First Grow

TooSides

Member
So I started the process one week ago today. Its coming along pretty good I suppose. I started with soil as my medium and some seeds from a fire batch. I want to get some practice with those so I won't ruin my kush seeds. I've been using some tap water I sat out for 24 hours prior to using. I will be puchasing a hydro kit in a few days. Can I transport to that or should I stick to the soil grow & see how that works? How often should I water? I've been trying to test the moisture by feeling the soil. I don't have a light yet but I will purchase one in the morning. Any suggestions on the fluroscents?I want to get the grow process understood because I want my kush to bring good results. Any recommendations for a newbie.
 

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littlewing

Active Member
with your next seeds maybe start your seed in some rockwool and it will be alot easier to transfer to hydro
dnt know alot bout floros im an hid light man myself.
watering i do once every 48 hours in a soil mix.
 

Phenom420

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Welcome to RIU
Yeah for a noob you might wanna stay in soil.
Well for indoor growing do you wanna go HPS or CFLs?
Floro tubes suck for anything but seedlings to a week or 2.

What kinda soil you using?
Your plant looks like its stretching ALOT, it needs light quick.
Get atleast 1 6500k 26W CFL (daylight) then get another light or 2 every week, grow with you plant.
Check out my albums for ideas.
 

brokeandwise

New Member
I would stick to soil on this grow. If you want more practice before using your kush then take clones from this plant. In fact I would take a clone after a few and flower just to see if its a female, and your not wasting your time. As far as light goes hps is by far the best but if you are just starting and want to try this cheap get you 6-8 26 watt cfls.
 

Phenom420

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I would stick to soil on this grow. If you want more practice before using your kush then take clones from this plant. In fact I would take a clone after a few and flower just to see if its a female, and your not wasting your time. As far as light goes hps is by far the best but if you are just starting and want to try this cheap get you 6-8 26 watt cfls.
Knoxville huh? I pass down you way alot.
howdy neighbor.
 

Phenom420

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LOL
I use to watch that show when I was a kid.

Man I hated it when they had 41 shut down though town and I had to use the 265 to go around. i think it was 265
hell i dunno i get stoned and drive LOL
 

TooSides

Member
So I purchased a cfl 26w. I also made a small grow box out of a old shoe box lined in foil. I have the plant in there now. i guess I will go with 24 hrs of light for a week or two? Would that be a good start? I have 8 others germinating so I will try to get on the ball with those. I read alot of post here they are very helpful. Thanks RIU!
 

Phenom420

Well-Known Member
So I purchased a cfl 26w. I also made a small grow box out of a old shoe box lined in foil. I have the plant in there now. i guess I will go with 24 hrs of light for a week or two? Would that be a good start? I have 8 others germinating so I will try to get on the ball with those. I read alot of post here they are very helpful. Thanks RIU!
just 1 26w CFL and a show box?
Why are you planting 8 more?
You don't have anything to grow them with
you need more than just 1 cfl to grow with,
well unless your wanting a loose joint at best....

Sorry but that's the sad fact of it.:joint:
 

TooSides

Member
I have 8 other kush seeds that I will start after I get the process down. I still only have the one plant and one 26w cfl in a shoe box. I have been watering every two days with tap water I let sit out for 48 hours. I placed the plant under the light in the box after Phenom420 said it looked stressed. I havent decided the schedule of light that may be best. Any suggestions anyone.
 

Phenom420

Well-Known Member
I have 8 other kush seeds that I will start after I get the process down. I still only have the one plant and one 26w cfl in a shoe box. I have been watering every two days with tap water I let sit out for 48 hours. I placed the plant under the light in the box after Phenom420 said it looked stressed. I havent decided the schedule of light that may be best. Any suggestions anyone.
2 days is most likely too often.
Get yourself a mostiure meter they are about $10 at lowes, home depot and garden stores, some have a ph probe built in as well, I have one works great.

You need to check about 3 inches below top soil to see if your soil is dry or not, it only needs water when its dry, gotta let it dry out to breathe.

18/6 is standard, you can do 12/12 from seed and also some of us do 24/0 depends on how long you wanna veg, how much weed u want, how good u want it 2 b and so on. 24/0 will take the longest 12/12 fastest about 12-14 weeks alot of the time (what looks like im gettin here)

I do all of em, my needs are odd, I nee weight and stuff quick, so i use my lowest stuff in my fastest grow and my killer shit on my longer grows.

Its really about what YOU want, and how long you can really take the waiting.

Id wait until you finish this grow to start another, your gonna need to save to grow 8 plants, unless you want tiny plants like what im doing in dixie cups.

I have a grow where I have 40 small plants in dixie cups growing on a bookshelf. 12/12 lights hoping to be done within 7-11 weeks.
 
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