first actual attempt?? please help

[kingsleyZissou]

well a buddy recently gave me 3, 9-12'' girls from bag seed that had bin growing on his land. 1 had already matured and bin pollinated so it was holding on to some seeds. the other two where much younger and lively. they were in a 8''by 8'' clay pot with Miracle grow potting soil. Both display very little foliage, but have small red hairs growing from the budsites. they have been stretching up for a while because 1 is 9 inches and the other is almost over 1ft. i transplanted them into a 1 gal pot with rocks at the bottom, the mix that i used was 3 pats perlite, 3 parts vermic, 6 parts average potting soil, 1 teaspoon of powdered soil lime, 1 tablespoon of blood meal and 1 of bone meal. when i checked on them a few hrs later after transplanting, almost every leaf and leaf stem had wilted straight down. the leaves and stems seem to be really limp. idk if it was the heat from the lights and the lid being on or transplant stress or maybe both, but i hope im not gonna come home to 2 dead ladies.

i running a trash can grow, with 4 cfls and 1, 4'' intake fan(which isnt enough rite now). the inside of the bin is spray painted white.

any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated

kingsleyZissou Reviewed by kingsleyZissou on 08-12-2009. first actual attempt?? please help well a buddy recently gave me 3, 9-12'' girls from bag seed that had bin growing on his land. 1 had already matured and bin pollinated so it was holding on to some seeds. the other two where much younger and lively. they were in a 8''by 8'' clay pot with Miracle grow potting soil. Both display very little foliage, but have small red hairs growing from the budsites. they have been stretching up for a while because 1 is 9 inches and the other is almost over 1ft. i transplanted them into a 1 gal Rating: 5

[kingsleyZissou]

well the tall one is doing better
the small one is still bad and not changing.
im wondering if i hurt them by revegging before a full flowering. idk
prob had an over watering combinded with transplant shock. but i got a second exhaust fan and its much cooler, so no heat stress.

[DOUGAL25]

Sounds like you need more CFLs if you are experiencing stretch + little foliage (they should be 1-3 inches from the plant's foliage), maybe use some pruning techniques to help with the stretch. (LST'ing, topping, FIM'ing)

It sounds like transplant stress. (heat stress usually results in curled leaves). This could take a day to a week to overcome and continue normal vegetative growth.

Keep a close eye on your temps though - heat stress is no fun.

Don't try any pruning techniques until you have recovered from the transplant stress.

:stoned:

[kingsleyZissou]

thanks man there still weak lookin but who cares it my first time and they were free females but yea ive just been waterin them each a little bit to keep roots moist like every two days. hoppfuly once i see new green an healthier plants im gonna try lst'n