thomas6661
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Hi all. I'm new here so be gentle. Unfortunately, I'm one of those ask a million question's sort of people (noob).
Okay, so..
About a month ago I decided I was going to start growing. I opted for the "trial and error" technique. This hasn't been working.
This is the set up I will have assembled by the weekend....
200 watt dual spectrum CFL suspended from a hanger frame 110cm from the floor (this is all the height I have)
Grow room at a constant 23 degrees c
Desk fan circulating air round the room (room is aproximately 10ft by 8 foot)
Bathroom extractor fan
I'll start by telling you what I've done so far
I sprouted 5 super critical auto seeds, planted them into 3 inch pots in the windowsill in miracle grow enriched compost
after 2 weeks, transplanted into bucket sized pots and placed them each under a single halogen light in my bathroom (rookie error I know, bare with me)
After 2 weeks, 3 of the plants withered and died, two remained
I reallise now the plants were "reaching" as they are now just over a foot and a half tall, very spindley, and have only 4 sets of leaves on the stems.
When watering the plants, I have waited until I can't feel moisture less than 2 inches in the soil, I always give them a generous water when I do
I have been feeding the plants Miracle grow liquid food as diected on the bottle every 7 days
As of YESTERDAY, I obtained a 200 watt cfl and reflector, set it up hanging from a pole about 3 inches above the top canopies in the grow room, and introduced a fan to keep the air moving
I do not want to be an ultra-anal grower, I just want to be able to keep my suply topped up, however, I do want to be able to produce good quality buds, and I would like to aim for 20g (dry bud) per plant
So, this has been the experimental, beggining stage if you will, of my growing
I am planning to start fresh next week, as I'm pretty sure these plants will not be worth the effort due to their poor start
So, here's the questions part...
LIGHTS - will my 200 watt cfl be plenty for 5 auto's? What sort of distance should I be placing it at during the different stages of growing? What time cycles should I be using? (got a light timer on it's way in the post)
SEEDS - one thing I do know is that I only have enough height for auto's....can anyone recomend good quality seeds for a begginer? High yielding would be nice, but tell me about one's you've grown
AIR - Will my desk fan be sufficient to keep the air moving? My plants currently seem to be lightly fluttering in the breeze
MEDIUM - I was planning on doing a peat - miracle grow mix for my next grow at a rate of 60/40, any suggestions?
NUTES - I have no idea what sort of nutes I should be using, or how you feed them for that matter, hence why I'm using miracle grow...any pointers?
STEM BENDING AND TRAINING - ive been told by somebody that this isn't really needed for auto's, but any advice?
FLUSHING - I have no idea what this is, how I do it, or wether I even need to do it?
Any other advice would be HUGELY appretiated, I aknowledge this Is quite an essay of a thread, but we all have to start somewhere
Okay, so..
About a month ago I decided I was going to start growing. I opted for the "trial and error" technique. This hasn't been working.
This is the set up I will have assembled by the weekend....
200 watt dual spectrum CFL suspended from a hanger frame 110cm from the floor (this is all the height I have)
Grow room at a constant 23 degrees c
Desk fan circulating air round the room (room is aproximately 10ft by 8 foot)
Bathroom extractor fan
I'll start by telling you what I've done so far
I sprouted 5 super critical auto seeds, planted them into 3 inch pots in the windowsill in miracle grow enriched compost
after 2 weeks, transplanted into bucket sized pots and placed them each under a single halogen light in my bathroom (rookie error I know, bare with me)
After 2 weeks, 3 of the plants withered and died, two remained
I reallise now the plants were "reaching" as they are now just over a foot and a half tall, very spindley, and have only 4 sets of leaves on the stems.
When watering the plants, I have waited until I can't feel moisture less than 2 inches in the soil, I always give them a generous water when I do
I have been feeding the plants Miracle grow liquid food as diected on the bottle every 7 days
As of YESTERDAY, I obtained a 200 watt cfl and reflector, set it up hanging from a pole about 3 inches above the top canopies in the grow room, and introduced a fan to keep the air moving
I do not want to be an ultra-anal grower, I just want to be able to keep my suply topped up, however, I do want to be able to produce good quality buds, and I would like to aim for 20g (dry bud) per plant
So, this has been the experimental, beggining stage if you will, of my growing
I am planning to start fresh next week, as I'm pretty sure these plants will not be worth the effort due to their poor start
So, here's the questions part...
LIGHTS - will my 200 watt cfl be plenty for 5 auto's? What sort of distance should I be placing it at during the different stages of growing? What time cycles should I be using? (got a light timer on it's way in the post)
SEEDS - one thing I do know is that I only have enough height for auto's....can anyone recomend good quality seeds for a begginer? High yielding would be nice, but tell me about one's you've grown
AIR - Will my desk fan be sufficient to keep the air moving? My plants currently seem to be lightly fluttering in the breeze
MEDIUM - I was planning on doing a peat - miracle grow mix for my next grow at a rate of 60/40, any suggestions?
NUTES - I have no idea what sort of nutes I should be using, or how you feed them for that matter, hence why I'm using miracle grow...any pointers?
STEM BENDING AND TRAINING - ive been told by somebody that this isn't really needed for auto's, but any advice?
FLUSHING - I have no idea what this is, how I do it, or wether I even need to do it?
Any other advice would be HUGELY appretiated, I aknowledge this Is quite an essay of a thread, but we all have to start somewhere
