Hey, this is my second growing attempt (the first was prematurely ended by a vicious hail storm in the first few weeks I put my plant outdoors) and this time I'm growing entirely indoors.
I planted 3 seeds (only had 5 good bag seeds [the kind I like :jointsmile:] and only 3 germinated), 2 in fertilized soil, 1 in non-fertilized soil as the guide I was going by (Todd McCormick's guide to growing MMJ) said to use non-fertilized soil prior to putting plants under the MH. One of the two plants (Liberty One hereafter) in the fertilized soil is doing extremely well, approximately 7"-8" tall, and is ready to be put under the MH. The second plant (Liberty Three) is doing alright, I had initial problems because when the seed germinated the tap root was all spiral-like and caused the plant to grow out of the far edge of the cup, but it recovered and has been growing a steady rate. The third plant (Liberty Two) hasn't grown past an inch to an inch and a half, and I suppose it's probably because it has no nutes.
-I was planning on repotting all my plants today, and putting liberty 1 and 3 under the MH, do you think liberty 3 is ready for the MH, and would it be detrimental to put liberty 2 under the MH also? Or should I just leave it under my fluorescent lamp? The reason I ask is because I plan on sexing a clone under the fluorescent and will be changing the lighting schedule ;o
-Would it be a better idea to leave liberty 2 in the non-fertilized soil and start fertilizing it?
-Which leads me to: I'm planning on making two clones of Liberty One, one to sex it, and the other to give to a friend to plant outdoors (hopefully it's a female :p), how long should I leave the lights on 24 before going 12-12?
-On the one I plan to give to the friend, I kinda had planned to grow it till it was a couple feet tall under the MH lamp to catch it up to the current season, will this work? How big should I let it get before transplanting?
Now I have a couple random questions that I've been thinking about ^_^
-If you clone a hermie will the clone be purely female?
-My first plant didn't have any odor really (the one that got killed by the hail storm) and my two plants that are doing well both smell skunk-like, does this indicate anything good :rastasmoke: or was my first plant just big on personal hygiene :wtf:?
Thanks for your wisdom, and any other tips you could give me I'd love to hear =). I'm enjoying reading the boards alot (spent like four hours last night just browsing through grow logs, the shot glass thing and shit lol) :D
[picture 1=liberty 1, 2=2, 3=3]