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nizmo · #1 (**permalink**) 10-13-2006, 12:12 AM

I currently have 2 plants which are going alright but growing slowly. They are about 3 feet high and are not very bushy. Apparently they are about 2 to 3 months old and were clones from another plant. They are growing under a heat lamp and i really need to sort something out because the light isnt high enough and the leaf edges are curling up (which i assume is due to the heat - its a 500 watt bulb and is no more than 2 feet above the top of the plants).

It started out with a mate coming over and giving us a couple of clones. We rigged up a little closet, lined it with tin foil and attached the heat lamp to the top going 24/0 and left it in the garage with the closet doors open slightly and an oscillating fan blowing at it.

Honestly, we dont really know what we are doing. We water them once a day with one liter of water each (the pots they are in contain soil of unknown origin but looks quite good quality. One plant is in a 10 liter bucket and the other is in a larger one, maybe 15-20 liters). We fertilize it once a week (not sure what kind of fertilizer) and in the last few weeks they have really started taking off. Some of the leaves have turned yellow and are a bit fucked, but most of them look healthy (but ever so slightly droopy).

Anyway im going to throw all that shit out and go to the indoor growing store tomorrow and im going to just buy an entire setup and then transfer my plants into that.
My questions are as follows;

1) What is the best kind of soil to use, or should i use clay balls? I vaguely remember my mate growing using clay balls (im pretty sure they were clay balls - i know it wasnt soil, they were these little balls) and a water pump. What do you guys think of this? He grew some pretty nice shit with it towards the end there.

2) How high above the top of the plants should my light be during the stages of the life cycle? Im going to buy an HPS light (im unsure of the wattage im going for yet - im open to suggestions. I plan to grow 4 plants at a time.)

3) What is the earliest time you can start the flowering stage? Im thinking of switching my current plans to 12/12 to force them to flower, but im just a bit worried because they aren't very bushy at all but they are quite tall. Will they still flower?

4) With 12/12, does it need to be complete pitch black darkness during the dark period? How much light can i get away with during the dark period?

Cheers guys.

#1 (permalink) 10-13-2006, 12:12 AM
nizmo Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 96	New Grower - Couple of questions I currently have 2 plants which are going alright but growing slowly. They are about 3 feet high and are not very bushy. Apparently they are about 2 to 3 months old and were clones from another plant. They are growing under a heat lamp and i really need to sort something out because the light isnt high enough and the leaf edges are curling up (which i assume is due to the heat - its a 500 watt bulb and is no more than 2 feet above the top of the plants). It started out with a mate coming over and giving us a couple of clones. We rigged up a little closet, lined it with tin foil and attached the heat lamp to the top going 24/0 and left it in the garage with the closet doors open slightly and an oscillating fan blowing at it. Honestly, we dont really know what we are doing. We water them once a day with one liter of water each (the pots they are in contain soil of unknown origin but looks quite good quality. One plant is in a 10 liter bucket and the other is in a larger one, maybe 15-20 liters). We fertilize it once a week (not sure what kind of fertilizer) and in the last few weeks they have really started taking off. Some of the leaves have turned yellow and are a bit fucked, but most of them look healthy (but ever so slightly droopy). Anyway im going to throw all that shit out and go to the indoor growing store tomorrow and im going to just buy an entire setup and then transfer my plants into that. My questions are as follows; 1) What is the best kind of soil to use, or should i use clay balls? I vaguely remember my mate growing using clay balls (im pretty sure they were clay balls - i know it wasnt soil, they were these little balls) and a water pump. What do you guys think of this? He grew some pretty nice shit with it towards the end there. 2) How high above the top of the plants should my light be during the stages of the life cycle? Im going to buy an HPS light (im unsure of the wattage im going for yet - im open to suggestions. I plan to grow 4 plants at a time.) 3) What is the earliest time you can start the flowering stage? Im thinking of switching my current plans to 12/12 to force them to flower, but im just a bit worried because they aren't very bushy at all but they are quite tall. Will they still flower? 4) With 12/12, does it need to be complete pitch black darkness during the dark period? How much light can i get away with during the dark period? Cheers guys.