My First Grow Attempt

[rybuds]

Hello everyone im new to the msg boards and to growing plants period. i got some seeds from a friend and decided to try growin them. i germinated them first and i have planted 3 and so far they are all startin to grow. so far its been like 3-4 days since planting and all im doing is just watering them when the soil is dry. i was wondering when to start changing what i feed them and what to feed them. i keep them outside on my screen porch currently but i will probably bring 1 in under a light. so far the picture attatched is of the best one i was just wondering if it looks healthy so far (probably a stupid question but hey im new).

[rybuds]

bump

[doco]

It wants more light so it's stretching. Other than that, it's too new to tell. You don't need to feed it anything but water for the first few weeks.

[Anathema2121]

Go buy a couple compact fluorescent lights (8-14 dollars at wal-mart)and put them 2-3 inches above the leaves. That will make them stop stretching. When you transplant bury all that stem up to an inch below the bottom leaves. The stem will turn to root. If the stem gets too tall and weak, splint it up with a soda straw split lengthwise til you transplant(take it off before transplanting)

[rybuds]

thanks i probably will have to put up asplint because it is gettin kinda weak i think it mite tip over. when i get lights should i leave them on it 24/7 or what?

[rybuds]

also would it be a good idea to wrap the inside of a box with tin foil and have the plant and the light inside?

[Major-punk]

I've heard a couple times that tin foil can create 'hot spots'. But I don't think these hot spots will be serious and if your plant is looking for light the foil will help.

[rybuds]

alright but what about the timing of the lighting? should i leave them on 24/7 when i get them or what?

[NeuroGheist]

Foil screwed up my last grow attempt...i'd only suggest using it when your plant is SCREAMING for light. Otherwise...avoid, as it can slowly, but surely, scorch your plant.

With seedlings...the lighting should always be 24/0, untill the plant begins vegetative growth. This is assuming you have a fairly weak flouro light (80 watts). If like me, your flouro is 150 watts...then cut down (a bit) on the lighting. As too much, can burn the living fuck out of your plant. A high wattage flouro should have a lighting sequence of 18/6. This will prevent your dirt from drying out too much, as well. As high watt lights, put out alot of heat.

Or if you want to use a convenient lighting sequence, keep the lights off untill it's dark outside. Then turn them on. Go to sleep. Wake up. Then turn them back off, when it's light outside. If it's sunny outside, then technically, that sort of is a 24/0 cycle. Depending on if your plants are getting that sunlight when it's daytime. =P

[dutch.lover]

Another thing that works well as a splint is a bobby pin stuck in the soil curved end in- so the open ends point up and the stem rests between them. get what i mean? its easy to adjust also.

[rybuds]

okay so i brought mine in to put them under a light for at least tonite until i think of a better lighting situation. ive noticed little flying green bugs as you can see in the first picture on and around my plants. i was wondering if i should be worried about this? :confused:

also one of them only has one leaf and another looks like one of the leaves is being eaten :(

[flamingskullballs]

dont let them eat your precious thc!

put rat poison and salt in the soil, to keep them away

QUICKLY

(warning: dont actually do this)

[orangeman]

Wtf why are you showing us the pest? Just kill it lol. That thing is probably what fucked with your plant.

[rybuds]

its not just one bug. its a bunch of them, and they fly so its not real easy to just kill em.

[hudson88]

Get some bug spray then, something that can be used on plants!

[rybuds]

any suggestions?

[orangeman]

Hudson just helped you out :p.

[Abattoir Dream]

crushed up cloves of garlic in water, should ward them off, if not, just use deoderant and a lighter to burn them if they fly... lol maybe a bit drastic....

[rybuds]

the garlic wont hurt the plant?

[rybuds]

10days since planting and this is what they look like now..... one kind of looks retarded. the one in the clay pot came to its abrupt death when my girlfriends cat ate it :( but here they are now.... any suggestions on changing anything? if you can see a leaf on the non retarded one is kinda funny lookin maybe burnt? also how long before i can expect the stem to start gettin a little bit thicker? other than those questions do they look normal for 10 days of growth?

[rybuds]

bump bump

[Hardcore Newbie]

get some fly paper for your bug problem, just line the pots with it and around any walls and surrounding area.

[rybuds]

i think the bugs mite be gone.... they mysteriously kind of just disappeared. at least i dont see them anymore...

[busteruk7]

It wants more light so it's stretching. Other than that, it's too new to tell. You don't need to feed it anything but water for the first few weeks.
very true i would leave ferts and nutes for atleast 3 weeks
cheers all :)