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First time grow, Most likely going to need some help.
Whats up everybody, my names Louie. So as the title reads, this is my first grow. I just planted 6 germinated seeds, not exactly sure what type of seeds they are besides being from good weed I smoked. The grow is in my closet, just a little 4??x5?? closet with only 3?? of headroom. My current light set up consists of two 4?? ??daylight? fluorescent tubes rated at 2200 lumens and 5000k each, two 4?? ??soft white? fluorescent tubes rated at 3300 lumens and 3000k each, three 100 watt ??daylight? CFL??s putting out 1500 lumens, and one 100 watt ??soft white? CFL. I have not finished the room but ill put a picture up at the bottom, I plan on putting mylar on the walls. I am using Fox Farms Ocean Forest potting soil, and have Fox Farms Soil Formulas- Big Bloom, Grow Big, Tiger Bloom. That just about does it, hopefully some of you more experienced cats will follow and help me out along the way. Please feel free to make suggestions, I??d appreciate the advice.
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First time grow, Most likely going to need some help.
I'd set up the lights better on your plants. with lower wattage lights you want the lights to hit the plants directly. Also make sure you poked drainage holes in your cups otherwise your seedlings are going to drown. I'd use either the shop lights or the cfls, not both
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First time grow, Most likely going to need some help.
Ok so I turned the CFL's off, I lowered the lights about 2 inches off the cups. How often do you water these seedlings, and how much? Also whats a good room temp to aim for? its sitting around 82 when its all closed up.
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First time grow, Most likely going to need some help.
i think 82 is fine.. one of my friends used to keep his at 70 degrees.. something about spider mites not being able to survive? not entirely sure. and for the seedlings, have they sprouted yet ? keeping the soil damp/not soaked should be fine
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First time grow, Most likely going to need some help.
I germinated the seeds before I put them in, but they have not popped up yet. They are only a day old so I cant expect much. Few questions: I was going to water them for the first week with just water before I start giving nutes, and my question is; should I test the ph of the water im giving them? and when i start putting in nutes will i test the water ph after I put the nutes in or just the water?
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First time grow, Most likely going to need some help.
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Originally Posted by moevette
I germinated the seeds before I put them in, but they have not popped up yet. They are only a day old so I cant expect much. Few questions: I was going to water them for the first week with just water before I start giving nutes, and my question is; should I test the ph of the water im giving them? and when i start putting in nutes will i test the water ph after I put the nutes in or just the water?
FFOF tends to run a little hot. You should be able to go awhile before you start adding nutes. Yes you should ph your water to around 6.5ish. I usually let mine fluctuate from 6.4-6.8. This allows better uptake of micronutes in your soil IMO. When its time for nutes you should add the nutes to you water then ph. The reason for this is alot of the nutes out there will raise or lower your ph. So its better to adjust accordingly afterwards.
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First time grow, Most likely going to need some help.
Alright, so I started with 11 seeds, 8 of which germinated. As of today there were 6 little sprouts popping out of the soil! Ive lost hope for my last 3 seeds that never germinated, and im hoping the other 2 I planted pop out. Haven't really ran into any trouble, the room gets pretty warm at night when I close the door, up to about 85*F. Everything is looking nice. When would you recommend starting the FF Grow Big? Thanks again for the imput guys!
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First time grow, Most likely going to need some help.
Sometimes seeds can take up to a week or more to pop so be patient. The soil you are using will keep those plants going for a while. I wouldnt rush into adding nutes until you get the basics down. When you start adding stuff too fast to your grow you will have many problems. Keep it simple. Keep to the basics. If you look at my avatar you will see a plant 3 weeks into flower. Using the same soil you are in with only water added the whole grow so far. No nutes. I have nothing against using nutes I just see alot of noobs over doing it. Good luck
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First time grow, Most likely going to need some help.
OK so just a little update, all 8 of my seedlings have come through the soil, still 3 trying to germinate. I know its too early to be thinking about but, my grow room is only 3ft tall floor to ceiling. I need to keep these plants short and so my questions are A) how long do you suggest me veging? B) should I top them at the appropriate time to make my yields as high as possible?
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First time grow, Most likely going to need some help.
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Originally Posted by moevette
OK so just a little update, all 8 of my seedlings have come through the soil, still 3 trying to germinate. I know its too early to be thinking about but, my grow room is only 3ft tall floor to ceiling. I need to keep these plants short and so my questions are A) how long do you suggest me veging? B) should I top them at the appropriate time to make my yields as high as possible?
Have you done any reading on scrog or lst? With limited height you might be better off doing either of these IMO. Just a suggestion.
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First time grow, Most likely going to need some help.
One more seed germinated so I now have 9 plants in a 4x4 room thats only 3ft tall, so theres not much room for scroging, so ill have to use lst on the plants. Few questions: How long should I wait before using lst?, I still want the plants to be a little over 2ft tall. Also as of rite now I am only using the tubes for lighting, Im going to need more light (im freaking out thinking theres not enough light) so would it be ok to run the tube fluorescent's and the CFL's together? I know someone else suggested I only use the tubes but I dont think they will cut it. Oh and one more noob question, can I top the plants and use LST? Thanks again for the help! :thumbsup: cheers
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First time grow, Most likely going to need some help.
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Originally Posted by moevette
One more seed germinated so I now have 9 plants in a 4x4 room thats only 3ft tall, so theres not much room for scroging, so ill have to use lst on the plants. Few questions: How long should I wait before using lst?, I still want the plants to be a little over 2ft tall. Also as of rite now I am only using the tubes for lighting, Im going to need more light (im freaking out thinking theres not enough light) so would it be ok to run the tube fluorescent's and the CFL's together? I know someone else suggested I only use the tubes but I dont think they will cut it. Oh and one more noob question, can I top the plants and use LST? Thanks again for the help! :thumbsup: cheers
I shouldnt open my mouth about LST cause i usually stay away from it so you might want to look it up on this site to double check. I believe its fine to start lst after your plant has 3-5 nodes. I usually top mine after the 5th node if i choose to top. Yes you can top and lst the same plant.
As for your light situation, looks like the sprouts are still pretty small right now so the tubes should be fine. Once they start stretching a little you can add more light and get them closer.
Just remember with growing its all about patience. Dont over love them. Let them do their thing.
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First time grow, Most likely going to need some help.
The grow is going pretty well, plants look good except for one the leaves are yellow/ brown but I have been doing everything the same for all plants.. Anyways I have run into a dilemma, I have to go out of town this weekend Fri-Sun, and I have noone to water the plants. I have been thinking about setting up a self watering system with a pump and a drip system but im not sure how to go about it. Anyone have some advice?
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First time grow, Most likely going to need some help.
Well everything looks good. Decided to just soak em and pray. Ill get some pictures up when I get back for an update, have a good weekend everyone!
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First time grow, Most likely going to need some help.
Hey, sorry I haven't been able to long into the boards lately so I figured id give an update hoping to find some answers. So my lsting skills arent the best but im making it work. 3 of my plants are making me worry; one of them has been yellow/ dead looking from the day it popped out of the soil, the other two have just began to show yellow leaves and a few leaves that are like dark brown/ dead/ dried out looking. The other 7 look perfectly fine tho. Ill be taking pictures of them tom to put up here. Also they will be 1 month tom, they are only about 10 inches tall so I would like to get them a little taller before I sex them and start flowering.
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First time grow, Most likely going to need some help.
make sure you don't over water them, they should dry out a bit between watering so they get enuff o2. good luck.
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First time grow, Most likely going to need some help.
Could be the soil. I hear ffof runs really hot for seedlings, depending on the strain. Im no expert, but I seem to read about that alot, on this and other sites, so its just something to think about. Stronger ones might be ok, but the weaker babies might not be able to handle it. Good luck to you.
