My first grow ever (closet)

Aurora Borealis · #1 05-20-2008, 09:51 AM

I started these seeds the first week of april, 2008 and this is what I've got. The lighting started off a bit scarce and caused some stretching, but is better now. My babies could still use some more light I'm sure, but I am broke and am paranoid about the electricity bill bringing attention to itself. Right now, I have 2 75w Grow Spectrum Flouros and 1 75w cfl. Anyhow, any advice is much appreciated. Also, I am curious as to how close I am to flowering the big one...You will know which one it is by the pics. Ok, thanks to all in advance and happy high times!

MrFishy · #2 05-20-2008, 10:15 AM

Still looks a bit small to me . . . you may be better off waiting a bit longer if you want a decent little stash harvest.

Aurora Borealis · #3 05-20-2008, 10:19 AM

Ok, i will wait. At this rate, with the biggest one (on the left) being about 7 weeks old...how much more time do you guess i'll need b4 flowering? Thanks for the post....

purple head hunter · #4 05-20-2008, 11:26 AM

How high is your closet.I think if you let them grow to around 1 ft you should get a good yeild.

MrFishy · #5 05-20-2008, 12:09 PM

I see what you're saying . . . at 7 weeks I (personally) think it should be taller/bigger. You can 12/12 it anytime now . . . it'll likely fill out as it changes over to flower mode, to maybe twice it's current size? It should be ready to flower at 7 weeks?
Is it possibly root bound? Per your pics, the planter doesn't look very big.

Aurora Borealis · #6 05-20-2008, 02:23 PM

Yea, the big one is about 1 foot already...perhaps root-bound?

Aurora Borealis · #7 05-20-2008, 02:24 PM

yea its not very big or full..but it does look healthy. The only thing is the burnt leaves that you can see from the pics..the cfl was too close so i caused that. What size pots should they be in at this point? i dont want to restrict the root system...thanks for your help

purple head hunter · #8 05-21-2008, 03:41 AM

They say a gallon of pot space = a foot in height.I fyou get a 2 gallon pot you should be sweet.

Aurora Borealis · #9 05-21-2008, 05:47 AM

Yea, i think i will have to upscale the pots...runin out of space! thanks for the tips. also, is topping worth a shit? i topped 2/3 and i have a new one coming up...wondering if i should top it as well. The other 3 have split nicely into their respective directions. Lastly, will I end up with 2 colas?

MrFishy · #10 05-21-2008, 12:06 PM

You'd only want to increase your pot size by about 1/3rd all around (1/3rd deeper, 1/3rd larger to the sides) . . . if you get a too much bigger container, your plant will spend a lot of time and energy growing roots and your foliage/bud growth will really slow down until the new roots expand. I've seen a lot of thriving plants get transplanted into way too big containers, and stop growing. They generally start again, but time is lost.