New and have some questions

[dizzanknessD]

I just found this site and am hoping you veterens can give me some insite on my first grow. I got this plant and its a female but I only grew one with one seed...it was kind of like a experiment to see if it would grow. Well it is and It has been goin since october. Ill post some pics and see what you guys think...I have been lookin at other plant pics to see how mine compares and it really doesn't which has me wondering I guess. I have one light and thats all I have been using the whole grow...its also on a timer....it gets 14 hours of light everyday. If you could let me know how to better the situation.

dizzanknessD Reviewed by dizzanknessD on 02-16-2008. New and have some questions I just found this site and am hoping you veterens can give me some insite on my first grow. I got this plant and its a female but I only grew one with one seed...it was kind of like a experiment to see if it would grow. Well it is and It has been goin since october. Ill post some pics and see what you guys think...I have been lookin at other plant pics to see how mine compares and it really doesn't which has me wondering I guess. I have one light and thats all I have been using the whole Rating: 5

[theelectrician]

hi and welcome yer light schedule is odd ,for vegative lighting schedules try keeping them on no less than 16hrs if u want them to flower and bud keep them lit no more than 12hrs and there dark period must be very dark and uninterupted.ide say your plant is ready to bud now.also give her a couple more lts and a little fan action is good 2 good luck and happy smoking.and remember loose lips sink ships:rastasmoke:

[dizzanknessD]

Hey thanks for the suggestions! I'll run to wally world and pick up some shades and bulbs...any suggestions on the bulbs the one I got has seem to done pretty good so far so I might just get the same one or two. I'll reduce the amount of time it gets light I got a timer its on so that makes it pretty handy. And one more thing...Id like for it not to get any taller but Im affraid to bend it, any suggestions? Thanks again and I'll keep ya posted

[Orzy]

The plants go into a huge growth spurt when you induce flower.

Are you feeding it anything? What kind of light is that?

[dizzanknessD]

yeah I feed it miracle gro plant food...one jug with food next without. The light is an energy save 40w light bulb bought from walmart

[basementbotany]

40w Incandescent bulb?

[basementbotany]

ok, do this, go to wally's, get 2 warm, and 2 cool cfl's, warm for flowering, cool to reduce the huge amount of stretch your going to see during flowering. have you had a fan on it? checking ph? SLOWLY, tie it down a little at a time, start at the top, pulling the top down until the plant is slightly bent over (not enough pressure to break stalk though) you could probably go 6-8 inches the first time, then half of that the second tie down, not super tight, but to where you think is comfortable. wait a few days, tie it down a little more, repeat process if needed. btw, place the lights around the mid section of the plant (1 cool 1 warm on one side, same on the other) and if that's an incandescent bulb you have going now, replace it with yet ANOTHER warm cfl. i'm sure you can find better advice then that, but that's my :twocents:

[basementbotany]

and when you buy the cfl's, keep them within about 2-4 inches of the plant.

[dizzanknessD]

the lighting is one of those energy smart its a 42w but equivalent to 150w but thats what I have been using...as to being new to this growing thing wtf is a cfl? haha anyways yeah i'll try tying it down that way and hopfully it slows the bitch down. and no I havnt had a fan on it...would does the fan take part in? and no checking of the ph...this has just been about as a basic as it can get haha. suprised the hell out of me to find it was a female. thanks alot and keep em comin

[KL4D4]

Nice looking plant for only using one bulb!