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Well i figured im new and any advice would be great! so i will tell of my First grow.
Materials-Miracle Grow Organic potting soil,Perlite,NutureLite and CFL both 150watts. ill get ferts later this week.
Grow Spot-My attic it gets kind of hot up there so i figure with a Dehumidifier and a fan it should be ok.
some Pics of my Goods
That light will do very little for you. Incandescents waste too much power to heat and don't have a very good spectrum. You should look at compact flourescents at the very least, if not HPS or MH.
I have a 150 watt CFL and a few 75 watt CFL's that im going to pop into my set up area once the pop out the dirt. The lite claims to have a good spectrum for Plants. Im sure this Light isnt that great...lol it was a Few bucks less then CFLs.
Yeah, just use the cfl's and return the other one.
How about my soil? I Hear that Miracle grow is bad, but this is organic it should be fine right?
I don't know much about that organic, but it's probably fine since the concern with regular miracle grow soil is the synthetic fertilizers in it.
update on my lil ladies. This is 5days later,I'll post more after the cavs game..
well if anyone cares to check em out,i would like to know if they are stretching?
Yes they are stretching a little bit and the stems look a little thin .You should pop in those cfls that you have and get a nice fan in there to get some air movement in your area and to stout up those stems .Also the cfls get them as close as possible without burning them or makeing to much heat between the plant and the cfl (To much heat for me is above 84 deg.)
Ok well i finished my room,as soon as my wife returns home ill post new pics. Since the 2 days i have put up mylar around the base,and Flat white paint over top. The Lights have always been around 2" above the plant,also added a fan and the lil ladies are wiggling.. I have over 450 watts of CFL,(i may need some cool tubes i know) I do have one question,whats the largest pots i can use for start to finish? once again thank you!
No problem .I usally start out with a 3 gallon pot from seed and just let her stay in there till harvest(My plant was roughly 4 foot tall by harvest in a 3 gallon pot)
Also your soil do you still have the bag that it came in.If so look all over the bag to see if it has ferts.And if so Garden Knowm said that the trick to Miracle Grow Soil is to water with a PH of 8.0
it says it has "Pasteurized Poultry Litter" I plan on getting some good Organic ferts from the Hydro shop. Bat guano or blood meal or something or the other. 8.0 ph water huh? Im using distilled as of now. thanks for all the tips.
Sea Bird and Bat Guano is what you want for flowering.
Pure Blend pro Bloom for Soil and Budswel is what I use.
lol I hope my lil ones make it that far...lol. This is for my own personal stash,and i would just like a pretty good yield. I'm aware of the CFL yield to all the other lights,but i cant afford a new light yet. once again thank you.
this is one week later
OK i hope someone chimes in. My tomatoes are coming along. my first set of fingers are kind of droopy on some plants on others they are fine. also some stems are Purple.
Few Pics
no one?
ok purple can ( not always) be a sign of too much fert...are you feeding them yet cause at this young they dont need any
though sometimes red stem is just the genetic trait (ive heard although iive never seen it in any but over ferted plants)
No,no Ferts yet. imma transplant today, 3gallon buckets. i just want to make sure things are going ok.
Ussually in seedlings. A purple stem means it is hungry for N.
But it could be a genetic trait too.
If the first round leaves are dying. It needs food.
ok dont Flame me im at work and on my out to the hydro shop for ferts. what is best organic for veg cycle? ok they have superthrive,bat and bird guano,tiger bloom(thats it) and a few other things. Can someone shoot a quick but acurate answer. thanks alot guys.
lol I dont think im doing this right. some are real droopy, i water my lil dixi cups every 2 days because they are super dry. ill post some pics in a lil while.
get a fan blowing on them a little that will stregthen the stems up a bit
cheers all :)
Thanks Buster, but i have one on them. The stems are standing, I should say the leaves are droopy. maybe ferts are needed, maybe not. I'm not going to get all crazy yet,a few are growing 3rd or 4th nodes. I'll do a lil more research before i pull the rest of my hair out.
one is of the Droopy ladies other of the ones that look good.
Keep them moist at this stage. You should keep the soil around 6.1-6.5 ph. Also, keep them moist with the light in their faces. At this stage (the last pics posted) you don't want to nute them yet. I would wait until the second or third set of true leaves. Fox Farm Grow Big 6-4-4 would be a good choice. As you mentioned the local store carries Tiger Bloom, this is the same brand but, for flowering stage. Fox Farm is a trusted product the Grow Big is for this early vegatative state.
Do you know the strain?
cheers,
P.S:
I don't see any droopy anything! They look like healthy little bastards too me!
Busteruk7 is right.....A fan in nes. This will strengthen the stem for long term benefits. The fan should be small enough to fit in the room and large enough to create a constant air flow.
Keep up the good work!
Can we get a wide shot to see the entire grow room????
well i had to ditch this grow, but started a new one. the same day i ditched the first. Now im in a stick situation. They are around 8-9 inches in the 4th week. only 3 managed to pop so i hope they are female,atleast one. All bag seed so i dont know the strain. my space is like 3 1/2'x 3 1/2'x 5 1/2' you think i should flower now? only nut so far is Biobizz Fish Mix. tell me what ya think. thanks
Im just asking for an opinion. any thoughts?
they are looking good i would veg them for maybe another week or two at the most then put them into flower!
thanks thats kind of what i was thinking,Im going to get a HPS or a High power Fluoro next friday and work the side with some CFL's. so thank you once again Sin.
How can you just ditch a grow?
And go with HID lights. Fluoros don't do much unless you use a shitload of them. Also if you choose flouros put them right in the plants, or as close as you can. It seems most people make the mistake of not doing this, even though that's probably the main reason to buy fluoros.
Dude, can you help me?
I just got this grow going, but my plants just seem to be hybernating. I don't get it. I have good lighting, etc. I have a $10 fluorescent tube 4 feet above the plants. This is how you're supposed to do it, arent you?
well it burned up from the heat of my attic...lol. yeah i keep the flouros pretty close to the top,about 2inches above. i only water use half dose of fish mix on sundays seeing that i have 5 gallon pots.guess its time to get flower nuts.
UPDATE: One of my fluoros dropped on a plant and Burned a few fan leaves, so ill Veg 2 more weeks just to make sure not to srtess it. Just got a New 6'Hx4'Wx3'D Closet im going to hook up for Flowering. I'll Post a few pics later this week. If anyone cares.
good luck!
Bliss.