Keep the light about 8 inches from the top of the plant. The plant will by nature stretch as close as possible to the light, so you don't want to place it too far or the plant will stretch like yours did. Your stems are long ass 8-) I am doing my sorta first grow..technically my second grow, but never got to flower because I had to go away for an extended period and the plants never survived. This time is my first real grow, but I've done a ton of research, so even though it is my first full grow it doesn't feel like it. Anyway, I will document it so you can see it.

Can you put up updated photos of your crop? I just flipped to 12/12 Monday, so I got at least till mid Feb before I can see results. One is a Sativa so maybe even mid March. The other two are more or less hybrids..one is sativa dominant and the other is indica dominant.

As for cloning...i never did it, but I don't think the baggy or the cup was the issue. Did you slice it at a 45 degree angle? Did you then make a small incision splitting the stem in half? Also did you dip the stem into some sort of root stimulant for a few seconds? Did you add a drop of root stimulant to the water? YOu can get the stuff cheap at a grow shop. Couple bucks I think.
steveat Reviewed by steveat on . My first grow tell me how im doing? This is my first grow, my grow box is made out of a speaker box hollowed out with a light. the bottom lower leaves started to yellow, i am using fox farm big grow, i just recently changed the light to 12/12. i cant have them grow too tall, any advice is greatly appreciated, im new at growing and using forums. i dont know the ph of the soil i have not had the money for a ph tester so iv been using the fox farms lightly, i think i have nut burns on on of my bottom leaves, ill post pics when i Rating: 5