First Grow Attempt, Input Appreciated!

40ozSkunk said:

hello all. i decided i needed a hobby so i collected some bagseeds over time and germed them. This is my first real attempt at a successful grow. A few years ago i threw a seed in a pot of MG and stuck it in a closet with a fan and two cfls. I'm putting more effort into it this go around, but strangely, i think that "dont give a shit" plant looked a little stronger! Eh, anyways heres my setup. Any input throughout my project is welcome and appreciated.

I built a grow box from some spare wood i had laying around. i have a hole in the bottom left corner with a fan blowing air in (ghetto, i know), and a smaller hole at the top right for exhaust. Another fan is inside the box circulating air.

I planted 4 sprouts in 8" pots using FFOF soil, with lava rock at the bottoms for drainage. My plants have been under a 24/0 schedule now for 17 days. So far I've had 7 - 23w daylight CFLs and one 13w 2900 on them constantly, all within two inches of the foliage.

I'm about to put up some pics for your thoughts/suggestions on my little project. I have been noticing for a while now that the leaves seem to curl up a little around the edges, and i have some pretty funky looking mutant leaves where the middle leaf is shorter than the rest, or is tangled around in a strange way. Not really sure whats going on here, or if i should even be worried. My main concern is with how short they are. All of them are only about 3-4 inches tall, and while i know CFLs arent the best light to put them under, i figured they'd be growing a little taller by now. There is hardly any space between the new shoots of leaves.

I just watered them about 10 minutes before i took these pics. I've been watering once every 4-5 days or so. I gave them their first helping of nutes today as well, less than 1/8 tsp of GH floramicro / gal. Dont want to shock them.

Heres the pics.

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40ozSkunk said:

i dont know the strain. I had been searching and searching for seeds till i finally got ahold of 6 or so from the same sack. some decent stuff. I haven't tested pH yet. I need to make a run to the hydro shop this weekend i think. My room stays about 72-75 degrees, and if you look at the grow box you can see the fan in the lower left corner pushing air in through a hole, and inside the box in the top right corner theres another hole. No exhaust fan as of yet, other than the one sitting next to the pots circulating air. I dont have a thermometer inside the box, but i dont think heat is too much of an issue using cfls with circulation.

I've watered them once with nutrients. A small of amount of nutrients. Check out the attached pics. Those are pics of the plant i threw in MG years back. Put it in an enclosed closet with a fan for circulation and only two daylight cfls. Strange how it looks so much healthier than mine today.

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