First Grow....CFL 3 weeks into flowering.....Need honest advice!!!!!

sanduskystightNds

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3 weeks into flowering....im working with what ive got. need to know if it looks right and what to expect over the next two weeks? any advice would help good or bad...

No clue on the strain it was some bag seed.....

no need to be a$$ holes either im just looking to smoke for free not make money
 

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ltkipras

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well it has streched quite a bit, how far do you keep them you should keep your lights 2-3" from the leaves, how much actual watts of cfl's you have? since you don't know what you should be doing don't expect much, get some nutes, that have a higher phosphorus content usually there are 3 numbers
sth like 10-15-10 which is nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium, and use it as the instructions say but first use half the dosage they say, and move up little by little till the full strength , you also need a ph meter or a test kit, you could grow without one but it would at least be good to know you tap water ph, in soil you should have a ph of 6.0-6.7, I just scratched the surface of what you should do, but you only need to know the basics, the rest you learn by yourself, ask if you have questions. :peace:
 

drudinpc

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At 3 weeks the stretch should be about done. Get those lights closer if you can, like within a few inches. CFLs won't burn unless they're an inch or closer. She looks a little pale and would definitely benefit from some nutrition. Apply as poster above said.

About 3 weeks from now she'll start having real buds and you'll get an idea of what to expect. From week 6 to 9 she'll probably double the bud weight. She looks healthy to me and if you don't plan on doing much growing there's really not much need to spend money on stuff like pH and ppm meters and whatnot, although you can get cheap ones. Any pH issue and soil can be fixed with crushed lime. Right now I wouldn't worry about it.

Best advice I can give you is to peruse this and other websites and learn from other people's mistakes. Don't buy into every little thing, as there's a lot of groupthink on these boards. Some will claim you must flush before harvest, some say it's BS. Some say add molasses to your soil, some say don't. You should top it, train it, use these kind of nutes, avoid this, add that. You get the point. Do your best and learn as you go. It's really fun and the payoff is pretty sweet. Whatever you do, don't overdo it. When all else fails, leave it the hell alone to do it's thing. Contrary to what some will tell you, you can get some fire ass nugs by literally sticking seed in some soil and watering it every so often, simple as that. And finally, don't listen to the elitist assholes that will try and rip you a new one because you don't do it their way. There's one in every crowd, ya know.

Good luck!
 

D.tea

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Hit on the button I think so far, definitely stretched in general, but its obviously a sativa as well so thats to be expected.
Good clean water with the right amount of nutrients is a good thing without question and remember that it will start wanting more and more and more, and can handle quite a lot. MAKE IT RAIN!
 

ltkipras

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You don't have to get more lights, but you would definetely benefit from it, one grower grew a plant with a 15w cfl, but he only got 2-3g
 

zubey91

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You don't have to get more lights, but you would definetely benefit from it, one grower grew a plant with a 15w cfl, but he only got 2-3g

why would you want to waste your time growing under a 15w cfl for 70+ days to only get a few grams.. big huge waste of time if you ask me. lol More lights means thicker buds and more trichs. i don't know why you would tell him not to get more lights.

check my grow out man. i only use cfls and got 5 ounces off 2, 2 foot plants. (DRY)
 

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