Live Stoner Chat Newbie looking for help

[wwwillie]

Hey and welcome!!

 

[skyhiggh]

Welcome and good luck.

 

[skyhiggh]

Theres an auto ak grow going good right now you should check it out.

 

[mauricem00]

one inexpensive tool that I have found to be indispensable is a soil test kit like this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/380551813848?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT different strains have different needs and it can be hard for a new grower to "read the plant" to determine the cause of problems.without a PH meter ans soil test kit you are really only guessing why the plant is unhealthy and how much feed it needs.it could be easy for an inexperianced grower to mistake a phosphorus deficiency for excess nitrogen or high (or low) PH with a pH meter and soil test kit you know your plant is getting what it needs. I have found that organic soil like Kellogg patio plus and organic fertilizers from home depot or lowes work just as well as the expensive stuff from the hydro store and the list of ingredient is often the same.having well drained soil is also very important. this can be accomplished by adding perlite to your potting mix.25% works well for me. good luck and be patient. growing is an art that takes time to learn.and welcome to the club

 

[Duckster]

Theres an auto ak grow going good right now you should check it out.

Hey Skyhiggh

Could not find this journal. Kept getting side tracked. Have you got a link?

 

[mauricem00]

you can also find a lot of great advice and help here https://www.autoflower.org/f164/afns-live-help-thread-staff-only-replys-30723.html many of these people are very experience auto growers and very helpful to newbies. they will guide you and help you with any problems you may have

 

[Duckster]

Thanks Maurice

I'm finding that out. Gathering information from the different forums. Going into information overload I'm afraid. Also following some first grow journals. One thing they all have in common is lots of help. What a great site

 

[justintrudeau]

Welcome and good luck.

Hey Skyhiggh

Could not find this journal. Kept getting side tracked. Have you got a link?

Hey duckster..welcome to the fam! I'm currently running an ak round if u wanna check it out. The link is in my sig at the bottom of this post. Was going great till she got shocked by some unexpected cold temps the other day but she is a fighter soo hope'n she bounces back..good luck to ya. Will keep up with ur grow.
Cheers

 

[mauricem00]

I have some experience growing photos but just finished my first auto grow.I was growing the plant in a corner of my veg room so conditions were not optimal for flowering.( minimum light level) but the plant matured in 9 weeks and gave me 15 grams dried and trimmed.I just started a second seed and will eventually get serious enough about autos to build a new grow closet for them where they can get more light (don't want to burn my young photos) there is a lot of information on the web about growing and some of it is contradictory but if you stick to basics and do not try anything fancy until you get a little more experience you will do fine. the most common mistakes new growers make is to over water or over feed. most potting soils have enough nutes to take a small plant to completion but the yield will be low.good luck and the best cure for information overload is to turn off and stick with basics

 

[Duckster]

one inexpensive tool that I have found to be indispensable is a soil test kit like this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/380551813848?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT different strains have different needs and it can be hard for a new grower to "read the plant" to determine the cause of problems.without a PH meter ans soil test kit you are really only guessing why the plant is unhealthy and how much feed it needs.it could be easy for an inexperianced grower to mistake a phosphorus deficiency for excess nitrogen or high (or low) PH with a pH meter and soil test kit you know your plant is getting what it needs. I have found that organic soil like Kellogg patio plus and organic fertilizers from home depot or lowes work just as well as the expensive stuff from the hydro store and the list of ingredient is often the same.having well drained soil is also very important. this can be accomplished by adding perlite to your potting mix.25% works well for me. good luck and be patient. growing is an art that takes time to learn.and welcome to the club

Thanks for the tip. Getting an Accurat8 to measure soil pH. Never had much luck with colormetric test kits. But will probably get this too as I never thought about measuring NPK. I guess it would be a good idea to check NPK at the start to get a good baseline.