wow, we are about on the same page as far as growing goes! Check out mine, ill be watching yours.
Lookin good!
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wow, we are about on the same page as far as growing goes! Check out mine, ill be watching yours.
Lookin good!
Anybody? Its my birthday and I wanna go out, but I dont wanna leave my plants to die if something can be done now.
Looks good. As far as the problem your having I would start watering only after they dry out good and you really shouldnt give them any fertz for the first two weeks. Keep it up!:jointsmile:
Well HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! The only thing you can do is buy them some more time. Go have one for me too. :thumbsup:
LOL..I thought I was the only one with one of those...mine is a combo coffee table/laptop holder..:thumbsup::jointsmile:Quote:
Originally Posted by bijnas
You're probably watering them too often, once or twice a day is too much. Letting the soil dry out forces the roots to grow searching for moisture, which gives you a stronger plant. I'm struggling now with resisting to water my babies after a transplant that was 2 days ago. Still haven't watered and they're lookin good and healthy!
Bombdiggity has it right :thumbsup: ... watch the 'over-watering', cannabis likes to go thru wet/dry periods ... keeping your seedling too damp will almost always result in Pythium Wilt, a FATAL situation for young plants ... they tend to get too wet, and too dry in those peat pots, transplant to larger container when possible ... once in a decent-sized container, you will probably only be watering every 3-4 days ... :smokin:
the curling-over of seedlings' leaves like you've shown isn't something to worry about if they remain stiff and turgid, and show no discoloration. If they are limp or discolored, you're doing something wrong. Remember, you have just added reflectivity to the walls, so they are getting light from all directions- plants orient themselves to the light. So far, that seedling looks a bit stretched but otherwise healthy.
Yeah, they got stretched in the beginning before I figured out the the plants had to be so close to the light. I did think about the reflective thing, but I didn't expect it to be so reflective that the plants would change direction.Quote:
Originally Posted by stinkyattic
Okay well, after worrying about them the other night, I chalk it up to overwatering and the newly installed mylar. So I didn't water them for about a day and a half, and they exploded! I mean ridiculously rapid growth. There are leaves shooting off in everywhich way. Its quite exciting.
My thermometer/hygrometer also arrived in the mail today, which is awesome. Its actually quite warmer than i thought it was. The temperature fluctuates between 80 and 84, but that is still in the acceptable range right? When I switch to the two rubbermaids I am going to get an inline centrifugal fan to facilitate the heat. The humidity is usually at 30ish, which is about 25% lower than the air in my apartment. Is this okay?
Also i just noticed that my thread has a -1... why would this be? I didn't think I offended anybody..
Well anyways, here are the promised pics:
1 This plant only had two leaves yesterday
2 These two were my favorite, but they were the ones that were affected most by the over watering, one is even needing to be held up.
3 just a view of all my little beauts
Hey, I really really meant to give you a positive rep! I swear! I must have clicked the wrong one! I'm so so totally sorry.Quote:
Originally Posted by the image reaper
Welp, I decided that I guess it was time to transplant since there were roots popping out the side of the peat pots. So I removed the peat pots carefully with some scissors and transplanted them into some 2 liters I'd been saving. Unfortunately I ran out of potting soil half way through, so 3 of them are still in the peat pots until I can get some more soil.
I had quite a shock when I came home this evening. I opened my box to check on my babies and I found that the temperature was 100 degrees! Turns out my girlfriend's shirt had gotten sucked into the passive intake and was blocking fresh airflow.
I got the shirt out, and I put in a little fan I got at target to move some more air around in the box.
So anyways, here are some pictures:
1 bright ass box
2 the favorite
3 plantttt
4 the guys who missed out
5 the whole picture, with the new circulation fan
Dude, BUY A FAN NOW?!!!....piont it up so it blowes throgh the plants and under the lights.
Got the fan....too expensive? Oh yea.
I use 12volt fans from dumpster dived computer cases (power supplys have fans) , a 12v converter is need (thrift store {second hand store} if you don't live in a materialistic area of America where it's cool to throw stuff away) use thre and you can get quite the wind going. use some up top to blow (suck) the heat away.
THROW AWAY THE INCANDESANT BULB. THE MOSTEROSITY IN BLUE...MARKETING BOY, THATS ALL IT IS MARKETING... USE IT AS MOOD LIGHTING (WELL AWAY FROM YOUR PLANTS) THINK OF IT AS YOUR FIRST MISTAKE....I've had many and still counting.
Never discount the power of airflow, too many often do.
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Originally Posted by organick
Well, if you look at my most recent pics, you'll see that I don't have any incandescent bulbs in my set up anymore. Also, I already set up an airflow system with a computer fan with a carbon scrubber and a passive intake as well as a little fan or circulation.
Thanks though!
Went to borders and raided their home gardening section.
Clockwise from top left:
The Cannabible 2 - Jason King
The Cannabible 3 - Jason King
Marijuana Success Indoors: Garden Tours and Tips - Ed Rosenthal
Easy Marijuana Gardening - Ed Rosenthal
Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's Bible - Jorge Cervantes
Cannabis Cultivation: A Complete Grower's Guide 2nd Edition - Mel Thomas
Marijuana New School: Indoor Cultivation - Jeff Mowta
So far, Marijuana New School is my favorite, because its got a lot of diagrams and whatnot. I've heard good things about Jorge Cervantes, but his book is really cluttered, confusing and full of advertisements! The Cannabibles are really interesting, but not too helpful for growers.
lookin alot better. btw i +1'd ur thread so know its back at a neutral 0 :thumbsup:
Jeez, That's quite the collection. You must have got a silly look from the cashier, didn't you? Haha. Knowledge is power. You're going to be a pro in no time.Quote:
Originally Posted by bijnas
Okay, so I'm making a journey tomorrow to get some real supplies for my lovelies, since my hardware store didn't even have tomato food!
So what I want to do is get some recommendations from you guys! I've read a bunch in my books about brands, but I don't trust them to tell me what brand and what not because it's a commercial product and they could be paid off.
So, what should I get? (preferably organic)
FoxFarm is good from everything I've heard, and its what I'm using. Its a 3 part system, so you get GrowBig, BigBloom, TigerBloom. Its organic. Wooohooo
That type of CFL has a built in ballast in the base. The incandescent plant light isn't adding much but heat. Replace it with another CFL if you have any more.
The leaves may be getting dry and hot- are the edges curled up slightly? Removing the 'plant light' will drop temps.
actually, it is not organic ... I'm a big fan of Fox Farms, but they are a mixture of organic and mineral fertilizers ... Fox Farms is very good stuff, and the plant doesn't know or care, where the ingredients come from, IMHO ... just don't want anyone to be misled, it's all there , in the Ingredients list ...:jointsmile:Quote:
Originally Posted by bombdiggity
no worries, hope someone will give ya some + Rep to make up for it ... help me out, folks ! :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by bijnas
Thanks for the negative rep, only tried helping. I was interested but not anymore. Good luck anyway!:stoned:
Guys- are you sure it's not a 'neutral' rep? New members cannot give rep until they have 50 posts. The grey square means that a noobie wanted to give you rep but failed at it because of low post count. Only RED squares are negative.
My bad, yes it was grey. SORRY!:stoned:
bijnas- If you have a source for the "Canna" line of nutrients, they are wonderful. They might as well be fully organic for how rich in good natural things they are, and easy to use. My friend grows the dankest stuff around using Canna Aqua and I'm not even certain that he flushes!
oh no, that explains it :wtf: ... happened to me twice in one day, wasn't even from threads I was being a smartass at ... apologies all around. (my dumb ass) ... it's not my fault, it's cannabis madness :DQuote:
Originally Posted by stinkyattic
Well, I went and got my nutes before I got a chance to read anyone else's posts.
I did see the Canna brand at the grow shop! But I decided to go with Fox Farm, since at the time it was the only one I had seen recommended. I got the Grow Big and the Big Bloom, but they were out of tiger bloom, so the guy at the grow shop said I could use jamaican bat guano in its place. So I'm following that schedule now with the guano in place of the tiger bloom.
The three that I've transplanted into the 2 liters are just booming with growth! So I went ant got 3 more 2 liters of different sodas. Hopefully I can drink them within the next few days so I can transplant!
I also got an inline duct fan, which was 80cfm. Now I think this is like double the size of my computer fan, but it doesn't seem to be working as well. So I put the computer fan in front of the inline fan so I've got two going now, it still doesnt seem to be helping much though. I think my thermometer shit the bed as well, since I took it out of the box and it still said 85 degrees, and then I put it in the freezer and it went up to 90, so I don't really know what the temperature is. I also got a pH test kit and my soil is 6.6 to 6.8 depending on the pot, but I think thats good right?
As for all the rep issues, I'm sorry I confused all of you. Will that grey turn green when I go over 50? I hope. I also hope I can get some positive rep to get me out of the red. I don't want to seem like some sort of delinquent.
I'll takes some pics tomorrow, my cameras dead right now.
Welp, I got another thermometer and I'm glad I did! Something was not going right with my ventilation after I installed the inline duct fan. My temperature was between 99 and 101! Really dangerous, so I let my babies sleep for awhile until I could come up with a solution.
First thing I did was move the whole box out of my living room closet and into my bedrooms, since nobody goes in there besides me and my girlfriend. I figured the hot air was getting pumped back out and into the closet and pulled back in. Well moving it into the bedroom only brought it down a few degrees. So I taped up every hole I could find to make sure I was only getting air from my passive intake. Still no luck. So I made the passive intake bigger, no luck. I grabbed the little fan I had inside pushing air around and put it outside pointing into the box. Voila! Problem solved and my temps are now between 79 and 84 on either end of the box. I'm freezing a big jug of water, and I'm going to put it in the box right in front of the fan to try and bring the temp down even some more.
I finished of all my two liters of soda today so I transplanted the last two of my plants into the 2 liters. The ones I transplanted the day before last are fucking booming! I've started using the nutes today as well, haven't seen any noticeable improvements or anything. We shall see.
I'm also referring to my plants now by the 2 liters that they're in. There's Squirt, Crush, Schweppes, Fresca, DC (diet coke), and A&W!
But anyways, here are the pics as promised:
1: Box out in the open with fan pointing inwards
2: all the girls
3: Squirt and A&W
4: current temps, the top is by the intake and the bottom is by the exhaust
5: clean clean box
Awesome! :thumbsup:
lookin really good - and check ur rep u should be out of the red now :)
EDIT: nah i guess some other people need to +rep u too. cmon guys help him out!
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Yeah, not quite, but thanks anyways!Quote:
Originally Posted by bombdiggity
My rep says -11 point(s) total
So I dont know what that means, I've only got 2 negative reps in there and 2 green, and 3 greys, so I don't know whats up. Uhh, I don't really know how the rep system works. As soon as I can again I'll give you another but it says I have to spread it around some right now.
bijnas, there you go dude,Iv givin u sum +rep. Now your REP is back up to green..:D
Plants are looking good man.. Will bookmark this...
Goodluck:thumbsup:
Okay, so I'm thinking going scrog in a few weeks. I've looked at a lottttt of scrog postings, but I run into a dilemma with my box. How would I put a scrog into it? The way I'll be accessing my plants is by removing the top tub, so I was thinking I could just put it between the tubs, but then I realized that I then wouldn't be able to reach under the scrog to put them through the holes or water them. Anybody have any suggestions?
when they get maybe 1 or 2 nodes bigger start LST (low strength training) them to get em ready for scrog.
look up LST on the forums if you havent already.
Yeah, I'm definitely going to be doing some LSTing, but I don't know how I can go about putting a SCROG into my set-up, because I face the problem of not being able to access my plants without removing the top, and I don't see how I can do that without removing the plants from the scrog each time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dazed4now
What size pot are you going to use for the final transplant? I realized my rubbermaid was too small to host more than one (17qt). Your rubbermaid looks a bit larger. But still keep that in consideration.
I ordered a $95.95 400 watt HPS light. Now I can just use my closet as a grow room and have four plants in 17qt pots growing huge.
The scrog will work nicely if you can fit 2 or 3 in there.
I wasn't planning on transplanting them again. I've read that the final transplant should be a 4-6 inch pot. The 2 liters are 4 and 1/2 inches and pretty deep. Do you think I should have to transplant it again?
I don't know how big my rubbermaids are cause I peeled the stickers off.
From all that I've read and observed the 2 liter soda bottles are too small. Its recommended to use a 5-gallon. Bigger the better I assume. I believe anywhere from 3-5 grows a nice large plant. I don't have much experience however, I'm as new at this as you.Quote:
Originally Posted by bijnas
;)
Hopefully someone with more expertise can answer this question to a better extent
Wellls, things have been going well. I've got all my girls in their 2 liters still. Anyone know if I'll need to transplant again or if these 2 liters will do?
The extra 2 liter you see in there are three 2 liters with frozen water that I cycle through when they dethaw to bring the temps down even more. It works really well. Been using the Fox Farm and it seems to be booming. They're not getting very tall, just really bushy, which is good because I want to keep them short. I also started LSTing them yesterday.
When do y'all think I can start looking for pre-flowers?
Pics:
1: top view
2: A&W, the favorite
3: the plantsssss
4: temps