My First Ever Grow (Check it out!!)

[herbalgenius311]

So here we go....
I had a few seeds from some mediocre buds a few weeks ago and thought to myself hey why not, so I sprouted them, hoping to maybe get a leaf or two...
Well it has turned out to be quite an ordeal and its makin me pretty happy, however I think I am rapidly approaching a crucial make or break point in my plants (I can't quite tell M/F yet)

So... Here's some pics from sprout til today (april 23)
Let me know what ya'll think...

please please please comment or question as I love to learn more about it!

This is the latest growth of my two as of today...


** Also, what light schedule should they be on at this point?

I'll keep this updated with pics though

[CaliGrower]

They look great, very healthy. What strain is it?

[herbalgenius311]

I'm not sure to tell you the truth, it came out of some random bud I had... nothing great but it was all I really had to work with, so we'll see

[Tical00]

Stay at a 18/6 light schedule

[GrowBox420]

Hey man looks good Im actually in the same position your in i found a bag seed and thought why not I'm a little further along then you it looks tho Im at 3 weeks how old are you? you should be on 24 hour light right now (or at least 18 on 6 off) with good air ventilation around her she should start growing pretty fast. mine is 5in tall but Ive topped it and trimmed a few leaves Im going to try to bonsai her that is if its a female. you can't tell sex to usually after 4 or 5 weeks when you get preflowers and sometimes not till you put her in to flower (Switch it to 12/12 light to start producing buds) Let me know how old she is and how you are set up and i can show you what Ive been doing if you want

[Tical00]

Don't hijack his thread! Make your own!

[herbalgenius311]

I like it..

My box is quite rigged, its not completely closed as far as circulation and temperature either, its basically staying at room temp with a gentle fan...
I will head out to get a new bulb soon though

How do you go about making it bonsai? I actually would like to try that with one of the two

[GrowBox420]

I set up my own journal i ask people to post there methods http://forum.grasscity.com/grow-jour...ur-method.html

this is what Im going for
http://forum.grasscity.com/attachmen...chmentid=74765

[herbalgenius311]

I really like the looks of that bonsai , if you have any methods I'd love to hear them, i'll keep checking your new post though

[GrowBox420]

yea man keep up to date i want to see how it turns out

how tall are your plants again?

have you considered topping yet?

[herbalgenius311]

They are both (as of today) about 3.5 inches a piece...

Also, I have some basic pH strips it's not much but should the pH be mostly neutral at this point? I'll check it when i get some drainage water

Also, how do I go about topping it exactly... I have a general idea but i'd like some better instruction...

[GrowBox420]

pH should be 6 - 6.5

topping is really as easy as it sounds just spread the fan leaves at the top and clip the new shoot coming up between them

first 2 pics show before and second 2 show after

these are my side branches but the top of your plant should look similar the leaves are probably bigger

how many nodes do you have like 2 or 3 maybe?

[herbalgenius311]

I just clipped the beginning of the 4th node, I'm thinking thats legit...

[herbalgenius311]

Seems like its been forever since I first posted , but its only been about 3 days,

none the less...
I did top the first one today, its fourth node was just growing in... I'm thinking that was a decent choice...

Any comments? Questions? anything?

The first 2 are of my first plant, the other two are of the second plant which is about 2 days younger...

The stems were very stretched at first because I had them on a windowsill for the first 4 or 5 days of life (I know better now) and i have a fan to give some breeze and promote stem growth... The stems have seemed to get a bit thicker but only in the new growth areas up near the nodes, so my questions is... Will the original bits of the stem grow up a little more?

I believe my pH at this point is 7, I only have strips though so I can't be to sure they aren't that accurate, so ya like I said its a dorm set up so I'm doing what I can at this point... but questions and comments are always welcome!

Peace

[eleven357]

Looking good. Try getting some wind those babies!

Keep up the good work!