White Widow 400w MH/HPS !!!

I've started six feminized white widows which are just past the sprouting stage they're about six days old. I bought the seeds from marijuana-seeds.nl which delivered them in under a week and in a very discreet package. There currently on a 18/6 cycle, the light will be roughly a foot away from the plants. The temp is at 75 and the humidity is roughly 30%. Basically this thread is open to anyone and is sort of a record for me for future grows and if I need help during the grow! I'll be using the following:

-400w MH(veg) HPS(flower)
-Pro mix soil
-Basic fan
-Mylar covered on the walls
-2 gallon pots

I haven't bought nutrients yet and am looking forward to any suggestions you guys can give me! I think that's it, enjoy!

Nice set up m8.... Will be around if u need any advice got a nice little set up myself... Check it out

Progress.. okay a quick update so far so good. The plants are entering their third node, the temps hovering between 70-75, humidity is around 30%. I haven't bothered checking the PH levels, i know i should but those meters are too goddamn expensive and I've already dropped some mad flow, we will see what happens. The fourth picture to the right is the runt which is totally green no yellowing whatsoever but its leaves are sort of curling? Not sure what that is about the light is definitely not too close its a good 1' 3" away, anybody know what could be causing this? The tallest stretch i could find is about 3" nothing to worry about eh? I will be updating about every 3 days or so, so anyone interested speak up!

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looking good m8 not very many peoplr reply on here go on www.grasscity.com and join its the same as here lay out wise but people give loads of replys...... n were are those 2.5 gall pots??

Yeah! just about and they seem to be doing the trick, maybe for my next journal I'll go on grasscity thanks for the tips anymore is welcome!

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Anybody have any suggestions about this plant, the first node is curling up a lot but the second seems to be fine?thanks!!

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heat stresss m88 move your lights up by 0.5 foot and you will be fine seedlings are fragile, giving a seedling 400 watts of mh is like scrapping milk and giving a baby pure vodka lol id put it up to 2 foot and let them grow up to it....

your humdity is too low 50% - 80% at this stage...

I like that analogy LOL!! I'm going to try it out and see what happens thanks for the tip man. +rep

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Keep those babies on the sides, not directly under the lights. (light is too intense)
No food for them until they are about 4-6 inches high, then give them 1/4 strength of Fox Farm Grow Big (awesome results everytime).
When they get 4-6 inches high fim them. That way the plant will be divided in two and the hormones will flow through evenly instead of straight up.
Humidity yeah low, fill up a bucket of water. Also you must have a ph meter for best results, really it is a must. Go to e bay type in ph meters and they have cheap ass pens for under 30.00

Thanks Ganja!! I'm going to my local hydro store tomorrow to see what I can find hopefully they carry the Fox Farm brands. I'll also look for a cheap PH meter/solution. By fim you mean start 12/12? Thanks a lot, very appreciated!!

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If your gonna use organic,make sure you use distilled water.Keep the lights 18" above the canopy,You can lower it to 12" ,when the get bigger.I try to keep it simple when I grow in "Potting-Mix" this is what I use http://www.gardeners.com/Garden-Lime/FlowerGardening_FertilizersSoil,35-738,default,cp.html http://lawn-and-garden.hardwarestore.com/77-498-liquid-plant-food/miracle-gro-liquid-houseplant-food-106302.aspx When it's time to flower I give them this http://www.discount-hydro.com/productdisp.php?pid=568&navid=18

I moved the lights to just under 2' we will see what happens, hopefully not too much stretch. Will update with pics tomorrow. Thanks for the help!

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Okay everything's starting to look a lot better! I moved the light to just under 2' and the plants are responding positively to it. The light was too close as a leave burned, it stunted a little but seems to be ok. I will start nutes this Monday and hopefully budding by middle of January!

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Here's a pic of the burned plant, it still seems to be in top shape! Any comments, suggestions, tips ?

Alright there's been a lot of growth in the past few days. I went out and bought nutes today will post a pic of them. Today is the first day of the nutes, I gave them them 1/8 strength about 5 hours ago and they seem to be responding good to them!!! No signs of sex yet, should appear soon hopefully!! Heres some pics, the third one to the right is the runt that had been burned, you can tell its stunted from seeing the other ones. Enjoi

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These are the nutes i bought. Unfortunately I couldn't find the fox farm brand so I chose this brand, I guess I have to wait to see how the plants respond to it, nothing bad so far.

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Anybody? come on!!!

the NPK(nitrogen phosphorous potasium) value i think is 5-0-3 the plants love it.perfect for early veg and building strong roots i recommend giving them this later for when the plant starts its flowering cycle,OH MAN YOUR GONA HAVE SOME PHAT BUDZ IMA PUMPED!

JP, I must say you've done your homework, exactly what i was thinking LOL!!! Light up another !!!

nice babys bro, you should chek out BMO there teas are cheap and perfect for mary, im sure you have read about the spt. great stuff fer the true rasta without a compost pile and bubbler {ta make tea}.