is the food i am using right for the stage im at, sorry i'm a newbie, go easy on me

joey555

New Member
growing w/ cfl's BUT do I have the right lighting???
Hello.... i'm new to this so please go easy w/ me. thanx for any replies in advance.

1. i have 3 plants (don't know what species of seed).
2. i have 4 cfl's= 3 are 42watt 1 is 25watt. for 42 watt i have brand Eiko= w/ 2700k, lumens= 2800. 2nd 42watt cfl is brand- TCP Spring Light (soft white), lumens=2600, color temp=2700k. 3rd 42watt cfl is brand- Energy Wiser; soft-daylight, w/ 5000k, lumens=2640. the 25watt is brand-Sunlight.....lumens=1495 but does not have the color temp...guessing low. All 3 42watt are spiral....25watt is tubes.

Space is relatively little....say, maybe, 2ft x 2ft. or 3ft x 3ft.

Soil= miracle grow..all purpose w/ perlite etc. ( i think it's pretty good to start)

food= DR. Earth 4-4-4 probiotic organic used as a tea or alone w/ water. also worm-casting.
i do have shultz african violet 8-14-9. i probally should not use b/c it's for acid loving plants. but it high in p. It was free so i only used a tiny drop from the liquid dropper.

Water- distilled spring water

fan= to circulate the air & strenghten stem. and i have a smaller (like desk fan) i put near the plants View attachment 1791510as exhaust for any heat the cfl might give off.
plus i have air purifier w/ a U/V button to kill airborne germs, bacteria, cig. smoke etc.

is View attachment 1791508it okay to use the 8-14-9 africn violet liquid food once in a while...maybe once a month or 2? any help will be MUCH APPRECIATED...THANX, joey

View attachment 1791507 as u can see the 2nd pic from the bottom is getting a little yellow on the fan-leaf...and not as vibrant as it once was....any idea why? maybe b/c i just feed them 2 days ago and added just a tiny drop of the 8-14-9 at the base of the plant,around the stem. but none of the other plants r doing this....maybe it's the lights!?
THANX IN ADVANCE...........JOEY best wishes....& happy growing.:joint:
 

racerboy71

bud bootlegger
i wouldn't be feeding them anything for a good three weeks, or close to a month as you're already using a soil that has food built into it with the miracle grow stuff that you have..
i'd think that you'd be safe to use that food you have though, just wait awhile to start using it, then only use it at about 1/4 the dose of what it says on the side of the bottle, and slowly bring it up some, unless you see signs of nute burn, then back off it some again and keep it at that level..
 

joey555

New Member
Thanx= Racer & Jesus! i needed to hear that.....they r only 3 weeks old. Jesus u said "she" u can tell the plant is female b/c i can't. or were u sayng that as a saying? i will not feed no more then until when? 2 more weeks/ or 1 month from now? and is 8-14-9 good for a M.J plant in small doses as a supplement? oh, and what about worm-casting......i can still feed it that no? that seems not abrasive.moring glory.jpg

i love these weeds= morning glory which has LSA, similiar to LSD.....they work too.
 

racerboy71

bud bootlegger
i'm sure jc was using the term she as i hopeful thought towards a newb grower, nothing more, lol..
and yah, worm castings are great for plants in veg.. you can add some to a gallon of water, and stick in an airline from say an old fish tank to aerate it for around 24 hours and water with that, or use the same set up and feed it to them via foliar feeding, aka, just spraying it on the leaves once or twice a day, make sure you do this when the lights are on though, or you could end up with mold problems..
 

joey555

New Member
THANX Racer. but i have nothing to aerate, no pump etc. but i can place the worm-casting in spring water (b/c it's like dirt) and shake well...spray on the foliage. can i too just place in soil add water and till the soil....meaning turning it. i'd like to do both....maybe every other day do 1 then the other. what do u say? really thanx again. im sure u have questions or things u'd like to get done or read...sorry.
 

racerboy71

bud bootlegger
THANX Racer. but i have nothing to aerate, no pump etc. but i can place the worm-casting in spring water (b/c it's like dirt) and shake well...spray on the foliage. can i too just place in soil add water and till the soil....meaning turning it. i'd like to do both....maybe every other day do 1 then the other. what do u say? really thanx again. im sure u have questions or things u'd like to get done or read...sorry.
yah, your method will work just as fine.. i'd let it sit for a good few hours so all the good shit, literally, mixes in with the water, and water with it.. or use it as a top dressing, add it on top of the soil and water as usually.. either way works fine ime..
 

racerboy71

bud bootlegger
and don't worry about asking questions m8, that's all i've got to do all day, sit back on my laptop and help people and raise my karma points for killing those two spiders yesterday, lol..
 

joey555

New Member
thanx race 4 being so humble....i've seen ppl. on other sites (i never actually joined) but saw ppl. putting others down b/c either they r new and slighly ingnorant, like myself, to growing M.J. or disagreeing (which is normal at time) and like cursing and putting 1 another down. BTW......i did what u told me to do w/ the wormcasting and spray bottle. SO UR KARMA i'm sure is good now LOL! p.s. if a little dirty (meaning the wormcasting type-dirt) water is on the foliage, leaves etc. will it clog the stonoma (sic) or nodes?
 
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