New grower looking for assist...so far, so goooood....

Hey there...so I have always tried putting a seed or two in dirt and see what happens. Ive read alot and many posts on this forum have been great. I am trying to get a bit more serious without going and building a grow room and spending alot of money. So here is what I have done, and please take a look at the pics I post as well.

ANY POINTERS, INFO, ar ASSISTANCE would be welcome and MUCH APPRECIATED.

I had somoe seeds from bag in the past, so I put them in potting soil and sprouted them. I had them unuder a simple Home Depot bought plant light (florescent) for about 5 days, and then put them outsidde to let nature do her thing.

Ive kept them well watered, and after growing to a descent size, started the 12/12 process to get them to bud. I have others that I am still growing. These are all in pots. I have re potted a couple of them to bigger pots. I also have 5 plants I planted outside inthe woods, and added rich potting soil to the earth to help. See pics.

For about 2 weeks now, I am using FloraGrow for my smaller ones, and FloraBloom for the three that I am 12/12ing in order to get them to bud. The three I am budding all seem to be female (phew!).

Please take a look at my pics, and help me out...how can I get the most out of what Ive grown and how do I do it without investing money into it. I enjoy the process and the hobby and of course the smoke of it..but dont have the money or room to build and setup a grow room with the intricate tests, mixtures, and what not.

Thanks alot guys and girls...Ive learned alot from all of your posts, and I look forard to any help you can give me.

The good news is that you have some great looking fan leaves.

The bad news is that your plants have little or no branching(Image 5115). You also have tremendous amounts of space between nodes.

It looks like your plants have two problems. The first is that they aren't getting enough light. Are they in direct sun for the whole day? It looks like they must spend a good deal of time in the shade and only get a short amount of direct light through the day. I also see little or no perlite in your soil mixes. That isn't an expensive product and can be found anywhere. I suggest you mix a good batch of soil with perlite and some other amendments and then transplant all of your potted plants into a larger container with the new soil. Then water the plants using earth worm castings, molasses, and a little Maxicrop.

That should help expand your root ball which will allow your plants to fill out and eventually yield more.

thalboy said:

The good news is that you have some great looking fan leaves.

Then water the plants using earth worm castings, molasses, and a little Maxicrop.

That should help expand your root ball which will allow your plants to fill out and eventually yield more.

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Is Maxicrop a nute? i have grow and bloom food...can i use this instead? Molasses....the same molasses we eat...from grocery store? Should I even use the nutrients i have (grow)?

I will do the perlite idea adn re pot today. You think its too late in the season to make this work now?