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mrfriendly420
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Toronto noob here, what's up. I'm a few days into my first real serious attempt at growing. Would love to hear some suggestions!
So Far: Just planted my germinated seeds about 2 days ago. They are under my 400W MH light. It took about 2, almost 3 days to germinate all the seeds to the point where little less than a millimeter of root was showing and/or the seed had cracked exposing the root. Watering with water and quarter mix nutrient solution.
So Far: Just planted my germinated seeds about 2 days ago. They are under my 400W MH light. It took about 2, almost 3 days to germinate all the seeds to the point where little less than a millimeter of root was showing and/or the seed had cracked exposing the root. Watering with water and quarter mix nutrient solution.
Sublime757
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Welcome Mr.420, start a grow journal and take lots of pictures. Suggestion: If you're growing in soil, don;t give them nutes for the first 2-3 weeks as they don't really need it.
1stickybud
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hi everybody i got problems getting my seedlings up.they grow about a inch high, then reach for light growing upto 4 inches tall.ive tried lowering the light to prevent reeching but they dont do much.i cant seem to get anymore than 2 leaves on each seedling.its fustraiting ive grown around 50 so far,and they all do the same thing.ive also grown outside{living in australia} but once the seedlings are up they wont grow! what am i doing wrong please sumone help me!!!!
happysmoker
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Hello everyone, I am new here. I am to here learn! I wanted to introduce myself and I hope I am posting this in the right place. I have been reading the forums here for quit some time. I have grown quite a few different crops over the years, and enjoy it very much. I always got my starts from friends or the seeds from stuff that I have bought. But I just made my first order from dr greenthumb, which I was nervous to do for the longest time for fear of getting ripped off. But I finally did took the chance after lots of looking in to it. I had them in 7 days and ordered 10 got 11, and all 11 germinated and now are in their peat moss pellets and poking through the dirt. I will have to wait to see if it is the millennium I ordered but so far I am very happy. 
Look forward to learning from you all! Thanks for having me!
HAPPYSMOKER
Look forward to learning from you all! Thanks for having me!
HAPPYSMOKER
mal_crane
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Topping a plant is cutting off it's main growth shoot, replacing it with two. You can do this many times over as well. Most people top in order to keep their plants short and bushy.
mal_crane
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You already answered your own question. Get the lights closer. If they are still stretching and reaching that high for light, then they aren't getting the light they need. And add more light too. Buy some CFL's and floro tubes if you don't want to get into an expensive grow. Remember, you can never have too much light.
i see the variety and strength of lights that people use is as varried as there is strains but the question becomes why? does it decrease the grow time or only increase the yeild. It appears to me that most people getting caught is a result of the amount of electricity they r using and a fair amount of work goes into hiding it and the heat being produced. I have a small work area and use four 4ft fluoresecents (4 bulbs cool white and 4 bulbs warm white). the entire light assembly (which is high efficiency) uses only 240 watts of power and i am getting bud results (from california orange) that EVERYONE is saying is the best tasting and best stone they've ever had. I dont think my method is n e different...3 weeks to clone, 3 weeks veg and 8 weeks to flower...(2 shelves in a closet) for 1 crop of 10 plants (in a 1 metre square area) every 6 weeks....i even trim off like 50% of the feeder leaves in the 2nd week of flowering to increase light penetration. I end up getting 2oz per plant with this....so whats the deal?
.....oh and i use Schultz All Purpose food during the veg state (given every 2nd day) and Schultz Bloom Builder food during the flowering state (given every 2nd day)....the plants get 200ml of water/plant food every 2nd day during veg and 350ml of water/plant food every 2nd day during flowering....the plant's size ends up reaching about 30 inches with like 50 buds per plant....oh an the resin amounts produced is insain...like the entire plant is covered with mist....even totally dried the buds still have a sticky feel to them....
Sublime757
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.....oh, and you're full of shit.
cloning - cuttings coated with stimroot #1 and put into peat pellets, watered with no damp mix and put into dome under 45 watt fluoro for 24 hr a day. Cuttings are approximately 3" in length with only 3-4 leaves.
wk 01 - mist daily, swap air
wk 02 - mist daily, swap air
wk 03 - mist daily, swap air
vegetative - rooted clones now transplanted into 8" pots, soaked with water/plant food (20-30-20) and placed under 240 watt fluors for 18hr a day
wk 04 - plant food and water every day (200mls) 8" high
wk 05 - plant food and water every day (200mls) 15" high
flowering - plants under 240 watt fluors for 12hr a day, plant food is changed to (10-54-10)
wk 06 - plant food and water every 2nd day (300mls) 19" high
wk 07 - plant food and water every 2nd day (300mls) 21" high
- trim off all large feeder leaves (about 40% of leaves)
wk 08 - plant food and water every 2nd day (300mls) 24" high
wk 09 - plant food and water every 2nd day (300mls) 27" high
wk 10 - plant food and water every 2nd day (300mls) 31" high
wk 11 - plant food and water every 2nd day (300mls) 32" high
wk 12 - no plant food but water every 2nd day (300mls) 33" high
wk 13 - no plant food or water - 34" high
wk 14 - hang to dry
wk 01 - mist daily, swap air
wk 02 - mist daily, swap air
wk 03 - mist daily, swap air
vegetative - rooted clones now transplanted into 8" pots, soaked with water/plant food (20-30-20) and placed under 240 watt fluors for 18hr a day
wk 04 - plant food and water every day (200mls) 8" high
wk 05 - plant food and water every day (200mls) 15" high
flowering - plants under 240 watt fluors for 12hr a day, plant food is changed to (10-54-10)
wk 06 - plant food and water every 2nd day (300mls) 19" high
wk 07 - plant food and water every 2nd day (300mls) 21" high
- trim off all large feeder leaves (about 40% of leaves)
wk 08 - plant food and water every 2nd day (300mls) 24" high
wk 09 - plant food and water every 2nd day (300mls) 27" high
wk 10 - plant food and water every 2nd day (300mls) 31" high
wk 11 - plant food and water every 2nd day (300mls) 32" high
wk 12 - no plant food but water every 2nd day (300mls) 33" high
wk 13 - no plant food or water - 34" high
wk 14 - hang to dry
Sublime757
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Because I've grown in a variety of mediums and light combinations, but I've never seen 3oz from 240w of fluorescents.
that all well and fine...but the simple fact is that this is what i am getting...everything is grown in a closet measuring 2' x 4' and is 8' high...everyone that i have shown the plants too ask what i am doing so different to get these results and the only thing different is the plant food...four light fixtures per shelf and they r kept only 2" from the tops of the plants at all times....
