New indoor grower (the typical questions...)

[dzx9]

Alright, I'm growing indoors in SoCal.

Right now, my seed is in a drainable gallon plastic pot using MiracleGrow's Flower & Vegetable soil. I give it about 150mL of water a day.

It's in a closet with a fan circulating air and a two foot florecent grow light some 14 inches away. The inside of the closet it all white.


Are these good circumstances? And since I've just started I haven't even reached a full day, how long should my light cycles be right now? Is it 18 hours light, six dark? Or should I leave the light on till it sprouts?


After growing has taken place properly how long am I looking at till budding?

dzx9 Reviewed by dzx9 on 10-06-2007. New indoor grower (the typical questions...) Alright, I'm growing indoors in SoCal. Right now, my seed is in a drainable gallon plastic pot using MiracleGrow's Flower & Vegetable soil. I give it about 150mL of water a day. It's in a closet with a fan circulating air and a two foot florecent grow light some 14 inches away. The inside of the closet it all white. Are these good circumstances? And since I've just started I haven't even reached a full day, how long should my light cycles be right now? Is it 18 hours light, six Rating: 5

[whatsthatsmell]

well, let me start by saying there are ALOT of other posts on here that have the same exact question that your asking, please take a few and search thru the posts and learn as much as you can.

Now with that being said......

Right now, my seed is in a drainable gallon plastic pot using MiracleGrow's Flower & Vegetable soil. I give it about 150mL of water a day.

What is your soil moisture like, its great that your measuring the water going in, but if the soil is already wet and your adding more to it, your could end up over watering and killing your plant. Watch your soil moisture.

It's in a closet with a fan circulating air and a two foot florecent grow light some 14 inches away. The inside of the closet it all white.

Thats good, however, what are the temps, humidity, do you have intake and exhaust vents? Do you know the lumens, or anything about the light besides its a 2foot flor light? What are you going to use during veg, flower, etc, etc.

I've just started I haven't even reached a full day, how long should my light cycles be right now? Is it 18 hours light, six dark? Or should I leave the light on till it sprouts?

First it sounds like your growing from seed. Most people will put the seed between damp papertowels or tissue, place in a plastic baggie, and then put that in a warm spot, like the top of a the internet modem or something that is warm and not HOT. When the seeds pop or you see the white tap root come out, place that in dirt and cover...watch plant grow. As for the lighting schedule that is completely up to the farmer. The difference between 24/0 and 18/6 is only about a 10cm root growth in 24hours, so make your choice and stick to it.

After growing has taken place properly how long am I looking at till budding?

this depends on if your growing from seed or clone. Seeds you have to wait until the plant is mature, basically when the internodes are not opposite of each other you can flower. If your growing a clone, then you can actually flower once it has taken root.

Now with your questions answered, do NOT give nutes to your new found hobby until they are about 25-30 days old if your growing from seed, clones are a little different, but i'm not sure which one you have. Your soil, in my opinion, SUCKS. I tried that stuff and had no luck with it. There are others on here that will say they use it and it works fine, but thats just my opinion take it for what its worth. There are links in here for a good soil combo, for example, manuare/humus with perilite is a great mix that i use. find what soil works for youand stick with it.


Good luck on your grow.....hope i helped answer your questions.

[Mr. Clandestine]

"What is your soil moisture like, its great that your measuring the water going in, but if the soil is already wet and your adding more to it, your could end up over watering and killing your plant. Watch your soil moisture."

A good way to regulate soil moisture is by adding some perlite to the mix. Your soil isn't bad, as it was probably formulated for growing tomatoes...but it probably doesn't have the greatest aeration. Add some perlite, to loosen up the consistency of the soil when wet. You might also think about adding some finely ground bone meal to the soil. Be sure to add only about 1/4 of the recommended value, as you can always add more later. This should help to promote vigorous root growth right from the start. You can later add some blood meal or fish emulsion for the vegetative stage, and later some quality bat guano for pre-flowering/flowering. Read up, there are plenty of other nutrient regimens you can go with...many of which are great for the plants...but I'd recommend trying to keep the grow as organic as possible. You'd be surprised how much it affects the taste of the final product.

I'd also recommend getting a new lighting setup, if you can afford it. A well ventilated 600w HPS would be ideal for growing just a few females. You can also look into CFL's, but you'll need to build a fairly elaborate setup to use them at full efficiency. There are plenty of threads here that'll help you get a better understanding of light sources and efficient use of them. Just do the research, and enjoy the process!:rastasmoke: