I never realized growing was so complicated
i HAVE NOW SWITCHED TO A 20/4 LIGHT CYCLE UNTIL THE NEW BULBS ARRIVE.
What effect do you think this will have on the plants?
Would you consider them ruined.
Any changing or fiddling about can stress a plant. If it doesn't harm it, it could turn hermie on you from stress. This is probably not going to happen since it is rare, and a few varieties are real spoiled while others can take anything you throw at them. Just try not to change stuff too much or too often. 20/4, 18/6, 24,0 - it won't really matter much at this point. Different cycles have different pros and cons, but as long as you have a veg cycle right now things are on the right track and the babies will probably turn into toddlers. PS. if you type in all caps on the internet it means you are abbreviating or yelling.
I was thinking of doing this (keeping the light 1 foot back) but i am worried that it will stretch the plant looking considering i have the wrong bulbs at the moment.2700K
No matter what the light, you want to keep it back from plants that have just sprouted. Over a period of about 2 weeks you should gradually move it closer until it is as close as the plant can stand without stressing it. That's an inch or two with CFL, anywhere from 4 to 18 inches with HID, and 0 inches if you have a properly set up cool tube.
try this game called O-GROW its pretty good growing guide...
Why the sarcasm?
I'm not sure he was being antagonistic. I kinda thought he was tyring to help. Another great guide/game is HighGrow. Both are available here: downloads drugs and cannabis related downloads like games drugtest and a rolling handbook Incase anyone is interested, here's some info and download links from the site:
O-Grow 1.0 (10 mb)
Released in 2006 O-Grow is the first continuous-play marijuana growing simulation game on the PC. Offering two gameplay options of full mode or simulation mode, players can benefit from all game features or disable the fictional parts of the game such as the trading market and objectives. Choose your seeds to plant by reading the information in the shopping section. Gameplay is accompanied by original music.
HighGrow V4.20 (2,03 Mb) - Legal Marijuana Growing
HighGrow is the world's first artificially simulated marijuana growing program. You can now finally grow your own marijuana plants without the constant fear of a visit by members of your local narcotics branch. With HighGrow version 4.20, you can choose and plant ninety seeds at any time, and then watch them grow into large potent marijuana bushes, harvesting them when you feel they have reached their peak potency. This educational program realistically imitates the life-cycle of the Cannabis plant. You'll be able to adjust the lighting, water, fertilize, prune and care for your developing plants, while learning more about them at the same time! File is zipped.
I think both of those are really cool programs, and have a bunch of good information on how to grow.
How far awayshould the fan be.I bought a desktop oscillating fan today and have it on a low setting a few inches from the plants. They are still young and the stems seem to movewith the air.
That's good that the plants are moving with air, but at this stage it should be real slight. In fact you don't really need to make this happen for a couple weeks. When they start growing good, then they should be gently rustling in the breeze, not getting uprooted and flying away in a hurricane. This makes them much stronger overall, and more likely for a branch to hold a big glob of bud. However, you do need to keep the air from getting stagnent by exchanging it occasionally with a fan. The plants will probably move a little from this. How big? How far away? Depends on a lot of things, especially the cfm of the fan. Oscillating is good. Just make them gently and slightly move, then as they get bigger, make them move more aggresivelly. Keep in mind more ventilation means lower humidity.
I hope I answered your questions. Good luck.
I never realized growing was so complicated
I had a lot of fun with HighGrow before I ever germed a real seed. It actually taught me a lot.
I never realized growing was so complicated
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Originally Posted by Mrs. Greenjeans
I had a lot of fun with HighGrow before I ever germed a real seed. It actually taught me a lot.
You see? A teaching aid that's fun. If you are a begginer this might be an awsome place to start. Like I said, a lot of information. I wish I knew about this before I started growing. It might have saved me hours of frustration and work. You don't even have to do the grow similation to get at most of the info. Even if you're not a begginer it's a good idea to take a look.
I never realized growing was so complicated
Thanks Opie Nuts for all your help.You really are a merit to this site.
I never realized that using caps was shouting a apologize for this im new enough to forums.
JerzeeAmbeez
I owe you an apology.I looked at your post and read about keeping a fake plant alive and taught you were poking fun at me.
When i look at sentences i some times get words mixed up.Im not illiterate or anything like that.I got a bang on the head 2 years ago and that is one of the effects from it.
I never realized growing was so complicated
Glad to help. That really sucks about your effects of getting hit on the head. At least you're still alive and can function.
I never realized growing was so complicated
Latest pic.
I took 10 and only 1 was useable.The rest were too blured.
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s...1/102_1153.jpg
I never realized growing was so complicated
As best as I can tell, that plant is nice and healthy. And I've always said you have to take about 50 or 100 pictures to get one good one.
I never realized growing was so complicated
I have 2 plants under one 600w hps in cooltube. This is in a wardrobe with one extractor fan connected to the cool tube. Light can hang abt 12" from plants due to cooltube. Use the hps throughout veg & flower
I never realized growing was so complicated
Today my plant is 19days old(From the day it broke through the soil)
Another week and i have to transplant to bigger pots.I have a multi purpose compost.Which has enough food to feed the plant for 6 weeks.
Im wondering if the compost will cause root burn?
Also should i still feed the plant for the next 6 weeks.
I never realized growing was so complicated
If your soil is set up to feed the plants for the next six weeks, then don't add any other ferts during that time. In general it is best not to use soil that has food in it so that you can control the grow cycles.
If it's made for planting plants, then it should not cause root burn at 19 days old, but you are supposed to feed with about 1/4 strength nutes when just starting to feed. I don't know what strength your ferts are.
I never realized growing was so complicated
At the moment i am using top soil that i bought in my garden center.
It is sterilized.
I was thinking it would be better to continue using this soil and feed the plants myself.
Much easier to monitor how much nutes they have.
I live in Ireland so we have different brands.
I have seeing plent of 20 20 20 feeds.Would this be okay using 1/4 1/2 3/4 then full strength?
I never realized growing was so complicated
I assume you are talking about the solid (crystallized?) kind that you mix with water. I prefer to steer away from these and use liquid nutrients that can be used either for hydroponic or soil. These strengths are usually lower, like 4 2 3 or something. I'm pretty sure there is a much wider array of plant manipulating possibilities this way, such as using Big Bud or something, to really get the buds to swell up. Some people use like 12 different kinds of nutrients throughout the grow, depending on what stage the plants are in. Not me.
I highly recommend Fox Farm's Grow Big for veg and Tiger Bloom for bud, and a couple other things sprinkled here and there at your discretion (read up on that). Lot's of other people seem to like those products too. Every other watering or so, you mix these in at 1/4 to 1/2 of the strength recommended for hydroponic applications. That's for if they don't have recommendations for dirt farming.
Fox farm is widely available throughout the internet. Also I would really be surprised if you don't have at least a few of the major brands we have in the states.
Top soil will do, but potting soil is much better. I would mix some perlite, vermiculite, peat, and maybe some quano in it. By the time you do all that, I guess you could just buy potting soil, but then I would still still mix a little vermiculite and perlite in there. Would it be to much trouble to exchange the top soil?
I never realized growing was so complicated
20/20/20 will work for you first grow(weeker solution), but just like opie said you will find something better your 2nd time around. they really can work if you are carefull. you dont want to buy an acidic plant food(roses and azelias), and i bet you can find some guano for both veg and flowering. use what you have.
I never realized growing was so complicated
I bought some tomato feed.I will start using it in a few weeks at 1/4 strength.
I took a look at the multi perpose compost i have.It is ideal for sowing seeds,cuttings and young plants.
So i will transplant to night.
Thanks for all the help
I never realized growing was so complicated
i use earth juice with a little fish emulsions thrown in during veg. and just before flower i put a little rock phosphate on my soil.
I never realized growing was so complicated
I transplated a while ago.I placed the 2 plants in much bigger pots.
I went with the potting compost for young plants and seedlings.
I wont use the tomato feed until it looks like the plant needs it.
I think i broke a part of the root in one of the plants so i am expecting it to die.
Although it was only a small piece of root.
They were just starting to turn yellow at the tips of the leaves so i hope that problem will go away npw that they are being fed.
I will upload some pics in a while justt charging the batteries
I never realized growing was so complicated
Your broken root plant probably won't die since it is a small part of the root system.
Nice improvisation on the reflector. Haven't seen that one before.
A little yellowing on the first leaves is normal.
Make sure you let the soil almost completley dry out before next watering, unless the plant look like they are wilting.
I never realized growing was so complicated
Again thanks for your help.
I keep forgetting that they are weeds and generally grow well.
I think that because its my 1st grow i am real nervous of the smallest change.
I taught the yellow leaves were a sign the plant was dying.
A bit like a 1st time mother really all the worry.
The reflector LOL.Cost â?¬2.00.Its a disposabe Salver tray.
I think the plants are way too small for there age.There are a lot of leaves forming but not much height.
Its 2 days shy of week three.I read that some people start to flower at this time
I never realized growing was so complicated
The people that flower at 3 weeks have likely started cuttings in an aero-chamber of some sort, and are planting roughly 12 days after being cut. The plants are 3-8" tall, and the roots are 2-5" long.
You have to be patient. Growing from seed takes time to get going. As long as they are still alive, don't get too much or little water, and the roots don't touch any ferts yet, things should be fine. Just keep the light back from them a little for a few more days, and keep them warm. The warmer it is the faster they will grow, but then there's more chance of mold or rot. Just watch carefully for that if you turn up the temps.
I never realized growing was so complicated
Ahhh i dont mind the wait i was just over worried,I just read about 20 grow logs and they all seem to be around the same size,
The temp at the moment is 75.That is around the ideal temp so i will leave it at that.
I never realized growing was so complicated
I never realized growing was so complicated
I ordered this about 2 weeks ago just waiting for it to arrive.
eBay.ie: 3in1 Hydroponic Plant Soil pH/Moisture/Light Meter NEW (item 280161854217 end time 14-Oct-07 20:50:06 BST)
Anyone know if they are any good or used them before.
I never realized growing was so complicated
I never realized growing was so complicated
What are you using for a camera. Not a cell phone I hope. To get good pictures you need to start with a good camera. It doesn't have to be too expensive, but not a cheap one either. If your camera has auto focus, just make sure the center of your screen is on the important subject matter when you push the button half way down to get it to focus, then you can move it anywhere else, like if you want the subject in the corner instead of the middle, before you press it all the way down. Your camera may not be able to focus very close. I would read any documentation you have and see what the closest you can get to a subject is. And if you can, get a camera with macro, so you can get in nice and tight.
