First grow log, second time growing!

[mythin]

also, im thinking of buying New Wave High Output Fluorescent Plant Grow Light Fixtures by Sunlight Supply at Home Harvest Garden Supply a 4 foot ballast/fixture with 2 bulbs, but im not sure which bulbs i should use. The 3500K (daylight) ones, for a total of 10,000 lumens, or the 6500k (cool) ones for the same lumen count, or should i mix it up? I mean i just want to make one purchase, and I already have a decent number of cool lights from the cfls, Do you think i need more light? keep in mind i have atleast 3 more cfl's im waiting to add on. I also added a 200w incandecent bulb, just because i had a lamp with a 200w bulb laying around, might as well use it.

[mythin]

Im just gonna keep it cfl's for now, I may get a 250 or 400w hps when the time is right to flower, but for now I added a few more cfl's Im up to 8 lights for my plants, Ill probably add a few more as time goes on.

[mythin]

So I think im ok now with the nute burn. None of my new leaves are showing nute burn, and the plant under the halo style flourecent seems to want to grow bushy outwards instead of up. The leaves at the nodes on that plant are starting to sprout outwards. Anyways, I may start to top soon, Should i top or LST, i think the plant thats growing outwards i may just top. Also when is a good time to start flowering, I know its preference for the most part, but can i start flowering to determine sex, then go back to a veg cycle? Would that mess up the plants? i dont wanna waste time and effort growing males. New pictures coming later

[mythin]

probably gonna start lst this week, or do you think i should TOP? and what does FIM mean, i searched the boards but couldnt find the meaning. Im sure its probably in a sticky some where, but im a newb.

they are at day 20, while some did take a little longer to germinate, it seems a few have really taken off.

[mythin]

can anyone tell me what kind of marijuana it is by the leaf? or should i wait til the flowering phase and ask again, and when is too early to flower? do you think these plants would be too early? I want to end by august 31st. If i start flowering now it gives me 12 weeks til august 31st, do you think that is enough time, and is it too early, thanks!

[rottenfork]

id wait another week or two, they are very immature, i usually start flower at week 8 or 9 and, dependig on the strain flowerig can last from 8-12 weeks in most cases . its hard to determine exactly what strain a plant is at any time by looking at it , especially when they are so young

[mythin]

Thanks for the reply, i think i dont get many people looking at my posts since i dont have attachments. Anyways, I guess i can wait. I started to LST my two biggest plants, and topped the thrid biggest which had a the biggest node sprouts. I figure if that one is already growing bushy might as well top it.

My topped plant, which had all this undergrowth before topping, cant wait to see it take off.


and my two big plants lst'd



and the other

[mythin]

Thought it was time to name my 6 babies, so here they are:

Bill because of fire marshal bill from inliving color. He's been burned by a light bulb so it makes sense. LST'd.


Ichabod Crane for obvious reasons of being headless. My only Topped plant.


Kelly, just your average plant with unisex name.


Keyser Soze, The only plant that isn't of the same stock as my other 5 plants. Really hoping this mystery plant is a female! If it is I may cross her with my other plants for seeds. It has a very interesting leaf shape compared to my other plants, and dark purple arms and stems. Definitely looking forward to this one.



General Sherman, named after the redwood sequoia, my largest plant by far, with the thickest trunk. LST'd as well.


Last but not least, Pat. Just like Kelly, another unisex name for the average plant.


All plants are around 24 days old, with the ones in the brown pots being late germinators, and the white ones being the first out of the gate are the largest.

[mythin]

One of my plants is looking a little sick, and I can finally attach pictures, so here goes.. I just watered/nuited "Bill" (the light burn victim) yesterday, So it could be nuit burn. Anyone wanna take a stab?

[stinkyattic]

looks like you are low in calcium there... see how the base of each blade is narrower than it should be?
check your soil conditions... it may be that your dirt is way too wet and theres an uptake problem, since the opthers arent showing it.