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myles117 · #21 (**permalink**) 10-11-2007, 10:45 PM

those are white widows? i have four white widows from nirvana currently growing. they are about three weeks old, 5 inches tall and very very bushy. probably 3 times as wide as the seedlings you're growing. i wonder why there is such a difference in appearance.

as far as the miracle grow time release soil, i hate it too. i have lost seedlings due to root rot from poor soil drainage and had other seedlings get such severe nute burn that they coul not be saved. plus, with standard soil, the amount and type of nutes the plants get can be controled with ease.

when i first started growing, i used a 400 watt MH for veg. The light was too strong for my cuttings but did a fine job growing the mothers. I now use t5 flourescent bulbs for veg. growth and i simply love them. They give off much less heat then an HID and can be much closer to the plants. i have noticed the plants do not stretch in the least bit and grow bushy and lush.

good luck with this experiment and i am still just as confused as you about the soil runoff reading. why would a premixed soil have a ph out of the ideal target range.

#21 (permalink) 10-11-2007, 10:45 PM
myles117 why buy when you can grow Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: northeast Posts: 1,066	those are white widows? i have four white widows from nirvana currently growing. they are about three weeks old, 5 inches tall and very very bushy. probably 3 times as wide as the seedlings you're growing. i wonder why there is such a difference in appearance. as far as the miracle grow time release soil, i hate it too. i have lost seedlings due to root rot from poor soil drainage and had other seedlings get such severe nute burn that they coul not be saved. plus, with standard soil, the amount and type of nutes the plants get can be controled with ease. when i first started growing, i used a 400 watt MH for veg. The light was too strong for my cuttings but did a fine job growing the mothers. I now use t5 flourescent bulbs for veg. growth and i simply love them. They give off much less heat then an HID and can be much closer to the plants. i have noticed the plants do not stretch in the least bit and grow bushy and lush. good luck with this experiment and i am still just as confused as you about the soil runoff reading. why would a premixed soil have a ph out of the ideal target range. Last edited by myles117; 10-11-2007 at 10:48 PM.