NSS Four Way - Grow Journal

[InvasionANC]

This is my first real grow, so bear with me! I'm going to try answering most of my own questions with a bit of research but I may need to turn to someone for help. So far I've built a box, painted the interior white, bought all supplies including seeds from Gypsy Nirvana (http://www.seedboutique.com/), germinated, planted, and transplanted.

Surprisingly all of the 5 seeds I used germinated. The Soil is a mix of a high quality local blend (5 parts), perlite (2 parts), vermiculite (2 parts), and worm castings (2 parts). I'm using a couple 105 watt compact fluorescent bulbs (6500 K) for the light source.

[InvasionANC]

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[InvasionANC]

I guess for now my only question is:
These pots are about 2 gallons (maybe 2 1/2, probably should have checked :/), how much water is needed for seedlings like these in that size of pot?

[Salviasagewise]

a gallon a week

[InvasionANC]

My babies seem to be forming some odd white power looking substance on some of the older leaves. The leaves look healthy, otherwise, but I was wondering what this might be. I can take a picture later if need be but for now I don't have a camera available. I forms near the edges and in little stripes across the leaves. Thanks for any help.

[InvasionANC]

So right now I have two 105 Watt 6500K CFLs going and my plants seem to be doing fine There was a little nutrient deficiency speed bump, so to speak, but they're coming back in full swing. I'm under the impression that my transition between pot sizes was a little too drastic.

Regardless, I'm looking to supplement my lights with two more 32 watt CFLs but am wondering which spectrum I should go with. They offer 5000K and 3000K at the hardware store I am employed at (I get a great discount, too).

Should I go with two 3000K to give a more rounded spectrum or two 5000K because blue is most important in the vegetation cycle?

Day 27

[DierWolf]

You need blue spectrum for Fast proper vegging.. 3000k is for flowering... if you can get 6500k (Daylight Bulbs)

[InvasionANC]

I kind of figured. I wanted a second opinion, though. I'll install the two 32 Watt 5000K tomorrow to go with the two 105 Watt 6500K already in there. 274 Watts of Fluoro goodness.

[InvasionANC]

Would anyone happen to know where I could find a guide or thread of how to detach an HPS socket from it's ballast. I want the ballast to sit externally for the sake of cutting down on heat. I'ts probably not as hard as I'm imagining but I don't want to screw something up.

Thanks!

[DierWolf]

The socket is only 3 wires, 1 ground (green) one Hot (white) one Neutral (red or black)

Simply extend those wires to the new socket location using the same guage wireing.

[InvasionANC]

Like I said, not as hard as imagined. I'm sure somone at work (hardware store) can show me exactly what I need. Thanks, man.

[InvasionANC]

I think the roots finally touched bottom because they have tripled in size in the last 4 days or so.

Day 30:

[InvasionANC]

My plants appear to be suffering from minor zinc and nitrogen deficiencies. What are some products that can help remedy this? Preferably something that is likely obtainable from a small greenhouse or department store (such as Fred Meyer) as we have limited quality garden supply stores where I live and all of them are a damn road trip away.

[WGPsmoker420]

Dude you got a problem if your 30 days in and ur plants look like that get some fertlizer thats high in Nitrogen for vegg.

[urgr8estfear]

Originally Posted by WGPsmoker420

Dude you got a problem if your 30 days in and ur plants look like that get some fertlizer thats high in Nitrogen for vegg.

He's got problems allright, those plants are way to small for 30 days old. They look like they are 18 days or so.

I'm pretty sure he does not have nitro def. The plants look way to green.
But the pictures are sooo crappy, it looks like they are covered in wax or something.
I need better resolution pictures to even begin to look for nute defs.

And o yeah some clown in here said his seedlings would use 1 gallon in their first week is full off ****.

Don't believe that, its sooo easy to kill or hurt your plants with too much water. My plants used 0.1 liter (0.026 gallon) in the first 10 days. So they got 0.1 liter when planting the seed and 0.1 liter at day 10 to take them to day 19!!!!!!!!!

This was my big mistake in my first grow. Killing seedlings with water.