Very First Grow: G13 Haze, White Widow & some bagseed

[Erk202]

idk if you want to do this since ur pots are much bigger then my 6" pot. But this is what i do from time to time or once i see soil is geting a little dryp but the soil is still damp. All i do is take a bottle cap of water and water over the top of the plant. But just a cap full nothin more or less.

A cap of water from time to time wont hurt it.

if im wrong creect me, cuz nothing bad has happen to me from me doin this.

 

[Ms.Fox]

Not enough water they droop and dry, too much water they droop.

 

[Erk202]

Not enough water they droop and dry, too much water they droop.

yea but of course it wont be enough, if you haven't watered that day...

 

[alwaysbuzzed]

thanks Ms.Fox!

I water them every other day... that seemed to be when the tops would get crusty.

 

[alwaysbuzzed]

Ok, good job on adding more soil for support. I do see where you watered though, and it looks as it's just going to the side. My suggestion would be to create a small crater surrounding the plant so the water catches at the top. Your root system is not all the way to the side. ;-) Or, you could retransplant into the same spots by taking out the plants and repotting them so they are lower.

you know what, after thinking about it, I think thats the best solution. tomorrow after work I'm going to reposition them in their pots... thanks for the advice.

 

[Erk202]

oh and add some perlite to that soil...

 

[Ms.Fox]

you know what, after thinking about it, I think thats the best solution. tomorrow after work I'm going to reposition them in their pots... thanks for the advice.

No problem at all! ;-) Just be gentle, and you shouldn't have any issues. Go easy on the nutes when you replant. Let them get readjusted. ;-)

 

[alwaysbuzzed]

Andy thanks for the tip, I'll go raise the lights a little bit right now.

I've got 6 out of the 10 G13 Haze seeds to break ground, they are S L O W moving plants though... don't seem to grow fast at all.

 

[Erk202]

same with mine.

TIP: Try putting the lights up a little higher for temp use, in tell they stretch, then lower them back down.

 

[alwaysbuzzed]

thanks for the tip Ms. Fox.
I re-planted the girls the other day and they appear to be doing well.
I was worried they might be damaged, since I could see some of their roots around the soil when I pulled them out, but so far I haven't seen any signs that they're stressed.

I also raised up the lights like Andy suggested, then I took it one step further and got some new bulbs.

Previously I had 6500k 800 lumens 13w CLF. I pulled those from the grow room and stuck them in every lamp in the house to save some energy.
I replaced them with some 23w (100w equivilant) 1600 lumens 6500k CLF. so I basically double my lumes from 11,200 to 22,400 and only increase my wattage a little bit.

 

[alwaysbuzzed]

Here we go with the pics. I think they are really starting to look like plants now.

First the six G13 Haze plants. These are a little behind the other ones but from what I've read I'm sure they're going to be worth the wait...

These are the combination 4 WW, 1 bagseed and 3 free seeds, I have no idea which is which, lol.

and for good measure, these are the light I just got, in 3500k & 6500k flavors

I've only been giving the girls water, no nutes or anything like that. The organic MG soil I'm using is supposed to have nutes already in there. Should I be adding anything at this point in time??

 

[shaggy_420]

that depends on what nutrients were in the soil
if there is little nitrogen, you might want to start adding some N a couple days from now
when theyre bigger and will need it

 

[alwaysbuzzed]

ok, so how do I tell what nutes are in the soil? I guess I look on the bag... and what nutes are needed or best to give for flowering, and how much.

only got to spend a couple minutes with the girls today but MAN what a difference those 1600 lumens lights made. I couldn't believe my eyes how much they've grown in just 24 hours. BUT, what really made my day was that tonight, for the first time, I was actually able to SMELL the sweet, sweet leaf! ohh what a good feeling to walk into the room and be greated by the smell of fresh weed, happy day!

 

[Erk202]

how do yall guys get a really close up pictures like that on the pants...i got a 7.5 mexa pixel cam that has micro settings turned on and when i take a pic it doesnt look all that close like everybody elses...

 

[shaggy_420]

for flowering you need phosphorus and potassium

 

[alwaysbuzzed]

the plants are in a mix of MG soils. its their starter soil and their organic soil. I threw out the bag for the starter soil but still have the organic soil bag. I didn't see anything about nute levels on the bag though...

 

[shaggy_420]

does it have 3 numbers on it
example:
10-20-30?

 

[alwaysbuzzed]

thats what I was looking for but didn't see it anywhere.

 

[shaggy_420]

well its hard to help you then
from your last pictures they dont even seem to need any nutes yet

 

[Horable]

Be careful with the close-proximity of those CFL's to the top of your babies.

You can get them close, but I think you can opt to bring them a little further.

Those small 'ripples' and curles on the side and inner parts of the leaf, those small deformities; are because of heat stress. I believe.