New Grower bubbelicious auto 1�grow need help

[caixarel]

hello its my fist time growing cannabis and i've started with this bubbelicious auto seeds from herbiesshop. they are 3 weeks old but they look very small when compared to other pictures i ve seen in the net. im using a 400w hps bulb and i have a 1mx1m grow box. the temperature is around 26�celcious and i keep the bulb 50cm away from the plants. i need some help to understand what im doing wrong .this are my two plants with 3 weeks

 

[RebelRoy]

Hi budd

tell alittle about what u`ve done with them. neuts, water etc.

The light should be fine. temp also.

 

[blue]

Hey Caixarel - Welcome to the forums! ^_^

You're in good hands here with your first grow.
That little one looks a little funky, but with a bit more information we can hopefully straighten you out in a jiffy

Nice light - Decent Height - Nice temperature

Do you have a PH pen?
What type of soil did you put the seeds in?

Don't panic, it's going to be just fine ^_^

 

[caixarel]

hello all
i'm using Biobizz All-Mix 20L soil, i give them tap water, still didnt put any nuts on them
at the moment i dont have any ph meter or humdity.
i put some cups with water on the box to create more humidity
im giving them 20/4 light

 

[blue]

Hey.

Sometimes the Biobizz allmix is a little hot (too many nutrients) for seedlings, that may be why the edges are going a little crispy. I've used allmix for my first grow, and still got some nice plants.

You really could do with a PH meter - it's super important to get the watering right. Although Biobizz say you can just chuck water in the soil and it "buffers itself" to the correct PH, It never seemed to work for me.
You should try to keep your "soil PH" in the range of 6.2 - 6.4
This means you need to know what the PH is when it's going into the soil - and take another reading and see what it's like coming out - then you can work out the soil PH with the following guide by Goauto

Rough Calculation Guide By Goauto:

Here's some good info on ph.....
If your runoff pH is higher than your starting pH, use this equation to determine your soil pH:*
Soil pH = Runoff pH + Difference

If your runoff pH is lower than your starting pH, us this equation:
Soil pH = Runoff pH - Difference.

For example, say your the starting pH of your solution before it goes in is 6.5 and the pH of your runoff is 7.0. The difference is +0.5, so using the above equation:
Soil pH = 7.0 + 0.5*
Soil pH = 7.5

If your starting pH is 6.5 and your runoff is 6.0, your difference is -0.5 and using the above equation:
Soil pH = 6.0 - 0.5
Soil pH = 5.5

So without a PH pen - you're kinda just guessing which will always be a bit hit and miss (alot of the time, its a miss)
I can recommend this one http://www.growell.co.uk/essentials-ph-pro-meter.html -= it's expensive-ish, but is worth it's weight in gold.

Don't put nutes in the soil yet buddy you're allmix has enough for at least 30 days... maybe more. When you have yur PH under control and your plant goes back to being a nice green colour, you will be able to guage when your plant needs a feed by the colour of the leave (but that only works if you've got the soil PH sorted, otherwise you could just be looking at the plant suffering becuase it can't take the nutrients in the soil, because the PH is in the wrong range).

I probably made that sound more confusing than it really is - once a few basics are down, it's all easy street and you're good to grow ^_^

Hope this helped a little

Blue


edit.. for future grows, if i "had" to use a soil straight from the bag - it would be Biobizz "Light" mix .. it's just a lot kinder on seedlings

Double edit .. Saw the tap water comment - I used to use water straight from the tap and it wasnt good. I now let my water sit out for at least 24 hours to de-chlorinate it, then i would adjust the PH to 6.4 ... if you have water left over for your next watering, don't forget to check it's PH before watering again, as usually it will creep up a few points over a day or so
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[caixarel]

nice i'll buy one of those online
im posting my new two plants the first with 6 days and the other with 7
the new one looks bigger than the other dont know why

 

[james76208]

did you just water the one on the right because it looks like it is way to wet
maybe not draining well?

 

[caixarel]

she's been like that for 3 days dont know if it was to much water

 

[caixarel]

my five plants
the first 2 are 3 weeks old
the 3º is 7 days old
the 4º is 8 days old
and the last one is 5 days old
Ligh: 18/6 with 400w hps DS
just giving them tap water