1st grow CFL VERY BASIC!!!

So, how's everything
I've been growing my 1st grow for a month and four days (in 1hr and a half it'll be five days) and I'm going to show my pics from when I first started (I got about 60 pics) and up to today... and tomorrow (1hr and a half away) I'm going to start flowering.
My setup is VERY VERY HALF ASSED AND BASIC!!!! Which is making me realy wonder what I'm going to get in the end (looks good though, that is, if their female) I am using no nutes just sink water, 3 CFL's and now, two seperate pieces of a big card board box (from my punching bag stand), a closet, sta-green soil, a fan, and two seeds picked off from a male plant my friend had... Sorry, but I need to go to bed, got school. So i'll be posting EVERYTHING TOMORROW at about 5:00PM or 6:30PM... Peace!!! :thumbsup:

hehe, good luck. lets see that thing grow!

So, I know this is probably going to sound dumb, but how do I post some pics???

Honestly, can someone help out???
I've been trying to figure it out for like an hour...:(

Lol are you stoned?

At the bottom of post it says manage attachments..click that and upload ur photos.

Someone post a damn pic, cause I can't do it, I'm sittin' here looking at this damn thing sayin' WTF:mad:!?!?!?!? There's no thing that says Manage Attachments, so what the hell!!!!!! I want to show my PLANTS!!!!!!!:mad:

Go to Post Reply then click on the little paperclip with the arrow pointing down next to it.

http://boards.cannabis.com/C:%5CDocu...ics%5CM01A0002I'm like getting so pissed off at this damn thing, I can put pics in other forums (like in the "basic growing" section) but not in the damn grow log!!!:mad::mad::mad::cursing: I honestly don't see a paper clip I see arrows pointing down by a Capital "A" witch is colors, by a smiley face witch is smiley faces, one arrow pointing to the bottom left, and the other to the bottom right witch is undo and redo, and up and down arrows with a symbol that looks like this a/A witch is switch editor mode and the arrows are to +/- size... so tell me where you see a paper clip:(:(:(:(:(:(

holy fuck just click post reply on the bottom left of this message then go halfway down the page to manage attachments. upload the files you want then click post

Can someone post a pic really... I can't post one:mad::mad::mad: I'm taking a pic of my screen to show I can't post pics so when I can (if ever) post pics, i'll show you...

k, i'm going to do this the long way and add my pics from my gallery... Oh yeah, I just wanted to say that all my pics are from my phone, honestly!!!:thumbsup:
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0002.JPG
9/5/07 So, this is I guess about two weeks into my adventure:thumbsup: (finally some damn pics, I have no clue how long my plants have been growing in this pic so I'm guessing two weeks, but I do know that this pic was tooken on 9/5/07...) I have tin foil under the plant's. Two of them are in cut off pieces of water bottles and I put the plant I thought was doing best in a bigger pot, right now they are in used miracle grow soil (like 7 months old), and they are under one 65watt equivalent (from now on I'm abbreviating "watt equivalent" so i'm gonig to use WE) CFL and one 150WE CFL, both are in lamps from Wally world (insides of the lamps are white). Next pic:cool:
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0040.JPG
9/10/07 So here are my plants 5 days later (all my dates are going to be accurate if my first pic was indeed 2 weeks into my grow) They look good to me, nothing special in this pic...
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0044.JPG
9/10/07 Here is a pic of mine that looks AWESOME!!!:D I take many "artistic" pics of my plants so there will be more "eye candy" shots...
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0043.JPG
9/10/07 Another "eye candy" shot.:D:D:D I'm lovin' it:cool:
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0073.JPG
9/13/07 Just a little growth update nothing special, and now as you can see my poor plant that I thought was doing best is not looking to good:(
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0083.JPG
9/17/07 A good eye candy shot of my not so good plant:thumbsup:/(This was the last pic before she died RIP:()
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0085.JPG
9/17/07 This is my new CHAMP!!!:D:D

at the bottom click go advanced scroll down click manage attachments and upload the pic you want

Day count: 36 days (Veg) 36 days total, 8/22/07-9/27/07

http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0102.JPG
9/27/07 Only two plants now:(, BUT my plants are looking good!!!:thumbsup:. The plant's are not in the same pot, I just transplanted one and the put them together. The Sta-green soil that it's in has been overflown with water twice for the "flush" because the bag said it will feed for nine months, same thing for my other plant in the next pic...
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0121.JPG
10/4/07 My plant's both transplanted just chillin' in my closet:cool:


UPDATE: Day 1 of Flowering, 10/10/07


http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0145.JPG
10/10/07 A nice pic of my CHAMP plant who's name is now Big Mama:thumbsup: I also added another 65WE CFL.
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0146.JPG
10/10/07 My smaller and bushier plant who's name is Shorty:cool:
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0148.JPG
10/10/07 My FAVORITE!!!! eye candy shot (Big Mama, it's my cell phones screen saver:thumbsup:)
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0151.JPG
10/10/07 An ok eye candy shot of Big Mama
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0159.JPG
10/11/07 I'm up to date now, his pic is Big Mama finally 1ft. tall:cool: (yes it's day two of Flower)...
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0160.JPG
10/11/07 Just a nice pic of Shorty.
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0161.JPG
10/11/07 My thermometer, I would just like to add that my temp. has always been 72-80F (don't know how to make the little circle after the "F")
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0163.JPG
10/11/07 Big Mama in all her glory:D
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0165.JPG
10/11/07 My little shorty just chillin':cool:

Day count: 2 days (Flower) 50 days total, 8/22/07-10/11/07

So, now my plant's are back in the dark part of 12/12 (I hope complete darkness), I put them in the dark at 10:00PM, so I guess day three of my flowering can start at 10:00PM (2 hours ago) but i'll just keep it simple starting at twelve will be the next day of flowering.
I haven't told you about my set up huh??? Well, like I said half assed... They are in my closet just covered with two large pieces of card board box covered with towels and shirts:stupid: and any other random stuff i found to fill holes I could see:i feel stupid:, oh yeah I have a fan in my closet (since the beginning). I really really want to see what I'll get out of this when everyone else's set up is more if not much more complex then mine. SOOOO, I'm going to do a comparison with other people's grows with mine and see how much more of a yield they get then me... Let's see if having a more expensive, "better" setup, giving nutes, setting ph, and all that other stuff is worth it:D. Oh yeah how do you like how I list my pics, times, dates, ect.?.?.?

It is definately...worth it....to invest.

By not doing it right your actually losing out.

I understand it is your first grow..I am in progress with mine as well..but you really should read read read research research research and just do it right fro mthe get-go as to avoid frustration and time that you could have spent doing it the right way and gettting a few oz's of dank bud.

My 2 cents but hey I think growing it is funner then smoking it even so good luck man:thumbsup:

thats pics from a phonE? wow .. i must be too outfashioned.. your plants are looking great. always keep things to level, although they grow fast they are still plants you cant expect them to do everything in light speed. dont overfert, dont mess around and do not harvest early like most people do .. its a real shamer. patience pays off.
good luck with it :thumbsup:

I guess I'll be posting pics every two day's in the light period of 12/12, or I might just do one every time I switch back on the lights (at 10:00PM) tonight... and I read read read and researched about growing and I know a good amount, but I don't have money for that stuff, so once this bud is grown and sold I will spend that money for a better set up and better accessories for a better crop... and I'm thinking of doing the ScROG technique too with some one inch looking chicken wire that I found in my backyard, I'll post a pic and tell me if you think it would be good...and I'll be posting some plant pics at about 10:15PM tonight
Talk to ya later:D

Day count: 4 days (Flower) 52 days total, 8/22/07-10/13/07

First things first,
look what I got:D:D:D

http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0169.JPG
10/13/07 $300, YAY!!!:D:D:D. Sadly I spent none on my plants, I went to the mall and planned to save some but couldn't:(.
Anyways...:cool:
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0173.JPG
10/13/07 Big Mama seemed to grow a bit:thumbsup:...
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0170.JPG
10/13/07 No signs of budding to me, but I don't think there should be yet right???:confused: (This is Big Mama)
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0171.JPG
10/13/07 You probably can't see but there is a little growth on male/female part, but not enough to tell which sex it is...
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0172.JPG
10/13/07 Shorty seems to grow "wider" but not "taller" which I think is good???:confused: No signs of budding or sex either...
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0174.JPG
10/13/07 And a nice family shot of Shorty and Big Mama:thumbsup:

Day count: 4 days (Flower) 52 days total, 8/22/07-10/13/07

Give 'em some time, and invest a couple of bucks, and you will reap handsome rewards!

i just finished a grow in a very small space and all i used was 8 23w cfl's. my box was about 1' x 2.5'x 5' tall. the plants were kinda short because i tried to scrog em (that didnt go as well as i'd like) but they've got some really nice fat punky buds and i'm guessing once they're dry, i'll get about 2 to 2 1/2 oz's. the bulbs cost me $20.00 at home depot, the electricity is included in my rent, and the quart of white paint cost me about $5.00. oh yeah...the timer and the power strip were about 15.00. I just cut em down so i'm hopin they'll be dry and ready to smoke in about a week. ( i'd love to post pics but I dont have a camera) that'll be my next investment. So you can really grow some good smoke on a budget. your's look good so far, I cant wait to see more of em

Well, I wouldn't know what to get if I do invest, I was thinking to get two more 150WE CFL's, but I don't really know, soooo can someone have a suggestion???
Thanks in advance
Peace:thumbsup:

Well since you are in flowering more light cant hurt.... So yeah I would def get at least 1 more compact flo... 2300k or so..

Get the red and yellow spectrum cfl for flowering..not daylight..

So, where would I get that at, maby home depot??? Cause when I go to Wally world they don't have the red or yellow spectrum (at least I don't think so...), or perhaps lowe's home improvement (It's closer to my house)... And do they sell any light bulbs at stores that have a higher WE then 150 in CFL's, in stores, not online...
Thanks

Pics coming up in about 45 min:D

walmart has the red spectrum. they are simply called "soft white" there u go :stoned::baggy::bonghit:

Thanks for the info, I think I sounded dumb when I posted that now:i feel stupid:.
Anyway, here come the pics:thumbsup:

Day count: 5 days (Flower) 53 days total, 8/22/07-10/14/07

So, how's everyone going,
on to the pics:)

http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0196.JPG
10/14/07 I would like to ask, could I cut off the top off of the leaves on the third node or so, so it can split into two??? I think it would be called topping right, anyway from this pic, can you please tell me where it would be best to "top" it at. Thanks!!!
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0184.JPG
10/14/07 I don't know about you, but this looks like a promising formation of the cola bud to me, hope I'm right:D (Big Mama)
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0188.JPG
10/14/07 Don't know about you, but I'm thinking the same thing for this hopefully girl:D, this is Shorty...
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0185.JPG
10/14/07 I can't see anything, maby you can??? If you do just tell me:thumbsup: This is Shorty.
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0187.JPG
10/14/07 Here's Big Mama, and again, I can't see nada, but if you do just tell me.;) Here comes a close up.:D
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0186.JPG
10/14/07 Here it is:D
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0191.JPG
10/14/07 Here's a nice shot of Big Mama.
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0192.JPG
10/14/07 And Shorty:thumbsup:
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0189.JPG
10/14/07 Family Shots!!!:D
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0193.JPG
10/14/07 This is Shorty and I would like to end with a question so, do you see what I see?? cause what I see is 9, not 7 leaflets. I've seen them before in other peoples pic's so I must ask, is it a good thing and does it mean anything??? Oh yeah, don't forget my topping question please...:D Thanks

Day count: 5 days (Flower) 53 days total, 8/22/07-10/14/07

Any response would be appreciated:thumbsup:

id say... shorty is a female and big mama (or big daddy) is a male.. but its hard to tell.

from all the shots i cant see enough growth to determine its sex yet. most of it is secondary growth starting out. ill take some shots of my girls to show you an example of topping and where to snip.

stay irie

Cool, thanks!!!:D

ok my pics were hard to use so i just used yours instead.
the last pic is of one of my clones in recovery from a PH issue. it was a tiny clone with only one node and no top just 2 shade leaves. 10 days later i had 2 nice secondary shoots coming up. tonight she goes into a 5 gallon pot for another month of veg or maybe shell be the clone mom.

hope those pics help

stay irie

Thanks a lot for the info:thumbsup:

Just dropping by my log to keep it updated:thumbsup:
First, I got another 150WE CFL I looked everywhere on the box to tell me the spectrum, or "soft white" but could not, I'll post a pic so maby you can tell the spectrum.

Light bulbs= 2 150WE CFL's, and 2 65WE CFL's...

I'll be posting a pic of my lights in an hour and a half or two...

I think my plants should be showing their sex right about now!!!!:D Shouldn't get my hopes up though...

No day count, just a question...



IS THIS WHAT I THINK IT IS!?!?!?!??!?!??!:eek:






http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0212.JPG
Is it a DAMN MALE??????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:(:(:( (this is BM)



How bout Shorty
http://gallery.cannabis.com/data/500...m/M01A0213.JPG
I can't tell, hope you can...

That sucks

So it is a guy???:(

big momma is looking like a male but shorty could be a female.

Big momma is a man dude,

but your grow is looking good overall.