This is my first grow and all is going well so far so please comment and help me to improve. i got the seed from inside some weed and im not sure if its male or female im just hopping. the plant at 1 week old the weed i got the seed from
I am using 2*7w and 1*11w energy saver bulbs but i am trying to get money for better lights. i am also using 1*12cm computer fan for air circulation and 2*5cm for inlet and outlet.
this is todays pictures of my plant in the first stage of LST which i started 5 hours ago. and this picture of my grow area
those lights arn't going to do much.... you need cfl's / fluorescent lighting.... not energysaving bulbs... i tried that once and failed horribly... also you won't know male or female for awhile... since you're new ill tell you this you need a timer, leave you're lights on 18 hours on, and 6 hours off "while it's in the small / vegative stage", then switch it to 12/12 when you want to flower and show sex (male or female) i usually wait untill my plants 20" tall to flower... but everyone is different... like different sizes... also if you want a big plant you're going to need a bigger pot.... but mainly you need more and better lighting than those energy saving bulbs.... i use x2 4 foot fluorescent lights for top lighting... then i have sidelighting aswell.. my setup works great.... "pictures are in my signature below" anyways good luck to you're grow... i hope you get better bulbs soon... otherwise it may not turn out that good...
actually the lightss are working well and there on 24hrs to make up for their crapness and it seems to work
Hey bro, MaT420InSaNiTy, is correct. Those few little light WILL NOT DO MUCH. Yes they have grown you a nice healthy 3inch plant. If you plan on it getting bigger, you will need more light. The GC consesus, is around 100 watts of ACTUAL power per plant...you have 25 watts!
yea the plant might manage to grow, but itll be the same as growing in alaska. just go to walmart and get a 3 pack of 26 watt cfls they are only like 15 bucks and added on to what you have will make it grow much faster. then itll be like growing it in hawaii, but sun for 24 hrs!
thanks for advice but i dont have a job and i go to college but i am saving up for one of these http://www.growell.co.uk/p/1587/Envirolites-Compact-Fluorescent-Grow-Lamps.html
Ive taken your advice and got a few more lights so now i got 2*7w and 2*11 energy savers and a 40w halogen reflector light.
Everyone here is wrong.. The lights he is using is Flourescent lights, perhaps Booty needs to take a shot from the side for them to see it properly. All Energy Saving LIghts are Flourescents.. NOthing wrong with your lights dude. Do not use the Halogen light, that will do nothing but burn up the plant.
work on that tie a bit more , your gonna want to get that top node below 90 degrees. That means you need the growing tip below at least one of the sets of leaves below it. This should give you a good idea. The Idea is get get as many branches as possible and as low and even of a canopy as possible. ,http://forum.grasscity.com/absolute-beginners/122936-how-lst-low-stress-training.html yes , halogen isn't a very good idea , get a good ratio of warm white and cool white compact floros , soft white is pretty much in between the two.
Bump net went down before i could complete what i was saying. Alright first person said wrong light, its not but yes it is too little of light, it will do fine up to a point with that but add more, which i read you already have.... If you can fork out the money for those Envirolites even better they have the perfect spectrum for both Veg and Flower.