1st grow - Am I headed in the right direction?

Hey everybody,
I am a str8 newbie to growing. Where do I start? I was gifted with a beautiful (if you let me tell it) plant from my friend in a pot. He grew it outside - I put inside due nosey-@$$ neighbors. Did lots of reading online ('til I was bug-eyed) and joined your site because seems like lots of kool info.
I treated mild case of mites with the natural mix (garlic, onion, dish detergent, apple cider vinegar, water, etc... - don't remember what site I got recipe off of) and spray-rinsed leaves during dark period. She seems OK so far. She measures about 24" from bottom of pot.
I am posting a couple pics and if anyone can tell me what kind of plant she is that would be excellent.
Dealing with a very tight budget, so set up in spare room with a 3'L x 2'W x 2.5'H box, lined with foil and coated with overlapping strips of packaging tape (yes I spent 3hrs on this box), using 125w cfl for lighting, rigged an "upside cone-shaped thingy" around plant in hopes of reflecting light all-around.

I'm using a fan to circulate/ ventilate. Touched a bud and my fingers were "super-stank" (in my opinion anywayz) is that a good indicator it is ready for harvest? I do see a very small bud starting below the two main branches shown. Can't get my hands on scope 'til 2 days from now so can't check closer just yet.

To sum it all up:
1) What strain is she?
2) Does it seem close to harvest (if you can tell from pics)
3) Should I transplant due one root sticking out of bottom of pot (this is depends on answer to harvest question I guess...)

Thanks for all and any advice based on what you see here! :dunce:

 

4 the love of ganja

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My advice to you is lose the foil it will make it excessively hot in there
there are plenty of threads on when to harvest but i would say a couple more weeks definitely
as for strain your not gonna get an accurate answer it could be anything, there are so many strains floating around
it will be impossible to tell.

EDIT: I wouldn't transplant her its too late already you mainly want do that in the vegetative cycle just my opinion.
 
My advice to you is lose the foil it will make it excessively hot in there
there are plenty of threads on when to harvest but i would say a couple more weeks definitely
as for strain your not gonna get an accurate answer it could be anything, there are so many strains floating around
it will be impossible to tell.

EDIT: I wouldn't transplant her its too late already you mainly want do that in the vegetative cycle just my opinion.
Thanks for the info! Definitely wasn't sure so I figured I'd ask some folks before I ended up growin some donkey ears vs somethin' I could smoke - heh... What you suggest? Like somethin white over the foil (that's what color I see in alot of pics on this site)?
 

tommy421

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I cant tell to well how far into flowering she is but wait until about 75% of the pistils are amber until you harvest. also dont transplant when your in the flowering stage. Nice plant!
 

4 the love of ganja

Active Member
I'm not sure if your in soil or hydro but if your in soil there's really no need to put anything it will just make it more difficult to water and could cause other problems such as damping off etc. at the base of the stem from the excessive moisture and heat so I would just remove it.
but overall shes looking good I'm sure you will get a decent harvest quality wise
 

scotty bagmonster

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I cant tell to well how far into flowering she is but wait until about 75% of the pistils are amber until you harvest. also dont transplant when your in the flowering stage. Nice plant!
Im not going to sugar coat it and hope you respect me for being truthfull!!!!
that plant looks like sh$@ .get some good genetics and you wont ever ask what the f#$^ is this back yard boogie!!!order some seeds from a good seed company !watch some grow videos and read RIU as much as you can plan your seeds around a grow that some one on here grew in there grow journal!!!! that way you can see what to expect! this is what I done !! and check out my progress - pictures are worth a thousand words View attachment 2340164scotts 013.jpg
 

er0senin

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Im not going to sugar coat it and hope you respect me for being truthfull!!!!
that plant looks like sh$@ .get some good genetics and you wont ever ask what the f#$^ is this back yard boogie!!!order some seeds from a good seed company !watch some grow videos and read RIU as much as you can plan your seeds around a grow that some one on here grew in there grow journal!!!! that way you can see what to expect! this is what I done !! and check out my progress - pictures are worth a thousand words View attachment 2340164View attachment 2340166

Damn why u hatin? its his first grow with 125w cfl and a tight budget. i would say he is doing just fine.

still very nice trees bro :) what genetics are those? how much light and how many plants on it? asuming HID

And yes lose the tin foil and put mylar or just plain white.
tin foil reflect more heat then light and can give hotspots.
 

Warriorbuds

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Bro, your looking good! Don't worry about haters....sometimes they just interject to show off thier plants! You know" my dick is bigger than yours" shit! Your plant looks good! Did u say you have holes in the side of box? Is light leaking there? Just a thought? Cheers!

Hey Scotty Bagbiter...you growing with 125w cfl??? I doubt that! Lol
 

Gonenowhere

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I cant tell to well how far into flowering she is but wait until about 75% of the pistils are amber until you harvest. also dont transplant when your in the flowering stage. Nice plant!

Please do not listen to this advice go get a microscope 40x-60x and look at the trichomes.
 

scotty bagmonster

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Bro, your looking good! Don't worry about haters....sometimes they just interject to show off thier plants! You know" my dick is bigger than yours" shit! Your plant looks good! Did u say you have holes in the side of box? Is light leaking there? Just a thought? Cheers!

Hey Scotty Bagbiter...you growing with 125w cfl??? I doubt that! Lol
well what is he going to get from all you dick rider's lying to him maby 1/4 oz. im not hating im trying to tell him facts and I started with cfls just like him then had my boots laced reel good by some respectable people on RIU and my bad for telling him to read read watch videos and in other words learn learn and learn . but hey if you want me too bull shit the dude and fake smile his unknown back yard peckerwood of a plant I will-not !!!! you can! I told him to find a awesome grow journal and study those blueprints ,get that strain ,study .....We all learn from past down info thats what this RIU is for .....RIGHT ! re-read my first post and tell me i was wrong!
 

er0senin

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well what is he going to get from all you dick rider's lying to him maby 1/4 oz. im not hating im trying to tell him facts and I started with cfls just like him then had my boots laced reel good by some respectable people on RIU and my bad for telling him to read read watch videos and in other words learn learn and learn . but hey if you want me too bull shit the dude and fake smile his unknown back yard peckerwood of a plant I will-not !!!! you can! I told him to find a awesome grow journal and study those blueprints ,get that strain ,study .....We all learn from past down info thats what this RIU is for .....RIGHT ! re-read my first post and tell me i was wrong!

if you really want to pass on information/knowledge you should at least try and get 1% advice into your text. have you written even 1 word of any type of tip to him?
No you just said : hey your plants suck look at mine they rock!
 
Damn why u hatin? its his first grow with 125w cfl and a tight budget. i would say he is doing just fine.

still very nice trees bro :) what genetics are those? how much light and how many plants on it? asuming HID

And yes lose the tin foil and put mylar or just plain white.
tin foil reflect more heat then light and can give hotspots.
Preciate that, bro. I guess homeboy didn't read the fact I kinda fell into the situation and the grow wasn't exactly planned. Good advice for the future nonetheless. Lil man got a badazz plant tho - can't hate on dat. Still appreciate all the info despite choice of words...
 
Bro, your looking good! Don't worry about haters....sometimes they just interject to show off thier plants! You know" my dick is bigger than yours" shit! Your plant looks good! Did u say you have holes in the side of box? Is light leaking there? Just a thought? Cheers!

Hey Scotty Bagbiter...you growing with 125w cfl??? I doubt that! Lol
Good look, Warrior! Better gear is just a few extra side jobs away - heh! For now - it is what it is, man. Can't blame him for being proud of dat plant - seems to me like he in the wrong forum...<guru?> But really it's all gud - I'm surrounded by shittalkers where I'm from anyway...
I'm working on a home made box out of white 1/4" plexiglass. Imma put an air filtration/ ventilation system in it with gasketed latex sleeve gloves (like a f'n bio-box you see in the movies), have to hinged sides to open if necessarry and a lens slot to slide different style uv filters in depending on grow stage to maximize budz. It's gon be sick but it'll take a lil while. Like I said only 1-2 plants at a time, but I wanna make 'em happy.
 
well what is he going to get from all you dick rider's lying to him maby 1/4 oz. im not hating im trying to tell him facts and I started with cfls just like him then had my boots laced reel good by some respectable people on RIU and my bad for telling him to read read watch videos and in other words learn learn and learn . but hey if you want me too bull shit the dude and fake smile his unknown back yard peckerwood of a plant I will-not !!!! you can! I told him to find a awesome grow journal and study those blueprints ,get that strain ,study .....We all learn from past down info thats what this RIU is for .....RIGHT ! re-read my first post and tell me i was wrong!
No offense taken, bro. I heard you loud-n-clear, and like I said that's good info for the future, but I'm dealing with this situation right here - right now. I'm not gon scrap my plant and start over, so If you got some info that'll help salvage my shit datz gud too. No need for anybody to argue - I just wan learn from y'all, aight. Everybody be kool n smoke one. We all have access to the greatest gift on the planet - let's grow, share, and respect - we on da same team for real!
 
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