Delahaze

[AssMatic7]

Whats going on guys....im waiting for my 400w mh and hps lights to get here monday so for the mean time i been using 400w cfl frow light..its been about a week now and my seedling is growing kinda crooked and it looks like it may be too close to the cfl i have the light about 3-4 inches away from the top of the plant ...i have attached pics and just need some friendly advice on if im doing it wrong or just keep doing what been doing

 

[Gary Goodson]

Welcome to RIU!

It's ok, that kind of leaning isn't uncommon. When I start seeds in solo cups or even in jiffy pellets I only fill the solo cup about halfway with dirt. If you do it like that you can always add dirt to the cup as the seedling stretches. Easy fix is to bury it deep when you transplant into a larger pot. All the way up to the cotyledons. Until then you can prop it up with a toothpick/bamboo skewer and a twist tie or poke a hole in the cup and just use a twist tie to keep it upright.

Good luck and happy growing

 

[AssMatic7]

Thanks Gary now do you have any knowledge on how many plants i can have and get a decent harvest with 400w mh for veg and 400w for flowering?

 

[Gary Goodson]

Thanks Gary now do you have any knowledge on how many plants i can have and get a decent harvest with 400w mh for veg and 400w for flowering?

That's really up to you and how you want to grow. Anybody that tells you "it has to be like this and only like this" is full of shit. You can grow sea of green style and have a lot of smaller plants that you veg for a short period of time or you can have a few plants that you veg a little longer or you could do one big ass plant that you veg for a long time and train the shit out of it. Again, it's really what works best for you.

Right now I've gone the route of one big ass plant. 3x3 tent with a 400 watt hps, bubblegum in a 20 gallon fabric pot 1 week into flower
vegged for 3+ months