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Your plant should do great in that bucket with a decent potting soil. My first grow, I grew in 7gal buckets and got huge plants with a great yield. The two killer noobie mistakes are over watering and over feeding. For both too little is better than too much. Let the soil get fairly dry even to the point where the leaves start to droop a bit before watering. Like others said, I wouldn't add any nutes for several weeks. Perhaps not until she is really flowering. She will probably do fine without any nutes right up to finish.

The little seedling looks great. She's not much now but that will change. The bigger she gets, the faster she will grow.

It's worth adding mycorrhizae, which is not a nutrient but a supplement or amendment of beneficial micro organisms


I use this stuff

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Xtreme-Gardening-Mykos-Granular-1-lb-Mycorrhizae-/120719873365?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1b771555#ht_2565wt_938

1 lb will last many grows

Did I screw up ?

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Nah. You done great.




What kind of light are you using?

zvuv....Right now I have one 23w 6500k cfl on it...I will add more as it gets bigger....

I would add more so it gets bigger.

SpaaaceCowboy said:

I will add more as it gets bigger....

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Gary Busey said:

I would add more so it gets bigger.

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thanks...that's the boost I needed...I'm off to 1000lightbulbs now to buy some cfls lol

Are you in the US?

If so, check Home Depot for CFLs. 12 pack of 23 watt bulbs for $21. And free shipping after I think $45.

For your veg stage: http://www.homedepot.com/Electrical-Light-Bulbs-Compact-Tube-Fluorescents/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbmaeZ1z132o7/R-100677481/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

And for flowering: http://www.homedepot.com/Electrical-Light-Bulbs-Compact-Tube-Fluorescents/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbmaeZ1z132o7/R-100676713/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

Though not nearly the selection 1000 bulbs has, the prices are better.

SpaaaceCowboy said:

thanks...that's the boost I needed...I'm off to 1000lightbulbs now to buy some cfls lol

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Gary Busey said:

Are you in the US?

If so, check Home Depot for CFLs. 12 pack of 23 watt bulbs for $21. And free shipping after I think $45.

For your veg stage: http://www.homedepot.com/Electrical-Light-Bulbs-Compact-Tube-Fluorescents/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbmaeZ1z132o7/R-100677481/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

And for flowering: http://www.homedepot.com/Electrical-Light-Bulbs-Compact-Tube-Fluorescents/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbmaeZ1z132o7/R-100676713/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

Though not nearly the selection 1000 bulbs has, the prices are better.

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thanks for the link...those first set of bullbs are only 5000k...is that still ok? i thought 6500k was ideal

Gary I still have yet to get the bulbs but I did go get a splitter, adapter, and a new light fixture for her...Now I got two bulbs on her...Pics of my grow are in my sig...thanks

I could of swore those were 6500k. 5000k is still okay for veg, better than using 2700k.

I wonder what happened to their 2 packs of 27 watt 6500k bulbs....

SpaaaceCowboy said:

thanks for the link...those first set of bullbs are only 5000k...is that still ok? i thought 6500k was ideal

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hell no i did the exact same thing and its growing great kinda shitty pic and its from the 8th twice as big now.

Did someone give you a magic seed or what?? lol this isn't Jack and the Beanstalk lol, give it some time to grow. It will take of before you know it.

One 23w CFL is FINE for a seedling. You'll need to add more as it grows, but right now it is fine. Just keep it close.

lol thanks guys.....ok we'll do....at least i'll try anyways lol...it's kind of addicting growing it...I keep checking on it.....

SpaaaceCowboy said:

lol thanks guys.....ok we'll do....at least i'll try anyways lol...it's kind of addicting growing it...I keep checking on it.....

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flowering is the worst. you want to go in and check on it and look at it, but you can't disturb their darkness.

go to your grow store. buy a can of Great White. they will know what youre talking about. the shit WORKS! get your root zone biologically active! you can use it as a soil amendment too, if you ever want to re-use your soil. Google compost teas. You can brew up a enormous 'micro-herd' that your plants will LOVE!!!