My little experiment

[Ghettopops]

Hey everyone very new here and new to the growth thing. I basically am just experimenting because I have 4 children that I can not risk finding anything. 6 more years and I can do what I want at home :)
Anyways I followed somepeoples advice and soaked my bag seeds in water and plantfood for 4 hrs and then put them in a damp papertowel and put them in a tupperware container. I put these in my closet and bamm I got the little worms to come out. I planted 2 seeds(with the wormy things out) in this pot and have now she is growing.

[sky valley]

Good start, so how big is the space you can use for this grow? Goals ? You have stated that do to people in your home you can not let anybody find this, so I was just wondering what your overall plan was...curious.:)

[Ghettopops]

The plant is growing on my endtable in my bedroom. I think I am just seeing how far I can grow this plant. I have only spent $1.99 on the Plantfood and $4.99 for the florescent bulb. Beyond that it I have no real intentions for my house is small and the only room the kids cant go in is my bedroom. Wife thinks I am crazy but hasnt told me to throw it out yet. How long can I keep it in that pot?

[ToKAlot]

For awhile you wont need to transplant till it gets bigger!!!!

[Ghettopops]

Is my current set up enough to grow it big enough to transplant?

[Dr.Hashman]

Basically, yes. Just don't over water it. When you stick your finger in 2" or so, is it still moist? When it is getting dry-ish, water it just a bit until a little bit runs out the bottom.

All you need to grow a plant is an area that is 2'x2x'3', a couple CFLs, a 3 gallon pot, and some nutrients to give it.

I don't know what soil you started in, but I hope it is not miracle grow! If you start in a soil that has alot of fertilizer in it, the plants will get burned by how much food is in it.

If you want to grow this thing out, I would suggest that you first scope out an area, post a picture of it, and I'll help you from there. How big is your bathroom? Do you have an area big enough that you can devote to it?

You could continue the grow for around:

$6 for a 24 hour timer
$5 for a bag of soiless potting mix
$3 for a 3 gallon container
$20 for the nutrients (Anyone know what cheap nutes he can use? Tomato ferts?)
$15 for light bulbs
Water- If you have a purification system, then that is good, but if not, you might have to go buy filtered water (buy a 5 gallon jug then refill it for $1.25 or so). They only need about a litre of water every 3-4 days when they are big.

So do you want to do it? Grow it small for fun then toss it? Plant it in your backyard?

[usc886]

your probably better of trying to find a place seculded out door's. if you have 6 more years with kids i'm geussing the oldest is 12, so he probably wouldnt even know what a marijuana plant looked like. it will probably stink up your house. and become very hard to hide. so either invest in some more cfl's soon and move it all into a closet, or find a nice hidden spot in outside. oh and to control the smell you can get a febreeze carbon filter for about 15 bucks at walmart, and it works pretty well.

[Ghettopops]

Thanks guys I appreicate the advice. I think I may just toss it for now but still uncertian. My oldest is finishing 7th grade and is far from nieve so it may just not be possible at this time. :(

[1chronic]

Wow I have no idea how I triple posted like that. Sorry.

[Ghettopops]

Update Towely 1 and 2 are still growing but I read that the stem color shows lack of nurtients how can this be with these 2 ?

[blank_21]

i dont think thats true

Your little seedlings will get all the nutes they need from their cotylens, they will only require nutes when they have like 4-5 sets of leaves

[Ghettopops]

Well I changed my setup to a little encubator and this is what they look like after 3 days of it. So my question is how long can I keep these 2 growing together? I know there is a chance that 1 or both may be males so I want to know that too.

Thanks for any help,

Ghetto

[Tendril.traY]

it looks to me that you have them in a 6" pot. ive grown 2 plants in the same container like that through the whole cycle before after trans planting twice from starting in a 1gal to a 3gal and flowerd in a 5 gal i was happy for it being my second grow i pulled about 3-4 oz of bomb bagseed um they will compeat for water, root space light its still early for them you may be able to carefully up root them an put them in their own container they will be much happier on their own. the weirdest shit though was, i was almost positive that one was gunna be male but the roots must of grafted and they both were female lol dnt knw if its possiable but it happend i think lol any ways i would def. invest in som better lighting some more cfls would be cheap. they look very healthy keep posting bradda good luck:thumbsup:

TraY
DREAM BIG!

oh and a small fan will help make the stems stronger.

[Ghettopops]

The pot is a 4 incher, just bad pics I just bought 2 6's, Should I replant with the same premix soil I originally used or should I try and switch? The Original is Schultz PottingSoil Plus. .08% Nitrogen, .12% Phosphorus, and .08% Potassium. I have the light as a 23w CFL that says 1600 lums.

[FreeVenice]

This stage is the hardest to transplant, but they really should be seperated. . .

[Ghettopops]

In transplanting am I to completely remove plant and roots from the old or should I just take Potting Mix from old and just kind of put in middle of new?

Thanks in advance.

[Ghettopops]

OK, going to transplant today, I was wondering if these are too small to find sex? I have a crappy cell camera because I cant get close ups with my digi(it sucks too). These 2 are about 3 weeks old now.


Also how hard is it to wire comp fan to a plugin outlit fan?



Thanks in advance

Ghetto

[amstron]

ye, they're too young to tell sex, you've got quite a while untill that. Be careful not to rip the roots when you transplant. Sorry, I don't know about the fan

[stinkyattic]

Also how hard is it to wire comp fan to a plugin outlit fan?
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Unless you know that voltage etc. is all correct for wall current, I do not recommend that.
Home Depot sells various fans, such as bathroom fart-fans, that are designed for line current and all they need is for you to attach a replacement tool cord ($7) to them... white to white, black to black, and green to ground. Simple! Don't forget your wire-nuts.

[RonnieRay]

Most comp fans are 12 V DC and run off the comp power supply that converts 120 AC to 12 DC. Don't just connect it to a plug and plug it in or it will blow. Go to Target or Walmart and get a real cheap clip on type plug in fan for usually < $10. No, when you sperate them or transplant you do not get rid of all the old soil and then clean it down to root. Leave as much of the old soil as you can while still seperating them carefully. Or, you could actually grow them together in a large pot. They will compete and you will just have two smaller instead of one bigger. Might be better chances of a girl that way if your only planning to have one container. A better plan would be 3, each in seperate medium containers. That way, your almost sure to have at least one fem.

[Ghettopops]

I forgot who had the link but there was a small write up on connecting the comp fan to a DC12v adaptor.(just cut the wires on that and connect to the fan wires).

I seperated them this afternoon around 2pm and they are both still green, hoping tomorrow/later today they are still fine. I planted one in the exact same bag of soil, the other in the same brand but a Organic Blend. Will see which turns out better.

[RonnieRay]

yes,
connnecting it to a 12 V DC adapter or PS will work. Just remember that DC voltage is polarity selective unlike AC. Must have pos to pos, neg to neg.

[Ghettopops]

Ok done the transplant and seperated the 2, thing is one is doing great the other looks to be drooping. I kept 1(doing great) in same soil(8-12-8) and the other(drooping) in Organic(4-6-4). They both recieve the same water with Shultz Plant Food Plus, and even the droopy one is alot closer to the light.(3 inches compared to 12ish on the doing great one. any advice?


Thanks ghetto.

[Ghettopops]

Update.....

They seem to be alright and I now have a 13w and 23w going in there for the both of them. Is it normal for the edges of the leaves to grow upward though towards the light? Also I am basically doing the 18/6 and after the 6 the leaves droop a little assuming normal also?

[Ghettopops]

Update, one looks as though it wants to just roll over and die. It fell over and I had to resoil and used some of the original soil(not the organic I tried to switch it to).

I am still using water with 10-15-10 food in it but am wondering if I can use Food for Roses at 15-30-15? I am also wondering if I can do the "Fimming" thing to the healthy one?

How soon till I know if it's a boy and ditch it?
Oh and I am now usiing 2 23watt CFL's do I really need much more at this stage, especially if I let the one die would 2 23's be enough for 1 plant?

Thanks in advance.