First Ever Grow!

[laphter]

I run 3x150w cfl bulbs for 4 plants. The bulbs are really cheap, and you can run them through splitters on a light chord. I always get great results and only put about $75 into my growbox. With cfl bulbs, you can get those seedlings about 2 inches from the bulbs and it keps them short and branchy. My plants usually have about 3-4 nodes with branches forming on each node by 3 weeks.

It's way too soon for 12/12 man. Let those girls get some arms to hold their goods. You want your plants to branch out, or you just get one big bud with a dense tip and fluffy bottom from the immature bud sites. Give them some time, a good grow requires it. You can use some light nutes, like a 2-4-1 fish emulsion at around 2 weeks, assuming you aren't using MiracleGro. I start mine on the light nutes at 1/4 strength at about the size yours are now. Don't worry about the burn you have, feed them just water for a week or two and let them use up/wash out any extra nutes. Then you can start your nute regiment. And don't freak out when the cotelydons turn yellow and brown, and the first leaves dry up, it happens.

[adiitaff]

aw thanks for that pal, thats what i was lookin for really. whats the max you have had of 1 plant under cfl's? im not in it to start dealin, just for a smoke.

[laphter]

It all depends on the plant. I grow from bag seed, start off 4 seeds to germinate and kill off males after I sex them. I never get less than 3oz per plan, and that's growing in a box that is 2 feet high by 1 foot wide. Less than 2 feet of grow space, but I keep em short and bushy. That's why you want to veg them until you get some good branches going. Every node will turn into a bud site, so the more nodes and branches you have, the more bud you get. Try Neptune's fish emulsion 2-4-1 @ 1/4 strength, it's a good starter at two weeks or so until they really get going. Once I see them really growing I start them on Organic 5 5-7-3 @ 1/4 strength every other watering till I flower and then I usebloom booster.

[adiitaff]

wow u get 3oz or more from cfls? thats more than enough for me lol. as for the plant i stuck into flower. would it be ok to change the light back to 18-6 or shall i keep it on 12/12 now incase i stress it an change it to male?

[Derrail32]

yea switch light to 18-6

[laphter]

Switch it back and all will be fine.

[adiitaff]

Ok so ive been makin a new grow box, this box is specifically made for autoflowering strains. the box is ..17 1/2 " by 18.1/2" and 30" tall. im doing this as i only want to grow auto flowers as its for personal smoke and nothin else. and i think this is the best thing for me. i was wondering if i could use all red spectrum bulbs in the box throughout the whole life of the plant. im lookin to get a 200w red spec bulb for the top. and maybe 3 x45w for the sides and back. im hopin to grow 2-3 plants at a time. thanks for any feed back. Happy Growing

[adiitaff]

Also. would 2x140mm pc fans work in a box this size?
Speed : 1000 +/- 10% RPM

l Airflow : 46.9 CFM

[adiitaff]

Just a little update.

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[ThePinkJina]

WOW!! They look soooo much better. Not that they looked bad. They just seem to be greener and not over-watered! Awesome work!

What amounts of full sun does se get during they day, and what are your temps and humidity?