few questions on the stages of growth

I've watched videos and documents and taken notes but I still have a few questions on the stages of growth

1) Germination and seedling - between moist paper towels and when a sprout cracks up you put it in 3/4 inches deep into those egg carton looking thingies. keep the soil moist and the hps light 2 feet away when a seedling pops up...my q is should i use fertilizer? and when do i transplant these seedlings into the 4 gallon pot?

2) vegetative - feed fertilizer and water frequently. keep hps light away 1 foot. keep fan blowing constantly. when im misting the plants should i put any fert in that too or just water? since im growing northern lights from nirvana which grows up to 4 feet should i induce budding by the time its 2 feet?

3) budding - 2 weeks before harvest you should stop feeding fertilizer... im not exactly sure when the harvest date is so how will i know when to stop? then of course you dry and cure. since im a beginner and i might not do things perfectly what should i expect my yield to be?

basically im just confused as to when to start doing x and stop doing y.

also some general questions... since my closet is 3x3x8 should i have a 400 or 600 watt hps? ill be covering the closet with metallized or aluminized mylar.

thanks for the help.

.1.No Dont use fertilser when you transplant...


2.you are able to tell when its time to Harvest By the Trichome development..
depending on how you like your smoke depends on when you harvest.


http://greenmanspage.com/guides/harvest.html

Read That..^^^...

1) Germination and seedling - between moist paper towels and when a sprout cracks up you put it in 3/4 inches deep into those egg carton looking thingies. keep the soil moist and the hps light 2 feet away when a seedling pops up...my q is should i use fertilizer? and when do i transplant these seedlings into the 4 gallon pot?

What is the Watts on the hps?

If you use good soil you will not need to fert for 3 weeks at least. When you do fert for the first time, use only a quarter of what the directions say. Each strain is diffrent, some like lots of food well others do not. Take it slow and easy your first grow and it will all come together. If you veg for 5 weeks I would only fert 1 time and maybe 2 times in flowering.

You want to get a ball of roots going. Start in a 6' pot, wait 2 weeks and transplant to a larger pot to finish out veg. When going into flowering you can transplant into 4 gallons as they will grow like made when flowering.

2) vegetative - feed fertilizer and water frequently. keep hps light away 1 foot. keep fan blowing constantly. when im misting the plants should i put any fert in that too or just water? since im growing northern lights from nirvana which grows up to 4 feet should i induce budding by the time its 2 feet?

Calm down on the ferts, and do not over water. Grow them to 2 feet

3) budding - 2 weeks before harvest you should stop feeding fertilizer... im not exactly sure when the harvest date is so how will i know when to stop? then of course you dry and cure. since im a beginner and i might not do things perfectly what should i expect my yield to be?

I do not know how long till harvest but could be 7 to 8 weeks. My strain takes 12 weeks flowering. Your yield depends on so many things, keep the healthy and you should be fine, Do not over water and over fert..


also some general questions... since my closet is 3x3x8 should i have a 400 or 600 watt hps? ill be covering the closet with metallized or aluminized mylar.

600w for a closet, it will get HOT!!!

again im confused. btw im prob gonna start off with a soiless mix

noosa says not to use fert during germination but eight says i should use some

and you're not always supposed to put fertilizer in your water every time?

thanks.

I said that?


I thought I said not to fet for at least the first 3 weeks and then only 1 time in Veg and maybe 2 times in flower.

sorry i was assuming that you were assuming that i would be getting soil with nutrients already in it.

So you're saying that if I get a soiless mix of 1/3 vermiculite 1/3 perlite and 1/3 peat moss that I won't need to fertilize for the first 3 weeks?

You said SOIL

"keep the soil moist and the hps light 2 feet away"

I thought you were using soil.

soiless mix

No big deal
:)

Mate its a weed..

I do outdoors every year and after they have establised themselves in the starter pots.
I transplant them into Larger Pots and I only use Straight water to settle them in..

once they have been sexed and are large anough to cope with the Occasional grasshopper.

I put em in the Ground...

I use liquid worm castings(worm shit).
and a Good quiality Potting mix.
and also Mix it with Mushroom compost.
and I'll also give them the Blue Nitro Pellets twice a year also..

Because im in the sub.tropics I will have to water every afternoon in the summer and every second day when flowering starts...
They get enough nutrients out of the ground.
so I give em Mostly water and I aint had no complaints.....:D

Not even I'm confused :confused: What growing medium are you considering using?

For your first time you should just stick with dirt. Growing indoors is fine but use soil for you grow medium. The mix you are talking about is a little hard for beginners to balance the Ph and keep it balanced. Watch the heat it will kill your hopes fast if you let it get away. Fresh air in and hot air out of your grow area is a must. Donâ??t over water use a meter so you know when to water and watch the Ph of the soil too.

I really don't have a clue... Should I get something premixed? What should be in it? Anyone want to shout out any brand names (I'll be going to Home Depot probably) ?

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That's a ballast kit (no idea if it's compatible), 400 watt gavita, and mylar. This is for my 3'x3'x8' closet for 2-3 4' northern lights. if im gonna put mylar on the floor should i put anything over it for spills and such or would that affect the light reflection?

400w in that space will be fine

Home depot has soil that is for seedlings, Scotts makes it I think. They also have a soil high in "P" that gets roots going.

Or just by good soil for around $3.00+ a bag

HD has soil by "Earthgrow" Do not by that cheap shit.

Miracle gro seed starting mix will grow it good for a while. Mix with half perlite if indoors to aid it in drying out quicker and getting more oxygen to the roots. If outdoors I would cover thedark soil up with the white perlite and use light colored pot. The sun will cook the roots easily if it really gets hot. Fish emulsion fertilizer from the home depot is some good organic stuff so you dont smoke chemicals. The ones in the potting mix will be long gone by bud time.

Get a book....the first thing you should spend money on is a good book like "Indoor Marijuana Horticulture the indoor Bible by Jorge Cervantes. Miracle grow is not for growing this type of plant and the success rate is only about 50/50 with relative yield using that crap.