1st grow

[WickedJack]

I know this is a dumb question but how much water should I be giving each plant @ once..?
I mean when I water it barely looks like much & the 3g pots are prolly bone ass dry @ the bottom..

Their all drilled & no water ever comes out..

WickedJack Reviewed by WickedJack on 06-16-2011. 1st grow hey everyone.! Ok so I started my 1st grow with some green-o-matic & 60 day wonder feminized autoflower seeds I received tuesday @ 12 noon.. :thumbsup: This is the progress thus far.. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v695/Cidward/Potshit/IMG_0663.jpg Germed same day http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v695/Cidward/Potshit/8d0c7045.jpg Rating: 5

[CanGroIt]

I mean when I water it barely looks like much & the 3g pots are prolly bone ass dry @ the bottom..

Your plants are waaaaaaaaay too small for 3gal containers. You want nutes to be readily available to the rootzone. You don't want your roots to have to stretch and pull to find those nutes. You would have been better off in 1/2gal or 1gal containers at most for the current size. It's okay though, you're still learning....

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[WickedJack]

Well crap I was thinking the same thing but then was told to put the seedlings straight into the 3G pots.
So I figured they do fine "in the wild" as seedlings so 3G pots must be fine. Also thought less stress from always replanting them would be one reason as well.

Ok so I don't want to stress them anymore so I was told by a bud to water them in the tub let water soak right down and out the bottom of the pots once all water stops dripping then their fine for a good 5 days. Is this a good idea ?

[CanGroIt]

but how much water should I be giving each plant @ once..? . How much are you currently giving them?

Your bud is suggesting you drench your soil. While not a bad idea, you have to remember, and it's imperative to remember, that when you have a small plant in too much soil, the soil is going to retain moisture longer....

Keep this in mind for your next go - When starting your plants, you want them to grow a very tight root structure before it starts to bloom. You achieve this tight root structure with small containers. Party cup size containers work great for promoting a tight root structure.... The reason you want a small container is so that the roots don't have to stretch and search too far for nutes. You want most of the plants energy focused on foliage and flowers....

Hope this helps....

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[WickedJack]

I'm using 500ml water bottles and giving them about 1/2-3/4 each every 3 days pouring it right down beside the stem & they seem to be doing alright with just that much..Then every 3rd water they would get 1/2 nutes..Now that their bigger tho should I switch to full strength ? And when should I start with bloom nutes..?

This is harder then ancient Egyptian algebra.lol :stoned:

[WickedJack]

Dont laugh I know cant get any more ghetto then this but I just havent found the right cabinet yet so until then this is what they get..lol
I did put them back into the box yesterday, I was losing too much light being just in the closet..
I may just fab up my own homebrew cabinet to the dimensions/venting/lighting I want so I dont have to try & fab up something that may or may not work..

[CanGroIt]

Then every 3rd water they would get 1/2 nutes..Now that their bigger tho should I switch to full strength ? And when should I start with bloom nutes..?

This is harder then ancient Egyptian algebra.lol :stoned:

Nutrient strength should vary depending on growth period. You want to build a tolerance within the plant. Generally speaking, you can build a tolerance by dividing your total number of projected days growing by 4 or even 5. For this example we'll use 4 - If your projected total days of growing are 60, you would give them 1/4 strength days 1-14----------- 1/2 strength for days 15-29------------ 3/4 strength for days 30-44---------- and full strength on days 45-60..... Of course you still want to flush at the end but this is a general method of building tolerance.....

One day you'll eventually know how to give different levels of macro and micro nutes and adjust accordingly......

Hope this helps....

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[WickedJack]

Ok so basically right now they'll be a month old this weekend (18th) I shouldn't just jump into 3/4 strength then hey,? or should I since I've already had them on 1/2 nutes..? Should I get a PPM meter..?
I guess this go round is trial & error the next I'll know precisely how long they take to mature & when & how they do everything.
So I gotta be more "involved" on this log so I can come back look @ dates etc to know what to expect..

I love this place..lol
Thanks Guys

[CanGroIt]

The 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, full strength general guide is just that, a general guide. If you give a higher nute amount and the plants do fine then log it, and remember it for next time....

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[WickedJack]

New growth pics :thumbsup:

G-O-M


G-O-M baby growing like mad


60 D-W this is the one that started flowering way early and has weird folding leaves too what is this a sign of..? :wtf:


Peace :smokin: