please help !!!!!

[Mr. Clandestine]

First, try to get the pH of your water as close to 7.0 as possible. Then water the soil until you begin to produce runoff at the bottom of the pot. Collect that water and test the pH of it. That's your soil pH.

Testing it now is fine, just so you know what your medium does to the pH of your water... but don't do it any more frequently than you need to. Especially while your plants are that young. Too much moisture can cause root rot, damping off, slow/stunted growth, and other nasty problems.

[Dankeybuds420]

Dont put the fan right by it 15 in away

[weedcollecter123]

First, try to get the pH of your water as close to 7.0 as possible. Then water the soil until you begin to produce runoff at the bottom of the pot. Collect that water and test the pH of it. That's your soil pH.

Testing it now is fine, just so you know what your medium does to the pH of your water... but don't do it any more frequently than you need to. Especially while your plants are that young. Too much moisture can cause root rot, damping off, slow/stunted growth, and other nasty problems.

oh ok is 6.6 so after i water my plants what should the soil ph usualy be?

[stinkyattic]

oh ok is 6.6 so after i water my plants what should the soil ph usualy be?

6.6 is actually within the proper range for your soil. 6.3-6.8 is correct, with 6.5-6.8 being better since it is more likely for a soil to drop in pH than to rise, due to the naturally low pH of some common soil ingredients.

[weedcollecter123]

6.6 is actually within the proper range for your soil. 6.3-6.8 is correct, with 6.5-6.8 being better since it is more likely for a soil to drop in pH than to rise, due to the naturally low pH of some common soil ingredients.

oh ok thanks stinky i have decided to yank that other one and restart with a better equiptment

[Dankeybuds420]

I mean u cant grow wit cheap if u want good smoke
i mean u could but i spent 5000 on fans lights all the stuff:smokin:

[weedcollecter123]

I mean u cant grow wit cheap if u want good smoke
i mean u could but i spent 5000 on fans lights all the stuff:smokin:

oh well i got a real low budget so im tryna keep it $150 - $200 and i spend about like 90 but just today i put in another cfl just like the other and now its about 270W in there (incandescent wattage)and its only about 25 degrees C in there so i hope i'll have a nice grow this time without any stretches

[psteve]

What are the ACTUAL watts?

[weedcollecter123]

What are the ACTUAL watts?

20W for the 2 cfls and 50W for the flourescent tube

[psteve]

So only 90 actual watts.
That is almost enough light enough for a 1 foot by 1.5 foot canopy (canopy is the lateral space occupied by the top of the plant, that is exposed to the most direct light), of a plant less than 24 inches tall.
If you want a bigger plant to produce satisfactory buds, you will definitely need a lot more light.
If you are going to use exclusively fluorescent light, you should be trying for more than 70 ACTUAL watts per square foot of canopy, and still try to keep your plant height as low as possible by using a scrog, LST, or some other supercropping technique.