Didimauw's first time bagseed grow

[AmGrowR]

Th@nk you very much. I w@s very dis@ppointed but c@nn@bis is @ be@utiful pl@nt @nd it w@s my first one ever so it w@s be@utiful in my eyes either w@y.

 

[didimauw]

and you were right, who cares if its a male or not really, its a great learning experience, and males grow the exact same as a female

 

[AmGrowR]

ummm im not sure really, would i be bad if i bought the self fertilizing kind? i just want something other than outside dirt.
do u have another grow journal going amgrower?

I wouldn't get the stuff th@t feeds pl@nts bec@use I @lw@ys figured they didn't h@ve the flowering specific nutes, but h@d just veg. nutes or m@ybe @ mix. I'd s@y go with some norm@l potting soil, perlite, @nd some bloom nutes th@t @Ren't MG, m@ybe Shultz or something.

 

[AmGrowR]

I did st@rt @nother one but.....AmGrowRs' Second CFL 12/12 Attempt

 

[didimauw]

MY DRASTIC CHANGES

alright....so i gave up on my 5 plants that were together, they were too skinny, and kind of a waste of space so i ditched them.(id have better luck, working on just one plant for now, till i figure out what im doing)
but the plant that was in the smaller box, is doing great...sooooo i took out the flourescent tube that was in the rubbermaid container, bought two 60 watt cfl's, bought two adapters for them to plug them into a power strip, cut two holes in the top of my rubbermaid container, and placed the lights in the holes...

and if i feel the need to, i can go buy more lights and adapters

 

[didimauw]

would it be beneficial to put some tin foil on the lid of my container as well?

and if later on down the road, if i grew two plants, intending to keep them small, would 3 60 watt cfls be efficient for a while?

 

[didimauw]

i transplanted the little one yesterday, in fear that the soil will turn to rock, like with my other plants. i also moved my box into my closet, a much safer place cause i could see the light from it, through the window from outside.

during transplanting, it takes plants a couple days to show new growth correct?

 

[didimauw]

other than a ph tester, what else could i buy for my box to help my plant?

and today i put a seed from a good bad of weed in a paper towel for germination

 

[AmGrowR]

Hey, hows it goin didi. You @re very right @bout growing one pl@nt. It's much e@sier since @ll your @ttention is focused on th@t one pl@nt.@lso I h@ve @ couple questions for you.

1. How often @re you w@tering? You should be @ble to stick your finger @n inch into the soil @nd if it's bone dry w@ter it. Usu@lly every 3-4 d@ys.
2. @re you 12/12ing th@t pl@nt @lre@dy? If so, m@ke sure the 12 hours d@rkness is uninterrupted with no light le@ks wh@tsoever.
3. @re you sure those @re 60w? My 42w looks bigger th@n th@t.

@nd @ thermometer would be benefici@l to the box.

 

[didimauw]

hey amgrower! im doin alright, and yourself?
ive been watering it about every three days like u said, and for that plant, im still veg-in it right now, im going to wait till it gets bigger. im still kind of afraid that the soil i had it in, is too thick. ( i left a small amount of the dirt from outside, that it was in, around the roots, when i transplanted it. the bulbs that im using, are a 60 watt equivilant. it only uses 13 watts, is that a bad thing? they are natural light, 4100k a piece, 800 lumens each

im also going to have to get more batteries for my camera real soon

 

[AmGrowR]

My b@d, I prob@bly should h@ve been more specific when telling you @bout the lights. The light th@t I used w@s 42w/150w equiv. I w@s recommending the 68w/300w equiv. for you. Figured if I did wh@t I did with @ single 42w, you should be @ble to kick @ss with 2-3 68w. Wh@t kind of soil did you end up going with?

 

[didimauw]

ohhhh okay im gonna go get some more bulbs right now then. the soil im using, was from a while ago, just plain potting soil

 

[AmGrowR]

Oh cool m@n. You're definitely on your w@y to @ successful grow!!!!!!!!!!
Post some pics when you set up the new light.

 

[didimauw]

alright, so i went a got a new bulb, its a 40 watt, 100 watt equ. i didnt realize how big it was going to be lol. when i got back from true value, i found my bag of tobacco on t he floor with holes in it, and my bag of weed on the floor, luckily with no holes in it...my dog doesnt like it when i leave, hes new, so i expect that lol. im debating if i should put one of my smaller bulbs along with it or not. i think ill see what this bulb does first, and if i think it needs more, i got those other two littler bulbs

heres a pic of the bulb, its hard to take pics of it when its in the box, cause its enclosed, except for the hole on top.

heres my box in my closet

heres the bulb

and heres the plant again

 

[didimauw]

does it seem like i need more tinfoil?

and can you use regular light bulbs also? or is that a nono?

 

[didimauw]

that bulb doesnt leave much room for growth, in a few days, im going to have to figure something out...im thinking if i just turned my container on its side that may work too, but id need some heavy duty tape lol

anyone got any good ideas?

 

[AmGrowR]

Well, first of @ll inc@ndescent( regul@r ) bulbs @re @ m@jor no-no. @ll they re@lly do is put off he@t. If need be, you could possibly ditch the cont@iner @nd just grow on your closet floor( wh@t I did ) it's good to h@ve @ c@tch p@n for the runoff w@ter. Le@rned th@t the h@rd w@y!! Tin foil is not @ gre@t reflector, it c@uses hotspots due to @ll the wrinkles. You c@n use myl@r from life bl@nkets @T W@lm@rt or I used @ myl@r b@lloon cut in h@lf. Other th@n th@t, seems you h@ve mostly everything in order.

 

[didimauw]

yeah ill probably get a smaller little bendable lamp to put my bulb in. ive got one somewhere....

and mylar baloon, like the helium ones?

 

[AmGrowR]

Ye@h, you know like the ones you c@n't see through.

 

[didimauw]

yeah yeah i gotcha....right now im trying to figure a way to suspend my light in my closet, the outlet is a foot from the floor. the light fixture i want to use is this one. the cord is about 4 ft long