advice for newbie

**green the great** · 04-03-2007, 02:31 AM

In my country at the moment it is 12 hours daylight and 12 hours darkness - it is coming into autumn but days are still warm.

I planted seedlings about 7 weeks ago - they r now about 3 - 4 inches tall and one has purple flowers emerging. Yes they r tiny - probably the worlds smallest ganja plant!!

they will not have time to veg - they will flower immedietly i pressume - i know this will be a small plant with not much bud like all others on this site - but will i still get something from this?

i am really experimening for now to get better for my spring/summer.

i am growing outdoors - I CANNOT GROW INDOORS - so dont tell me to get lights.

by the way if i buy bottled drinking water will it be OK for ph levels - tap water is too ph high where i am.

**mogie** · 04-03-2007, 02:36 AM

I have never ph tested bottled water. Drink out of the tap (filtered) but wouldn't use that on my plants. Need to test whatever you water with.

**iblazethatkush** · 04-03-2007, 02:36 AM

Yeah you'll get something from it...I did this b4 and got about an 1/8 each plant, but besides that you'll be getting experience which is even more valuable...I don't know about the bottled water tho

**SnowWhite** · 04-03-2007, 02:48 AM

Bottled spring water is fine, I used it myself the other week. I had not left enough tap water standing for watering my plants and I did not want to use water straight from the tap, so I went and got some spring water from the shop. I was happy to find the PH is about 6.8, at least the stuff in the UK is anyway, so you're good to go......unless adding nutes.

**mogie** · 04-03-2007, 02:52 AM

I think that the ph would vary from brand to brand. Distilled water might be more consistent. Dunno what do you think?

**SnowWhite** · 04-03-2007, 02:59 AM

Yeah Mogie, like you said, you really need to test whatever you water with. Springs located in different parts of the country or world are going to be different I guess.

**fnord** · 04-03-2007, 03:26 AM

most bottled "spring water" (in the US) is actually just straight out of the municipal water supply wherever it is bottled. very little comes from a spring in the ground. it may or may not be better than your tap water.

distilled water has most of its minerals leached out before bottling. I would think it would be worthless for growing. maybe someone else knows otherwise.

**patch0i** · 04-03-2007, 03:31 AM

if it didn't flower yet, try cloning the plants. in theory, i guess if its getting warmer and warmer, take cuttings from plants over and over to be prepared for the grow season.