My first grow. HELP. blue cheese strain. 4 days old

[DeceivedPants28]

Do you make your own medium?

 

[wiethe20]

Get a oscillating fan and get some air moving.... and drop your cfl's as close as you can get them....cuff the plant ...don't touch it! And move the lights until it burns your hand, then you know you've gone to far

 

[DeceivedPants28]

Whats the best nutrients to put in it besides water

 

[wiethe20]

Do you make your own medium?

Do I yes...should you no...mj is easy in a sense but VERY HARD too...look up popular soils and see what will work best for you, ( Size you need, money?) Try roots organic, fox farm but I'm warning y9u, like others have stated...indoor f grows are not cheap...so you need to start researching, and reading every article, book, we page you can find on Marijuana growing....or your going to be broke with nothing to show for it...and still have no clue what to do....I'm a give you words of wisdom don't be like a lot of these newbies on here, and post every step of the way literally take the time and search for yourself, in the end it will be more rewarding to you, bc now you know mj isn't that hard, and not to care on the small stuff

 

[DeceivedPants28]

I germinated the seeds and really didn't expect it to work. I was not as prepared as much as I should have been so I'm trying to make it work and makes these plants grow. One of then is a really good color and is an inch and a half at 4 days and one of them is kind of droopy and smaller because I potted it a little late. But I'm trying to make it work

 

[SnaFuu]

1 do research
2 buy equipment
3 pop seeds

you're doing it backwards.

and 5000k lights are in the green spectrum which your plants cant even see.

good luck dude

 

[eightinthebox]

Do I yes...should you no...mj is easy in a sense but VERY HARD too...look up popular soils and see what will work best for you, ( Size you need, money?) Try roots organic, fox farm but I'm warning y9u, like others have stated...indoor f grows are not cheap...so you need to start researching, and reading every article, book, we page you can find on Marijuana growing....or your going to be broke with nothing to show for it...and still have no clue what to do....I'm a give you words of wisdom don't be like a lot of these newbies on here, and post every step of the way literally take the time and search for yourself, in the end it will be more rewarding to you, bc now you know mj isn't that hard, and not to care on the small stuff

You the man wiethe20. Good info..

 

[eightinthebox]

To OP yeah it sounds shitty and you are talking like you have the best intentions at heart but maybe you should start over. You should have some basics down BEFORE you germ not day by day as you go. Read some of the guys/gals stuff on here they are freaking chemists when it comes to growing cannabis. All in all you will do as you please and i hope your grow goes great, just sometimes what feels like criticism is really wisdom. Btw Snafuu I am LOVING your profile pic.. Hoping she was yours...

 

[wiethe20]

And you can use 5000k. ..is it be terr then 6500k+ no but it's not green...it's closer to it but still possible....to the OP go to ebay and buy a t5 for $50...

 

[wiethe20]

I germinated the seeds and really didn't expect it to work. I was not as prepared as much as I should have been so I'm trying to make it work and makes these plants grow. One of then is a really good color and is an inch and a half at 4 days and one of them is kind of droopy and smaller because I potted it a little late. But I'm trying to make it work

Keep them, just see this as a learning grow...but trust me read man.....I'm only on my 6th grow, no where near a "good" grower in my eyes....just remember even "expert" growers learn things new on a daily basis....new information is coming out and improving....yes RIU is awsome, I wouldn't where I am at today in my garden if it wasn't for it, but I have read things until my eyes hurt and bleed! I've read the same book 3 times....you want all this information to cram in your head as fast and as much as possible

 

[DeceivedPants28]

I moved it all to my basement and built a reflective tent out of PVC and incased everything with plastic wrap that I will be spraying to keep humidity up. I have an exhaust leading out a window and an oscillating fan inside. I have 2 5000k cfl lights about 2 inches above each plant. I think this is a far better setup than my closet tent. I can control the environment much better

 

[Michael Huntherz]

1 do research
2 buy equipment
3 pop seeds

you're doing it backwards.

and 5000k lights are in the green spectrum which your plants cant even see.

good luck dude

I did it backwards and I still harvested at the end, have clones of the original mother and a bunch of gear now. OP: It isn't the easiest/best route, but if you pay attention and you're not some squirrelly kid or something you'll figure it out. Research; do your own research, read a fuckton, with a measure of skeptical discernment. Yeah, good luck lol. Probably all males anyway.

 

[Michael Huntherz]

I think they look pretty good for my first grow.

Think in terms of weeks not days, you're not going to be able to tell anything in four days. You haven't killed them, congrats but they are still feeding on the seed material. Seed starting mix will be pretty bland (not fertilized) so you'll want to feed. You're not using Miracle Grow potting soil, right? Somebody thought you were.

 

[DeceivedPants28]

Yes it is miracle grow seed starting potting soil. Why is that bad?

 

[Michael Huntherz]

Yes it is miracle grow seed starting potting soil. Why is that bad?

ok their seed starter probably isn't hot like their potting soil, which is probably good.
Their potting soil has time-release nutrients so when you do a flush it overfeeds your plants, and it makes for difficult feeding at best. It can be done. But I would guess a seed starting mix will be fairly bland, you should find out as much as you can about that product, you may want to start feeding right away, or not at all, I can't answer that, hah.
I see now you have Blue Cheese seeds, were they bagseed or purchased? I glossed over your post, I'm sleepy and high as fuck.

Fans fans fans, get that air moving, they love it.

 

[DeceivedPants28]

They are bagseed. Even if they are male plants I won't be too disappointed because then I'll have basic knowledge of how to plant and maintain and have more seeds. And someone on another forum recommended the MG seed starter. What's a good plant food to use? I'm stuck between a few that I am thinking about

 

[Michael Huntherz]

They are bagseed. Even if they are male plants I won't be too disappointed because then I'll have basic knowledge of how to plant and maintain and have more seeds. And someone on another forum recommended the MG seed starter. What's a good plant food to use? I'm stuck between a few that I am thinking about

I don't really have a useful opinion about that yet. I use Fox Farm liquid trio, so I'm like a caveman compared to a lot of folks but it seems to be working just fine. Don't overfeed, and don't overthink it. Don't trip on pH if your water is near neutral and relatively low ppm (200ppm max dissolved solids or less, preferably <160ppm) - you can look up your municipal water data and find out a lot about the contents of it. You don't need to fret pH of water/nutes much in soil if your soil and water are in range to start with, soil is cool like that.

 

[DeceivedPants28]

UPDATE 12 days in. Are they looking good?

 

[Ventrue05]

Get a power trip and rig up 6 cfls. have them as close as you can without burning. Something like 3 inchs. When you water them, make sure their completely dry or water them every 3days or so, The fan helps dry up the medium can you can water every other day when she gets bigger.

PS: i didnt bother reading all the bs just saw pics.

 

[daloudpack]

I don't really have a useful opinion about that yet. I use Fox Farm liquid trio, so I'm like a caveman compared to a lot of folks but it seems to be working just fine. Don't overfeed, and don't overthink it. Don't trip on pH if your water is near neutral and relatively low ppm (200ppm max dissolved solids or less, preferably <160ppm) - you can look up your municipal water data and find out a lot about the contents of it. You don't need to fret pH of water/nutes much in soil if your soil and water are in range to start with, soil is cool like that.

i run fox farms too ...