Please help with my baby

shakeyjuggalo3000 · Oct 23, 2008

Hello fellow stoners, Im new to growing, no money to spend on more supplies. I have a little grow room in my closet i have one sour diesle plant and it's about almost 2 weeks old, i germinated the seed. I have no clue what the light is i got it from a friend. It say its a plant grow light. i have a fan and i have been using the water meter thing and been watering about everyother day filterd water and misting my baby also. I just want to know what im doing or not doing right. Thanks peace and love. :peace:

GrowSpecialist · Oct 23, 2008

Its severely stretched. Its not getting the light it needs. Also, the pot is too small. It needs a bigger one. It would be helpful if you were to post a picture or two of your light.

shakeyjuggalo3000 · Oct 23, 2008

GrowSpecialist said:
Its severely stretched. Its not getting the light it needs. Also, the pot is too small. It needs a bigger one. It would be helpful if you were to post a picture or two of your light.

I have another pot, when should i transplant it? ill take some pics of the light and box it came with.

GrowSpecialist · Oct 23, 2008

shakeyjuggalo3000 said:
I have another pot, when should i transplant it? ill take some pics of the light and box it came with.

You should transplant it asap.

Will be waiting for the pics of your light.

shakeyjuggalo3000 · Oct 23, 2008

GrowSpecialist said:
You should transplant it asap.

Will be waiting for the pics of your light.

Ok, i got the pics of the light and bigger pot. Sorry, im not using that MG soil im using something else from friend that succesfully harvested 7 plants.

GrowSpecialist · Oct 23, 2008

shakeyjuggalo3000 said:
Ok, i got the pics of light and soil and bigger pot.

Those are no good for growing. You need to get some CFLs.

shakeyjuggalo3000 · Oct 23, 2008

GrowSpecialist said:
That looks like a standard bulb. Those are no good for growing. You need to at least get some CFLs.

How much are they and what size, also how do i transplant? Why can't i use this light?

GrowSpecialist · Oct 23, 2008

If I were you and I could get my hands on some seeds from a bag of weed, I'd scrap that plant and start over with some CFLs for vegging... and then I'd get an HPS for flowering.

GrowSpecialist · Oct 23, 2008

shakeyjuggalo3000 said:
How much are they and what size, also how do i transplant? Why can't i use this light?

They aren't expensive. Get the highest wattage you can find. Put a little bit of soil in the new pot. Carefully tip the plant upside down and slide the entire soil and root ball out of the pot in one piece and put it in the new pot and put some soil around it.

shakeyjuggalo3000 · Oct 23, 2008

GrowSpecialist said:
They aren't expensive. Get the highest wattage you can find. Put a little bit of soil in the new pot. Carefully tip the plant upside down and slide the entire soil and root ball out of the pot in one piece and put it in the new pot and put some soil around it.

Ok ill transplant it now and use this light until i can get a CFL, anything i can do with this light to help better?

GrowSpecialist · Oct 23, 2008

shakeyjuggalo3000 said:
Ok ill transplant it now and use this light until i can get a CFL, anything i can do with this light to help better?

Nah just use it until you can get some CFLs... but do that asap.

shakeyjuggalo3000 · Oct 23, 2008

GrowSpecialist said:
Nah just use it until you can get some CFLs... but do that asap.

Ok, Thanks a lot for the help bro, ill let you know how it works out. If i have any questions ill ask you. Wish me luck. :peace:

GrowSpecialist · Oct 23, 2008

shakeyjuggalo3000 said:
Ok, Thanks a lot for the help bro, ill let you know how it works out. If i have any questions ill ask you. Wish me luck.

Good luck, man.

shakeyjuggalo3000 · Oct 23, 2008

GrowSpecialist said:
Good luck, man.

Hey it wont slide out of the small pot any advice? The soil is just crumpleing up and falling out.

GrowSpecialist · Oct 23, 2008

shakeyjuggalo3000 said:
Hey it wont slide out of the small pot any advice? The soil is just crumpleing up and falling out.

Hmm. The soil looked moist in the pic. Usually if you tip it upside down and gently knock on the bottom of the pot, the soil ball will slide out into your hand. If the soil isn't moist... then wet it down, push on it a bit to compact it into one piece, hold one hand over the surface of the soil with the plant between two of your fingers, tip it almost upside down... and with the other hand, knock on the bottom of the pot. Shake the pot (carefully) to try and get the soil to slide out in one piece. Sometimes it doesn't go smoothly. If not, its not the end of the world... just try to transplant the best you can without damaging the roots.

shakeyjuggalo3000 · Oct 23, 2008

GrowSpecialist said:
Hmm. The soil looked moist in the pic. Usually if you tip it upside down and gently knock on the bottom of the pot, the soil ball will slide out into your hand. If the soil isn't moist... then wet it down, push on it a bit to compact it into one piece, hold one hand over the surface of the soil with the plant between two of your fingers, tip it almost upside down... and with the other hand, knock on the bottom of the pot. Shake the pot (carefully) to try and get the soil to slide out in one piece. Sometimes it doesn't go smoothly. If not, its not the end of the world... just try to transplant the best you can without damaging the roots.

Ok i got it, it was really hard. The soil ball was pretty small and it was trying to fall apart. Im going to take a pic for you just to be sure it's right. Do i need to water the new pot now? and how far should i have the light? it's about 1 foot away from the top now.

GrowSpecialist · Oct 23, 2008

shakeyjuggalo3000 said:
Ok i got it, it was really hard. The soil ball was pretty small and it was trying to fall apart. Im going to take a pic for you just to be sure it's right.

OK.

GrowSpecialist · Oct 23, 2008

shakeyjuggalo3000 said:
Ok i got it, it was really hard. The soil ball was pretty small and it was trying to fall apart. Im going to take a pic for you just to be sure it's right. Do i need to water the new pot now? and how far should i have the light? it's about 1 foot away from the top now.

Man, you're supposed to fill the pot up with soil.

Yes, water the soil now.

If I were you, I'd take it out and fill the pot up with soil. The roots are gonna need the space.

Don't worry about the distance of that light. Just hurry up and get some CFLs. Once you've got them, you can put them to within an inch or two away from the plant because they don't get very hot.

shakeyjuggalo3000 · Oct 23, 2008

GrowSpecialist said:
Man, you're supposed to fill the pot up with soil.

Yes, water the soil now.

If I were you, I'd take it out and fill the pot up with soil. The roots are gonna need the space.

Don't worry about the distance of that light. Just hurry up and get some CFLs. Once you've got them, you can put them to within an inch or two away from the plant because they don't get very hot.

Ok i think that's about all i need for now, thanks again. Ill cya later. :peace:

MacEzy · Oct 23, 2008

fill pot with soil water every third day just enough for soil to get total moist, move light a little closer. then start reading alot here GROWFAQ .

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