hey new grower 8 days in how am i doing

[Crumbling21e]

hey i just started growing for my own use only and i want to know how i am doing i am 8 days i and i think they are good from reading around but i want some reall opinions.. i am usinging 2 65wat curly light bulbs which is like 200 watts really . i am very open to opinions and woyuld like some tips i am on a budget too

Crumbling21e Reviewed by Crumbling21e on 02-08-2012. hey new grower 8 days in how am i doing hey i just started growing for my own use only and i want to know how i am doing i am 8 days i and i think they are good from reading around but i want some reall opinions.. i am usinging 2 65wat curly light bulbs which is like 200 watts really . i am very open to opinions and woyuld like some tips i am on a budget too Rating: 5

[bigsby]

Dude - you already started this thread somewhere else. Actually who cares... just thought I'd let you know. I doubt it will matter.

They look good. What's your plan for these gals? Does it involve more light?!

[Minnesnowta]

Those curley light bulbs are called compact flourescents or "CFLs", just an FYI so you know what everyone here is talking about. So far looks ok to me, and maybe I'm wrong and its just the pictures showing different colors.. but you may want to get a different type of CFL. It appears to me that you have the "soft white" or "warm white" bulbs, which is a simple description of the color temperature measured in Kelvin. The warm/soft white ones which you appear to have typically have a color temp of 2700k - 3500k or so. What you want for the vegetative stage of growth is the "daylight" or "bright white" type of bulb, with a color temp of somewhere between 5000k and 6500k. You'll have much better growth with those, the bulbs you are using now are better for flowering stages, however I'd recommend getting a High pressure sodium light system when you get to that stage, but you're a few weeks away from that. Keep on learnin' brah! You're gonna enjoy it!

[Crumbling21e]

well i went to walmart to buy everything and all they had was soft white .. where can i get the bright white ones or where i could get a thing to hang just a long cfl??? just dont have super amounts of money to put into it right now

but i cant get away from them i check like 3 times a day lol its addicting

[Crumbling21e]

idk if they are doing so good now take a look they look droopy maybe idk its enough light

[Minnesnowta]

I can't open up your picture to view it any larger than the thumbnail size so its tough to say. Could be container size and they're ready for a transplant but tough to tell from the small pic. Droopiness is often caused by overwatering, its important to let the soil dry out a bit between waterings and don't let the pots sit in water. Also you shouldn't be using any nutes yet so if you are, I would stop. It shouldn't be from not having enough light though, they'll survive just fine with minimal light, they just won't grow real fast and won't grow the way you'd want them to.

[killfrenzi]

They look overwatered. Cut back on how often you water em. The pots/cups should feel pretty lite when you need water. Just remember, roots look for water so if you never let the lil ones get water from the bottom, the roots will never make down. Soil is very forgiving when it comes to under-watering. It usually only takes a few hours for the plant to bounce back after a watering. No nutes for the first 3-4 weeks after sprout.

Hope this helps. Oh, and you should get a new camera. Your phone takes horrible pics.. lol. Jk, but seriously!

[killfrenzi]

well i went to walmart to buy everything and all they had was soft white .. where can i get the bright white ones or where i could get a thing to hang just a long cfl??? just dont have super amounts of money to put into it right now

but i cant get away from them i check like 3 times a day lol its addicting

Try going to Lowes, Homedepot, or ACE. They all sell CFL's ranging from 2700k up to 6500k. You want 6500k.

[Crumbling21e]

sorry this pic should be better they from my phone i uploaded the first one wrong lol but i do wait to water them till the soil looks mad dry but maybe i am overwatering i prolly water ummm every other day