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Well, you definitely don't want the bulbs to touch, that's no good like you mentioned it will burn the poor little guys. But 1-2 inches away shouldn't give you any trouble. Just find that happy medium between light and heat intensity. The one good thing about CFL's is they don't put out a ton of...

Even more amazing growth today. 1st set of fan leaves starting to take shape. Definitely let me know what y'all think. I'm interested in hearing your thoughts or if I can answer any questions please ask away.

You may find that a t5 setup wont give you a great yield. They just don't have the same light intensity that HID lamps have. True that HID lamps need an external ballast, but in the long run they will actually give you much better results and use less energy to do it. Look into getting a few...

Here is an excellent thread by Ganjaluvr that explains everything you need to know about drying and curing. Definitely check it out: Ganjaluvrs Drying & Curing Broken Down into Understandable English

Both answers are right, you can wait for the plants to pre-flower naturally or you can induce flowering by changing your light pattern (12 hours on, 12 hours off). When that time comes you will know if they are female by the pistols (White Hairs) that emerge from the nodes.

They should be fine, just make sure they are getting enough light. Move those CFL's as close as you can (1-2 inches above plants). I can't tell by the picture but they look over watered. Little seedlings shouldn't be soaked in water so go easy on 'em. Water them lightly only when the soil...

I'm amazed at how fast these little seedlings grow. Most appear to have almost doubled in size since yesterday.

A couple seedlings beginning to grow their second layer of leaves.

I put together my setup with tent, fan, filter, and 400w hps light for around that budget. Check out my journal if you want to see it. Definitely checkout Craigslist, there are some awesome deals on lightly used stuff all the time.

2 new sprouts today! The other seedlings are looking very healthy and are growing strong.

After much deliberation, I decided to split the dual seedling into two separate plants, I delicately transplanted both taproots into their own pots. So far so good. With these three seedlings growing strong I'm still waiting on the others to sprout, seeds tend to sprout at their own...

Yes you can clone to determine the sex. Here's a good video of "Mr. Green" discussing the very topic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcwxIg5K9nA&feature=related *Note here that it will take time, by the time your clones are rooted and under a 12/12 light cycle showing their sex; your...

Something amazing has happened today, one of my seedlings sprouted up a second root, two seedlings from one seed! I've never encountered this before, but in doing some research found that well very-uncommon it can in-fact happen. Pretty cool! My Other seedling is now standing upright.

Yeah, in the future I'm definitely going to upgrade to a 600w with a ventilated hood. What size is your light man? For now the inline fan is really doing it's job, I get temps under 80 all day so for the size of tent I have it works well.

I'm actually using the 400w HPS from HTG supply. It's a good economical choice for a beginner grower. If you want to see how it grows check out my journal here. If you're looking to upgrade your hood do yourself a favor spend the extra dough for a 600w setup with a ventilated hood, you'll get...

No, unfortunately not. You can wait for the plants to pre-flower naturally or you can induce flowering by changing your light pattern. When that time comes you will know if they are female by the pistols (White Hairs) that emerge from the nodes.

The seeds were planted in small nursery pots and gently sprayed with water. I tend to find germination rates are better with simply planting the seed directly to soil than the paper-towel-method. I plant seeds in dry soil and then spray them lightly as to penetrate the soil just enough to...

Hello everyone, I'm very excited to be a new member of the community here at RIU. There's a wealth of information here, which I hope to gain insight from and also share with all of you. I've been wanting to start this thread for a while, showcasing a simple setup with clear direction. My goal...

Glad to be a new member of the community! Cheers RIU!