new grower

[Clever Swine]

Just a suggestion for you, and i dont talk from expirience! it looks like those plants have too much stretch on them. I think you might want to get the lights closer to the tops. with those bulbs you can get them real close without hurting them. good luck!

[cactusman23]

I have killed off two more beans cause I didnt like the way they were looking, and I have transplanted the remaining plants. I started them on some weak nutes this week and they have responded accordingly. I'll be posting some pics tomorrow.

[cactusman23]

Just a pic of the progress.

I plan on building up the top soil with some more perlite and vermiculite mixed with quano and peat moss.

Compared to hydro, soil is significantly slower, I'm not in a hurry though.

I'm gonna try to keep this one as simple as possible, though I thought the hydro system I used on my first grow was pretty easy.

Thinking ahead, I've gathered the materials for my next hydro grow, whenever or whatever that may be, which includes real netpots with coco liners and a stronger air pump.

[cactusman23]

Well folks heres some pics of my beans in action. I'd been giving them a little dose of nitrogen from my maxigro nutes, I got some high nitrogen guano that i have since started them on. The first pic is a group photo, the second is the achiever of the group. Does anyone else think of a growbox as a time machine for plants?:stoned:


After taking these photos, I went ahead and built up the top soil. Gave them a some water.

[cactusman23]

on this day at 4:20pm I officially entered the HID race with my 150w entry. I will use it along with my 125 w fluoro when i begin to flower. I will also have four 18" tube flouros to provide some side lighting, 2 warm whites and 2 daylight.

[chisme]

PLZ TELL ME WHAT HEIGHT DID U START TO FLOWER?!!?!? PLZ TELL ME MAN HEHEHEH

[cactusman23]

I think they were between 8 and 10 inches when I started them on first grow, I'm not flowering these yet, they are far from ready.


On a side note, I want to get another 150w hps already and get rid of the big flouro...sigh, it never ends

[chisme]

i mena the ones at the start of this thread lol one page 1

[cactusman23]

Good Morning stoners. Heres a sneak peek at what my setup will look like when i begin to flower. I have the plants elevated off the floor of the box so theres plenty of room for stretch. I have not mounted my hps to the box yet, nor have i prepared a screen, also i'm still not satisfied with my light setup. At the moment I have 7 beans going, once I start to flower these beans, I'm hoping for at least 3 females, then I will screen them. Once I figure out a more "adjustable" light setup, in the future, I will definitely go scrog from the start.

[the image reaper]

next time your cabinet is empty, paint those inside walls with "flat white" paint, much more reflective than the aluminum paint you're presently using ... :thumbsup: