My First Grow with cfl's

Well guys this is actually my first grow period not just with cfl's. I have been researching this for a while now and i think i have a good idea on what i am doing. For now i am starting with 2 bag seeds from the local supply. Hopefully i get at least 1 female, both would be nice. I am growing in the closet. I am using (2) 42 Watt 2700K Warm White CFl's and a 105 Watt 5000K Full Spectrum CFL. I have ordered another 105 Watt 5000K Full Spec CFL which should be arriving in the next few days. I want to put some mylar up on the walls but i have neglected to do so because i am still decideding on whether the white walls will suffice but im probably going to get the mylar once i get the mulah. So far plant one has made more progress than plant 2 but thats because plant one germinated a day before plant 2. Even though i planted both in soil at the same time. I am using Ferti-lome ultimate potting mix that has a mixture of sphagnum peat moss and pearlite. I was going to get the fox farm ocean forest mix but i dont have the money right now and my plants seem to be liking this mix as it is so i will stick with it.

Pic of my light set up


This is a picture of Plant #1 at 1 week




This is a picture of Plant #2 at 1 week



This is the nute that i am using for vegitation currently. This is a good nute to use from the time you start the plant because not only is it for flowering it also promotes healthy rooting, speeds healing of stressed or diseased plants, and increases essential oil production for extraordinary fragrance and fabulous flavor. It has beneficial microorganisms, pre-digested enzymes, vitamins and amino acids are the key to the power of Big Bloom . These ingredients don’t often register high NPK numbers; however, they do have a profound effect on plant life.

For now i am following the schedule per foxfarmfertilizer.com


This is the nute that i am using for vegitation as well but not until week 2 according to the fox farm schedule.


Since this is my first time growing anything any tips or constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated

I would have planted about 10 seeds to make sure that I got at least one female. If I end up with say 6 females... GREAT. I can keep the healthiest 2 and ditch the rest... but at least I will be sure that I'm not gonna end up with only males.

These 2 bag seeds were the only ones i could get my hands on at the time. But i ordered 10 seeds from a seedbank this is just a test run so i get the hang of things.

wait so can you ACTUALLy call yourself "doctor" chronic yet? just a question.. idk just seems like a malpractice suit waiting to happen

hehe thanks? new pic's those last ones were a little too fuzzy

Hmm I wonder if that is enough light for now...

Dr.Chronic said:

Hmm I wonder if that is enough light for now...

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Yeah for now its enough... but if you're gonna have more plants, I suggest getting at least 2 CFLs (the highest wattage you can get your hands on) per plant.

Update- Plant 1
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c188/Mohommod/Plant1-3-August19th.jpg

GrowSpecialist said:

Yeah for now its enough... but of you're gonna have more plants, I suggest getting at least 2 CFLs (the highest wattage you can get your hands on) per plant.

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Yeah i got another one of those 105 Watt 5000K CFL's en route via UPS. Do you think its time for me to transplant into 5 gallon planters? each plant is starting its 4-5th set of true leaves. I heard your supposed to transplant into the final pot when it has 3 sets of fully developed leaves is that true?

Dr.Chronic said:

Yeah i got another one of those 105 Watt 5000K CFL's en route via UPS. Do you think its time for me to transplant into 5 gallon planters? each plant is starting its 4-5th set of true leaves. I heard your supposed to transplant into the final pot when it has 3 sets of fully developed leaves is that true?

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It can't hurt to get it out of the way... but you really don't NEED to until the plant gets bigger and has a larger root ball.

Okay its more convenient to keep them in the pots i have now until i have a better mechanism to raise and lower the lights. Im just hanging a surge protecter from the bar that i would normally hang clothes from with the lights plugged into it. Its pretty ghetto for now but i wanna get some kind of pulley system with clips or something. Any suggestions?

And how will i know when the root ball is bigger? when the general size of the plant is bigger? idk seems like common sense to me is there more too it?

You only have 4 leaves all togther. I think you mean the 4th to 5th node. I'd leave them where they are until they get a bit bigger. You'll know when your plant has out grown the pot it's in, you'll either see roots coming out of the bottom of the pot, or the plant will hit its peak and just stop growing. Always best to transplant before this happens though.

Good Luck..

Nah they really do have 4-5 sets of leaves the picture just doesnt show it they are on both sides of the second biggest set of leaves. The 4th and 5th sets are very small i didnt notice them until i looked really close this morning. And actually 6th set if you want to count the seed leaves but you cant see those either they are underneath the bigger set of leaves. Either way thanks for the tip.. Much appreciated

Here you can easily see one of the extra set of leaves that you couldnt see in the other pics

bro you stole dr chronics name from his website or his forums

And that is significant because............ oh yah its not. this is a very generic name. I found 3 or 4 of them when i went through the members list. Anyways that has no relevence to anything in this post. I like it if you dont then tough titty.

Man these plants look much better and perky since i put the 5000K bulb in. Those 2700K bulbs just werent cuttin it... Good stuff. Any growing tips are much appreciated...

Dr.Chronic said:

Nah they really do have 4-5 sets of leaves the picture just doesnt show it they are on both sides of the second biggest set of leaves. The 4th and 5th sets are very small i didnt notice them until i looked really close this morning. And actually 6th set if you want to count the seed leaves but you cant see those either they are underneath the bigger set of leaves. Either way thanks for the tip.. Much appreciated

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I have to clear this up as you will miss interpret many things on this website if I don't. You can not count those little green tips protruding from the main growth shoot as leaves. A leaf set has developed when the leaf has at least three leaflets and a definite branch has developed. If you go by your current conception of what a leaf is then you will do everything too early. Just saying.

Sorry we got off on the wrong foot. I consider a set or a pair 2. If you want to say 3 leaflets then thats cool too but it does have 5 pairs of leaves....man why the heck am i talking about this... this is comeplete jibber jabber and a waste of time. I posted this hoping to get some grow tips from some experienced growers and everyone wants to flame the guy who stole some other guys name... guess i came to the wrong place for help...