My First Ever Grow!!!

[Scholar]

Well i figured im new and any advice would be great! so i will tell of my First grow.

Materials-Miracle Grow Organic potting soil,Perlite,NutureLite and CFL both 150watts. ill get ferts later this week.

Grow Spot-My attic it gets kind of hot up there so i figure with a Dehumidifier and a fan it should be ok.

[Scholar]

some Pics of my Goods

[mountainman]

That light will do very little for you. Incandescents waste too much power to heat and don't have a very good spectrum. You should look at compact flourescents at the very least, if not HPS or MH.

[Scholar]

I have a 150 watt CFL and a few 75 watt CFL's that im going to pop into my set up area once the pop out the dirt. The lite claims to have a good spectrum for Plants. Im sure this Light isnt that great...lol it was a Few bucks less then CFLs.

[mountainman]

Yeah, just use the cfl's and return the other one.

[Scholar]

How about my soil? I Hear that Miracle grow is bad, but this is organic it should be fine right?

[mountainman]

I don't know much about that organic, but it's probably fine since the concern with regular miracle grow soil is the synthetic fertilizers in it.

[Scholar]

update on my lil ladies. This is 5days later,I'll post more after the cavs game..

[Scholar]

well if anyone cares to check em out,i would like to know if they are stretching?

[BigBudDaddy08]

Yes they are stretching a little bit and the stems look a little thin .You should pop in those cfls that you have and get a nice fan in there to get some air movement in your area and to stout up those stems .Also the cfls get them as close as possible without burning them or makeing to much heat between the plant and the cfl (To much heat for me is above 84 deg.)

[Scholar]

Ok well i finished my room,as soon as my wife returns home ill post new pics. Since the 2 days i have put up mylar around the base,and Flat white paint over top. The Lights have always been around 2" above the plant,also added a fan and the lil ladies are wiggling.. I have over 450 watts of CFL,(i may need some cool tubes i know) I do have one question,whats the largest pots i can use for start to finish? once again thank you!

[BigBudDaddy08]

No problem .I usally start out with a 3 gallon pot from seed and just let her stay in there till harvest(My plant was roughly 4 foot tall by harvest in a 3 gallon pot)
Also your soil do you still have the bag that it came in.If so look all over the bag to see if it has ferts.And if so Garden Knowm said that the trick to Miracle Grow Soil is to water with a PH of 8.0

[Scholar]

it says it has "Pasteurized Poultry Litter" I plan on getting some good Organic ferts from the Hydro shop. Bat guano or blood meal or something or the other. 8.0 ph water huh? Im using distilled as of now. thanks for all the tips.

[Jdog7000]

Sea Bird and Bat Guano is what you want for flowering.
Pure Blend pro Bloom for Soil and Budswel is what I use.

[Scholar]

lol I hope my lil ones make it that far...lol. This is for my own personal stash,and i would just like a pretty good yield. I'm aware of the CFL yield to all the other lights,but i cant afford a new light yet. once again thank you.

[Scholar]

this is one week later

[Scholar]

OK i hope someone chimes in. My tomatoes are coming along. my first set of fingers are kind of droopy on some plants on others they are fine. also some stems are Purple.

[Scholar]

Few Pics

[Scholar]

no one?

[inoxia sativa]

ok purple can ( not always) be a sign of too much fert...are you feeding them yet cause at this young they dont need any

[inoxia sativa]

though sometimes red stem is just the genetic trait (ive heard although iive never seen it in any but over ferted plants)

[Scholar]

No,no Ferts yet. imma transplant today, 3gallon buckets. i just want to make sure things are going ok.

[Jdog7000]

Ussually in seedlings. A purple stem means it is hungry for N.
But it could be a genetic trait too.
If the first round leaves are dying. It needs food.

[Scholar]

ok dont Flame me im at work and on my out to the hydro shop for ferts. what is best organic for veg cycle? ok they have superthrive,bat and bird guano,tiger bloom(thats it) and a few other things. Can someone shoot a quick but acurate answer. thanks alot guys.

[Scholar]

lol I dont think im doing this right. some are real droopy, i water my lil dixi cups every 2 days because they are super dry. ill post some pics in a lil while.

[busteruk7]

get a fan blowing on them a little that will stregthen the stems up a bit
cheers all :)

[Scholar]

Thanks Buster, but i have one on them. The stems are standing, I should say the leaves are droopy. maybe ferts are needed, maybe not. I'm not going to get all crazy yet,a few are growing 3rd or 4th nodes. I'll do a lil more research before i pull the rest of my hair out.

[Scholar]

one is of the Droopy ladies other of the ones that look good.

[gtscruggs]

Keep them moist at this stage. You should keep the soil around 6.1-6.5 ph. Also, keep them moist with the light in their faces. At this stage (the last pics posted) you don't want to nute them yet. I would wait until the second or third set of true leaves. Fox Farm Grow Big 6-4-4 would be a good choice. As you mentioned the local store carries Tiger Bloom, this is the same brand but, for flowering stage. Fox Farm is a trusted product the Grow Big is for this early vegatative state.

Do you know the strain?

cheers,

[gtscruggs]

P.S:

I don't see any droopy anything! They look like healthy little bastards too me!

[gtscruggs]

Busteruk7 is right.....A fan in nes. This will strengthen the stem for long term benefits. The fan should be small enough to fit in the room and large enough to create a constant air flow.

Keep up the good work!

Can we get a wide shot to see the entire grow room????

[Scholar]

well i had to ditch this grow, but started a new one. the same day i ditched the first. Now im in a stick situation. They are around 8-9 inches in the 4th week. only 3 managed to pop so i hope they are female,atleast one. All bag seed so i dont know the strain. my space is like 3 1/2'x 3 1/2'x 5 1/2' you think i should flower now? only nut so far is Biobizz Fish Mix. tell me what ya think. thanks

[Scholar]

Im just asking for an opinion. any thoughts?

[SinZofTeagan]

they are looking good i would veg them for maybe another week or two at the most then put them into flower!

[Scholar]

thanks thats kind of what i was thinking,Im going to get a HPS or a High power Fluoro next friday and work the side with some CFL's. so thank you once again Sin.

[Opie Yutts]

How can you just ditch a grow?

And go with HID lights. Fluoros don't do much unless you use a shitload of them. Also if you choose flouros put them right in the plants, or as close as you can. It seems most people make the mistake of not doing this, even though that's probably the main reason to buy fluoros.

[Opie Yutts]

Dude, can you help me?

I just got this grow going, but my plants just seem to be hybernating. I don't get it. I have good lighting, etc. I have a $10 fluorescent tube 4 feet above the plants. This is how you're supposed to do it, arent you?

[Scholar]

well it burned up from the heat of my attic...lol. yeah i keep the flouros pretty close to the top,about 2inches above. i only water use half dose of fish mix on sundays seeing that i have 5 gallon pots.guess its time to get flower nuts.

[Scholar]

UPDATE: One of my fluoros dropped on a plant and Burned a few fan leaves, so ill Veg 2 more weeks just to make sure not to srtess it. Just got a New 6'Hx4'Wx3'D Closet im going to hook up for Flowering. I'll Post a few pics later this week. If anyone cares.

[BlackBliss]

good luck!
Bliss.

[Scholar]

ok here are a few updated pics. Now i think i have a lil nut burn,but not sure but i do know im not going to fert this weekend.

[Scholar]

well i guess im doing ok. no feed back...lol

[Opie Yutts]

No news is good news.

Looks like everything is on the right track. If your plants are healthy, good job.

[Scholar]

well i hope someone can help. i dont know whats wrong for sure.im guessing nute burn

[Scholar]

well i think i must start over.

[scottjamez]

Where did you get the reflective materialyou have on the walls. I am trying to find some but can't.

[Scholar]

lol Homedepot, in the insulation section.

[Scholar]

My Cab.

[Scholar]

lookie lookie

[budman1122]

i have a clamp lamp with a reflecter dome on it and a 60 watt bulb in my closet and my closet has 2 sliding doors and i got one door open with a fan throwing fresh air into it and the other door cracked letting the old air out n my plant is doing great any sugestions?

[4x5]

i have a clamp lamp with a reflecter dome on it and a 60 watt bulb in my closet and my closet has 2 sliding doors and i got one door open with a fan throwing fresh air into it and the other door cracked letting the old air out n my plant is doing great any sugestions?


Hijack......

[Scholar]

hmm Sativa, or Indy what could they be?...lol

[BlackBliss]

well good luck if you do have females bro....

[OmegaVermelho]

Seems that ure not dooing a bad job after all m8...keep them pumpin..

[crudemood]

i like your setup, the plants are looking mighty fine so far. good luck :)

[Scholar]

Well not sure how well you can see,but here we go!

[BlackBliss]

Lookin spectacular...congrats & keep us posted brother!
Cheer's,
Bliss.

[Scholar]

ok here we go! pics dont show those lil whiskers, but oh well.

[OmegaVermelho]

This thread is a must for all ppl that are starting...most of the common problems in a grow are around here somewhere and so are the solutions...nice going schol u got those babies to a magic ride...they´re gonna repay u 4 all ur hard work m8...cheers

[BLaQLiGhT]

Nice grow room. On my grows, I don't try so hard and let the plants grow them selves. Things go easier that way and I spend less money :p . Damn I wish I had a grow room like that ;) . Good luck on the rest of the grow man, you give you 2 thumbs up for keeping them alive when you could have just started over :thumbsup: :thumbsup: ...

[Scholar]

well OV thanks! I couldnt have done it with out all the help i recieved here.

[Scholar]

now i dont know where i went wrong, but i just would like to pull some clones off of these. I know i have a very very bad mite infestation, so ill prolly bomb the area before my next go at it. hmmmm im so sad.

[Weed4Life]

That must suck. I love the cabinet you made. Is that a carbon filter towards the top of the cab connected to a inline fan? and bottom is your intake fan or sumthing? Man that looked like it was gonna be sum good smoke!

[Scholar]

Thanks! nah no carbon filters, in fact i need a better way to control the heat. man it started out so sweet, then i ran into all types of problems, Fucking mites >.<, oh well,but now i know,and i should be cool next time.

[Scholar]

this is 3 weeks into flower

[renovator4]

if the water runs out of the cup before it hydrates the soil your only getting the edge. try submersing your cups in a bowl an wait for the bubbles to stop. once a plant gets to a wilting point one of two things are happening to much or not enough h2o. you should be past any dampening off problems. deep drinks are better for leaching anyway. drain the cups after filling to remove salts an depending on how often you water as to how often you will need to feed

[Scholar]

hey what do you think?

[virgin-grower21]

hi im a first time grower as well ive just looked at ur pics mate and she looks like she is wilting quite alot i dont know much bout growing yet but she does look abit sick. i hope it all goes ok man take care keep tokeing and growing:rasta:

[Scholar]

lol nah far from wilt...but thanks for your concern:) here is a close up of one cola.

[BlackBliss]

not wilting...just slightly crispy on the outer edges of the leaf blades by the looks....means its using all its vital last bits of food in they hold in their leaves for the last stage of flowering :)
looking excellent my man! weldone :thumbsup:
Happy tokes soon bro ;)
Peace out and talk soon stonerz
Mr Bliss

[Scholar]

well check this out

[Perp]

Sorry, I don't know why people are saying they look good but those plants are not doing well and may not get any bigger than that. Looks like its too hot in your box. Mites like hot, dry conditions so that explains why you got hit so bad by them.

[BobBong]

Massive nutrient burn

[Zandor]

looks more like light burn, where are the buds?

[Scholar]

here check these

[dirtysouth870]

hey dude why dont you just try and fix the problem..your wasting money and time

[cuzz305]

holy shit... LOL

[Cornelius]

Seriously Scholar, it's time to flush your plant with several gallons of distilled or r/o water. :weedpoke:

[Abattoir Dream]

i dont think he's too bothered lol...

[Scholar]

well first off this is a journal of like 2 diff. grows, and second i would like to say thanks for all the replies,but lol i am flushing and its doing a whole lot better. I'm Learning and i've learned alot,my next round will be flawless,but over all i wouldnt call this trip a failure. ill post some pics later for all to see. once again thanks for the concerns and replies.

[Land of Drought]

Thats the Sprit . brush yourself off and try again and if you kill'em next time repeat again..

Best of Luck..

Dont mind Jackass coments .Those people would know Indica from Sativa Brother...


Peace D

[Scholar]

this is a branch that fell off,so i just trimed it to see how it would look.

[Abattoir Dream]

i dont think you did too bad either mate, at least you got a nice chunk of weed, and after all, thats what its all about, the end product, i say props to you for getting a good amount on your first grow, well done ;) maybe the next ones will be even better :)

[Scholar]

few more pics

[Scholar]

hmmm what you think guys.

[BlackBliss]

Hell yeah man, Lookin heaps better.......good stuff......im watchin man....i say another 2-3 weeks then cutdown....then smoke yourself silly a few days after that :D
Peace out my man....
Mr Bliss.

[Abattoir Dream]

yeh, thats more like it ;)

[Splifted]

The best way to learn something is to fuck it up. If you had a perfect grow your first time, you wouldn't get all that great experience of diagnosing problems that will come in handy when you are dealing with more plants further down the line.

Haha, your plant reminds me of charlie brown's christmas tree. No offense though, looks like you're getting some decent nugs off your misshapen misses :)


Keep up the pics scholar, I'm looking forward to final harvest shots

[Scholar]

check it out,few more pics.

[BlackBliss]

AWSOME recovery bro......you deserve happy tokes for that.
Peace Out man,
Bliss

[Scholar]

just a few more before harvest

[Scholar]

cleaned up some

[Scholar]

lol just another pic

[Splifted]

How much longer til harvest? I can't wait to see that crazy thing all manicured

[Scholar]

Well this is the last pic of her in a pot. I chopped her today. ill post pics of finished product.

[Scholar]

ok it may not be the best.

[Torog]

ok it may not be the best.

Howdy Scholar,

We all have to start somehwere..the key is to continue educating yer self and to keep trying and learning from yer mistakes. :)

That you brought yer plant to harvest,is success,in and of it's self !

Have a good one ! :jointsmile:

[Scholar]

thanks T. the smoke is nice just not real dense buds. here they are dried.

[Splifted]

Mmm mm, looks great scholar. How's it taste? Any idea what the total yield was? I can't wait to see round 2.

[Abattoir Dream]

all the pics look weird... but you did a great job after all... good effort!