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i want to know how i am supposed to grow my plant naturally without it bending in the middle of the stem my plant is around 1.5 inches tall all of my plants have dont this about a week into their sprout
i use miracle grow soil as well as miracle grow liquid plant food
so do i need any lioght like im using an incadescent right now but im not sure what the hell to do its going great right now but i need some advice please
Hello,
Welcome to the best hobby around. At first you will find a thosand things that go wrong, once they are all out of the way you will be rewarded with a thousand things that go right! :)
Lighting
an incandecent light will not work for growing herb for a number of reasons. A couple are; the fact that it burns way too hot, it does not emit enough light, most of the light that is emited from incandecents is not it the right light spectrums to support plant growth.
What you want is to find some fluorescent lights, they are quite cheap at Wal-mart. Fluros will give off enough light to support early to mid vegetative growth. Ultimately you would want to get a MH (metal halide) for the veg stage, and a HPS (High Presure Sodium) for flowering.
MH and HPS come in several different "wattages". A 400 watt light is probably the most common for indoor growing. The higher the watt the more lumens that are produced, the more lumens = more growth.
I use fluoros for early veg and for clones. I then switch to the HPS for the rest of Veg (even though MH is recommended you can use HPS), I also use the same HPS with the addition of a few well placed cfl's (compact fluorescents) for flowering.
Plant Food
You should not fertilize a plant at all for at least the first two weeks of its life. Some of the people who taught me most of what I know don't even feed for the first one and a half months.
I split the middle and start up a 1/4 strength ratio feeding cycle at one month old.
The plants do not get full strength for another three feedings. I work up the dosage 25% at a time. I feed with nutrients every third watering (if a plant really likes the nutes I will feed it every two waterings). You probably do not need to take so long, but I do not like to take the chance of burnng the plants, plus I add in some nutes into the soil (in the form of worm castings, blood meal, and bone meal).
Also, make sure that your soil mixture is fast draining. Add in plenty (up to 50%, or more if you chose to do so) of perlite, and add in vermiculite also, it helps with water retention. It may be that you soil does not drain well enough and your little seedlings are getting water bogged.
A few suggestions
If posible get your self some fluoros or even a nice HID (High Intensity Discharge, for example; HPS, MH) light. If you do get into HID lighting you will also have to start getting into ventilation. Heat buildup is bad news for your plants. You want to keep your grow space at around 78-84*F while the light are on. When they are off the temp should be in the seventies.
Another reason that plants fall over some times is because the stem is weak from no natural stress (such as the wind), you could try putting a small fan in with your plants. Create a gentle breeze, your plants will grow stronger and healthier because of it.
If you need me to clarify anything, or have any other questions please just let me know.
I hope this helps, happy growing.
Peace
I'm not a cannibys gorwer yet, thoguht i want to be soon :)
Though i do enjoy growing plants as a hobby, i have an earea wichc is for a good part of the dya in direct sunlight, bu backed away from a window, that is my grow station wher ei have a small lamp which emitss really bright light. I think it simulates daylite,a nd it's engery efficitent, when my plants are strong enuff i have them put where i want in the room. Fast cahnges arnt a kind thing for plants, the get stressed/stunted.
Keep your seedlings in shade, then when you transplant them put then im direct lite, and i ehar 400 watt incandescent are the way to goo from evyerwhere.
Aight peace
The C
Plant growing in gernal is a great hobby.
Hello,
The C - "400 watt incandescent", did you mean 400 watt HID (hps, mh)?
Take care.
Peace
Ohh ah ha yeah, what you sad :)
That was scary what just ahgppned, i e-amil that gypsynervana from seedsdirect, and my internet went off within 5 a few minutes, now it's working again...
I'm sorried
am i getting narced out?
The C
The c, no offence but ur little logo iritates me to an extent that i think iam close to an epylepsic shock its just soooo damn annoying
hehe sorry