New Grower First Grow Ever: Super Automatic Sativa, Sweet Cheese Auto, Ak49 auto. 400w hps, 320w in fluorescent

[TheOkula]

Hello~ This is my first autogrow, I hadn't planned on doing a journal but you guys seem like a really cool community and I feel like I may need help and some expertise along the way! So far I have 9 baby girls, all 3 days shy of 2 weeks. I am using All purpose Promix for soil, and I plan on using Dynagrow bloom and veg for bloom and veg. I have 400w hps, and 320w worth of fluors. I am running 20/4 for lights. I have a fan blowing air around the room, not directly on the plants, the room temp is prob about 65 and I have no idea about the humidity. Here below are some pictures! It's a little ghetto.


Unfortunately I was a bit dumb and added 1/4 veg nutes to plants at day 9 so I think these two are suffering a bit, any opinions on my two poor girls? :/

 

[namvet25]

Try and get your temp up.65 is to low.You should at least be at 75 to 80 during lights on and ten degrees cooler with lights off. Stop giving them nutes for another ten to 12 days and than only 1/4 dose until week four than go 1/2 dose the rest of the grow.

 

[TheOkula]

Try and get your temp up.65 is to low.You should at least be at 75 to 80 during lights on and ten degrees cooler with lights off. Stop giving them nutes for another ten to 12 days and than only 1/4 dose until week four than go 1/2 dose the rest of the grow.

Alrighty I'll work on the temp for sure. And with the two pictures I provided of the little girls, are they looking okay? They both seem to have different problems.
Also, how often should I give them nutes? once every week? Every time I water (every 3 days)?

 

[epenguin]

In my humble etc...if u have a decent compost, you do not need nutes until you have a dozen set of leaves. They can not handle too much water or nutes until they have a decent amount of growth. Good soil will suffice. Good luck bruv.

 

[TheOkula]

Thanks guys, I will wait on the nutes, I had read some stupid info I believe and was stoned when I did it.. And a bit eager haha. I will be more careful now and I'll keep this post updated as long as I'm in the right place for my journal, I promise I'll make you guys proud!

 

[namvet25]

They look ok and once you get the temps up they should do a lot better.

 

[DivideITdntHideIT1]

good luck buddy..if worse comes to worse with those two,u can flush them..

 

[wwwillie]

Hey and Welcome!!
This IS the place to be, and now with your journal the folks that know what's going on will be here to help you out. I know I speak from experience (not with growing, but being helped!).

The temps are the first thing for sure. I did not get a strong sense of your room, I am using a smallish tent, so temp management is easier, but I use one of those oil filled radiators. I like it because it doesn't blow real hot air about, it just gets warm not even warm enough to burn flesh. I rely on my circulation fan to keep temp even throughout the space. Since it's in my basement, I covered the tent in old sleeping bags and stuff as insulation. Works well and keeps my tent about 75-77F.
Peace and Happy Growing!!! Here's some :karma Cloud: to help you on your way!

 

[Renaissance Redneck]

Welcome, Okula! :tiphat:
X2 with nam on temps and waiting on the nutes.
Autos can be a bit on the sensitive side.
Get your temps up, don't over-do it on the water, and be patient.
Monitoring your pH and humidity are pretty important, friend, and can be done fairly well even if this is a budget grow. "Cheers me Dears"

 

[TheOkula]

The one with the leaves that feel a bit tense and have begun curling at the side slightly is the only one acting weird now, if it gets any worse I'll flush her a bit. Thanks for all the responses! I built a 4 1/2 ft by 7 ft box and then used 3mm thick plastic to seal it in. GOOD idea with the sleeping bags, I have tons of old blankets I will throw over to keep in heat, I'm still working out a cheap way of obtaining a bit of heat for the room though. I'm thinking that all the light, the fact it's a room in the basement and then the blankets over the tent/room I built might be enough!