First time grow... off to a bad start

TrichomeBob

New Member
Fuck CFLs, just get a 150 or 250 w hid if u can't get more because of heat or whatever, trust me CFLs are good for vegging when your not in a rush, but it aint the greatest for flowering, don't get me wrong you'll have some smoke, but ain't gonna waste 3-4 months growing with CFLs, when 1 hid will blow yeild, quality, everything the cfl does outta the water!
 

thetester

Active Member
As for bag seeds being 50/50 is not true, if they from some swag that's been grown outdoors and pollinated in field, the female ratio will be about 80%, although that goes down with poor handling.

Regular healthy fresh seeds will germinate more females, than males, its about 80% female I believe.

if the seed is from some grade a, and it was one of say 1 or 2 seeds in a pound, I guarantee that seed will be female and deinately worth growing, all it is, is a S1 seed, all plants will self pollinate under certain conditions.
No disrespect, but your ratio is incorrect. Although as you say, a pound with only a couple seeds will be good, this is because the grower took the time to ensure his girls didn't get knocked up and is probably already working with good genetics. The unfertilized female is more potent. This is after all what everyone is going for. But even if the seeds are few, the ratio is the same with about half male and half female with a slight tendency towards females. This is assuming all things are equal. Stress factors can impact the sex of your plants.
 

bebop2021

New Member
They look overwatered and underlighted. Those "grow" bulbs don't do much for weed. Get a bunch of cfls and keep them real close.

Follow the advice on watering. I do every third day.
I'll get some lights in the next few days. I believe another problem i was having was it wasnt getting enough co2. I have been spraying them with Seltzer watrr and have noticed a hugh increase in growth over the past few days. Plus i just got a fan.
 

bebop2021

New Member
I water when the top Inch or so of soil is dry, every 4-5 days in my case and my girls being 20 days old now, I will start them on a light Neut feeding every other watering. They don't need Neuts every day, Feed them, let them use what you give them and adjust as needed indicated by your plants.
Every 4 or five days sounds good. I had some really cheap soil in with them and it has little to no perlite. Im afraid to transplant them and put too much stress on them.
 

bebop2021

New Member
They look overwatered and underlighted. Those "grow" bulbs don't do much for weed. Get a bunch of cfls and keep them real close.

Follow the advice on watering. I do every third day.
Ill try to get some clf. I was having trouble finding a proper fixture though.
 

bebop2021

New Member
You need way more light. If your going with cfl id suggest getting the big ones or atleast, ATLEAST a combination adding up too 250 watts or 12000 lumens. I use 2, 65w daylight and 8, 42w warm or 2600k. Thats your only problem is you need way more light. They will grow more compact, quicker and healthier. Your lookin at about 100$ bucks in cfls if you take that route. You sbould order them from 1000bulbs.com get atleast one full spectrum and none should be less than 42w.
I was looking at cfls today and it wouldnt cost me anywhere near $100. They were like $16 for like 4 of them. I dont remember how strong they were bit i remember that they were strong enough.
 

blowincherrypie

Well-Known Member
The unfertilized female is more potent.
No disrespect but you're kinda off. When I wound up with 5 or 6 seeds in my first ounce I looked up as much information on the subject as I could. While it's true some say sensi is indeed more potent than seeded, thc test haven't shown that and a lot of people say slightly seeded can be just as good.

And then when it comes to the ratios, what people said is you will indeed get a higher number of females from these seeds because they are more likely to come from self-pollination. They also say there's a higher risk of hermie as it was produced from a herm.

I don't claim to be an expert, but I spent more hours than I would care to admit on the subject and that's what I've found.
 

GrowinDad

Well-Known Member
Don't worry about the CO2 - that is not your problem. There is plenty in the air for such a small plant.
 

Kite High

Well-Known Member
As for bag seeds being 50/50 is not true, if they from some swag that's been grown outdoors and pollinated in field, the female ratio will be about 80%, although that goes down with poor handling.

Regular healthy fresh seeds will germinate more females, than males, its about 80% female I believe.

if the seed is from some grade a, and it was one of say 1 or 2 seeds in a pound, I guarantee that seed will be female and deinately worth growing, all it is, is a S1 seed, all plants will self pollinate under certain conditions.

Show us your growing skills with pictures of your grow...Oh I apologize...PARROTS don't grow they just repeat what they hear
 
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