First Time Grower - 2 Plants - CFL Indoor

[PhantomGrower]

Using:
1 overhead spot light with a 26W CFL light (for one plant)
1 clip in reading lamp with a 26W CFL light (For one plant)
one 5'x2'x1.5'
Tin foil lol
2 bagseed seeds


Im new to journals so. im not sure how to properly do them. i readhow to but i am also writting a personal journal for growing, so some of the same stuff with be the same. but not like you'd know lol

Originally I ment to do a weekly update. like I update my journal every single week. I accidenlty forgot on the week day and started day 9, so i start it day 9, then i'll go 14, then 21, ect.

. the pictures I Put up are from day 8. i have pictures i recently took but my phones acting up and wont let me send them to my email so I can put them up here. so i'll let you know when i fix the pictures, but heres some pictures form day 8.
(note, 2 plants are together in one pot, the day someone told me to change pots I moved the small plant ot a milk jug i made, I now have a pot im gonna put in soon, but i'll take some even new pics when its in the pot so you can see exactly what i got set up.)

Anyways here is day 8. and this is what i had to write about it

The next pictures i Put up later tonight will be better. and this is what i wrote

Day : 9
Planted : June 17 ,
Date : June 26 2013

IM a little late eh, Anyways i'll start a weekly journal. the plant is growing nice, we had transplating problems but it looks as though were over it. I am using a cheap ass white overhead spotlight with a 26W CFL lightbut . the pedals are down and the wavy leaves are starting to grow out really nice, I also have a little sprout proppin' up, its 2 days old (4 now) its orta sideways (not anymore) it looks like yellow veins are in the leaves. shite maybe its cool (I noticed the yllow is stating to go down already)

I will put better pictures up tonight, show you how my set up is as we speak. I am open to all kinds of advice, and i can take harsh critisism I know i got a horrible grow set up going but, it will advance as I advance.

I'll put evn new pics up in about 3 days when tis 2 weeks old

 

[KingJohnC]

Re: First time Grower, 2 plants - CFL indoor

subscribed

 

[PhantomGrower]

Re: First time Grower, 2 plants - CFL indoor

still trying to get pictures up. the plants look stronger. i found some plant food some sort of stick. you stick it in the dirt. i used those. it adds nitrogen n phosphate and all that jazz.

 

[KingJohnC]

Re: First time Grower, 2 plants - CFL indoor

i would not recommend plant spikes to add nutrients to the soil, there are too many variables on how it will react with other nutrients.

 

[PhantomGrower]

Re: First time Grower, 2 plants - CFL indoor

oh shite.... you kidding? damn. i added it to both.
Jobes Plant Food Spikes 13-4-5
Total Nitrogen (N) .......13%
2% Nitrate Nitrogen
2%Urea Nitrogen
2% Other Water Soluble Nitrogen
7% Water Insoluble Nitrogen
Available Phosphoric Acid (P2O5).........4%
Soluble Potash (K2O).......5%
Derived from Ureaformaldehyde Nitrogen, Triple Superphosphate and Potassium Nitrate

I thought it woulda been good for em :/ i hope nothin bad happens.
Worst case scenerio what should I be looking for?

 

[KingJohnC]

Re: First time Grower, 2 plants - CFL indoor

i do not believe Jobes Plant Food Spikes are meant for consumable crops. when you begin to add other nutrients they may react adversely with them. i would separate the two plants into separate pots, two plants in one pots is asking for trouble. you will give each half the amount of space for root growth and one will become dominant and overshadow the other.

 

[PhantomGrower]

Re: First time Grower, 2 plants - CFL indoor

So far the plants dont look like there burning or dying or nothing. in fact the big plant is starting to form the leaf. like the 5 leaves that make up the one big leaf. and they are seperated. they have been for like. 3 days i think i had the little one in a home made jug for about a day, day and a half. and I then put it into a actual clay pot. but its a tiny pot so i think im gonna have to transplant it soon.
I have pictures on my phone of what my grow spot actually looks like and the plants and stuff but i cant get them uploaded cause my phones being funny. so those pictures are like day 8. Im still trying to get pictures up now of what it looks like to keep you guys posted but my phones not helping >.>

If the root comes out of the drainage hole what does that mean :/ it happened before. like a week ago and i still cant stop thinking about that.

I hope the nutrians help the plants and not hurt them. there not to big percentages so it cant be too much? I just thought cause i know you have to add nutrians and stuff and thought that would help

 

[KingJohnC]

Re: First time Grower, 2 plants - CFL indoor

roots seek out water if there is a small amount of water in the tray beneath the pot that is natural for them to grow out, they will air prune themselves.

 

[PhantomGrower]

Re: First time Grower, 2 plants - CFL indoor

Okay. i been checking lately to see if the root is comming out but its not. i did leave the root in water when i seen it.
if it air prunes do i just leave it or break it off or what?

 

[KingJohnC]

Re: First time Grower, 2 plants - CFL indoor

you can leave the root and it will air prune itself or remove the lower section protruding from the pot.

 

[PhantomGrower]

Re: First time Grower, 2 plants - CFL indoor

okay sweet. cause it happened to my big plant and i didnt mean to break it off. I ment to just push it back up in the dirt so it could grow more. but i mean the big plant is looking beautiful. but the leaves seem to be curled up. like the sides of the leaves. are curled up some.

 

[KingJohnC]

Re: First time Grower, 2 plants - CFL indoor

waiting on photographs of your leaves.

 

[PhantomGrower]

Re: First time Grower, 2 plants - CFL indoor

I actually got a new phone last night. im gonna take some pictures soon and put them up. i'll have pictures up today!. and the pictures will be from day 15 and day 10. and when i put the pictures up i'll write what i wrote in my journal.

 

[PhantomGrower]

Re: First time Grower, 2 plants - CFL indoor

This is my grow spot now. here are some pictures i took today. looking for advice.

and I dont know about vegetation and flowering. I know flowering needs 12/12 and veg needs 18/6. but i dont know when i should start veg/flowering, and i dont know which one you do first. do you flower your plants first. or veg them first? please answer lol. The two plants has a 5 day difference between them.

 

[Legal At Last]

Re: First time Grower, 2 plants - CFL indoor

Vegetation cycle comes first. Flowering is the end game.

Welcome to growing! Your plants look healthy.

KingJohnC knows his stuff. He'll give you good advice.

 

[PhantomGrower]

Re: First time Grower, 2 plants - CFL indoor

ok. makes sence to go like 18/6 and work down to 12/12 but i wasnt sure. when should i start the vegetation cycle? anytime soon or just leave it as is. i always keep it on 24/0 but sometimes i will give it like 3-4 hours off. but not all the time. how do you know when to vegetate. i probably shouldnt with the little plant as it is. and i know KingJohnC and many many other users has helped me already so much. i honestly didnt think i'd get so much help and advice from a weed forums but im so glad i joined. i dont feel like my plants would be as good as they are without everyones help.

 

[Legal At Last]

Re: First time Grower, 2 plants - CFL indoor

I use 18/6 from the start myself. I like to replicate something of what a normal seasonal light cycle would be.

You're in the vegetation phase now! All that means is the time when your plants are putting on stems and leaves that will help support the future bud production.

 

[PhantomGrower]

Re: First time Grower, 2 plants - CFL indoor

Oh. I s sorta thinkin about lettin the small one grow some then veg both maybe in a week?

 

[KingJohnC]

Re: First time Grower, 2 plants - CFL indoor

keep a cannabis plant in vegetative growth by keeping it in a 18/6 lighting schedule 18 hours on and 6 hours off. this lighting shcedule give the plant the best schedule for root growth. when we flower a cannabis plant we adjust the lighting schedule to 12/12 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness. to flower you need an area where you can give your plants total darkness for 12 hours per day. how long you keep your plants in vegetative growth depends on how much height and width you have for them. the more light you provide your plants the larger they will grow. when people use Compact Florescent Light bulbs they use multiple light bulbs to provide enough lumens over the size of the plants. people commonly use socket Y spliters and multiple compact Florescent Light bulbs. if you have 6' or more of height i would keep your plants in vegetative growth until they are 1.5'-1.8' tall for a good yield. a cannabis plant will stretch 2x-3x on average or more in height as it flowers. i notice the leaves on your larger plant are wrinkling this is most likely heat stress, move your Compact Florescent Light bulb 6 inches away from it. if you are looking for a inexpensive source of reflective material camping/emergency blankets made from Mylar is superior to aluminum foil and will increase the amount of light reflected to your plants.

 

[PhantomGrower]

Re: First time Grower, 2 plants - CFL indoor

Yeah shes a lil heat stressed. I moved the lamp up an inch or so. Gonna drop the plant some too. Give a lil more room between the plant and light