First auto need help

DCobeen

DCobeen

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you can go as close as 4 inches but how big is your plant compared to the led? adjsut it so you get light on the whole plant. that light at 6 inches will cover a 12-16 inch wide plant. the closer you are the deeper it penetrates. post a pic so i can see your plant with the light please.

Mikeg1711 said:
Just got my led how high above my plant and by the way the two unknown sex plants we were talking about earlier turned out to be late booming females so I have four girls
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I have it at 6 inches and it is covering all of the plant and a good inch around it too I feel comfortable at that height thanks it is a magenta color light that's how a full spectrum is suppose to be right
 
DCobeen

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yes. did you get the 9 or 10 band? yours could have the 10k white or even the 14k white. all the colors over lap. i do suggest to get 1 cfl on 2 sides also. use 6500 for veg and 2700 for flower. just to help her get bigger buds.
 
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perfect. if you need to you can make a diff hanger for it so you can raise it even higher. but train the ladies dont be afraid to bend her over after you water her like this.
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then in 6-8 hrs she will look like this.
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DCobeen

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also if you are tight on space do lights 13 on 11 off for 2 weeks then 12/12 till she is done. that way the stretch will be the normal growing.
 
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image.jpgI'm not tight on space unless she gets over 7 feet tall I have the whole closet if needed and since short life being a auto I've decided not to touch her let her grow normal here are updated pics with the new light and set up also in my other room I have my other three girls at the one in the middle is the best growing flowers everywhere for its skinnyness and the other two are only showing a few pistolsimage.jpgimage.jpgimage.jpgimage.jpgimage.jpg
 

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DCobeen

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they look great you are a great dad to them. well done. only hting i would do is lower the cfl side lights down more so the lights are even with her top. so she doesnt have to stretch to much to get those other spectrum's. that will also give her more par light value. then as she gets bigger add a splitter and another bulb on each side. you are right i forgot they are autos so dont mess with them. and you running 20/4 for light schedule? next time find a deeper pot 1/2 times deeper. trust me on this.
 
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Yes 20/4 lights and I already have the splinters to add a bulb and yeah I wish I had a bigger pot to start off with but first female grow and all four turned out female that's a freaking miracle lol anything else you can think of I'm going to start researching drying curing harvesting like hardcore so when the time comes I don't mess up
 
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At around 3 weeks old they get hungry so dont under feed them. start veg/bloom mix now. in 2 weeks go just bloom mix. feed with every water about 1/2 the recommended dose. when buds start getting bigger then go 3/4 bloom nutes and i like to add molasses. grandma's original unsulfured black strap at 1/2 tbls per gallon mix it with 1 cup hot water first. if you cant find that then make sure it i slow on iron like 10% or less.
hanging is better than laying flat and dont remove leaves till its cured only remove fan leaves after 2 days or so of drying. yes research it allot dont jsut read 1 and say i got it read 15 then if you are liking 2 diff ways try them both.
Mikeg1711 said:
Yes 20/4 lights and I already have the splinters to add a bulb and yeah I wish I had a bigger pot to start off with but first female grow and all four turned out female that's a freaking miracle lol anything else you can think of I'm going to start researching drying curing harvesting like hardcore so when the time comes I don't mess up
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Ok let me make sure you know everything to make sure I'm on right week of nutes I paper towel germinated on feb 24 saw tap root on feb26 then planted and it sprouted on March 4th so today she is 35 days old from seed last time I watered was March 26 th with 1/4 strength veg and 1/2 bloom them did the math and made it in a gallon of water and watered till run out decent amount she has been needing water every 3 or 4 days so I was gonna feed tomorrow I should go with veg bloom mix still
 
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DCobeen

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she is considered 25 days old. so yes. does your bloom have N? if so you can cut the veg nutes after this next watering. if it doesnt have N then keep using veg nutes till you get decent buds. but you are doing great so far.
Mikeg1711 said:
Ok let me make sure you know everything to make sure I'm on right week of nutes I paper towel germinated on feb 24 saw tap root on feb26 then planted and it sprouted on March 4th so today she is 35 days old from seed last time I watered was March 26 th with 1/4 strength veg and 1/2 bloom them did the math and made it in a gallon of water and watered till run out decent amount she has been needing water every 3 or 4 days so I was gonna feed tomorrow I should go with veg bloom mix still
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My nutes are floragro 2-1-6 and florabloom 0-5-4 and the formula is 2tsp for a gallon so I go for half strength so I only add 1tsp per gallon so therefore to put both veg and bloom nutes I put 1/2tsp of veg and 1/2 tsp bloom to make 1tsp per gallon is that how to mix nutes correctly and I should keep doing that till I see noticeable buds forming and then switch to 1/2 strength bloom maybe 3/4th till harvest but flush with Ph water for a feeding before picking and drying .... That's my plan am I on the right track with that once again Thanks for the help and advice helps out alot
 
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okay then untill I would add 1/8 veg to 1/2 bloom nutes all they way till you stop using nutes and flush. what do you use for cal mag? I use gandma's orignal unsulfered black strap molasses from start to finish and my ladies love it. i use a bottle every month or so.
Mikeg1711 said:
My nutes are floragro 2-1-6 and florabloom 0-5-4 and the formula is 2tsp for a gallon so I go for half strength so I only add 1tsp per gallon so therefore to put both veg and bloom nutes I put 1/2tsp of veg and 1/2 tsp bloom to make 1tsp per gallon is that how to mix nutes correctly and I should keep doing that till I see noticeable buds forming and then switch to 1/2 strength bloom maybe 3/4th till harvest but flush with Ph water for a feeding before picking and drying .... That's my plan am I on the right track with that once again Thanks for the help and advice helps out alot
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do this. 1 teaspoon mixed into 1 cup very hot water till dissolved. then fill up a gallon jug of water/nute mix. now it iwll take your plants 1-2 weeks to start using it. again get grandma's. since your pots are not as big as mine stay with that amount. 1 tsp per gallon of soil is about the max. you will use it till the end well till flush. i dont flush. i stop all nutes 10 days out. but i still use molasses till 3 days to harvest.
Mikeg1711 said:
I guess I'm gonna go get some of that I just add it to my gallon of water and nutes with every feeding?
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