air outside the grow room. Again, if you use LED lighting the heat won't be an issue but still use a fan for good air circulation.

The first crop will take 3 months from germinating your marijuana seeds to harvest. Make sure you get good commercial cannabis seeds suitable for indoor growth, White widow, Big bud or Ganja Dwarf are a few great ones. GO WITH FEMINIZED SEEDS ONLY! IT'S WORTH IT! Geminate your marijuana seeds using moist paper towels on a plate, cover with other plate to preserve moisture, check every 24 hours and sprinkle the cannabis seeds if needed to maintain moist towels and seeds.
If the marijuana seeds shell cracks and you can see 2mm of root comming out transplant the cannabis seed to a pot of moist, light, fertile soil and cover the pot with plastic bag to avoid drying out.

Grow your plants for 3 weeks fertilizing after the first set of leaves show.
Miracle Grow or any complete 20-20-20 fertilizer should be fed in a weak solution with every feeding. Organic or Biological fertilizers are "highly" recommended. Be very careful not to over fertilize.
After three weeks transplant the plants into larger pots (or rockwool cube in hydro setup).
Then place plants under 12 hours lighting.
Whether your 12 hour light cycle is in the day or night is up to you. But make sure that you can take care of watering and caring for your plants in the light! Do not interrupt the Dark period. This will delay the flowering process and it will take forever to complete. Also, if you interrupt the dark period there is a great chance your female plants will get a stem or two of male pollen because the plants automatically think to go into survival mode. YOU DON'T WANT THIS! KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON YOUR PLANTS IF THERE IS AN INTERRUPTION SO YOUR CROP WILL BE O.K.

The females are evident as they will grow bushy, producing many white pistils. They will grow more and more bushy and develop a main cola. Don't prune, bend plants if they grow too tall. Select a fast maturing variety such as Alaska or Skunk #1.
But how do I get 6 or 7 crops per year? you ask...

After your first harvest, Select your best female for potency, vigor and early flowering. Don't just pull plants from the roots, leave the bottom 3-4 branches and a few flowers. Revert your prize female to vegetative by placing it under a 24 hour light cycle. After a few weeks several fast growing shoots will appear, these are perfect for taking cuttings from your plants. (see my cloning procedures)

Take several 3 inch cuttings and root for 3 weeks under 24 hours light. Keep the original Mother alive for future clone crops. Keep clones in the vegetative cycle for 3 more weeks, then place in the flowering section (12/12 lighting cycle).

Now you can have a crop every 6-8 weeks, depending on the variety you grow!
While you wait for flowering to complete, you take another set of clones from your mother which is kept in 24 hours light always, and by the time they root and grow somewhat the flowering crop will be ready to harvest. This is how you keep your flowering room constantly producing buds with no down-time in-between crops!

Happy Growing ~BUD FARMER~