New Grower Buddha seeds PK, Skunk #1 *extremely noobish grow

[crimpz]

Hello everyone, the purpose of this grow log is mainly for me to use as an archive as well as a way to quickly ask you guys questions.

Background info : Other than the plants that I grew outdoors when I was 14 (never reached flowering), I have no physical experience with growing. That being said, I've done my research and have learned alot from other's experiences and I've decided to give it a shot with the resources I have access to.

The plan : Originally planned to veg indoor then move outdoor, because its very cold in the east coast at this time. However, I've decided to just try and lst the hell out of the plants so that they can just grow and fit in my veg box
Where : small grow box in my closet (family can't be aware)
What : two auto fem buddha seeds purple kush, one dinafem auto skunk#1, and one sensi seeds reg jack herer

Day 1 pics are below

 

[crimpz]

My grow box is about 2 ft tall, its very small so needless to say this will be a challenge. I have 2 cpu fans, one for intake and one for exhaust. Im using 4 14 watt 5000k cfl and 2 19 watt 5000k cfl.

1 week

 

[crimpz]

I now know that clear cups are a no no so I transplanted them asap and ended up stunting the hell out of them... lost like 2-3 days growth... OH and im running them on 20/4 light schedule

The new set up :

Purple kush (1) 2 weeks :

purple kush (2) 2 weeks

skunk # 1 2 weeks (This one already has a pungent smell lol)

jack herer 8 days

 

[crimpz]

sorry about all the sideways pics... took em on my phone and they're supposed to be vertical but they ain't.

Outside of box :

 

[crimpz]

Alright so right now I still have no set plan on what I'm going to do about the issue of space. I'll have to figure out a way to raise lights somehow lmao but anyways I have a few questions

1. I've had issues with the soil around my stems becoming loose and causing my stems to have room to fall over and I've had to add soil a few times to keep them from falling over but it seems like the soil just keeps becoming loose (OH YEAH im using OF as a medium) what can I do to keep my plants standing straight?

2. Yes my plants are super small for 2 weeks ( I performed the worst possible transplants on them so it resulted in a 3-4 day stunt in growth). Now based on the images I've provided, can anyone give me advice on when/how to LST/scrog them so that they fit in the box? I have no problem with having a mini plant... but I need atleast ATLEAST 7g's per plant...

3. Based on the pics, can anyone tell me if there are nutrient deficiencies? any problems?

 

[crimpz]

Yo yo yo update time

PK 16 days -

PK (2) 16 days -

Skunk #1 16 days -

J.Herer 10 days -

 

[briman]

Hey crimpz! You will love the PK's, I have mine @ day 71 and going to chop em on Sunday night!!! Great grow so far, and b safe!!! They will start to smell in a few weeks, so if stealth is your thing, be wise so the family doesn't find out. For the soil being loose around the stem and it wanting to fall over, I would continue to throw some dirt on em. I wouldn't worry about moving the lights up yet. That will cause the plants to stretch. You should not lst them until their 3rd-4th set of true leaves. You can use a bread twisty to help hold em up and to lst em, but be CAREFUL and when you wrap the twisty around the stem, make a loop about 4 times the diameter of the stem. Here is a few shots of a mature PK and what you will get yours to look like....

 

[briman]

ona gel works good, but it does mask, NOT scrub. Trust me.....It will get pretty smelly. When exactly do you plan on moving them outdoors? what week?

 

[TokeItUpUK]

The problem is you will become accustomed to the smell so wont realy notice it as much as other people.

I open my tent and can smell nothing even though i have plants in full flower i have to put my nose right to a plant for the scent.

Its like when you fart in a room and you cant smell it no more but someone walks in and gets smacked in the face with the smell of crap

A carbon filter is a must when growing.

 

[crimpz]

Update

Purple kush 18 days :

Purple kush (2) 18 days :

Skunk #1 18 days :

J.Herer 12 days :

Growth seems so slow. I've been watering every 3 days and been letting it get really dry and I think that's why. That being said I'm going to start watering every other day. Haven't fed nutes yet and don't plan on it until they start to flower.

*EDIT*
I Was examining the pics I took, zooming in and what not, and I just discovered that my Purple Kush (2) has pistils growing at the top... checked my 16 day pics too and it looked like they just began growing then. I don't understand what could have caused this... wtf!

*edit* just checked, 100% have a couple pistils growing at the top of PK (2)