1st grow @ 1 month wat u think??? lots of pics

[trudatkid]

this is my first time growing and i am hoping for the best. any suggestions on what i need to do is appreciated and right now as of today they are exactly one month old i have been feeding them with fox farm grow big every other day for a week now and i am spraying the leaves with water everyday when i water and feed them. thanks

 

[cruzer101]

You have some very healthy looking plants there. Good job.

I assume you are getting ready to flower.
If thats an Indica/Sativa strain they just about triple in size.

 

[trudatkid]

You have some very healthy looking plants there. Good job.

I assume you are getting ready to flower.
If thats an Indica/Sativa strain they just about triple in size.

hey man thanks for tha and yeah to be honest with you i have no odea what they are. it was some really nice bud we had and i kept the seeds cuz i thought it was a must lol and i've just been trying to do the best i can with em man, but when do you think i should shoot for flowering? they are only a month old and i was gonna at least wait 2 months for that. thanks again

 

[SativaGreenThumb]

Well, you can't allow the plants to outgrow your lights and with so few cfls, it will be hard to give the plants adequate lighting if you allow them to get too big and since you don't know the strain they very well may double/triple/quadruple in height during flowering...So either get a light that can support what it is you desire or I'd start flowering pretty much immediately.

 

[trudatkid]

Well, you can't allow the plants to outgrow your lights and with so few cfls, it will be hard to give the plants adequate lighting if you allow them to get too big and since you don't know the strain they very well may double/triple/quadruple in height during flowering...So either get a light that can support what it is you desire or I'd start flowering pretty much immediately.

ok so im going to go ahead and set up my 400 w sodium light and see what happens withing the next week

 

[MediMaryUser]

those all look good

 

[trudatkid]

those all look good

thanks

 

[darkdestruction420]

nice, how close do you normally keep the lights? looks like you have them too far away.1-3 inches is the distance they should be from the plants.

 

[pwizzle]

Your grow is coming along great! Plants are lookin very healthy and seems to be growing perfect.
I would take dd420's advice and push those cfl's a lot closer than they are right now. I have some fluorescent tubes on mine and they grew into the light touching the plant with no problems.

 

[trudatkid]

Your grow is coming along great! Plants are lookin very healthy and seems to be growing perfect.
I would take dd420's advice and push those cfl's a lot closer than they are right now. I have some fluorescent tubes on mine and they grew into the light touching the plant with no problems.

ok i was thinking about doing that and now that u say tha i might give it a shot

 

[darkdestruction420]

their is no might when we are talking about cfl proximity, you are gonna get badly stretched plants the make super fluffy bud. your gonna need to get alot more lights for flowering.
from dr.chronic
Color Temperature

You might see a lot of different labels when shopping at the store for CFL’s. Label’s including Soft White, Warm White, Cool White, Bright White, Halogen White, Daylight White, Full Spectrum. And also label’s like 2700K, 3000K, 3500K, 4000K, 5000K, 6400K, and 6500K. These are all the color temperature of the light you are using. This is a measure of how warm or cool the light given off by a lamp appears, with warmer colors having a yellowish tinge and cooler colors being tinged with blue. What confuses some people is that the warmer a color is, the colder its color temperature is. (ex. Warm White = 2700K). Bulbs ranging in the 2700K-3000K spectrum are usually labeled Warm White or Soft White, bulbs ranging in the 3500K – 4000K spectrum are bright white or cool white, 5000K is labeled Full Spectrum, and finally 6400K – 6500K is labeled Daylight. You can grow an entire crop with CFL’s if you chose the right spectrum of bulb’s. For Vegetation you will want to use 6500K or 5000K, and when you flower you will want to switch to 2700K or 3000K . The reason being, throughout the year the plant’s outside receive more 6500K light because the day’s in summer are long and hot and as Autumn/Winter get’s closer the day get’s shorter, and gradually receives less 6500K light and more 2700K light as the plant flower’s. Do what you can to avoid bulbs within that 3500K – 4000K because they emit very little light that Is useful to your plant. Notice here the difference between the CT of these lamp’s

How to use CFL’s?

In order to efficiently use CFL’s to grow your MJ you will need to position the lights around 1 – 3 inches from the foliage of the plant. If you place the light too close, then your plant will have nothing to vertically stretch to and it will remain short and stocky. (Ex. My First Grow and FarmingToronto’s) Some people combat this by addingCFL’s to the side of foliage instead of on top of it. On the other hand if the light is too far away from the plant, the stem will suffer elongation (stretching), which will result in loose and fluffy bud’s.It is very important to note that when using CFL’s it’s a daily “battle” to have lights in the right spot. Many of us are in our grow areas at least once a day anyway, so to move your bulbs a bit really isn’t that big a deal. Also many people wonder is it better to have many low watt CFL’s or just a few high watt CFL’s. Both way’s are capable of provided you a good harvest but I suggest you chose the configuration that is easiest for you and your grow area.

 

[pwizzle]

word to my moms.
That post is correct by all means.

 

[DoeEyed]

He said he has a 400w HPS for flowering - that is plenty of light for flowering six or less plants.

 

[darkdestruction420]

errrr, my mistake. i unfortunately overlooked that post somehow i guess.

 

[trudatkid]

errrr, my mistake. i unfortunately overlooked that post somehow i guess.

haha its ok. ima get a few more cfl's and put them on the sides of the plants for the next week til my light comes in (the 400w system) and can anybody tell me if i can use a 430w blue spectrum on a 400w system??? thanks for the light input makes lots of sense

 

[darkdestruction420]

430w son agro hps are compatible w/400w ballasts according to the maker philips lighting company..

 

[MasterShake1]

Damn man thats looking good bro.

 

[getok boys]

Great...great...plants!

 

[cruzer101]

hey man thanks for tha and yeah to be honest with you i have no odea what they are. it was some really nice bud we had and i kept the seeds cuz i thought it was a must lol and i've just been trying to do the best i can with em man, but when do you think i should shoot for flowering? they are only a month old and i was gonna at least wait 2 months for that. thanks again

I use a 400 watt to flower with, I would recommend you set that up right away. With a 400 watt you don't want your lower buds more then 24" from the light so start now and they will finish at about 3 ft tall.

Keep us posted.

 

[trudatkid]

I use a 400 watt to flower with, I would recommend you set that up right away. With a 400 watt you don't want your lower buds more then 24" from the light so start now and they will finish at about 3 ft tall.

Keep us posted.

will do thanks