1st Time One Plant

Heavenly Green said:

Hey guys,

I'm a first time grower and got my one and only baby from a bag. She is about 5 weeks old. And the following are her living conditions:

Potting Miracle Grow
Fert. - 15-30-15
Feed when dry
(2) 23 watt Cfls @ 18 inches away
Clipped @ 5th node.
Gets 12/12 of light
Alot of fresh air

My question is....Should I be doing something different? i.e. trimmer her, super cropping, boost up her fert?

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DesertGrow89 said:

Personally I would run 18/6 for veg until it's at least one foot tall.

Fluorescents are very cool lights, and they should be placed 2-4 inches away from the apex of your plant, because they run low heat and intensity, your plant needs everything the light has to offer. 18 inches is the minimum distance that one should place a HID lamp to a canopy, because they emit much heat.

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newbuddy said:

NICE for 5 weeks!!

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undercovergrow said:

welcome to RIU @Heavenly Green
nice job so far. if she's in MG potting soil, i wouldn't be feeding her-just water. your top looks good, almost like a FIM, but she's growing out nicely. you're going to need more lights soon-look into a T5 system before you start spending a lot of money on the many CFLs you'll need. good luck on the grow.

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Heavenly Green said:

@DesertG. I had her on an 18/6 but she was growing slow. Once it went to 12/12 then she started to grow. Butt I'll try to put her back onto an 18/6 schedule and she how she's doing.

Thanks

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