ah yes another newbie with questions lol

[bigtopsfinn]

Hey dude CalMag is a nutrient. Normally tap water has plenty of both, but distilled and Reverse Osmosis (RO) water don't. Both are essential for growing cannabis. You can get it easily at garden centers, Wal-Mart even has it I think.

They look indica dom (wide leaves), so should flower in 7-9 weeks.

As for the bunched up leaves, those are new growth tips, perfectly normal. They will eventually support more flowers. I like to bend my plants so that the top is parallel to the ground and more light gets to those lower shoots. It's called LST (Low Stress Training). More info in the first link of my sig. You can see examples of LST and Scrog training in my grow logs (also in my sig) :thumbsup:

[thattimeofyear]

was wondering if anyone knew if once i started lst should this be kept like this or if later i changed my mind is there anything that should be done to ensure i don't harm my plants

[bigtopsfinn]

was wondering if anyone knew if once i started lst should this be kept like this or if later i changed my mind is there anything that should be done to ensure i don't harm my plants

Once you start to tie things down and the plant grows, it'll take whatever shape you make it into. The older parts like the main stem will be permanently trained.

Not sure why you would change your mind later. It's a great technique for smaller grows. A 400w light doesn't penetrate all that well (compared to the 1000 watters that commercial growers use) and training lets you make the most of your lit area.

Just make sure you don't tie things too tightly around the stems, because the stems will grow a lot in width, and could get strangled.

[thattimeofyear]

ah ok thanks big top like i said newbie on my very first grow and alot of free time equals alot of questions lol and thanks again for the info

[thattimeofyear]

ok just a lil update I pruned and started to lst the plants I think they look good

[thattimeofyear]

wouldnt upload the pics for some reason tryn again

[bigtopsfinn]

Somehow missed this before, but having more than 1 plant per container is a bad idea. I would try to get those in individual pots ASAP before the roots get more tangled. They will eventually start fighting for food and water, and usually only the strongest survives

If they are already tangled too much you might need cut some roots. It's better to loose a week or two of growth vs. loosing a couple plants.

[headshake]

Finn is giving you good info. also, you want to stop LSTing your plants about 7-10 days before putting them into flower. this will give them time to recover from the stress of training.


-shake

[thattimeofyear]

hey bigtop yea i know i shouldn't have that many in there but i figured i could use them to experiment with since this is my first grow and they are just some crappy seeds neway lol my femmed seeds are one to a pot but thanks for the response was wondering are there any bugs that would be beneficial to have in the grow room cause i'm growing in my basement which is semi finished and seem to have alot of spiders in it. Also thanks headshake I wanted to ask that question but forgot.

[headshake]

spiders are good in the grow room. they eat all kinds of bugs and they don't eat plants.

-shake