my first indoor grow...

[aznson01]

aznson1 Are you from Jacksonville Florida?

no, kinda close tho....

pezzo-the dot is green right now

[BONG0]

oh yea? same here, u from Orlando?

[aznson01]

oh yea? same here, u from Orlando?

lol nope, u got yahoo messanger?

[aznson01]

so anyone else got any advice?

[BONG0]

i do, i need to make a name for it, what is yours?

[aznson01]

i fixed the issue of the lights being too far away, well maybe, i'll post some pics after i finish eating my popeyes hahahaha

[aznson01]

what are cfl's? circular florescent lights?

what is "lst-ing"????

what is the purpose of tying down a plant?

i know none of this is truely crucial to know yet but it cant hurt to know

[CaliJay]

AZN...Did you switch to mylar yet? There is quite a bit of difference between mylar and foil's reflecting properties. I can't recall foil but I know mylar is 95%-97%. I am currently letting my 400 watt MH sit dormant because I am using the same light clamps as you have. I am using cfls for my mother plants to keep growing clones with. CFLs (compact flourescent lights) can be purchased an any discount store for a dollar each. Look for the actual watts(in small print) not the wattage that the bulb replaces. Idealy you want 50 watts per square foot. Length x Width of the floor in your grow space. 2 x 2 is 4 sqft and would require 200 watts. Remember when you switch to 12 hours of darkness you will need to have that closet door sealed to prevent light from the room penetrating in. Black plastic will work. Any leaks and your entire grow process will be fucked.
You have more help on this thread than I have seen in a while. You must have really good energy.
Remember to thank everybody and keep people informed on your progress to keep the help flowing in your direction.

Peace and Love bro -Jay

[BONG0]

Low - stress training ( LST) is used when height must be kept at a minimum. The marijuana plant is trained to lie over on its side at an early age, with each successive stem trained in the same fashion. This method produces a low-lying, luxurious plant, with increased bud production due to the light reaching into the sides of the plant as well as the top. :thumbsup:

There are some more methods you might find useful:

The sea of green ( SOG) method is used for rapid flowering when lack of height and wattage are a major concern for the grower. Marijuana clones are planted closely together, vegetating time is short, and the plants are pushed into flowering and bud production while they are relatively small. This is an effective method of growing, and when the lighting is adequate the yields are generally good.

The screen of green ( SCROG) method is also used when height and wattage are a consideration. A screen, usually of netting, screenwire or chickenwire, is attached at a desired height above the plants. This allows the growing marijuana plants to begin to grow horizontally after reaching the height limit, thus keeping the canopy, or height, at an even level, which allows consistent light penetration into the growing plants. Many growers have a consistent high yield using this method.

Supercropping is an easy growth - training method for marijuana growers. This is simply cutting off the top of the main stem several times during its vegetative growth, leaving approximately 10% of the stem intact each time. This method induces the plant to generate the growth of additional side shoots, which in turn increases the overall bud production. This is a favorite method of many growers, due to the almost - guaranteed increased yields.

Whether you grow your marijuana plants strictly by nature`s way, or must use some method of plant - training, marijuana growing may be a successful venture with a consistent pleasing yield. Some growers use these methods out of necessity, while others choose to experiment with their grow out of sheer curiosity.

Time and trial is your most effective research. After trying several different types of grows, you will find the one that works best for you.

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[aznson01]

ok well thank you very much, where can i get mylar? can i get that at home depot and what not? i plan on getting some other type of lights theses are just here to do the job for now, idealy id like to get an hps but we'll c, my friend had a 400 watt hps and he said that it was too hot for his plants and killed them all so hes waiting till he moves to try again (he'll have a bigger growing area in his enw house) i plan on planting a couple more seeds before the night is over, should i invest in more lights? should i get cfl's? or what kind should i get? if i do get cfl's what kind should i get? warm, soft, cool white or daylight?

yes thank you very much everyone for ur input, im just trying to get the maximum amount of information i can so that my first grow is perfect and these seeds dont go to waste

pics
#1 new setup, put my keg trashcan underneath the cardboard covered in foil

#2 another pic with the lights

#3 (2) 150 watt plant lights

#4 mids

#5 "better bud"??? its whatever is better than mids, my friends and i always called it dro btu iwas corrected earlier, so i guess im just gonna call it 30/60 bud for now on (sorrry the pic is blurry)

what kinda nutes should i use? and how often and how much?

thanks everyone for feedback

wow bongo - thank you very much that helped me so much in learning different ways to grow, i htink im going to go with lst-ing my plant(s) being that i cant screen them, sea-ing them seems like its too much trouble and theres a lot of potential problems i could run into if i dont do it right, and same with supercropping, if this grow goes well though i will deffinitley try those, so for lst-ing do i just tie it down?