lookin for some help

[YungBud]

i have a 3 week old plant i started sept. 1 took 4 days to sprout has had 20/4 lighting since then thats been bout the 3 weeks but i want to kno if my set-ups any good i need all the help i can get. i have 3 24w cfl's daylight puttin out 3500k a piece is this any good do i need more light? i have my grow set-up contained to a 3x3x3 space with good air circulation and fresh air 24/7 the temp is newhere from 75-90 with a humidity of 45-70... i water bout 1-2 times a week depending on what my moisture tester says but ive been givin it fertz for bout 2 weeks all i could get is some miracle gro its like 10-15-10 or somthing round that but i only use bout 1/2 a teaspoon for 1 gallon of water ive also been lettin the water set for bout 24 to 48 hrs b4 i use it get rid of ne chlorine or watever. if neone could comment on my setup id appreciate it tons thanx.... ill try to post sum pics here shortly

 

[desertrat]

welcome to riu. a couple of thoughts to improve your grow -

try to keep your temperatures below 85 f.

see if you can find a fertilizer with high n, like a 20-10-10 or similar. that is best for the vegging cycle. when you switch to flowering the fertilizer you have now is good.

you could use a more light when it gets bigger - at least 2 more 24 watt cfls when you start flowering.

 

[Gimme The Spliffff]

Welcome to riu... There's alot of helpful shit on here... Ive been spending hours upon hours reading and learning...Like i said..Welcome to riu.

 

[YungBud]

thanx desertrat n spliff, also i probly shoulda mentioned this earlier but wen my plant does go into the flowering stage i have 2 40w cfls puttin out 3000k i heard that the red light spectrum helps in the flowering stage any thoughts?

 

[YungBud]

ok so i managed to get the temp down 2 78 if i can keep it there will that help/ what i did was cool the space down its a compact grow box with a lot of heat from the lights theres constant air circulation but not directly on the lights i used iced in a ziploc in front of the fan to circulate some cool air to the lights which i thought wasnt gunna work cuz it just seemed stupid but i was suprized really suprized the temp has maintained and i only have to switch the ice out once a day or every other day which im really liking but thanx again for your help if theres nething else i could do just let me kno im up for tryin all kinds of crazy shit

 

[YungBud]

this is my plant at 3 weeks i transplanted the same day so it looks kinda down if neone can tell me what they think id appreciate it thanx

 

[YungBud]

also just so everyone knows the two tips that are brown were from the light it got a lil too close one day and the leaves touched the bulb but it hasnt really hurt it much i dont think

 

[richjames]

sup youngbud, cool name. I don't wanna bring ya down or anything, but that looks like its growin quite slow for three weeks. Believe it or not, I planted mine the exact same day u did! I don't know if it's got to do with the strain of the plant or whatever but u should check this out.... i'll post a pic

 

[richjames]

30 days old today

 

[YungBud]

ya i thought it was grown slower than it should i figured it woulda bushed out n up sum but idk i may have stressed it too much or messed up on something but ima keep tryin wit her but yours is lookin quite nice what strand is that? richjames

 

[richjames]

I have no idea what strand it is, just a dank bagseed. Me and my boy started ours at the exact same time and mine's just been out of control since it sprouted. his was like urs though for a while then it took off too and was doing great til he got all crazy withthe scissors cuttin shit off. Now his is all lop-sided and goofy lookin, funny shit

 

[YungBud]

ew damn gotta b careful with the scissors hope it turns out all good for u and him i hope mine pulls out of this runt stage ill keep updated pics on here if u would like to comment thanx

 

[richjames]

Went elk huntin for the weekend. Came back today and both plants are doin great, even my buddy's, all chopped up and everything. I think he learned his lesson though cuz he's gonna shit when he see's mine!

 

[YungBud]

awesome did you bag a big one and its good to hear ur buddies plant made it safely thru the hair cut... idk if u can help me but my plant is startn to do sum funked up shit its droopin and the leaves are turnin yellow on top and a dark almost black brown color underneath ive cut 2 leaves off but iv got a 3rd and 4th starting to do it now to ones a lot worse than the other but i didnt want to do any more trimin just yet ill post a pic on here sum time soon so hopefully sumone can tell me wat im doing wrong

 

[richjames]

I never even saw an elk! Sat there opening morning for like 8 hours, in the rain, and nothin. As for ur plant, idk for sure, but it sounds like a phos def? What nutes are u usin, and whats ur ph?

 

[YungBud]

im using 26-8-16 miracle gro cuz i cant find ne 20-20-20 and im not sure wat my ph is i would think its 6.5 or 7 cuz the median was neutral wen i bought it and the water has only been tap water left out for more than 24hrs but do u think the nutes may have changed it ne

 

[richjames]

the nutes definately change the ph of the water! I mixed some today with regular distilled water, the ph of the water was 6. With 1tsp of 0-10-10 added to it, the ph dropped dangerously low, like 4.5! U gotta get a ph kit, and test the water alone, and with the nutes. U want it at 6-6.5. I got this kit from general hydroponics for $15 comes with ph up and ph down too.

 

[richjames]

.... be super careful with the mg!!! That stuff can burn easy

 

[YungBud]

ya unfortunetly iv found that out tho i have lessend the actual amount per gallon i mix it says like 1/2 a tablespoon but i went and used like 1/2 a teaspoon after i made the mistake tho but i think im back on track i hope neways shes still ashort shit but she is startin alot of new growth up top bout 1/4 to a 1/2 inch evryday now but i was wonderin is there newhere to get the perfect nutes for veging and flowering at a local store i dont have ne plant shops for like 100's of miles

 

[YungBud]

so i was thinkin about trapin sum rain water and start usin it wat u think could i use less nutes than i am now if i use the rain water cuz i heard it was alot better for the plant than nething i could get out of a tap.