First Grow...PICS INCLUDED...400W HPS

[tua24262]

So this is my roommate's first grow with a good lamp and controlled environment... here is what we got

6.5 foot tall frame with the reflector hood being held by shoestrings (sweet, right?)

400W HPS: We had a metal halide but it broke so we are working on buying a new one since we are in seedling stage mostly

Temp: The temperature ranges from about 79 degrees at night to about 85 degrees during the day

Ventilation: We have one fan which is directed at the light and we have connected an AC unit to help cool the temperatures down during the hot days

Nutes: We are using some miracle grow shit we bought from home depot, which is 4-12-5, plus we have some other nutes which is 10-15-10

This is our basic setup and currently we have one plant that is about 18 inches tall, four seedlings inside two pots, and we have four clones waiting to be planted.... Since this is our first legitimate grow any suggestions, tips and/or feedback would be greatly appreciated from all growers

 

[tua24262]

This is day three for the seeds...so far nothing new has happened to the four clones we have, mainly, there aren't any roots that have sprouted and its been about three days

 

[moash]

So this is my roommate's first grow with a good lamp and controlled environment... here is what we got

6.5 foot tall frame with the reflector hood being held by shoestrings (sweet, right?)

400W HPS: We had a metal halide but it broke so we are working on buying a new one since we are in seedling stage mostly

Temp: The temperature ranges from about 79 degrees at night to about 85 degrees during the day

Ventilation: We have one fan which is directed at the light and we have connected an AC unit to help cool the temperatures down during the hot days

Nutes: We are using some miracle grow shit we bought from home depot, which is 4-12-5, plus we have some other nutes which is 10-15-10

This is our basic setup and currently we have one plant that is about 18 inches tall, four seedlings inside two pots, and we have four clones waiting to be planted.... Since this is our first legitimate grow any suggestions, tips and/or feedback would be greatly appreciated from all growers

ur temp seems a lil high
if u put another vent fan blowing outward it should fix it
other than that looks good

 

[tua24262]

yea it was getting a lil high so now we have the full AC exhaust going into our hut...temps got a lil lower except for yesterday since it was so bloody hot outside

 

[tua24262]

So the clones that we tried have not grown any roots after almost a week and we don't expect them to survive

Our big plant is looking very good! Especially since we got it from a neighbor who did not take care of it... lots of the old nodes that were producing week branches and leaves are now bushy and thriving

The seedlings are about 3 inches high and are looking good except the one has a slightly weak stem... here on some new pictures sry for the quality on a few of them, our camera sucks

 

[tua24262]

Its been a little while since I have updated my pics so here is some new ones

please feel free to say anything whether its a remark or a criticism

Our big plant's stem is getting nice and strong plus its finally starting to grow at the pace of the other plants in height

The other three plants are looking great

Question, My big plant is closer to the light and many of the leaves have their tips turning yellow, is this because of its too hot?

 

[tua24262]

Its been a while since I have uploaded some pictures so there is a huge growth difference from my last set of pictures

The plants are all getting very big and bushy... it looks like the biggest one is definitely a sativa like strain while the other ones are mixes of both but leaning towards more indica, which is great for variety!

We are bout to start to lower the light cycle, which is currently at 18 hours, and over six days reduce it to 12 hours... We are also going to switch our fertilizers of course and I had a question for anybody willing to give advice

I have a picture posted of some miracle grow liquid fertilizer, which is 4-12-4 and I was wondering if this is usable for flowering?