a coulple questions for experts wich i am not

[new grower]

1st i have a 13in hi gh plant in a 7 inch hight pot how long can it stay there i think its about 3months old but not for sure my buddy gave it to me a week ago 2nd what type of light schedule do u guys recommend 3rd i have a 6o watt bulb over it what should i bye for it to help it grow better and i want somwthing to use for other plants too i want to try to buy everything off ebay but just dont know what to buy so what do u guys think any info for a new grower would be awsome thanks guys

[dj2883]

Firstly i would say repot it into a 5 gallon pot, for veg you should have your lights on 18/6 or 24/0 then when you want to flower you should change to 12/12. What bulb are you using ? Whatever bulb it is 60W will not be enough for one plant you should get a 250W HPS or MH you can prob get one of ebay. You'll also need a fan and some good quality nutes.

[new grower]

well i just went to walmart last knight and got asoft white 150watt spiral light bulb that put off 2900lumens will that be enough for a succsesful grow of one plantand when i go to transplant how do i do that thanks

[new grower]

what r nutes and were can i get them from

[dj2883]

Is that bulb a flourescent bulb its not hps or mh is it ? well if its flourescent it may be enough to start but you would get alot bigger buds if you got a hps for flowering. I'm not too good with lumens but that doesn't sound like enough for flowering. Your plants already 3 months old so when do you plan to start flowering ?

Transplanting shouldn't be too hard just take it out of the pot keeping all the soil cause you don't want to disturb the roots too much, then put it in the new pot. Make sure you use good soil and the nutes are just nutrients or fertiliser you should be able to get both from a garden centre.

[dj2883]

you can get a cheap light from here

http://www.insidesun.com/index.php?action=item&id=747

[new grower]

whenever you think i should cause as u can tell im new and asking alot of questions thanksand i think the light bulb is hg

[new grower]

thanks man i think ill go with the econo 250 w hps with chrome refector for my one plant hows that sound

[dj2883]

Haven't heard of hg but it probably wont be enough, definetly for flowering anyway. You can flower whenever you want the bigger the plant the more buds your likely to get, if you've got the space you could let it grow a bit more.

[new grower]

ill post pictures later and you tell me what u think

[taderick]

hay ive got some miracle grow fertilizer but i dont know how to use as my friends gave it in a jar? its a thick brown liquid and it really smells trouble is i dont whats in it or how much to add to water?

can anyone help me