Hows that for a beginner(pictures)

View attachment 1162266View attachment 1162265This is my first grow and im very excited, i just got my five kushberrys from my friend that started from seed because i was setting up my closet. They have bin in soil for two weeks now and im posting these pictures for some advise you all may have and just some feed back! Im running a 400W metal halide bulb with a bare bulb reflector and i have a fan blowing over the bulb, 4inch vortex fan and a carbon filter than i dont have set yet because there is no smell yet

*comments will be apriciated*

3 out of 5 plants are droopy.... should i move light closer?

how close is it? A 400should be around 12-15 feet away. Your plants are leaning trying to get light it looks. Move it to about 15 inches and go from there. I had a similiar setup in my closet before I went to basement growing. Watch out for high temps. Heat can cause droop too. Looks good though.

thanks man i honestly just got them at my place and before they came here they were in my friends basement set up... but they were like that before i got them so im hopeing they dont die! i might go buy a air cooled reflector so temps lower, my average temp is between 78-84

well looks pretty beginnery..

they wont die....just shock from environment change. Couple weeks under the 400 will perk em up.

the best advice i can give you is for you to read as much as you can and just take what make sense to you and use that. just like each plant grows differently so does each grower. what works for me might not work for you and so on. so read reread and then use only what makes the most sense to you.

very true, i do read alot and i have a friend that has helped me alot but i also like to chat on this site aswell and gety infor from more ppl that obviousely have more experience than me

StonedBlownSkiller said:

how close is it? A 400should be around 12-15 feet away. Your plants are leaning trying to get light it looks. Move it to about 15 inches and go from there. I had a similiar setup in my closet before I went to basement growing. Watch out for high temps. Heat can cause droop too. Looks good though.

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LMAO! God I hope you meant inches, not feet.

Your plants are stretching for the light source, you need to move it closer. A simple fix would be maybe $40 in CFL bulbs, cheaper than a hood even though the hood is a better idea in the long run. You also need to install a fan for good air circulation. You don't want to blow them around to the point of damaging them, but a good breeze will strengthen the stems. When you can you'll want to bury that stretch beneath the cotlydon.

they almost over top over when they are small seedlings just let them be they will grow up big and strong. before going and moving you light closer. i would gradually move it closer as not to burn them witch can happen in minutes with seedlings. so just take your time and remember they are not magic beens there is nothing that you can do to speed up the 100 days it takes to harvest. and i mean nothing. 24 hours of light standing on one leg doing the go grow dance. it just takes time and patience. and remember keep reading you will learn more with a little trial and error also.i am wondering why you went with dirt over hydro?

went with dirt because my techer told me its much easier to lern this way first! he told me you must be more exact when it comes to dealing with hydroponics