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I would have to agree you can grow a nice plant is a coffee can sized container. Although if you find changing out a 5 gallon bucket every week or two to be a pain. Topping off a smaller bucket everyday and if you are growing a 3 oz plant. Then topping the water off twice a day will be a real...

Yeah that does seem to have some pretty nice bud development going on there. The leaves are a little yellow which is normally a sign that the pH is too high.

Yes your pH is way to high and should be about 5.8. The 3 part nutes your using can be uses the way your using it but it normally used that way in flowering. I would highly recommend getting a digital pH meter and not use the drops. As you can see by using them its not much difference between...

She was grow in a dwc setup and will start to fatten up and put on weight in the 5-8 weeks and I harvested the tops at 9 weeks

the bud was a little fluffy when dried but the smell and effect trump it. The is was a pic of mine sometime before harvest

Nice looking plant. Its my girlfriends favorite strain. When trimming it. It has a unique smell that almost burns the nose. I haven't read the whole tread. I found it to be a strain that likes the pH a little on the lower side and is pretty nute friendly. It grows like a sativa tall and branchy...

Also what's the ppm of your water before you add nutrients?

Or lack of food. Since the pH is in decent range. Anywhere between 5.5-6.5 and your fine. I like mine between 5.8-6.1 either way the plant wouldn't be showing that much of a sign in the pH range he's in.

Just my 2 cents but it looks to me like the plant is suffering from a mineral deficiency more than anything

Your welcome

The GE bulb will however work in most ballast. That's what I've been using and love it.

6500k color spectrum is more in the blue and purple. My advice would be to pick up a few. That are in the range of 2700/3500k. I know you said your on a tight budget but for less then $20. You can pick up a few bulbs at walmart.

You had me scared though. I was heavily medicating trying to post that last night. Went in search of that same chart. Needless to say got distracted. Anyways use the chart and the hand method in combination with each other and you can't go wrong. Just remember that seedlings are more sensitive...

Personally if I was just starting one plant. I would hang a 6500k cfl for 2 weeks. Then switch on the HID, but hey that's just me. To answer the question. Keep the light higher for the first week. At least until you have have some good primary leafs.

I also have been using 2" pots in a 5 gallon pale. It is a little less sturdy to move by hand but having a box fan blowing on 2 bushes they don't move any from where you set it. I have a 18 gal res now but before I set that up. Topping the bucket off was just a matter of just sliding the top to...