Common Growing mistakes made by the new marijuana grower

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hempgrower

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Sometimes we just people just get excited when they grow.. but below are a few common mistakes that people will make during their first show. Dont feel bad if you made these mistakes :wall: bad growers turn into good ones, or they end up in jail.

Begginers will generally:
Overwater the marijuana plants: When you first put soil in your plant lift it up to see how heavy it is, now remember how light it was and this will gauge you for the rest of the grow. Once the seed is in place water the plant and lift it again. Got the gernal idea here ? its all done by weight, you cal also go down to your local wallmart and by a gauge to tell you when your plants need water $5 i think it costs.

Put to many nutrients in plants: Rarely do first time growers under-do ANYTHING, its not your fault :) its being to eager. When in doubt read the directions on the bottle of your bottle.

Seperation Anxiety: The first time grower will be like a mother with their first born child. You will watch every move this child makes and freak out when something unexpected happens, pay attention to your plants but do not overanalyze them. If a leaf turnes yellow don't flush your system all the time this will cause more problems then it is worth. Remember it is a weed and is one of the easiest plants to keep alive to date.

Spend to much money: Newbies will often go buy lavish gadgets and make your once cheap grow room an expensive investment. It is best to start out cheap now what your looking for and then tweak from there. I know many people that have grown for years and they still are back to basics. You will see throughout many posts in this forum cheaper ways to make scrubbers, drying rooms etc...

Good luck and remember if you have any problems just post them someone will have an answer for you bongsmilie
 
matth82003

matth82003

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Good thread, i remeber my first grow was pretty horrible. I had no idea about light cycles, nutrients, or anything else. The plant didn't yield anything, actually, if i had of flowered it, it probably would have turned hermie :dunce:
The next grow was a very valuable learning experience, though it didn't yield much, it taught me to have patience.
You learn as you grow :leaf:
 
GoodyBaggins

GoodyBaggins

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Thanks for posting this, I didn't know that there could be too much care to them that they would end up getting unhealthy or worse... its so fun right now I'm watching them get their new leaves and grow bit by bit. I've been trying to research online and I get mixed information... could you clear this up for me? _____Another still-experimental process to increase the resin it to pinch off
the leaf tips as soon as they appear from the time the plant is in the
seedling stage on through its entire life-span. This produces a distorted,
wrecked-looking plant which would be very difficuly to recognize as
marijuana. Of course, there is less substance to this plant, but such
wrecked creatures have been known to produve so much resin that it
crystallizes a strong hash all over the surface of the plant - might
be wise to try it on a plant or two and see what happens._____
 
matth82003

matth82003

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GoodyBaggins- I would not do that. I've heard of people doing something like that during flowering (not to that extreme) but i would not recommend it.
It forces the plant to repair itself, and that slows down production during any stage of growth.
 
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Anonymous

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my plants tend to grow to fast and fall over

to much light?
not enough room for roots?

any help is appreciated
 
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crassus

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Slamnbam88 said:
my plants tend to grow to fast and fall over

to much light?
not enough room for roots?

any help is appreciated
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Fertilizer maybe? A lot of plants fall over because they are lack nutrients and are weak. I am not sure what type of plant food is ideal for this plant, but you can start by tying the plant to a post.
 
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firsthydro

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plants fall over for lots of reasons and is normal. If your lights are too far from your plants, your plants will try to grow upwards to reach the light and become to tall and fall over. Just steak em up and lower your lights. If your plant is flowering and falling over the top cola is probably just to much for the plant to bare....steak it up.
 
silvernomad

silvernomad

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also, get a fan in there.(so a lite wind is moving on them).... They are not getting the wind that they would getting outside. This will help them get stronger and keep them from falling over.
 
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freeskier

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are nutrients and fertilizerss the same. i have a fertilizer and it says to put the fertilizer on new seedlings and then apply 2 weeks after that.
 
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DeepBlue

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I think they are pretty much the same, though what is contained will depend on whether or not the fertilizer is organic or not. Organic fertilizers often include peat and mineral extracts, basically decomposed plants and other organic materials, whereas inorganic fertilizers contain carefully balance proportions of lab-made minerals and nutrients.

I think you get a little more in your fertilizers than you do in pure nutrient supplements, but either will do the job as long as you choose one appropriate to your plant and current soil conditions, as excesses can have a negative effect on growth.
 
TillthedayiDIE420

TillthedayiDIE420

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i have gathered lots of information over the last couple days (studying) and i kinda know what i want... but i have Zero cash right now.. so ive decided to wait untill summer... gives me enough time to Grow a couple plants organicly before i upgrade and then i will get the little problems under control... ive already grown 3 plants... but 2 of them never grew over 6 inch's and one was almost 12" and it started getting the little grapes so i killed it but this was a little exparament kind of... in a month or maybe even a little more the male plant was showing its sex... doesent that happen late into growth? it was less then 12"
 
green_nobody

green_nobody

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Anonymous said:
my plants tend to grow to fast and fall over

to much light?
not enough room for roots?

any help is appreciated
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the problem of stretching is in general caused by CFLs which are located to far away from the plant. That is the main cause. it is not about nutes, which you shouldn't use in the first 4 weeks anyway if you grow in soil, nor has it anything to do with the lack of a fan. never the less you should use a fan in a indoor grow since it will feed CO2/O2 to the plant which it needs to grow.

but back to the CFLs. Move CFLs right down to the tips of the plants, an inch away, don't let them touch the bulb/ballast nor let the bulb be ever further away then 2"! that will cure most stretching once and for all.
 
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NickNewbie

Active Member
hempgrower said:
Sometimes we just people just get excited when they grow.. but below are a few common mistakes that people will make during their first show. Dont feel bad if you made these mistakes :wall: bad growers turn into good ones, or they end up in jail.

Begginers will generally:
Overwater the marijuana plants: When you first put soil in your plant lift it up to see how heavy it is, now remember how light it was and this will gauge you for the rest of the grow. Once the seed is in place water the plant and lift it again. Got the gernal idea here ? its all done by weight, you cal also go down to your local wallmart and by a gauge to tell you when your plants need water $5 i think it costs.

Put to many nutrients in plants: Rarely do first time growers under-do ANYTHING, its not your fault :) its being to eager. When in doubt read the directions on the bottle of your bottle.

Seperation Anxiety: The first time grower will be like a mother with their first born child. You will watch every move this child makes and freak out when something unexpected happens, pay attention to your plants but do not overanalyze them. If a leaf turnes yellow don't flush your system all the time this will cause more problems then it is worth. Remember it is a weed and is one of the easiest plants to keep alive to date.

Spend to much money: Newbies will often go buy lavish gadgets and make your once cheap grow room an expensive investment. It is best to start out cheap now what your looking for and then tweak from there. I know many people that have grown for years and they still are back to basics. You will see throughout many posts in this forum cheaper ways to make scrubbers, drying rooms etc...

Good luck and remember if you have any problems just post them someone will have an answer for you bongsmilie
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On the over watering, I get the idea of comparing weight, from what it was to what it is, but how do i tell when to re-water? I have small seedlings, some of which dried out (not enough watering, I suspect). So, given that in the early stages the root is pretty close to the surface, how do i gage watering?
 
email468

email468

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green_nobody said:
the problem of stretching is in general caused by CFLs which are located to far away from the plant. That is the main cause. it is not about nutes, which you shouldn't use in the first 4 weeks anyway if you grow in soil, nor has it anything to do with the lack of a fan. never the less you should use a fan in a indoor grow since it will feed CO2/O2 to the plant which it needs to grow.

but back to the CFLs. Move CFLs right down to the tips of the plants, an inch away, don't let them touch the bulb/ballast nor let the bulb be ever further away then 2"! that will cure most stretching once and for all.
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I agree that nutes have nothing to do with stem elongation and the proximity of the lights means everything. But a fan blowing on the plants does increase stem strength (so does bending the stems back and forth). But again, I do agree that the distance from the tops of the plants and the light is the number one factor.
 
Juandivad

Juandivad

Active Member
Seperation Anxiety: The first time grower will be like a mother with their first born child. You will watch every move this child makes and freak out when something unexpected happens, pay attention to your plants but do not overanalyze them. If a leaf turnes yellow don't flush your system all the time this will cause more problems then it is worth. Remember it is a weed and is one of the easiest plants to keep alive to date.

Thats definitively me, i dont even want to go out just to see my plants:mrgreen:
 
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irieblazer420sd

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green_nobody said:
the problem of stretching is in general caused by CFLs which are located to far away from the plant. That is the main cause. it is not about nutes, which you shouldn't use in the first 4 weeks anyway if you grow in soil, nor has it anything to do with the lack of a fan. never the less you should use a fan in a indoor grow since it will feed CO2/O2 to the plant which it needs to grow.

but back to the CFLs. Move CFLs right down to the tips of the plants, an inch away, don't let them touch the bulb/ballast nor let the bulb be ever further away then 2"! that will cure most stretching once and for all.
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most helpful piece of advice I've gotten. my female is flowering but getting tall not wide. so now I'm trying with my cfls 2 in away and going down 1in from each other. like..

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Chucksince1988

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I'm 19, im growing my first single mary jane plant .... sooo I am a rookie at that. I am not by any means a rookie at smoking pot are knowing the differnt qualities .... when you hand me bud that is. I think this post is so funny b/c i literally am having serperation anxiety from my plant I just wanna take it everywhere hahahah :joint: ..... It's about 5 inches tall and has been two weeks ..... what do I needa do now I put expensive fertilizer in it which seems to be doing well I work at a nursery to wich is a plus when it gets to big, but I got my plant in the window .... can it get too much sunlight? I dont need bulbs b/c my buddies grew the biggest plant ever from throwing out a roach that had a seed in it and it sprouted and he moved it to the woods and produced megga bud from it .... I just need some tips and tricks maybe to get my smoke on a little quicker or for a way to hurry up and tell atleast if im fucking with a male or female plant.:peace:
 
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