you can water till you see water drain out, you did make holes at the bottom for drainage right? the amount of water doesnt matter, you can give them a fgallon each if you like, just dont do it too frequently, checking to see if they are heavy(full of water) and light (dry) is good but you would need to do this a few times to know what it feels like, so stick you finger in the dirt, 1 inch like the other guy said is not good enough, if its dry 3-4inches deep then you can water,. for lighting you can go get compact flourecent bulbs, usually like 23watts each, pay attention to wattage and not volts, they run a few dollars each, you will need quite a few for all the plants, when the plants are young and depending if there is nutes in the soil already will determine when and how much to feed them, whatever type of nutrients you do use, always start using 1/4 the label strength, to determine when to start giving food is to see if the lower leaves are getting light and or yellow, yellow needs food, dark green and burnt tips is too much and will kill your plant, new growers tend to do too much too soon with plants, let the plant tell you when it needs water and food and you'll be fine...less is more, i cant stress enough that you should let the soil get dry and the pot be light before you water, overwatering is the most common problem among new growers

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yeah, i've got drainage holes.

okay. well. wrote down pretty much everything people told me. another quick question - why do my plants look long, opposed to everyone elses on here that looks short? like.. the actual vine of the plant looks long. i see a lot of peoples are short and are sprouting many other leaves. mine are long, and each have about 4 leaves. doesn't really seem like a lot when i look at everyone elses plants, that are about half the length of mine.. and have several more leaves. i know pot can't grow DOWN, so.. am i going to have some abnormally tall plants? can it be because it's swagg, and a lot of people here are growing nugs? hmmm. i'm pretty slow when it comes to this shit. so thank you everyone for your help.

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okay. so about 3 weeks, you're telling me my shit's gunna look that huge? haha. . i doubt it for some reason. i dunno. they're tall lil guys, just not nearly as leafy as yours. not even half as leafy. just 4 lil' leafs on all of them. they're all also growing at the same pace. i'm thinking about bringing them into a closet when i get more lights & efficent things. so, about a week or two.. then i plan on putting them in a closet with ballesters, etc. good idea, or no? think they'll grow better by the window.. but with more, better lights?

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As a noobie i say

QUESTION 2: how much water should my plants be getting?
Like the others said feel for weight and test soil by using your finger for drynees

QUESTION 3: what can i do to improve my plants? [chemical-wise] get some nutes from a hydroshop and start on a small dose after 3 weeks, follow directions on them its pretty simple

QUESTION 4: about how long until i can smoke it? Depends on light, temps and meduim plus air theres a ton of factors and unless ya have optimal on all it could take many months, like veg time and size of plant to pots using ect. Read some growing guides

QUESTION 5: i often blow weed smoke on them, because someone said that was a good thing to do. is this true? Thats a myth and will harm your plants, the leaves will end up getting a coating like ciggeratte tar and will block air and light. Your best to work out in the same room for higher co2 levels.

QUESTION 6: what am i doing wrong, that i can fix for real cheap [i mean.. real..cheap]. Transplate to coco or better soil as soon as there safley rooted IMO, get a real lamp and read some growing guides.

QUESTION 7: what will i need in the long run for these plants to survive? Nutes, better lighting read some guides again

QUESTION 8: if i grow this weed in my basement, will it get a funny smell/taste? someone said it's not good to grow in an unfinished basement. Only prob would be temp and humidy and toxins if there are any read some guides.

buffffalo. . haha. it sucks here.

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yeah. def gunna get those nutes everyones been talking about. :] damn weed. thought all it needed was some water & lights. boy, was i wrong.

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word, buffalo does suck

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Ladyganja, no, you were NOT wrong! However, I will say this... for a weed, cannabis can be finicky as hell!!

First of all, very few ventures started on a "shoestring' end well. Not to say it can't be done, but it's rare.
That being said, you wanna grow weed? Can you grow a Lima bean? Ever keep a plant alive? Thats all there is to this. Even easier than alot of ornamentals because this IS a weed. There is just way too much bullshit associated with it. Kinda funny how many of your friends are an expert on growing, aint it?

There aint anything arcane, mysterious, or magic about this, it's just horticulture 101. I'd wager that almost 90% of first time failures can be attributed to over-engineering, and over attention. We love 'em to death!!
Boil this down to it's bare essentials. Grow pot. Don't worry about getting the "nth" degree of fatness, or yield, just grow them. That will tell you whether or not this is for you. You can throw away a shitload of money when you first start out just making mistakes.
If you get all your girls across the finish line, then you can start refining.

You WILL need a space for them that will have UNINTERRUPTED darkness for 12 hrs. I doubt your kitchen is gonna cut it, unless you light seal a cab or 2.

The incredibly confusing and endless list of "marijuana miracle" products is designed to get the Nth degree of product outta your grow. Once you understand the plant and it's needs, you can make an informed decision as to whether you use them.
But before you go spending money you don't have on shit you don't need yet, get the very basics down.
You will NOT become Jorge Cervantes overnight, or by buying the latest and greatest in the nute line. Trust me, I know. I could take the wife on a nice Jamaican vacation with the money I spent learning what I didn't need. I'm the kinda guy that has to learn what DOESN'T work first. As broke as you say you are, I hope you heed this and save some money. Spend on what you know, or prepare to spend on learning.
I finally figured out that the EASY road to success is being repaved, and won't be open again in my lifetime!!!!!

I cannot stress enough the importance of DONT TELL ANYONE!!! You are your own worst security risk. I have absolutely no idea why the first thing we wanna do when the girls poke thru to daylight is show them off to ANY and EVERYBODY who will look!!. Thank god for the forums for ego stroking!!!!

Starting off with bagseed is a set-up for misery if you intend to feed everyone the same thing at the same time. All the brothers and sisters in there will all have different needs. When you are learning about deficiencies, pH problems, pests and diseases, you will quite often treat one "plant" for a perceived malady only to screw up another plant. This shit can be really confusing to try and understand all at once, since pH problems and nute deficiencies mimic each other. Treat them the wrong way....
If you can get ahold of some good genetics (Clones preferably) that will make things easier initially.
If you're serious about growing, you'll get lots of free help. Maybe even be fortunate enough to be gifted some good genetics. (I think I got mine given to me just so I'd quit crying about my failures!!! LOL)

Good Luck!!!

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haha. of course i've grown/maintained a plant before. my favorite lesson in science as a child. haha. i really have no idea why that was in the curriculum; kids definately started their own little pot farms with that information.

as for trial and error.. i think thats my plan from now on. i got them in a closet, with my same cheap little light. got a little fan going in there for vent. now, i'm giving it around 18-24 hours of light. i guess that's good. going to buy more lights next week. shorten the lighting period too. they're looking pretty good, but.. as i said, never actually grew marijuana; so i wanna get some pics up here so you guys can tell me how my babygirls our looking.


ps.. all of you have me calling my plants my "girls". terrible habit, you know. people are like "what girls is she talking about.. must be the ones in her head. crazy bitch"haha. & once again: thanks everyone for the help. .


SOMEONE TELL ME WHY MY PLANTS VINES ARE SO DAMN LONG. it's wigging me out. i'm pretty sure i'm hullucinating, and they're really not abnormally long - but, do long stems signify something bad or good?.. i mean they're real long, and still only have 4 lil leaves. i'm done now. thanks ;o

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yeah. i've stopped talking about them outloud, for the most part. only people who know are my upstairs neighbors, and it's because i plan on growing their 2 plants with mine.. &.. they'd probably be a bit curious why it reaked so strongly of marijuana in our shared hallway. thanks for the advice.

triiiiial and error. triiiiial and error. only time will tell about my babies, i guess.

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