First grow and I'm looking for any input

Hi everyone! I've been reading as much as I can on these forums and it has been a great help. I'll give you guys the run down from the beginning and see what you think.

I ordered seeds from Gorilla cannabis seeds bank and bought 1x Double Berry fem and 6x Candy Kush fem auto. I have a 32"x32"x72" tent, iPower 600w HPS/MH with wing hood, 6" duct fan, 8" oscillating fan, carbon filter, miracle grow potting soil.

I only wanted to try growing one plant first to see how it went. It would be real shitty if I started all 7 and killed all 7. Pus I don't need that much at once anyway. I started germinating the Double Berry fem in the potting soil in a solo cup. It took 4 days for it to break ground. When it broke ground I put it under a 32w LEd grow light (cheap one) and 2x 23w CFL inside the tent. I have been giving it a little water every 2 days. On the 4th day I cut away the solo cup and placed the plant in a 5gal bucket. I put a few holes in the bottom and gave it about a half gallon of water. BTW the water is just tap water PH to 6.8. I also put it under the 600w MH @ 50%. The light is roughtly 18-20" away. Temp is 82f and humidity is 53%. Today this plant is exactly 1 week old from the day it broke ground. I think she looks to be doing well but I'm sure some thing could be improved on. I'd like any and all input and appreciate your help.

I read an article that states has is best throughout the entire grow. Plants look good.

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mermalion said:

Hi everyone! I've been reading as much as I can on these forums and it has been a great help. I'll give you guys the run down from the beginning and see what you think.

I ordered seeds from Gorilla cannabis seeds bank and bought 1x Double Berry fem and 6x Candy Kush fem auto. I have a 32"x32"x72" tent, iPower 600w HPS/MH with wing hood, 6" duct fan, 8" oscillating fan, carbon filter, miracle grow potting soil

On the 4th day I cut away the solo cup and placed the plant in a 5gal bucket. I put a few holes in the bottom and gave it about a half gallon of water.

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There are 2 issues that you may want to think about. First, that is a lot of light and heat for a tent that size. IMHO you will be much better of with an air-cooled reflector and an in line fan.

2nd MG does grow cannabis...but it can be misleading. It is not very cannabis friendly...in that it has time released water activated nute ballz. Watering can be difficult especially at seedling stage because every time you water you also feed. I am a bit concerned that you have them in 5 gallons of MG and have given a 1/2 gallon of water. keep a close eye for nute burn and high nitrogen and you may want to get some dolomite lime to dress the soil with and a bit of cal/mag never hurts to have around if it is needed.

Thank you both for the replies. $bkbbudz$ you think my light might be too much? I'm currently only running it at 50% and have been monitoring temps at plant level. I'd like to turn her up to 100% but as you said I'd probably need to get an air cooled hood. As for the soil the plant is in, I didn't realize it had time release nutes. That's my bad. I just read that it would work for cannabis plants but wasn't the greatest. I want to try the perlite/vermiculite mix on my next grow. I read that it works really well. I'll keep an eye on the plant as you said for nute burn and see what happens.

Just wanted to post this picture as an update. Looks like she's continuing to grow well.

can you take a pic in some white light?

Will these images suffice?

Looking good how long will you veg for?

However long it takes I guess. I'd like to try main-lining or SCROG. I'm not sure how much time either of those methods will need. I'd like to achieve a pretty decent yield from this single plant. Is main-lining pretty achievable for a first time grower?

mermalion said:

However long it takes I guess. I'd like to try main-lining or SCROG. I'm not sure how much time either of those methods will need. I'd like to achieve a pretty decent yield from this single plant. Is main-lining pretty achievable for a first time grower?

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Anything is achievable buddy,

https://www.rollitup.org/t/the-main-lining-thread.542308/

Just how much effort you want to put into it.

Good luck , happy growing.

Indefinately
" Let there be Green in 2016 "

My plant has grown quite a lot since the last update. I was just wondering when it is considered to have entered the vegetative stage? It is almost 3 weeks now since it first broke through the soil.

Hey bud,

The seedling stage lasts from 1-4 weeks.
Unless the plant has been put in flower ( 12/12 light cycle) it is currently a seedling in its vegatative stage.

You can sex the plant after it has come to sexual maturity, about 6-8 weeks vegging from seed. When preflowers appear at the nodes, you can sex the plant if the seed wasn't feminised.

Looking really healthy, good job so far!

Indefinately

"Let there be Green in 2016"

Indefinately said:

Hey bud,

The seedling stage lasts from 1-4 weeks.
Unless the plant has been put in flower ( 12/12 light cycle) it is currently a seedling in its vegatative stage.

You can sex the plant after it has come to sexual maturity, about 6-8 weeks vegging from seed. When preflowers appear at the nodes, you can sex the plant if the seed wasn't feminised.

Looking really healthy, good job so far!

Indefinately

"Let there be Green in 2016"

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Would it be wise to switch cycle to 12/12 immediately after sexing plant if you wanted to?

florafauna&fungi said:

Would it be wise to switch cycle to 12/12 immediately after sexing plant if you wanted to?

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All depends on what height you would like the plant to be when it's finished flowering.

What if any training techniques you will be implementing to make sure that your lighting provides the most coverage of your plant.

If your wanted to "main line" like mermalion, you would have a few weeks of Veging for sure.

I prefer Sea of Green.
I flower straight out of my clone box.
No veg at all.

Up to your own personal preference and grow technique.

A million way to grow the same plant.

Done properly, it all turns to Bud.
Enjoy the smoke!

Thanks for all the info. I have continue to read when I can and learn daily. I'll keep you guys posted on the progress of my grow.

advice,,,,don't trust that 3 way tester/meter, they are crap

Yeah I bought that meter thinking it would be nice. I quickly realized it was junk. I haven't used it for anything. Put it in the pot when I first got it and just never took it out lol. Thanks for watching out though

Indefinately said:

All depends on what height you would like the plant to be when it's finished flowering.

What if any training techniques you will be implementing to make sure that your lighting provides the most coverage of your plant.

If your wanted to "main line" like mermalion, you would have a few weeks of Veging for sure.

I prefer Sea of Green.
I flower straight out of my clone box.
No veg at all.

Up to your own personal preference and grow technique.

A million way to grow the same plant.

Done properly, it all turns to Bud.
Enjoy the smoke!

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Great info. Would like and stuff but can't on Android for some reason.

Hey guys just wanted to give an update on the progress. This plant (Double Berry) will be 4 weeks old (from the time it broke soil) on Sunday. I have topped it and began LST. Both of those were done this past Sunday. I just watered it and used a new watering can... it came out sooner than expected and I got it on the leaves.... hope it won't hurt anything. Anyway let me know what you think. Thanks

I forgot to mention that I used the top I cut to make a clone. Dipped it in rooting hormone powder and into a Dixie cup it went. It's not dead looking yet so hopefully it's taking root. I do want to buy another tent and use one for veg. and one for flower. I bought a vented hood for the flower tent. Hopefully it'll allow me to turn the light up past 50% without temp issues. I'm also going to add a 4" duct fan to that same tent. The tent already has a 6" fan. Need to keep it a decent temp in there. It's been very hot outside lately.