Recent content by frankiejay

heat (a.k.a. red halogen bulb) lamps will not work. All they will do is stretch your plant. If you're looking for something low-budget, CFL's are the way to go. Or, if you're really into this particular pet store, some fish-lighting will work too (y'know, the fluorescent lights they have over...

Yup, it's right in there at about 4 weeks! I am using tap water - left out for a *really* long time so that the chlorine evaporates. I assume buying a 5-gallon jug of distilled water is a better way to go? As for feeding - until I see a bit of improvement, I was planning on feeding every...

halogen = bad.

An update: I added a teaspoon/quart of epsom salt my last watering, and the brown spots no longer seem to be spreading, which means that it probably was a Mg deficiency. I also stepped up the nutes to 1/2 strength, but I'm starting to see some yellowing on the bottom leaves, which means i've...

You water and mist every day? That's too much! Only water when the soil is dry. (you should be able to stick your finger an inch deep into the soil and have it be dry - not moist!)

No, that's not how it works at all. I'm not a marijuana-growing expert, but I do have some basic knowledge of genetics. If you're looking for plants to genetically adapt to their environment, you're going to have to *breed* plants, and a lot more than two at a time also!!!! Now let's say you...

Yah, they don't look over-watered, but they sure do look stunted.

35-15-55? That is a lot of potassium !!!!

Thanks KP! will do 1/2 strength next feeding, and step up from there. Any thoughts on whether that's an Mg deficiency?

Can you put your hand under the lights where the plant is and hold it there w/o it being uncomfortable? If you can, it's not the heat (or the light for that matter). Aaand, that's pretty much all I can help you with. I'm on my first grow too. I think my plant is about the same age as...

Thanks kieahtoka! Would you recommend still stepping up 1/2, 3/4, to full, or going straight to full?

Thanks akrmatona. I also forgot to mention that she's ~ 3 weeks old. *just* started feeding nutes and I'm still a bit unsure about feeding schedules.

I am 90% certain that this is a Magnesium deficiency, but as I have never seen a Magnesium deficiency before, I would like some expert confirmation. Babygro? I know this is your absolute favourite deficiency...:???: Thanks in advance! If it is, the epsom salts are at the ready! Oh and...

very pretty! do you know what strain she is?

I answered my own question, and I'll have to say that several of you are wrong (assuming that my source is right). "However, if mothers suffer stress, they produce weak clones. Mothers that are forced to flower and revert back to vegetative growth not only yield less, they are stressed and...