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 kdawg81
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 first time grower in tent 
#429657 - 06/07/10 03:35 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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okso im in about week 5 for my plant. i started with 2 but lightning burnt out my light bulb so i put them in a window for about a week till my new bulb came in. one plant shrivaled and died but the other is still thriving. i have the new bulb its a 400 hps in a 3ft by 5 ft grow tent. my plant doesnt seem to be growing as fast as some videos i have watched but i am patient :-) my question is how long do i keep the light on per day? ive heard 18 hrs 16 hrs 12 hrs which is it? what is the best amount of time per day to grow a healthy strong plant?
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 Re: first time grower in tent [Re: kdawg81]
#429659 - 06/07/10 03:47 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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hi guy.. gl with this and i myself have tried with 2 plants 18/6 and 24/7 and they both grew great for vegetative growth... and u will use 12/12 for flowering these times are the recomended but when i started 2 months ago i reasurched it and some ppl do diffrent things its all in ur prefrence.. gl with your grow..... at 5 weeks is it showing preflowers yet? mine started to show at 32 days into growing..
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I bring gloom when I step in the room,
With the fumes of a tomb.
flowers bloom when Im taken away
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kdawg81
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Re: first time grower in tent [Re: lostinbq]
#429664 - 06/07/10 04:00 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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ok so 18 on is what ill continue. im not too sure what to be looking for with my plant what stage it shud be at etc. im going to try and take some pics to put up so others can see and help me out but right now its about 5.5inches tall with 10 branches 6 branches are abt 3in long then the leaves while the other four branches are abt half an inch grown out. does that seem really slow for growth after 5 weeks?
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lostinbq
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Re: first time grower in tent [Re: kdawg81]
#429671 - 06/07/10 04:16 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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a picture is worth a thousand words so... try to get a picture where the branches come off the main stem for early preflowers around the 4-5-6th node.
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Everyone are you ready for doom,
Because I've blackened the sun,
And I've bloodied the moon.
I bring gloom when I step in the room,
With the fumes of a tomb.
flowers bloom when Im taken away
Edited by lostinbq (06/07/10 04:17 PM)
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lostinbq
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Re: first time grower in tent [Re: lostinbq]
#429673 - 06/07/10 04:19 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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btw there is a lot pf ppl here that know there shit and i learned a lot from reading the threads here..
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Everyone are you ready for doom,
Because I've blackened the sun,
And I've bloodied the moon.
I bring gloom when I step in the room,
With the fumes of a tomb.
flowers bloom when Im taken away
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SmOakland
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Re: first time grower in tent [Re: lostinbq]
#429742 - 06/07/10 08:45 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yeah. If you have a camera take pics and people here will be helpful if your plant has a problem Also- post more details about your grow and maybe we could explain the slow growth or at least give you tips on how to accelerate it. 18 hours of light and 6 hours of dark is likely the most efficient light cycle- your plants cant process more than about 18 hours worth of light a day.
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kdawg81
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Re: first time grower in tent [Re: SmOakland]
#436235 - 06/22/10 05:14 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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im having an issue with bugs in my tent. like lil fruit flies all up in my soil how can i limit or eliminate them without hurting my baby
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Re: first time grower in tent [Re: kdawg81]
#436249 - 06/22/10 06:10 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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ok i read alot abt nutes for your plants i have yet to use any just out of fear of messing up all my hard work. how hard is it to mix and whatnot? and what kind and where do i buy it so i can start giving it to my baby. the growth is so slow im 7 weeks in and only abt 6inches tall. beautiful 7 leaves tho and very full on top. im tryin to get my camera fixed so i can post pics for more accurate help. but whatever you can tell me to help me now is much appreciated
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Re: first time grower in tent [Re: SmOakland]
#436253 - 06/22/10 06:30 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
SmOakland said:
Yeah. If you have a camera take pics and people here will be helpful if your plant has a problem Also- post more details about your grow and maybe we could explain the slow growth or at least give you tips on how to accelerate it.
put up some fly paper traps and keep your grow area cleaner.
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Re: first time grower in tent [Re: SmOakland]
#436647 - 06/23/10 04:34 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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the grow area is clean its just the tent is out on my porch which is screened in idk how they got in there its an old house but they arent really flying around ive tried the fly paper but they stay just on the soil moving around not so much flying above it to get caught know what i mean. someone told me to put like a glass of wine or beer in there and they will go to that instead. idk if its true or not they werent too sure when they threw the idea out there. and i dont want to do anything that cud hurt my plants. pictures are on their way i just gotta upload and get them here now. shud be up in abt an hour. cant wait for the feed back
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Re: first time grower in tent [Re: kdawg81]
#436737 - 06/23/10 09:25 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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this is my plant at 7 weeks. why is it growing so slow and so short? its just bushy at the top. shouldnt i be able to tell what sex it is by now as well? any feed back please. i ahvent done any nutes i dont know whats best to use im looking for the simpliest way possible so i dont mess up my plant.
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Re: first time grower in tent [Re: kdawg81]
#436743 - 06/23/10 09:32 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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this is my other plant at 1.5 weeks i think its doing pretty good. feed back please
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Re: first time grower in tent [Re: kdawg81]
#436749 - 06/23/10 09:42 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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Not bad so far. I like your simplistic approach. Your instincts where correct though. The yellow coloration is an indication that you need nitrogen. Fertilize in your next watering and you should see explosive growth.
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Re: first time grower in tent [Re: SmOakland]
#436849 - 06/24/10 07:20 AM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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any advice on what type of nutes i should get to mix in for my next watering? im using miracle grow soil so shud i stick with a miacle grow product? or is there something better i should use?
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Re: first time grower in tent [Re: kdawg81]
#437085 - 06/24/10 06:30 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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ok so i got the miracle grow feed. how often do u give the nutes? do i just follow the bottle and only give it once every 2 weeks or is it different with weeds where you can give them more?
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lostinbq
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Re: first time grower in tent [Re: kdawg81]
#437093 - 06/24/10 06:57 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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i would find some 1 who sells fox farm products and go from there.. i walked into my local hydro store and was picking up some rooting hormones and acted all stupid like about the whole thing and he was right on.. knew what i was growing.. i hear miracle grow is bad nute wise but all my plants where grown in there dirt cous its made regionally and ours has a lot of N like 18-5-9 some shit.. you would want a high N for veg and high P-K for flower..what is the N-P-K on that miracle grow?
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Everyone are you ready for doom,
Because I've blackened the sun,
And I've bloodied the moon.
I bring gloom when I step in the room,
With the fumes of a tomb.
flowers bloom when Im taken away
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Re: first time grower in tent [Re: lostinbq]
#437167 - 06/24/10 08:40 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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DO NOT USE MIRACLE GROW PRODUCTS
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SmOakland
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Re: first time grower in tent [Re: lostinbq]
#437169 - 06/24/10 08:41 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
lostinbq said:
i would find some 1 who sells fox farm products and go from there....what is the N-P-K on that miracle grow?
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kdawg81
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Re: first time grower in tent [Re: SmOakland]
#437376 - 06/25/10 12:24 AM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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n = 12% p = 4% k = 8%
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lostinbq
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Re: first time grower in tent [Re: kdawg81]
#437381 - 06/25/10 12:50 AM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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i guess if u see any stress to stop using it and only use 1/2 strength.
do a feed,water,water,(water/feed if doing ok so far!!).
im sorry was that the N-P-K for the nues or dirt? i was wondering what ur dirt N-P-K?
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Everyone are you ready for doom,
Because I've blackened the sun,
And I've bloodied the moon.
I bring gloom when I step in the room,
With the fumes of a tomb.
flowers bloom when Im taken away
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