First Lowryder #2 - 600 Watt CFL - Closet Grow Newbie

[teSmp]

You should have only transplanted a few of them and went and got more soil! I would go get more soil and be very careful or you could transplant again later on. Personally I would do it now unless you plant on stepping up the size of the pots later. And when I transplant I get all the soil nice and wet the first time, a good soaking you don't want dry spots! And what about the light question above?!

 

[McScallion]

I have 12 cfl bulbs running. I couldn't afford anything else. just a college kid tryna learn. I did the math and it seemed enough for my grow area. I might be wrong. any comments or suggestions?

 

[teSmp]

I have 12 cfl bulbs running. I couldn't afford anything else. just a college kid tryna learn. I did the math and it seemed enough for my grow area. I might be wrong. any comments or suggestions?

College here to sounds about right. What watt bulbs and what kelvin rating? 6500k?

 

[McScallion]

i have 8 2700k and 4 6500k. I also have a isolating fan running

 

[teSmp]

Sounds good bro since they're autos 23w bulbs?

 

[Deege420]

u need more dirt in those pots. the plants can't be down into the pot like that, they are going to get poor circulation.

 

[Deege420]

u always want the soil about an inch from the top of the pot

 

[McScallion]

how do I go about adding more soil?

 

[Deege420]

better idea so u don't stress too much, are those pots to thick to cut? i just want to keep the stress to a minimal since they are autos, how far along are they?

 

[Deege420]

get a fan above the lights to keep down the heat they look a little stressed and then use another fan to blow kinda on an angle downwards towards them for some ventilation. no more transplants u don't want to stress the short lived lades

 

[McScallion]

yes they are autos. they are at day 18 roughly. so how should I add more soil? by cutting and doing what?

 

[Deege420]

don't add any more soil, if you can cut(very gently, don't jostle around too too much) around the pot and leave like an inch of the pot above soil, you should be fine those pots look big enough for the rest of the autos lives happy growing brotha, they looking good though! so keep that in mind

 

[McScallion]

thanks! I just hope out of all of them a few are females. I'm not hoping for major yields but I do wanna be a good grower so at the same time I do want to maximize my yields. thanks for the advice though!

 

[Deege420]

anytime brotha be sure to stop by my journal and check out my mrnice angel hear x2 , purple(auto), wembley(auto), and soon to come (vertigo auto)

 

[Deege420]

i just recently did an LST to her to help her grow better to produce more yield

 

[McScallion]

what exactly is that?

 

[McScallion]

just researched it, I could try that.

 

[Jozo-sha]

Don't usually do that with my auto-flowers. Less stress, more yield. I'd just leave them be, don't transplant anymore and enjoy the grow.

Good luck!

- JZ

 

[Deege420]

yea no LST for autos. unless you are experience enough to do it so it is a VLST (VERY LOW STRESS TRAINING) LOL

 

[Deege420]

if you look in my journal it will have a great example of LST