1st grow ever, experimenting.

[Brock Samson]

Okay so here it is. I am planning on using my closet, which is 4' 6" x 2' 1", Miracle grow moisture control, and CFL lights, and bagseeds I have collected. I only want to grow 1, maybe 2 plants. I was germinating the seeds, and they took to it a lot faster than I suspected. I dont have enough extension cord to reach the closet, and I havent been able to get the right fixture for the CFL yet, so I had to improvise. Remember this is actually an experiment in how well I can grow using minimal resources. Thus, for the time being I am calling this Operation GhettoGrow. I made a growbox out of cardboard boxes and duct tape, and I am using a extra table lamp suspended upside down in it until I can get another cord to set the thing up proper in the closet.

The thing is, yesterday I had one seedling doing very well, and the other was about level with the soil. But today the one that was smaller is now bigger, and the other one has sorta turned yellow at the tip with a brownish colered spot at the very tip. its only the second day of being in soil, so niether have leaves yet. The seed casing hasnt even fallen off of them. I dunno if you can really see anything from the pics, but here they are anyway. The 4th pic is of the yellowing seedling, the 5th is of the one that is doing better than yesterday.

I started germinating on the 2nd, I didnt expect it to be this far along yet. BTW, this is just a very temporary setup.

Brock Samson Reviewed by Brock Samson on 10-06-2006. 1st grow ever, experimenting. Okay so here it is. I am planning on using my closet, which is 4' 6" x 2' 1", Miracle grow moisture control, and CFL lights, and bagseeds I have collected. I only want to grow 1, maybe 2 plants. I was germinating the seeds, and they took to it a lot faster than I suspected. I dont have enough extension cord to reach the closet, and I havent been able to get the right fixture for the CFL yet, so I had to improvise. Remember this is actually an experiment in how well I can grow using minimal Rating: 5

[gunge9]

Have you used any nutrients for this stage ?

[Brock Samson]

No extra, but the miracle gro comes with some already in it. 0.21 nitrogen, 0.07 phosphate and 0.14 potash. the rest is made up of peat, perlite, and coconut fiber mainly, I believe anyway. its just the tip of the seedling that has any color loss, other than that its green and healthy looking.

[Brock Samson]

oh yeah, its all supposed to be slow release too

[Abattoir Dream]

brock, your avatar is gay as fuck...

[Brock Samson]

My avatar is a picture of the character Brock Samson. From the television show Venture Bros. There is nothing gay about Brock Samson. He'll kill you with a roll of quarters. Dont ask me how, but he'll figure it out.

[Tom Green Thumb]

Brock Samson is cool - don't let anyone tell you different.

One suggestion I have is not to use MG soil for seedlings. I find it is too hot for them. Good old Promix is my favorite, but any will do that has no nutrients added. Hope this helps and good luck!

TGT

[Brock Samson]

Yeah, I know not to use any nutes during the first few weeks, but it looks like the one I was worrying about is pulling out of it. I hope these come out well, but I am just experimenting to see how well I can do on as little as possible. Thats why I went with the MG. It was 3 bucks and had nutes in it already. So far i have spent something like $7 altogether. And I dont expect to spend much more for a few weeks at least. I plan on taking pictures every day, so I will keep you all updated.

[bud breath420]

how many cfls do you have all together man? you should invest in some flouro lighting as well as cfls for veg and get a mh or hps for flowering... good luck with your grow man

[the image reaper]

a 'first grow' is no time to be 'experimenting' ... you want to READ this Forum thoroughly, and follow the instructions to the letter ... find a growers report in here that has photos of their grow, so you know you're getting experienced advice ... (there are a few non-growers in here that are well-meaning, but inexperienced, or just plain WRONG) ... good luck ... :smokin: