Clark's First Grow

[clarkkent]

no dont do that if you have 4 feet tall star at 19 to 20 inches high that will ends at 4 feet

How long are we talking about? Ballpark? From today to harvest typically. I guess it's going to depend on the strain which I don't know...but roughly

 

[clarkkent]

Day 4 (late post)

Everything seems to be going along fine. They are growing fast, or so it seems.

And this one I thought was cool....they try so hard

Anyhow....the pics don't show it but I installed two more 24" flourescents and a 7" pc fan. The temp in the cabinet was up to about 94 (it's been hot here) but the fan brought it down about 12 degrees so that should work out.

Guess I just keep waiting now......
Oh and I'll post some more recent pics in a couple days but they have seriously doubled in size since this pic 2 days ago.

 

[HYDRO333]

Yo nice setup, Is that all you need of the amout of cfl's and ure good.

 

[clarkkent]

How soon can you put the plants on 12/12? I mean and be productive...and how will that affect their grow rate?

Most of the little girls (i hope) are about 3 inches tall now and have been on 20/4 for a week. I realize there's probably no 'right' answer but what is common?

I'll try to get some pics up later

 

[A.K.]

if your growing 9 plants you want more than just three cfls. buy an hps light if you have the budget

 

[clarkkent]

The plan is to only continue growing 3 once I can see which ones are strongest/biggest/female.

 

[bombbudpuffa]

They can be put into flower at anytime but the longer you veg, the bigger the yield. If you're just wanting to determine sex you could put them on 12/12 now but it still may take a few weeks for sex to show. They will preflower(show sex) at 4-6weeks old naturally.

 

[clarkkent]

So if I keep them at their current light time they will show sex on their own before putting them 12/12?

And how long does flowering usually take once started?

 

[MrPuffAlot]

i got one plant thats been growing for almost 2 months in VEG cycle
and they havne't shown sex.. EXCEPT for LOWRYDERS...

Best bet: after 4/5 weeks of VEG.. start 12/12 cycle .

From what im told.. your plants can get 3x their size in FLOWER cycle.

 

[BluntFullOfKush]

i got one plant thats been growing for almost 2 months in VEG cycle
and they havne't shown sex.. EXCEPT for LOWRYDERS...

Best bet: after 4/5 weeks of VEG.. start 12/12 cycle .

From what im told.. your plants can get 3x their size in FLOWER cycle.

:yeahthat: 4-5 weeks is great time to start flower,it can take up to 2 weeks to show there sex so if you dont see it right away jus give it a lil time. You can get a lil magnafieing glass and look at the nodes to get a closer look when searching for sex.

 

[clarkkent]

Day 14?

Well things seem to be progressing just fine. Plants are getting bigger every day. Here are some pics. They're about 4" high right now.
http://www.marijuanapassion.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=30941&stc=1&d=1186534534
http://www.marijuanapassion.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=30942&stc=1&d=1186534534
http://www.marijuanapassion.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=30943&stc=1&d=1186534534
http://www.marijuanapassion.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=30944&stc=1&d=1186534534

I've had some differing advice on watering. A guy I know said not to water them very often because they will get tall at the stem? I don't really have the feeling that he knows as much as you guys do about growing though.

So I've pretty much gone on instinct and watered them like I'd water any other plant. When the soil starts to feel dry. Have to keep in mind that the soil I used drains really well. Also, it's been a steady 93 degrees in my box due to local weather so the water evaporates fairly quickly. Also they are on 20/4

Any suggestions are welcome

Oh, and if someone could tell me what I'm doing wrong that my pics post as links, that'd be helpful. I thought I could follow the sites instructions but apparently I'm missing something.

 

[Mutt]

use the "manage attachments" button (you have to scroll down some to see it) instead of "insert picture" button in the post box tools.
BTW you watering schedule is fine.

 

[clarkkent]

Still growing but I think I may have a small problem. I'm starting to get some yellowing of leaves. I haven't been watering much but today the pots seemed really dry to me, so I watered.

The water I use is regular tap that has sit out for 2 days before using. I used a 50/50 vermiculite/miracle grow soil mix that was recommended on one of the grow guides here. I've got a fan circulating air and it's been between 80-94 degrees in the cabinet.

Any suggestions? Other than that, no drooping or anything. They 'seem' healthy.

 

[clarkkent]

Anybody?

I did go back and check the bag of soil Miracle Gro Garden Soil. I noticed something that may be the problem. Says right on the bag in HUGE letters (duh) NOT TO BE USED IN POTS. So I'm kinda assuming that they have some kind of nute burn?

Either way I'm going to go ahead and transplant them into some good soil asap and hope they get better. At least i"m only two weeks into it if they don't make it.

 

[BluntFullOfKush]

that may be your problum dont give any ferts till it clears up

 

[clarkkent]

Alright....last night I got some new soil and moved everyone into their permanent homes. When I took the jiffypots out of their plastic pots i noticed that their roots were smooshed up into the bottom of the pots. I had only cut the bottom off half the pots because i didn't know till later.

At any rate, i took the bottoms off the jiffy pots and planted them pot and all into their big, comfy new buckets o' dirt and gave them a good watering. They seem to be handling it well and don't seem to be continuing to turn yellow, but we'll see. Some of the plants also have some spotting with reddish brown spots? I'm guessing that if it was the roots or the nutes in the other soil, they should be getting better with the new dirt. We'll see.

I also put them onto 12/12. I'll put some pics up later.

Thanks to everyone for the advice and comments

 

[Sticky_Budz]

good luck hope all goes well for you

 

[clarkkent]

See if this works....

here are my latest pics

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=31283&stc=1&d=1186968684

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=31282&stc=1&d=1186967969

 

[clarkkent]

Day 28?

So I've been on 12/12 for two weeks now and there are flowers starting to form. Most of the six plants have white hairs starting up.

I've looked at a few grow guides about determining sex, but to be honest, I'm still lost I think. Or at least I don't have a ton of confidence about it.

Is it feasible to have all 6 be female? Cuz that's what it seems like to me. I haven't seen anything resembling 'balls' and they all have the white hairs. ???

I can post some pics if anyone replies and wants to throw their two cents in.

Otherwise things seem to be going well. I did have to get a air freshener thing. Picked it up at Walmart (if they only knew how many grows they are responsible for, lol) I'll check the name but it's just a citrus air freshener that also has carbon in it for like $3. As long as the air circulates it does a decent job, but it's starting to get stinky so I may have to look into something else soon.

 

[BluntFullOfKush]

i would like to see jus to confem that they are females and to see how ur progress is comeing along