First grow (CFL's)

[Punk In Drublic]

Well, I've spent many many hours reading this forum, and have come to the conclusion that this place is my favorite :) Everyone here seems way cooler than people I've seen at other forums. Garden Knowm, Mand, Powder Puff, etc, you guys are simply awesome! I really am glad to be a member of this fine community :cool:

Anyways, I've got some pics of my grow. It is my first time. I'm using four 42watt and two 25watt CFL's. My temps are always around 82F and RH is usually 60 - 70%. I always use distilled water at room temp. I will be starting nutes this week, starting with a 10-2-1 Mexican Bat Guano with Superthrive mix. This is really just a hobby for me. I love gardening and have many other types of plants in my home.

Anyways, here's some pics.. My camera is terrible and does not focus well at all :mad: So, please excuse the bad pics. It's the best I can do for now til I get a new camera. The plant on the left is older than the plant on the right, as I'm sure you can tell. The left one is around 3 weeks old, and the right is about 2 weeks.

Any imput, suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated!

[UMrocksmysocks]

wow, nice lookin plants.. mine plant is a little over a month old and isnt as big as your oldest one (far right pic right?)

i was curious,, what brand of soil did you use

[mand]

Hello Punky :) ............... Ah my name mentioned "fame at last" ;) :)


It is a nice place on the growing sections, all friendly people and willing to offer hints and advice :)

I must warn though, once you start doing a grow journal it becomes more than a hobby ;)


love mand xxx:)

[Punk In Drublic]

wow, nice lookin plants.. mine plant is a little over a month old and isnt as big as your oldest one (far right pic right?)

i was curious,, what brand of soil did you use

Hey thanks! I'm using just a professional soil from the local hydro store :)



I must warn though, once you start doing a grow journal it becomes more than a hobby

Yes, I've noticed from reading so many journals :dance:

[tadaa]

The first thing I would do is get them into a cabinet and contain that light, if not you're going to be very disappointed come harvest time.

[Punk In Drublic]

The first thing I would do is get them into a cabinet and contain that light, if not you're going to be very disappointed come harvest time.

Don't have a cabinet, they are in a closet :) Like I said before, it's more of a hobby for me than anything :cool:

I'm having fun!

[litespeed]

That is how it starts
Just having fun, then smoke one to see how you/I did on the grow and then grow more hehe!

[tadaa]

Don't have a cabinet, they are in a closet :) Like I said before, it's more of a hobby for me than anything :cool:

I'm having fun!

I realize this but your plants are hardly getting any light because they are just sitting in the open. I doubt you'll have anything worth harvesting sitting a few cfls over plants in the open.

[Punk In Drublic]

I realize this but your plants are hardly getting any light because they are just sitting in the open. I doubt you'll have anything worth harvesting sitting a few cfls over plants in the open.

Well, they seem to be doing fine for now.. They are in about a 4' by 4' area closet... If they weren't getting hardly any light, I'd think I'd see alot more stretching. The lights are less than an inch away. I also have flat white poster board that sits around them that I had to move to take the pictures. It's all I have for now anyways... I've seen a ton of grow journals that had bigger space than me, and did just fine using the same lighting. I'm not looking for big huge harvest's here. It's just a fun hobby for me :) Thanks for your imput thought :smokin:

Btw, I have more than a few cfl's.. There's 6 total.

[BukDatAss]

hey I'm :cool: too:D keep up the grow I'll be reading:thumbsup:

[Punk In Drublic]

hey I'm :cool: too:D keep up the grow I'll be reading:thumbsup:

Thanks dude.. I've been reading yours. Very nice job you're doing! :cool:

[BukDatAss]

yea nice job its good to "have fun with ur 1st grow" but after this one you better get busy LOL nah man good luck..... Just keep those lights 2 inches away from the plants and try to get a little fan in their.. Just remember those plants grow fast at times so be careful not to burn them :thumbsup:

[Punk In Drublic]

yea nice job its good to "have fun with ur 1st grow" but after this one you better get busy LOL nah man good luck..... Just keep those lights 2 inches away from the plants and try to get a little fan in their.. Just remember those plants grow fast at times so be careful not to burn them :thumbsup:

Thanks man :) I've had a 12" desk fan on them since they were babies. And yes, they do grow very fast! I can check on them every hour and notice them getting bigger :cool:

[HappySmoke]

Hey Punky,

Welcome to Indoor Grow room. ;)

Yes, this is a great place to gather growing tips.

You'll do fine.

Good luck