i'm worried for my baby's

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So a few questions. but first some you must knows...

planted from seed(outdoor marc emery seed pack i'm planting indoor)

1) i'm using a over the counter un fertilized soil(mixed with worm castings for vegetive growth, and for flowering i picked up a bag of lady bug brand flower power 4-6-4 to mix into my soil. i didn't add castings into the soil for flowering just approx. 3 gallons soil with 1 1/4 tsp of the fertilizer in each bucket( 6 total plants flowering)
2) I have been told wait till the nodes become asymetrical til flowering, i didn't wait on that because i was told by another person to flower once they get about 6" tall and have 3-4 nodes. I just popped my babys into the six 3 gallon buckets with the above mixture (flower power/soil) will this be sufficient enough(i know i may need to adjust ph add "P" etc, but will this be a good basic flowering soil? Also i did the mixture in 1 night and transplanted same night(i saw online you need to wait 7 days for your mix to sit. so im really scared)

3) i have my lamp height approx. 20" above my baby's heads (430 w hps w/ son agro light bulb) i've been told to use this for vege/ flowering but instead i used 2 24" warm/cold flouros for first 1-2 weeks.(remember they are only 6" or so) In section 2 i told you i just popped my babys into the buckets w/ flowering nutrients into the flowering room. I am keeping it on a 12/12 schedule(waiting to tell sex) once sex is determined i will weed out the males and keep all females in flowering room. my lease will be up in january so i am not going to take any clones. I just want 1 good harvest before the end of my term.

I am sorry if this isn't the most organized questionaire but i'm just utterly confused on the flowering/nutrients(fertilizers) part of this, i believe i have the veg section down(could be wrong). If your asking how was my first grow. It was hydroponic ebb/flow homade system worked great with botanicare nutrients but i lacked flowering nutrients and being in a small town i had to attempt the big nono "miracle grow liquid nutrients" so i picked the buds early before i did more harm. tangy sweet a bit unrefined but very much enjoyable. (i veged those for 2 months not 1-2 weeks, so you can see i'm trying to learn new ways) I know this isn't rocket science but jorge makes it seem that way ps. i just added a bit of lemon juice to my water to lower the ph. (i am using ph strips to detect ph was at roughly 7.6-7.8 i lowered to 6.9-7. i believe the soil will make it a bit more acidic.

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Will any1 please post a reply just answer 1 question at a time if you can.

i don't feel like reading everything. but you need the pH closer to 6

also i'd wait until the plant is a little bigger than 6" to put into flower. and if you're transplanting into bigger buckets you want to veg for longer so that the roots fill out before it starts the grow above ground again. how close are you Fluros? thats what you're using right? t12, t8, t5? you can keep that really close and supplement it with your HPS during veg too if you like,

how much height do you have? i would HIGHLY recommend waiting longer before you flower, more height = more bud! way more. but remember it grows 2-3x the height during flower, so i don't know if you have height constraints or whatever.

anything else?

sb101 said:

i don't feel like reading everything. but you need the pH closer to 6

also i'd wait until the plant is a little bigger than 6" to put into flower. and if you're transplanting into bigger buckets you want to veg for longer so that the roots fill out before it starts the grow above ground again. how close are you Fluros? thats what you're using right? t12, t8, t5? you can keep that really close and supplement it with your HPS during veg too if you like,

how much height do you have? i would HIGHLY recommend waiting longer before you flower, more height = more bud! way more. but remember it grows 2-3x the height during flower, so i don't know if you have height constraints or whatever.

anything else?

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loll. that made my night.

i dont wanna read it all.

well I appreciate the comments, I am a new grower so I apologize if you have to read too many of my questions lol.