My first grow! A CFL journey

DropsOfJupiter · Nov 25, 2016

Just got back to the grow from two days out of town. The ladies are looking a little yellow.

Hopefully this sorts itself out soon.

Threw out three cups that had dead seeds. The 4th one that hasn't sprouted yet seems to be still viable so I've left it in the room, but took a little dirt out of it so the sprout is above the soil. If it doesn't show improvement soon I'll be tossing it.

Not sure what's going on with that one leaf sticking out of the dirt in this pic..

DropsOfJupiter · Nov 28, 2016

When checking on the ladies yesterday I noticed they looked a little droopy. The leaves are still firm, but they're curled down a little.

I put a rack on top of the tray they are on so that they aren't sitting in run off. And since they were all dry I went ahead and watered them all. Only about 2.5oz of water a piece, but there was no run off at all. So I've come to the conclusion that I need to add some perlite or an alternative into the soil asap.

DropsOfJupiter · Nov 29, 2016

I added some perlite to my soil mix today. The seedlings aren't looking great. A couple of them are still nice and green, but about half of them are very pale with burnt tips and some brown spotting. I went ahead and transplanted them all into bigger pots with the perlite added.

Will add pictures with the next update!

DropsOfJupiter · Nov 30, 2016

I'm excited! All of the ladies have visibly improved. all of the new growth is so green.

This one looks the worst imo.

mauricem00 · Nov 30, 2016

DropsOfJupiter said:
This is my first grow ever! I've been on this forum for years but never grew due to my living circumstances. Now I'm in my own place and starting my a closet cfl grow to get one under my belt. I germinated 10 bagseeds for about 3 days. 6 in a paper towel (5 popped) and 4 in a glass of water. (1 popped) I only germinated 10 cause I'm sure about half of them will be males. I don't have the space for 10 adult plants right now.
The 4 from the cup are labeled B1, B2, B3 and B4. B1 was the I my one to produce a taproot so it has a star. The paper towel seeds are A1-6 and A1 is the only one that did not pop.

I plan to use lst and other methods to keep these ladies short and thick, and hopefully have a decent yield. View attachment 3831824 View attachment 3831825 View attachment 3831826 View attachment 3831827

Soil-
Bloom Bloom Flower and Vegetable garden soil w/ earthworm castings and organic hummus and manure added.

Lights-
4 23w 2700k CFL
I am waiting on my 6500k bulbs to arrive in the mail. I couldn't find these anywhere over the counter.

Cycle-18/6

good luck with your first grow. I think you will find this a fun and rewarding hobby. with a small closet grow like that have you considered T5s? http://www.ebay.com/itm/T5-HO-Indoor-Grow-Light-2-ft-6-Lamps-DL826s-Fluorescent-Fixture-Hydroponic-Veg-/322070695253?hash=item4afce8cd55:g:WYQAAOSwEeFVJwTF

mauricem00 · Nov 30, 2016

DropsOfJupiter said:
I'm excited! All of the ladies have visibly improved. all of the new growth is so green.

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This one looks the worst imo.

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looks like you may be overfeeding them or using a soil that a little too hot

Dopaw13 · Nov 30, 2016

Ya looks like a little hot seedlings dont need alot of nutes early im rocking a 2x2x4 tent right now with a ghetto light take a look.

the trunk is pretty thick. am still trying to get moved in alot to do still lol. but im saddend a little because my ghetto light fell burnt 2 tops and pc fans chopped another to pieces but i had like 20 different sites so not that big of a deal.

DropsOfJupiter · Dec 1, 2016

mauricem00 said:
looks like you may be overfeeding them or using a soil that a little too hot

They haven't been fed at all yet.

Dopaw13 said:
Ya looks like a little hot seedlings dont need alot of nutes early im rocking a 2x2x4 tent right now with a ghetto light take a look.View attachment 3842990 View attachment 3842991 View attachment 3842992 View attachment 3842993 View attachment 3842994 the trunk is pretty thick. am still trying to get moved in alot to do still lol. but im saddend a little because my ghetto light fell burnt 2 tops and pc fans chopped another to pieces but i had like 20 different sites so not that big of a deal.

Yeah, the soil is a little hot. But I think they will grow into it. I plan on flushing them next time I water.
That sucks man.

my actual light hangers should be here today

Dopaw13 · Dec 1, 2016

ya the socket ws so heavy it pulled thru the cardboard :wall:

but i did only make it in like 15 min before bed so only myself to blame.

DropsOfJupiter · Dec 1, 2016

Dopaw13 said:
ya the socket ws so heavy it pulled thru the cardboard but i did only make it in like 15 min before bed so only myself to blame.

Ah! I don't think I would ever use cardboard. I'd be too scared it would burn. Lol

DropsOfJupiter · Dec 2, 2016

They look great! They're loving the transplant and showing major improvement and new growth. Pictures next time!

DropsOfJupiter · Dec 2, 2016

mauricem00 said:
good luck with your first grow. I think you will find this a fun and rewarding hobby. with a small closet grow like that have you considered T5s? http://www.ebay.com/itm/T5-HO-Indoor-Grow-Light-2-ft-6-Lamps-DL826s-Fluorescent-Fixture-Hydroponic-Veg-/322070695253?hash=item4afce8cd55:g:WYQAAOSwEeFVJwTF

I actually didn't do much research into t5's. I was trying to decide between cfl and led. I feel like the t5 setup would have been out of my budget for now.

DropsOfJupiter · Dec 3, 2016

Transplanted this plant to the floor.
Changed my mind because I couldn't shut the door.
I repotted it and it looks fine.

The rest of the plants are doing great!

DropsOfJupiter · Dec 5, 2016

Simple picture update.

DropsOfJupiter · Dec 9, 2016

All of the girls received their first feeding today.

I fed 1.25mls of the foilage pro, and 2ml of the pro-tekt.

The grow that it suggests is 3-1-2 and the foliage pro I have is 9-3-6 so I fed 1/3rd of the recommended strength. I hope I did that right.

These are pics right before their feeding. Now I'm gonna watch then closely to see how they handle the nutes.

DropsOfJupiter · Dec 9, 2016

And this is when I realize that I fed the d2w levels and not soil. :shock:

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