NEWB,1st GROW, THOUGHT I'D SHARE EXPERIENCE W/ OTHERS FOR INPUT!

[sjacobs713]

ALRIGHTY..... I am 100% up and running.. got my mylar on the walls, light is going, fans are blowing, and plants are growing ( i hope )....
so anyways, I am a semi-happy camper at how things are moving along here.. I think i should have gone w/ the paper towel method to germinate these bitches, instead of propagation tray.. but you live and you learn..
I still got 4 more WW that need to sprout, and 1 NL...
hopefully soon.. dont understand why these WW's are not doing as good as my NL's?
I sure do hope to learn a lot from this, but I hope I come out w/ somewhere close to 16 oz ( 1 lb ) at the end all this..
12 plants, and then depending on how many females I have?? we'll see?

I do not understand why these experts dont look at my threads? I know i ask alot of questions, and you all want everyone to read ( which I do ) , but it's just that I learn alot better from other peoples experience, and being told what I need to do.. guess my comprhension is not too good?
but anyways, I really would like some feedback from you pro's or semi-pro's, your advice, your input on what is looking right and where i need to make changes..

but anyways, here are my latest pics..

PEACE!
slim

my picture size is too big.. anybody know any programs to make file smaller?

[sjacobs713]

shit so things are moving, these WW are having such a hard time growing.. the NL's are doing real nice right now it seems like.
we'll see what happens w/ them...
so here are a couple of pics I've taken these past 2 days, and have not been able to upload b/c they were to big..
thanks to orangeman, i now know how to make smaller.. going to take more when something changes..

[sjacobs713]

hey is my light too high? I'd say it's about 4 ft above the top of the first plant, maybe 4 1/2...
1000watts

[sjacobs713]

oh... also on one of my plants, (the middle one on the right in picture on top ), on the bottom of the stem it's twisted.. is this abnormal, will it cause issues down the road..
what should i do about it?

[dion]

Im not telling you im right, but IMO, those plants are infants.. for about the first week i use 2 2' flouros on 24/7. And as i am not a fan of high electric bills i only use flourescent bulbs, be them 4' flouros or cfls (of various watts spectrums and lumens), but even then i only use those 2 2' lamps... i didn't unleash hells fury on my child when she was born, so i figure natures wants folks to be gentle with of existances new additions.

I just think it may be a little bit early to unleash the big dog right now. and if you spent $20 getting a couple flouros it would be cool enough to place several inches above the sprouts and the light would be evenly spread enough to get them on the road to greatness.

that beez what it would dat id do
Dion

[sjacobs713]

alright, i may try that.. i'm using these 2 75watt Phillips indoor lights 12 hours out of the day, they any good, or should i just get flouresents..
wal-mart has got like 18 2ft indoor plant flourecents, w/ bulb....those any good?

check out those 2 lights, they any good?

[KHAN]

Yep 1000w on seedlings?

[sjacobs713]

everyone keeps saying that it's too much power.. think i may go and get some flourescent lights tonight, and let them feed off that for another week or two..
we'll see what happens, i'll post pics 4 sure..

[dion]

yeah bro, i got mine from wally world just like that. $10 ea. right? I just took of that plastic cover, strung 2 of them up together with some nylon and viola! I think a week should do it on 24/7. After that if you still want to give them flourescent light but not so much of it then switch to 18/6. 12 hours of light a day only is what you want when you have completed your desired height and size of you plant and you want to induce flowering. again IMO.

make sure that you hang those flouros pretty close to those plants now, after a week you'll see they have become aquainted with the world and then you can let em roll with that big dog HPS rig of yours. although for height and positioning of it I can be no use to you. lo siento amigo.

pura vida
Dion

[Opie Yutts]

Here's my input:

Don't type in all caps unless you are defining a category or name, or you are yelling.