Practice

Alright so I'd like to start by saying I'm NOT taking this too seriously, I'm NOT trying to grow high-yielding plants or potent buds, just trying to go through the motions once mostly for fun. I spent no money so far at all, so I'm not worried about any return on any investment.

One night while very baked I germinated a handful of seeds in a cup of water, they were ready to go after 2-3 days (can't remember now), and I threw 2 of them into the only setup I had. I don't own any lights of my own, but I'm currently occupying mother's house while she's away for a few months. I used Sta-Green soil, which already has nutrients in it (not sure at the time if this was a good thing or not). I had read that's its best to start with an even NPK ratio in the soil, but I was just using what was laying around (.13-.04-.09% if you're curious). I water purely based on whether the soil looks/feels like it needs it, and I only water a little at a time. I also give the babies a spray once in a while. This is day 13 and from day 1 these two sprouts have only been under 2 40w Floro Tubes and they're in a window so they get daylight too which I'm sure helps a little.

Today I moved them downstairs right under a 4x40w system in the ceiling, two of them are Daylight and two of them are those warm aquarium tubes, so I figured I might as well put them there, and these lights are attached to a timer in the wall so that's nice. I hoisted them to within a few inches of the lights. I think I have some pics on this computer I will upload when i figure out how.

Again, I just thought I'd share this with you guys, I don't mind advice but I don't want you to think I'm being very serious with this...if I was I'd clearly grab a MH+HPS setup and make a grow closet, but again I've spent $0 so I'm having fun. Feel free to ask questions/make comments.

PEACE

OK here's a Day 6 pic (6 from planting the seed, not from busting out of soil), digi camera is awesome but not mine so this will be hard to continue.

Day 64! wow only 2 months since my last post. Here is my shitty grow after vegging for all this time. Started out with those 2 6500K CFLs (Bright white), and about a month through I added 1 3500K CFL (Daylight). Today I actually added a 120w Plant Growing Bulb (Full spectrum I assume) since I will be flowering soon and I can't get a hold of those 2700K CFLs unless I order them from Mars. So they are vegging under 4 lights in my bedroom. Also I added a timer for my "grow power strip" as I have named it, off at 1am, on at 7am, a nice 18/6er for now. So yeh, hopefully my pics will upload...

Plant food was non-existent for about a month and a half, terrible job by me. I thought the Sta-Green I used, which advertised feeding plants for 9 months, would at least be suitable for a month or so, but I think I was wrong judging by the size of my plants after 2 months. So I started to feed them Miracle-Gro All Purpose Plant Food (high N), which had a definite affect on them and continues to, and I am waiting for a few more nodes to grow before I flower and change food/light cycle. ADVICE IS DEFINITELY WELCOME, please feel free to critique. Oh yeh I have a fan on for most of the day but not all cause its all becoming a bit high electricity-wise.