first ever grow

so this is my first grow. i have 2 plants in 6 in pots right now. dont know what strains got about 20 seeds from a buddy who had some laying around from various sacks. theyre under 2 23w, 1 26w,& 1 30w CFLs. i put 2 of em in some old lamps i had layin around but ill prolly do away with those soon. right now theyre 2 weeks old. till i can get a new j-o-b i gotta keep it cheap so nothin too fancy but not to shabby for a wal mart grow eh?

lol how many days/weeks are ya in?

2 weeks. germinated on 9/10. and in the soil on 9/14. im thinkin im gonna try the ol' banana under the plant to make sure they come out pretty little ladies

hopbr4 said:

2 weeks. germinated on 9/10. and in the soil on 9/14. im thinkin im gonna try the ol' banana under the plant to make sure they come out pretty little ladies

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what......?

banana trick?

banana trick does nothing but attract nats and bugs

update!! one didnt do so hot this past week it hardly grew at all but i think shes gonna be okay. startin to see some new growth on it. the other took off. went to walmart got new light fixtures. there are 2 bulbs under each hood and one in the separate lamp. so 5 in all also got humid/temp guage and 1 27w daylight cfl so thats in there now too.



the new setup

taken couple days ago



taken last night

whaddya think?

Nice little babies. You may want to put some more soil in those pots. I always fill to within 1/8" of the top of the container.

I'm an Okie too ill be following along with your grow!


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Dont wait too long before moving them into bigger pots the smaller they are when you move them the better. Also I would recommend buying large pots (12in+) to put the plants in so you only have to move them once when you do finally move them. I've lost plants before because I waited to long to move them and the roots didn't take to the new soil because I killed to many of them in the moving process.

CourageToGrow said:

Dont wait too long before moving them into bigger pots the smaller they are when you move them the better. Also I would recommend buying large pots (12in+) to put the plants in so you only have to move them once when you do finally move them. I've lost plants before because I waited to long to move them and the roots didn't take to the new soil because I killed to many of them in the moving process.

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will do next grow. ive seen alot of people use buckets is that what you mean or do you use 12" pots?

StealthT5 said:

I'm an Okie too ill be following along with your grow!


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cool man thanks for takin a look.

Little Tommy said:

Nice little babies. You may want to put some more soil in those pots. I always fill to within 1/8" of the top of the container.

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alright thanks man ill put some more in there.

hey there nice lookin stuff, im also an okie! keep us updated. workin on my first as well and will put some pics up shortly. keep up the good work

I use clay pots for my grows. They have the added benefit of moisture absorption and ventilation. And I would recommend using big enough pots to flower and harvest from when you plant the seed in order to avoid moving pots. The less you disturb their growth the prettier the ladies look.

just went and bought a couple 10" pots and 2 bags of soil. some hyponix and MG cactus palm and citrus (supposed to be good draining so i figure ill mix a bit of the 2. try a little experimentin

sounds good. Good Luck and Happy Growing

I am new to growing and was wondering if hps lighting is really necessary for 2-4 plants. I don't want to use them mainly because of the extreme heat, but are they really worth it when it comes to the final product?

HPS has low heat. Its worth if over cfls. Your plants will grow bigger denser and danker. for 2-4 plants though 150-200 watts will be more then enough.

Thanks a lot courage. appreciate it

Can I use the hps light straight through with an autoflowering plant since they skip the veg stage and go straight to flowering?