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the medium is just basic potting soil that i have around the house, there are no added nutrients or fillers, just the soil.
i have 5 cfl's for olighting and a 6 inch desk fan for air circulation.
I added some ferts that are also in our gardening shed (where the soil is) and that is what caused the burns. i did it once and it burned so i havent done anything since. i think the nutes i tried using were more along the lines of the flowering n-p-k ratios, rather than the vegging ratios. i have not added any ferts since the first bad experience.
i dont have a thermometer in the box at the moment. all i can say is it is not too hot, and it is obviously not cold. if i had to guess id say in the range of 75-85 degrees (F).
as soon as the plant sprouted, it was within inches of the light, and began developing leaf sets immediately, without any stretching. the addition of the topping halted vertical growth even more, and the overall height of the plant is around 4-5 inches. kind of short for 6 weeks from sprout.
right now there is so much bush-action happening, that the inner leaves don't get much light, so as of yesterday i moved the plant to about 10 inches from the lights to promote some sort of vertical stretching. i think it is needed at this point to stretch everything out and get it growing up while growing out.
finally, i do not have a PH meter, and i know ill probably get yelled at for that one, but i made it through the first grow without, and didnt think it necessary for the 2nd. i guess if i want to play around with nutrients, it will be a necessity.
i hope this sheds some light on the finer details of the grow thus far. please continue to add comments/criticism (constructive albeit), i learn more everyday.
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