HELP FIRST TIME GROWER!!

[suzuk99]

ive increased the nute mix and fed and its been a few hours and one of the plants(the one with the little brown dot on it) appears to be sagging a little bit in its leafs .. i hope its not a problem. i also have all the seedlings held up with toothpicks and a little piece of tape holding the stem to the toothpick.. is that ok? thanks for all the help.. sorry to be bothering

suzuk99 Reviewed by suzuk99 on 05-09-2004. HELP FIRST TIME GROWER!! hello guys, ive just started a little ebb and flow set up and i have some questions about some stuff. First of all my system is a 9 plant system. for a growing medium i am using rockwool and expanded clay pelets together. I germinated the seeds in rockwool and then placed the whole cubes in the expanded clay pelets. Ive got a 400 watt mh on them right now on the 18/6 schedule and theyve grown about 4 cm with 4 leaves on them. It has been about 2 weeks since germination. 2 types of leafs in Rating: 5

[bonbon]

How high is the lamp above the plants?You can keep a 400WT 12-15" over the top of the seedlings,heat will cause stretching too,are you using a fan?A fan will make the stems more rigid,point the air current between the lamp and the plants,so there is some motion and air movement in the plants,keep the fan on constantly....bonbon

[suzuk99]

yeah i have the light about 20" from the top and the fan is on a timer set to go off every 4 hours for 1/2 an hour

[bonbon]

you're not keeping the lamp close enough,that'll make em stretch,as they are doing,maintain that 12-15"distance throughout the whole grow,leave the fan on 24-7...bonbon

[suzuk99]

alright thanks a lot for all the help i just really dont wana mess these plants up . i moved the light to 15" away and got the fan on 24/7. it looks like the fan is bending around some of the leafs though.. is that ok?

[bonbon]

The motion is beneficial,like i mentioned,the stems will become more rigid,soon they will stand on their own,keep me updated,good luck....bonbon

[suzuk99]

thanks again.. the plants are doing better already. they all are looking more healthy except 1 has some light greenish parts to some of the leaves. its like more of a neon green type coloration. it looks like the plant isnt healthy. I also still have them all held up with toothpicks im going to take them off in a few days once the stems look like they can hold up the heavy leafs that have grown on top

[bonbon]

thats a tall growing strain you've got,

actualy"sensi star"is an indica,on the compact side,I confused it with "sensi skunk"A tall grower

[bonbon]

thats a tall growing strain you've got,

actually"sensi star"is an indica,on the compact side,I confused it with "sensi skunk"A tall grower

[bonbon]

What the Hell?^^^^