Super nOOB's Grow Journal...1st germ lol

[Medical Marijuana]

Just checking in. Check yer reps +10

[Horable]

If you can, stack the lights side by side, maybe like this

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gl +rep

[stackz]

cool, yeah, I took out one light from each of the two bulb splitters and then rotated them to the remaining light bulb was pointing up and I also added water to the pot until I started seeing seepage out the bottom onto the plate since I'm now away on business for the next 3 days. This morning before I left I checked on it and it had stood back up and the leaves stopped drooping like they were when we got home on sunday from visiting family in another state for the weekend.

I guess the soil was a bit dry lol. not only that but I think my grandpa found the plant!! lol.

dont think he knew what it was though and he didnt mention anything about it so I'm gonna take that as a cue and when I get back in town on thursday I'm going to go ahead and prep the old garage freezer and get it up and running as a grow box.

edit: oh yeah, anyone order from the bongin sponsor?? I just ordered a water bong through them and it was kinda weird at the end of the transaction is all.

[420oclock]

If your plant is a female, you could get some clones going, and induce one to produce male flowers. You could then use him to get more seeds. Just a thought.

[stackz]

Originally Posted by 420oclock

If your plant is a female, you could get some clones going, and induce one to produce male flowers. You could then use him to get more seeds. Just a thought.

sweet, tell me more on how to do this...or if you can provide a link for me to read up on that would be better!

[berrydizzle]

Basically, if you let a female plant flower long enough, eventually it will produce pollen sacs as a last ditch effort to reproduce with itself. I would not advise trying to do this, but if you need seeds, it is possible.

[stackz]

ok, I think I might be overcoming the leaning problem. the top leaves are starting to angle back to the top at the light. though if you look good in the pic you can see the plant top is down from where it breaks the soil. you can actually see the stem line in the pic haha.

I changed the bulbs from 2 60w cfl's to 3 100w cfl's and later today I'm gonna start moving the plant to the old freezer outside and use 4 100w cfl's and then start getting all the other stuff I need to make it stand-alone.

anyway, I'm starting to see more leaves :D

[stackz]

ok, the grow room is completed

let me know what you guys think. It's going to be 88* outside today and so I got a humidity/thermometer to monitor the temps in the box to see what it gets to. If I need to I'll cut a 4" hole in the top of the ice box and mount a 110v attic vent fan and thermometer kick-on with it. I'm hoping I dont fry the poor plant.

what temps are too high for these things??? I mean, I've seen pics of commercial outdoor grows in mexico and I know it has to get over 100* in the sun down there during the summer....

[Boss]

You must have circulation in there, no matter what the temps ;-) And you are lowering that light to between 2-3" right?

[stackz]

well I thought I'd keep it high like that since the way they are mounted they arent directly facing the plant. hmmm, guess I need to see if I have a small fan to toss in there or something...

what would be a better way to approach the light situation?? the room I had the plant in before was a completely still room with the door shut.

oh also, I dont have the doors shut completely either to allow air exhange with the larger room the cooler is in if that matters.

[mistakeith1]

I'm a noob myself...and I'm using CFLs as well. I've had to make minor adjustments to my light here and there and now they look like this:


I would try to get your lights closer together for more light concentration and definitely closer to the plant as Boss said. Mine are about 2" off and I'm getting decent growth for CFL's.

Good Luck

[Boss]

THis link will keep you busy, and coming back for more questions too ;-)

http://www.420magazine.com/forums/ov...row-faq-s.html

Check my gows in the sig links below for some cfl stuff ;-)

[ripmax]

looks sweet mate.mine should be like that in week or so

[stackz]

Originally Posted by mistakeith1

I'm a noob myself...and I'm using CFLs as well. I've had to make minor adjustments to my light here and there and now they look like this:


I would try to get your lights closer together for more light concentration and definitely closer to the plant as Boss said. Mine are about 2" off and I'm getting decent growth for CFL's.

Good Luck

you have any other pics of those main lights?? I'm interested in your connections in the top middle as you got them so close together like that.

[mistakeith1]

If you've read my journal, you probably know that I had to abort.

I will get you some more detailed picks tomorrow man.