First Timer- What am I doing? *Pics

[nuhnyuhbeezwax]

I'm a TOTAL n00bie... Have whats looking like a female (as far as I can tell.)

6 weeks old, 11 inches tall. Lower leaves are yellow tipped, upper leaves look OK. Never "topped/trimmed" ... on it's eighth set of leaves. What now? Do I trigger "flowering"? Am I impatient? Am I doing something wrong / wasting my time?

Please have a peek and give a 'first-timer' some comment. Do things look alright at first glance? Any comments appreciated, be they brutally honest (negative) or positive... as long as they come from a bit of experience.

Total bargain-basement setup...
Soil: Miracle Grow Moisture Control
Seed: From an old bag o buds
Light: 150w flood (I know, I know)
Space: Attic, fan-cooled
(Amateur, all the way)

nuhnyuhbeezwax Reviewed by nuhnyuhbeezwax on 05-30-2009. First Timer- What am I doing? *Pics I'm a TOTAL n00bie... Have whats looking like a female (as far as I can tell.) 6 weeks old, 11 inches tall. Lower leaves are yellow tipped, upper leaves look OK. Never "topped/trimmed" ... on it's eighth set of leaves. What now? Do I trigger "flowering"? Am I impatient? Am I doing something wrong / wasting my time? Please have a peek and give a 'first-timer' some comment. Do things look alright at first glance? Any comments appreciated, be they brutally honest (negative) or positive... as Rating: 5

[nuhnyuhbeezwax]

I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. I'm going purely on the basics... dirt, light, air, and water. I'm thinking about giving up trying.

[bigtopsfinn]

Your light sucks. Fix that and you will see vast improvements! :thumbsup:

Kinda reminds me of this-->http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/...w-log-one.html

A lot of good advice in there, and you can see the results!

Read through the stickies in the indoor lighting section. Actually, all the stickies in every section are good to read. Good luck! :jointsmile:

[nuhnyuhbeezwax]

Thanx, bigtopsfinn ! I had a feeling my lighting wasn't up to snuff. Problem is, my lighting options are limited in the attic space. Ya think I can "get away" with what I got? My plant is 2 feet, 4 inches away from the light... maybe I can bring it closer? I'm willing to wait 'til the fall to see any "results".

[syde00]

uhh what the hell? i posted replies in this thread this morning and they seem to be gone now... thats interesting :error:

[syde00]

what kind of light are you using? you only said its 150w... but of what type?

if its incadescent... at least replace the bulb with a CFL, incadescent is basically worthless for cannabis.

if its already a CFL, 2'4" is WAAAY too far, it should be like 1-4" away depending on how much heat it puts out.

if its a HPS/MH, thats probably still a little on the far side... with HPS/MH you use the 'hand test' put your hand at the top of the plant and move the light close enough that your hand is still comfortable (heat wise), and then back off a couple inches

[syde00]

uhh what the hell? i posted replies in this thread this morning and they seem to be gone now... thats interesting :error:

ah... now i see what happened... you posted this same thread in 2 forums

http://boards.cannabis.com/basic-gro...oing-pics.html