Heavy smoker, first grow

[Reno.eNVy.446]

So my girlfriend and I are about 10 days into our first grow. In the meantime we've had two pots that grew a second seedling (probably accidentally put in a second seed) and we had to transfer. So we started with 4 pots and now up to six, it's really nice.

The images posted show our new grow area, the light is a flo. grow light (75w) and we are using a soil mix of MG Moisture Control, perlite and blood mix (which we actually just transferred all the plants into. The big pot is the new seedling that just sprouted in one of the original pots (we're going to transfer the rest of them when they're bigger and stronger.) I'm happy with how they're progressing, but I really wish I knew if I got some fems.

Pictures taken today (April 7th, 2008)

[xoser]

Too Soon To Tell If You Have Fems Man. There Just Babies.

[GigZ-16]

Bury them up a lil bit on their necks as they're light streyching. Move your light source closer. Don't tell me you're working with that one floro tube from the pic. Think CFL. I use 4 fourtie eight inch floro tubes, and CFLs. Works well.

MG Moisture control?? Check out my thread on soil Brands.

http://forum.grasscity.com/general-i...ml#post2416315


Good luck.

[doob3r]

get those lights as close to the tops those babies as you can their stretching bad.

[Reno.eNVy.446]

Okay, here's the new set up. In case you were wondering, the pots are sitting on top of Playboys that date back to 1992. Heh

I now have two 75w floros. Close enough now? It doesn't seem too hot. It's showing temperature at their fan leaves at roughly 74.

And thanks for the burying advice. Feel like an asshole because I just made a post about that elsewhere. But now I've got my answers. We are going to transfer them to bigger pots this weekend. I will definitely put the tall ones down lower

[Reno.eNVy.446]

So, it's day 17 of the grow as of today (April 14th.) All the plants have been transferred to new pots. Soil mix is as follows: 10 cups MG Moisture Control (I don't want to hear it), one cup perlite, 1/4 cup blood meal. The below pictures are of our best looking (hopefully) girl.

[doob3r]

nice man, their coming along nice

[GigZ-16]

You should think about buying more lights for flowering, and probably for veg too.

[Reno.eNVy.446]

Yeah, just found some light sockets. Might go out later this week and buy 2 or 3 CFL's (6500K, right?) And when the time comes and I figure out how many fems I've got, I'll get a 25w 2700K per plant. Solid plan, I figure

[GigZ-16]

You should try and get CFL's in between the plants stems to give the nodes more light and promote more bud growth.

[71/99]

Are the seeds just a random assortment or are you growing with a known strain?

[Reno.eNVy.446]

Originally Posted by 71/99

Are the seeds just a random assortment or are you growing with a known strain?

Bag seed, probably 2 different strains there.

I'm getting something that looks like indication of sex. There just appears to be a small spot of different color around the first node... I'll get pictures when they're bigger because my shitty ass camera won't pick them up now.

I've got a question, though: From the last pictures, could anybody tell me if it's okay to start LST?

[Reno.eNVy.446]

Man they're looking good. We have a new set up, 6 CFLs. Each plant has at least two bulbs on it.

The pictures are of our biggest girl. And I say girl now because I pretty sure that's a preflower in the third picture.

Can I start LST?

[Headless Hornet]

You have a good first effort, just don't rush things.

I would wait a little bit more for LST. 4 or 5 leaf sets is what I have researched as the norm.

Keep up the research and plant care, you should have good results.

[Headless Hornet]

After examining you setup more closely, I would think about fabbing some kind of reflector for your bulbs. It should increase the light that reaches your plants immensely.

Even something as simple as an inverted Vee shaped hood made of white cardboard should be helpful (don't risk a fire though).