so i'm back with a new setup (still on the very cheap side) and going for round 2. i've got 4 seeds going right now. 2 from seeds i've collected and 2 from a friend. the lights are set on 12/12 because there is a full size flowering plant in with them, so we will see how it goes. the full size plant (approximately 6 months old) is actually mine from my last grow that i gave to a friend when i had to leave for the summer. her buds are really spaced out and not dense at all. i'm not sure if this is because of the conditions my friend had it in or if its just the way that particular plant grows. to be honest she is pretty pathetic looking; really stretched out and droopy cuz her stems are thin. but i'm gonna give her a little bit of time and see if i can't beef her up a little. as for the babies, one popped up yesterday and looks like another one will be showing some leaves by the end of today. i soaked all the seeds in a wet paper towel till they popped before putting them in dirt. i don't really care to list all the technical stuff unless somebody asks. but anyway, time for a few pics. oh, and the pic of the bud is what i got off my other plant from my first grow.

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bought a couple more lights and a small fan today, but i still need to pick up a couple more Y splitters. i will put up a few pics once i get everything all set up. all 4 seedings are above soil now. the first two that popped up look a little stretched, but not bad. i think it will help once i get the extra lights in there. the big girl looks pretty much the same, so i think i'm gonna give her another week and if she's not changing much i'll probably chop her.

so, pics as promised. for whatever reason i have had a hard time finding the Y socket splitters. finally found them at lowes but unfortunately they only had one left so i'll have to wait a little longer to get the second one.

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so i thought i would throw up some good pics of the babies, and in addition to their lovely cup labels of A, B, C and D i thought i would give them some fun names too. here they are in order Plant A: Athena, Plant B: Persephone, Plant C: Gaia, and Plant D: Nyx. i figured if i wanted good plants i should give them good names, so they are all named after greek goddesses. lol, i'm a dork. :P

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i know the beginning of a grow is always kind of a little boring, but if anybody has any comments/suggestions/questions please feel free to post in here. my last grow journal was mostly me posting, so it would be nice to get a little more feedback from other people. anyway, thats it for now, happy growing!

alright, got some new pics. again, in order
Plant A - 7 days
Plant B - 6 days
Plant C - 8 days
Plant D - 10 days

the last one is of my sad looking buds on my plant that i got back from a friend. i've found lots of new hairs popping up but i don't know that she will really produce much more. plus she has really weak branches and can barely support the buds as it is. i also think its rootbound, but i don't want to put it through the stress of a transplant this late in the game. basically i'm just waiting a bit longer so that i'm satisfied there's not much else i can do for her, and then i'm gonna chop her to make more room for the new kids.

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You need to get light block plastic. or some kind of material that will block light from coming in. thats very bad for your flowering plant you have in there.

lowes will sell some plastic polo that is black. double it up and its light proof.

get more lights, get more ventilation in there as well.

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just a quick picture update. everything seems be be going well other than its been pretty hot the last couple days but there don't appear to be any ill effects from it.

Plant A - 12 days
Plant B - 11 days
Plant C - 13 days
Plant D - 15 days

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yo man what are the details on your lights. How many do you have, spectrums, watts? For the babies i mean.

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