Auto's DIESEL BERRY Cab. CFL's FIRST GROW Please advice me!!! :) thnx

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KsessaMaster

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  • Hello everyone!

    my First attempt to grow.
    I got one seedling 3 days old.
    right now i give it a 20\4 houres of light.
    Closet that was stealthly built with:

    -3 6500k CFL's a 26W, 48W and a 120W.
    -3 2700k CFL's a 26W, 55W and a 80W.
    -Soil is organic without perlitte... lame..
    -11 Liter Pot
    right now igive the seedling only the 120W, 48W 6500k and 80W 2700K. enough? for how long?

    i cant build anything to suck the air out of the closet but i place a small cute fan thats allways fanning the plant keeping it from getting warm from the bulbs.

    I dont really know how hot it is inside but i open the doors frequently and it's a bit warmer inside but i dont think its too hot.
    at day 2 i gave it 1L of PHed water with 1/4 amount required of the rootjuice and bioheaven. is that okay?

    Nutes-BioBizz Starter pack grow, bloom, root juice, bio heaven and top max.


    thinking of getting more bulbs for later what do ya think? i want nice looking buds not airy ones...

    the closet is not that sealed so i think it can bread(air) properly and i open the closet about 10 times a day to stare at my baby
    ))


    thnx!! ill keep posting as time goes by. keep posted!
    Day 3.
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cc2012

cc2012

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hiya KsessaMaster,and Welcome.

Sounds good so far...what size cabinet you got plant in? IMHO would transplant Lil Lady back into a smaller Pot, get some Perlite and mix in with ya Organic Compost/Soil then re-pot her back into the 11L with the now added Perlite..don't have to do it straight away..could give her a week in smaller pot then re-pot.,NEED PERLITE-Helps alot or Soil/Compost mix can turn into Mud...maybe lay off the watering aswell 1Ltr is a lot for couple day old baby..lucky she in such a big Pot.. Also try and cut a hole at Top/Back of Cab..Heat rises..so will help Temps a little..but you do need something to check Temps & Humidity...£2-£5 on Fleabay...course you can spend more and get much better.

Also the CFL I think(Could be wrong) the Dead point is at the End of the Bulb..not much Light(Lumens) from the Tip

Peace

CFLs give off little heat, but I wouldn't add more till you know what Temsp are...
 
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KsessaMaster

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cc2012 said:
hiya KsessaMaster,and Welcome.

Sounds good so far...what size cabinet you got plant in? IMHO would transplant Lil Lady back into a smaller Pot, get some Perlite and mix in with ya Organic Compost/Soil then re-pot her back into the 11L with the now added Perlite..don't have to do it straight away..could give her a week in smaller pot then re-pot.,NEED PERLITE-Helps alot or Soil/Compost mix can turn into Mud...maybe lay off the watering aswell 1Ltr is a lot for couple day old baby..lucky she in such a big Pot.. Also try and cut a hole at Top/Back of Cab..Heat rises..so will help Temps a little..but you do need something to check Temps & Humidity...£2-£5 on Fleabay...course you can spend more and get much better.

Also the CFL I think(Could be wrong) the Dead point is at the End of the Bulb..not much Light(Lumens) from the Tip

Peace

CFLs give off little heat, but I wouldn't add more till you know what Temsp are...
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thnx man.
ill get a temp device lol.
do you think it's fine to transfer it at this stage?
i'll go get some perlite tomorrow.


thanks alot again bro.
 
cc2012

cc2012

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Hiya KsessaMaster, yeah it should be fine..(Just 3day old shouldn't have sent out many shoots) just scoop her out Gently when you have the Perlite(give at least 3" diameter space from plant when you scoop her out n dig down about 3" just to be sure not to damaged her)

Peace

This is only my opinion...others will prob say I'm wrong or don't do it...
 
Bakatare666

Bakatare666

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IMO, don't repot now.
You don't have any roots to speak of yet, and all your soil will fall away, and you'll disturb the taproot.
You'll have to make do without the Perlite for now, but he IS right about not watering so much, unnecessary at this point.
He is right about more light coming from the sides of the CFL's, and you have MORE than enough at this point.
Actually, I feel you could do fine with just the one in the hood if you get it closer.
Stick your hand between the bulb and the plant, and if your hand is comfortable, the plant will be fine.
Expect slow growth for a while since you're in such a big pot, as the plant will take time to build roots.
Also, I would stop feeding unless you're trying to kill it.
Seedlings don't need to be fed until the cotyledons yellow and fall off.
 
Dabolili

Dabolili

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you don't need tha tmuch light man . it's going to a waste . just 1 of your bulbs is bigger then the seedling itself. use only 1 for now and add more as it gets bigger .
position the bulb like guys in above posts said. that is horizontally - overhead just couple of inches from the top of the seedling .

Don't people usually not transplant auto strains ? I've never grown an auto so idk .
 
cc2012

cc2012

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Hiya KsessaMaster, It's up to you if you re-pot or not, but like Dabolili states - "Don't people usually not transplant auto strains ? I've never grown an auto so idk ."

Which why I said I would re-pot Now, because its an Auto, and because you will get Slow Growth(BIG POT) in a Quick finishing Plant! and because if you don't plan on re-potting at all Then the Soil/Compost will become clumpy without Perlite.

Peace

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KsessaMaster

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OK so.
thnx very much 4 everyone.
i will be letting it grow under the 120W 6500K bulb for now.

i will point the bulb on her side for as much as it can.

now about the soil!
the big baag of soil i took from my soil that i use for that plant right there stood a few nights under rain getting the soil wet.
now the soil at the buttom draining holes started growing a fungus like dust or somthing i think its umidity but maybe i'd just better off with repottin into a new 11L pot with new fresh soil with perlite (for as much as i read online auto's prefer and recommanded for planting straight to the final pot from the begining.

what do u guy's suggests?

adding pics of the fungus or Whatever.
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cc2012

cc2012

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Up to you dude, but like you said and others _You don't normally Re-Pot Autos..so its either leave it and as long as you can hold your hand under the CFL and it does not get warm then give it as much light(Lumens) as you can after the first wk or so...as long as Temps don't become a problem and fresh Air supply/Exhaust is up to Scratch... or Re-Pot in Same Pot but with Perlite added..

Not done Autos yet, just read about em..so canna advise 100% all I was saying is what I would've done..which is
1) Grab some Perlite and Mix in with Compost/Soil Mix
2) put into a Smaller Pot for first wk maybe wk and half_when I use a small Pot it is so I can weigh before watered and then after 1st watering and all subsequent waterings so I know how many ML of water I'm giving her and what the Soil/Compost mix(Plant) weighs Dry and when needs watering..Less chance of over watering.
3) after 2 or 3rd week then Re-pot into 11L Pot and she should bush out lovely and have plenty of room and fresh medium for remainder of the Grow.

Peace

I have also noticed a lot of Growers stating Autos needing longer than what the Seeds companies suggest in regards to finishing.
 
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KsessaMaster

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KsessaMaster said:
OK so.
thnx very much 4 everyone.
i will be letting it grow under the 120W 6500K bulb for now.

i will point the bulb on her side for as much as it can.

now about the soil!
the big baag of soil i took from my soil that i use for that plant right there stood a few nights under rain getting the soil wet.
now the soil at the buttom draining holes started growing a fungus like dust or somthing i think its umidity but maybe i'd just better off with repottin into a new 11L pot with new fresh soil with perlite (for as much as i read online auto's prefer and recommanded for planting straight to the final pot from the begining.

what do u guy's suggests?

adding pics of the fungus or Whatever.
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okay man i'll take it to care.

what do you guy's say about that fungus thing? should i be worried about it???
 
Bakatare666

Bakatare666

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KsessaMaster said:
okay man i'll take it to care.

what do you guy's say about that fungus thing? should i be worried about it???
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That's not JUST fungus there dude, there's fucking roots coming out of that bag too.:o
If it was mine, I would shitcan it, buy a bag of decent soil, and take better care of it.
 
roseypeach

roseypeach

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Dabolili said:
you don't need tha tmuch light man . it's going to a waste . just 1 of your bulbs is bigger then the seedling itself. use only 1 for now and add more as it gets bigger .
position the bulb like guys in above posts said. that is horizontally - overhead just couple of inches from the top of the seedling .

Don't people usually not transplant auto strains ? I've never grown an auto so idk .
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hey bak...just gotta change my sig again bro..lmfao
 
roseypeach

roseypeach

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Bakatare666 said:
I don't recall he was talking about me, but I saved it, being both funny and ironic if/ when I used it.
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either way it was an awesome fuckin quote! cause I was just thinkin about that very thing last night when I was doing your quote LOL
ain't no one ever quoted me...yet lol
 
Bakatare666

Bakatare666

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roseypeach said:
either way it was an awesome fuckin quote! cause I was just thinkin about that very thing last night when I was doing your quote LOL
ain't no one ever quoted me...yet lol
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Did you want me to quote some of YOUR good ones?:confused:
You're only like the fourth one that has quoted me, so I guess I'm either not funny enough or too much of a dick for people to quote.:bigjoint:
 
cc2012

cc2012

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hi m8, did you say fungus? Mold? not sure? what about taking the Soil Mix out of the bag bit by bit till you get to the point you see White stuff... been harvesting n Toking so bit Stoned....If you worried just grab a small bag of seedling compost, add a little extra Perlite(Though Should have some Fine Perlite already mixed in it) not so clued up on Fungus n Shit...if I see any white crap I tend to smell it...and get rid if I think is Dodgy??

If you decide to transplant Lady out of Big Pot(even if its just so you can mix Perlite in and then re-pot into Big Pot again) maybe try cutting a 2Ltr pop bottle about 7-8" from the top or bottom then place this over the Lady and push into the Soil untill so deep that top of plant nearly touches the plastic...this I think will protect her and keep the soil together...Hell you could do this and leave in place...dig all the soil around the bottle out till you get to near the bottom of the inserted bottle and mix the soil you dug out with perlite, place back in the big Pot around the sides of the bottle...all the time your little lady is safe and shielded, keep adding new Soil/Perlite mix till your back to the soil level inside the bottle..pat the edges down and carefully remove bottle..

Jobs a Gud un

Peace
 
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KsessaMaster

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cc2012 said:
hi m8, did you say fungus? Mold? not sure? what about taking the Soil Mix out of the bag bit by bit till you get to the point you see White stuff... been harvesting n Toking so bit Stoned....If you worried just grab a small bag of seedling compost, add a little extra Perlite(Though Should have some Fine Perlite already mixed in it) not so clued up on Fungus n Shit...if I see any white crap I tend to smell it...and get rid if I think is Dodgy??

If you decide to transplant Lady out of Big Pot(even if its just so you can mix Perlite in and then re-pot into Big Pot again) maybe try cutting a 2Ltr pop bottle about 7-8" from the top or bottom then place this over the Lady and push into the Soil untill so deep that top of plant nearly touches the plastic...this I think will protect her and keep the soil together...Hell you could do this and leave in place...dig all the soil around the bottle out till you get to near the bottom of the inserted bottle and mix the soil you dug out with perlite, place back in the big Pot around the sides of the bottle...all the time your little lady is safe and shielded, keep adding new Soil/Perlite mix till your back to the soil level inside the bottle..pat the edges down and carefully remove bottle..

Jobs a Gud un

Peace
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thank u so much!!! exactly the answer i needed!
 
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