Got 4 growing right now.Do they look fine to you?

mjisgood21

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I don't know if they are normal.One reason,no idea about the strain.The bud was lime green with alot of crystals:bigjoint:(forgot the real name of it).I always just called em crystals lol.Anyway.Ive had these as close to light as they need to be.Any closer I think they would probly die.They seem to be stretching a lil to much.Is this normal for some strains when they first grow?I know you guys are going to laugh,maybe this is the cause of the strecthing.I have them on a 18/8 cycle.Using 2 100w bulbs for now.Closet is 8x8.I have been running a fan on low while the lights are on.Last 2 days I been leting the fan run the whole time.I bought some mircale grow plant food.Its 24-8-16.
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I feel they relly need it right now.I plan on geting some decent quality soil soon.Just haven't had the time.By the time I get off work most other stores close.And I can't drive which makes it harder.Would I kill my babes if I used the plant food now?As long as I mix & water correctly it will not cause nute burn,thats what it showed on the back of the box.Thanx for any help.I hope I get some help before they die:sad:.
 

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mygirls

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no don't feed them fr 2 or 3 weeks and when you do start at a 1/4 strength and work up, but just keep watering with ph'ed water fornow. that 24-8-16 works great ,i use it. 18/6 lighting is good, but add more lights if you can. at least a couple more
 

Boneman

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they are so tiny :) no nutes for a month. I've always had bad luck with those planters too.
 

mjisgood21

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Opps.Sry mygirls,I ment 18/8.Is that bad?Thanx.1/4 strength?What would it be? 1/4 of 1/2 a teaspoon?I am definatly a noob lmao.What is the best water?I can get purified & spring water were I work.Also is it beter to have the water room temp or warm?To cold or hot would probly shock em I think.I haven't relly grown anything but moonflowers when I was a kid.Thats why I seem so ignorant on growing in general lol.Also is it bad to have a light to the side instead of directly above?Its all I can do for now.Ive seen 2 way adapters for light sockets,but is theyre any 4 way?Thax again.
 

think2toke

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Ok man... buy a power bar and some more bulbs. Any purified water with an ok PH works fine. And a quater of a half a teaspoon lol is 1/8 of a teaspoon. I would also move them to pots soon. Good luck!!:blsmoke:
 

mjisgood21

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Lol thanks.I haven't had much sleep lately.Is it ok on 18/8?Or should I go with 18/5 or 6 since my light setup isn't that strong right now?
 

mjisgood21

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Been using 18/6 now.Im geting new lights & some fox farm Ocean Forest next friday.Do you think they can live like this for 1 more week?Sorry about the pic quality,but ive noticed some differances between the 4.The 1 that is showing most(front left) has leaves curl down a lil.2nd on showing(bottem right) most looks like some rabbit ears.I plan on dumping 2 when I get my setup.Is the onely way you can tell the sex,by flowering?Since im going down to 2 plants im just going to use 2 lights.Closet is a 8x8.Would this work good?
socket adapter-daisy chain with outlets.
2-mogul sockets with 15"grounded cords.Then the lights....
2-MaxLite 200w 5000k 12,000 lumens.24,000 lumens!
Will my idea work?I want to grow with CFLs,but I don't want a bunch to light a couple plants.So far MaxLite has the lumens I been looking for.Thanks for any more help/advice.
 

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darkdestruction420

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personally i'd go with 24/0 for the first month until they get further along and u get some more lights then i'd start to very gradually go to 18/6 then keep an eye on em and when u start to see pre-flowers lower it to 12/12. works for me :)
 

darkdestruction420

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if u dont want a bunch of lights go for a hps of as high as watts as u can cool. i use cfls so i can have em everywhere in a small grow area, if u got the room and can hook up mogul sockets like u can i'd use hps w/o a doubt :)
 

mjisgood21

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if u dont want a bunch of lights go for a hps of as high as watts as u can cool. i use cfls so i can have em everywhere in a small grow area, if u got the room and can hook up mogul sockets like u can i'd use hps w/o a doubt :)
I was going for a hps.But I can't find them cheap.Why is just the reflecter like a $80-$100?Its just a sheet of metal for cryin out loud:lol:.Is theyre anywhere I could get a 400w+ hps setup with ballast & reflecter for a decent price(not $150+)?Maybe I haven't looked hard enough idk.One thing I like about hps,bulbs are cheaper to replace then a 200w self ballast CFL.
 

darkdestruction420

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i dunno if they are legitimate but theres a ton on ebay that are *dirt cheap*. but im worried it wont work or the bulb will be dead or just plain old fashioned getting ripped off. has anyone buy tried/did their lights/fan/nutrients/ from ebay?
 
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