First grow, CFL + "grow lamp", indoor closet 24/0

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chat14drew

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Im posting a little late in the process, but i have some pics from earlier along on the way.
I am growing with 2 23 watt CFLs, and one 24 inch "grow lamp" i had bought at a Wal Mart.

I have been moving them outside almost everyday, to get at least 5 hours of good sunlight, and when indoors they have been kept under a 24/0 light cycle.
I'm not sure how to water, so I do it whenever the stems/leaves start to droop downwards and then they lift back up within an hour or less.

Gave them each about 3 fertilizer sticks in the soil from before i planted them (prepped the soil prior).
The levels of are 13-4-5 (N-P-K).

The pictures are a mix from 1 week to 2 weeks.
They are at 4 weeks currently, and I will be posting photos of them soon, they have grown sooo much bigger!!!

[:peeacceebongsmilie
 

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cee1230 said:
they look good to me i hope mine look like thet at 2 weeks.im doin my first grow also.i think u should get more cfls and put them closer.check out
my grow https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/243335-first-grow-will-work.html
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yeah i put another one up since i took these, i figured i dont need too much lights in the grow space because i take them out side daily with temperatures at about 80-81 F.
and humidity at about 30.

i will get more pictures soon to show the progress they have made in just a week or two!
 
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Hey man you should lower your lights because looks like you got some streching going on and 2-3 plants in one pot is bad, you should try for 1 plant a pot.
 
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jrya7 said:
Hey man you should lower your lights because looks like you got some streching going on and 2-3 plants in one pot is bad, you should try for 1 plant a pot.
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yeah, i wasnt aware of that issue when i planted them, as this was my first time, but i guess my plans now are to grow them together for now, and maybe a male will pop up and i can rip that bastard out, and let the female have the pot to herself.

I also have a question, is changing the soil you first used, like, completely changing it, will it shock the plant more than it would than a regular transplant?
 
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alright here are the updated pics for which they currently stand, i took the pics like 10 minutes ago.
the light contrasts the lens a bit so it looks a lot darker than it really is in there.

dont forget their daily sunshine treatments though ;]

i havent named them yet, but i will soon, more updates to come often
 

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Heeey wait red flag. lol All seems well, but if you let them grow in that pot together, and one is a male, you cant rip him out, the roots will be too tangled, and if you just cut it, the roots will rot and affect the other plant badly....?
 
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boxofstankay said:
Heeey wait red flag. lol All seems well, but if you let them grow in that pot together, and one is a male, you cant rip him out, the roots will be too tangled, and if you just cut it, the roots will rot and affect the other plant badly....?
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ohhh shit, haha wasnt expecting that one, but makes sense, cause roots dont grow back like the stems and shit do right?

well in this case, i will probably transplant soon, maybe in a day or two.

but can anyone answer my question about the change of soil?

i will also start flowering in maybe about a week or two, due to the lack of space. more updates to come soon:weed:
 
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jrya7 said:
I dont get your soil question.
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my question is basically this:

Will changing the soil I am using damage the plants?
I know it will shock them from the transplantation, but i have gotten better soil and want to switch my plants to that soil, since I have to transplant them anyways, which i will probably do today or tomorrow:]
 
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just another update, i should be using a better camera soon so you can see more of whats going on, i got one yellow tip but thats it so far.

any criticism or tips? :leaf:
 

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Alright I finally did it, I used to new soil I got, and added the fertilizer sticks i have been using from the start, I'll probably start foliar feeding here soon, and move to higher levels of P and keep the same high level of N.

I transplanted them into the same pot again, its all I had to work with, since I'm a broke ass.
But the pot is about 3 feet long, so they have a lot more room than they did, and it has a much better drainage system at the bottom.

I had to tear some of the roots apart but not too badly at all. Hopefully it won't affect them too much, I guess we'll have to wait and find out:]

Sorry about the raging dog, he loves the plants.

And i couldnt come up with any names, so I decided to name them after my dog and snake;
the one on the left is moose, and the one on the right is reaper.
 

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I have a question. I have topped one of my plants, and i want to start LST with my other.

I tried bending it to where i wanted it, but it wont bend like i want it, and almost seems like it is going to snap. any way around this?

and also mind you i just transplanted them today, should i give them a day or two to kinda get themselves back together?
 
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chat14drew said:
ohhh shit, haha wasnt expecting that one, but makes sense, cause roots dont grow back like the stems and shit do right?

well in this case, i will probably transplant soon, maybe in a day or two.

but can anyone answer my question about the change of soil?

i will also start flowering in maybe about a week or two, due to the lack of space. more updates to come soon:weed:
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Let them veg for like 2-3 weeks. It will only be a foot or two tall.
idk about yield tho.

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I thought i'd show their indoor home now. It's not much, but like I said, they also have daily lives outside too:]
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i think this is a bad idea. A friend of myn had 4 plants, and kept giving them some natural sun switching from lights to sun all the time. 3 hermied. The constant changing of intense to not so intense might not be good for a CFL grow.

Feel free to correct me pplz. But im pretty sure this is the case.

chat14drew said:
I have a question. I have topped one of my plants, and i want to start LST with my other.

I tried bending it to where i wanted it, but it wont bend like i want it, and almost seems like it is going to snap. any way around this?

and also mind you i just transplanted them today, should i give them a day or two to kinda get themselves back together?
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Yeah, myn drooped a bit when i transplanted. Nothing to worry about.

Well idk about the LST, I;ve got one LST and its just bending,not really close to breaking but it does feel week at first. Just give the babies time to adjust. Patience is a virtue!
 
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boxofstankay said:
Let them veg for like 2-3 weeks. It will only be a foot or two tall.
idk about yield tho.
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yeah i know the yield wont be too much, but this is just a first grow, and for personal use, free weed is free weed you know, whether its an ounce or a bowl. :]
maybe later tries i will go for a big yield.



boxofstankay said:
I think this is a bad idea. A friend of myn had 4 plants, and kept giving them some natural sun switching from lights to sun all the time. 3 hermied. The constant changing of intense to not so intense might not be good for a CFL grow.

Feel free to correct me pplz. But im pretty sure this is the case.
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This somewhat makes sense to me, but doesnt. Idk..
Cause I keep the same temperature in my grow room the same as an average day outside, for stress reasons. But could it be the light intensity you're talking about? I thought all the natural rays and light spectrums from the sun would be a good daily treat for the plants you know?

but yes, +rep to anyone who can give more insight on this;]


boxofstankay said:
Well idk about the LST, I;ve got one LST and its just bending,not really close to breaking but it does feel week at first. Just give the babies time to adjust. Patience is a virtue!
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yaeh i think im gonna bend over little by little day by day, and not just completely do it at once. ;]

more updates to come soon;]
criticism and tips wantedbongsmilie
 
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