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I flushed the plants and did not feed them for a week - once they got more stable, I opted to start flowering. On the recommendation of one of hydro stores in town, I bough Botanicare Pure Blend Original, which is 0.5-0.5-1.0 for organic, bloom fertilizer. Cost was $15.95. I also bought a...

Thanks to more advice from BIGMIKE13 and lumberjack_ian, I started to shell out the $$$ and bought a 130w CFL envirolite - I bought just the red spectrum one for the first grow so I could improve my bud production. I also bought some regular plant food, which I promptly burned my plants...

I topped one of the three remaining plants to track the difference. I saw immediate, symmetrical growth from the (now) double node at the topping site. June 1st/07

I followed kieahtoka's advice (from the original thread) and bought two CFLs (150w equiv x2) and transferred everything from the window sill to the closet - thus ended the experiment to do this for the cost of the seeds alone (naive child!). Plants were also transplanted to 2 Gallon pots...

One of the four started to show pollen sacs, so sadly, it got shredded.

I germinated 4/4 seeds and put them in peat pellets to sprout. At this point I just left seeds on the window sill until they got to be about 6" high (I now realize that was a mistake). I then transferred them to 4" peat pots and again let them veg on the windowsill (which is why they got so...

Decided to try and grow some pot on a whim - just to see if I could do it. I stopped at the Vancouver Seed Bank in Vancouver to shop for seeds. Staff was helpful, given my obvious ignorance. I ended up buying some of their Columbian Gold seeds. Vancouver Seed Bank Paid $50 CDN for 10...

Hi all - I've been posting questions and updates in the Newbie section, but thought I would distill that those down to a grow journal. Going forward, I will post new pics and updates here. Thanks for all of the great advice and information from the users of this site! I will be including...

Here is a shot of the top cola after 1 week flower then again after 2 weeks (with better fert) Week 1 Week 2

Here is another plant - this one I didn't crop, and it's quite a bit bigger. Full plant Top Cola (check out the crystals) Closeup of crystals Secondary Bud growth coming through now

Time for another update. I've been flowering for 2 weeks (12/12 with about 800 w equiv for 3 plants). Fertilizing with Oure Blend Organic Bloom. Just added some carbs too. These pictures are of the cropped plant (two main colas) This is the whole plant - approx 30% growth last two weeks...

I haven't the slightest idea, which is why the thread is entitled "Newbie tries his first grow". I do appreciate you clogging up my thread with your useless negative comments. To recap 1. I bought the wrong pH meter, but you can't tell me the right one; and, 2. I can't expect much bud...

We've got one week of 12/12 behind us now and I thought I'd post some picks. Buds are clearly forming with lots of long white tendrils sticking out. The plants are a little scraggly looking compared to some of the others I've seen here, but they seem healthier over the past 1-2 weeks...

What is the brand/manufacturer - I'll try to find one

With the leaf damage over the past few days, I decided to start flowering a week ahead of schedule - so switched to 12/12 lighting. Within 24 hours there was an inch of stretch in the top stems and I see the little white hairs in several nodal spots (pics in a day or two). Many of you...

Thanks for the tip - to be honest, I've been using tap water and I've never checked the ph level - they've been growing like hell so I didn't see any need. I'll switch to bottled water and lay off the nutrients for a few days, to see if that makes a difference. PS - if I wanted to buy a ph...

bump - fixed pictures

(edited to fix pix) I watered and fed the plants this morning, but tonight - bad news! One of the leaves is burned and curled - another plant has spots on some of the leaves - what do I do? Burn and curl Spots Lots of Spots

I've added a big 125w CFL (so much for doing this on the cheap) to the two 54W CFLs (equiv to about 800w total IIRC), and the plants are a lot bushier, but not a lot taller (that's a good thing). I have some other issues (uh oh) but I'll save them for the next post. This is the plant that I...

On one of the three remaining plants, I decided to try topping it - so far it seems to be working great. There are two fully formed leaf sites growing out of the top (see picture). Obviously, I don't yet know if it will grow two seperate colas (that's why I'm experimenting!!) Can anyone tell...