coco pelltes and shit....dont you see this man is poor people.find some rich earth with lots of decaying leaves (they give nitro)or steal some damn potting soil from one of the many gardens probly surrounding your dorm/college.your plants did stretch alot but they look really healthy considering. what ever you do when you go to a store (sorry this is about the only place to get the stuff) and buy your first liquid nutes go organic its weaker,cheaper, and easier on the plants, plus its harder to fuck up with get some guano juice or fish emulsion .the stores gonna have a huge display of all kinds a shit but your looking for somethin with nitro so the numbers oon the bottle should read like 15-5-5.get that whatever the hell it is and dilute the shit out of it with some water and start easy .really diluted at first then work your way up.plus get a god damn fan they are cheap as fuck!

Ah wish I woulda went to the store after i saw ur post..i just got back from lowes, i picked up 7 6in pots and i want to transfer them over..i also just got epsom salt because im pretty sure i have mg deficiency

Some people said its to early to tell, but others said thats why my leaves have brownish/yellow spots and are curling up

Also installed a fan over night, 120mm exhaust fan. I have another 120mm for an intake but its not working right now
here are pics
oh i was told to cover up the clear cups because the light is bad for the roots

I also have a question for the experienced growers reading this..
What is the correct epsom salt to water ratio?
I read 1 teaspoon/1 gallon of water
is this correct?
thank you

I like the smiley slip ons. Good luck on resolving your issues.

wow those are reallly thin,sorry i dont know much about epsom salt but you should snip the shell leaves they fall off anyways and are a waste of energy.careful with that fan those look like they could break.

ive had a stem snap at that age before and i know its sad but its not always over if its a tough strain they can reroot sumtimes just put it in some rockwool. i know you probly are broke but that shit is cheaper than bottled water.

I like how the bigger and healthier the plants are, the bigger the smileys get

Well, aren't we the abrasive one??

Look first of all...this isn't a broke man's hobby....soooooooo....with that said, clay pellets and coco fiber will cost all of $30.

SECOND....he asked for suggestions as to what grow medium to use...so I made one...take yer insults elswhere.

And what is with people suggesting to steal??? Oh and good idea....tell the kid to go steal dirt around campus....that's a good way to stay descrete about your growing.

"excuse me son....why are you taking 7 pot fulls of dirt"

"uhhhh....uhhhhh.....for my fern plant in my dorm"

Real brite advice....

Meanwhile you have suggested he go spend about $60 on nutes he doesn't need. Nutrients aren't going to do squat for him if his plants don't have a good home to grow in....besides we STILL have yet to determine these plants even have nute defficiencies.

Educated responses would be helpful.

Now with that said....don't steal...even if it is dirt...the last thing you want to do is get caught doing something stupid where you live, go to school...oh and are growing pot while yer at it....stay away from more illegal activities that could get you caught and expelled from college.

I stand by my advice, and if you can't afford clay pellets and coco fiber, then buy a quality potting soil such as fox farm's ocean forest potting soil, or M. J. R. blend organic potting soil.

Plain and simple....if this hobby were easy and cheap, people wouldn't be getting $200-$400 an ounce selling pot. It takes time, money and lot's of love and stress.

By the way....this is for everyone, but mostly you JESSE.....


suggesting taking soil from a random garden is poor advice...you know NOTHING about what's in that soil, the nutrients in it or missing from it....and biggest he won't know that PH...and since you're so observant that he's strapped for cash probably has no PH tester.

So let's say that soil he takes is below 5 or above 7.5 on the ph scale...you just put his already struggling plants into a worse scenerio

On top of which you suggest to add nutes to an unknown growing medium....bad form bud!!!

TURBOGTI, you have enough problems with unknown variables....don't add more into it. As I suggested you need to get proper conditions before assessing ANY possible nutrient defficiencies.

Throwing nutrients at the problem is like throwing gasoline on a fire right now...the effects could be catostrophic.

Went to Lowes today and picked up some pots to transplant my girls..also picked up some epsom salt just in case it is Mg deficiency..

heres how its set up for now..working on fixing it up when i get free time