My first grow Journal. I have some alright seeds from a buddy of mine. outdoor closet 4 by 4 by 12. I have a fan blowing in there, its a closet I will open the door daily for fresh air, probably a couple times a day. I have four plants. They are babies about 1inch and a half tall, growin nicely, added the fan today so they could sway a bit, and stiffen up those stalks. I have eight 26 watt cfls, huddled around them, as they get bigger I am going to have the four plants about a foot apart, two cfls between each plant toward the bottom so those inner nugs get fat, then I am going to have two about to get those upper nugs fat, no part of the plant will not be getting direct cfl light. This shoudl increase my yield substantially. I am using four different fertilizer combinations, that most any person can get at their local hardware store. First off the soil is a basic potting soil, they are currently in one gallon containers but will be transplanted to 5 gallons in a couple weeks. I got some generic miracle grow for plant one (oprah), I have some Schultz 10-15-10 plant food plus for plant two (Kathy Lee), plant three I am going to use a combination of both miracle grow and the schultz see what happens. Then on plant four I am going to water with bong water and a splash of beer. See what happens. Here are the babies today

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made a few changes, the babies look awesome, added a piece of white paper under at the bases to see if it helps the stalks get a little fatter, they look goood but the main vein is key. few pics of the setup, the closet, and a baby

here are the pics

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its cool to reply in my thread, it would be appreciated too

make some reflectors on your cfl,s.because you lost lots of light.can you think about some grow room if its possible get some mylar.and put around your grow space.i'm in my first grow too,but i make little growbox from dress box.if you check grow FAQ you find answer.

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check it out guys, I hung a sheet from the top of my closet in order to retain some more light, check out the pics, I think it will work a lot better, what do you think?

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looking good man, i was amused by the idea of feeding one bong water, will give it a taste of where its gonna end up! ha! not sure about the white sheet though, im sure it will work, but maybe it will absorb light as well, maybe peruse the Growing FaQ section?
Peace, Jolly

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Well I was going to scratch the whole idea but hey in honor of you Jolly, I am going to feed one only bong water, same nutrients but in bong water. now where am i going to get some bong water???hmmm oh what a coincidence, it just so happens I have some handy.Peace out


oooo wee put it in da air--s.dogg 96

i tell you again check grow FAQ.this helps you understood how to grow nice plants.peace.

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The sheet will not reflect light.

Check the lighting part of the FAQ, you have alot of lights but you're losing alot of it.

As for wanting a fatter stem, you need to have a fan blowing on the plants lightly to simulate wind. In time this will make the stalk have more girth.

Good luck.

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