Santa's Kandy, Bred By Jonyoudyer, A Weedcash Exclusive!(Getting My Indoor Grow Space Setup)

What's up my Steem family! I am so happy to have something to post about on a regular basis again! Last post I started the germination process of a F1 cross that I am calling Santa's Kandy. Now it is time to set the wheels in motion to get a garden going indoors. As of right now I am just working in a broom closet. Here in about a month I will be upgrading into a tent. But until then, I got to work with what I got. Also I figure that if I explain what I am doing, maybe you can realize that you can do the same thing. Heck maybe you have no space outside, and you want to just grow some vegetables, you can grow basically anything indoors! So my inspiration with this new grow log is to not only grow the best possible medicine, but to hopefully inspire someone to grow their own as well.

Ok, let's get started!

So after setting my seed in water for 24 hours, it is time to transfer into the growing medium. I like to use Rapid Rooters. It is important that they stay moist. So I let them sit in PH'd water.

I keep my PH slightly above 6 the entire grow cycle. Cannabis grows best soil that is slightly acidic. I do plan to do Living Soil soon, and with Living Soil you do not have to worry about PH as you do with growing in non Living Soil. So until then, I will continue to monitor my PH.

While I let my Rapid Rooters absorb water, I took this time to wash out my seed tray. I am proud of the fact that this seed tray is the same seed tray that I have used over and over. I would say that this seed tray has started over a hundred plants!


So after a good cleaning, it is time to set the seed into the Rapid Rooter. It is very important that you use sterile tweezers. You do not want to contaminate your delicate seeds. As you can see in the illustration, I set the seed down into the Rapid Rooter, with the with spot pointed down.


It is important to not let your growing medium dry out. So in the seed tray I filled with a little water. It is important that you keep the environment moist, and not drenched in water. Basically think Goldie Lox, you do not want it to dry, nor to wet, you want it just right.


Ok so now my seeds are ready. Now time to get my broom closet ready. As you can see, it is small! But it is enough to do what I need to do in order to grow some plants. So before I set my seed tray in here, I mad sure to clean and disinfect. It is very very important that you do this. A CLEAN GROW, IS A HAPPY GROW!!


Now that I have the room clean, it is time to hang my light. Luckily for me, my old roommate, @hotsauceislethal did this for me, way back when he first started to grow. This was in Oct of 2016! Thank's Lethal, also thanks again for giving me the gift of growing. You know the saying, "Give a man a fish, he will eat for a day. But if you teach a man to fish, he will eat a lifetime." Same thing applies to growing.


Ok so now the light is hung, it is time to bring some electricity into the room. A simple extension chord is enough to do the trick.

In the past I ran the veg room at 24 hours a day. Meaning the light was on the whole time. This round I will use a 20/4 cycle to cut back electricity costs. So what a 20/4 means, is 20 hours on, 4 hours off.

Since it has been cold, I will use a heat pad to ensure my seeds stay happy.

So for your plants to have the proper environment, a fan is crucial to move air around. Just like outside there is a breeze. But I will not have to use it for starting seeds. This is just to show you what is standard for starting an indoor grow.

Now I will let these sit in the dark, until I see some seedlings popping their heads up.

I would also recommend a book like this when starting your first grow. The internet is great and all, but there is something about having a physical book on hand. Again I am lucky, this is something my old roommate got, @Hotsauceislethal, boom double tag!

One final note for getting your grow setup. Make sure you have an area for all of your supplies handy. One thing I am leaving out in this post, due to misplacing it, it is crucial to have a hygrometer. A hygrometer measures temp and humidity. Other supplies that will be measuring tools, such as tablespoons, or an oral syringe for your fertilizers and additives. Another thing I am leaving out that I do hope to get soon, is a nice dehumidifier. Humidity is your enemy when growing cannabis, and it is something that I am not going to put up with this time around.

Ok so I do hope this is helpful for you to get started your self. I am sure I am leaving out a few things, but that is the beauty of doing a grow log on a social media platform, you the readers can help me out. Please do. Like I said before, I am a noob, and need to learn all I can. Maybe you have some info that nobody else has, maybe I just over looked something, or maybe I am just wrong, or I just do not know. I am an open minded person, and I never think I am better then anybody. Those type of people that do think there so much better, and just snub their noses at you, or maybe laugh behind your back have no space in my life, or in the growing world IMO. For the most part I have come across some great people, and in the past I did learn a lot. This time around I hope I do learn more. So thanks for taking the time to read, and stay tuned for more updates. Hopefully these damn seeds grow, but you know what. If they do not, I got more seeds, and will just repeat the process again.


Hakuna Matata!

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Santa's Kandy somehow reminds me of the devil's lettuce lol, they sound like some tasty buds you bred.. I'm liking the setup and the getting started walk through - happy growing :)

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Ha, yeah it does have an evil ring to it. Thanks for stopping by!

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Glad to see some plants going again there bud, I really need to start up again too. Good luck and happy growing!

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Good luck with your new crop!
Just curious, why is it important to keep the seed sterile when germinating? Maybe I've just been lucky, but I've never even heard of that. Interesting!
Good job on reusing your tools instead of throwing them out and buying new ones each time. And for using things found around the house. That sets a good example and shows people they can do it too, without fancy equipment.

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Well you are putting that seed into a moist and dark enviroment, thus creating perfect conditions for mold and bactaria to grow. Just better to be safe then sorry. All i did was use my torch and heated the ends of the tweezers. Damn that would of been a great caption to use in the post, oh well maybe next time.

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Okay, good tip. Usually I just use clean hands, and it seems to be good enough, but I'll investigate! Thanks mang.

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Ive actually heard of some people washing their seeds in hydrogen peroxide. Never myself either but the mold can be an issue. Especially longer germinating plants like peppers or if theyre in very wet conditions.

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Ohhhh yeah, longer germinating plants. Well, maybe it can't hurt to be careful! I should look more into it and see if I should be doing that here, too.

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Dam I read your last post and I completely forgot to give you a huge comment.

This grow is gonna be epic on your part. Tha is gor joining the weeklygrowlog.

Do you always use the heat pad? I never use one but have heard lots of people use them for clones

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The heat pad was giving to me recently, so this is the first time. I do hope these seeds pop, lol. They may have got frozen. But we will see

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