hi everyone, im new here and working on my second grow ever. i tried a few years ago but didnt have the money or motivation to do it right.

as of right now im on like week 3 or 4 and have already germinated my seeds{all good bagseed} i started with ten
two didnt germ, two were developing very slowly. i planted them in party cups and then about a week ago i transplanted by cutting the bottoms off the cups {gently} and down the side, then i put the cup in the bigger pot and slid the cup out. it seemed to work well and not disturb the root ball. the third i lost to shock. needless to say im down to five...unless some of you guys are REALLY stoned and cant do basic math.

My setup consists of:

24inx20inx60in cabinet

3 100 watt cfls 6700for veg and im planning on adding those splitters and another bulb to each ballast and then 2700 for flower

3 grow tubes 2 are like 20 in and one like 24{no clue on watts or lumens ...really just supplemental light

im using technoflora recipe for success starter kit that i got a pretty good deal on at my local grow shop

i have intake and exhaust fans which are just $4 4in fans from target and a third inside to circulate

everything seems to be looking good so far, they seem pretty healthy. i am using the nutrients as the directions say and used a blend for after transplant and then one veg blend. it says to do feed water water so im now on the first water.

Any expert opinions always appreciated, i will update you guys soon on my progress

Happy Toking

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lookin good! sorry to hear about the one that didnt transplant well. it seems like you went to a lot of extra trouble moving them though. when i go from the solo cup to something bigger i just put the stem between my middle and ring finger and hold up side down. they usually slide right out and then directly into their new home!

you might want to try moving the tube lights to the top side of the plants now (over head) or just turn them off, they're not doing too much if anything that far away. your other lights look like they might be able to come down a little more too, you dont want these getting taller then what they already will be.

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thanks for your input and i did lower the lights some more...as for the tubes i havnt been runng those except for the pics but do you think once my babies are taller,that those would be sufficient for side lighting?

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looks pretty good bro.

yea they would work great for side lighting, i would get a few more so you could have like two on the three sides and then one in the middle of the opening there. its a ways away though so no rush.

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definite will do man those tubes are a pretty good deal $10 at wal mart

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well i went to check on the babies this morning and noticed it looks like 2 are already starting to show pre flowers, is it me or does this seem to be pretty early on as its only been like 3 weeks so far. or could this just be more foliage?

not sure and wondering if they are how long should i wait to start flowering

ill upload some pics as soon as the growths are big enough for the camera to focus in on

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i would doubt that they're pre-flowers, just more of the plants growing probably. as far as taking the picture, if you have an actual camera that is somewhat new you should have enough MP so take the picture from farther away and you should be able to get it all in focus, then you can just crop it so it zooms in on the growth, and voila! you have a nice close up picture!

Those tubes at Wally world have interested me too, i'll probably be buying some when mine get a little bigger.

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well they arent pre flowers just new leaf growth, went yesterday and bought 2 of those socket splitters and 2 more 26 watt bulbs. broke them this morning before i even got them put up so here i am at 330 in the morning breakin glass and cussin up a storm. anywayz went today and bought two more bulbs iso ill be putting those up here at 830 when they wake up. ive also started the second round of nutes, all seems to be going ok and ill try 2 upload some pics later

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all looks good to me bra keep it up, peace

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