Cannacat
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Hi guys, I've been lurking all week and finally decided that, while I'm learning loads from hovering in the forums, I'll get much more helpful, specific advice if just sign up and show you what I'm working with. I'd really appreciate any advice cos we're first timers on a major budget.
So, while we've been wanting to do this for a while, when it actually came about it wasn't exactly how I'd have wanted to go about it. The babies came Monday night, we got them under the light on Tuesday as we had nothing set up beforehand and it's all been a bit of a rush job. They have grown so much in just five days, every time I look at them there's new growth, it's so exciting!
The babies are supposed to be white widows. We were meant to get 6 but when they turned up there were another 5 extra that hadn't even been potted out, they were just bursting out of their little plug things, so they're the ones in the square black pots, the others came as is. They're in canna coco and the nutes I was given ready mixed in a plain tub so I don't even know what I'm feeding them, although I was told it's special food to go with the coco. The situation is not ideal but I'm making the best of what I've got. The thing is the person I got them from, the weed he grows is awful, like it's dried out flaky stuff with no smell, and I'm not happy about the idea of growing the same. But white widow shouldn't be turning out like that, surely? Some of the advice he's given seems a bit suspect to me, such as drenching with nutes twice a day. He's also said that the 2 lamp t5 I have them under is fine until flowering, and then I just need to add another to see them through until harvest. I'm no expert, but it sounds wrong to me and explains why his weed isn't great! Even with the very little I know, I do know they need a different type of light for flowering. So I'm relying on you lot to help me get my babies big and strong. I am already very attached to them, it's ridiculous, like when you see a baby in the street and start cooing? That's how I talk to my plants. I can't help it.
We are on a major budget here. It's kind of a picking up one piece at a time job. We're going to get a tent as they won't stay in my closet long, and I'm sure I'm going to need another light for vegging once they get bigger, this little 2 lamp T5 isn't going to keep 11 plants going long, I suspect. I'm concerned that I've ended up with double the amount of plants I expected and I don't really know what I'm doing cos I just want to the best I can by them all.
Also, the coco never seems to dry out. I'm being really careful about overwatering and overfeeding as I know they're big noob mistakes, but after the terrible advice I've been given I'm not sure how often I actually need to be feeding them, so thoughts on that are much appreciated. Thoughts on anything are much appreciated. I'd really love for my lack of preparation and being skint not to ruin my first grow!
So, while we've been wanting to do this for a while, when it actually came about it wasn't exactly how I'd have wanted to go about it. The babies came Monday night, we got them under the light on Tuesday as we had nothing set up beforehand and it's all been a bit of a rush job. They have grown so much in just five days, every time I look at them there's new growth, it's so exciting!
The babies are supposed to be white widows. We were meant to get 6 but when they turned up there were another 5 extra that hadn't even been potted out, they were just bursting out of their little plug things, so they're the ones in the square black pots, the others came as is. They're in canna coco and the nutes I was given ready mixed in a plain tub so I don't even know what I'm feeding them, although I was told it's special food to go with the coco. The situation is not ideal but I'm making the best of what I've got. The thing is the person I got them from, the weed he grows is awful, like it's dried out flaky stuff with no smell, and I'm not happy about the idea of growing the same. But white widow shouldn't be turning out like that, surely? Some of the advice he's given seems a bit suspect to me, such as drenching with nutes twice a day. He's also said that the 2 lamp t5 I have them under is fine until flowering, and then I just need to add another to see them through until harvest. I'm no expert, but it sounds wrong to me and explains why his weed isn't great! Even with the very little I know, I do know they need a different type of light for flowering. So I'm relying on you lot to help me get my babies big and strong. I am already very attached to them, it's ridiculous, like when you see a baby in the street and start cooing? That's how I talk to my plants. I can't help it.
We are on a major budget here. It's kind of a picking up one piece at a time job. We're going to get a tent as they won't stay in my closet long, and I'm sure I'm going to need another light for vegging once they get bigger, this little 2 lamp T5 isn't going to keep 11 plants going long, I suspect. I'm concerned that I've ended up with double the amount of plants I expected and I don't really know what I'm doing cos I just want to the best I can by them all.
Also, the coco never seems to dry out. I'm being really careful about overwatering and overfeeding as I know they're big noob mistakes, but after the terrible advice I've been given I'm not sure how often I actually need to be feeding them, so thoughts on that are much appreciated. Thoughts on anything are much appreciated. I'd really love for my lack of preparation and being skint not to ruin my first grow!
They've filled out loads again overnight but some of the leaves seem to be curling a bit so it's gonna be a mad rush trying to work out what that's about before I go. Hope they're ok!
.......GMan
I'm sure I shall take you up on that... regularly! I'm so glad I found RIU!
yeah you are ok wit what they are in right now for another week at least. Do you have any idea on the size tent you plan to get and the lighting? Also when? Thanks for the wishes. I had a great day despite working all day long.