1st time grower...

Hello, me again...Just thought i would post a picture of my 1st plant

Can anyone tell from this pic the sex? (i have no clue how, just wondering)


Some basic info i need :

When do i start flowering?

Where can i pick up a timer for my light? (home depot or lowes maybe?)

Does my plant look like it has any promblems? thanks!

Remember this is my 1st grow!!! (for some reason pic isnt uploading give me a sec....)

Thanks for any advise you give me!! :rasta:
(had to remake post because other one wouldn't let me add a pic to it)

looks like its stretching a bit due to lack of light. get a few more. you cant tell sex untill the preflowers come out after you put it into flowering. also transplant into a bigger pot or it will become rootbound. if you have only cfl lamps then any timer will do but if you use hid lamps use a 15 amp timer. from the looks of it wait 2 weeks to a month to start flowering. also use good flowering nutrients.

harmonicminor pretty much summed it up, the minimum time to flower is 30 days from sprout i believe, but you can keep it in veg for a while if you want a massive plant.

Cool bros, thanks...

Ill keep you all updated, my pics shitty camera phone pics though....Ill post some weekly, its my 1st grow!!!!

www.wormsway.com has some really good timers for horticultural purposes.

Few more pics, got a new light 125w cfl

Edit: also got my timer, so im ready to flower when ever you guys think im ready :D

:S my bulb doesnt fit in the light, im going to have to saw the front off the light off to fit it.....Seems like the 65w is holdingup though, plants been all leaf growth lately..

Hello Josh :) this is only my suggetion love ;) Firstly I wouldn't be thinking about flowering just yet, I would be looking to get a bit more vegitive growth ;)
Also the plant seems along way down in the pot, cannabis plants like deep pots for their roots (or so I've been told). I was just wondering if it was possible for you to do a little re-potting and fill the pot will compost so that the plant ends up sitting at the top of a pot.


love mand xxx :)

Hey brother, nice little plant, how old is it???

hey, get some mylar or paint the walls white around it, its more reflective than aluminium foil. This may help side growth on the plant and definately try to get that 125 watt cfl, it would be good to use the 60 as well, and keep the lights like 2 inches from the plants
hope i have helped

o and if your wondering, your plant looks indica

Alright thanks for the input bros and mand

sawed the front off my light to fit the 125w bulb

Is inidca a good thing or a bad thing? If my plant is a male i will die :(

I deal Oz's and its annoying buying for 350$ so i thought i would try to grow..

My plant is almost 1 month old !!!!!

no, indica is just a species of cannabis plant, its not bad it means that it will probably be a stony couchlock type high. This also depends on when you harvest.

ohh okay, thanks amstron

new pic :rasta:

Hello how are you doing i see one problem is that you did not do alot of research on the internet or a book thats the main thing every grower should use before they start growing there plants but holla at me i am a new person on here looking for some new friends but holla at me.

Here is a camera phone pic of my set up, recently got the long light and transplanted into a big ol bucket...I know it looks like there are very few leaves twoards the bottom but since i recently got the 2nd light, they should eventually catch up....

Is my plant reaady to flower or should i let the lower leaves grow in more?

My plant is 28inchs tall, side leaf groth is takeing off since i got the extra light on the side...I REEEAAALLYY need to know if its time to flower, please respond!

pic :dance:

Yes flower it. 28 inches is super tall. If it doubles in height after forcing itll be 56 inches tall when done and you dont have the light for a plant that big. Youll be harvesting a small quantity as it is. FLOWER IT!!!!! FLOWER IT!!!!!

Laterz

man it was a downer reading that last post, fuck lol

Hello Josh :) when I first read you're post I mistaken it for 28cm and thought there's no rush, I'd get more vegitive growth on it. However at 28 inches I would say induce flowering and see what happens ;)
Like Sativagrowin says it's going to get big.

I would like to see more growth, more leaves and it to "bush" out more but at that height I would have to flower ;)


love mand xxx :)

yeah i induced flowering, i heard that you should let it sit in the dark for 36 hours when enduceing flowering instead of going straight to 12/12, why would i do this? how does it help?

Hello Josh :) I've never done that I just switch straight to 12/12.

I have heard of people gradually reducing time lengths down to 12/12 but I've never bothered ;)


love mand xxx :)

well thanks, i just went into 12/12....Hopefully ill get a pic up soon, you all will help me tell if its a boy or girl....

Alright, Question : How dark does it have to be during dark phase? like pitch black? My plant is preatty well darkened, just has a little bit of indirect light on it, as in the area isnt pitch black..is that ok?

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Alright, Question : How dark does it have to be during dark phase? like pitch black? My plant is preatty well darkened, just has a little bit of indirect light on it, as in the area isnt pitch black..is that ok?

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Well, outdoors, plants flower with starlight and moonlight.

But indoors, you should get it as pitch black as possible. You can use carpets/heavy black fabrics to cover gaps and holes. But, it should be as dark as possible. You might risk hermies.

Wait on input from more experienced growers on this one. :)

-turtle420 :cool:

Hello Josh :) you know I don't really know how much "not quite darkness" (for the want of a better phrase :o ) a plant will tollerate before it would be unable to flower ????.

I've never had that problem because when the light is out the growroom is totally light proof, it's really dark ;). However I did grow an outside crop on my first grow and the natural night is definetely not total darkness.

However if I were you Josh, I would try to find some way to block all light out to be on the safe side ;)


love mand xxx :)

Okay thanks, the area is now pitch black

are you giving your plants anything? nutes

yeah im giveing it nutes

what kind

Mircle grow bullshit nutes, im going to get some new nutes because i hear miricle grow sucks..even though my plant looks awsome and was grown in miricle grow soil.

Oh, i also read greens MJ bible, good shit.. if you want to read it talk to trichome creator because he will get you an E-book....Good thing you guys had me get my plant into a pitch black area for the dark period because i read that if its 100% darkness it will increase your yeild..

Good news : I think i spoted pistols comeing out of my plant! hopefully its a girl !

Btw...if it does turn out to be a girl imma name it bonita verde...(beautiful green) because like myself, this plant has stunning looks!

Heres my newest pic

yeah man straight to 12 /12 but get a stronger light and keep turnin the plant to stop it from bending

That long light there is a newer one, i have that one, a 120W MH and a 60W MH all on it...the 120 and 60w are both directly above it...If anyone has a suggestion on where i should place my lights, or if i should move them please say so..

How far is the light from the plant

Like 1 foot

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Like 1 foot

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What lights do you have again??!

Wasn't it CFL's?? If it is, you can lower them to a few inches!:)