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I'm disappointed. It will be some time before I can try again, but it was fun for a while.:spew:

I call them my Dr. Seuss pot plants.

Hey guys, on my first micro-grow, and always using renewable resources, here are my bbs new planters. The taller ones are 5 weeks (and their growth was stunted from too-small containers, but that has been rectified) and the two smaller ones (that are flourishing) are ~3 weeks. Do they look ok? :3

CFL, so there's zero heat (plus there's a fan anyway).

I've been growing these plants for exactly three weeks now, I lined a cardboard box with foil to hopefully add more light and inhibit growth. Do you think it will actually help or is it not worth it? By the way, this is a very small grow. About a half dozen plants, but I expect to lose a few...

I refuse to have the lightbulb on while I sleep. A. The plants are in my bedroom and I can't sleep without darkness B. I am scared of burning my apartment down

Also, what kind of nutrients should I use? Anything organic, or stuff I can use from around the house, or cheap/accessible at a Walmart or local hardware store? PS - I know they are stretching! I potted them lower because they were even longer. I wonder if they will stop stretching now that I...

So my dumb ass just realized I have a bright CFL light in my lamp downstairs... so I switched the incandescent bulb for the CFL. It looks MUCH brighter and I think is enough until they are older. I don't really plan to have more than 1-2 get into the flowering stage, since this is my first time...

Hi, first time grower here. I have 6 INDOOR plants that are 2.5 weeks old (and one that is a few days). They're currently lit 15-16 hours daily with [edit] a 30w (equivalent to 100-125watts) CFL light. I also have a fan, and straws to help support the stems until they are stronger. They're...