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Ok thanks shovel I will just that.... But I also planned on going to lowes tomorrow an grabin 2 more light sockets an 2 y splitters so I can add 4 more cfls to my grow here's a pic of wat they looked like yesterday as I jus woke up late forr school today so I was in a rush.... But my ladies are doing great
Posted before I added pic... Heres my ladiesAttachment 291639
There's lots and lots to learn, man. Marijuana plants are very sensitive and it's a legendary fact that they're hard to grow. The best thing you can do is develop a healthy root system (some people do this with ("teas")) and the environment (heat, humidity, ventilation) has to be controlled. Lots (or any) fluctuations in environment can slow the growth of your plant immensely. Night temps (during veg) should be 5-10 deg less (but not lower than 60 deg) than day temp to influence female hormones to flourish.
You turn to 12/12 lighting when the plant is sexually mature (search this on the web). Sexually mature means you will see female pistils at the branch/stem nodes and when you get alternating branch nodes (asymmetric branch nodes) then it's ready to go to (12/12) flowering. (Look for diagrams on the web to help you.)Quote:
can some plz explain to me what flushing is i was reading up on it but still unsure on wen to do it or how to do it.... also i was wondering when should i start flowering i was thinking maybe around the 5th week that i would turn them over to the 12/12 stage..
Flushing is not only used to get rid of excess nutrients (if you think that's a problem ie. burnt fan leaves). Salts build up in the soil after a while, growth can stagnate and nutrients can be "locked-out" (chemicals are binding to the nutrients preventing them from being used by the plant). Then you want to flush out the salts with clean water. "Lock-out" can happen anytime during the growing cycle.
Commercial nutrients are packed with salt so avoid them.Quote:
I use Miracle Grow which is a 24-8-16 mix
I use a pH Pen ($25) from Amazon that works great. Calibrate the pen with 7.0 solution. And learn how to increase/decrease pH if pH falls out of range.
I'm on my 5th grow and still run into many problems with plants and end up with no results. Start with pure Indicas, they are easier to grow than Indica/Sativa hybrids.
pH Nutrient Range Chart (Open in new tab for detail) -
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Thanks cool... I'm jus be havin some luck because I use the MG mix an also have there bloom to.... I think I have the right conditons but they could be better this is jus my first try n my closet... My temp is around 82 during the day an goes down to about 78 at night thatis the main thing I'm worried about so moniter that a lot. Soil is at abot 6.8 to 7.2 I don't have a digtal meter.....
These are diagrams of female/male preflowers and alternating nodes. I've read plants can tolerate up to 90 deg temps.
Growery - Optimal Humidity (rH) and Temperature Ranges for Cannabis
Optimal Temperature:Between 70-85 degrees Fahrenheit (21 - 29 degrees Celsius).
Optimal Humidity: 60-70% rH for vegetative growth. 40-60% rH during flowering (lower rH helps to reduce the risk of fungal contamination on your already moist dank buds).
Night temperatures should be kept above 60 degrees to prevent stress. It is preferable during flowering to have a night temperature drop of 10-20 degrees to stimulate flowering hormones and reduce stem elongation.
If you are supplementing your grow space with additional carbon dioxide (CO2), your target daytime temperature should be between 80 - 90 degrees (F), until the last two weeks of flowering when daytime temps should be kept about 10 degrees lower and CO2 can be reduced to adjust for the lower metabolic rate of the mature plant.
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They look absolutly wonderful. Keep up the good work.
a cool this might be a bone head question but i dont know the answer so im going to ask. ok none of my plants have alternating nodes... they are all even with each other. is this a sign of a problem or a lack of something that im am not giving my ladies enough water, air circulation, or co2 or something could u please help me out.... im making a trip to my local lowes today to get some more cfls so just let me knowQuote:
Originally Posted by cool09
no problem, it's just a matter of time. Best results are usually when the plant is in it's most natural state. But sometimes we have our own schedules and ideas about how big we'd like to see the plants. So we start 12/12 early. Some sativa grows start 12/12 right from seed. Usually about six weeks you will see preflowers and alternating nodes in hybrid strains. I just did this with my plants, starting 12/12 before preflowers and alternating branches. They matured within days of the flip.
So here's my babiesAttachment 291671Attachment 291672
are those flattened out turkey pans on the walls for reflection?