first journal

[chicago_white_guy]

hello all

first part of my journal is here. nothing too exciting yet, but we'll see. the first two plants are in general no-name potting soil, third is miracle grow plant and vegetable, and the last one is a sand/perlite/mississippi mud combo. the MG plant should have it's 5th node developed fully by this weekend, but the others seem to be lagging. i'm using 2 3000k floro's and 2 6500k floros, filtered water mixed with warmer tap water (heard they like warm-to-the-touch water,) and small amounts of rooting hormone once a week with my water. i really would like to hook up a small fan (maybe pc) to strengthen the stem and root structure, but i'm sick and generally kinda lazy any and all tips or feedback are appreciated.

chicago_white_guy Reviewed by chicago_white_guy on 11-29-2006. first journal hello all first part of my journal is here. nothing too exciting yet, but we'll see. the first two plants are in general no-name potting soil, third is miracle grow plant and vegetable, and the last one is a sand/perlite/mississippi mud combo. the MG plant should have it's 5th node developed fully by this weekend, but the others seem to be lagging. i'm using 2 3000k floro's and 2 6500k floros, filtered water mixed with warmer tap water (heard they like warm-to-the-touch water,) and small Rating: 5

[chicago_white_guy]

no one has even said hello...

i was thinking about just killing them. gardening isn't really my specialty anyway, and it seems that these forums aren't very busy or hell, maybe everyone just hates me.... dont know why, but ok.

thanks everyone for the help that WAS given, you know who you are.

[dutch.lover]

haha don't get too discouraged. sometimes threads can take a while to get going, let alone have people reply to them. anyways, i have to say that your plants look very good, and i think its cool that u are experimenting with diff types of soil. i haven't heard good things about MG products for weed, but your plant seems to be doing great in it- so keep us posted. definitely don't kill them, if you are only growing a few at a time they are very low maintenance. if you need any help, just ask. i will be checking in. good luck!

[Weed4Life]

Well I wouldnt kill any plant, just water the soil thoroughly. I never grew with any florescense lights except for plants introduction into this world. Then I transplant and give them 400w hps. Good luck and you have to have the soil dialed in between 5.5-7.0 pH (potential Hydrogen) level. Just give them water that has been pH tested to be around the 7.0 range and give the root hormone like you have been. I never fed my plants anything during Veg. except SuperThrive and after 32 days I switched to flowering and I am following B.C. Hydroponics directions and my females are about 2ft tall already and I am only on flower day 6 and my plants are healthy and green. No nute burn. Oh, by the way, this is my second grow and this place taught me everything I needed to learn by trial and error and learn from it for the next grow. Check out my journal.

[Perp]

I don't see any reason to give the rooting hormone when the plants are this far along. I thought that was for rooting clones? Doesn't look like it's hurting any, just questioning why you would need it.

One thing I don't like is the warm water. You say you heard they like warm water? Well, you heard wrong. Roots like to remain cool, in soil and in hydro. Also, warm water is higher in tds than cold water, and is more expensive. There is no reason whatsoever to use warm tap water.

I use cold water straight from the tap, nutes added and PH'd; no leaving it overnight, no waiting for chlorine/flouride to evaporate (lol), never had any problems. I should mention that I have also tried reverse osmosis water exclusively for a whole grow and DID NOT notice any difference in yield or plant health, it just cost more. So, I switched back.

[BuddyLove]

ive read water should be around room temp ideal water temp is 21c
cold water shocks roots the same as it would you

[Perp]

ive read water should be around room temp ideal water temp is 21c
cold water shocks roots the same as it would you

That's a myth. Have you tried? I did. No shock, better growth. But, do what you want. Good luck with your grow.

Roots like to remain cool, in soil and in hydro.

[Abattoir Dream]

That's a myth. Have you tried? I did. No shock, better growth. But, do what you want. Good luck with your grow

hahaha no, thats no myth.... you can shock plants with cold water, its a FACT...

[Abattoir Dream]

I don't see any reason to give the rooting hormone when the plants are this far along. I thought that was for rooting clones? Doesn't look like it's hurting any, just questioning why you would need it.

rooting hormone makes for better structure in the roots, it helps maintain good root growth and strength, and the better/bigger the roots, the better/bigger the buds

as for this log so far its looking good man, can i ask what soil/medium your growing in?

[chicago_white_guy]

mentioned in first post, but the name of the general potting soil is garden plus all purpose potting soil. the plant that's lagging is actually dieing i believe. that would mean only three made it. not bad i guess, and this is the "get the sh*t right" grow so the next one is probably gonna be super silver haze. the big one actually has the typical "pot stalk" going on now. other than it having its fifth node, i guess that would be a sign it's not a seedling anymore. i can post pics if requested, and thanks guys for all the input so far.