First Time Growing Questions

This is going to be my first time starting to grow, and before i start i would like to clear up a few things. Ive have been reading a lot of guides and books and with all the information in them its kind of hard to follow one of them, so heres a few questions that i have.

1. When im in the veg cycle, which light cycle would be good 24/0 or 18/6? and whats the pros and cons of each of them?

2. How often should i feed and water the plants when there in the veg and flowering cycle, using either the 24/0 or 18/6 cycles?

3. Whats a good supplement to maintain proper growth and development in the vegetative and flowering stage's?

4. By using a 400w hps light, how many plants would i get growing under one of these?

Thanks.

1. Both are good. I use 18/6 because it costs less on my electric bill and it gives the equipment a rest. Another reason a lot of people use 18/6 is because during darkness the plant focuses on root growth and healthy roots lead to a healthy plant. Your plant just won't grow as fast as it would under 24/0. Either one is fine though, it just depends on what you want to do.

2. Water only when your soil goes dry. Feed no sooner than 3 weeks in veg and start with 1/4 strength.

3. Good supplement? What do you mean by that?

4. Probably no more than 6.

Welcome to the forum. There are several product that are popular because folks have had success with them. The best place to get advice on this may be your local hydro shop. They will have an idea if there is one that work better in you area. A400 watt light will cover a 3' by 4' area. at one plant /ft you can place 12 plants under that light. VV

ummm... i think the awnser to most of your questions is experience....go gain some

Thanks for the replys.

What i ment by supplement was the numbers on the back, like 10-30-10, 15-10-10 etc, etc... for each stage, which ones did the members of this forum used and got good results?

Thanks again.

You may try some Super Thrive the first couple weeks of veg.

Use nutes high in N for veg and high in P for flower. Theres all sorts of ferts out there for soil or hydro grows. I used organic 5-1-1 for veg and added organic 0-10-10 during flower on my grow. Used Super Thrive early on in the Veg and Molassis now @ 5 weeks in flower.

experiment man! u will get it rite in the end