first grow, in 45g rubbermaids, need tips

cheetah2007 said:

u shouldn't use prenuted soil for seeds and sprouts man!!! the nutes should be added after the end of week 3 of growing!

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well tell me exactly what i need to use then! sry im a n00b. lolz

good veg fertilizer got tohave NPK levels , that are high in nitrogen...like 30-5-5. for flowering u need more phosphorus..NPK like 5-30-5. first time u add the nutes, u should use 1/4 strenght!!! !!! then next time use 1/2 strenght and if nuffin bad happen (LOL) u can proceed with the full strenght!!! dun be scared of a lil curlin up of the leafs . i feed my plants on every third watering. works for me !!!

cheetah2007 said:

good veg fertilizer got tohave NPK levels , that are high in nitrogen...like 30-5-5. for flowering u need more phosphorus..NPK like 5-30-5. first time u add the nutes, u should use 1/4 strenght!!! !!! then next time use 1/2 strenght and if nuffin bad happen (LOL) u can proceed with the full strenght!!! dun be scared of a lil curlin up of the leafs . i feed my plants on every third watering. works for me !!!

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whats a good one to use to start your plants with?
i shouldnt start adding nutes for like 3 weeks though right?

no nutes till the end of week 3!!!!!!!

reinstorm said:

ok awesome! so wherre do i get those? i didnt see anything like it at lowes

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You can get all this crap at Wal-Mart

But don't expect any employee to know what you are asking for, you'll have to find it on your own. Just ask where the surge protectors are, everything else but the bulbs should be found on the same aisle.

pic 1 is how my plants are currently set up

2 sprouted this morning (pic 2 and 3)

should i move the other plants to a dark spot and put these sprouts under the lights?

Keep your sprouts in the light!

i got all of them in the light now, should i take the ones that havent sprouted out of the lights?

thank you all for helping me!

i've now got 5 sprouts! see the pics, the 3 came out overnight, 1 is just barely out of the soil though...the 2 oldest ones seem to be stretching considerably. but the light is at the very top of the box and the plants are at the very bottom, so i understand i need to raise the plants, but i just gotta figure out a way to do it lol.

look at the pic

Have any books? Another smaller box?

diggitydank420 said:

Have any books? Another smaller box?

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yeah im sure i can find something laying around the house that will work.

grats on the babyZ! Treat 'em well!

keep a it mang, when theyre at this stage its easy to 'overtend' them so try just keep the soil moist, and dont put it under 24 hour light quite yet.

why not to put em under 24 man???jus curious

Cheetah2007-thanks! i'm trying

joefish- i'm trying not to be too protective of them, but its hard i water them once every 2 or 3 days and i usually dont look at them unless i water them

PICS- notice in the pics that a couple of the plants are laying over but growing back up towards the light...all my stems have stretched horribly, which i will fix when i repot them by putting soil all the way up to the first 2 leaves (cant remember what they're called). let me know what you think! suggestions are always welcome! thanks!

Here is a Rubbermaid DIY grow in pics with lighting wiring instructions if it's any help?

http://www.cannabisgrowguide.net/2011/04/how-to-make-diy-stealth-grow-cabinet.html

EDIT: Jeez didn't realise this thread is 3 years old