Need help!!!!!!!! New to growing

Ok, i am 2 and a half weeks new to growing marijuana. I i have 3 flourescent (i think 40watt) bulbs, 2 bulbs above the plants about 2 inches higher than the plant and 1 bulb on the side about 3 inches away from the plant. I have 7 plants 2 and a half weeks old in a 13 x 9 Inch wide pot filled with Peatmoss, Organic Potting Mix, and i have Bulb Booster(9-9-6) for later use. Can i keep all the plants in the pot together? Is the Peatmoss and Organic Potting Mix a good choice? And when should i use the Bulb Booster(9-9-6) ? I also have Schults Take Root rooting hormone, is this something i can use to put in the soil? NEED HELP!!

That many plants in one pot is ill-advised. They will quickly outgrow the pot depending on the depth. Being very young plants, you should be able to transplant them now to individual pots (1/2 to 2 gal size) with little risk of transplant shock. Just be careful with the roots system(s) while doing it. Use a spoon to carefully extract the roots while holding a leaf for support. Do not simply yank the plant up by the stem as this is likely to damage/stress the root system. Plant in the new pots as close as possible to the orginal planting depth, give them water to settle the soil and help eliminate any possible voids (air gaps) around the roots.
There is nothing wrong with your soil mix but I don't know the ratio of peatmoss/potting mix. A simple pH tester is advised to see if it is within spec. to help prevent nutrient-lockout (6.3-6.9). Not sure about your light set up. What is the spectrum of your CFL's? Between 5500-6500k is best for vegetation. The fert. should be fine as well. I would wait until about a week after transplanting before attempting to do that. Dilute to 1/4-1/2 strength per label instructions. Use one of your less vigorous plants as a test subject. Check reaction after 3-4 days and adjust for your other plants. The rooting hormone is unlikely to be of any benefit since the plants are already genetically engineered to put out a huge root system. Save it for after you have properly sexed your plants and have a definite female in the bunch, then clone the cuttings with the rooting hormone. I hope some of this info. helps and have fun!

carl spackler said:

that many plants in one pot is ill-advised. They will quickly outgrow the pot depending on the depth. Being very young plants, you should be able to transplant them now to individual pots (1/2 to 2 gal size) with little risk of transplant shock. Just be careful with the roots system(s) while doing it. Use a spoon to carefully extract the roots while holding a leaf for support. Do not simply yank the plant up by the stem as this is likely to damage/stress the root system. Plant in the new pots as close as possible to the orginal planting depth, give them water to settle the soil and help eliminate any possible voids (air gaps) around the roots.
There is nothing wrong with your soil mix but i don't know the ratio of peatmoss/potting mix. A simple ph tester is advised to see if it is within spec. To help prevent nutrient-lockout (6.3-6.9). Not sure about your light set up. What is the spectrum of your cfl's? Between 5500-6500k is best for vegetation. The fert. Should be fine as well. I would wait until about a week after transplanting before attempting to do that. Dilute to 1/4-1/2 strength per label instructions. Use one of your less vigorous plants as a test subject. Check reaction after 3-4 days and adjust for your other plants. The rooting hormone is unlikely to be of any benefit since the plants are already genetically engineered to put out a huge root system. Save it for after you have properly sexed your plants and have a definite female in the bunch, then clone the cuttings with the rooting hormone. I hope some of this info. Helps and have fun!

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i cant let them grow all in the same pot? Im not going to let them fully grow in the pot, im just going to let them grow in the pot for a couple of weeks then i am going to put them all in a bigger pot probably 6-7 times bigger than the pot i am using. Right now i got purple power in the middle of the pot and i got the other 6 plants arround in about 1 and half inch away. Can i move them into a way bigger pot and just bend the plants on the outside outward and keep the middle one going straight up and still have them all live and grow normally? Is this going to effect the size? The lights i am using are flourescent tube lights, im not sure on how to find out what spectrum the lights are. How can i find out? I know the bulbs are cool white 32 watt tubes though.

The spectrum and the lumen output should be printed on the bulb somewhere. Standard T-12 tube lights (larger in diameter than T-8 or T-5's) are typically what you would find in a shop and are not suitable for a grow. With T-12's the spectrum of light is pretty poor for growth and will result in leggy plants with lower leaves that often die due to the level of light penetration. Some T-12 balllasts will accept T-8 tubes if they are electronic ballasts. Simply adding T-8's to a older T-12 ballast may result in bulbs that do not light, flicker or even burn out the ballast due to incompatibility(fire hazard). Look at your ballasts carefully before buying new bulbs. Myself, I would invest $50 -$100 in a 2 tube T-5 ballast for a more efficient first time set up supplemented with daylight CFL's, all of which are available in 6500k spectrum.

Plants (like all of nature) are all about competition. Be it for water, light or nutrients plants grouped tightly together will soon begin to stretch for light and one or more will dominate the others as they quickly outgrow the competition. This would truly be unfortunate in your situation as one or more of the plants is likely to be a male and the growth of any potential female may be stunted. If you do have one or more males you want to be able to get them out of there fast, not stressing the other plants trying to extract the root system without disturbing theirs. Coupled with the fact that the longer that you allow them to all stay in one pot, the greater the chance that the roots will become entangled together making removal later on very risky and stressfull to all the plants. I cannot emphasize this enough. Separate your plants now or learn a hard lesson later on.

Carl Spackler said:

The spectrum and the lumen output should be printed on the bulb somewhere. Standard T-12 tube lights (larger in diameter than T-8 or T-5's) are typically what you would find in a shop and are not suitable for a grow. With T-12's the spectrum of light is pretty poor for growth and will result in leggy plants with lower leaves that often die due to the level of light penetration. Some T-12 balllasts will accept T-8 tubes if they are electronic ballasts. Simply adding T-8's to a older T-12 ballast may result in bulbs that do not light, flicker or even burn out the ballast due to incompatibility(fire hazard). Look at your ballasts carefully before buying new bulbs. Myself, I would invest $50 -$100 in a 2 tube T-5 ballast for a more efficient first time set up supplemented with daylight CFL's, all of which are available in 6500k spectrum.

Plants (like all of nature) are all about competition. Be it for water, light or nutrients plants grouped tightly together will soon begin to stretch for light and one or more will dominate the others as they quickly outgrow the competition. This would truly be unfortunate in your situation as one or more of the plants is likely to be a male and the growth of any potential female may be stunted. If you do have one or more males you want to be able to get them out of there fast, not stressing the other plants trying to extract the root system without disturbing theirs. Coupled with the fact that the longer that you allow them to all stay in one pot, the greater the chance that the roots will become entangled together making removal later on very risky and stressfull to all the plants. I cannot emphasize this enough. Separate your plants now or learn a hard lesson later on.

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yeah i think i am going to transplant them .. actually i was just walking out in thw woods behind my house and i cam across a old shed in the middle of the woods and i went inside and i found 4 different kind of big and long growing bulbs with the ballast, co2 hookup and i found some seeds that were in a old cigarette container that was labeled twilight cross and i looked inside and found like 30 seeds. So thanks for all your help i am not going to be using the flurescent bulbs any more and i am going to transplate them .Thanks