my first indoor grow...

[Splifted]

hey thanks for the info, what kind of cfl's do u reccomend and how many? do you think those aluminum housing things will work good for the cfls? (the domes i have my lights in now?) how can i figure out the roots are good and solid?

You can find mylar at wal-mart. Just go to the camping section, look for those emergency blankets that look like shiny foil. Only $1.98. Works like a charm.

Get the 42 watt 2700 lumen cfls. For vegging, you want the cool white ones (6700K) and for flowering you want the warm white ones (3700K). But thats just ideally, honestly, it doesn't matter. I vegged some badass plants under warm whites, both work.
http://www.1000bulbs.com/products.ph...t-Fluorescents
You see the "kelvin temperature" they refer to? A higher number = more blue-ish white looking light, a lower number = more reddish white looking.


Yes, the "domes" you have your lights in work great for CFLs, although I found out that I got better light distribution without the dome part on. You can also pick up some chains or rope to hang the lights from, the clamp just clips right on to the chain. I took the reflectors off and hung a lot of them close together, so each light wasn't just focused on one plant. It wastes a little light, but you get better light coverage overall.


How many plants are you planning on vegging? You want at least 1 42 watt bulb per plant, preferably more. Remember, more light = more growth.

If you wanna see some pictures of what LST'ing does to plants, look at how many tops mine have from tying them over. I can count 44 one one of them
http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?t=90199

New pics are on page 2 :rasta:


Also, i use that Scotts Seed Starting mix for starting seeds too, then transplant to Fox Farms Ocean Forest (best soil ever made for pot) and use the fox farms fertilizer system. You should be able to find that at your local hydroponics shop. In my case, there isn't a local one, but its worth the drive.

[Splifted]

As far as the roots, you won't be able to tell til you transplant. But one good indication of big healthy roots is a big healthy plant. Pot size also helps determine plant size. And always remember ONLY ONE PLANT PER POT. All sharing pots does is increase your chance of having a problem, and makes plants fight for nutrients/space.

[ridethefire]

Your lights still look a little far... Have you tried 2 hangers?

[aznson01]

wow i completely FUCKED my plants

i was back home (im at school where im growing) for thanksgiving, i was gome from mid day wed till now (6:44pm sunday) i came home not able to wait to see the progress of my plants well yeah, one of 4 sprouted and the 2 that had already sprouted died, im home now so i'll be able to see if i can revitalize them or fix them or w/e but im thinkin fat chance, my friend just got a fat sack of some nice bud with a bunch of seeds so i plan on planting those if theres dont turn out as planned

here are pics
#1 this one was the mids that sprouted and died

#2 this one was the mids that sprouted and died

#3 this one grew and died when i was gone

#4 grew like 2 more inches and died (dro plant)

#5 my set up

i plan on going to get cfls tonight or tomorrow

what should i do, new plants, or try to revive these

[BONG0]

my friend just got a fat sack of some nice bud with a bunch of seeds so i plan on planting those if theres dont turn out as planned

LOL dosent sound too good from all the seeds.

Yea u gotta water them regularly, they are like a baby u dont feed her, she dies of starvation. one way 1 remedy this is to build a Deep Water Culture Hydro system, u never have to worry about regular feeding, its allways in water

[aznson01]

sorry here are the pics for above

[aznson01]

LOL dosent sound too good from all the seeds.

Yea u gotta water them regularly, they are like a baby u dont feed her, she dies of starvation. one way 1 remedy this is to build a Deep Water Culture Hydro system, u never have to worry about regular feeding, its allways in water

it was nice because it was like some middle breed between mids and dro, it was wierd, there were like no seeds for mids, but for dro it would be considered a lot u no what im sayin? the bud is awesome

i dont feel like a water culture.... too much work expensive

[Bodom Children Of]

sorry here are the pics for above

lmao, did that one stretch sooooo much that it couldn't support itself and fell over?:stoned:

[aznson01]

lmao, did that one stretch sooooo much that it couldn't support itself and fell over?:stoned:

im not really sure the 30/60 plant is standing up straight again, im going to water it again before i go to bed soon and then i'll call it a night and water when i wake up in the morning, i'll prob take pics then too...

[lovetogrow]

dude, you need to stop what your doing. take a step back and study alot more. You are never going to get anything out of that setup.