Fresh newbie, 400W/1 Plant, indoor soil.

ya the old leaves will remain damaged but the new ones.. .. get that light as close as possible.. im not sure if you already did this but put your hand above the tops for a min or 2 and make sure its not too hot .. if its comfy for ur hand .. ur good to go.

Also Lantern stayed the night at my house last night and let me borrow a book, Marijuana Horticulture.. gonna be happy readin :]

O cool so lantern is a personal friend.. I thought you only knew him from here... you can never read too much LOL

Oh man, do you think if i took my 2.5 inch tall, 3 set of leaves plant and finally moved it into a dixie cup, i burried it about an inch - 1.5 deeper, will this stalk rot it? etc? thanks!

Ehhh.. I think you should be fine. I read somewhere some guy got stem rot or whatever and just cut above it and then just put it in rooting compound and re-did it and it worked.

you should probb be fine, feel free to post pics :]

your stock wont rot unless you have soil that doesnt drain well.. other wise your good!

So just got back to the hydro store, i've realized I go there more than I go to the grocery store... o.o

anywho, got all my nutes and a PH meter, calibrating liquid, PH Up and PH Down...no PPM meter but I think i'll be alright?
Day 16 for the desert dream!!! shes bulkin up.
Day 11 for the clones, I expect them to double in size in the next four days, i'm predicting lol.

Where would you place my plants on the nute chart alotaball? Growth or aggressive growth? and i just use half the amount they are telling me to use per gallon then add another gallon to the mix correct? and what do I want my PH to be around when I feed? and runoff? :]

I never tried aggressive feeds .. just stuck with the normal.. might step it up a little this go around.. but I would rather have a little less yield then burn the girls .. they never showed deficiencies ... I would start at 1/4 strength and feed once a week .. see how they react.. if you see any burns .. flush em.

Did you ph the water you been feeding em.. bet it was off.. ur girls are gonna love ya for that meter!

I started at 1/4 strength of the regular growth measurements... never fed aggresive.

Im on xbox in a party if you want me to talk to you .. prob easier then on here

AWESOME, and extremely helpful thread man!! Im doing something similar very soon but I have a question since im gathering the right measurements for making a grow box for some autoflower plants. Whats the distance between your bulb and the plant?

As close as possible without being too hot for the girls... use the back of your hand right above the canopy to judge .. leave it there for a min or 2.. if your hand is comfortable.. the girls will be too

Thanks!! Im glad you guys can be so helpful

What should the PH of my feed be ? and the runoff PH? 6.5?

steeZz said:

What should the PH of my feed be ? and the runoff PH? 6.5?

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http://forum.grasscity.com/absolute-beginners/218218-updated-beginners-guide-ph-marijuana.html <-----This is a good thread on pH. I know we were talking about it earlier so you have your answer (Hydro=5.2-5.8 & Soil 6.2-6.. Thought I would post it for anyone else following. Can't wait to see the girls when they are a little older!

Regs Suck said:

Thanks alotaball and Lantern for the info. Regarding the heat, would it help if I had a fan blowing 24/7 to keep fresh air flowing in and circulating? Would this do enough to keep the temp down to manageable ranges? I don't have my box built yet, so I can't experiment, just wanted ya'lls opinions.

Sounds like mylar is the best. Will try to find it around town.

One last quick ?.. How close to the cups would you put the T5's after you plant the seeds? Once it pops up, would you put it closer or farther? I want to say I've read you would want to put it closer after it sprouts, but just wanted to verify. Thanks again for the responses!!

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Slap that T5 straight down as far as you can. The T5's I am familiar with won't burn your babies. Definitely make sure you get a couple of oscillating or desk fans (those ones with the little clips for cubicles, you can find them @Target or Home Depot/Lowes). If you don't already have one find a temp that you can set with the girls and have a little auxiliary read out to put on the coffee table or something. They have a bunch that will give you humidity and everything. You need to monitor the environment as close as possible. Get your hands on either Ed Rosenthal's Medical Marijuana Handbook or Jorge Cervantes' Medical Marijauna Grower's Bible. Besides all of us on the forums it is really well worth the investment to have a referrence library handy at all times. They are filled with pictures of pests, diseases and how to counteract the problems.

steeZz said:

Also Lantern stayed the night at my house last night and let me borrow a book, Marijuana Horticulture.. gonna be happy readin :]

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Jorge Cervantes - http://www.amazon.com/Marijuana-Horticulture-Outdoor-Medical-Growers/dp/187882323X and Mr. Ed Rosenthal -
http://www.amazon.com/Marijuana-Growers-Handbook-Complete-Cultivation/dp/0932551467. Check these out, they have them around bookstores like B&N, and Vroman's. Might want to try craigslist too.

alotaball said:

LOok like lantern is here to help with the questions >.. SWEET lol .. Lantern got anything growing right now??? fill us in !

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Yeah, I am looking around for clones @ the moment. I will be starting a journal of my own when I get some girls under the lights. I have pics of my little tent ebb&flow system up on my profile if you wanna checck it out. Also, there are a couple from a grow last year.