HerbWatch '06

Ok, my old thread was lame so i figured I would update with a new one.

The day before I transplanted them the bottom leaves started to die on the big one. I think it was because it didnt have enough room to grow anymore. Anyway after I transplanted, for about the next day the next set of leaves started to develop yellow/brown spots on them, but they have stopped. None of it has gotten better, but it isnt any worse, so I thinks its ok.

The small one is 4" tall now and looking pretty healthy. They are both working on their 4th node I think. Also the bigger one is 5 inches.

They are on day 18 of veg. Are they growing slow? I expected them to be bigger by now. I'll also throw in a pic of my setup.

What do you all think?

If you look closely you can see that the browning leaves are being shaded from light by the upper leaves. That could be your problem. Leaves that don't get any light yellow, brown, then fall off. You might want to look into getting a few more CFLs, they're cheap and you could put one in the middle to get better light coverage. Also, don't worry about them growing slow at first. Once they finish being seedlings (about 2 weeks from being above ground) they will start to grow faster. Transplanting also slows growth a little as the plant focuses energy on root growth again instead of vegetative growth and transplanting can shock a plant if you're not careful. But once the root mass fills out, they should start to take off. Good luck man :rasta:

I know, I want more lights for it, but I couldnt afford anymore of the lightbulb to plug-in adapters. Those are both only 100 watt cfl's, which is a sight better than the single 60 watt they were on for the first week and a half. The Walmart by my house has 100 watt cfl's on sale for $0.98 each. so I may be able to pick up a few more.

Here is a close up of the stem on the big girl (I hope she is anyway.)

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Originally Posted by Brock Samson

I know, I want more lights for it, but I couldnt afford anymore of the lightbulb to plug-in adapters. Those are both only 100 watt cfl's, which is a sight better than the single 60 watt they were on for the first week and a half. The Walmart by my house has 100 watt cfl's on sale for $0.98 each. so I may be able to pick up a few more.

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Damn I paid $6.00 each for my GE 100 watt cfls which give off 1700 lumens could of bought twelve if I shopped at wal-mart :(

Brock, you see those little sets of leaves coming out of the crotch of all the big leaves? If you tie your plant over (low stress training) all those will grow up toward the light and form tops. Wait til they get a little older though. Check the pics in my grow log (link in my signature) and look how many tops they formed in the week they were tied down . It also helps distribute light evenly to the whole plant since it makes the canopy even instead of having one part up top close to the light and the bottom of the plant far away.