First grow - 150w hps

[stangle12]

sweet! thats kind of a relief actually. i just know that 90 is dangerous.
I've been regulating the temperature with ice, so i guess i'll just be workin hard.

I wish i could figure out why my plants didn't look so good though.
the leaves have been getting less green more yellow...especially the veins. They're like yellow lines

[stone_sensation]

Ok for starter your CFL will be the best thing to veg your plant, HPS are more for flowering, but the one CFL one do jack to 4 plants. Using CFL's bush them out more and if you place them 2 inches above the plant won't stretch and therefor have good stem growth too.

Your problem with yellow veins etc. will probably be from lack of phosphorous or general minerals. Try to give them a little but definitely not to much, you don't want to go down that route trust me!

[stangle12]

i would keep them under cfl...but unfortunatly its only 22w. screw that!

[stone_sensation]

use both?

[invision]

the yellowing is most likely the soil you are using, MG soil just isnt that great for herb plants plus it usually has some sort of ferts in it which isnt needed for the first 3 weeks or so.

what i would do is find some organic soil at a flower shop, should cost no more than 5-6 bucks a bag, and transplant them into the new soil, if your careful and dont mind taking the small risk i would break off all the old dirt from the roots before i placed them into new pots that way you know the old ferts are no longer present.

when my cab was running in the 90's my plants didnt look that great until i was able to vent the area better which is what it sounds like in your situation, they do grow in high heat they just take a lot longer than normal and give off a shitty appearance.

was you able to obtain any tools yet?

get more pics up too.

[stangle12]

damn. i just bought a huge bag of MG soil to transplant them into!
whoops. Guess ill try to return it and get something more organic. Thanks invision. pics soon...

[stangle12]

bah. i messed up the pictures. ya'll gotta wait til sunday now. sorry

In the mean time, Im going to buy some top soil and peralite to make my own potting mix and then transplant the little guys. Does this sound like a good idea? its hard to find a good soil....i just returned my MG soil. Does my mix sound good?

Also....whos got fert tips? for veg, i've seen So many different things. I read that lower N is good for temps above 80. that would be me....i think i might just go to a hydro store and get some veg nutes and some superthrive.

Coments well accepted.

[stone_sensation]

Superthrive is good, remembers its very concentrated. Get some Neptune Fish fertilizer it does wonders!!

[Shovelhandle]

ditto...Neptune or Mermaid Fish/Kelp Emulsion

[invision]

for veg you can use anything with a higher nitrogen level than the others (N-P-K) and Neptunes Harvest makes some of the best if not the best nutes you will find,thier seaweed mix is some good stuff and great for veg and micro nutes.