ghetto growbox- plant problems?

[randommuppet]

Hi everyone-i am a complete newbie and am learning everything from scratch here-including how too germinate-(thanks highonamountain, u helped me do this )

i now have a 5/6 week old plant that i have been growing in my box, using at first 1 23 watt CLF and now 2 CLFs (a whole 2!!) attempting too use the LST method because of huge space issues (i intend too keep the entire grow in this box!)

i read you can acctualy go 12/12 from seed so about 3 weeks into veg i swopped too 12/12 -my plant has now been in 12/12 for 19 days and is not showing any signes of sex? i read on other topics this could be a light leak problem-i dont think i had any lightleeks but if i did they have been fixed now, i have also bought a timer so my babies get exatcly the right light scedual.

here is my questions-does my plant look satvia dominant? (unknown bagseed of good quality) do these take longer too show sex than indica? also going 12/12 so early in the plants life, does this make it longer too see sex? i just want too check im not doing anything terribly wrong, the 3 seedlings have been 12/12 from seed. i also noticed some brown spots on a couple of leaves, on the serated edges.

the grow box temp is around 82, and has a computer fan for ventilation.

just looking for some general advice really im afraid my growbox is as big as its getting so i dont exspect miricles, i would be happy with 2 grams per plant, this is purly a science project really:P can i exspect too get ANY bud out of these? i intend too add a 3rd CLF and extra computer fan soon.

thank you for any help and advice.

randommuppet Reviewed by randommuppet on 06-12-2009. ghetto growbox- plant problems? Hi everyone-i am a complete newbie and am learning everything from scratch here-including how too germinate-(thanks highonamountain, u helped me do this:) ) i now have a 5/6 week old plant that i have been growing in my box, using at first 1 23 watt CLF and now 2 CLFs (a whole 2!!) attempting too use the LST method because of huge space issues (i intend too keep the entire grow in this box!) i read you can acctualy go 12/12 from seed so about 3 weeks into veg i swopped too 12/12 -my Rating: 5

[randommuppet]

anyone?

[bowl]

wow...looks awfully "small"....maybe its not mature enough to flower yet?...dunno,just my guess really...

[JD1stTimer]

It will not flower until it becomes sexually mature. You will know it's ready when the leaves go alternate. You can leave it in 12/12 though. And do check for light leaks.

[randommuppet]

thanks for the imput guys

this whole project was with the idea off keeping costs too 0! but looking at things realisticly im starting too think that it just wont work this way.

this is going too sound soo newbieish lol--but what do you mean by alternate leaves?

a couple of ideas..

the lights i am using are 2700K warm white bulbs, i understand these are far less than ideal for veg stage and i have used these lights from seed simply because i had them at home for free, i have looked in stores for 6500k daylight bulbs but cant for the life of me find any-i have found a site i can order online though.

after starting this plant i have become kinda attached too it, i dont wana lose 5 week work-but mabey i should?

option one--stop trying too LST the main plant, untie it and let it grow as natural in a room that gets reasnable daylight and see what happens, replace the bulbs for 6500k daylight ones and start from scratch and veg properly for 5/6 weeks (i have plenty of seeds)

option two--carry on doing what im doing , keep it LST training, mabey add a daylight bulb when i can and stay on 12/12.

out of the two options, what one do you think would give me the best chance of growing some smokable bud?

thank you for your help, i appreciate it

[LOC NAR on probation]

It's all about learning. Keep doing what your doing and see what you get. In the mean time do alot of reading a look at the grow log to see what they get with their equipment.

Alternate leaves. as the leaf sets first come out they are side by side. When the plant in maturing the leaves are stagered or alternating leaf and branch sites.

[LOC NAR on probation]

Oh, it's easier to try than prove it can't be done.

[SonicHaze]

That last pic makes me sad