B-52 [newbie needs help] [Nirvana Seed Bank]

[pureevil]

Hi All

I got some seeds off my brother (B-52) i put them in some moist tissue and put these in a seal bag on my window legde, after a few days a sprout had come through. I planted these in some basic moisture retaining soil i got from my garden centre.

I put them under a normal 60w bulb until my new 100w sodium bulb came.

upto now its all standard still i need help do i move it to the new light now... what light do i give it etc etc please help..

pureevil Reviewed by pureevil on 10-04-2009. B-52 [newbie needs help] [Nirvana Seed Bank] Hi All I got some seeds off my brother (B-52) i put them in some moist tissue and put these in a seal bag on my window legde, after a few days a sprout had come through. I planted these in some basic moisture retaining soil i got from my garden centre. I put them under a normal 60w bulb until my new 100w sodium bulb came. upto now its all standard still i need help do i move it to the new light now... what light do i give it etc etc please help.. Rating: 5

[pureevil]

Here are some more pics still under the basic light..

The new bulb is a: 100 WATT HPS SODIUM LIGHT NEW SON T LAMP

[pureevil]

2 new images, sorry could not add them all

[DreadedHermie]

Welcome!
That's a neat little light. I've never seen one of those here. It should work well to cover about 1 square foot.

That's the "special" one you use when the plant is flowering. :hippy:

Now put that baby away till you want to flower your plant! It's "stretching" a bit already, and that light is why. :wtf:

All you need for that plant right now is "bluish" bulbs. Around 6500 K color temp if possible, like a regular "daylight" fluorotube in a shoplight. Might be called "cool white," too. That doesn't mean much. Look for the actual color temp. 5500 deg K is OK, too. Also, CFL bulbs work fine. You just have to use the cold, blue looking ones for your plant right now.

That HPS bulb you've got is ~2300 K.--way too red for this stage, but a great budding lamp.:thumbsup:

How long are you running the light each day? Should be AT LEAST 16 hrs a day.

There's a lot to read here. You better get started! Everything you need to know is written here, I betcha.

HTH, Hermie
And be careful not to burn down your cardboard box. That doesn't look very safe.

That's a pretty little plant, BTW.

[pureevil]

Thanks for your info, the lights not been used yet, at the min i have my timer set at 12hrs but will increase it to 16, do you have a link to the correct light i should be using at this stage.

when will i be able to sex my plant.

does it look healthy at this stage..

how long shud it take to start flowering.

sorry for the questions with been a newbie

[disrupt86]

seedling and cuttings in a veg stage must have 18 on 6 off or 24 on a 0 off .when u want to switch to flowering cut your lights back to 12/12

[pureevil]

thanks for the info disrupt how long would i need to leave it before i put it to flowering stage, and what ph levels should my water be ...

thanks in advance,

[pureevil]

2 new pics from today, i ordered my new 125w Dual Spectrum CFL so its going under that when that arrives.

[pureevil]

I checked on my plant this morning and the lights either fell or its grown rapid through the nite, it was touching 2 of my leaves these have shriveled up on the tips (burnt) do i trim these off or just leave them.

Thanks

[disrupt86]

dont trim anything let them be,they have enough stress. from seed about 2 months,then u flip to 12/12 for an aditional 2 months. ph in soil should be 6.5,do a run off test to make sure thats what is coming out the bottom of the planter.if u want u can grow those seeds out for 2 months and take cuttings of them.when your cuttings get roots and are older than 2 weeks u can flower those in a seperate room 2 make sure they are female,plus if u keep a mom u would only have to veg your cuttings for one month and flower for 2. its saves u a month starting from seed and u will have an exact replica of your mom.