First grow. Looking for advice

[canni13is]

Hello all. This is my frist grow and im looking for a little advice. MY current setup is 2 workshop lamp holders and 4 cool white flouresent bulbs hanging about 3 inches from the top of the plant. Right now the plants are about 3 1/2 weeks old and hopefully already transplanted to their final pot. the square pot is 11x11x10 and i have 2 plants growing in it. This being my first grow im not sure if they are slow growing or looking pretty good. as you can see in the pictures they have a good green color canapy and for the most part perky. the smaller plant which spouted about 4 days later is much smaller and shorter. It's leaves are a little "Warped" i guess you could say as well. The room itself has good vent and air movement and is at a constant 68 F. Just wondering what my next steps are and what i should be expecting in weeks to follow. Thanks.

canni13is Reviewed by canni13is on 12-01-2009. First grow. Looking for advice Hello all. This is my frist grow and im looking for a little advice. MY current setup is 2 workshop lamp holders and 4 cool white flouresent bulbs hanging about 3 inches from the top of the plant. Right now the plants are about 3 1/2 weeks old and hopefully already transplanted to their final pot. the square pot is 11x11x10 and i have 2 plants growing in it. This being my first grow im not sure if they are slow growing or looking pretty good. as you can see in the pictures they have a good Rating: 5

[fourkicks]

first off you should use seperate pots man.
them roots will be fighting for space down there and that will stunt its growth..

as for what you can expect..... you only get back what you put in?

[canni13is]

I figured id get hell about having 1 pot. However i was also told that that pot was more then enough to grow 2 plants in. Lets hope it doesnt effect it all too terribley much.

[canni13is]

anyone got anything else other then 1 plant per pot.

[redtails]

Well, how big are you going to let them get? 4 cfl's isn't all that much in terms of light so you might need to get a few more to put around the sides/top when they get some more height but you're fine for now. With temps that low you could actually put the lights about 1" away from the tops(2 on each) and the plant will get more light since fluorescents really don't throw light that far. You have any sort of fertilizer? A high N content in vegetative growth is recommended and a lower N and high P fertilizer in flowering is best. Towards the final few weeks of budding you want to basically stop giving N, then all nutrients all together; finishing with plain water to let the plant use up all it's stored nutrients.

With two plants in one pot, not only are your roots possibly going to get crowded but if you run into any sort of problem like incorrect pH or over/under-fertilization or over/under-watering it happens to both. Pretty much anything that goes wrong with one will transfer to the other so be careful or you could lose both.

[LetsSeeYa]

Yeah one pot per plant. What you see above the dirt is the same under the soil, just in roots. But i also think your going to need more light. They recommend 5,000 lumen's to veg and 2,700 to flower. They look great now but they will do much better w/ more lights. CFL'S are cheep and you can get Y splitters to put 4 bulbs under a U lamp. I use them and so do a lot of people on here. I have 2 and want to go with at least 8 with 26w cfl's that would be 56,000 lumen's. Check out the lighting section and good luck:thumbsup::rasta:

[canni13is]

Currently im not using cfl's just 4 regular long tube bulbs. Are cfl's better cause i have about 10 of them to use if so. i can add 2 more tubes but it wouldnt be directley above it not sure it would benifit any right now. When they get bigger i will prolly add another 2. As for fertilizer i havnt used any yet as i havnt felt they are lacking in any nuts. Should i go ahead and start using them in hopes to enhance growth? What if i dont use any at all can i still get decent results? As i said this is my first grow and before this have had little knowledge in botany. I just want a successful outcome and learn from there. Any guidance is appreciated.

[canni13is]

the lights are 40w 3200 lumens. So 3200 x 4 = 12800 lumens. I assume my lighting is fine... anyone confirm?

[canni13is]

Also do they seem small for 24 days old?

[PAYBACK]

I THINK UR LIGHT IS TOO CLOSE... I NEVER PUT IT CLOSE DURING VEGATATIVE STAGE ONLY FLOWERING. FROM WHAT I KNOW U WANT THEM TO STRETCH A LIL WHILE THEY VEG. MINES ARE 12-24 INCHES USUALLY ON THE 2-3 WEEK

HERES A PIC OF MY INDOOR FLOWER ROOM