My First Grow Ever [Log + Pics]

[greenatik]

Looks good so far.. but I gotta ask, what do you have in store for flowering? (lights/room/ventilation/medium/nutrients)

better to get thinkin on all of that before its too late :thumbsup:

[xRedDUBdeRx]

Im going with as best as I can get from lowes/home depot. A 20-20-20 food, i have a vent/exhaust in the box already and im hoping that the two t12's would be sufficient for the flowing stage. i might get a couple t5's to put on the sides of the box. most of these are probably males, i got 20 seeds so im hoping 4-5 are femmes, which could grow in the box that is 4x4x4.

[greenatik]

plan for at least 10 females though.. what if 15 turn fem? Are you just going to flower the fittest of the selection? 4 feet tall means youll be doing a sea of green, or some kind of height preventative maintenance (lst/fim/top/supercrop)

fluoros should do the trick, but the key is keeping the plants as close as possible. can't remember where I saw the info, but fluoros lose their intensity by the inch, a considerable amount too

also, i'm not too sure how well that 20-20-20 will work from veg to bloom. are u trying to avoid the hydro shop or just don't have one in your area?

[xRedDUBdeRx]

I will probably give some of the fems to friends if I have 8+ or just sell them for some quick cash to fund this project. we dont have a hydro shop, i just moved from vegas to the middle of nowhwere, california ^^. i have the t12's about 1/2-1 inch above right now.

[xRedDUBdeRx]

Day 17.

Picture 1, 2 and 5 are Top 44.

3 and 4 and Afghan/Morroc.

Been a while since I updated but I went out of town for a weekend and all the plants in brown cups died, but the ones in the red dixie cups did not so I lost about 15 plants, but eh shit happens for a first time grower. Live and learn.

Plant 4 has been having some issues. It looks deformed and the leaves were turning brown. It seems to be getting better though and finally new leaves are forming. Any suggestions on why there is/was brown around the tips?

Thanks guys!

[XmaxxX]

dude how big are those buckets? think you transplanted too early eh?
burned sides curling up = means the lights are burning it
burned sides curling down = nute burn

correct me if im wrong but this is what Ive been told

[xRedDUBdeRx]

Yeah I thought I had over nuted, so should i just cut back and wait for them to get better?

[xRedDUBdeRx]

Just flushed them with pure water. trying to solve the overnute problem. any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[XmaxxX]

flush with pure tap water x2 more water then pot size( if pot 2 gallon flush with 4 gallon)
check Ph to make sure its ok
and wait for the experts to tell about the cutback thing.. im not sure if you should stop completly or just reduce the dosage.. wait for the experts to replay
but for now flush them good and leave them alone.. I guess thats all you can do

[xRedDUBdeRx]

Yeah I flushed them earlier with distilled water. Just checked the PH and it's sitting around 6.7 - 6.9 for all the plants. I'm not sure if it was burn from the bulbs so I'm just turning them off for 4 hours a day to give them a lil rest and they are growing even better and look more healthier. Thanks for your help max. I will post pics in a few more days.