New to this...

[MaryJayne420]

The root zone MUST be in a light proof area, hence the black bucket. You can get a clear bucket if you want but your gonna have to paint it black or light proof some other way. :wtf:

Don't get to excited yet ........ wait till ya get a Bud growing :jointsmile:

Thanks Tiny, I didn't know that at all! So i'll just keep the same setup that I have then, it seems to be working for me. Furthermore, I have taken more pics as promised. You'll notice that there is more of a vegatative bloom to it and it's reaching up to the light that is just 3 inches above it (from what I read, this is good to keep it from getting too stretched out). Before then, it was just branching straight out. The first pic is an example of my beauty 4 days ago and the picture below that is today - which again is a DRASTIC difference from yesterday when I changed the water/nutes. ALSO - where the stem was brown from it getting close to rotting, because it was sitting on constant moisture on the rockwool. It has almost successfully shed and it's a bright healthy green stem underneath!

The below photos are in order:

1. Taken on 1/4 -

2. Taken on 1/8 -

2. Taken on 1/8 -

I would imagine in the next 3 weeks or so (just guessing here), i'll need to have my flowering lights ready. What am I supposed to look for on the plant to know when to go into 12/12 flowering?

As always, any and all feedback is greatly appreciated!

MJ420 :thumbsup:

MaryJayne420 Reviewed by MaryJayne420 on 01-09-2011. New to this... Hey everyone - I won't waste your time with BS. I need to know how i'm doing. I'm running a DWC system and this is my first time and when I initially planted the Germinated seed in the rockwool the root grew up, out and down back into the rockwool - hence the stem seeming twisted. I later joined some toothpicks and secured it in place onto the toothpicks once the plant seemed like it could not stand on its own, so by doing this it would assist it to stand upright (I was very gentle). Now Rating: 5

[tinytoon]

When to flower is pretty much up to you. Key point is allow for double the height you have when you flower. If you start 12/12 when your plant is 12" tall then should be aprox 24" when done. I would think the concern atm would be to strengthen that stem to be to support the plant. Place a small fan to create a GENTLE breeze, just enough to wiggle plant, that will make stem stronger. What kind of lights are you using??

[MaryJayne420]

When to flower is pretty much up to you. Key point is allow for double the height you have when you flower. If you start 12/12 when your plant is 12" tall then should be aprox 24" when done. I would think the concern atm would be to strengthen that stem to be to support the plant. Place a small fan to create a GENTLE breeze, just enough to wiggle plant, that will make stem stronger. What kind of lights are you using??

Currently i'm using 2 Florescent fixtures: Sunleaves T5 2' Strip Light. They are 120v / 26w 6500k.

http://www.sunleaves.com/senddoc.asp...-1029C3E93A84}

I have them suspended vertically above, and stretched across my setup horizontally. I have them spaced out from each other to ensure that I try to distribute the light equally.