First cannabis grow. General help/advice needed

[DrDukePHD]

Actually I've seen a better selection at even Home Depot lately. I looked at the ingredients of some Black Magic 2 part nutes they had and it's the same ingredients you find in 90% of other nutrients. They even had Black Magic CalMag. The Miracle-Gro Performance Organics is a decent product. Then there is Dr Earth and several others.

The selection is going to be better in certain regions. I know where I'm at most of the nurseries and garden centers have added product lines in order to get in on the high profit margins of selling nutrients. But I'm in a legal state. In fact less than an ounce of Marijuana was decriminalized way back in 1973 so the attitudes towards pot here have been pretty liberal for decades. You're probably not going to find the same in say Mississippi or Alabama. So as @Herb & Suds stated. Amazon

Those poor people in MS, MI & AL. It's still legit 1950 down there with drug laws. Scary.

 

[Herb & Suds]

Those poor people in MS, MI & AL. It's still legit 1950 down there with drug laws. Scary.

Uhm MI
is Michigan

 

[oldsilvertip55]

Those poor people in MS, MI & AL. It's still legit 1950 down there with drug laws. Scary.

that's no chit @DrDukePHD

 

[DrDukePHD]

Uhm MI
is Michigan

Oops. Mississippi & Missouri is what i meant. Of course drug laws in Michigan (for all things non-cannabis) are still peak drug-war.

 

[elisabethm]

Drain the saucer once it collects run off. Shop vac, turkey baster pick it up and pour it out. Something

I also drained the saucer.

Chances are there is something at those garden centers that is very similar and will work just as good as any cannabis specific nutrients. It's a plant and eats the same as other plants. Almost all fertilizers originate from the same chemical factories.

I got some good recommendations and i’ll grab one of them soon. I thought superthrive was fertilizer, i now know it’s not and doesn’t do anything. The ratios and shit are confusing and they all have different analysis, I just needed input

 

[steve870]

i had luck using straight 20-20-20 that cost 4$ a pound. I can grow for years with that

 

[King Dude]

I actually added the holes yesterday, and watered until runoff. All of my houseplants are potted with rocks even in pots with holes and i’m not having problems with them. This pot just happened to not have holes and I never added them. I also know that pot plates exist to hold runoff water, which I also put under my pots so i don’t mind the water haha. If the rocks are useless then you learn something new every day. The rocks should be fine in there as the rock layer is like an inch to 8 inches of dirt, until I repot.

The biggest problem with rocks is that it offers less room for roots. They don't usually cause any noticeable problems other than reduced growing potential, which is why people still mistakenly use them. It's not one of those mistakes that outright kills plants. Even I used rocks a long, long time before I knew better. It was just something my parents did that I inherited without knowing why they did it.

Everyone here probably has some strange growing habits that might not be necessary. It's up to us to scrutinize every step, really.

 

[StonedGardener]

This was the same plant on June 16th.View attachment 5158678

Ya gotta keep those little sprouts as close as to light as possible, without damaging of course. I still use an old fluorescent set-up to start seedlings......works great. Those plants , like other plants grow tall and spindly without sufficient lighting. I think your other plants will come around. Many times a seedling has trouble starting out. They seem to usually bounce back. I always water tender little sprouts/seedlings very gently with fine tip spray bottle.....ya don't want to dislodge the roots. Don't over water , they don't need much.

 

[elisabethm]

Ya gotta keep those little sprouts as close as to light as possible, without damaging of course. I still use an old fluorescent set-up to start seedlings......works great. Those plants , like other plants grow tall and spindly without sufficient lighting. I think your other plants will come around. Many times a seedling has trouble starting out. They seem to usually bounce back. I always water tender little sprouts/seedlings very gently with fine tip spray bottle.....ya don't want to dislodge the roots. Don't over water , they don't need much.

Hey there! I actually started this seedling indoors with only natural window light, which probably explains the long and spindly stem! Since I do have these new sprouts under my LED I think they will do a bit better. I have cotyl-whatever’s and the first baby serrated/fan leaves popping out of the seed casings on them today. I started in soil the night before last so hoping that’s good signs !

 

[FirstCavApache64]

The big reason for keeping the drain pans empty is to help eliminate fungus gnats from the area. Standing water provides them a breeding area and water source which you don't want to have around. It also helps with possible mold and other pathogens.

 

[StonedGardener]

Hey there! I actually started this seedling indoors with only natural window light, which probably explains the long and spindly stem! Since I do have these new sprouts under my LED I think they will do a bit better. I have cotyl-whatever’s and the first baby serrated/fan leaves popping out of the seed casings on them today. I started in soil the night before last so hoping that’s good signs !

Those little tender f-ers can make me nervous , actually the whole grow from start to finish can make me nervous. I'm very attentive , scrutinizing each plant every day which allows me to catch any problem early.

Natural light from windowsill certainly explains your towering young seedling , I've seen people do that many times.......it sucks. Ya got cotyledons and leaves coming ,
your on your way. Your going to love growing. Give me a shout anytime ! I've been growing for 50yrs, indoor and out . I wouldn't over water , or over feed , that gives so many people problems.

 

[elisabethm]

Those little tender f-ers can make me nervous , actually the whole grow from start to finish can make me nervous. I'm very attentive , scrutinizing each plant every day which allows me to catch any problem early.

Natural light from windowsill certainly explains your towering young seedling , I've seen people do that many times.......it sucks. Ya got cotyledons and leaves coming ,
your on your way. Your going to love growing. Give me a shout anytime ! I've been growing for 50yrs, indoor and out . I wouldn't over water , or over feed , that gives so many people problems.

this is how she’s doing a week and a half later