Aviars Closet grow - first timer

i have one plant that has very purple stems today. heres a pic

and another with light green around the edges on only 1 shoot.


I havent given them any nutes yet is it time?

so i couldnt find any cal mag in town. I ordered online but it will be a week before i get it. is there anything i can do to help. or just wait for that

Aviar said:

so i couldnt find any cal mag in town. I ordered online but it will be a week before i get it. is there anything i can do to help. or just wait for that

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egg shells contain a fair amount of calcium and epsom salts contain a fair amount of magnesium.

maybe take a look around the web and see if these is anything you can whip up.

your plants look pretty OK though besides the twisting. how is new growth?

the new growth is twisting too. m starting to get concerned it seems like all the plants are doing it. overall they look okay and are growing decently.
heres a couple pics

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possible windburn? how strong is that fan on them?

you only want a gentle flutter on the leaves, not a windstorm.

I dont think its windburn its been a gentle breeze but it might be ill make sure they arent blasting them. ive been at work a lot lately so i haven't been able to check them until i get home. Im gonna go sit with them and watch them . thanks for the help

Day 37
I moved my fan other fan to hang from the top of the tent. and turned the ballast to 50%. Im hoping that will help it be a little cooler. I still get to 81 almost everyday for a few hours . ill get my inline fan next week some time. they have grown well under the MH. I watered again tonight they were pretty dry and i gave them 1/2 strength Jacks 20-20-20 and i got my PH kit too so i PHd to between 6.0 and 6.5. watering is quite the task now and im sure it only gets more eventful as they grow. I plan to go to flower by the new year. Hope i get some females after the stress. *fingers crossed*

81 is fine.

a better grower than myself ( @Cannasutraorganics ) swears by 85, although i am still waiting to see his citation

one way to make watering easier is a simple length of PVC. slip one end into the container to be watered and pour slowly through the other end. it'll save your back some stress.

and those home depot containers are slightly transparent, which is not good. easiest fix is to buy a blue lowes bucket and just slip it right over the orange bucket.

plants are looking good, let us know when that new growth straightens out. should be a good crop.

Aviar said:

I wont worry about the soil then. I think i will be getting a PPM meter though. any recommendations?

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In soil or soilless soil, you don't ph or ppm. You measure.

they are in soil but i just got my ph kit. my tap water is right around 7-7.5. I dont ppm but i plan on buying a ppm meter so i can. This is my first grow so im learning alot, so thanks for any input and suggestions

soil was "super soil" scotts brand with 25% perlite

i think i actually need to go to flower soon i only have 41" between my light and top of my buckets. the plants are 11-13" tall over the buckets right now. so if they double that will only leave 15-17 inches from the light. I was also thinking that i dont wanna invest a bunch of time with these bagseeds that have been stressed and might be a bunch of males. I wanna get my seeds i bought in the soil and i will have the inline fan to control temps. anybody have any input on if this is a bad idea at this point?

I got my veg area set up its 3.5 ft x 2ft and 5.5 ft tall. I plan on germinating my seeds and starting in there asap. I am going to go 12/12 starting tomorrow. I have my tent ready to just attach the filter and fan, the delivery is estimated tuesday so not too much longer

Aviar said:

i think i actually need to go to flower soon i only have 41" between my light and top of my buckets. the plants are 11-13" tall over the buckets right now. so if they double that will only leave 15-17 inches from the light. I was also thinking that i dont wanna invest a bunch of time with these bagseeds that have been stressed and might be a bunch of males. I wanna get my seeds i bought in the soil and i will have the inline fan to control temps. anybody have any input on if this is a bad idea at this point?

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sounds like a good plan to me.

and if they stretch too much, you can train some of the branches down.

Day 1 of 12/12. They are looking good besides the twisted up leaves. It looks like i will have my fan+filter and calmag tomorrow when i get off work. I should be able to set up the fan and get that area a little cooler. It got to 82 today with the HPS in there. I wont need to water probably until wed or thursday atleast but i will add the cal mag at that time.
heres a couple pics



this was the stem that got very purple. it is green again

Day 40 - day 2 of 12/12
I got my inline fan and filter. I got it setup and the hood is soooo much cooler. I wasn't able to touch it before but now its cool. I germinated all the seeds i bought and 11 more from bagseeds I had. Out of 21 i got 19 to germ but I left them for 48 hours because at 24 they were barely crackin but they took off. I got 10/10 on the seeds i bought
anyways heres some pics of the room for now. I would like to hang the filter and fan but they are heavier than i expected.

my temps are staying steady at 73 now. the plant that turned purple has turned purple again since yesterday. does this mean i need to start feeding them?

Dude, give them food, usually you can start feeding once the 3rd set of true leaves sprout. Yours are well and truly established so feed away, you'll be surprised how quickly they pick up.

sweet thanks for the reply. I will feed them next time i water. I got another 20 mins until the lights come on, then i can check to see if they are dry enough. I plan to add some cal mag in too