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Ok, assuming these pics work, these are the girls(no i dont k now if they really are girls but im hoping wishful thinking works!)Two bigger ones are at day 15(i put somewhere it was 21 days, but after checking a calender I am wrong. And the smaller 2 are about a week
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Originally Posted by muncheemama
:p Wishful thinking comes from most of us who grow :D
i'm sure you know if you get a female from your grow you can clone that lil lady and have another lady besides having all other plants being males
;) but other then that looking good so far ..just make sure you don't over water or over the ladies
hey you dont have to worry about your watering them for 4 days.
i had no idea they were so small.
show me the container they are in, not just the plants.
whole container.
well i intententionally left out the containers, cuz frankly hard, its embarrassing. right now I have them in old sour cream and butter containers... and some in paper cups. I was planning on transplanting of course..whe should I do that?
double this, and thats what ive got.
Well ahem....
I see...........
If you transplanted now, its too early to go any larger.
But I am afraid if you go any smaller, it mights crumble some dirt around the roots....
I suppose you have no gravel of any sort in the bottom...is that correct?
And why you embarrassed sweety?
We're all one happy family....
Even the little pig kids of the family are tolerated....like me:)
Let me know about the gravel or rather lack of it.
And exactly what date are you leaving?
Indoor grow right?
How many watts of what light and whats air temp in middle of light period and how long is light period?
thanks
Just post a pic of your grow area...fan included.
dont be ashamed or shy.
if you're gonna do this, then lets do it so you get some decent herbals from it ok?
HAPPY TAKING PICS OF YOUR PATHETIC GROW SETUP SO EVERYONE CAN LAFF AT IT :) :) :)
^^^Exactly^^^
The only way we can help is if you tell us exactly the problem. Shit I still use the bottom half of a 4L jug a milk as a flowering pot. I'm not embarrased cause it works, and I don't care.
Ok, the very first picture you took, the leaves look droopy. How often do you water? What's the temp in your grow chamber? Answer those and we can help you stop the droopiness.
I wouldn't worry about transplanting now. If you try and do that, the dirt in your containers aren't clumped together yet held together by roots. Moving it now can kill them. So just leave them in there until they have a few more sets of leafs on(2-4weeks) it.
Things are looking quite nice at this stage. Keep growing and good luck!
the leaves arent droopy, actually quite, uhh, perky. they kindof curl under. I water everday. I have them on 24 hour lights, and they are under 200 watts cfl. for now. I was hiding the pots cuz its like being the poor kid in class....hehhee. Ok so ill get some pics.
Actually my grow area isnt that bad. the light on the right is leaning because I have the smaller ones under it and I was trying to get them as close as possible. and the big plant is also leaning, just started doing that yesterday. She was my first and she stretched because I didnt have her under lights for the a few days at first. The 15 day age is from whe they started on lights.
Check out the pics, let me know what else I should be doing.
ok, the temp stays right around 80, It stays pretty constant.
I will be leaving July 14th in the evening (thursday) and then returning the following sunday night. So I guess its really only 2 full days of not being watered. I should water them alot before I leave and then check first thing when I return. Also, that big one, I should just plant her again but bury her about half way up, Or is the stretch not that bad? No I dont have any gravel in them, I started half expecting to fail so, when they started growing i was surprised. They didnt get the best start, but Im gonna make it up to them...
i think you have to make a water schedule for your plants.....sure thing, leaving them two days with no water can't cause any harm BUT you must NOT water them everyday....leave them unwatered for a bit....this will make the roots thirsty eager for water, as a result the roots will search for water even deeper and develop an even greater root mass and root system, your plants will look healthier....the basic rule of watering is to water whenever the first 2 inches of soil feel dry to the touch....try not to overwater.....i unserstand you love them and want to grow as fast as possible....by overwatering or watering too often you're not helping them but stall their development...
NGOS
on the first pic on the left, is that a fan ?
yes, its a fan... I guess I can stop watering them if i need to, but the soil gets super dry.
they start to droop if I wait too long.
First thing I would do if I were you....
1. Lose the reflectors. There really is no need for them and they will only shorthen the life of your CFL. Almost all CFL are built for 'base down' operation. The number one enemy of ballasts on these bulbs is heat. Lose the reflectors and you can get the temps down to 75F with your fan.
Your bigger plant shows a lil heat stress.
2. The containers you have them in have to go....get some real potting containers. The ones you are using appear way too shallow. You tap root is gonna grow like a side root and that may hurt your main bud sites later on when you need them.
You will want to keep the same size diameter wise, but deeper.
Place some small stones (ideally lava rock) at the bottom of your new container. (make sure it has holes on bottom). Fill will your new soil about 3"-4". Water to run-off. THis will 'set' the soil to fill the gaps in the rocks and help eliminate airpockets. VERY IMPORTANT!
Thoroughly water plants in existing containers. Carefully remove entire soil pak and transplant into new pots. Fills sides up with new soil.....water thoroughly to run off.
Make sure your new pots have the little saucer / collection pans at the bottom.
When you water, ALWAYS, during veg, water the entire soil base. Not just around the plant. Water very very slowly so ALL soil is wet. Water until water begins to seep out the drain holes in your container. SLOWLY.
Finally, cut your lights to 18/6.
While opinions vary, my personal reccomendation is to allow the plants to sleep 6 hours and hormones and THC are produced during the night period.
My own plants thrived under 18/6 and stressed under 24/0.
As close as possible, right before you leave....
water the plants, from the top of the soil SLOWLY, until the water runs out and fills all the way, your container saucer or water runoff plate.
This will saturate the soil.
This will flood and saturate the water holding lava rock.
THis will allow your rock to absorb water while you are gone, keeping your soil moist without the effects of water logging the soil.
Doing this, with reduced air temp by losing the reflectors and the reduction in light schedule will allow you to travel and be worry free. :)
Your plants appear healthy although they also appear a tab bit over watered.
On plants this young, USUSALLY, leafs down mean over watering...or not enuff air in the soil. Not enuff air is also caused by over watering them.
And yes, I would add an inch or so of soil to the first one that strecthed a bit.
Besides that, you have a nice lil grow going on.
As for the watering everyday....
If the soil drys everyday then it needs to be watered everyday. Frequency of water is dependent upon many factors but it all comes down to water your plants when dry, and not until.
If you do these things, you will not have to worry about watering while you are gone.
But, you need to do this stuff now, so you can time and practice and make sure it will hold water for 72 hours with out stress.
If your plants are 15 days old now, sex is being designed. Buy the end of the 3rd, or, 4th week, sex has been determined.
It appears less stress equates to more females...and vice versa.
Get this done and report!
Nice grow setup....
HARD ON loves a woman who can grow her own smoke :)
I live in a tiny little mountain town, so I will venture to the big city this afternoon and get more pots. I will update with more pics soon
thanks for the help guys.
Dont get the pots with the water over flow basin BUILT IN.
Make sure they are saucers, bigger than the diameter of the pot top.
Then post a pic of your cleavage.....
Plants in front of course :) :) :) :) :D:D:D:D::D
you asked for it....Quote:
Originally Posted by HARDDON
Hey honey babeeeeeee!!!!!
You can call me Hard. :D
here are the new pots.. Tookthe reflectors off the lights too. The big one seems to have suffered a bit of shock from the move, we'll see how she looks in a few days.
Whenever I transplant, I raise the lights for 24 hours.
Not too high, but just enuff to give them a break.
Point your fan so its blowing horizontal....180 Degrees.
Right now its pointing up and the back plants arent getting any stem strengthening wind.
In fact I dont even see the other plants, so raise the fan UP and point the fan DOWN for a more direct effect.
Just enuff so they're flipping in the wind.
What base rock did you put in the bottom?
Whats the temp?
we are currently at 78 degrees. They didnt have lava rock so I just got gravel, but thats why I got Terra Cotta pots, since they retain the moisture as well. The fan stays on them ususally, i try and move it a few times a day since it isnt an oscillating fan. The big ones looking sad this morning, her old leaves are getting kind of crusty, but her new growth looks good.
Did you get the real terra cotta CLAY pots or plastic pots?
If you got the real clay pots, you will need to wrap those things up in some foil, as the pot will retain way too much heat for the roots and they will dry out so fast (your soil will) that you wont make it for 4 days.
I saw those but they looked like resin plant containers.
Yes the terra cotta will retain moisture, but it will cause faster evaporation due to its porosity.
Lemme KNow.
i cant do anything right.....They arent plastic, real clay. Ill keep an eye on how fast the soil dries. I got new soil to, it retains moisture much better than the old stuff.
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Originally Posted by muncheemama
NO you can't nothing right :):):)
LOL...
You dont want clay pots and you dont want soil that retains moisture :(
OH well, odds are you gonna kill your first grow anyhow... :D
Start timing your watering now though in prep for when you leave.
You might want to place a BIGGER SAUCER to hold more water.
Water from the saucer 75% and 25% WATER on the soil surface.
Get the clay pots wrapped now...they allow fast and rapid evaporation especially under lights.
Mind you they are "OK" for general cultivation but when you are leaving for 3 days, they add to the need for water issue.
Is this site for weed growers or people who just wanna quick wank?????
OK il post a pic of em then see if that dont go from a HARDDON to a limp biscuit LOL
Whats her cell number ?Quote:
Originally Posted by inhale n exhale
i wanna call her and give her some makeup idea's lol
hey now.....dont turn my girls thread into a den of sin.....My dad reads this...lets keep it clean
keep it up