first time growing,need some help.

these are my sprouts,all about 2-3 weeks old.
the first pic is actually the last one planted,the middle is the first.
was wondering what my light cycle should be?
ive had it one 16/8 since they sprouted.
is that right?

a light cycle almost all people use is 18/6 but im pretty sure 16/8 is alright too...

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these are my sprouts,all about 2-3 weeks old.
the first pic is actually the last one planted,the middle is the first.
was wondering what my light cycle should be?
ive had it one 16/8 since they sprouted.
is that right?

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Separate them as soon as you can - you don't want them all growing in one pot.. they will just compete for nutes, and root space.. you will get a dominant plant that will kill the others out. Veg light schedual is usually 18/6.. right numbers wrong order. You CAN veg up to 24hours continuous light. You want to allow the plant to grow vigously, and more light hours will allow the plant to do this.

add more light, they are stretching

yea,i meant 18/6,sorry about that.
but yea,i only have that one pot,an that soil.:/
i guess ill see which plant is the most dominant,hopefully it isnt male.
and the second pics plant is lookin kinda weird if you can see the leaves sprouting in the middle,theres two little ones sprouting from the right,and one sprouting from the left.

Might want to get a little airflow on them. Helps to strengthen stems. gl

i have a fan on them sometimes,normally about 2-4 hours a day,but its kinda strong,the stems look like theyre about to break when i turn it on.

also,im not lookin to get a huge plant or anything like that,just enough to produce maybe an ounce or two,also,how long is it gonna take from here to get branches?

A lot plays into it really.... If this it 2-3 weeks then you probably need to change some things up. You've already been explained the downside of 2 plants in a pot. I guess my other question is what are you using for light? It looks somewhat dark. Usually by this time you would have had some sort of "branch" development. If I were you I would try to get more light on them . I've personally never used CFLs but it seems to be a good way to go. As someone else mentioned they still look like they are stretching so it also wouldn't hurt to make the light closer to the plants, when using CFLs you can get the lights real nice and close without burning the growth tips.

Also, the fan is definitely a must. It doesn't /shouldn't be directly on the plants, just enough to make them sort of twitch or lightly wave, it helps develop the main stem which in turn allows nutrients to be taken up more effectively. I would take care of all this and then eventually transplant to larger pots and start using ome nutrients. For now focus on light though.

The branches will come and the buds will be there eventually but it's a learning process. You got a workable start, if you make some adjustments you'll be in business.

-C&W

im curious,i dont plan on doing it,but would clipping my leaves right now make my sprouts shoot up and out?

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im curious,i dont plan on doing it,but would clipping my leaves right now make my sprouts shoot up and out?

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ONE WORD. No

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also,im not lookin to get a huge plant or anything like that,just enough to produce maybe an ounce or two,also,how long is it gonna take from here to get branches?

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Honestly, you're probably not going to even get that. If you can't even get another pot and some soil I can only see you having lots of problems. Just my take

ScotZ,thanks.lol.
an Sharkey ive had friends that grew just like this an produced some good buds,so ill just see how it turns out.loll.

What light you using? Your right might get some good bud but will take forever and I might only get a few grams...
1/2 ounces is a VERY high goal. I get that with a 400w hps kit in a full on grow cupboard.

Yeah...1-2 ounce is a lofty goal, especially with the start you have there after 3 weeks. Please don't cut the leaves. The leaves are what takes in the light and helps the plant grow...aside from just straight up sending the seedlings into shock, you just don't have enough light to afford taking away your plants ability to even take it in.

i wish you the best with this project though. This online community is just a stockpile of great knowledge and experiences to learn from so take it in and do what you can I guess.

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also,im not lookin to get a huge plant or anything like that,just enough to produce maybe an ounce or two,also,how long is it gonna take from here to get branches?

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I dont think you are going to get that big of a yeild off your first grow when youre kind of already having trouble.

thank you to everyone,but like i said i have a friend with basically the same set up,but my light is more powerful,an he got about an ounce and a half.
if it doesnt work,then it doesnt,itll suck cuz ive been pretty committed to this and it would suck for it to fail.:/
but i have plenty of seeds,so i can always start again.lol.
also,is it true that it helps a plant if you blow weed smoke on it?
my friends have been doing it with their plant they are growing an it looks pretty fukkin healthy.haha.the hairs are red,gold an white.
an just one hair is kinda pinkish-purple.