1st Time Grower

[kerkaplakis]

I just joined this forum hoping to find out more about growing! I've read the FAQ's and many posts which were very informative. About 4 weeks ago i threw about 10 bagseeds into a cup and put some water in it and wabaM! my first pot plant had started. I dont exactly have any money but i used some soil i got from walmart and a 120watt spot-gro sylvania bulb. It seems that its growing pretty well except that when i transplanted it the bottom 2 leaves turned a little brown and one fell off. Ever since it has still been growing (green leaves at that). Right now i have it going on a 18/6 light cycle and im not sure how long to wait until i should go to the 12/12 light cycle. Any suggestions or help to a poor grower would be great!

[S-Style-S]

i know i shouldnt b givin advice :P , but i would wait till the plant is about a foot or soo , depending on how much space u got ..:P , how many plants do u have in one pot? jut one?

my bottom leaves fell off / pulled off , when discolered , and every plant turned out fine :P , keep it up mang . peace
S-style-s

[kerkaplakis]

The plant is currently about 10" -12". Also should i gradually change the 18/6 light method to 12/12 by 17/7 , 16/8 , etc... or just jump straight to the 12/12 lighting

[kerkaplakis]

I just found out that the bulb i was using was incadescent or w/e im not suppose to use. So im wondering if these "CFL Daylight Light Bulb: 26 Watt (100W Equiv) " bulbs would be better? They are rather cheap at walmart i believe, or would this be a wast of 20$ ?

[privatepile]

Nope CFLs are fine got to "indoor lighting" and there is a wealth of information there about CFLs

Good luck with the grow

[kerkaplakis]

So will i be able to "grow" this plant with say 4 of those 26watt cfls ? will it flower.. im not too worried about quality my first go around just tryin to get high without having to spend a whole bunch of money