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[virgingrower]

I wouldn't say it was your light being too close mate cfl's don't give off alot of heat they can burn but that causes the leaves to curl upwards and the leaves start to deform,i had an issue with my 600w hps being too close last week and mine looked like this

 

[Greensmurf420]

Welcome to

You were asking about nutes but I didn't see what kind you have. Also IMHO I would only use ph water with a root hormone for the first week or two. Don't put a definite time on it. The plant will tell you when it needs what. I know I sounds crazy now but after a few grows you'll know what I mean.

 

[RMWidow]

I would agree with greensmurf
It can be a little scary but these plants are very resilient and won't die easily. I had no idea what I was doing at first but you would be surprised at how well the plant can tab you how to grow it.

 

[First timer27]

Ok thanks an I am using biobizz nutes I hav put the light at 15 cm away from them nw so will see how it goes at that height for nw
An I will take a pic of where I gt them an at some point will take 1 of the grow tent I am using

 

[RMWidow]

Sweet! I love pictures!

 

[First timer27]

Look at the size of ur stem that is fat lol an is that at 4 weeks old yea an I am going to be using a 600w mh for veg an I gt a 600 w hps for flower well I could use both couldn't I as they are air cooled lights

 

[virgingrower]

Sweet,yeah they are chunky stems for sure should see them now ha ha ha and i only used a 400w MH you should have some wicked growth with a 600,how long do you plan on vegging for ? i reccomend looking into LST so you can make sure the bottom of the plant is getting all the light it needs without trimming any leaves off

 

[First timer27]

I think I am going to do it for 4 weeks then do 9 weeks flowering an prob sound dumb but what lst is that like Lolly popping I read abit about that

 

[First timer27]

An what week did u put urs in to veg stage when do u think I could put mine under my 600 mh an
start doing 18 on 6 off thanks for all the info shofar as well peeps

 

[virgingrower]

No it doesn't sound dumb at all when i first heard of LST(low stress training) i was like wtf is that ! ha ha It's a method used to tie the plant's down to limit the height and maximize the light penetration to the lower parts of the plant that don't get much light,it doesn't involve any cutting of the leaves which is why i got interested in it, i didn't like the idea of growing then cutting lots of leaves off(lollypopping) here are some pics of whan i started to use LST on them

 

[First timer27]

Oh rite I see lol might hav a little look in to that thanks

 

[First timer27]

An it rained abit last nite so collected some rain water is that better to use than tap water

 

[virgingrower]

i'm not sure on that one sorry lol

But i should imagine it would be ok,me personally i would just stick to the tap water,as long as you leave tap water around 24 hrs so the chlorine evaporates it's usually ok,when i do it i fill up 5L bottles and leave the tops off the bottles for a day or 2,be sure to check the ph tho cos it creeps up

 

[First timer27]

Ok mate will do a mix of the 2 I think see how it goes just been spraying them with
Water every day so the soil don't dry out an they seem to be loving it they growing up quick they
About the same height as the 2 wk old 1 lol will put a pic up 2mz an show you lol

 

[First timer27]

 

[First timer27]

The 1 in te middle is the one that had a little prob with but seems to be pulling through ok
Now just hav to see how we go an when do u think I should change over to 18 an 6

 

[virgingrower]

looking good

 

[First timer27]

Ant body knw when I hav to switch the light schedule to 18 an 6 from 24 hours thanks

 

[virgingrower]

Whenever you like,some people like 24/7 for a bit others do it 18/6 from the start,i started mine straight on 18/6

 

[First timer27]

Ok mate I have started doing 18 an 6 nw an I had a couple other seeds that I thought wasn't going to germ an then forgot about them for a few days remembered today an checked an the root on them is massive haha so quickly placed them in some pots an we will see what happens lol