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CFL - n00b in need
So I've been lurking the board for awhile now, and the time has come to creep out of the cracks and post a thread :D
I am a n00b on a tight budget and need to keep it as stealthy as possible. Curious noses have been sniffing the area lately. Though it's my house, I have a roommate who wouldn't be cool with growing, I'm sure. 'Thought I would explain all that before everyone busts on my pathetic setup - LOL!
Since the area is so small, I will be lst-ing this lil' bagseed grow. It's about 5 weeks in. I know it's small. I had it under 2 23watt daylight cfl's 24/0 and it was CRAWLING. So I changed it up and replaced them with two 23watt warm white cfl's 18/6 a week ago and it has doubled in size. You can see that some of it's smaller leaves look chewed on, but for the life of me I could not find any bugs. I cleaned the box and put her in a diff. pot w/ new soil. It's now in a 7 1/2 inch pot with plain ol' black dirt and perlite. No nutes. Temps stay between 80-83 with lights on and about 76 in dark.
ANYWAY - My questions are: Does this look like a chick to you?
Should I start to flower now considering the amount of space I have to work with?
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CFL - n00b in need
say hello to you purty lady
nice indicas!
the first pic looks fem the last few pics is a lil harder to tell.
post som higher res pics, and more node pics.
Flower if you want, but i would wait till she has little brown hairs sticking out. she'll be sexually mature then. :D
if it was me i go mother nature style, 12/12 from start to finish!
good luck.
do you got a grow log?
and get them damn temps down! you think it grows quick now?
just wait till you get the lights on in the mid 70's.
but i would def LST and get those little aquariam flouro tubes for those black light holders and attach them to the top of the box.
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CFL - n00b in need
Nope, no log. This is my first thead. I'm a tad paranoid. I'll try to take better pics tomorrow night. Like I said, she's small and its tricky to get the digi to focus. That and shes so tight its had to get in there. ...with the camera... jeez :eek:
I know the temp is a problem. The box is acutally inside a cabinet under my bathroom sink. If I take it out the temps cool off considerably. This is the fan I use which is located at the top of the box. Thermaltake High Performance Cooler- Silent Wheel - 13CM FAN
I plan on getting a lock on the bathroom door later this week and possibly switching to a rubbermaid box.
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CFL - n00b in need
well get those temps down.
a better fan to push the cool air in the bottom and the hot air out the top.
check my log and see.
http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/...seed-grow.html
she is a beauty.
you think your was growing slow?
mine was under a incandescent for the first week of its life, untill it was handed to me. :)
the more you put in the more you get out.
get more ligh and better air flow!
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CFL - n00b in need
Sorry I'm a day behind on these pics. I went ahead and put her into 12/12 tonight. I just don't think I'll have enough room if I veg much longer. Does anyone else agree? I also have been struggling with odor dispite her size and location. The whole house smells. So I got a mini carbon air purifier for the bathroom. Hopefully it will help.
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CFL - n00b in need
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CFL - n00b in need
LOL, i know how you feel. your plants look healthy and if i understand your question, you're asking if you can flower right now.
if that's your question, i think you maybe ought to wait 1 more week, it takes about 2 months for the plants to be mature enough to flower.
also, investigate topping and pruning. i know your space is limited and that will shorten the plant for you, it will also give you a cutting to save and grow out for the next crop.
anyway, toke amongst yourselves
bozo,
peace, love, dope
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CFL - n00b in need
Thanks guys. I will wait another week or so I suppose. That air purifier has to go back. It's so loud its more obvious than the smell. I stuck one of those black x-mas tree air fresheners in there and its covering the odor suprisingly well.