FIRST GROW! help me out TAKE A LOOK!!!

hoc19e

hoc19e

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hey this is my 1st grow. i have been doing alot of homework and finally got my own place. pictures will be on tomorrow check back to see what i got going and any pointers. im going to be growin in a closet apx 4.5 by 9'. i have a 175 watt light , a 400 watt coming soon. it will be 3 soil grows and 1 hydro grow out of the hydro farm single bucket system. i have an 8 '' exhaust fan and a nice oscollating fan. i have a few white widow seeds germinating right now ... should be ready tomorrow to go into rockwool really soon. ya dig... check back for pix tomorrow
 
hoc19e

hoc19e

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hey guys sorry so late today... heres the set up tho... also i have a fan in there but you cant see it ... im getting ready to install ventillation thursday .. 180 cfm fan.. should be ok dont you think ... the seeds are almost ready for it.. id say tomorrow for sure. so basically, when i put them in there , i should just water with no nutes for the first 2 weeks correct? do you think i should power up the big light or just use the little ones? when i get ready to start nutes i have a few questions as far as mixing... let me know what yall think bout the set up
 

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redfoxx

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I have the same light hood hoc, but with a 125W CFL in it. You might want to get better lights once they sprout! Get a 125W blue for the hood, and get 2 85W to put around.
 
hoc19e

hoc19e

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i have a question... i germinated a few seeds ... put them in the rockwool that i had soaked in water ph at 6 now they are in the soil. should i leave the lights on or off at this point?
 
k-town

k-town

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I usually turn on like one CFL when I put mine in the soil that way you have a little light for them when they pop up but not too much

Peace
K-town
 
hoc19e

hoc19e

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they are all off right now ..they were barely germinated the white root only came out about a half an inch so if it doesnt sprout i have 5 more germinating for a longer period of time ... you think its gonna be straight? o ya and not to mention the towel i was germinating them in dried out last night ... eh i dunno
 
Garden Knowm

Garden Knowm

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1. keep the light ON.. at least 18-20 hours
2. keep the cube moist... dont let the soil get soggy....
3. in about 3-5 days.. after you have 2 nodes... you need to water the entire 3-5 galloon container with 1/2 gallon of water.. adn then dont water again for at least 3-7 days...


and NOW you KNOWM
 
Garden Knowm

Garden Knowm

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get another 43 watt cfl and get it close to the seeds... like 4-5 inches.. after day 7-10, keep the light 1 inch from your foilage at all times.. each plant should have 3 - 43 watt cfls at a distance of 1 inch or less... you will need to adjust the lights daily...

have a fan running in the room.. it does not need to be pointed at your plants. just blowing in the room.. the plants should be moving a bit from the breeze..

iloveyou
 
hoc19e

hoc19e

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ok i got 2 plants... just going to go in the soil since its my first time... one is alot more defined and smaller , the other is growing good and its lighter green and alot taller ... its growing quick .. il put up pictures asap
 
hoc19e

hoc19e

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basically i water them 1/2 gallon havent water sinced... been keepin light on 24 hours .. but the past 2 days i turned the lights off for 2 hours each day ... any suggestions on how i am doing and advice for shit thats coming up ... when should i use my big light on them ? right now i am using the 2 150w cfl and the hydrogarden floro as you can see in the picture.. im going to get mylar soon. the fan is in there blowing.. the temp is reading 72-75 degrees... is that good or bad?

when should i start using the nutes ?
 
hoc19e

hoc19e

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that lil guy is real defined and the stem is purple ... looked light it might have got burnt a little the tips were a little black today so i raised the cfl a few inches ... it still looks healthy just real short
 
hoc19e

hoc19e

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alright quick update for those of you followin my grow... the smaller plant like i said yesterday looked like it was burnt .. the tips were blackened and i pulled the cfl about 2 inches up.. its lookin better today. the bigger plant is growin at a pretty rapid pace. however today, the 2nd set of leaves is coming and they also appeared black... im think the lights are to close or something but i dunno... im thinking about going ahead and switching on my big light at this point. does anyone advise me against this? any advice on those leaves that look a little black
 
Garden Knowm

Garden Knowm

The Love Doctor
sorry about the burn... yes 1 inch is probably to close for a seedling... maybe 2 - 4 inches until day 7-10..

DO you have a fan? The fan does not need to be blowing directly on the plant but the plant should be moving a tiny bit
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cheers
 
hoc19e

hoc19e

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yes there is a fan in there ... the bigger of the 2 is growing really fast... the other one is alot smaller but still growing good... the burn is gone for the most part .. i pulled the lights back a few inches and they seem to enjoy it.. when should i turn on the big light..


also.. i have the lights on 24 hours ... should i start doing 18/6 ?
 
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