First Time Grow

snowman4839 said:
Not sure if this is a stupid question but could I just cover up my lights and the soil and just spray paint the sides or would the fumes probably kill the plant? Well like I've said before (I think). I plan on topping it ASAP and I'll bend it or whatever I have to. I'll keep it managed :-)
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If you have a dollar store near you, check if they have thin white poster board. If so, get a sheet or two and cut it in panels to perfectly fit the inside walls of your grow box (grow speaker, LOL). One side of the board may be more shiny than the other, so you should put it with the flatter white side facing your plant. You may need some double stick tape pieces to keep the panels in place, but if you're really accurate in your sizing, they may just stay in there on their own without being taped in. Its a really easy and cheap fix - my dollar store sells them for 2 for a dollar! I'm using a couple as flexible walls for a temporary veg grow area until my 2 flowering girls are done in about 2 more weeks. I can bend them to encircle the plant pots and make a nice little reflective walled space that bounces the light back to my babies. When my closet is empty of the budding ladies, I can move the other little beauties into the larger space and tuck the poster board away for future emergency use. I've found lots of useful stuff at dollar stores...my middle size pots (between party cups and final big pots) are plastic trash cans that I drilled drain holes into. My main grow closet uses silver mylar type gift wrap film to cover the walls that weren't reflective before. I got some foil baking pans for use to catch run off from watering and flushing...all from the $1 store! If you're creative, you can do things at very low cost and save your money for buying good quality seeds from places like Nirvana.
 
Haha poster board is a MUCH easier solution. But wouldn't I want the shiny side facing toward the light? Isn't it the reason that it's shiny is because it's reflecting more light?

Have you ever bought from nirvana shop? Or know their reputation? I bought from them over two weeks ago and still haven't gotten em.
 
I'm using the flat side because those that say to paint walls white always specify FLAT white paint - don't know if the shiny side is as good but would likely be able to tell with a light meter test (which I'm not doin). YES, I have ordered twice from Nirvana and got my package in a week both times. I'm on the east coast of US, so it's not far once they cross over from Europe. They have a very good reputation and customer support. Did you check the site for your order information to see if it's been shipped? The holidays could be a factor still maybe, but you could always open a 'support ticket' and ask about it. They ship quite creatively and stealth should not be an issue, so it could be that you just need to allow a bit more time. If you didn't get anything saying customs has taken them, then it may be the postal service napping on the job too. Couldn't hurt to ask Alice at Nirvana to look into where the order is... -Mandi
 
Nah, Nirvana is on the level. Just give it a few more days, and then email Alice and let her know you're still waiting two weeks from the listed ship date. -Mandi
 
YAY!!! Just got the WW seeds and in a stealth package that made me chuckle a bit. I'm planning on starting a grow log once I get a sprout. Would it be a bad idea (ruin some type of stealth or alert someone of what to look for or something) to take a picture of the bag it came in that says what it is? It won't reveal anything about how it was shipped or what type of stealth was used.
 
snowman4839 said:
YAY!!! Just got the WW seeds and in a stealth package that made me chuckle a bit. I'm planning on starting a grow log once I get a sprout. Would it be a bad idea (ruin some type of stealth or alert someone of what to look for or something) to take a picture of the bag it came in that says what it is? It won't reveal anything about how it was shipped or what type of stealth was used.
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GREAT NEWS! I've never heard of Nirvana being anything but straight up, so I figured your stuff would show up soon for you. Times for shipping may have been slowed by the New Years holiday, and there may be fewer postal workers on the clock now that the Christmas package volume is done. As you may know from how your package was done, it could also be that it made a detour to somewhere else before being sent to you - kind of a 'drop ship' thing that adds to the stealth level as the origin is more unclear. If you do take photos or describe the shipment, just be careful not to give away too much information. Doesn't help those of us that need the stealth if they learn how to find our stuff! Happy Sprouting now... -Mandi
 
Well I got a WW seed planted in a little cup, put it under a hot lamp too keep it warm, and watered it and drained the excess so it's nice and moist. So I got moist, warm, and soil so I'm on my way. This is the way I started my other grow too and it worked well.

Funny update on my grow. Turns out a seed I thought was a dud actually sprouted and I just saw it today. So I got bagseed twins growing in one little box. I'll let em grow for now and see where it goes.
 
dababydroman said:
lst is low-stress-training aka bending the plant. and oh i was saying that cause it looks very narrow.
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Oh, I just didn't know that was the "official name".

Well you're right, it is narrow. I'll just have to see how it goes till it gets to 1 foot and I'll decide then.
 
your plantcan easily grow a foot durhing flower. i would just start flowering at 6 in. and let it grow straight up. just what i think.
 
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