beginner questions, and such

[temujin8]

So I was growing outdoors and all 5 of my plants got ripped off about a month ago... they were all healthy and really nice plants and it was really sad and aggravating... but now i am growing indoors i only have one plant that just germinated an im have a few questions.
My lighting is a light i found in my house i don't know if it is a light used for growing but idk the thing i took it off of was a shelf thing that my mom use to have her indoor plants (not green) on before it broke but idk. it seems to work because i tested it on some weeds to see if they grew twords the light so i just threw a seed in and actually it took a few before they actualy germinated... and now i have one and im just going to treat it like its an outdoor plant but water it alot less my room doesnt have air conditioning and it is pretty well lit (by sunlight)
my last question would be how bad is this plant going to stink up my room?

temujin8 Reviewed by temujin8 on 07-17-2007. beginner questions, and such So I was growing outdoors and all 5 of my plants got ripped off about a month ago... they were all healthy and really nice plants and it was really sad and aggravating... but now i am growing indoors i only have one plant that just germinated an im have a few questions. My lighting is a light i found in my house i don't know if it is a light used for growing but idk the thing i took it off of was a shelf thing that my mom use to have her indoor plants (not green) on before it broke but idk. it Rating: 5

[GrowinGreen23]

wow where to start? umm besides that being totally confusing with the run on paragraph ha ha no offense but if you're goign to grow at least do it some what right. get some CFLs like i use to run, they're cheap and not a lot of heat. Next get an area set up nice like a cabinet or closet so that it has room to grow and you can water it and keep the proper light on it. remember you'll be switching it to a 12/12 cycle when you feel it's large enough (usually after the 5th node at least. next YES it will smell, i had three small ones one turned to male and two females but even after i got rid of the one, both females gave off a distinct odor. Smells like skunk. so unless you have a pet skunk, play with skunks on a regular basis, or have them living under your window i'd say get an air scrubber a good one and not febreeze please, or make an ozone maker. little more dangerous IMO cause it uses an open electric system. if you can't do these and get everything set up the way you need it with timers and lights and water then i'd say plant it in an area outside not known by your friends and not walked by, you may have to walk into the middle of nowhere for a little bit and plant it there. don't tell anyone where it is or that you have it, less chance of getting caught and it getting ripped off

GG23

[temujin8]

thanks, My grammar is TERRIBLE. My setup isn't that bad, actually the light is a grow light it is actually making my plant grow to fast because I had it growing with like 18 hours of light so i set it to 14. Once it gets bigger I plan on moving it outside when I find a secluded enough space.... damn I hate suburbia! I do live by a forest... but I am to scared of getting riped off again...
Thanks again.

[ebsters]

don't cut back the light hours,

keep it at 18 hours light 6 hours dark.

and don't mess with them untill the plant is big enough to flower. otherwise you are just shocking your plant for no reason.

[GrowinGreen23]

unless you are planning to move it to a bigger pot cause the one you have it in is too small. then just plant it outside. Also once it gets a little biger you can actually leave the light on 24 hrs

GG23

[temujin8]

yeah i just decided to move it outside and it has been doing fine.