First time grower

Herbman420 · 06-08-2006, 07:27 PM

Hello, Im a first time grower and its only recently that a friend recommended this webpage and i have read alot, my plants have been growing for about 2 weeks and ran into a little trouble 2 plants seem to be turning brownish at the tip and the two litttle plants at the bottom of 1 of my plants are completly dried out from what looks to be what might happen to the other top half if i dont do anything about it, please someone help me. Thanks for any help

DankCloset · 06-08-2006, 08:02 PM

well looks like you burn't it or overwatered it. what kind of lights??? looks to me like ur growing them with regular light bulb? they are way to stretched out and wont support itself when in time of need. i would scrap them, start over and get some flourecent lights, coil's work, get the biggest ones you can(most wattage).. also do they have good air circulation? go to my grow journals and read it. if you find the first one you will be able to see when i first started. and then my second try. it progress's to get better as i read more, its good that you have read alot. means i dont have to explain as much.

DankCloset · 06-08-2006, 08:04 PM

pm me anytime for help, i will help and explain as much as i can.

JohnnyBlazed · 06-08-2006, 08:06 PM

Ya, like dank said. Looks like a little nutrient burn. Lower your lights too. That plants a stretching

420AM&PM · 06-08-2006, 08:17 PM

You definetly have to do something, Look at the main stem, shes pretty small ... If you wanna keep these plants what i would do is put your lights alot farther down, depending on what you are using ... I would just use cfls ( compact fluresents ) like said above. Them i would get a real small fan and put it on them to help strengthen the stem ....

Herbman420 · 06-08-2006, 10:09 PM

Well. the lights im using are plant lights from target they were like 4 bucks, i will highly consider buying florecent lights, i wont scrap my plants tho cuz i got no more seeds :( thanks for the help guys. :) and i have a fan going on at all times

vintner · 06-09-2006, 12:59 AM

No offence man, but you need a lot of help. LOL Lights and ventalation are 2 of the 3 things a plant needs. The third is soil. Now, your soil looks nice and dark which usually means it has pleanty of nutrients in it to last your plants a few months at least. So it's too early to start adding more ferts. How ever, your soil appears to have a lot of big chunks of wood and bark in it. These work well to airate the soil, but also absorb a lot of water and wont release it very easily. They also make your soil more acidic depending on the type of wood and bark. If it's pine, look out.
Just my 2 cents.
Vin

06-08-2006, 07:27 PM	#1
Herbman420 Free Thinker Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 8	First time grower Hello, Im a first time grower and its only recently that a friend recommended this webpage and i have read alot, my plants have been growing for about 2 weeks and ran into a little trouble 2 plants seem to be turning brownish at the tip and the two litttle plants at the bottom of 1 of my plants are completly dried out from what looks to be what might happen to the other top half if i dont do anything about it, please someone help me. Thanks for any help

06-08-2006, 08:02 PM	#2
DankCloset Free Thinker Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,849	Re: First time grower well looks like you burn't it or overwatered it. what kind of lights??? looks to me like ur growing them with regular light bulb? they are way to stretched out and wont support itself when in time of need. i would scrap them, start over and get some flourecent lights, coil's work, get the biggest ones you can(most wattage).. also do they have good air circulation? go to my grow journals and read it. if you find the first one you will be able to see when i first started. and then my second try. it progress's to get better as i read more, its good that you have read alot. means i dont have to explain as much.

06-08-2006, 08:04 PM	#3
DankCloset Free Thinker Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,849	Re: First time grower pm me anytime for help, i will help and explain as much as i can.

06-08-2006, 08:06 PM	#4
JohnnyBlazed Free Thinker Join Date: May 2006 Location: Stuck in a Daydream. Posts: 337	Re: First time grower Ya, like dank said. Looks like a little nutrient burn. Lower your lights too. That plants a stretching __________________ "Before you knock it, try it first, youll see that it's a blessing and it's not a curse." - Ben Harper 420 Magazine Creating Cannabis Awareness Since 1993 http://www.420Times.com/forums/grow-room/

06-08-2006, 08:17 PM	#5
420AM&PM Free Thinker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New York Posts: 1,552	Re: First time grower You definetly have to do something, Look at the main stem, shes pretty small ... If you wanna keep these plants what i would do is put your lights alot farther down, depending on what you are using ... I would just use cfls ( compact fluresents ) like said above. Them i would get a real small fan and put it on them to help strengthen the stem .... __________________ 4:20AM&PM

06-08-2006, 10:09 PM	#6
Herbman420 Free Thinker Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 8	Re: First time grower Well. the lights im using are plant lights from target they were like 4 bucks, i will highly consider buying florecent lights, i wont scrap my plants tho cuz i got no more seeds :( thanks for the help guys. :) and i have a fan going on at all times

06-09-2006, 12:59 AM	#7
vintner Free Thinker Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 796	Re: First time grower No offence man, but you need a lot of help. LOL Lights and ventalation are 2 of the 3 things a plant needs. The third is soil. Now, your soil looks nice and dark which usually means it has pleanty of nutrients in it to last your plants a few months at least. So it's too early to start adding more ferts. How ever, your soil appears to have a lot of big chunks of wood and bark in it. These work well to airate the soil, but also absorb a lot of water and wont release it very easily. They also make your soil more acidic depending on the type of wood and bark. If it's pine, look out. Just my 2 cents. Vin

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