I'm really new to growing - does this look any good and is it to early to tell if it's male or female?
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I'm really new to growing - does this look any good and is it to early to tell if it's male or female?
that is way too early to tell and u need to put it into 12/12 to start flowering
Well Sdhall36,
Yes, you can relax cause it looks fine. Remember you can never have too much light or fresh air. You want big buds you need a big root ball which means big pots.
Loco
Looks good but if that is tin foil id think about an alternative
reflective material Mylar or flat white, if it is Mylar, my bad.
Hey Hall,
Is that a bag seed?
The genetics look very week.. Maybe it is just the light you are using.. The good news is, the plant is healthy.. but... it is weak and spindly looking.. the top leaves should be bigger...
make sure you don't over water.. the roots need air!
Iloveyou
thanks for the picture and please keep us posted..
cheer!!!
iloveyou
thank you for all you kind help and comments, here is a latest pic - I am using 4x150 watt compact flourecents and 4x60 watt of those horrible daylight bulbs.
Yes it is tin foil, prolly bad.
Is it natural for the bottom leaves to die off like that?
"thank you for all you kind help and comments, here is a latest pic - I am using 4x150 watt compact flourecents and 4x60 watt of those horrible daylight bulbs.
Yes it is tin foil, prolly bad.
Is it natural for the bottom leaves to die off like that?"
When u say daylight bulbs you mean flourscent right? because noraml incandesant lights (the regualr bulbs) are terrible for growing.
yeah those are the ones plus 4x inneficient 60 watt daylight ones also, (got those before I could get the cfls. (150 watt pure daylight CFLs)
The seed is supposed to be skunk #1 from holland - maybe I worry too much it's just the bottom leaves are dying a little.
I'm giving them 24hours of light and have a mild breeze cooling the lights and plants.
It's normal for bottom leaves to die off as a response to not enough light. So get better light and the bottom leaves will live longer. Eventually they do die off, but it shouldn't be so early.
hmmm, first off, i have 2 CFL on my plants and there growing nicely and very compact. The reason being is that the lamps are 1-2 inchs from the surface of the leafs....It seems that your plants light source is too far away since the internode lengths are long. Put the lamps much closer and you will see a great difference in growth. Get a desktiop lamp ($10), there great and very adjustable.
I've lowered the lights now and it's taking off - getting a thicker stem too, I've got them on 24hrs - should I reduce?
And is it still too early to sex?
I would wait a bit longer..
: )
i would wait a bit longer too...but for information purpose, that is about the size that I just flowered mine at. 6-7 nodes. Took about 2 weeks of 12/12 for everything to show sex. Theyve grown considerably since then. So if your trying to keep them very small, you might want to go to 12/12 soon.
I won't try to flower just now, will keep on with the light as some of the younger plants haven't caught up - this is the best plant I am monitoring (just my luck it's a male) anyway, Im gonna give a weeks more 24/24.
I have the space so I don't mind if they get tall - it's the sexing that will kill me, no idea - I have six plants and one is gonna die I'm sure.
Anyway say hi to Sheila for me, (she/he says hi) she/he says hi to you all - they love you and I do too or I would have never haven gotten so far!
Ya I'm fucked - latest pic anyway...
love and light
The size is GOOD.. it is the health of the pant that concerns me.. You want your plant to have GREAT vigorous growth when you switch from veg to flower..
iloveyou
cheers Knowm, but it/they aren't dying are they? - it's just (the plant in the pic) a bit spindley because I had the lights too high at first, all are starting to bush out serious now. :) thanks to all your kind help on here.
Will post another pic later, honestly all seems good so far okay I mat not get max yeild but any is good for a novice right?
He who dares wins x
definitely not dying... the stem looks like a very healthy GREEEEEEN...
i am glad to hear that she is growing a BUSH...
ilove you
i look forward to the pictures..
cheers
: )
Okay here it is - think it's a female? Still too early to sex?
It's the best plant of prolly a bad bunch - but some are catching up, damn I had the lights too high!!!
Could I go to 12/12 now for a small yeild... sould I? Or wait more? Does sex only appear when near flower?
Arrrg this it doing my head in lol x
Love and light
Hi Hall.. She is staring to look BETTER! COngrats..
I suspect, she is a he.. : (
sorry
iloveyou
I would wait another couple days before flowering..
can you take a picture that includes your light and your plant.?
cheers
love
love
love
Hi Knowm - here are some more pics as you requested (lights etc) they are a bit crappy cos I took them from above so you can get some idea, there are two more plants missed off the pic.
To the far left of the shot, two more plants, one doing great the other grows leaves then the others die (not good).
So I have five plants (six if you include the dying one) - now are you sure that main one (others catching up rapidly) - is a male :(
My mate says that it's too early to tell still - grrrrrrrr
Peace and love
Hall
Fantastic..
Those are CFL's correct ?
Get THE CFL's less than 1 inch from your plants.. You will need to adjust the lights nearly every day because the plants will grow......
Lower some lights inbewteen the plants ....
and add 1-5 more lights..
Flower them tomorrow!!!!
yes tomorrow
iloveyou
okay they are on 12/12 now, on a timer and I have lowered the lights even more.
I have 4x150 watt CFL's and 4x100 watt Sodium on them
Are you using COMPACT HPS bulbs?
: )
no they are just Low enegry normal bulbs (household) 4 x 100 watt (bad?) - and the other four are "pro-lite Daylite Helix Compact Florescent" Model 6400K Helix 220-240V / 50Hz (even distribution of 6400k light 360ยบ).
2nd day of 12/12 now - they be growing tall man!!!
Also the one that was dying is perking up a little now, given 5-5-5 pnk general purpose fertilizer.
How long do you think it will take to flower/show sex for them? Will prolly have to kill some males - waaaa, I love them all!
love and light Knowm (thanks for taking me under your wing) x
Replace the four 100-watt incandescents with some cool CFLs and your plants will do even better, AND it will cost less on your electric bill. Incandescent lights don't help plants much; they're 'tuned' for the human visual spectrum. They generate more heat than they do light that plants use.
okay - a pic, I'm flowering now (well just started to do so) - they are loving it, not dying at all now, harsh growth everywhere.
This is exciting isn't it?
Where are you... help me we need to sex soon!!!!!
arrrg! 5-5-5 NPK
The lights are okay so far, lack of phosphorus causes blue leaves, lack of nitrogen makes leaves die, and lack of potassium makes the plant slow down... is this right?
anyway they are good to press - now how long? to flower? (the pH is 6.6 using pH papers) - will be good after next flush.
First gro and... fuck I'm doing okay - sativa/indica seeds from Holland 50/50 KC Brains seed bank.
Any input?
No Jamstigator - they are energy saving ones and I heard that plants need "warm" light (sodium) for the flowering time + with the CFL's so near now they will bloom - no good?
I'll take a pic tomorrow (day four into flowering) - we might see some sex then perhaps, I think I see a white hair from the top plant, looks exciting!
you are wrong this is a female!!!!
day three into flowering and oh yes - white hairs
Karma - lol best plant and a female - you were wrong Knome, but I forgive you x
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Originally Posted by jamstigator
I AGREE 100%...
SWEET!! i am so glad that I am wrong!!!!!!!!!!! and they look fantastic too!!!!!!
congrats.. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU ROCK!!!!
please take a picture of the lght bulbs in question.. Incandescent bulbs are useless for growing..
iloveyou
okay these are the bulbs I am using....
thank you for your king compliments, you made me smile
LOOKS fine..
FYI
Envirolites are available in 2 models: Red 2700k (kelvin) and White 6400k (kelvin)
Red 2700k lamps are used mostly for flowering.
White / blue 6100k 125w lamps can be used for propagation and vegetative growth.
iloveyou
Thanks for the light info will get some of the 2700k ones, didn't know you could get those.
Anyway here's a pic of the one we thought was gonna be a male - see the white hairs?
I have another pretty big female now as well (she has shown herself!)
Had to take a male out this morning though :(
so that leaves three plants left, one is dying for sure - out of the other two one is very sativa looking and the other looks more indica, no signs of sex yet on those though.
They are skunk #1 seeds 75/25 Indica/Sativa from KC Brains seedbank.
How much yeild do you think I'll get - the plants are about 14-15 inches tall right now.
12/12 Light cycle - just showing sex - any ideas?
Sorry forgot pic doh! - sorry for the repost
Thanks for the light info will get some of the 2700k ones, didn't know you could get those.
Anyway here's a pic of the one we thought was gonna be a male - see the white hairs?
I have another pretty big female now as well (she has shown herself!)
Had to take a male out this morning though
so that leaves three plants left, one is dying for sure - out of the other two one is very sativa looking and the other looks more indica, no signs of sex yet on those though.
They are skunk #1 seeds 75/25 Indica/Sativa from KC Brains seedbank.
How much yeild do you think I'll get - the plants are about 14-15 inches tall right now.
12/12 Light cycle - just showing sex - any ideas?
Love and Light all
Hope for 0.5 grams per watt of light. That's real watts, not 'equivalent watts', read the fine print on your CFLs, somewhere it will show what real wattage they are. Be very happy if you exceed 0.5 grams/watt, and don't be disappointed if you don't yield that much. The 'holy grail' is 1 gram/watt, but that's if everything goes perfectly, and I doubt many achieve that. It's better to be a pessimist and happily surprised than an optimist and totally disappointed. I have never reached 1 gram/watt, personally, although I am edging closer. I'm always happy to reach half that, and consider anything beyond that as a bonus for doing a good job. ;)
NICE PHOTO.. they look a million X's better!
congrats
Thanks for the light info relating to yeild jamstigator, and the compliments knowm!
Okay today it was all become clear, I took a male out the other day and now the dying one was a male two so now I have 4 females into week two of flowering!
I have 1000 "real" watts on the plants so hoping for maybe 1oz from all four, what do you think?
I'll definately have enough to try a joint won't I?
I'll post more pics in a week from now, or as developments occur, anyway here are pics of my four girls, Sheila (who we though was a guy), Janet (the little one), Helen (the tall sativa looking one) and Jenny (all alone in one corner of the grow bag).
Love and Light - Hall
I know I said a week, but I can't belive how fast they are growing!!!
Main plant (sheila) - hairy little miss, she is two feet tall now, this flowering stage is crazy....
How long now?
Would Orchid Bloom Formula - NPK 33-100-100 be okay to add now?
You know you are all coming to my party for this don't you?
Love 'n Light
Hall x
I smoked an immature bud from Sheila last night, waaay too early! Crazy stuff though, I won't do it again.
Even that worked though, it's been wet here (athritus) and I'm gloomy.
Patience Hall, Patience!!!!!!!
Found a way to make my pics smaller in filesize too, so sorry about the HUGE 1meg previous pics.
Love, Hall
According to the information i read on skunk #1, Your plants need to flower for 8 to 9 weeks.