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cmwsrw

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I have my plant under two 75 watt bulbs....the biggest fan leaves on the bottom are turning a brown a light green and dying,do you think that were i have them in a bucket and dont have any holes in the bottom and it aint draining out any of the water is the reason they are dying and also how far do i need to put them from the light? please help me than you in advance
 
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irieie

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yes you need drainage holes in the bottom of the pots. what type of lights? what water do you use? do you use fertilizer? what are your temps? tell us all about the entire operation. the more we know the more insight we may have.
 
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cmwsrw

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I am very new to this man i have got a pretty simple op. I have two seventy five watt Florescent bulbs in my closet that is about it...i have it in miricale grow potting soil....and the only fertilizer that i use is miracle grow quick start it has 4% nitrogen 12% phosphate and 4% Soluable potash i was putting one cap full per gallon of water every two or three times i watered it. but since i brought it in i have been afraid to water it becase the soil has not dried hardley any....I am putting drain holes in the bottom of it tomorrow do you think that it is to late to be saved the bottom four leaves the biggest ones is the ones that looked the worst so i took them off. Please give some advice i wil get pics up tomorrow as soon as i figure out how
 
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Babs34

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I would suggest you repot with another soil. The only thing I will use miracle gro soil for is the garden....mixed with my compost at that.
If you are determined to use the miracle gro, amend it with some sand, vermiculite and perilite.
 
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cmwsrw

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No i am definatly not determined to use miracle grow...what do you suggest that i use i am kinda on a tight budget....and is the lights good enough?
 
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fabfun

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are they 75 watt equiv ?
and of course u need drainage
get fungus or rot

my opinion not enough light and to much moisture
and overwatering and i dont need pics
 
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cmwsrw

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Gottcha man thx...yes they are 75 watts equiv. would another one of them make a difference? How do i regulate the moisture? And i am definatly putting the drain holes im going right now to do it...im sorry for bothering you i feel like i am asking dumb a** ?
 
Babs34

Babs34

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I'd aim to get three or four more 42 watt cfl's.
You will get a feel for watering with due time.
Some strains feed/drink more or less than others.
Start light and go from there.

Crazy as it sounds, good dirt isn't cheap, but you can get a rather large bag of quality soil for 18-20 bucks.....and it's well worth the little extra money.:leaf:
 
wyteberrywidow

wyteberrywidow

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fabfun said:
are they 75 watt equiv ?
and of course u need drainage
get fungus or rot

my opinion not enough light and to much moisture
and overwatering and i dont need pics
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Damn in such short time you went from asking the questions to answering them..lmao.
You got a grow going on i could check out?
 
fabfun

fabfun

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i didnt read all the post give me the run down what u running
how many plants and actual wattage of bulbs not the equiv
nutes, watering, schedule?
 
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cmwsrw

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i feel stupid man but you are saying 14 or 19 w but the box they came in said 75 watt grow light...do you think i need a fan in there because im just trying to get a set up for 3 or 4 plants in my walk in closet and eventually if i can get the hang of keeping them alive hopefully just keep cloning them...does that make any sense
 
fabfun

fabfun

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slow down lets get your lights straight first what is actual wattage on box and how many plants are we going to grow
and if it said grow light on box take back what the f lol u buy
 
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cmwsrw

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right now i have one plant i was watering every two to three days just when the soil started to get dry and as far as the light goes im not sure how to answer you were you can help me does 300ma mean anything the packaging said it was a 75 watt bulb and uses 17 watts of energy...i just brought it in and put it under the lights about a week ago and i have not watered it since then because the soil has not dried since the last time that i watered it i am getting the things i need in the morning to put drain holes in it...
 
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Babs34

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42 watt CFL's are the equivalent to 150 watts. If you're on a tight budget, periodically add a bulb here and there.....and don't shoot for putting three or four more plants into flower until you do.
Ditch the "grow lights"...basically good for nothing when growing bud.
 
wyteberrywidow

wyteberrywidow

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cmwsrw said:
i feel stupid man but you are saying 14 or 19 w but the box they came in said 75 watt grow light...do you think i need a fan in there because im just trying to get a set up for 3 or 4 plants in my walk in closet and eventually if i can get the hang of keeping them alive hopefully just keep cloning them...does that make any sense
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Where did you get the 75 watt light from?Ive seen a 75 watt grow light but not cfl they usually some halogen lights not good for growing.You can use 4 -23 watt cfls to start the veg going nicely.
 
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