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ok. you can put those lights closer. i usually keep mine about an inch away. my lights arnt that hot and i have fans on them so no problems. they don't look that over watered like everyone has been speculating. Maybe a little stretched.
They look pretty good.
don't spray your plants with water. this creates a maginifine glass affect *so im told* and will leave you with burn spots. the roots are the only thing that need the water.
to answer your question i have 3 plants under 7 26watt cfl.
i hope your planning on giving each plant its own pot too... it looks like you have it set up that way for now but don't transplant together.
yeah im working on a new pot for that plant in the shot glass and im also working on covering up the white of the bucket my next bucket is going to be darker to let less light in for the upcoming one once its roots get good in the soil so would my 6 CFLs 15watters be good for 2 plants or should I get 12 CFLs or just go with a higher wattage?
Hope ya meant that....Quote:
Originally Posted by Acezx
Ok, coupla things-
- Yer overwatering. This is why you have fungus gnats, and the primary cause of your other problems.
- You don't need a pesticide. You need to let yer soil dry out.
- Yer " guy" has no way of knowing what the gender of those seedlings is.
- Yer still way short on light.
- You need to get air moving around the plants, which is not going to happen in a 1/2 full five gallon bucket.
-You didn't mention putting drainage holes in that five. You'll need some on the bottom and some on the sides ( the ring at the bottom of a five gallon bucket will prevent water from escaping from under the bucket).
- Yer soil is crap, and contains chemical nutrients ( prob osmocote, if ya got it at mal-wart). Not an appropriate seed starting media.
- Yer lighting is crap.
- Yer loving these plants to death. Let em do their thing.
Listen, do me and yer plants a favor and read at least the sticky threads in the Basic and Indoor growing forums. You'll learn a lot, and they'll benefit by being left alone ( and UNWATERED!) for at least a little while.
Then go out and buy some decent soil, a bunch more light, a pH test kit, some real pots, at least a small fan, some mylar, and a bicycle.
The bicycle is to get you out of the house- if you stand there and watch yer plants grow, yer going to over-react and do things like water too much. If you feel like you need to run and check yer plants everytime you sleep for a couple of hours, neither they nor you are going to do very well.
Stinky's got a really good thread over in Basic ( fourth sticky down, I'm too lazy to link) that will tell you exactly how to do all of this. Read, re-read, then do what she says. I promise you that if you do what she says, your plants will thrive.
But really, guy, I'm having a hard time finding anything that you're doing right. You might just want to let this batch go while you get yourself schooled.
I know that this seems like a lot of work and a lot of money, but as a wise old grower used to say...
Best of luck!Quote:
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For one
- I've cut back on watering for the past 3weeks now
For two
- Never planned on using a pesticide just for emergency purposes
For three
- I have air flow going through the bucket seems to be fine to me
For four
- My "guy" who buys direct from a plantation told him all were feminized plants and the "dark" seeds are feminine im not sure about this BUT really don't care to much cause I read you can change the sex
and five
- I'm still waiting on my lighting to come in first priority mail as I have said before
and six
- My soil does not contain any of that chemical crap cause before I did my planting I did do my homework and picked a good soil, seems to be working for me so far
and seven
- As ive said before READ my other posts I have read and re-read every single forum thread in the indoor growing section to find problems I might encounter and other things to help me along the way
and eight
- It's to late to uproot even if I wanted to change soil all my friends who have planted and even reading on here ive heard the change could kill your plant
and finally nine
- I don't watch my plants at all infact I barely watch them cause I forget that their in my closet and about needing to check them every few hours I believe every plant grower takes a peek at their plants every few hours (especially when its growing right next to them) I understand it takes time and im being patient but for almost 3months now their not at the point looking at alot of soil grow logs they should be at
and about that quote the case in the FAQ is you don't want to spend a shitload of money on your first grows and im not im still in my learning period this is my first grow if you buy a dodge viper and don't know how to drive but still drive it your gonna fuck it all up and thats a waste of money, point made.
and on the pH test kit I would buy one if I knew where to go and ive never heard anything bad about 5gallon buckets nor where the soil HAS to be as the plant gets taller ill add the soil if you can find a thread in this forum that I havn't looked at in this section about 5gallon buckets being a bad choice then please direct me to it.
EDIT: If your going to post and just tell me all the things im doing wrong thats not gonna help, K? and drilling holes at the bottom of my bucket thats even if I put enough water in there for it to drain.
Listen, kid-
If ya still have fungus gnats, yer still over-watering. You can check this on any gardening site on the net.
You were asking about pesticides seven hours ago.
You don't have proper air-flow in that bucket. Ya don't have to believe me- yer plant will prove my point when it dies.
Yer "guy" was fed a line of bullshit by a drug dealer, and passed it onto you. Fem seed is a one off- seed produced by plants grown from fem seed have perfectcly normal gender expression ratios, even when it's done right, by reputable breeders.
90 watts of CFL is still crap. Even 120 will still be crap.
Yer the one who said you were using soil with 90 days worth of nutrients in it, that you bought from Wal-Mart. If it's working why isn't anything growing?Quote:
Originally Posted by Acezx
What ya shoulda got @ WalMart is a pH test kit ( pet dept, aquarium aisle).
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Originally Posted by Acezx
Um, ya don't need to check them every few hours. Yer over-loving them to death. But that's evident from yer reading, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Acezx
... But you don't want to learn how to drive on a Big Wheel, either. And you definately don't want a moped on the I-5.Quote:
Originally Posted by Acezx
Yer making a point, but I don't think you realize who's.
I would think that the problems with five gallon buckets would be obvious to anyone who's ever filled one with water. Hint- it stays there.
Listen, kid- yer the one who asked for
but clearly that's not what you actually want.Quote:
Originally Posted by Acezx
I don't have any skin in this game- not my problem if yer plants live or die. You wanted to know what you were doing wrong and I told ya. Do whatever you want.
I understand the fungus gnats but if you READ posts you would see that people have already told me that and to stop watering. I was asking about pesticides seven hours ago for "emergency purposes" as I said incase it gets to bad and my plant starts to die I used that soil because I read on this sites FAQ you wanted that iwth 3months of nutes so you don't have to worry about it. And since you can read I posted that seven hours ago you can also findout how long my "NAP" was from my last post to my next one wasn't a few hours and 7 x 26watts is what sticky uses with 3 plants thats only 182 watts in which I will have that much wattage as soon as I get my lights from UPS and last but not least.
and I will only say this once im not a "kid" and im no ones kid you wanna be an ass to me I can be one right back I asked for information not telling me im doing things wrong...no shit im doing things wrong my plants aren't growing which is why I started posting here so "kid" acknowledge what ive said in my previous post as to why im here.
As for future reference anyone that wants to help go ahead and slam me I don't care about that what I care about is don't make your post pointless by just telling me im doing things wrong..this I know tell me what to do right also. My apoligies rhizome theres nothing against you but thats what your missing from your post. In a week ill post more pictures as to how their doing and if my soil is "crap" what soil do you prefer?
Why don't you just change your soil to a 20-20-20nutient base and make a couple more drainage holes ... your fine with the lights for now by adding4-5 nore you can finish your veg... you have 6500k ones right? If you add 4-5 more and switch to 12/12 the bulbs need to be 2500k. I just say change that soil and move yu lights closer.... and don't water as much.
Oh and just ignore the grumpy ass hole that needs not to put n his 2 cents lmao.
You just have a little learning to do, nothing wrong with that.
Misdirected anger is sooo funny to watch. Not too many people will straight-out tell you what you need to do. Usually, they will point you in the right direction, and let you do the leg-work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Acezx
Bad idea to argue with someone that is obviously better armed for sucess than you. As for the information that you claim is "missing" from Rhizome's post, he has pointed you in a few directions that you needed to go. Or would you just prefer he come and grow it for you, lol? At some point, you will have to invest loads of time researching this subject.Quote:
Originally Posted by Acezx
Yes your soil looks like 'forrest leaf-litter' shit. Big pieces of bark and wood are a breeding ground for bugs. Is there any perlite in it?
If you really can't find a quality soil, make your own. There are soil recipes all over the place. Just do a search.
However...the soil is only one of many problems you are about to encounter. Please, re-read Rhizome's post, and read-up on the things he mentioned.