I planted a seed a few days ago and it sprouted today. I have a 50w cfl light right now. It is running 24/7 with little breaks to let the light cool off. I have a small fan running in the closet as well. As the plant grows, I plan on purchasing a bigger light, as for right now i just have a few basic questions of what im gunna be getting into. Anyways right now i have it in some soil my dad had laying around, will this be okay for now? I'm not looking to yield really good dank or anything, I planted a seed from a batch I got, I dont even know if its a female yet. I was looking at some seed banks online and I seen that there "Dwarf Plants", I was thinking about purchasing a few seeds of a Dwarf strain, would this be good for a beginner? Also, what does an "Auto-flowering" seed do? My dad use to grow pot back in the 70s in his Apt. and he said that he didnt do anything special for it and he just put it in a 5 gallon bucket and watered it accordingly to this book he had. He didn't buy any ph equipment, and kindof just let it grow on its own. I plan on having it in my closet. But if my plant does happen to be a female, will it be able grow and yield some decent bud without having to get any extra equipment and stuff? Is a PH kit a necessity for my expectations? What is the least I would have to purchase in order to grow a nice healthy marijuana plant?
Does your Dad know about your grow? If you ask about the minimum effort and expense and knowledge needed to grow, then you are shooting for the minimum yield, quality, and quantity. Is that really what you want? Read the sticky threads, they include pre-answers to all these kinds of basic questions...
Thanks I'll check some of the stickies, I'm new to these forums so im checkin it out, thanks for the reply. And yes my dad is aware of the grow.