What to feed and lighting cycles? Total nooooob

[zildjianchik26]

Hey,
I'm going to try to grow a plant using the Rubbermaid Box from Child of Bodom's thread. Anyway...I'm going to pick the stuff up over the next couple of days and was wondering what I needed to feed/water it. I was going to pick up some distilled water cause IDK the pH of the tapwater...but is there anything I should add to it?
Andalso, once I start...when do I need to change the lighting schedule. I'm going to be going out of town for a few weeks but will have someone to turn the lights on and off and water it.

Any other tips or advice would be awesome as I amnot very familiar, at all, with growing. Thanks! :)

[Mr. Clandestine]

Cannabis FAQs (http://cannabis.com/growing/index.html) :thumbsup:

I'd advise not growing anything until you have a good understanding of the basics. Study first, this'll save you a lot of time and money.

[zildjianchik26]

Thanks.^^:D
I have looked over it and still reading. The link is greatly appreciated.

Still, it's just experimental and I want to get it started. If anyone can tell me what to feed it...besides water, if you even need to feed it anything else and when?

Also, the lighting cycles.

I'm still researching though.



Namaste.

[Mr. Clandestine]

If anyone can tell me what to feed it...besides water, if you even need to feed it anything else and when?

Also, the lighting cycles.

If you're using a quality pH buffered soil, you'll just want to use plain water for the first 3-4 weeks. The seedling should get along fine without the need for extra nutrients. Soon after, you'll need to start supplementing with a Nitrogen rich fertilizer occasionally to promote healthy new growth. There are a shit ton of fertilizers to choose from, for veg and flowering phases, and you'll get a lot of good insight from others by spending time in the Growing forums. Get yourself a cheap liquid pH kit, and estimate the pH of your water source and your soil. I say 'estimate' because the liquid pH kits aren't the most accurate things in the world, but they'll give you a good idea what you're working with.

Once the seedlings have sprouted, plan on putting them under a 18/6 or 24/0 light cycle. Keep it there until you're ready to flower, then switch to 12/12. It's not complicated, but like I said, it can be daunting to jump headlong into a grow without really knowing what you're doing. Those FAQs will be your best friend for a while, so just keep studying them! Have everything mapped out in advance, and you'll cut down on many first time surprises.

And be careful who you trust to care for your plants when you're away. One of the fundamental keys of being successful is getting to harvest a crop WITHOUT going to jail! It's really easy for your closest confidant to accidentally gossip to a friend, who will then tell another friend, and so on. Many grows have been abruptly shut down, either by cops or paranoid growers, because their security fell apart. Relationships go bad, people get popped and end up ratting others out to stay out of jail, it's easy to see what CAN happen if/when the word gets around.

Stay safe, and keep reading. This can also be a very rewarding hobby if you know what you're doing! :jointsmile: