poormans grow

hashishan

hashishan

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hello this will be a bag seed grow for fun and leaning.i would apreciate any help or advise.i know i do not know everything there is to know about growing pot but i am eager to learn as it is so addicting.if you wold help a fellow grower out.

setup:i have constructed a grow box 5 feet wide 5 deep and 6 tall.as this is a poormans grow its made of cardboard.i have 4 100w cfl's positioned threw out the box.and 1 17w floresent tube(coolwhite).i have two home made fans for ventilation one is sucking air out from the top and one sucking air in at the bottom.the temp is 75 at night and 80 durring day.humidity at 50%.

how am i doing?

pics soon.....
 
i kill plants with mericle grow. i have tried and tried and tried with the stuff but its not for me.right now im using peters all perpose plant food.why have you had good results with it?any picks?
 
it sounds like setup is a good start! those are good dimensions. i would use peters over mg. what color are ur cfls? make sure to keep em real close and think about getting alot more.

how many plants do you have?

and don't give up, you can do it!!
 
i germinated 1 plat before the others as test and it went well its about 1 1/2 months old.and i also have 9 seedlings.dont plan on keeping that many cause its bagseed and sex is undetermined in all cases.here are some pics from a couple of weeks ago to current.tell me what you think always open to suggestions

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the first germinated.
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the same plant a little grown up...
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alright the following are the same plant after using this fertalizer almost current.
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my first set of five bladed leafs
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nube set up has changed a little since.seedlings in back
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100w cfls i am using
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current

please give me feed back im like a blind man picking a porno here.
 
i germinated 1 plat before the others as test and it went well its about 1 1/2 months old.and i also have 9 seedlings.dont plan on keeping that many cause its bagseed and sex is undetermined in all cases.here are some pics from a couple of weeks ago to current.tell me what you think always open to suggestions

1127080225.jpg

the first germinated.
1127080224a.jpg

the same plant a little grown up...
1127080225a.jpg

1127080224.jpg

alright the following are the same plant after using this fertalizer almost current.
1204080030.jpg

1204080114.jpg

my first set of five bladed leafs
1204080115.jpg

nube set up has changed a little since.seedlings in back
1204080146.jpg

100w cfls i am using
1204080144a.jpg

current

please give me feed back im like a blind man picking a porno here.
 
would that be early flowering?and its not that big yet just started to get those new leaves between the main steam and the first branches/leaves?is it still cool to go 12/12?
 
they surely can double or triple depending on the light setup and strain. mostly in height, so its a good idea to get the bushyness out the way with vegging by topping, light placement - cfls are very good for this as you can put them beside the plant and encourage the bush effect!

if you watch your plant closely you can detrimine the sex with presex flowers. i missed this on my first plant and found out durring flower that i got lucky with a female. every plant since i have been able to spot these... i would not recomend putting into flower to detrime sex as it can cause herminess once there back to veg and i think the plant isn't as strong. keep an eye out from now on for these preflowers, it will save you in the end.

make sure that when ever you flower, if you stay with cfls you have enough lights to smother the plant witht them.. or as i would always recommend
http://www.htgsupply.com/growlighttypes.asp?categoryID=1&subcategoryID=155
they got great prices!!!
 
looks pretty good man! I've been working on my first grow as well. Mine's from a cutting and has been going for a little over 2 weeks. I only have one plant going in a homemade cardboard grow box as well.

My CFLs are positioned all around the plant and its already having a bush effect. nodes starting along the side out, and top leaves coming all over.
That kinda blocks light for the under leaves, but it seems to be going ok for me.

You should try it. More nodes= more budz from my understanding.
 
well surf88 im glad im not the only person going with this set up.maybe we could help each other along this journey.
 
ok i have some questions about seed banks.i live in florida nad here the watch what you buy on credit cards to catch growers. i was wondering if they take cash or money orders or something.also are there any sites that dont put returning adresses or any sign that the envolope is fromm a seed bank.(i dont want to get caught)of course.and as we all know this is a poor mans grow and i need to go cheap as possible.is this possible?
 
hey is 100w cfls to hot for a small grow box.im not sure but i think thats why my plant is all droopy.it looks like its sleeping.lol.(seriously not funny tho.it looks like a willow tree.anyone know whats up.i dont think its over watering because i let it dry out all the way then water it with about a cup.help me out
 
What is the temp in your box? What is the temp right at the plant? What is your soil mix you are using? If it has poor drainage it still could be over watered. How about a photo? I'm only using cfls right now, but larger ones. How about ventilation, what do you have?
 
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