New Grower Dumb a** and AK47

[mtam12]

Do i have to change the light cycle? Cuurently 20 on 4 off. Will i need to change the bulbs or 6500k all the way?

 

[Mr Piggy]

a mod will most likely move this thread to the new grower section (more help for you)

Done.

 

[p man]

shouldn't have to change the light cycle .....unless they start drooping after 10 or so hrs. .... turn off the light if they do ...change the bulb after they stop veg. growing apx. week 5-6.... or about a week after they start budding

 

[mtam12]

Yeah I should have only done one plant. Too late now!! LOL

I transplanted into the pots and added more lights. I keep the door open about 3" with a small fan right outside the door.

As far as watering...I have pH'd it to 6.6. No nutes yet.

I have been adding water from the top from a glass. Basically wetting the entire top surface maybe a 1/4" deep. It gets absorbed rapidly. Sound right? Should I be doing it a different way?

Here's a pix of the new pots.

 

[mtam12]

Things seem to be going OK. The right plant is growing faster than the left. If it takes over the box then the left one will come out and I'll do something else with it. Still no nutes. Maybe in another week. I added a 2700k bulb for the hell of it.

 

[mtam12]

OK so the first picture was 5 days ago. I took this one a today bit ago. It's of the right one in the first picture. Seems like it's growing pretty fast. Is it? Seems to be healthy. Is it?

I did add a very small amount of nutes to a gallon of water the other day. That's dirt on the leaves. I had to add a little.

 

[longcanon]

welcome

 

[Muddy]

Welcome to AFN and the New Growers forum. Looks like your plants are off to a good start. I'm curious about the rest of your setup. What kind of soil and nutrients are you using? Also, what is the temperature inside your grow box? Regarding watering, you don't need to be doing it daily. When you water, give enough so that about 10% of what you give runs out the bottom of the pot. Then wait till the pot feels very light, then water again. With a small plant, this may only be every 4-8 days. As the plant grows you will need to water more often. What kind of water are you using?

 

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[mtam12]

The soil is MG. Didn't realize before I bought it but seems to be doing ok so far. Swater is store bought in one gallon jugs. pH 6.5 after soil and nutes. Using general hydroponics (I think). Temp inside the box ranges from the low 60's to low 80'.

As far as watering, i have been watering maybe a half glass every day or so. I have never added enough water for it to come out the bottom of the pot. Guess I need to start doing that and then wait several days before rewater.

Thx for the help!