1st Indoor Chronic Grow

uarkgreen

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Lets get started... This is pretty much my first grow, meaning I've tried growing before but have not been able to finish due to other reasons. I got my seeds from a sack of some pretty dank chronic, however, I don't know what strain they are.

There are 4 plants individually planted in 8" pots. The soil I am using is 80% MG African Violet Potting Mix and 20% MG Perlite. The African Violet Mix says the N-P-K ratio is 0.18-0.06-0.12 and the Perlite is 0.04-0.01-0.06. I don't know what the deal is with that.. I imagine I will need more nutes with time. I chose the African Violet soil because that was all I could find and it says the PH is from 6.0-6.8.

The plants are under 4 daylight 26-watt CFLs (6500k), 2 48" 40-watt cool floros, and 2 24" floros (4200k). For the first 2 weeks, I had them under 24/0 light then switched to 18/6.

I have an oscillating fan running 24/7 to help make the stems strong and I water them about every 2-3 days with distilled water.

The seeds sprouted June 28 and are now 3 weeks old. I think they are looking pretty good but I don't know what steps to take next to make sure I am doing everything correctly. Plants 3 and 4 seems to be growing much slower than Plants 1 and 2. Plants 2, 3, and 4 all look to be the same but Plant 1 looks different than the rest. I like plant 2 the best...

Feel free to give me some pointers.. I NEED THEM!
 

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uarkgreen

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My babies don't seem to look as big and mature as other plants that are 3 weeks from seed.. Do you think there are any problems or just slow to start?
 
uarkgreen

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Also, for flowering, I plan on getting a 400 watt HPS. I would like to start 12/12 in one more week so they will flower more quickly and not get so big, but I do not know if they are ready yet..
 
uarkgreen

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The plants seem to be growing exponentially now and one of them is short and top-heavy and has started to lean over a little bit.. I think it may be due to the lights being only a couple of inches away. I will post pics soon and raise the lights.. HELP ME OUT
 
uarkgreen

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Plants are now 30 days old and are looking good! I stopped by a hydroponics store this past weekend and DAMN are those places expensive. I picked up some Canna Terra Flores and some superthrive. I am going to start using the superthrive right away and wait for the other nutrients until I turn to 12/12. I'm going to update pictures soon.
 
nellyatcha

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uarkgreen said:
Lets get started... This is pretty much my first grow, meaning I've tried growing before but have not been able to finish due to other reasons. I got my seeds from a sack of some pretty dank chronic, however, I don't know what strain they are.

There are 4 plants individually planted in 8" pots. The soil I am using is 80% MG African Violet Potting Mix and 20% MG Perlite. The African Violet Mix says the N-P-K ratio is 0.18-0.06-0.12 and the Perlite is 0.04-0.01-0.06. I don't know what the deal is with that.. I imagine I will need more nutes with time. I chose the African Violet soil because that was all I could find and it says the PH is from 6.0-6.8.

The plants are under 4 daylight 26-watt CFLs (6500k), 2 48" 40-watt cool floros, and 2 24" floros (4200k). For the first 2 weeks, I had them under 24/0 light then switched to 18/6.

I have an oscillating fan running 24/7 to help make the stems strong and I water them about every 2-3 days with distilled water.

The seeds sprouted June 28 and are now 3 weeks old. I think they are looking pretty good but I don't know what steps to take next to make sure I am doing everything correctly. Plants 3 and 4 seems to be growing much slower than Plants 1 and 2. Plants 2, 3, and 4 all look to be the same but Plant 1 looks different than the rest. I like plant 2 the best...

Feel free to give me some pointers.. I NEED THEM!
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flower those when they are about 1 feet tall each and that would give you a 2-3 foot tall plant each and thats a nice size dependng on when you and how tall you plan on doing it
 
uarkgreen

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They're still short after a month but pretty fat.. It seems like growing them to 1 ft would take forever without raising the light a ton so they would stretch.
 
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