My first grow 600 watt

Ok well here i go i just started growing for my first time 18 days ago. So far everything looks good but what do i know i only read a few books. I know that the plant in the front is real hurt im taking that out today but for the rest please let me know what u think also please bear with me this is also my first post on RIU.
I also posted a pic of my setup i use a 600 watt MH with a 6 in. 435 C.F.M fan in a 5x5 area

Looks like you are on the right track. Good luck with you endeavor...

-J

I'm sub'd, can't wait to see the updates. Everythings looks great so far.

Ok well its been a week and a half from them photos i posted and i had a few problems/questions from last time. Well since then i have had a gnat problem and im trying to take care of that now but besides that my question is will alot of foilage stunt the growth of my plants they are real short but only 4 weeks in and already full of leaves what should i do if i should do anything?

ok, in your first post, first pic, very bottom left there is a square pot with a few seedlings in it. Multiple plants in one pot is often seen as a no no. Remember, this is a weed, the roots grow very quickly and tangle quite easily. Separating them later will be difficult. Now, there are growers out there who have had great results with multiple plants in the same pot but they are never separated and there can be issues to address because of it. Not recommended for a beginner.

Now to your girls. They're looking great. Be careful with foliar feeding and I would only do it during veg till you get your feet a little wetter. If yourr environment isn't just right, you can run into mold and bud rot issues, but overall, they look healthy and happy. So far, you're a good parent

Foliage will not stunt the growth, just the opposite. Those are the photo receptors,...the solar panels that collect all the good stuff. There are defoliation techniques that you may read about later on, things some folks do to increase light penetration to lower buds, to reduce stretching at specific nodes, etc but for now, don't worry about all that and just let your plants grow out naturally. You need a base to compare to when you do things differently next time.

Good luck, grow 'em up!

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Ok well its been a week and a half from them photos i posted and i had a few problems/questions from last time. Well since then i have had a gnat problem and im trying to take care of that now but besides that my question is will alot of foilage stunt the growth of my plants they are real short but only 4 weeks in and already full of leaves what should i do if i should do anything?View attachment 1639878View attachment 1639877

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They look great, for the gnats, next time you water put in a drop of dish soap in the water for each pot. Also put sand on top of the soil. You can also put cooled chamomile tea in, to kill the fungus that they're eating. The dish soap and sand did the trick for us tho.

Bushy is good - they will stretch out quite a bit during flower. During veg closer the node spacing the better. Try putting an inch of sand on the top of your soil - it should take care of your gnat problem.

Everything's looking great, keep it up!

yea...great start .... first grow even - kudos on such a good setup from the start . you should do well at this ... youve obviously done a little homework before you germinated your seeds - wish I woulda been that smart

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This is my complete setup my lights are 600 watt MH-HPS with a blockbutseter reflector from sunsystems and a 435 CFM fan running threw it. I also have a rotating fan in my growroom for nutes i use cutting edge solutions my plants have not have a problem yet with. This is all in a 5x5 tent soo let me know what u think am i doing it right or is there anything i can do to boost my yeild besides co2 that the next steep