My First Grow, super noob!

[bijnas]

Bombdiggity has it right :thumbsup: ... watch the 'over-watering', cannabis likes to go thru wet/dry periods ... keeping your seedling too damp will almost always result in Pythium Wilt, a FATAL situation for young plants ... they tend to get too wet, and too dry in those peat pots, transplant to larger container when possible ... once in a decent-sized container, you will probably only be watering every 3-4 days ... :smokin:

Hey, I really really meant to give you a positive rep! I swear! I must have clicked the wrong one! I'm so so totally sorry.

[bijnas]

Welp, I decided that I guess it was time to transplant since there were roots popping out the side of the peat pots. So I removed the peat pots carefully with some scissors and transplanted them into some 2 liters I'd been saving. Unfortunately I ran out of potting soil half way through, so 3 of them are still in the peat pots until I can get some more soil.

I had quite a shock when I came home this evening. I opened my box to check on my babies and I found that the temperature was 100 degrees! Turns out my girlfriend's shirt had gotten sucked into the passive intake and was blocking fresh airflow.

I got the shirt out, and I put in a little fan I got at target to move some more air around in the box.

So anyways, here are some pictures:
1 bright ass box
2 the favorite
3 plantttt
4 the guys who missed out
5 the whole picture, with the new circulation fan

[organick]

Dude, BUY A FAN NOW?!!!....piont it up so it blowes throgh the plants and under the lights.
Got the fan....too expensive? Oh yea.
I use 12volt fans from dumpster dived computer cases (power supplys have fans) , a 12v converter is need (thrift store {second hand store} if you don't live in a materialistic area of America where it's cool to throw stuff away) use thre and you can get quite the wind going. use some up top to blow (suck) the heat away.
THROW AWAY THE INCANDESANT BULB. THE MOSTEROSITY IN BLUE...MARKETING BOY, THATS ALL IT IS MARKETING... USE IT AS MOOD LIGHTING (WELL AWAY FROM YOUR PLANTS) THINK OF IT AS YOUR FIRST MISTAKE....I've had many and still counting.
Never discount the power of airflow, too many often do.

[bijnas]

Dude, BUY A FAN NOW?!!!....piont it up so it blowes throgh the plants and under the lights.
Got the fan....too expensive? Oh yea.
I use 12volt fans from dumpster dived computer cases (power supplys have fans) , a 12v converter is need (thrift store {second hand store} if you don't live in a materialistic area of America where it's cool to throw stuff away) use thre and you can get quite the wind going. use some up top to blow (suck) the heat away.
THROW AWAY THE INCANDESANT BULB. THE MOSTEROSITY IN BLUE...MARKETING BOY, THATS ALL IT IS MARKETING... USE IT AS MOOD LIGHTING (WELL AWAY FROM YOUR PLANTS) THINK OF IT AS YOUR FIRST MISTAKE....I've had many and still counting.
Never discount the power of airflow, too many often do.

Well, if you look at my most recent pics, you'll see that I don't have any incandescent bulbs in my set up anymore. Also, I already set up an airflow system with a computer fan with a carbon scrubber and a passive intake as well as a little fan or circulation.

Thanks though!

[bijnas]

Went to borders and raided their home gardening section.

Clockwise from top left:
The Cannabible 2 - Jason King
The Cannabible 3 - Jason King
Marijuana Success Indoors: Garden Tours and Tips - Ed Rosenthal
Easy Marijuana Gardening - Ed Rosenthal
Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's Bible - Jorge Cervantes
Cannabis Cultivation: A Complete Grower's Guide 2nd Edition - Mel Thomas
Marijuana New School: Indoor Cultivation - Jeff Mowta

So far, Marijuana New School is my favorite, because its got a lot of diagrams and whatnot. I've heard good things about Jorge Cervantes, but his book is really cluttered, confusing and full of advertisements! The Cannabibles are really interesting, but not too helpful for growers.

[bombdiggity]

lookin alot better. btw i +1'd ur thread so know its back at a neutral 0 :thumbsup:

[jackforest]

Went to borders and raided their home gardening section.

Clockwise from top left:
The Cannabible 2 - Jason King
The Cannabible 3 - Jason King
Marijuana Success Indoors: Garden Tours and Tips - Ed Rosenthal
Easy Marijuana Gardening - Ed Rosenthal
Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's Bible - Jorge Cervantes
Cannabis Cultivation: A Complete Grower's Guide 2nd Edition - Mel Thomas
Marijuana New School: Indoor Cultivation - Jeff Mowta

So far, Marijuana New School is my favorite, because its got a lot of diagrams and whatnot. I've heard good things about Jorge Cervantes, but his book is really cluttered, confusing and full of advertisements! The Cannabibles are really interesting, but not too helpful for growers.

Jeez, That's quite the collection. You must have got a silly look from the cashier, didn't you? Haha. Knowledge is power. You're going to be a pro in no time.

[bijnas]

Okay, so I'm making a journey tomorrow to get some real supplies for my lovelies, since my hardware store didn't even have tomato food!

So what I want to do is get some recommendations from you guys! I've read a bunch in my books about brands, but I don't trust them to tell me what brand and what not because it's a commercial product and they could be paid off.

So, what should I get? (preferably organic)

[bombdiggity]

FoxFarm is good from everything I've heard, and its what I'm using. Its a 3 part system, so you get GrowBig, BigBloom, TigerBloom. Its organic. Wooohooo

[stinkyattic]

That type of CFL has a built in ballast in the base. The incandescent plant light isn't adding much but heat. Replace it with another CFL if you have any more.

The leaves may be getting dry and hot- are the edges curled up slightly? Removing the 'plant light' will drop temps.