my first grow

[flourogrw]

this is my first time growing anything, im looking for any tips or if im forgetting something.

i have 5 plants from bagseed that are a week or 2 old, i forgot when i planted them. i had 6 but i snapped 1. im using a 75w grow light i got for 10 bucks its been working fine and it will have to do until i get cash for a better light. im using potting soil with miracle grow, ive heard miracle grow was bad but i dont see what the problem is.

here are some pics.

flourogrw Reviewed by flourogrw on 10-29-2008. my first grow this is my first time growing anything, im looking for any tips or if im forgetting something. i have 5 plants from bagseed that are a week or 2 old, i forgot when i planted them. i had 6 but i snapped 1. im using a 75w grow light i got for 10 bucks its been working fine and it will have to do until i get cash for a better light. im using potting soil with miracle grow, ive heard miracle grow was bad but i dont see what the problem is. here are some pics. Rating: 5

[dillhole]

Hi fluorogrw, welcome! Your plants seem pretty healthy but be careful with the nutes. They look a little young to be giving them much nutrients already.

I also used miracle gro for my veg nutes. The plants seemed to like it. I just fed them at 1/4 and 1/2 strength until I switched the lights to 12/12.

If you're looking for cheap lighting, try CFL's. A lot of people around here have good results with them. Myself included

Keep us posted!

[bigworm1922]

looks like they are streching a bit much. Might want to lower the light alittle. Just watch for curling of the leaves.

[flourogrw]

i didnt add any nutes it came in the soil.



because i only have 2 feet to work with i plan on either topping or low stress training

[dillhole]

I've been told that MG soil is usually too hot for seedlings. Maybe one of the experts will stop by here tell us about it

I strongly recommend LST if you have height limitations. My 3 plants have done well with it. It may be hard to keep your plants under 2 foot tall though unless you do SCROG. Or tie them to something outside of the pot to make them spread out. The canopy on my plants takes up about 8 sq ft and they are all over 2 ft tall already. And they've just started flowering so there's more growing to be done

Another way to keep em small is to switch the lights to 12/12 a little early. Just remember that some strains will triple in height after they start flowering.

[flourogrw]

i found a small cfl and tossed it in there, its still not much but an improvement.



theyre all looking healthy but the leaves on this one look like they're curling down

[flourogrw]

so i got some cfl's and made a hood out of one of those disposable baking sheets

i found some outlet to socket converters and used 2 power strips so i can plug in more bulbs when i get them.
i have 2 26w, 1 23w, and 1 13w. so that's 5800 lumens plus the cheapo grow light i got from walmart

[flourogrw]

4 of the 5 are doing well but this one looks like its on its way out.
its leaves are curling down, and those two little leaves that first open up when it sprouts are brown and shriveled up



heres the healthiest looking plant, really hope this ones a female


and heres all of them


this is only a temporary setup while i figure out how to hang the lights.

[flourogrw]

if it looks messy and made out of crap, thats because it is.
oh and can you use a timer with cfl's? all the boxes say dont use with a timer?

[flourogrw]

well i planned on making a cab today but i only bought 1 rubermaid 30gallon container, i wish i could say i was stoned. so i made half of one and ill make the other half when i get another bin. i also picked up a bunch of cfls. and i really need a second fan for intake but out of the 8 stores i tried they all think people dont buy fans in winter. i found this metal locker rack and i'd like to know if i can use it for a scrog.

thats 8800 lumens right there, big improvement imo.