noobs first grow 4DWC 2 soil

evolver · #1 (**permalink**) 09-14-2007, 04:41 AM

this is my first true grow ill be updating when i can. hope you all like it. comment all you want.

evolver · #2 (**permalink**) 09-17-2007, 09:25 PM

well the plants have doing good. not a lot of new growth i think because of all the changes that went one. my friend is going to start growing in the same closet with a 250 watt MH lamp and im gonna be using another two FL on my side to make the total 4 (160 watts) hopefully they will start growing a bit more. new pics when they start to grow a little more

Bruce Dickenson · #3 (**permalink**) 09-17-2007, 09:33 PM

looks good. hope you have a successful grow!

evolver · #4 (**permalink**) 09-20-2007, 05:57 AM

well here is three of the pics i used my phone for just a quick look. i still dont know what sex they are hoping someone can tell me about how much longer i have. my the first is the only mid i have growing i over watered her a little. the other two are my soil plants that im doing a little LST with they havnt grown much in the past few days but i think thats gonna change soon.

evolver · #5 (**permalink**) 09-21-2007, 08:38 PM

ok so my plants were droopy the other day (the 19th) so yesterday i didnt water them well i came back today to check on my kids and they are crazy droopy i think it may be the ph because it has been so high and i still havent been able to get it low enough and also one has a burn mark on the leafs (the mid plant) can anyone help??

ChilliWilly · #6 (**permalink**) 09-21-2007, 09:52 PM

looks like overwatering is the problem like you say. Is the rw staying waterlogged all the time? You might be better watering the clays rather than the rw, and squeezing any excess water out of the rw cube?

#7 (**permalink**) 09-21-2007, 10:14 PM

I am not experienced enough to identify your actual problem, but there are one or two things to sort out anyway:

The plant that is in the hydroton: take that rockwool back out of the hydroton and remove the plastic around the rockwool. Second, when you put it back make sure you cover the surface of the rockwool with one or even two layers of hydroton. The surface of the rockwoll should not be visible. (causes algae)

If you didn't soak the rockwool before you used it (24 hours minimum preferably in pH adjusted water) you may get problems from rising pH as it flushes out. That won't help your plants.

In my view you are best off with the hydroton (by the way you should have really flushed the hell out of the hydroton before you used it...did you?) and I am finding it difficult to understand why you appear to be using different mediums.

EDIT sorry I didn't look for long enough! Seems all (?) of your plants are now in hydroton.

scary visionary · #8 (**permalink**) 09-21-2007, 10:17 PM

what is your feeding schedule?

#9 (**permalink**) 09-21-2007, 10:18 PM

Also can you say how often you flood and how long your system floods for? i.e how many times a day to flood? And how long does it flood for?

evolver · #10 (**permalink**) 09-23-2007, 05:15 AM

i normally have the pump on from 10Am to 1030Am and 10Pm to 1030Pm

they are doing a little better i do believe it is the PH because it is still high (about 7.5) i add ph down everyday but it hasnt been doing much so its kinda been sucking.

my two soil plants are doing fine actually they are doing great they seem to have no signs of harm to them lets hope they stay that way

now time to go get high with the girl and have a good night

ChilliWilly · #11 (**permalink**) 09-23-2007, 11:39 AM

why is the ph so high? It should be 5.5-6.0, keeping it there shouldn't be difficult What nutrients/ec are you using, and what is your water like? If you use proper hydro nutes at the right strength, you should be able to adjust the ph to 5.8 say, and it should stay fairly stable. You can expect problems at ph 7.5 in hydro with deficiencies, I think the main problem is overwatering though

evolver · #12 (**permalink**) 09-23-2007, 02:12 PM

im not currently using any nutes because i was trying to level off the Ph should i have just started using the nutes to begin with?

evolver · #13 (**permalink**) 09-26-2007, 07:32 AM

the ph is still down around 5.5 so im doing good. i still havent been adding nutes cause i have yet to purchase them

. i was hoping i could get some insite into what the best kind of nutes would be the best for my lil ones (NL x haze). i plan on buying them on the 7th. is there anything i could get at like walmart to use till then? i also found out one of my soil plants was a male

. i chose to keep him just incase i wanted to end up pollinating something later. i designed a grow box in my group discussion class and built it as soon as i got out. ill have pictures up tomorrow. for now im letting it sit in my friends other room away from the other plants.

evolver · #14 (**permalink**) 09-27-2007, 07:09 AM

still not a lot of growth in the hydro set up i think i may switch them into a soil system if i cant get the hydro set up working properly. does anyone have any advice

my soil plants happen to be doing great although the one is a male. yes im keeping a mail because im thinking about sexing later on. i put pics up of my veg box for him in the grow set ups. any comments would be greatful.

thanks gc

evolver · #15 (**permalink**) 10-22-2007, 09:15 PM

been a while since an update. but here we go the first few pics are of my hydro set up and the plants in it. the first is my female so happy atleast one is since the others havent sexed all the others havent and ill post more pics later. all of them seem to be doing a lot better after the nutes were added. and the one in the back left the mids plant is very strange and has triple sets but has been changing and doing like multipule sites.

1. whole set up
2. female hydro
3. female hydro top
4. front right unknown
5. back left unknown
6. back left inside
7. back right unknown

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
beginers guide to growing weed (long post)	trippin over it	Absolute Beginners	23	12-21-2009 07:05 AM
Beginner's Guide to Growing Marijuana	superjoint	Absolute Beginners	26	04-22-2009 05:28 AM

Site links

FAQ

Important

Extra

#2 (permalink) 09-17-2007, 09:25 PM
evolver Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 49	well the plants have doing good. not a lot of new growth i think because of all the changes that went one. my friend is going to start growing in the same closet with a 250 watt MH lamp and im gonna be using another two FL on my side to make the total 4 (160 watts) hopefully they will start growing a bit more. new pics when they start to grow a little more Last edited by evolver; 09-20-2007 at 06:11 AM.

#3 (permalink) 09-17-2007, 09:33 PM
Bruce Dickenson Yes, THEE Bruce Dickenson Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 37	looks good. hope you have a successful grow! __________________ "Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves. Here's Tom with the weather." - Bill Hicks

#6 (permalink) 09-21-2007, 09:52 PM
ChilliWilly Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 104	looks like overwatering is the problem like you say. Is the rw staying waterlogged all the time? You might be better watering the clays rather than the rw, and squeezing any excess water out of the rw cube?

#7 (permalink) 09-21-2007, 10:14 PM
Squidgey Guest Posts: n/a	I am not experienced enough to identify your actual problem, but there are one or two things to sort out anyway: The plant that is in the hydroton: take that rockwool back out of the hydroton and remove the plastic around the rockwool. Second, when you put it back make sure you cover the surface of the rockwool with one or even two layers of hydroton. The surface of the rockwoll should not be visible. (causes algae) If you didn't soak the rockwool before you used it (24 hours minimum preferably in pH adjusted water) you may get problems from rising pH as it flushes out. That won't help your plants. In my view you are best off with the hydroton (by the way you should have really flushed the hell out of the hydroton before you used it...did you?) and I am finding it difficult to understand why you appear to be using different mediums. EDIT sorry I didn't look for long enough! Seems all (?) of your plants are now in hydroton.

#8 (permalink) 09-21-2007, 10:17 PM
scary visionary Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: the shire Posts: 535	what is your feeding schedule?

#9 (permalink) 09-21-2007, 10:18 PM
Squidgey Guest Posts: n/a	Also can you say how often you flood and how long your system floods for? i.e how many times a day to flood? And how long does it flood for?

#10 (permalink) 09-23-2007, 05:15 AM
evolver Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 49	i normally have the pump on from 10Am to 1030Am and 10Pm to 1030Pm they are doing a little better i do believe it is the PH because it is still high (about 7.5) i add ph down everyday but it hasnt been doing much so its kinda been sucking. my two soil plants are doing fine actually they are doing great they seem to have no signs of harm to them lets hope they stay that way now time to go get high with the girl and have a good night __________________ my first grow: http://forum.grasscity.com/grow-jour...wc-2-soil.html

#11 (permalink) 09-23-2007, 11:39 AM
ChilliWilly Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 104	why is the ph so high? It should be 5.5-6.0, keeping it there shouldn't be difficult What nutrients/ec are you using, and what is your water like? If you use proper hydro nutes at the right strength, you should be able to adjust the ph to 5.8 say, and it should stay fairly stable. You can expect problems at ph 7.5 in hydro with deficiencies, I think the main problem is overwatering though

#12 (permalink) 09-23-2007, 02:12 PM
evolver Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 49	im not currently using any nutes because i was trying to level off the Ph should i have just started using the nutes to begin with? __________________ my first grow: http://forum.grasscity.com/grow-jour...wc-2-soil.html

#13 (permalink) 09-26-2007, 07:32 AM
evolver Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 49	the ph is still down around 5.5 so im doing good. i still havent been adding nutes cause i have yet to purchase them . i was hoping i could get some insite into what the best kind of nutes would be the best for my lil ones (NL x haze). i plan on buying them on the 7th. is there anything i could get at like walmart to use till then? i also found out one of my soil plants was a male . i chose to keep him just incase i wanted to end up pollinating something later. i designed a grow box in my group discussion class and built it as soon as i got out. ill have pictures up tomorrow. for now im letting it sit in my friends other room away from the other plants. __________________ my first grow: http://forum.grasscity.com/grow-jour...wc-2-soil.html Last edited by evolver; 09-27-2007 at 07:10 AM.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)