New Grower New grower looking for some guidance

[Metroeg3]

Two days later, I just gave the 3 original plants their 2nd feeding, seem to be going well, I've concluded after watching the 3 newer plants growing that I had done some things to stunt the growth process, just a few rookie mistakes that next time around will be avoided completely. The deep cheese plant in the small container is really taking off although it is a photoperiod compared to the autoflowers, regardless the second purple cheese I planted is going along beautifully as well. I love all my plants stunted or not, it makes me so happy to just watch them do their thing. In the next couple days I will add some fans to make those girls dance, keeping my metal halide 600w on 24hrs while I veg, for flowering I haven't figured out the time schedule unless it's mandatory 12/12, but I will be using either 600w or 1000w HPS.

Here are a few pictures of the 2nd purple cheese I planted, the deep cheese in the small container, and the whole setup. Half of the plants are 3 weeks old coming Monday, while the others will be making 2 weeks (deep cheese, 2nd purple cheese, cotton candy)

 

[Metroeg3]

 

[A4]

Those ladies are looking gorgeous Metroeg! One thing I noticed, looks like you are watering around the stem. It is better to water around the edges of your container and let the roots grow towards the water.

 

[Metroeg3]

That makes a lot of sense, thanks I'll definitely begin doing that!

 

[Metroeg3]

Small update, transplanted both the deep cheese and cotton candy into 4 gallon bags, added some superthrive to the water to help prevent shock and a successful transplant. The plants are looking healthy, everyday is a pleasure to see them work

Clockwise, cotton candy, auto white widow, auto super hash, deep cheese, auto purple cheese, auto purple cheese, the other 3 are photoperiod plants

 

[Metroeg3]

Another update, everyday I see something new from these babies and I just love it. being my first grow I can see myself doing this for years to come, can't wait to smoke them, going to let them flourish completely before I cut them down. but anyway this is all excitement as the first three plants to show sex (white widow and purple cheese and super hash) are beginning their 4th week, I've got some LST going on all 6 as the (purple cheese #2 and deep cheese photo and cotton candy photo) are beginning their 3rd week, all plants are receiving fox farms Nutes trio, haven't introduced tiger bloom to any of them yet.



I have no pH pen but only water with distilled water and do attempt to check ph with the general hydroponics kit but after adding Nutes to the water it is very difficult to be accurate, hopefully things are going well, only real issue is that the deep cheese has some battle scars from light burns on almost a leaf and a half but it bounced back strong

Keep blazin, I'm tired of smoking this bullshit mid grade work while my babies grow though lol

 

[Metroeg3]

Almost 2 months strictly veg Nutes and 600w MH to my auto white widow, auto purple cheese, and auto super hash all which had a rough start with heavy heat stress and high temps but all is going well now and were about 1 week from when I introduce the bloom Nutes and switch to my 600w hps for the rest of their life cycle
Super hash auto

Purple cheese auto and younger purple cheese behind it

White widow auto


Two weeks after germing those 3 I also germed another auto purple cheese, a photo cotton candy and a photo deep cheese, the second purple cheese is bigger than all 3 other autos and it's 2 weeks younger, while the photos are at both extremes. The cotton candy thriving under some lst and slight topping while the deep cheese had some issues where I had to prune it's while bottom half growth, she's recovered well from the cuts and is a small bush
Cotton candy photo

Deep cheese photo


Things are turning out pretty well for this first grow, not really concerned with yield more so the experience and I've loved every second this far. Definitely see this being a big part of my future.

 

[Str8Bacon]

Your tent is looking nice and full dude. A+

 

[Metroeg3]

Thanks Str8Bacon can't wait for those buds

 

[DABaracuss]

Looking good looks like you got it all under control!:gthumb:The grow bug is worse then crack LOL Welcome!LOL