- I got weed from my friend and he said it was a kind of dro. When looking at my sack i saw a seed and decided to plant it. I'm not trying to grow the best bud in the world i'm just doing this for educational purposes for later. i'm on week 3 or so and This past week the Plant hasn't grown at all. I had it on a cycles that was 16 hours on 8 hours off for the first 2 weeks. I now have it on a 20 hour on and 4 hour off cycle. I'm giving my plant Water and it is inside a well ventilated room in a clay pot with potting soil. what should be my next steps? am i heading in the wrong direction? What am i doing wrong? Any help is appreciated.View attachment 2727926View attachment 2727927
HELP 1st time growing.
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POLLYPOKKET
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dro = hydro... hydro = hydroponics!! ..most likely every bit of weed youve ever tried is "dro"
that plant looks like its stretching way too much, do you have it on window? or is your bulb way too far away?
pack it up with some soil, maybe put in a strengthning rod to hold it up. dont water it too much, the roots on a stalk like that will be tiny and easy to drown!
that plant looks like its stretching way too much, do you have it on window? or is your bulb way too far away?
pack it up with some soil, maybe put in a strengthning rod to hold it up. dont water it too much, the roots on a stalk like that will be tiny and easy to drown!
fir3dragon
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More light, more reading, a fan, better lights. Maybe even a grow book
maarouf.bekdash
Active Member
Get the light closer to her, and try to stabilize the stem with a small toothpick or something in a way that you dont chock her.
spex420
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you need more light
How much light is needed?
The minimum amount of light required by marijuana plants is around 3000 lumens per square foot. However, it's not 100% accurate, since although you may have a 10,000 lumen light, the amount of light that reaches the plant varies with the distance between the light and plants, and reflectivity of the grow box. The ideal amount is somewhere around 7000-10,000 lumens/sqft, and as long as the plants do not burn, as much light can be used as you want.
(*note, the sun produces about 10,000 lumens/sqft, on a sunny summer day).
Determining lumens for your grow area:
Determine the square footage of your area (example in a 4 foot by 4 foot area, there is 16 square feet)
If you have a 1000 watt High Pressure Sodium, that produces (approx.) 107,000 lumens.
Divide this by 16 (your square footage) 107,000 / 16 = 6687 lumens per square foot.
So just divide the total amount of Lumens, by the total amount of Sq ft, and thats your lumens per square foot.
How far away from my plants do the lights go?
The lights in your grow room should be as close as possible to the plants without burning them. There is no such thing as too much, unless there is sufficient heat to dry out and burn the leaves. A good rule is to put your hand under the light, if its too hot for your hand, chances are that the plants will be too, so move the light up until your hand feels more comfortable. For seedlings and clones, I keep them a little further away from the light, because they are very susceptible to burning and drying out, at these stages.
Efficiency is very important when choosing a type of light. The wattage is not the most important thing, as you can see below, different types of light produce different amounts of lumens per watt. A 300 watt incandescent will produce about 5100 lumens. While a 300 watt Metal Halide (just an example, they do not come in 300 watts), will produce 27,000 lumens. Obviously far more efficient for growing, while still using the same amount of electricity.
Approximate light production:
Incandescents: 17 lumens/watt
Mercury vapor: 45-50 lumens/watt
Fluorescents: 60-70 lumens/watt
Metal halide: 90 lumens/watt
High pressure sodium: 107 lumens/watt
Incandescent lights: Incandescents are the most popular type of lights in the world. They may come advertised as incandescent, tungsten, quartz, halogen, or simply standard. The important thing about incandescents is this: they suck.
There are some incandescents which are sold as 'grow lights.' They usually have a blue coating and usually come in 60W and 120W sizes. While they may seem like a good choice to new growers, they are next to useless; they produce some light at a usable spectrum, but only have about a 5% efficiency and generate more heat than usable light. Most of us have these in our homes right now. Don't use them for growing, instead opt for a Compact Fluorescent as a cheaper but more efficient alternative.
Fluorescent lights: Fluorescents are a lot more useful than incandescents. Their efficient enough, and cheaper than HID lights. Compact fluorescent tubes are popular with growers because of their good output to size ratio. Compared to standard 4' tubes, compact fluorescent bulbs are smaller, and more can fit into a given area. Fluorescents are good for small grows on a tight budget, and for novice growers, since they do not require any special sort of wiring or understanding of the necessary bulbs for a given fixture, and are very widely available.
Fluorescent lights come in many different Kelvin ratings; often the spectrums are labeled on packaging as being 'cool white' or 'warm white.' Cool white is more blue, and is good for the vegetative stages of growth, and warm white light is more orange or reddish, and is best for the flowering stage.
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting Systems:
Mercury Vapor (MV)
Mercury vapor lights are not the most efficient light for growing. They are very bright, and relatively cheap. They do emit light at the wavelengths necessary to support your plants growth, but not nearly as good as a MH or Hps light. Much of the light emitted by MV lights is bluish-white. Street lighting is what most MV lighting is used for.
Metal Halide (MH)
Metal halide lighting systems are optimal for use in the vegetative phase of growing. They emit mostly blue light, which encourages vigorous growth of foliage. They are very efficient, but can get rather expensive to start with; fluorescents may seem more appealing because of their lower price, and they are not much different when compared on a lumen-to-lumen cost level. These lights can be used through-out the grow, but will most likely result in light, fluffy buds.
High Pressure Sodium (HPS)
High pressure sodium lights emit mostly orange, yellow, and red spectrum light, which is perfect for the flowering stage of the plants growth. They are (in my opinion) the most efficient type of light available for any application. HPS lights can be used through-out the entire grow. They produce more dense and usually larger buds than any other light.
HPS lights are generally a little more expensive than MH systems of similar wattage. They are more commonly used by experienced growers because of their ability to produce tighter buds, higher lumen-output-per-watt, and will produce from start to finish.
https://www.rollitup.org/cfl-fluorescent-lighting/107992-tutorial-growing-cfls.html
https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/937-how-grow-marijuana.html
https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/429767-replant-those-long-stretchy-stems.html
Lumen Convertion Calculator
above is everything you'll need up until flower smoke a bowl grab a cup of coffee and start reading you'll learn more from these threads then you could in 2 or 3 crops of growing
How much light is needed?
The minimum amount of light required by marijuana plants is around 3000 lumens per square foot. However, it's not 100% accurate, since although you may have a 10,000 lumen light, the amount of light that reaches the plant varies with the distance between the light and plants, and reflectivity of the grow box. The ideal amount is somewhere around 7000-10,000 lumens/sqft, and as long as the plants do not burn, as much light can be used as you want.
(*note, the sun produces about 10,000 lumens/sqft, on a sunny summer day).
Determining lumens for your grow area:
Determine the square footage of your area (example in a 4 foot by 4 foot area, there is 16 square feet)
If you have a 1000 watt High Pressure Sodium, that produces (approx.) 107,000 lumens.
Divide this by 16 (your square footage) 107,000 / 16 = 6687 lumens per square foot.
So just divide the total amount of Lumens, by the total amount of Sq ft, and thats your lumens per square foot.
How far away from my plants do the lights go?
The lights in your grow room should be as close as possible to the plants without burning them. There is no such thing as too much, unless there is sufficient heat to dry out and burn the leaves. A good rule is to put your hand under the light, if its too hot for your hand, chances are that the plants will be too, so move the light up until your hand feels more comfortable. For seedlings and clones, I keep them a little further away from the light, because they are very susceptible to burning and drying out, at these stages.
Efficiency is very important when choosing a type of light. The wattage is not the most important thing, as you can see below, different types of light produce different amounts of lumens per watt. A 300 watt incandescent will produce about 5100 lumens. While a 300 watt Metal Halide (just an example, they do not come in 300 watts), will produce 27,000 lumens. Obviously far more efficient for growing, while still using the same amount of electricity.
Approximate light production:
Incandescents: 17 lumens/watt
Mercury vapor: 45-50 lumens/watt
Fluorescents: 60-70 lumens/watt
Metal halide: 90 lumens/watt
High pressure sodium: 107 lumens/watt
Incandescent lights: Incandescents are the most popular type of lights in the world. They may come advertised as incandescent, tungsten, quartz, halogen, or simply standard. The important thing about incandescents is this: they suck.
There are some incandescents which are sold as 'grow lights.' They usually have a blue coating and usually come in 60W and 120W sizes. While they may seem like a good choice to new growers, they are next to useless; they produce some light at a usable spectrum, but only have about a 5% efficiency and generate more heat than usable light. Most of us have these in our homes right now. Don't use them for growing, instead opt for a Compact Fluorescent as a cheaper but more efficient alternative.
Fluorescent lights: Fluorescents are a lot more useful than incandescents. Their efficient enough, and cheaper than HID lights. Compact fluorescent tubes are popular with growers because of their good output to size ratio. Compared to standard 4' tubes, compact fluorescent bulbs are smaller, and more can fit into a given area. Fluorescents are good for small grows on a tight budget, and for novice growers, since they do not require any special sort of wiring or understanding of the necessary bulbs for a given fixture, and are very widely available.
Fluorescent lights come in many different Kelvin ratings; often the spectrums are labeled on packaging as being 'cool white' or 'warm white.' Cool white is more blue, and is good for the vegetative stages of growth, and warm white light is more orange or reddish, and is best for the flowering stage.
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting Systems:
Mercury Vapor (MV)
Mercury vapor lights are not the most efficient light for growing. They are very bright, and relatively cheap. They do emit light at the wavelengths necessary to support your plants growth, but not nearly as good as a MH or Hps light. Much of the light emitted by MV lights is bluish-white. Street lighting is what most MV lighting is used for.
Metal Halide (MH)
Metal halide lighting systems are optimal for use in the vegetative phase of growing. They emit mostly blue light, which encourages vigorous growth of foliage. They are very efficient, but can get rather expensive to start with; fluorescents may seem more appealing because of their lower price, and they are not much different when compared on a lumen-to-lumen cost level. These lights can be used through-out the grow, but will most likely result in light, fluffy buds.
High Pressure Sodium (HPS)
High pressure sodium lights emit mostly orange, yellow, and red spectrum light, which is perfect for the flowering stage of the plants growth. They are (in my opinion) the most efficient type of light available for any application. HPS lights can be used through-out the entire grow. They produce more dense and usually larger buds than any other light.
HPS lights are generally a little more expensive than MH systems of similar wattage. They are more commonly used by experienced growers because of their ability to produce tighter buds, higher lumen-output-per-watt, and will produce from start to finish.
https://www.rollitup.org/cfl-fluorescent-lighting/107992-tutorial-growing-cfls.html
https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/937-how-grow-marijuana.html
https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/429767-replant-those-long-stretchy-stems.html
Lumen Convertion Calculator
above is everything you'll need up until flower smoke a bowl grab a cup of coffee and start reading you'll learn more from these threads then you could in 2 or 3 crops of growing
LetsGetCritical
Well-Known Member
The question is , what light have you got that under? A 3 week old plant should look something like this (not mine)View attachment 2728268
kryptoniteglo
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It's great that you found a free seed. Now you really have to educate yourself on the process and what you need to be successful at it. The sticky How To Grow Marijuana noted in spex420's post is a great start. You need to figure out: light, nutrients, grow medium, feeding/water schedule, temperature control, humidity control, ventilation and odor control.
I did that before I started growing because it seemed like a lot of information and a lot of decisions that had to be made. But some people, including my friends, just throw a seed in a pot and grow the plant outdoors. They water it and don't worry too much about it. Then again, they live in a legal state, and I don't.
So my advice, since you've planted your seed already, is read up a bit on the process and think about what you might do differently next time. You might decide you only want to grow on your terrace or outside and aren't going to worry about an indoor set up. But since you're already talking about a 20/4 light cycle, I'm guessing indoors is your environment.
Hopefully your plant will continue to grow and teach you a ton about growing! Good luck!
I did that before I started growing because it seemed like a lot of information and a lot of decisions that had to be made. But some people, including my friends, just throw a seed in a pot and grow the plant outdoors. They water it and don't worry too much about it. Then again, they live in a legal state, and I don't.
So my advice, since you've planted your seed already, is read up a bit on the process and think about what you might do differently next time. You might decide you only want to grow on your terrace or outside and aren't going to worry about an indoor set up. But since you're already talking about a 20/4 light cycle, I'm guessing indoors is your environment.
Hopefully your plant will continue to grow and teach you a ton about growing! Good luck!