Hi everyone, this is literally my first forum post ever, I'm usually the guy just reading people's post but, I wanted to give back to this awesome community of growers and smokers. Cheers to the best type of people who know how to live free. Anyways I started my first grow ever about two weeks ago, I got my seeds from (ilovegrowingmarijuana.com) this awesome website I would totally recommend them because they will ship worldwide, straight from the Netherlands. So I got three seeds germinated them with the old school method (dirt and soil) in a dark place and they all sprouted! Btw before I did good enough research I used miracle grow. I know now that wasn't the best idea, oh well.... And guess what, week in the veg stage my F****ING cat kills two of my plants! -_____- But hey I'm optimistic and was happy to see one still alive and well. Since I have only one plant now I bought a new light. I got this 12w TaoTronics hydroponic led grow light that has 12 LEDs (3 blue & 9 red), ultra bright. These growing lamps emit the wavelength of light which can be fully absorbed by the plants photosynthesis; no energy waste like fluorescent lights etc. 660 and 430nm; 630 and 460nm are respectively 4 peaks of growth spectrum for maximum chlorophyII A and B production. Sources rich in red light are more efficient and beneficial for photosynthesis, best for blooming and fruit .The Chlorophyll and Carotenoid need blue much, good for the photosynthesis, best for promoting the leaf. Here's my auto white widow at 1 week and 5 days Let me know if she's doing good.
Looks good so far the 3rd pic looks like the soil is slightly dry, make sure it has plenty of water but not too much! Besides that good luck! Are you running lights 24/0 20/4 18/6? Just wondering?
Thanks! Um yea im running them 24 hours. But im thinking a swtich 20/4 cause I had the light a little too close before and now thr plant has a light burn.
Im in buddie! From what ive heard adjusting your light period should never be less hrs of light more hrs of light not so ad of a change but shortening the light period you should stay away from not meant as gospel just my $0.02😉
Going down to 20/4 will be fine. Tho she looks like.the lights need to.be more intense the 12w led are not gonna do you well at all you need 100w for forst plant plus 50w fpr each other plant minimum. mate my led is 350 watts for 4 autos.
Yeah man I got an auto white widow going and it's much bigger than that, same age. Add some cfls if you're short on money. Even 2 24w cfls close up to your plant would be better for right now
Thats what I was thinking, She is a bit smaller than usual. If my lights are'nt strong enough then why the light burn? Right now my bottom two leaves are almost white from light burn... not to mention I had the light inches away, now is about a foot and a half away. Thanks for all the input you guys btw I really appreciate it!
12 watts? Will need more light. That wont suffice. Maybe for your seedling but that should be your first upgrade if you want a shot at a harvest Sent from my HTCEVOV4G using Grasscity Forum mobile app
You dont have light burn trust me i have a 300w led and its closer with no problem ive had my 177w touching my buds no issues its nit the led but i see no light burn on your plant there no way 12w would be outputting more than 100,000lumens
OK so it's not light burn then it must be ether my plant has a iron deficiency or it had transplant shock. It's the two bottom leaves and the tips of the top leaves that are turning white.
Here's an update on my plant! Please let me know what you think! Shes 3 weeks old today. And she just started giving off a little sent.