first grow...any help is appreciated

ok so i pinched the tops about 4 days..i left about 10% of the growing tip...they called it FIMS in high times when you dont cut the whole tip and said insead of splitting into two growing tips it will turn into 4 but i am still waiting for results..but side growth is growing much faster nd keeps doubling almost every day...unfortunately my digital camera died and i havent had a chance to get to the store to get new batteries but i do have some pics from feb 26th that im going to post...i wish i had pics from today because they are looking soooo much bigger and i also cut back the light and started flowering on march 1st because there all showing slight preflowers..1 def female and the rest i really cant tell..i need a 420scope...(next investment) and i got even better news...my friend gave me about 15 clones from a jack herer, grapefruit, and sour diesel that i put under T5s..there all rooted and i just transplanted them into 4" square pots which i think i will start a new grow log on...so look for it...well heres some pics from last week before i FIMSed the tips and LSTed one becasue it was stretching ay too much and got too close to the light...i will try to post up to date photos tomorrow if you want to keep an eye out for it.......

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...y/feb26009.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...y/feb26012.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...y/feb26007.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...y/feb26004.jpg
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Gottagrow,

Your plants are looking good:)

I prefer LST over topping, Reason is in the name. Low STRESS Training, When I LST a plant, there is very little if any stunting of growth, works a lot faster and more growth than topping a plant. IMO


Also you are using MG potting soil. I use it and with great results, you will need to do a coulple of things to keep your plants healthy though.

MG soil is pre-nuted so careful with nutes in the beginng that was part of your problems early on with nute burn. Then when watering alternate between nuted water and plane water, also when watering do it throughly to get nutes and water to the entire root system, exspecially when using plane water, pretty much do a flush. This removes any excess nutes and salts that have built up.

If you do this your entire grow you will have very nice sticky buds and you will not have any nute lock or burn.

By the way when I water I do it in the bath tub to let the excess water run out the bottom.

BOL JG.

Hey gottagrow awsome first grow, I am also on my first grow just not as big as yours. I have a question with your setup, I saw that you had one of your Mh lights basically on top of your box, I was wondering if there was any special type of glue you used to seal the light or if you had it just chillen on top, let me know, thank you

doing great man...you got the best to help ya;)
:smokebong:
whiskeytango

that light is just sitting up there with extra pieces of wood around the hole to keep in the light and its kinda propped up using a ruler cus i cut the hole too big...

ok well since its been awhile since ive gotten a chance to update i started flowering on march 1st so they are almost 3 weeks in as of today... now ths might sound liek a stupid question but if anybody could let me know if their hairs should be turning red yet? because on 2 of the plants they are...and i thought they wont turn red until theyre ready for curing? buds arent too big yet but heres some pictures... the first picture is from the march 8th but i ripped it out last night because my girl started growing balls...my favorite was the only one that turned into a hermie.... so now i am down to 5
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...ch18hermie.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...arch18room.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...8sideofbud.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...8topofbuds.jpg

At 3 weeks you may have red hairs especially if you have powerful lighting and/or dry conditions but the plant should continue to grow new calaxes and white hairs for a another month or even two. In your grow the plants look great. They will grow nice buds in time.

Shov

beautiful!

well now i am 5 1/2 weeks into flower and i guess ive been expecting bigger buds than ive got but here are some pics....what do ya think?
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...pril8th001.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...pril8th002.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...pril8th003.jpg
ive also got 7 clones from supposed purple deisel, jack herer, and grapefruit that i just put into my flower box also which im starting a thread on so look for it

Nice plants m8...:thumbsup: but i think you need better lightning....