First time grower, please someone talk to me!

Outlaw606

New Member
This is my first grow and I am on day 42 since planting the germinated seed. i started it in a miracle grow soil that was said to encourage seeds to sprout, using 2-3 of the small cfl's, 26 watt i believe. Using a cycle of 24/0. This plant has been through a lot, including either mild nute burn, or too much light stress, maybe both. When the plant outgrew it's first pot I transplanted it into a 5 gallon bucket using Biochar?? Organic mix. It's said to help balance pH. The tips of the leaves no longer have yellow and the plant is around 10-12" tall. I had to move and until I got my light set up I was using only a bedroom window for the plant to get sunlight. I am now using a 150w 2700k cfl for flowering. Im going to start the 12/12 cycle today. Aside from a little rabbit shit I haven't given it any nutrients, only well water or spring water. I tried a supercropping technique and split my stem, but after only a few hours the plant wasn't even leaning over anymore, but standing straight up! And it has stood up straight every day since. Needless to say when I read the split could be taped I immediately did just that. The first set of true leaves wilted to the point that they fell off with very little effort, but other than that all the leave sets look fine. These plants are resilient to say the least. The only nute I plan on using for flowering is pure sorghum mixed with the water. I would have questions but I'm not sure what to ask. Just hoping someone will read this and maybe start a conversation, maybe I can learn something. Success or failure I plan to keep trying until I get it right.
 

Outlaw606

New Member
I know I probably left some things out but it's hard to sum up 6 weeks of growth in one post, that's why I'm hoping someone with experience will stumble onto this and converse with a man
 

djxtreme

Member
but your questions are? ......ive read your post but dont know what you want to know ......you think six weeks of grow is hard to explain? remember every question leads to five more lol
 

GrowinDad

Well-Known Member
First off, post some pics. I'd recommend reading some people's journals to see what they are doing and it may bring some specific questions to mind. Feel free to check out mine.
 

hbbum

Well-Known Member
Put up a couple pics, be easier to see what you are working with. Pics of your plant and your grow space would be good.
 

prosperian

Well-Known Member
I will talk to you. Welcome to RIU. I think you are doing alright. Don't forget to mark your flip date on a calendar. It's important when you get closer to harvesting time. You should be thinking about switching to flowering nutes. Higher P lower N will encourage the bud development. You should see some bud sites in a week or two and some stretching of the plant.

Do some searches on week 1 through 6 flowering here and on google so you know what to expect. I watched a lot of youtube videos to learn what I needed to do on my first grow. Then I posted specific question on this forum. Pictures are helpful too when asking questions.

Good luck.
 

mycomaster

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Hey man what's going on? If you come up with specific questions feel free to p.m. if you want. I might not be able to help out directly but I have free time and am pretty good at trouble shooting plant problems. Mainly because I've caused every mistake possible in one way, but I learned from them all hopefully and I'm alot more successful for it. Watching youtube videos is a great resource for quick information like Prosperian said. There's always something to learn, even an old pro will admit that he's still picking things up here and there. Jorge Cervantes, Subcool420, Farmerjohn420, are all people on youtube who have channels with grow info. Plus there are so many more I mean shit tons dude. A good book to pick up would be "Marijuana Garden Saver" really good clear pics describing deficencies and bugs and mold and stuff plus answers on what to do and so on, really a great companion for the garden for a newer grower. Well R.I.U. can kinda be like High school, theres the cool crowd and the jocks and so on, don't let anyone discourage you. And always remember you can go to someones page if they're pissing you off and click on (add to ignore list) and they magically disappear. Good luck, Good grow, Be safe, :peace: out.

I noticed the 606,anywhere in Ky?
 

Outlaw606

New Member
Thanks for the heads up man, people seem to always assemble themselves into cliques lol, it's crazy. But yeah I'll pm you some pics once I figure out how to do it. The reason it's so hard for me to explain things is because it's my first time and I over analyze things. And yeah I'm in KY. How do I pm you mycomaster? I haven't played around with this site much
 

mycomaster

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I sent you a friend request after you accept it we can P.M. each other man. Look forward to hearing from you bro, I spent alot of time in the 606, great place to grow some outdoor herb. Horrible place on weed, although a year ago or something it changed to a ticket for under an ounce I think. I used to get some smoke called Kentucky Bluegrass the shit was fire as hell, I used to get it from an old hippie farmer. He was a cool ass old man, smoked more herb than Snoop Dogg. Good luck, Good grow, Be safe, :peace: out.
 

Outlaw606

New Member
I can't find my friend request! I'm using a mobile phone, that may be the problem. But yeah I got a charge on my record for a book of wraps and a bud no bigger than a quarter.(the currency, not 7 grams lol) the cops around here are shady as hell but aside from that a peaceful place to live. Take it easy man I'll be talkin to ya soon.
 
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