marlboroman
Active Member
Ok so I'm a few weeks into my first grow. I don't have a camera right now so unfortunately I can't take any pics for u guys.
But basically I have 6 seedlings right now;
one is bagseed at about 2 weeks old- it has just started its set of 4 leaves after the first 2 sets of true leaves (you know what i'm talkin about the 4 leaves that grow out in an X shape)
The other 5 are a strain called Rocklock (Rockstar X Warlock) and are about 11 days old- all of them are working on their second set of true leaves.
My setup is a small stealth op in my apartment, I have 2 42W CFLs about 4-6 inches from the plants , a heating pad to help with the cold weather and a fan blowing constantly. I'm using some generic soil that doesn't have any nutrients, mixed with about 40% vermiculite, and I water the plants usually every or every other day.
In the last few days my plants seem to have slowed down a lot in growing. They are stretching a little bit, but I really can't find any better lighting equipment around where I live so I'm trying to make do with what I got.
The growing space is about 10" x 20" by 2 ft tall. Going to try to start 12/12 lighting soon, maybe in about a week to keep the plants small and make the grow faster. I realize this will realy hurt my yield but I don't have the space to grow full plants anyway. I'm planning on eventually cutting it down to 1-2 plants once they show their sex and I need to transplant to bigger pots.
Point is, are 2 42W CFLs going to be enough light in a small space like this? Also, I'm really confused about nutrients.
Should I just buy some kind of liquid nutrients at a gardening store and mix them in with the water every week or so?
I'm really confused about nutrients/fertalizers etc and I've read all the FAQs and stuff but just can't really seem to grasp what I'm supposed to do with that.
Any help would be greatly appreciated- thanks!
But basically I have 6 seedlings right now;
one is bagseed at about 2 weeks old- it has just started its set of 4 leaves after the first 2 sets of true leaves (you know what i'm talkin about the 4 leaves that grow out in an X shape)
The other 5 are a strain called Rocklock (Rockstar X Warlock) and are about 11 days old- all of them are working on their second set of true leaves.
My setup is a small stealth op in my apartment, I have 2 42W CFLs about 4-6 inches from the plants , a heating pad to help with the cold weather and a fan blowing constantly. I'm using some generic soil that doesn't have any nutrients, mixed with about 40% vermiculite, and I water the plants usually every or every other day.
In the last few days my plants seem to have slowed down a lot in growing. They are stretching a little bit, but I really can't find any better lighting equipment around where I live so I'm trying to make do with what I got.
The growing space is about 10" x 20" by 2 ft tall. Going to try to start 12/12 lighting soon, maybe in about a week to keep the plants small and make the grow faster. I realize this will realy hurt my yield but I don't have the space to grow full plants anyway. I'm planning on eventually cutting it down to 1-2 plants once they show their sex and I need to transplant to bigger pots.
Point is, are 2 42W CFLs going to be enough light in a small space like this? Also, I'm really confused about nutrients.
Should I just buy some kind of liquid nutrients at a gardening store and mix them in with the water every week or so?
I'm really confused about nutrients/fertalizers etc and I've read all the FAQs and stuff but just can't really seem to grasp what I'm supposed to do with that.
Any help would be greatly appreciated- thanks!