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[HazedNorby]

I posted here a month or so ago an lost the internet so i couldnt keep updated but my thread Grasscity.com Forums - Search Results come 2 an end because it also died. So now im startin from a clone its doing well so far its under 140w cfl and ive used better soil this time 100% organic mix with fertaliser and some perlite to help it. No slow release nutes this time, the female im planning to grow is a california orange mix with something but ill see for my self, when and if it turns out well haha. Now for a few concerns,

- The baby, I dont know how old it is but it stands about 3 inches or so above the soil an i have a fan blowing 24/7. Temp is around 30 degrees with lights on and 22 with them off. http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/6866/spa0123.jpg

1. The tips of the bottom big leaves are quite long an yellow and im unsure if cuttin that part off is ok or unless its to small to do this, if at all.

2. When i recived it, wich was 5 days ago it had quite a small stem and was a little droopy, it has perked up alot but is this as important as im thinking, as agen its mainly the bottom leaves, the tips of them that droop.

3. One other main question how far should my light be from the plant? As i have a height of about 5ft of growing space and about 3.5 to 4 ft wide

Im giving it a small amount of boild water thats left to settle for a while every 2 days and my friend advised to flick water on the leaves during the dark. My cycle is on 18/6 but i think maye it should be 20/4 or sumthin as my light isnt brilliant.

Any feed back would be much appreciated, thanx to those who have helped me so far lookin forward to heering from u agen.

[HazedNorby]

Its now day 6 of me starting this cutting and it still hasnt grown much, im not sure if its because its a clone an maybe they take longer 2 get started, either way the leaves got bigger and there have been new ones developing but really slow....my set up consists of 2 60watt cfls on the side wall and the one dirrectly above the plant is only a 20watt. Im dont know if i should have the 20watt light close to the plant or far away as its obviosly a weak one, i plan to get a 125watt cfl in a week or so but i would like to know if growing is possible with this setup as i keep gettin this same problem of stunted growth. ANY advice would help me alot as im runnin out of ideas on what to do thanx people

[Usual_suspect]

Sounds like your clone is rooting, sounds like it is just being a clone.

You should have your cfl's as close as temps will allow.

Keep reading and stick at it.

Good luck

[HazedNorby]

Thanx for that mate, ive dropped the lights too about 2-3 inches above the plant. ill keep yous updated and post back my progress!!

[HazedNorby]

UPDATE!!! bud sadly a not very good one....

As some of u allready know i have a slow an painfull grow going on at the moment with a clone (second real attempt at a grow). Its a female, obviosly and the plants called cali orange. I started my grow 8 days ago and it still has not much progression, i know this because my friend started his the same time and ther twice the size as mine, and he growing in a window at the moment!! I have done more reseach and found out i may have made it to humid as im using foil wich i allready no is a bad idea. I have now opend the door slightly and made it less humid and the temp is now 28-29 with light on and 20-21 degrees with it off.

As ive said before im using 3 cfls or so i thought they was but due to more research thers a difference between a cfl and the tubes i have, i have 2x60 watt tubes on eather wall of my grow room and 1 hanging thats a measily 20 watt. Ive narrowd all my problems down and im still getting seriously slow growth. My clone was allready rooted befor i received it therfore it must be my llight not giving enuf lumens or whatever. I would much appreciate a professionals advice of this.

Im planning to get a 125watt cfl with ballast comes with the blue bulb, 6500k, i plan to get the redbulb for flower 2700k. I plan to keep the 2 60watt tubes on the wall as they make the perfect temp for it but i want to replace the 20 watt tube withe the proper 125cfl. Id like to know if anyone thinks this would be suficient, if not what else could i be duing rong or not duing at all? Im only growing the one plant and have alot of space for it so id like as high yield as possible, any feedback would be brilliant, ill post up a pic...
http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/935/spa0125d.jpg Thanx to those whove helped me so far!!!

[HazedNorby]

Hello againg people i got the 125 watt CFL today and i have installed it in and its an inch or so above my plant, its not died surprisingly, i no, but the growth is still quite slow its now got its 3rd set of leaves lol looks better than befor tho. im going to take a picture latter with the light on so i can get a better result so i can see what people think if they wish to help me lol, speak 2 you soon

[HazedNorby]

Ok so i left the light on as normal but its made a huge difference to that piece of crap i had, its shot up and the new top leaves doubled in size and was virtualy standing uprite when i come to turn the light off, the new leaves r now forming to, and its looking just better in general. Ther is still damage to the plant am im thinking its down to a few reasons, not enough light to start with an 2 much heat, and nute burn maybe, hopefully someone will help me im going to try attatch some pics...

1. The plant as it stands now

2. The new leaves, the leaf to the right looked fine to me but the one on the left is curld and the tips crumbled, down to it touching the new light im guessing, stupid mistake really...

3. The stem, looking good or bad or??

4. The one leaf on the second stage has some sort of damage to it, not sure what caused this

5. The forever suffering bottom leaf not looking gd at all, can anyone suggest how to help fight all the damage ive caused??


Thanx in advance if anyone can help me with some answers, ive done alot of research on here read most of the stickys, especialy the CFL one, ive found answers to most of my questions but i just want some information about my actual plant, mainly because of my dodgy growing conditions lol, keep typing up the information people its well appreciated no matter whos thread it is, its all knowledge to me

[Usual_suspect]

Stem is looking good dude, she looks better than some of my clones.

[HazedNorby]

Oh well it must be ok then, but what would u say about the damage to the leaves, will it go away or stay throuought the grow? thanx for the quick reply mate

[Usual_suspect]

Im no pro dude, but I had so small damage to my LSD clone and it grew out. Some clones do not get any ugly damage but some do when they are rooting.

[HazedNorby]

Ok mate thanx for your imput throuout my grow, im goin to keep you updated with this grow ill post up in a few days an will hopefully have some good progress

[HazedNorby]

Ive allready messed it up people my plant looks virtualy dead, i think my cfl gives off more heat than i thought unless its not a heat problem but it looks drastic to me. Most of the leaves have gone brown and crumbly can someone please help me an give me advice on wot to do heres a picture.... sorry didnt know weather to post this in my thread or sick plants an problems, hopefully its ok here, Thanx in adavnce for the help people its a sad day


Thought id better add some information to this post...

The new light was about an inch or 2 above the plant when this started ive now raised it to about half a foot is that ok? my CFL is 125watt 6500k, dosent get to warm but gives off alot more heat than my old cfls. Would it be wise to cut the dying leaves ( i really dont want touch it ) or let it grow and maybe them leaves wont matter anymore? OR does anyone think im just expecting to much and its going to die?

Any feedback givin is appreciated i want my baby to survive!!

[HazedNorby]

Can anyone help with this? I left the light 5 inchs away all nite and day, gota turn it off in a moment but it hasnt seemed to have grown much and some of the leaves are dying off now. Can anyone suggest what i should do PLEASE??? Ive gone through 5 great white shark feminzed seeds and got nothing appart from alot of knowledge. I really want this to work out even if i dont get much bud i dont care anymore. If anyone can help me get through this one grow ill be very gratefull, i dont want to fail again.

[HazedNorby]

Bump!!

[Usual_suspect]

Wish I could help you dude but its beyond me, Ive never seen it before. Post a picture in the sick plants section if you have not done already. Hope you get it sorted dude.