Criticize My First Ever Friend :) (Pics+very detailed)

[poker2]

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What is your experience level? Absolute First Timer

Your Equipment:
.1) 2x 60W CFL bulbs (one red and one blue color)
.2) Always approx 2 inches from top of plant
.3) It's a cabinet (all flat matte white)
.4) Fan that takes air out, Warm heater(mini) but is good to keep constant temperature, Windows for cold fresh air? (never used yet)
.5) Do you have an exhaust fan and a circulation fan? Nope
.6) What are the bulb wattages, kelvin ratings, and schedule? Starting yesterday I put the lights to 18on/16off. Before that for the first 10 days of the plants life they were 24hours on

Your medium:
.7) Specific brand and type of soil, (coco, peat based soilless...) and anything you've added to it. (vermiculite, perlite, worm castings...)
-> Soil - Theres a link to it
http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogSearchResultView?D=917495&Ntt=917495&catalo gId=10051&langId=-15&storeId=10051&Dx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntx=mode+ matchall&N=0&Ntk=P_PartNumber
-> All purpose (Plant Prod- brand) 20-20-20 Fertilizer
-> A inch or two or plain perlite at bottom of pot
.8) Size of container? Not sure see pictures
.9) Did you use peat pucks (or similar) to root clones or germinate seedlings?
->No, I put them in between two moist paper towels and inbetween two plates at 77 degrees F.

Your nutrients and water:
10) Source of water? (tap, bottled or filtered) What's it's ph before adjusting?
->Filtered water that has been sitting out forever/ room temp.
11) Method of checking water ph. (ph pen, test strips, aquarium test kit...)
-> none yet
12) Method of adjusting water ph. (phosphoric acid, white vinegar, hydrated lime, PH Up...)
-> none yet
13) Specific brand and N-P-K ratio for each bottle. List dosages (quantity per gallon) and current feeding schedule.
14) How often are you watering between feedings, and how much per watering?
-> When soil look like it needs water/ is 'crusty' on top. Until soil is moist(and I can see a decent amount of water at bottom of pot) -sometimes about 1L
15) Any additives or tea's? (Superthrive, CalMag, molasses, Mother's Earth...)
-> Neem oil after thinking there might be spider mite - Can someone try to confirm?
16) Are your ph levels stable, or do they fluctuate?
-> No clue
17) What is your ingoing water's ph? ...your runoff ph?
-> No clue
18) Do you foliar feed? If so, with what, how often, and at what time do you spray?
-> What's that -.-
Your growroom:
19) Indoors or outdoors?
-> I
20) What size of closet, room or hut?
->Cabinet
21) What are the temps and humidity levels while lights are on? ...With lights off?
-> Always about 77degrees F(25degrees C) lights on and off.
22) Have you seen signs of insects in the growroom?
-> Not that I know of. Scared of spider mites (there seem to be VERY TINY white dots only on the tops of my leafs) Can someone confirm?

Your strain:
23) What strain are you growing? (Indica dominate or Sativa dom?)
->80/20 Indica/Sativa
24) From seeds or clones?
-> Seeds (Bubble Gum x Og Kush)
25) Is this an autoflower strain?
-> Nope

Ps. [COLOR="rgb(0, 191, 255)"]13 days ago it was just a seed. Saw the first bit of sprouting out of the soil 11 days ago.[/COLOR] So thats about how old this seedling is. I seee a few little white dots and am afraid it might be spider mites so I bought neem oil to spray it down a bit once a week. Started fertilizing (will fertilize 1time every 2 weeks as the package says), also put in a hotshot strip which gets rid of flying insects..ew :S

Pictures!!

poker2 Reviewed by poker2 on 12-11-2010. Criticize My First Ever Friend :) (Pics+very detailed) Got this template from: http://boards.cannabis.com/plant-problems/173775-cancom-copy-n-paste-troubleshooting-forms.html What is your experience level? Absolute First Timer Your Equipment: .1) 2x 60W CFL bulbs (one red and one blue color) .2) Always approx 2 inches from top of plant .3) It's a cabinet (all flat matte white) .4) Fan that takes air out, Warm heater(mini) but is good to keep constant temperature, Windows for cold fresh air? (never used yet) .5) Do you have an exhaust Rating: 5

[poker2]

Anyone please? An info or feedback?

[ZZTops]

Will take awhile to digest that post...

Looks like your doing fine but here are a few observations...

Not enough light ( is that one a heat lamp...? )

To much water and food ( do not give that 20-20-20 to your seedling )

Your loving it to death...

[poker2]

Will take awhile to digest that post...

Looks like your doing fine but here are a few observations...

Not enough light ( is that one a heat lamp...? )

To much water and food ( do not give that 20-20-20 to your seedling )

Your loving it to death...

1.I'm not sure what a heat lamp is . I wll look into it but I don't want to spend to much more money (But I know what I put in now is what I will get back out later)
2.The fertilizer I dilute it a lot to about 1/4 of what they say or even a little less and only use it... or plan on using it every two weeks, or 3 or so waterings(or is it still to much)
3.I resprayed with neem oil again because I am quite worried. Then cleaned with cotton but some of it got stuck on the plant.... I resprayed to wet leaves and take off extra cotton with my hand to the best of my ability

**I am still very worries because I see white sparkly/glittery like dots on my leafs(top)...
Bottom of leafs are all quite clean looking (knock on wood ) but one of them have two or three very small dot like indents :0 so I'm not sure what those are :S

ANDDD FINALLY.... THANKS! for being the first person to take the time to give me some feedback. Really makes me feel better knowing that I am on the right track..or so I hope.

[ZZTops]

Probably not Mites as you used a seed, more common with clones...

Stop watering and Neeming them and let it dry out a little...

Not sure on the soil you use as the link dose not work but if it's Home DePot it's probably Miracle Grow and has Nutes in it...

[poker2]

The soil is...

Scotts
Scotts Premium Potting Mix - 28.3 Litre
Model: 72935750 | Store SKU #: 1000474786
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Overview
Promotes strong root growth and drainage for container gardens.
For healthier plant growth
Slow release plant fertilizer
Enriched with Osmocote
Promotes strong root growth and drainage for container gardens
Pre-mixed and ready to use

Here's the link again (don't know if it will work though):Scotts - Scotts Premium Potting Mix - 28.3 Litre - 72935750 - Home Depot Canada

And I would give you +rep but i don't know how :S

[ZZTops]

That soil has all the Nutes you will need for some time...

So no 20-20-20, Kind of like giving a T-Bone to a Toddler...

Think of the seed like an egg, all that is needed for the first stage of life is on board...

It's a case of "Less is More" remember we are growing a weed and they are suited for less then ideal conditions in nature. When there put into a soggy rich environments they do not do well and you also invite disease...

Two ways to tell if it needs watering...

Touch the top of the soil for a few seconds, if your finger has any moisture on it your good to go and do not need to water...

Weight of the pot, it will be noticeably light in weight when you need to water...

Your going to have to invest in lighting or it's all for not. In Veg T-8's will do the trick ( T-5's are better but more expensive ) but in Bloom you'll need a lot more power. I use 400w HPS in bloom and it's considered on the small side as most use a 1000w systems...

OK... You know where You Been, This is where You want to Go...

First two are at 3 weeks, next three are 10 weeks into bloom...

[poker2]

That soil has all the Nutes you will need for some time...

So no 20-20-20, Kind of like giving a T-Bone to a Toddler...

Think of the seed like an egg, all that is needed for the first stage of life is on board...

It's a case of "Less is More" remember we are growing a weed and they are suited for less then ideal conditions in nature. When there put into a soggy rich environments they do not do well and you also invite disease...

Two ways to tell if it needs watering...

Touch the top of the soil for a few seconds, if your finger has any moisture on it your good to go and do not need to water...

Weight of the pot, it will be noticeably light in weight when you need to water...

Your going to have to invest in lighting or it's all for not. In Veg T-8's will do the trick ( T-5's are better but more expensive ) but in Bloom you'll need a lot more power. I use 400w HPS in bloom and it's considered on the small side as most use a 1000w systems...

OK... You know where You Been, This is where You want to Go...

First two are at 3 weeks, next three are 10 weeks into bloom...

Wow are those your plants? They look beautifulllll (Y)
I'm tight on space :S and money but will look into the t-8s you are talking about
Thanks
-no one else seems to want to give feedback lol

PS. There is only one plant - would I still need a 4ft t-8?

[ZZTops]

Thanks...

The wait is killing me, it will take a full 14 weeks to finish out this Sativa...

Home Depot has 2' - 2 bulb T-8's @ $20ea but if you have the room 4' are the same price and give you room to spread out a little...

The bulbs you want are Cool White 6500K for Veg...

You can start with one then pick up another later on as funds become available and the plant needs more light...

[poker2]

The two bulbs are $20 each but what would I plug them into?
Would I have to buy something else? Sorry, I'm completely new to this.